While young mobile users prefer to get online to check social networking sites, silver surfers are hungry for financial services via their phones.
According to a report by market researcher comScore, mobile financial services are most popular with Europeans over 55.
Web 2.0 can help companies reduce costs but businesses that have not yet taken advantage of such technologies are unlikely to do so in the current downturn as they view investments in such projects as an “experimental” cost, say analysts.
Steve Hodgkinson, public sector research director at Ovum, said companies which already deploy web 2.0 do realise its potential as a cost-saver. However, he does not see any great swing towards the use of web 2.0 as a cost-saving strategy by firms not already using such technologies.
Web 2.0 can help companies reduce costs but businesses that have not yet taken advantage of such technologies are unlikely to do so in the current downturn as they view investments in such projects as an “experimental” cost, say analysts.
Steve Hodgkinson, public sector research director at Ovum, said companies which already deploy web 2.0 do realise its potential as a cost-saver. However, he does not see any great swing towards the use of web 2.0 as a cost-saving strategy by firms not already using such technologies.
Windows 7 is due to be released to the public on Tuesday next week. Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming release candidate of the OS.
The edition of Windows 7 beta that silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia tested is the “Build 7100″ version labelled as the release candidate that has been making the rounds.
Windows 7 is due to be released to the public on Tuesday next week. Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming release candidate of the OS.
The edition of Windows 7 beta that silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia tested is the “Build 7100″ version labelled as the release candidate that has been making the rounds.
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