Thursday 28 May 2009 at 11:32
Ovum, a major consulting firm, just announced its market forecasts for handset sales in 2009: Ovum anticipates the market will shrink by 9.1% in 2009 vs. 2008 (cf. Telecom section). The analyst firms adds it will take until 2012 to get back to 2008 volumes.
Thursday 21 May 2009 at 13:30
This week, Gemalto announces the launch of Yuuwaa, a combination between a USB key, and a remote storage space, allowing users to benefit from a large and secure storage for their data with the accessibility of on line storage and the portability of a USB key. The concept sounds interesting, it is a combination of existing technologies, and some other related offers are already on the market.
Thursday 14 May 2009 at 10:36
Business Week recently published the ranking of 100 major Best Global Brands, showing the impact of the ongoing recession on global companies perception by consumers.
Thursday 7 May 2009 at 15:17
Several analysts recently elaborated on the fact that the US is the last major nation sticking to magstripe technology when it comes to debit and credit cards. The rest of the world is undergoing its EMV migration, transitioning from magstripe to Chip and PIN Technology. Maybe conserving magstripe infrastructure goes along with the US use of imperial and US customary measurement units, and the reluctance to switch to the metric system.
