Frost.com - IT Services and Applications Research http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/svcg.pag/ITIT - IT Services and Applications Research en-us Market Insight Latin American IT Markets: Green Horizon Ahead? Information Technology (IT) is currently one of the most polluting protagonists of our society. The exponential growth of hardware, software, and services over the last decade has greatly increased the baneful environmental effects of the IT industry. The term Green IT was probably introduced after the highly successful U.S. Governmental voluntary labeling program "Energy Star" implemented in the early 1990s. Its aim was to promote energy-efficient products, attempting to reduce the emission of greenhouse gas by power plants. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=128840250 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=128840250 Market Insight South African ICT Industry Leapfrogs Towards Digital World South African ICT Industry Leapfrogs Towards Digital World http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=126673438 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=126673438 Market Insight Microsoft in the Voice Communications market A Global Perspective and its Impact in Latin America A few years ago, no enterprise would have thought to entrust its phone system to a software company. The name Microsoft however has proven to go well beyond that categorization to be currently considered one of the main catalysts of future enterprise communication under the unified communication vision. The truth is Microsoft is on its way of becoming a major IP telephony player. When this will be achieved? http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=125783151 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=125783151 Market Engineering Research Service World Quarterly Retail Systems Outlook on POS; Handheld Terminals and Tablet PC Markets - Q3 2007 This research service examines three key technologies in retail; the point-of-sale (POS), handheld terminals / mobile data computers, and tablet personal computers (PCs). Expansive unit shipment and revenue forecast analysis are presented for each geographic region; North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC ). Further, granularity in terms of retail segmentation as well as retailer tiers within each retail segment is incorporated. This research service should facilitate understanding of the current and future market forces in retail for actionable strategic marketing initiatives for retail technology vendors and solution providers. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=N356-01-00-00-00 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:17:54 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/report-homepage.pag?Src=RSS&repid=N356-01-00-00-00 Market Insight Peru: The New Rising Star Within Latin America Peru is becoming the new spotlight for investors and the information technology (IT) industry within Latin American countries. Over the last five years, the country has been experiencing sustainable growth and an economic stability that is leveraging its image as an attractive destination for foreign investments. It ended 2007 with an 8.5 percent growth rate regarding its gross domestic product (GDP), and is likely to present an growth rate over 7.0 percent to 2008 It is one of the highest GDP growth indexes within Latin America which is expected to witness an average growth rate of 5.0 percent in 2008. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=124735664 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-top.pag?Src=RSS&docid=124735664