European Smartphone Market Grows 41 Percent in Past Year
*Nokia Continues to Lead Smartphone Market But Apple and Android Devices are Gaining Fast*
Category Archives: Technology
Millions Reaching for Most Ambitious Halo Game Yet
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 14, 2010 — Millions of fans worldwide are celebrating today’s release of “Halo: Reach,” the newest installment in the Xbox 360 sci-fi saga. (more…)
IBM Launches New Data Security Software
Delivers Industry’s Broadest Platform Support for Data Security and Compliance Including Support for the Mainframe
ARMONK, N.Y., – 13 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software that helps businesses protect customer data and other sensitive information from security breaches. The new software automatically monitors structured data and application usage across the enterprise and immediately alerts management to unusual activity. (more…)
Skandinavisk Data Center Greatly Reduces Costs by Migrating Core Banking Systems to Microsoft Platform
*Scandinavian IT center expects to save $20 million annually by replacing its mainframe technology with Windows platform.*
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 13, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Skandinavisk Data Center (SDC) is expected to save $20 million annually by moving its core banking system from its mainframe platform to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. SDC was formed in 1963 and is owned by 150 financial institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Faroe Islands, and is responsible for providing core banking services to these banks across Scandinavia.
IBM and Thought Equity Motion Collaborate on Film Archive Digitization and Preservation Project for EYE Film Institute Netherlands
AMSTERDAM – 10 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Thought Equity Motion, Inc., a leading provider of video platform and rights development services, announced today that they are collaborating on a major film digitization and preservation project for the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The project involves scanning and storing more than 150 million discrete DPX files. (Digital Picture Exchange is the worldwide standard for transferring film images to a digital medium with no loss of quality.)
comScore Reports Top 10 U.K. Ad Networks
*24/7 Real Media Growth Outpaces all Other Networks, Doubling Reach in Past Year*
London, U.K. – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, reported on Sept. 9, the top 10 ad networks based on their reach among U.K. internet users in July 2010. The ranking showed that Google Ad Network remains on top, with a reach of 38.3 million internet users, or 93 percent of the total U.K. internet audience, followed by AOL Advertising (33.2 million) and Yahoo! Network (33 million).
4 Out of 5 Internet Users in Australia Viewed Online Video in July
*Australians Watched an Average of 7 Hours of Online Video Per Viewer during Month*
Sydney, Australia, September 9, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its July 2010 rankings of the top video properties in Australia based on data from its comScore Video Metrix service. The report found that 81 percent of Australia’s Internet population viewed video online in July, with an average viewer watching more than 7 hours of video during the month.
Amazon Payments Launches New Streamlined Customer Experience for “Checkout by Amazon” — Millions of Amazon Customers Can Now Checkout Directly on Merchant Websites
SEATTLE, Sep 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon Payments Inc., an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced the next generation of Checkout by Amazon (CBA) that enables Amazon.com account holders to make purchases on a merchant’s site using their Amazon.com account credentials without leaving the merchant’s site.