As reported in an update to ABI Research’s mobile business vertical markets
database, the North American mobile business customer base was found to have
contracted 2.9% in 2009. This contraction was due to the doubling of
unemployment that shifted mobile business customers to the consumer category.
However, business customer 2009 ARPUs grew by 2.5%. Says practice director
Dan Shey, “The bad economy accelerated greater use of mobile services by
business customers, particularly use of mobile data services. Mobile services
increase productivity across all occupations, with field force workers
finding the greatest benefit. Assuming the recovery continues, mobile will
see even bigger gains in 2010 for both subscribers and ARPUs.”
The manufacturing vertical has been hit the har... (more)
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Z57, Inc., an industry leader of real
estate online marketing services, announced 2009 new client acquisition was
up 107% over 2008. This increase occurred during continued recessionary
times. In its 11th year, Z57 continues to provide thousands of real estate
professionals nationwide with professionally branded, top-performing, search
engine optimize... (more)
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Merrill Corporation
(www.merrillcorp.com), a leading global provider of technology-enabled
services for the financial, health care, real estate, legal and other
corporate markets, today announced the release of Merrill Lextranet 5.9,
which incorporates advanced intelligent analytics to speed document reviews
and reduce discovery costs by analyz... (more)
Closing Loopholes Would Enhance Fairness, Increase Future Revenues
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To address future budget
gaps due to the end of the federal stimulus program, Governor Edward G.
Rendell today proposed for Pennsylvania to join the ranks of states that tax
natural gas extraction and tobacco products, and also to lower the state's
sales tax rate from 6... (more)
iPad on Ulitzer
There were two kinds of technology companies issuing press releases today.
Goofball ones that were somehow oblivious to Apple's planned announcement,
and thought it was just another day and their stuff would get the usual
attention. And those who watched the announcement of the iPad and realized
there was excitement to leverage, and put together their own announcement.
Now ju... (more)