Mobile Internet and E-mail Services Jump in Popularity Among U.S. Consumers

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Kat Lorbissy

Forty-four percent pay for non-text mobile data services, reinforcing current business models for mobile carriers
Adoption of non-text mobile data services has exceeded 40% of the more than 70 million U.S. broadband households with a mobile phone service, according to Parks Associates’ new consumer study Mobile Convergence: Platforms, Applications, and Services.
Over one-fourth of mobile service users [...]

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Rivet Software Hires Three Key Executives

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Kat Lorbissy

Barclay Friesen, Chris Taylor and Raul Varela Join Rapidly Growing Financial Reporting Software Company
In an effort to sustain and support rapid growth, Rivet Software brings in three new directors.
Over the next 18 months, the Securities Exchange Commission, under Regulation S-T, has mandated that all publicly traded companies provide electronic tags on all financial disclosure filed [...]

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IBM Launches London Analytics Solution Centre

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Kat Lorbissy

Local Expertise to be Enhanced with Recruitment of 400 Analytics Specialists
IBM announced the launch of its London-based IBM London Analytics Solution Centre, the latest addition to its global network of analytics centres.
As part of a global multi-million pound investment initiative, this newly-created centre will help IBM apply its advanced analytics expertise to the complex business [...]

Nokia has plans for only one Linux phone next year

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Kat Lorbissy

Nokia plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source said, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group’s struggling product line-up.
The Finnish firm has started to invest more in Internet services in recent years, seeking to counter falling handset prices and increased competition in smartphones from the [...]

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