on demand by 2010
RSS on demand by 2010Video-on-demand to break $10bn barrier
News Analysts are predicting that the next five years will see a huge increase in take-up for video-on-demand (VoD) services. The next five years will see little change in VoD's business model, the analyst predicted, with on-demand movies and pay-per... [28 Nov 2005]
Banks face legacy IT skills gap crisis
News But one IT recruiter said demand for mainframe operators and support staff is as high as ever. Bentley said he didn't think university computer studies graduates are attracted to the idea of working on legacy equipment: "I suspect if you are an IT... [08 Nov 2005]
Evolution From TD-SCDMA to FuTURE B3GTDD
White Paper As the increasing demand for mobile data service, 2Mbps peak data rate of TD-SCDMA can't fulfill the user's need any more in several years. As one 3G standard accepted by ITU and 3GPP, TD-SCDMA should also be enhanced and improved as WCDMA and... [06 Oct 2005]
MP3 players owned by one-third of households
News Wireless music services in the US.will have minimal effects within the five-year forecast horizon, due to licensing complexities, bandwidth requirements and pricing, consumer demand and technology infrastructure and compatibility. [14 Sep 2005]
Government tech spending still on the up in Europe
News Demand for external services is also expected to grow, with 28 per cent of central government and 18 per cent of local government executives indicating the proportion of IT that they buy from external vendors will grow this year. [07 Jul 2005]
Maximizing Aboriginal Opportunities in the BC Construction Industry
White Paper The 2010 Aboriginal Training Adjustment Committee (2010 ATAC) was formed in January 2004 to respond to the many reports produced in 2003 on labour demand in British Columbia and the impact of the 2010 Winter Olympics. [22 Jun 2005]
120,000 foreigners needed to plug India's skills gap
News As demand for offshore services increases from continental European countries, the study claims this will leave a shortage of 120,000 workers who specialise in a non-English European language. The language skills deficit is revealed in a new report... [03 Jun 2005]
BlackBerry is the saviour of wireless email
News The mobile messaging device Blackberry is driving an increase in demand for mobile email, a Gartner analyst said. According to Gartner, 80 per cent of workers will use wireless email by 2008. It's being driven by Blackberry, it's coming to Europe... [21 Sep 2004]
The Executive Question: Offshoring
Comment Migrants make a demand on housing, health, education and social services, so their contribution is not all gain. Both these trends - a bigger economy and people doing more work in the same time - stimulate growth in the demand for labour, creating... [03 Feb 2004]
Offshoring 'will cost UK £5.7bn and 250,000 jobs by 2010'
News It predicts that slow population growth and an ageing population will lead to a shortfall in the supply of domestic labour in the UK, with a demand-supply gap in the UK of 714,000 jobs by 2010 - and IT will be one of the main sectors impacted. [28 Jan 2004]
'Black boxes' for cars to improve road safety
News In fact, owners may find that their insurance company will not insure the car without a tracker, or may demand a higher premium. The European Safety Data Vault, as it is called, is part of a European Commission initiative to improve road safety... [07 Nov 2003]
Indian outsourcing: forget the politics, where are the workers?
News Not the political controversy, but whether India can produce enough talent to fill the huge demand for workers the trend has fuelled. Previous reports have said that given current trends, India's schools may not be able to produce enough IT... [01 Aug 2003]
New chip powers tiny Linux set-top box
News There is more demand now for the smaller form factor set-top boxes," Paul Fellows, DTV product line director, said. Boxes using the new chips can run on Linux, are appropriate for interactive digital television services, and use little power... [27 Nov 2002]
Murdoch and the Beeb join forces for digital TV push
News However, analysts believe that ITV Digital failed partly because it rushed to impose a subscription service before demand for digital television had matured. A consortium led by the BBC and BSkyB has been awarded the digital television licence left... [04 Jul 2002]
IDC: Happy days are here again, and they're made in China
News IDC's top boffin sees a mid-year revival for the IT industry driven by demand from China and growing need for security products. The growth of the Chinese market, unlocked by the People's Republic's accession to the World Trade Organisation last... [04 Jan 2002]
