E-STRATEGIES AND TRENDS

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E-STRATEGIES AND TRENDS

  • The World's Online Populations
  • Magistr Continues Three Month Reign as Top Virus
  • Less than one - half of British population is online
  • U.S. Telecom Market Share Continues to Shift from Traditional Long Distance Carriers
  • Dot-com demise reaches researcher Jupiter
  • Bell-Heads Go IP: LAN Telephony to Slowly Cannibalize PBX
  • Cable Modems Have Banner Year in 2000
  • Major Consolidation In Euro ISP Market
  • Worsening European Economy Could Wipe $150 Billion from IT Market
  • Young and online in Canada
  • Women Taking Over As Top Internet Surfers
  • Americans Own 20% Of Largest Non-U.S. Companies Doing Business in the U.S.
  • Worldwide PC market down for first time ever
  • Global .NET users plan to shop online
  • Study Touts Broadband's Economic Impact
  • Wireless Infrastructure Providers Buck Handset Carnage as Orders Remain Steady
  • Summertime Blues
  • Survey Finds Internet Usage Has Remained Steady
  • B2B Content Spending Down From 2000
  • "Always On" Broadband Drives Demand for Consumer Internet Security
  • Korea: 22.2 Mil. Adults Use Internet
  • June 2001 Internet Usage Stats

The World's Online Populations
The First Quarter 2001 Global Internet Trends report from Nielsen//NetRatings measured Internet use in 27 countries around the world and found 420 million people have Internet access.

Magistr Continues Three Month Reign as Top Virus
The Magistr worm is still the world's most frequently occurring computer virus.

Less than one - half of British population is online
Currently 36% of the British population is online -- representing roughly 16 million people. Of those people, 94% make 'net connections from PCs.

U.S. Telecom Market Share Continues to Shift from Traditional Long Distance Carriers
Qwest Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among High-Volume, Long Distance Customers; Cincinnati Bell Ranks Highest Among Mainstream Users

Dot-com demise reaches researcher Jupiter
First USA research director Melanie Wing started to question Jupiter Media Metrix's Internet traffic figures when it recently ranked rival credit card company American Express as one of the Web's 50 most popular sites.

Bell-Heads Go IP: LAN Telephony to Slowly Cannibalize PBX
Pricing, ease of use, administration, and most importantly applications, will drive the adoption of LAN Telephony, leading slowly to the cannibalization of the once dominant PBX market.

Cable Modems Have Banner Year in 2000
Cable modem subscriptions jumped almost 178 percent in 2000 to 7.2 million while equipment revenue grew 122 percent, according to IDC.

Major Consolidation In Euro ISP Market
According to Analysys, the number of ISPs in Europe has decreased to 70 from 4000 in the past year.

Worsening European Economy Could Wipe $150 Billion from IT Market
Any further weakening in the European economy could have a major impact on the demand for IT products and services over the next three years

Young and online in Canada
Young people rule the 'net in Canada -- as of March 2001, 99% say they have used the internet to some extent.

Women Taking Over As Top Internet Surfers
Women make up more than half of North America's Internet surfers but their Asian counterparts are not far behind as the fastest-growing group of users.

Americans Own 20% Of Largest Non-U.S. Companies Doing Business in the U.S.
A report released "America's Reciprocal Stock Portfolio" found that as non-U.S. companies have been increasing their investment in the U.S. economy

Worldwide PC market down for first time ever
Global PC shipments declined by 2 percent in the second quarter of this year from the same period last year, logging the first year-over-year quarterly decline ever.

Global .NET users plan to shop online
Currently 15% of worldwide internet users shop online, but 41% in Japan, 30% in Germany and 28% in Australia plan to shop online in the next 6 months.

Study Touts Broadband's Economic Impact
Widespread use of high-speed Internet service by Americans could contribute as much as $500 billion annually to the U.S. economy

Wireless Infrastructure Providers Buck Handset Carnage as Orders Remain Steady
Unlike the handset market, which appears to be relatively flat revenue and shipment-wise this year versus last, wireless infrastructure growth will accelerate

Summertime Blues
Last year's economic optimists turned out to be wrong, but the bad news is that the hoped-for second-half recovery now seems to be out of the question.

Survey Finds Internet Usage Has Remained Steady
Internet usage has remained steady despite the growing pile of dot-com failures, a survey found.

B2B Content Spending Down From 2000
With the current wave of cost cutting negatively impacting content spending, the inability to prove the value of Intranets and end-user applications is as detrimental to content vendors as it is to information professionals

"Always On" Broadband Drives Demand for Consumer Internet Security
The need for intrusion protection against unapproved PC and network access, as well as a greater need for virus and privacy protection, will fuel end user demand for broadband Internet security products for the home

Korea: 22.2 Mil. Adults Use Internet
Around 22.2 million adults are estimated to be connected to the Internet at the end of June.

June 2001 Internet Usage Stats
The average activity for a Web user in June 2001

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