Blog posts on 2004-06

$4 bln of venture money invested in software startups
18.8% of US Web surfers visit porn sites, 5.5% visit search engines
22 mln Americans bank online
27% of US users have heard of VOIP, 13% considered it
28% of women would read boyfriend's/husband's e-mails
3% of Americans work at call centers
30% of US and UK population to use VOIP by 2008
30% of Web users use pop-up blockers
300 mln cell phone subscribers in China by the end of 2004
44% of Kerry's campaign donations came from Internet, 31% - from phone and mail
53% of large businesses run Linux for mission-critical apps
64% of May e-mail was spam
670 mln instant messaging users by 2008
79.5% of Americans use the Internet, 63% the Web
8 mln mobile subscribers in Ukraine
80% of corporate WiFi networks are bleeding data
90% of SMBs run Microsoft
97 million Americans use e-government services
A lost advantage for Microsoft customers
Ad spending to grow 9.3%, Internet ads to grow 16%
Apple's global market share is 1.7%, drops out of top 10 vendors
Asian semiconductor industry to grow 27.4% in 2004
At Sun's lovefest, Java's got game
Australian LCD market leaders: LG, Samsung, Philips
Autralian CRM market netted $426 mln in 2003
Blog traffic up 61% in 6 months
Broadband connections grew 20% in second half 2003
Bronze or iron age?
Cameraphone contains $65-75 worth of semiconductors
Chip manufacturers overbooked in May
Chip sales to grow 28.6% in 2004, DRAM to grow 55.8%
COMDEX Interruptus
Consumer electronics prices fall 2%
Corporate IM market shares: AOL leads the way
Corporate IP telephony market to generate $5.5 bln in 2008
Cyberattack damages average $290,000
Daily Comcast users send 100 mln valid messages, 700 mln spam e-mails
Database market shares: Oracle - 40%, IBM - 31%, Microsoft - 12.1%
Dell to sharpen its blade strategy
Deperimeterization
Desktop OS market shares for 2004
Digital TV sets will net $70 billion in 2008
E-mail special delivery: You're computer has every virus known to man
Enterprises will spend 12% of IT budgets on security
ERP in a box
European notebook sales grew 4.2% in May
FBI's technology woes
First banking Web site breaks into top 50
Gartner outsourcing data: The writing isn't just on the wall. It's in neon pink
Gillmor Gang audiocast
Global mobile device shipments increased 41% in Q1 2004
Google ads cut marketing costs for online retailers
Health care is primary category for spam
Hold on! Don't buy that new Sprint phone just yet
HP slippage in outsourcing highlights research controversy
Impact of Internet on real estate market
In South Korea 74% of telecom business will be mobile in 2008
Intel's Opteron competitor debuts Monday
Internet ads to generate $18.9 bln in 2008
IT morale low at 72% of US companies
JamSpam redux? This week's keystroke loggers light the lightbulb
Kids with PC at home score higher on school readiness tests
LG leads the US CDMA phone sales
Major ad spenders increased budgets by 9%, pharmaceuticals led the way
Microsoft & Linux
Microsoft's dilemma
Microsoft.com is the most user-friendly Fortune 100 site
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More than 50% of phishing victims report identities stolen
North American online gaming market almost reached $1 bln
Novell's Mono may pressure Microsoft
NT 4 reprieve
Online retailers' profit margins reached 16% in 2003
Only 2.5% of jobs are lost due to outsourcing
Oracle's Dilemma
PC market grew 13.4% in Q1 2004
PeopleSoft's Dilemma
PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in detail
Phone games brought in $587 mln in 2003
Pop-up program fetches banking data
Proof that your worst enemies are within
RAID sales up 8.5%
Report says smart systems will erase jobs
Salesforce IPO appraisal
SAP customers loyal
Server spending will grow 5% in 2004
Software deployment market grew 4% in 2003
Software licensing token market grew 14.5% on piracy fears
Spam cost companies $2000 an employee a year
Sun shines on desktop Linux
Sun's Schwartz on open source
Sun's success formula: NPV
TFT-LCD market shares: Samsung - 23.5%, LG - 20.8%, AU Optronics - 13.2%
The future of work
Top news sites from Nielsen/NetRatings
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US home prices up 8.1% in Q1 2004
US May layoffs stay on the same levels
Vint Cerf on the Internet's future
VOIP won't outnumber PBX until 2009
WAN optimization market to grow 16%
Web cams with embedded servers to account for 20% of European surveillance market
Web services reality check
Why click-and-drag IT may elude us