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South Africa's IT Infrastructure Market to Continue Its Healthy Growth

added: 11-06-2007

South Africa's IT infrastructure outsourcing market will continue to show healthy levels of growth but will need to focus on the requirements of the SMME sector in order to effectively capitalise on existing opportunities.

People will need to save more as reforms cut pension promises, says OECD

added: 11-06-2007

People in OECD countries will have to save more for their retirement as a result of the major pensions reforms carried out in recent years, according to a new OECD report. The average pension promise in 16 OECD countries studied was cut by 22%. For women, the reduction was 25%.

Technological Development Drives the World Wafers Markets

added: 10-06-2007

Increasing consumer electronics sales and the move toward larger wafer diameters currently drives the world wafers markets. The increased buying power of consumers in the Asian region as well as an increased interest in feature-rich products fuels the demand of consumer electronics products.

Large Fuel Cells are Immensely Popular

added: 09-06-2007

Increase in environmental awareness among consumers helps the large fuel cells market make a case for itself. These fuel cells are immensely popular for being able to directly produce water, electricity or heat. They are also popular for uniquely addressing environmental degradation and energy security challenges.]

Telecom Providers Will Outsource More Than $1 Trillion over Five Years To Stay Profitable

added: 08-06-2007

With increased competition and lower-margin products cutting into their profitability, wireline and wireless carriers will be spending nearly $1.4 trillion over the next five years on outsourced services in order to reduce costs, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp.

Future Trends in Mobile Internet Usage

added: 08-06-2007

According Reportlinker.com in January 2007 there were an estimated 2.7 billion mobile handsets in use around the world, of which 1 billion were sold during 2006. This is more than three times the number of PCs, and roughly double the number of fixed landlines in use. And most of these handsets have the processing power of yesteryear’s PCs.

Portable Connectivity Driving Wi-Fi Chipset Market

added: 08-06-2007

Portable connectivity applications are driving the global Wi-Fi chipset market, with shipments growing on account of big growth from the mobile PC segment, the Portable Consumer Electronics segment, and the dual-mode handset segment, reports In-Stat. Although dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets represented only 3% of total shipments in 2006, this category will be the breakout market segment in 2007, and will reach 20% of the total chipset market in 2009, the high-tech market research firm says.

Risk Management Unlocks Future Business Growth

added: 07-06-2007

Risk management is now seen as a key contributor to a company’s source of competitive advantage with companies putting risk managers under increasing pressure to show measurable returns on investment in this area, according to ACE European Group.

Weakened U.S. Dollar is Leading to More ''Insourcing'' of Jobs

added: 06-06-2007

While the U.S. continues to lose jobs overseas, a well known advisor to an impressive group of Silicon Valley technology entrepreneurs is predicting a perfect storm, only this time a gathering of forces that will be good for the jobs picture in the United States. At the same time, he also worries that an inadequate understanding of U.S. rules may be hurting the entrepreneurs that are driving a countervailing trend, the "insourcing" of new jobs here by foreign investors.

EU-Japan Summit: Further Strengthening the Alliance

added: 06-06-2007

During the EU-Japan Summit the two sides reiterated their close political and economic cooperation. Regarding climate protection, they agreed that CO2 emissions must be reduced by at least 50% by mid-century.

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