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Colleges are Leveraging the Internet (April 2002)
U.S. colleges are leveraging the Internet more than ever for their promotion, prospecting, and recruitment efforts according to a survey by TMP Worldwide. The findings point to an increased adoption of technology among colleges and universities as well as more sophisticated utilization, which is enabling institutions to achieve significantly greater results in all three admissions marketing areas.
April, 2002
Web Advertisers Seek Better Data (April 2002)
Internet Profiles Corporation, a web analytics and online auditing company, announced the results of a comprehensive survey of advertising professionals. According to the survey, advertisers believe that online advertising holds strong promise despite the recent economic slide, and overwhelmingly agree that the industry needs better and more trusted site measurement standards.
April, 2002
Europe Becoming More Aggressive on Ecommerce (April 2002)
Businesses around the world are continuing to invest in ecommerce despite the threat of a global economic recession, according to a recent Accenture study.
April, 2002
Business Processes Not So High Tech (April 2002)
A recent study by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Ecommerce Standards Board (ECSB) revealed that despite anecdotal evidence of increased involvement in ecommerce, nearly half of all businesses use traditional methods, including hard copies, floppy disks, and faxes, to communicate with customers and suppliers. The study was conducted to survey usage of business-to-business transaction methodologies within the computing and electronic components industry.
April, 2002
Gender Gap Still Exists Between Men and Women at Work (April 2002)
People throughout North America say that the new generation of professionals lack commitment to their work. But in a study released by Catalyst of Generation X professionals in the United States and Canada, 47% say they would be happy spending the rest of their careers with their current organization, 85% care a great deal about the future of their organization, and 83% say they are willing to go beyond what is normally expected in order to ensure the success of that organization.
April, 2002
The Meaning of Work (April 2002)
According to the October 2001 Xylo Report, Finding Meaning and Purpose in the Workplace, the vast majority of American workers find their work meaningful (92%). Women are more likely than men to find their work meaningful (94% compared to 89%). Older workers are also more likely to find their work meaningful â almost eight in ten respondents (77%) over the age of 55 find their work very meaningful, while less than six in ten (58%) respondents between 18 and 24 do. Married people are seven percent more likely than singles to find meaning in their work (94% vs. 87%).
April, 2002
The Computer Economics Security Review 2002 (April 2002)
The focus on security has been heightened by the September 11 terrorists attacks on the United States. The attention to improving security has been long overdue and it is tragic that it took such events to raise the awareness about the need for security.
April, 2002
Digital Divide Apparent in Business Community (April 2002)
A new digital divide has reached businesses, with a sizable rift now in place between companies that are seeing powerful returns on investment (ROI) from their information technology spending versus those that are not, according to a study commissioned by Unisys.
April, 2002
Welcome to Domain Name Hell (April 2002)
The worldâs top brands hold an average of just over 1,000 domain names each, according to research from NetNames. A number of companies including Microsoft and The Walt Disney Company both hold over 3,000 top level domains (.com, .net, .org and .uk suffixes). Other companies on the list, such as Nokia, Ford, and Coca-Cola each hold between 200 and 1,000 domains within their portfolio.
April, 2002
2002 (2H) IT Salary Report
The Computer Economics salary analyses and projections cover 40 key information technology and e-commerce functions. Our analyses include salaries by industry sector, as geographical regions, and 25 cities. Salaries for the current year are presented as well as projections for salary levels for the next two years.
April, 2002
2002 (1H) IT Salary Report
The Computer Economics salary analyses and projections cover 40 key information technology and e-commerce functions. Our analyses include salaries by industry sector, as geographical regions, and 25 cities. Salaries for the current year are presented as well as projections for salary levels for the next two years.
April, 2002
3Q01 UNIX Workstation Price and Configuration Analysis
The UNIX workstation market has always been a fierce battleground, and it is going to become even more intense over the next few years. Competitive pressures are mounting as the low end of the market is being battered by PC workstation products. This source of competition will increase as new and faster chips for PCs are introduced.
April, 2002
3Q01 PC Servers Price and Configuration Analysis
Competition in the PC server market has become very intense during the last two years and will remain so over the next few years. Our projections of price and performance for PC servers through the year 2005 are presented here.
April, 2002
3Q01 PC Memory Street Prices Forecasts
Unless there is another drastic reduction in manufacturing capacity, we expect generic memory prices to continue to fall, but only about 20 percent per year through 2005. Our projected prices for PC memory through the year 2005 are outlined.
April, 2002
3Q01 Notebook Price and Configuration Analysis Forecasts
Corporate buyers are dealing with a constantly changing laptop market and need to plan for future purchases. Price points continue to decline while configurations become more robust each year. Our analysis, as presented below shows how laptop models have changed over the last two years, and how they will continue to evolve through the year 2005.
April, 2002