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Telecom Providers Will Outsource More Than $1 Trillion over Five Years To Stay Profitable

added: 08-06-2007

With increased competition and lower-margin products cutting into their profitability, wireline and wireless carriers will be spending nearly $1.4 trillion over the next five years on outsourced services in order to reduce costs, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp.

US Logistics Costs Jumped 11% in 2006

added: 08-06-2007

A key benchmark report shows logistics costs in the US rose dramatically again during 2006. Fueled primarily by rising energy costs, interest rates, and inventory carrying costs, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' 18th Annual State of Logistics Report shows logistics costs increased $130 billion over 2005 to $1.305 trillion for 2006.

US Small Businesses Concerned About Rising Costs of Energy, Healthcare and Taxes

added: 08-06-2007

A new small business spending report released by Visa USA indicates that, while small businesses remain relatively bullish about revenue growth, increasing expenditures on energy, healthcare and taxes are pressing concerns for small business owners.

America’s Relationship with Credit Cards

added: 08-06-2007

More than 8 in 10 Americans view their credit cards as “an easy way to get into debt,” according to the new report Taking Charge: America’s Relationship with Credit Cards. The benchmark report delves into every aspect of credit cards’ role in people’s lives: how Americans use, manage, understand, select, and feel about credit cards.

US: Productivity and Costs in First Quarter 2007

added: 08-06-2007

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported revised productivity data-as measured by output per hour of all persons-for the first quarter of 2007.

Quality of work - a top priority in EU

added: 08-06-2007

Improving the quality of work should be a top priority in the EU, according to the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) in its Fourth European Working Conditions Survey.

Future Trends in Mobile Internet Usage

added: 08-06-2007

According Reportlinker.com in January 2007 there were an estimated 2.7 billion mobile handsets in use around the world, of which 1 billion were sold during 2006. This is more than three times the number of PCs, and roughly double the number of fixed landlines in use. And most of these handsets have the processing power of yesteryear’s PCs.

Portable Connectivity Driving Wi-Fi Chipset Market

added: 08-06-2007

Portable connectivity applications are driving the global Wi-Fi chipset market, with shipments growing on account of big growth from the mobile PC segment, the Portable Consumer Electronics segment, and the dual-mode handset segment, reports In-Stat. Although dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets represented only 3% of total shipments in 2006, this category will be the breakout market segment in 2007, and will reach 20% of the total chipset market in 2009, the high-tech market research firm says.

Americans Worried About Global Warming

added: 07-06-2007

As the United States government considers weakening a draft policy agreement on climate change prepared for next week's G8 Summit, U.S. citizens are increasingly concerned about global warming.

EU Legislation and Climate Concerns: Excellent Growth Opportunities for the Air Pollution Control Equipment Market in Central and Eastern Europe

added: 07-06-2007

Stringent European Union legislation and an increased level of environmental awareness are creating excellent growth opportunities for the air pollution control equipment market in Central and Eastern Europe). Additionally, with the emergence of advanced clean coal technologies, coal-fired generation looks set to retain its place as the region's main fuel choice and provide a continuing boost to air pollution control equipment revenues.

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