US government IT spending
Input, a Chantilly, Va.- based technology research firm, says federal government spending on IT products and services will grow 8.
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IDC: Chinese software market to grow 28% yearly
IDC, a Framingham, Mass.-based technology analyst, forecasts the Chinese public-sector software market to grow at 28% yearly, from $427 million this year to $939 million in 2006.
Logitech ships 500M mice, 55% market share
Logitech International says it has shipped 500 million mice, accompanying an estimated 55% of the 900M desktop PCs produced over the past two decades. The mouse, used to move the cursor or activate functions on computers, has come a long way since Doug Engelbart invented it in 1964.
Online job postings
Healthcare providers and defense contractors were the leading employers posting online jobs on CareerBuilder, HotJobs and Monster during the second...
Japan is #1 in DSL growth
Over the first half of 2003, Japan led the world in DSL subscriber growth, gaining the greatest number of new subscribers of any country -- roughly 2.6 million -- between 1 January and 30 June 2003, reports Point-Topic.
JD Power: Mobile satisfaction in the US
The research found that dissatisfied cell phone users were almost four times more likely to switch carriers, causing them to lose their portion of the multibillion dollar revenue pie.
IDC: Wi-Fi at home in the US up 7%
The survey of 2,500 people showed that 34% of respondents used a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) at home compared to 27 per cent who used it at work. The sample for the study came from IDC's Mobile Advisory Council of which there are 12,000 members comprising consumers, business users and buyers of mobile devices; 84 per cent of the council is based in the US.
QNB: J2EE bigger than .NET in EU
QNB interviewed 415 senior decision makers and influencers across Europe, and found that 75% had adopted J2EE while 58% had chosen...
Cameraphones in Europe, Q2 2003
Just under 3.9 million cameraphones shipped in Europe during Q2, up from just over 1.
Imaging market
The midrange to upper-end of the printing and imaging market amounts to about 130 million units per year and consumes about $5 billion worth of semiconductors.