Bric
RSS BricOne in five of world's households now wired to the web
News In terms of growth, however, Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries will account for nearly half, or 47 per cent, of the increase in consumer broadband connections over the next several years, Gartner said. [28 Sep 2009]
Outsourcing 2.0: What's the new India?
News The LSE's Beyond Bric report looked at 14 countries outside the traditional IT and BPO hubs of Brazil, Russia, India and China (Bric). Bric countries currently dominate the outsourcing... [31 Mar 2009]
PC breathalysers, green Linux and offshore pretenders
News And finally, the top 30 offshoring destinations were named this month, with the Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries facing new challengers. Once attached, the tool would circumvent the need to send the... [18 Dec 2008]
Revealed: The top 30 offshoring destinations
News New contenders are emerging to challenge the Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries' dominance of the offshoring market. While India was the "undisputed leader" followed by China in the list of the top 30... [12 Dec 2008]
Nokia grabs bigger slice of market
News Nokia is gobbling up market share on mobile handsets fuelled by sales in emerging markets. Last week, the Finnish mobile phone maker beat sales expectations on its mobile handset business when it announced its earnings for the second... [21 Jul 2008]
Brics demand feature-packed mobiles
News Chia Yong Choon, regional marketing director Asia-Pacific and Korea at NXP Semiconductors, said at an NXP briefing on Friday that with mobile markets in Europe and the US growing saturated, the next great opportunity lies in emerging... [09 Jun 2008]
Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts?
News The research also found security concern about remote workers is most acute in the Bric countries of Brazil, China and India - where 83 per cent of respondents in China and India, and 68 per cent in Brazil, said security... [11 Mar 2008]
The rise of the 'Brics'
Comment Bric - another acronym every silicon.com reader should be aware of and, no, it's nothing to do with Microsoft or operating systems. If I have to pick out a key theme for each of the Bric countries, as... [18 Dec 2007]
Revealed: The hottest tech to invest in
News The final theme is investment in emerging markets such as the Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), which are growing at a significantly higher rate than other economies. Mobile internet and green IT are... [18 Dec 2007]
UK goes mad for social networking
News Mobile uptake in the Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) rocketed in that period with 660 million new subscriptions accounting for 40 per cent of the global total. Four out of 10 adults in the UK regularly... [12 Dec 2007]
Revealed: The top 30 offshoring destinations
News The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations. The Bric countries are well represented but India is singled out as setting the pace... [11 Dec 2007]
IBM does SME product range
News However, much of that growth will come from less developed countries, such as the Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations, said the consultancy. IBM has announced a raft of scaled-down software products for small... [08 Oct 2007]
The Round-Up: 05.10.07
Round-Up At the time the world's favourite online bric-a-brac enabler said it saw great potential in using Skype's peer-to-peer voice over IP technology to connect buyers and sellers in the eBay marketplace. eBay has admitted it... [05 Oct 2007]
UK to be top global talent hotspot
News The other Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) - Brazil and Russia - will fare less well. The UK will be one of the world's talent hotspots within the next five years thanks to the quality of its education... [26 Sep 2007]
One-fifth of the world online by 2011
News The most significant areas of growth are expected to be the Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), according to the JupiterResearch report, titled Worldwide Online Population Forecast, 2006 to 2011: Emerging... [26 Jul 2007]
