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Europeans take to online banking
News By 2003 online financial services will be used by 10 million Europeans, according to Forrester Research. According to Forrester, more financial institutions are using the Internet for business. With consumers taking a more active role in managing... [16 Dec 1998]
Forrester sees ecommerce boom on the horizon
News Forrester Research has released projections which suggest that ecommerce is on the verge of worldwide acceptance. Forrester's president George Colony is advising businesses to move quickly to establish a foothold in this growing market. [10 Nov 1998]
Wells Fargo replaces banking personnel with Web terminals
News According to Forrester Research the number of people using online banking in the US will soar from 3 million to 21 million by 2003. Computer terminals have replaced human tellers in two US banks as part of a pilot scheme run by Wells Fargo. [09 Nov 1998]
Forrester predicts shrinking PC market
News The PC industry looks set to shrink, according to the latest report from Forrester Research. According to the US research company the millennium will inspire buying to rocket in 1999 but as corporates slow down their Y2K purchasing, the growth will... [29 Oct 1998]
In brief: Experts argue against voice/data convergence
News Forrester Research has bucked the trend with a report that predicts the end for the voice/data convergence boom. According to Forrester, "multiple networks will live forever". The company argues that management complexities will offset any savings... [06 Aug 1998]
In brief: Ecommerce to boost European bandwidth demand
News Business-to-business ecommerce is set to cause a huge surge in demand for Internet access in Europe over the next two years, according to the latest research from Forrester. Larger firms, piling the pressure on their business partners and suppliers... [03 Aug 1998]
European spending on Net access to soar
News Europe's spending on access to the Internet is expected to increase by over $9bn in the next three years, according to a recent report from Forrester Research. The report predicts that spending on Internet access will increase from $2.5bn in 1998... [03 Aug 1998]
Novell survey reveals football is more popular than sex
News Eugene Forrester, regional product manager at Novell, explained that since businesses gave Internet access to their employees, they have "opened the floodgates to many other areas - with the World Cup being just one of them". [14 Jul 1998]
PCA offers NT software to help free up pharmacists
News Joan Forrester at beta users Ranmoor Pharmacy in Cheshire, England, said: "Our contract with the Pharmaceutical Association now says that we must talk to people and advise them directly. It will soon be compulsory to do continual training," added... [13 Jul 1998]
Windows 98 leaves users underwhelmed
News William Forrester, head of development at the BMA, commented: "We are going to NT5 when it is delivered. Users have given Windows 98 a resounding vote of no confidence, in an exclusive poll conducted by Silicon News. [01 Jul 1998]
Windows 98 leaves users underwhelmed
News William Forrester, head of development at the BMA, commented: "We are going to NT5 when it is delivered. Users have given Windows 98 a resounding vote of no confidence, in an exclusive poll conducted by Silicon News. [01 Jul 1998]
Psion beats Microsoft to Ericsson and Nokia deal
News Some observers were surprised that Microsoft's Windows CE platform wasn't selected by the equipment manufacturers, but Theresa Torris, director of European new media analysis at Forrester Research, told NMTV: "Epoc is a proven operating system... [30 Jun 1998]
