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Server sales continue to rise
News Revenue was $13.8bn and 2.3 million units were shipped. IBM continued to maintain its revenue lead, with $4.3bn in server revenue, giving the company a market share of 31.2 per cent. IBM... [26 Aug 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News Telecoms analyst Analysys Mason predicts there will be a total of 2.1 billion wireless broadband customers globally generating $784bn in service revenue by 2015 - an increase of some 2,400 per cent. WiMax will contribute... [05 Aug 2008]
Generation Y setting tech agenda
News Charles Golvin, principal analyst at Forrester Research said Generation Y is the audience companies are most struggling to understand - a key issue due to their importance for future revenue growth. Companies are having... [25 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security revenue to 60 per cent over the next five years, according to analysts at Gartner. [17 Jul 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment They are in effect acting as airborne mobile virtual network operators and typically have a revenue-sharing agreement with the airline. What's the tech behind that change and just how welcome is it, asks Anthony Plewes. [26 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile phone operators' ARPU (average revenue per user) prayers. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns industry... [20 Jun 2008]
Dell's smiling after quarter profits
News Laptop revenue was up 22 per cent over the past year but just two per cent from the previous quarter. The PC maker reported its first-quarter profits yesterday, with revenue of $16bn, a 9 per cent... [30 May 2008]
Wi-fi adds to courtroom drama
News HMCS funded the wi-fi deployment and will receive a percentage of the revenue from BT Openzone. Visitors and people working at most Crown courts in England and Wales can now gain internet access via BT Openzone wi-fi... [28 May 2008]
Google bigs up 'white space' wireless plans
News He said it would also benefit Google itself: "If we have 10 per cent better connectivity in the US, we get 10 per cent more revenue in the US and those are big numbers for us. Page was scheduled to meet with lawmakers in... [23 May 2008]
SAP SaaS delay - no surprise
News When SAP's first real foray into software as a service was announced last September, the company aimed to have 10,000 customers on the enterprise resource planning tech by 2010, generating $1bn in revenue. [01 May 2008]
Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame
News Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25 million personal records by HM Revenue & Customs last year. [30 Apr 2008]
Satyam spices up silver screen with latest effects
News The animation division is part of Satyam's BPO operations, which accounts for about $37m of Satyam's $2.1bn annual revenue. The glamour of Hollywood and the Indian outsourcing industry will collide on the big screen this... [29 Apr 2008]
Global security spend to hit $10.5bn
News Global security software revenue is expected to reach $10.5bn worldwide this year, an 11.2 per cent increase over 2007, and will exceed $13.1bn in 2012, according to research firm Gartner. Increasing competition in... [28 Apr 2008]
Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving
News This is due to three main factors: global growth in the number of mobile subscribers - predicted to hit 4.4 billion in three years' time; the proliferation of broadband - itself driven by the popularity of apps such as social networking,... [23 Apr 2008]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News Nelson added that NetSuite - which currently generates 18 per cent of its revenue from outside the US - hopes the move will significantly expand its reach beyond its home country. BT is offering NetSuite's business... [22 Apr 2008]