http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Consumer%2FConsumer+Services%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC research on Broadband Markets and Technologies, Gaming, Home Networking, Interactive TV and Video-On-Demand (VOD), Internet Portals, Location-Based Services, Online Music Services, Photofinishing, Residential Telecommunications Services, Satellite and Internet Radio, Streaming Media, Wireless Consumer Services and Worldwide Internet Usageen-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Consumer%2FConsumer+Services%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214941http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214941This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Rudder, a company playing in the personal finance market, and reviews key success factors: market potential, technology/solution, corporate strategy, force multipliers, and customers. Leveraging IDC's expert understanding of the competitive landscape and future outlook, this document highlights company and market information tailored to the investment professional's needs. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8230105http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8230105The content of this document was written in Japanese 本調査レポートでは、FTTHの普及やNGNで再び注目を集める国内IPTVサービス市場の最新動向と市場規模予測を提供している。「家電メーカーやテレビ局などが、IPTVを新たな市場機会と捉え始めたことによって、IPTVサービス市場を取り巻く状況は好転しつつある。しかし、現在の主要IPTVサービスのビジネスモデルはCATVの模倣であり、先行する有力CATVやスカパーなどに対して競争優位性に欠けることから、急速な事業拡大は望めない。2011年のアナログ停波や法制度の見直しなどを睨みつつ、IPTVならではのきめ細かなインタラクティブ性を生かしたビジネスモデルの追求や、NTT東日本／西日本などの販売チャネルとの連携による顧客サポート体制の強化が重要である」とIDC Japan コミュニケーションズのシニアマーケットアナリストである小野 陽子は述べている。 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214977http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214977This IDC Flash analyzes CenturyTel's acquisition of Embarq. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215037http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215037This IDC Flash analyzes the impact of Iomega's new StorCenter ix2, a network storage appliance for small businesses and homes. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AU386104Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AU386104QThis IDC study focuses on the communications and media (C&M) sector in Australia, provides a map of where short- and long-term opportunities can be found, and highlights the purchasing patterns for products or services by market. This IDC study is part of a series of reports focusing on specific vertical markets. Provided are actual ICT market sizes and shares for 2007, along with forecasts for 2008 through 2012, including their respective compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). "The C&M sector lies at the very heart of society and business. As the economy inexorably shifts from consuming tangible to intangible products and services, the value of C&M continues to increase. Over the past decade, we have seen many kinds of new media and new ways to communicate emerge not just for disseminating all content forms but also for interacting and building relationships with people by engaging them in conversations and inviting them to contribute. The once relatively static landscape has exploded to become an extraordinary combination of old and new elements. All organisations — from established C&M firms to all kinds of business establishments — are directly interested in how this landscape will continue to evolve and transform. All of them are trying to foresee future developments in the sector, but its wealth in terms of resource and the rapid pace at which it is changing are making it more challenging to do so," says Melissa Martin, senior market analyst, IT Spending and Vertical Markets, IDC Australia. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214912http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214912This IDC Insight analyzes — in what appears to be a reversal — the Entertainment Software Association's announcement that the gaming industry's premier U.S. trade show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, will again invite a larger group of industry attendees. After a two-year trial of a more exclusive, scaled down format left exhibitors and attendees unsatisfied, will a return to the crowded old E3 be the answer, or is E3 no longer relevant? Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214852http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214852This IDC update analyzes the competitive positioning of the top 9 U.S. cable and telecommunications companies delivering consumer revenue connections (CRCs) in 2Q08. IDC combines the service providers' public data on local voice, primary retail wireline voice, paid television subscriptions, and broadband connections to create this metric. IDC examines this data and places it in the context of trends shaping these consumer markets. The following companies are covered in this analysis: AT&T, Verizon, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox Communications, Embarq, Qwest, and Time Warner Cable. Together, these operators account for approximately 90% of the overall broadband subscriber customer base in the United States, 87% of local consumer voice subscribers, and 70% of cable television customers. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=I10Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=I10QThis IDC study provides Western European WLAN equipment shipment and revenue data for 1H08 and comparisons with 1H07 and 2H07. Shipment and revenue shares are provided for network interface cards (NICs) and infrastructure by country and vendor for 2007. Shipment and revenue data for embedded solutions is not included in this study. Only IEEE 802.11-related products are covered in IDC's definition of WLAN. Included in the pivot table are the figures for the Western European market size and market shares of WLAN vendors active in the market A geographical split is included for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. "WLAN solutions should be considered as an integral part of the network architecture in order to move to a fully converged unified communications environment, and vendors need to carefully consider how they market their WLAN solutions to their customers in order to be successful in the future," said Evelien Wiggers, research manager, European Enterprise Networks IDC. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628206Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=AP628206QThis IDC study provides insights to the motivations, preferences, and opinions of online gamers in Asia. Using consumer surveys conducted in six key markets, the report also examines their game spending habits, the ways they make friends online, as well as the dynamics of the gaming community. Implications of these results are further discussed, with conclusions to which future developments of the industry are proposed. "As online gaming in Asia matures, player demographics are likely to broaden, with more female and older Internet users expected to enter the market. At the same time, monetization may start to lean more heavily toward an ad-supported model than before. Combined with the relative stability of other game genres, these factors are likely to contribute to a boom in the development of casual games," says Debbie Swee, market analyst, Emerging Technology Advisory Services, IDC Asia/Pacific. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=HW62Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=HW62QIn September 2008, RIM held its analyst summit. RIM's top executives use this annual event to lay out the company's vision for developments in its market, and its strategy for addressing those developments. One of the main themes this year was "targeting the consumer." As CEO Mike Lazaridis put it in his keynote address: "Our mission in life is to get everyone addicted to typing on those little keypads!" In this paper, we consider how RIM's positioning will need to develop, in order for the BlackBerry to address the mass market opportunity. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT