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RIM co-CEO: Qwerty is the next big thing
Comment If you go back in history, just about every major consumer electronics technology in history started in the enterprise. One of the announcements causing the biggest stir was the BlackBerry Bold - touted by some as the device to rival the iPhone. [16 May 2008]
BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G
News It's not necessarily a consumer push but something that will appeal to consumers, as well as enterprise. The consumer, 'prosumer' and enterprise segments are now really blurring together. Unveiled on Monday, the BlackBerry Bold - also known as the... [13 May 2008]
Unilever adds extra £270m to BT outsourcing deal
News Pot Noodle-to-Persil consumer packaged goods giant Unilever has extended its telecoms outsourcing contract with BT for another three years, spending an extra £270m. Unilever CIO Neil Cameron said in a statement: "The first three years of the... [16 May 2006]
Leader: The CIO Agenda for 2006
Leader Some of the mainstream consumer technologies have the potential to reshape the way we do business over the next decade and now is the time to start exploring that shift. This is where there is an opportunity for CIOs to prove their worth by being... [16 Dec 2005]
Minority Report: What would Apple be without Jobs?
Comment Few would argue that Jobs has turned the company around and revolutionised the consumer perception of computers with the iMac. Under Jobs' guidance, the company rationalised its Macintosh product range into four clear lines: professional desktop... [07 Oct 2005]
Analysis: Enterprise IM a tough sell
Comment Why have two major consumer instant-messaging providers, Yahoo and AOL, pulled back from IM for the enterprise? Converting free consumer products into paid services tailored to a business clientele can be harder than it looks. [24 Jun 2004]
Internet E-Commerce: Delivering on the Real Promise
White Paper It is already being adopted at a rate that far outpaces any other channel that has preceded it, and it is raising the bar in terms of consumer expectations of all existing media The unprecedented growth of the Internet has astonished both the... [25 Feb 2004]
Want ultrawideband? Move to America
News By 2005, the company said, a wide range of consumer electronics devices would start to be able to communicate with each other over ultrawideband wireless, which is a very high-speed, short-range networking system. [19 Feb 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Apple-tease
Comment With consumer-oriented advertising there is always a degree of braggadocio and a service such as iTunes or the iPod player has to come across as cool. So it's tempting to say the company is on the up and its confident and bold marketing just brings... [13 Nov 2003]
Re:Viewing 2002 - A year in broadband
News If it really was the case that the consumer inertia seen in January was a result of off-putting pricing then February was about to spring a few surprises. The UK had been a broadband barren land for too long and many people by the start of 2002... [18 Dec 2002]
Devil's Advocate: Joined up working
Comment Some large companies, especially those that deal in fast moving consumer goods, are buying and selling companies routinely. Yet time and time again companies have entered mergers and take-overs with bold claims of huge cost savings and no thought... [03 Dec 2002]
Sainsbury's mobile service: When hindsight is a truly wonderful thing
Comment This is a consumer mindset that Sainsbury's has been relying on for years. The move is a bold updating of the existing practices of operators who will offer you advice, supposedly every quarter, on which of their own packages would suit you best... [09 Sep 2002]
Ovum View: BT in pole position for wireless LAN
Comment The success of IEEE 802.11b (or Wi-Fi) technology was its fast time to market, which won the battle for mindshare among OEMs and the user community - both consumer and corporate. Speculation was rife: BT sympathisers anticipated a bold stroke to... [19 Apr 2002]
Model Management: Old whine in nearly-new bottle
Comment Forget money supply indicators, inflation rates, growth figures or consumer spending. The eager reader turns to the new introduction and finds the following three words standing as a bold prologue to the new edition: [14 Aug 2001]
Psion bombshell puts Palm under pressure
News Mui predicts that Compaq's iPaq and Palm will earn equal sales in the UK this year, but added that mobile companies will provide strong competition for Palm in the consumer market. Psion's shocking decision to pull out of the handheld market could... [11 Jul 2001]
