| Just how mobile can Internet go?
It's an area we're watching very closely," said Scott Lingren, director of product group marketing at Dell Inc. On Tuesday, at another tech conference in San Francisco, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to give updates about the next iPhone that could transform the device into an even more full-featured mobile Internet device. If they live up to their promise, mobile Internet devices will let you do some of what you can do with a laptop: browse the Web, send e-mails, work on office documents and edit photos. They'll let you do what you can do with an iPod or other media player, only with a bigger screen. And they'll let you take pictures and make phone calls, as you can with a camera phone today. The question is, do most consumers need or even really want such a device when we already have so many other ways to do the same things? At this point, probably not, said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at tech consulting firm Jupiter Research Inc.
Bazalgette leaves Endemol
The number of paying users of online video sites has grown significantly between 2006 and 2007, new research from Parks Associates indicates. "Broadband Video: A Market Update" finds that the number of broadband households paying for online video content now stands at nearly 12 million, up from a little more than three million in 2005-2006. "We have seen widespread use of the Internet as an electronic delivery medium for video content over the past couple of years," said Kurt Scherf, Parks Associates' vice president and principal analyst. "Certainly, the availability of higher-quality content and a significant base of products like the iPod that allow for more seamless content-to-device linkages have provided a boost to the online video space." Back to top
Mobile TV? Maybe Results from a survey of 2,000 European consumers by market analyst firm Canalys indicate that half have no interest in watching any kind of TV on a mobile phone, even if the service was free.
June 2006
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Norman, Evert relationship under microscope
Norman's ex-wife Laura Andrassy is seeking transcripts of all interviews Norman had with the media since he began divorce proceedings in June 2006. Of particular interest to Ms Andrassy and her lawyers are comments Norman made about Andrassy, their marriage and his relationship with Evert, according to a report in Florida's Vero Beach Press Journal newspaper. In paperwork filed by Andrassy's attorney, Jack Scarola, Andrassy is seeking "publicly broadcast, published or printed interviews and other public comment and public statement made by or attributed to Greg Norman'', according to the newspaper. Norman and Evert, a US tennis champion in the 1980s, have become one of the sports world's glamour couples, stepping out together at events, including the Sport Australia Hall of Fame awards in Melbourne in October.
Novell Promotes Partner Ecosystem with New Growth Incentives
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novell today announced a new initiative to increase revenue and profitability for solution providers and consulting partners who specialize in selling Novell(R) technologies. Among other benefits, Novell will offer enhanced partner education, joint marketing opportunities, and free technical support for those partners demonstrating expertise in selling and supporting Novell software. Novell is also creating a new partner executive sales team which will be dedicated to, and compensated on, partner success. Working with Novell now gives partners even more compelling options for delivering IT value to their customers. "A thriving solution provider and consulting ecosystem selling and servicing Novell software is critical to us and a significant investment focus of the company," said Ron Hovsepian, Novell president and CEO.
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