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Luxury Consumers Spent More Buying Luxuries in the Second Quarter

added: 31-07-2007

Affluent consumers went on a spending spree for luxuries in the second quarter 2007. The typical luxury consumer spent $15,283 buying luxury goods and services during the second quarter, 9 percent more than the average expenditure of $14,024 in the first quarter. This according to the results of Unity Marketing's Luxury Tracking survey of 1,000 affluent consumers conducted at the close of the second quarter 2007 (average income $155,500 and average age 44.3 years).

Brazil joins OECD countries in landmark pact on civil aircraft export credits

added: 30-07-2007

The world’s major civil aircraft exporting countries, including OECD countries and Brazil, announced a landmark agreement limiting government support for export deals in an effort to end acrimonious trade disputes and encourage manufacturers and airlines to focus on price and quality rather than on financial packages of government support.

IP Telephony’s Enhanced Capabilities Impel Move Toward Next Generation Communications

added: 30-07-2007

With VoIP gaining traction in the recent years, enterprises are realizing that the benefits of IP telephony exceed mere cost reductions. Companies have realized that merging voice and data in a single network provides an enhanced communication experience.

Worldwide Demand for New Water Technology and Management Systems Is Growing

added: 30-07-2007

The worldwide demand for new water technology and management systems is constantly growing, in both developed and developing countries. For example, it is estimated that China alone will spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next several years for wastewater treatment and infrastructure. Annual U.S.e government assistance for meeting wastewater standards in the U.S. is about $4.5 billion.

Global and Chinese Foundry Markets

added: 30-07-2007

Since the 1980s, foundry, a unique business form in the semiconductor chip manufacturing industry has maintained a fast growth momentum. In the past few years, the global foundry market has grown even faster. In 2006, market size reached $23.274 billion. During the 4 years between 2002 and 2006, the market grew at a CAGR of 19.8%, far higher than the growth of the global semiconductor market during the same period.

Luxury Consumers Around The World Are Very Similar

added: 29-07-2007

Luxury consumers in the U.S. and much of Western Europe are remarkably similar in many ways, especially in the emphasis consumers place on experiences, rather than something that one has or owns, according to a report released today by the Consumer Research Center of The Conference Board.

US Shoppers Put More Trust in Brands that Offer Customer Reviews

added: 29-07-2007

80 percent of US shoppers place more trust in brands that offer customer ratings and reviews. Three out of four shoppers stated that it was extremely or very important to read customer reviews before making a purchase, and they prefer peer reviews over expert reviews by a 6-to-1 margin.

Corporate End Users' Awareness Of Web Threats

added: 28-07-2007

Web threats are any threat that uses the Web to do bad and unwanted things. They use the Internet to perform malicious and often self-perpetuating activities and typically consist of one or more malicious programs that are installed on a user's computer without their knowledge, permission or understanding when the user accesses the Internet.

Global Trends Of In The Use Of Open Source Software In The Enterprise

added: 28-07-2007

Windows is increasingly a popular evaluation platform for open source software but most enterprises use Linux when they go into production.

Converged Networks Best Enable Enterprise Mobility

added: 27-07-2007

AT&T Inc. has announced that 72 percent of businesses expect to migrate mobile voice and data applications to an Internet Protocol (IP) network by next year, according to a global survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of AT&T.

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