items tagged with North America
Asians, N. Americans have best seats for 2009 Leonid meteor shower
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-10 17:24:17
The peak of the Leonid meteor shower for 2009 is Tuesday, November 17. Asia has the best viewing for the Leonids, with up to 500 per hour. North Americans will be missing some of the action, with only a prediction of up to 30 per hour.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-10 17:24:17
The peak of the Leonid meteor shower for 2009 is Tuesday, November 17. Asia has the best viewing for the Leonids, with up to 500 per hour. North Americans will be missing some of the action, with only a prediction of up to 30 per hour.
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Mobile phone market on road to recovery
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-11-01 01:55:13
The worldwide mobile phone market is showing the first signs of improvement since the start of the global economic crisis, with IDC reporting mild sequential growth in the third quarter this year and vendors “setting the stage for further gains by launching their flagship devices to meet pent up demand.”
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-11-01 01:55:13
The worldwide mobile phone market is showing the first signs of improvement since the start of the global economic crisis, with IDC reporting mild sequential growth in the third quarter this year and vendors “setting the stage for further gains by launching their flagship devices to meet pent up demand.”
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Pronto expanding North American, global business with resellers
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 02:22:52
Australia enterprise software vendor, Pronto Software, is looking to expand its business in the North American market with its signing of three new value-added resellers and the appointment of a senior executive to drive its development in the market, as well as globally.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 02:22:52
Australia enterprise software vendor, Pronto Software, is looking to expand its business in the North American market with its signing of three new value-added resellers and the appointment of a senior executive to drive its development in the market, as well as globally.
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Nuix discovering America with expanded management
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-09-13 00:51:38
Australian provider of corporate investigation and electronic discovery (eDiscovery) software, Nuix, is continuing its expansion in the North American market with the beefing up of its executive team with the appointment of a director of professional services.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-09-13 00:51:38
Australian provider of corporate investigation and electronic discovery (eDiscovery) software, Nuix, is continuing its expansion in the North American market with the beefing up of its executive team with the appointment of a director of professional services.
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High DR test failure rate, downtime costs soar: report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-02 03:28:21
Higher than normal disaster recovery testing failure rates and soaring downtime costs have hit businesses as they work to meet more stringent IT service level requirements and to mitigate risks to their businesses.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-07-02 03:28:21
Higher than normal disaster recovery testing failure rates and soaring downtime costs have hit businesses as they work to meet more stringent IT service level requirements and to mitigate risks to their businesses.
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Growth slows, but telcos’ cut costs to maintain financial health
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-05-18 04:31:33
Worldwide growth in the telecommunications industry slowed to just 1.8% for the last quarter of 2008, way below the 19 percent growth in the same quarter of 2007, but Ovum says there’s still an underlying strength in the industry as telcos improve their financial health through cost cutting.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-05-18 04:31:33
Worldwide growth in the telecommunications industry slowed to just 1.8% for the last quarter of 2008, way below the 19 percent growth in the same quarter of 2007, but Ovum says there’s still an underlying strength in the industry as telcos improve their financial health through cost cutting.
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Huawei storming ahead on strength of Chinese 3G race
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2009-05-14 23:55:50
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei had a huge increase in revenues to $790 million for the first three months of this year on the back of the race to build 3G mobile networks in China.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2009-05-14 23:55:50
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei had a huge increase in revenues to $790 million for the first three months of this year on the back of the race to build 3G mobile networks in China.
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Mixed results for telco industry in recession
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-05-10 06:29:39
The global recession has had a dampening effect on telecommunications services, but the impact on telecoms is not as severe as in other industries which have suffered a double-digit decline in revenues.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-05-10 06:29:39
The global recession has had a dampening effect on telecommunications services, but the impact on telecoms is not as severe as in other industries which have suffered a double-digit decline in revenues.
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Massive growth prediction for mobile banking
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-15 02:06:14
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-15 02:06:14
The number of people using mobile banking and related services worldwide is forecast to grow from 20 million users in 2008 to a whopping 913 million by 2014.
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Global growth slowdown in software & systems testing services
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Outsourcing
2009-03-11 04:10:40
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Outsourcing
2009-03-11 04:10:40
The heady rates of growth in outsourced and in-house software and systems testing services that characterised the market over the past four years are over, but there’s still growth, albeit at a much slower rate.
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IT PCG report: Firms under-spending on IT security relative to financial risks
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-23 05:45:53
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-23 05:45:53
A majority – 68 percent to be precise – of 2,600 companies in North America are under-spending on information security relative to the financial risks and losses they are experiencing, according to the latest benchmark research report of the IT Policy Compliance Group (IT PCG).
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Google Maps gain Transit layer for selected cities (Updated)
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-01-15 21:57:56
Google has added a Transit (public transport) layer to more than 50 cities in various countries. But don't get too excited - it's just a map layer and does not include route and timetable information.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-01-15 21:57:56
Google has added a Transit (public transport) layer to more than 50 cities in various countries. But don't get too excited - it's just a map layer and does not include route and timetable information.
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Nano-diamonds suggest comet collisions wrecked havoc on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-03 13:37:38
The discovery of numerous tiny diamonds spread out at six sites in North America suggest to scientists that they came from comets impacting the Earth about 13,000 years ago, possibly dooming the Clovis natives and many now-extinct animals.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-03 13:37:38
The discovery of numerous tiny diamonds spread out at six sites in North America suggest to scientists that they came from comets impacting the Earth about 13,000 years ago, possibly dooming the Clovis natives and many now-extinct animals.
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Phone companies adding to iPhone 3G woes?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-25 18:58:23
Apple-sanctioned telcos are being fingered in the case of the iPhone 3G performance problems, with faster speeds and better voice calls in one country but not another. Does this mean Apple's off the hook?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-25 18:58:23
Apple-sanctioned telcos are being fingered in the case of the iPhone 3G performance problems, with faster speeds and better voice calls in one country but not another. Does this mean Apple's off the hook?
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274 million digital TV households by 2012
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-08-20 09:12:21
Western Europeans and North Americans are switching off old fashioned televisions and switching on to digital TV in their millions as analog transmissions fast approach that final termination deadline...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-08-20 09:12:21
Western Europeans and North Americans are switching off old fashioned televisions and switching on to digital TV in their millions as analog transmissions fast approach that final termination deadline...
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