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149.5 mln digital TV subscribers in Western Europe and US in 2007

There were around 149.5 mln households subscribing to a digital television service in Western Europe and the US in 2007: digital cable services accounted for a 32% share, satellite’s share was 43%, digital terrestrial television DTT accounted for 22% and IPTV around 3%, according to Datamonitor. by NB

Tags: Western Europe, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB

Blog posts 2008-03-05

193.5 mln digital TV users in Western Europe and the US in 2010

By 2010, some 193.5 mln households in the US and Western Europe will be connected to a digital television service, the report forecast: In terms of absolute growth, the two largest gainers will be DTT and digital cable growing by an estimated 13.3 million and 14.5 million households, respectively. In...

Tags: Western Europe, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB

Blog posts 2008-02-18

US 2008 ad spend to reach $168.8 bln

US ad spend will grow by 3.7% to $168.8 bln. Television will account for 50% of 2008's new ad dollars. The internet will account for 28% of new investment, according to GroupM. Western Europe is the second-largest media bloc accounting for some 27% of total media investment. Western Europe's...

Tags: Advertisement, Western Europe, NB

Blog posts 2008-02-04

BuienRadar (xpi)

BuienRadar provides both maps of the Netherlands and some surrounding countries and a larger part of Western Europe. To know if it rains outside, without having to look through your window. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Netherlands, Western Europe, BuienRadar, Construction

Software downloads 2007-09-21

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Weak US dollar starts to drive up mobile software prices

Weak US dollar starts to drive up mobile software pricesAnd this is news . . .why?Seriously, one software company in Europe (hmm, you know all that Euro software you buy, you know!) raises it's prices and we get that headline?ZDNet needs quality control!Oh Well, it can wait. ntno text

Tags: Tools & Techniques, mobile software, software, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Ready for real Indian medicine?

Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Speculation over possible Skype backdoor

There's growing speculation coming out of Europe that there's a backdoor in Skype that allows remote eavesdropping of telephone conversations. A report in the reputable Heise Online says the issue was discussed at a meeting with ISPs last month where high-ranking officials at the Austrian interior...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Telecom & Utilities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Is open source hurt by piracy?

Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...

Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little

Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a littleNew Coke?Actually, given the way it has been and is being sold, is it not the New Kool-Aid?With Vista selling so well already ...... as shown in revenues from the previous quarter, Microsoft can expect to gain substantially...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Mendel, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Bausch & Lomb puts new CIO in charge of customer service

Eye care company Bausch & Lomb has given its CIO the customer service reins. On Wednesday, the company named Alan Farnsworth, senior vice president of customer service and information technology and chief information officer. Cutting through the rather bloated title, it appears that Bausch & Lomb has...

Tags: Customer Service, CIO, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Information Technology, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers

From Russia with political love? It appears so according to a deeper analysis of the command and control servers used by the attackers. During the weekend, Georgia President's web site was under a distributed denial of service attack which managed to take it offline for a couple of hours. The...

Tags: Web, Russia, Server, Web Site, Hacker, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Russian, Shadowserver, C&C, C&C Server, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-22

VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale

updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...

Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-22

E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering

E-gold owners plead guilty to money launderingGoodbye privacy?Cash leads to crime, too. Should we enforce credit/debit card payments only? If so, let's ban gold trading altogether!I will be obvious and boring then...[Please excuse my poor "Engrish" and my rushed-up style.]Hi guys.I don't agree with your opinion and thought a very...

Tags: Identity theft, Taxes, Free trade, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Financial services, bank transaction, e-Gold, tax, financial

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Wireless lessons from Europe

Wireless lessons from EuropeHmmm, that's got me thinking..."If both phones are equipped with GPS with a single button on the phone labeled, say, "send location," one or both persons could push the button and pop their precise location to the other party."I'm just about to get my first phone with...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Programming languages, phone, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries

Updated: Apple on Monday reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 a share, on revenue of $7.46 billion, well ahead of Wall Street estimates as Mac sales continued to surge. However, Apple lowered its outlook and failed to allay concerns about CEO Steve Jobs' health. ...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Macintosh, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-21

MB Descendant Astrology (exe)

MB Descendant Astrology calculates your descendant sign based on Western Astrology concepts. The Descendant represents the kind of connections you make with people. It describes your infatuations and the kind of life partner you are looking for. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Kind, MysticBoard, Descendant, MB Descendant Astrology

Software downloads 2008-07-21

MB Gift Astrology (exe)

MB Gift Astrology is a Western zodiac based software that describes the kind of gifts that people of different sun signs prefer based on their zodiac personality. This software can be used as a guide to help you choose gifts for your near and dear ones. This version is the...

Tags: Gift, MysticBoard, MB Gift Astrology, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-21

MB Midheaven Astrology (exe)

MB Midheaven Astrology calculates your midheaven sign based on Western Astrology concepts. The Midheaven represents the life's goal of a person, his standing in society and reputation. Along with the sun sign and moon sign, the Midheaven sign also helps you understand yourself better. This has given rise to a...

Tags: MysticBoard, Midheaven, MB Midheaven Astrology

Software downloads 2008-07-21

MB Sedna Astrology (exe)

MB Sedna Astrology describes the placement of the asteroid Sedna in your birth chart. This asteroid is also known as the Goddess of the Sea. This sign helps you understand yourself and fight against all odds and survive catastrophes. This program is based on Western Astrology. This version is the...

Tags: Asteroid, MysticBoard, MB Sedna Astrology

Software downloads 2008-07-21

Offshore outsourcers turn cautious

Offshore outsourcers turn cautiousCautious? Or gone?I lost my job in a Wipro outsourcing...Fortunately I had five other offers from other organizations who were happy to have me. My previous employer is struggling with issues and helpdesk tickets behind schedule as well. Make sure your contracts and SLAs...

Tags: outsourcing

Discussion threads 2008-07-18