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Digital Marketplace Will See Double-Digit Growth Rates

added: 19-05-2007

The Internet is revolutionizing the way we live, work, communicate, access information, and entertain ourselves. IDC recently found that more than 70% of Americans are using the Internet on a daily basis for private and/or business use.

World's Leading Companies Expect Top Business Risks to Persist, Intensify During Coming Years

added: 18-05-2007

Financial executives at the world's largest companies expect the severity of their most prevalent business risks to remain constant or intensify through 2009, according to the "Managing Business Risk Through 2009 and Beyond" study commissioned by commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global.

Businesses Investing in Energy Efficiency Measures to Combat Rising Energy Costs

added: 18-05-2007

Results from a first-time survey of North American business leaders indicate they expect energy prices to continue to rise, and plan to invest in energy efficiency measures to help fight rising costs. Despite the trend toward sustainability, executives cite a desire to decrease energy expenditures within their organizations as a greater motivator than environmental responsibility.

Economic Links between China and the U.S. are Growing

added: 18-05-2007

AeA, the high-tech trade association, released the 15th edition of its ongoing Competitiveness Series. The report analyzes the growing economic relation between the United States and China in terms of high-tech trade and foreign direct investment.

Worldwide Software Piracy Rate Holds Steady at 35%

added: 17-05-2007

A new study reveals that 35% of the software installed in 2006 on personal computers (PCs) worldwide was obtained illegally, amounting to nearly $40 billion in global losses due to software piracy. Progress was seen in a number of emerging markets, most notably in China, where the piracy rate dropped ten percentage points in three years, and in Russia, where piracy fell seven percentage points over three years.

Sustainable Energy Can Curb Climate Change

added: 15-05-2007

Sustainable energy and technology can curb climate change and meet projected growth in demand for energy but only if key decisions are made within the next five years, according to a new WWF report.

IPTV Global: 14.3 Million Subscribers in 2007 and 63.6 Million in 2011?

added: 15-05-2007

The steady growth of IPTV subscribers and service revenue continues on an upward trend in Europe and Asia and, to some extent, in North America, according to the new MRG report IPTV Global Forecast Report-April 2007.

Consumer Confidence in the Internet is Growing

added: 15-05-2007

Trend Micro Incorporated announced the results of its second Internet Confidence and Safety Survey which is carried out twice a year and provides an overall measurement of consumers' confidence and perceived safety of the Internet.

OECD Calls for Better Protection of Occupational Pension Systems

added: 14-05-2007

OECD countries have agreed new guidelines for governments and regulators designed to improve how certain types of pension funds are run with a view to making employees’ pensions more secure.

OPEC Oil Output Rises Slightly in April After Months of Declines

added: 14-05-2007

The 10 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) bound by the group's output agreements produced an average 26.57 million barrels of crude oil per day in April, a Platts survey showed May 10. This is up 30,000 barrels per day (b/d) from March's 26.54 million b/d and 770,000 b/d above their 25.8 million b/d production target established last month.

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