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News back in February was a big shift for the company which traditionally has shied away from massive acquisitions preferring more organic growth and smaller piecemeal acquisitions. What influence will Steve Ballmer have and how will the company's... [07 Jul 2008]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Forecasts of economic gloom do not apply to the hardware market just yet, according to analyst firm Gartner, which has predicted that the market for both PCs and servers will remain in growth this year, and at least for the start of next year. [02 Jul 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain on why the internet is on a knife edge
News The Oxford University internet law professor argues the innovation that powered the growth of the internet and home computing was made possible by their open, "generative" structure, which allowed anyone to write software or build web pages. [30 Jun 2008]
TCS employs another 350 in UK
News Meanwhile, fellow Indian outsourcer Infosys also announced plans to concentrate growth on Europe and the UK. The company is predicting close to 50 per cent revenue growth in Europe over the next year, above its 20 per cent global forecast but in... [27 Jun 2008]
RIM quarter profits up
News The company is betting that new product launches, such as its recently announced BlackBerry Bold, will fuel growth for the balance of the year and beyond, despite a slowdown in the US economy. Balsillie said: "To support the anticipated growth in... [26 Jun 2008]
Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales
News This is a 30 per cent year-on-year growth and an increase of 1.6 per cent on April. Month-on-month growth has actually slowed by 1.6 per cent, but analysts claim this is in line with normal seasonal variation. [20 Jun 2008]
London Stock Exchange to ramp up electronic trading
News The exchange said capacity on the platform has increased tenfold over the last 12 months and it has contributed to an 82 per cent growth in trading volumes on Sets (the Exchange's single platform for the trading of the constituents of the FTSE All... [20 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Berg predicts laptops with HSPA/LTE (high speed packet access/long term evolution) mobile broadband connectivity will grow from 8.4 million in 2007 to 49 million in 2013 - a compound annual growth rate of just over a third. [20 Jun 2008]
Universities blamed for games industry skills crisis
News The problem is being exacerbated by the increasing popularity of gaming, moving away from geek pastime to mainstream entertainment option, which is driving industry growth and demand for staff. A skills shortage in the video games industry could... [19 Jun 2008]
Glitch takes Sainsbury's shopping offline
News It said: "The online operation is continuing to perform well, with sales growth at over 40 per cent. Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has taken its groceries website offline after it developed a fault with online ordering. [18 Jun 2008]
Mobile banking set to boom
News Mobile banking is set for rapid growth over the next three years with the number of global mobile banking transactions predicted to ramp up from 2.7 billion in 2007 to 37 billion by 2011, according to analyst house Juniper Research. [18 Jun 2008]
NHS prescribes germ-resistant keyboards
News The Medigenic keyboards are completely flat and coated in a "hypoallergenic material resistant to bacterial growth", according to APC. The NHS has taken delivery of 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards, which could significantly cut the rates of... [18 Jun 2008]
"Boring" school IT curriculum slammed
News MacKinnon warned: "Without significant intervention higher education cannot meet growth targets [for the IT industry]. The teaching of IT in secondary schools needs radically overhauling as it is putting kids off a career in technology, leading... [17 Jun 2008]
Global BPO market to hit $450bn by 2012
News The credit crunch will hasten organisations move offshore, as companies look to reduce costs and buy their way into emerging growth markets, particularly in the financial services and telecoms sectors, the report says. [16 Jun 2008]
Google: It pays to make ads work
News A new study showed growth slowed for display ads on the web, hurt by a weakening economy. Revenue increased 8.5 per cent annually to $2.9bn in the first quarter of 2008; the year earlier, the growth rate was 16.7 per cent, according to TNS Media. [12 Jun 2008]
