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October 29, 2002 Published by: ComputerScope Ltd Volume 7 Number 38
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL
'What's up down under?'
By Charlie Taylor

ACCESS DEVICES
:Interest in wireless Net still low in US

ADVERTISING
:Web advertising revenues slide
:Net users positive about ads on favorite sites

BUSINESS USE
:UK employers clueless about staff Net use
:Workplace Net monitoring rises in Europe

ECOMMERCE
:Australian Net revenues on the rise
:Internet revenues to rise in Qatar
:Ecommerce revenues to rise in Asia-Pacific

EMAIL
:UK mobile phone users still SMS crazy

GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Latin American Net population to soar
:More dial-up subscribers in the UAE
:Austrian Internet adoption rate slows down
:Arab world set to get online
:Fourteen million Italians online
:Net freedom increases in Myanmar

INFRASTRUCTURES
:Russian Internet access revenues to grow

INTERNET TRADING
:European online broker sites to perish

IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:Europeans to ditch dial-up

PORTALS/ISPS
:Portals & search engines still tops with Aussies

PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Spending on online content to soar

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
:Broadband in 25 % of online households in US
:A third of UK dial-up users want broadband
:Rapid growth in Chinese broadband market

TRAVEL
:US online travel spend on the up

USAGE PATTERNS
:Financial professionals turn to the Web

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EDITORIAL:
'What's up down under?'
By Charlie Taylor

Australia may be one of the most connected countries in the world but
it seems as though its citizens are no longer interested in going online.

For the full story, go to:
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial.html

For archives of editorials, go to:
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial/archives/index.html

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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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Yankee Group: Interest in wireless Net still low in US

Most mobile phone owners in the US do not currently use wireless
Internet services and few seem interested in doing so in the near
future.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358488&rel=true

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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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CNET: Web advertising revenues slide

CNET reports that online advertising sales fell by 22 percent in the
first six months of the year, compared with 2001.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358480&rel=true
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Online Publishers Association: Net users positive about ads on
favorite sites

A new study has established a link between consumer affinity towards
media websites and a positive predisposition towards advertisements
displayed on those sites.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358486&rel=true

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BUSINESS USE
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=6
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Datamonitor: Workplace Net monitoring rises in Europe

A new Datamonitor survey indicates that two-thirds of European firms
now monitor employee Internet usage.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358497&rel=true
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ZDNet: UK employers clueless about staff Net use

ZDNet reports that only 43 percent of UK employers know how long
their employees spend online.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358477&rel=true

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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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Allen Consulting: Australian Net revenues on the rise

Online revenues in Australia are set to total AUD43 billion (USD23.8
billion) in 2002, according to a new study from Allen Consulting.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358491&rel=true
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Arab Advisors Group: Internet revenues to rise in Qatar

According to the Arab Advisors Group, Internet revenues in Qatar will
rise from USD17.1 Million in 2001 to USD29.1 Million in 2006.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358475&rel=true
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eMarketer: Ecommerce revenues to rise in Asia-Pacific

eMarketer forecasts that ecommerce revenues in the Asia-Pacific
region will rise from USD76.8 billion at year-end 2001 to USD338.5
billion by the end of 2004.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358482&rel=true

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EMAIL
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=16
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Mobile Data Organisation: UK mobile phone users still SMS crazy

New figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA)reveal that nobile
phone users in the UK sent an average of two million SMS messages per
hour during September.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358479&rel=true

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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18
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eMarketer: Latin American Net population to soar

eMarketer predicts that the number of Internet users in Latin America
will reach 60.6 million by 2004.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358474&rel=true
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Emirates Internet & Multimedia: More dial-up subscribers in the UAE

The number of dial-up Internet subscribers in the United Arab
Emirates hasrisen by 10.5 percent during 2002, according to Emirates
Internet &Multimedia (EIM).

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358485&rel=true
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Europemedia: Austrian Internet adoption rate slows down

The number of online households in Austria has risen by just two
percent in the past ten months, reports Europemedia.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358483&rel=true
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Madar Research Group: Arab world set to get online

The number of Internet users in the Arab world will reach 25 million
by the end of 2005, according to Madar Research Group.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358478&rel=true
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Europemedia: Fourteen million Italians online

Europemedia reports that a quarter of the Italian population has
Internet access.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358493&rel=true
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Reuters: Net freedom increases in Myanmar

Reuters reports that Internet usage in Myanmar is expected to
increase tenfold in the next two years.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358495&rel=true

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INFRASTRUCTURES
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20
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IDC Research: Russian Internet access revenues to grow

IDC estimates that revenues from Internet access services in Russia
will grow to USD600 million in 2002.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358496&rel=true

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INTERNET TRADING
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=51
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Forrester Research: European online broker sites to perish

Three-quarters of Europe's 160 online brokerage websites will
disappear by 2007, according to Forrester Research.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358494&rel=true

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IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=12
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IDC Research: Europeans to ditch dial-up

The European dial-up market is set to shrink over the coming years as
more Internet users migrate to broadband.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358489&rel=true

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PORTALS/ISPS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=22
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Red Sheriff: Portals & search engines still tops with Aussies

Portals and search engines continue to be the most popular websites
in Australia, according to new data from RedSheriff.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358476&rel=true

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PUBLISHING/MEDIA
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=46
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IDC Research: Spending on online content to soar

IDC estimates that spending for online content worldwide will total
over USD50 billion in 2002.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358484&rel=true

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=38
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In-Stat/MDR: Broadband in 25 % of online households in US

A quarter of online households in the US will subscribe to a
broadband service by the end of the year, according to In-Stat/
MDR.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358498&rel=true
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Oftel:A third of UK dial-up users want broadband

A new Oftel study indicates that one-third of dial-up Internet users
in the UK are interested in upgrading to broadband services.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358492&rel=true
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Strategy Analytics: Rapid growth in Chinese broadband market

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, China's
broadband Internet audience will grow by nearly 500 percent during
2002.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358490&rel=true

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TRAVEL
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=33
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Forrester Research: US online travel spend on the up

The number of US households booking leisure travel online will rise
by 12 percent this year, according to Forrester Research.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358481&rel=true

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USAGE PATTERNS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34
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eMarketer: Financial professionals turn to the Web

Over 70 percent of financial and treasury professionals in the US go
onlineto find answers to work-related questions, reports
eMarketer.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358487&rel=true

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