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April 29, 2002 Published by: ComputerScope Ltd Volume 7 Number 14
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CONTENTS
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Editorial
'Bouncing back'
By Charlie Taylor
ACCESS DEVICES
:Big future predicted for GPRS in Europe
:Mobile phone use increases in Russia
:Luxembourg citizens use ISDN to go online
:Mobile subscriber rate in Hungary rises
ADVERTISING
:Online ad market in Europe to grow in 2002
ECOMMERCE
:Swedes are a nation of online shoppers
:Shopping online, saves time
:Online retail sales rise in the UK
:B2B spending to exceed USD1 trillion in 2004
EMAIL
:European SMS revenues to peak in 2003
:Britons get busy with SMS messages
:MSN Messenger is tops with Australians
ENTERTAINMENT
:Long-time online music fans buy more music
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Nearly 145 million Europeans online in 2001
:More Western Europeans went online in 2001
:Half of Aussie households have Net access
:China number two in home net usage
GOV/LEG
:Egovernment getting better
INFRASTRUCTURES
:IT directors prepare for web services
PUBLISHING/MEDIA
:Americans say no to online magazines
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
:Internet users in Singapore go for broadband
:US Net users lukewarm towards broadband
:Nearly half of world's DSL users in Asia-Pacific
USAGE PATTERNS
:Washington and Madison top US usage rates
:US Internet users flock to family sites
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EDITORIAL:
'Bouncing back'
By Charlie Taylor
Following the recent dotcom fall-out, its been tough going for those
of us whose job it is to promote the Internet as a viable medium in
which to conduct business. However, there's been encouraging signs
over the past few weeks which suggests that ecommerce may be back
on track.
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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NEWS STORIES START HERE
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ACCESS DEVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=26
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Analysys: Big future predicted for GPRS in Europe
Around 13 percent of mobile phone users in Western Europe will be
subscribing to GPRS services by the end of 2003, according to a new
forecast from Analysys.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357889&rel=true
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BBC Online Network: Mobile phone use increases in Russia
The BBC reports that mobile phone use in Russia more than doubled in
2001 and is expected to do so again in 2002.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357894&rel=true
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Europemedia: Luxembourg citizens use ISDN to go online
Europemedia reports that around half of Luxembourg citizens have used
the Internet.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357872&rel=true
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Europemedia: Mobile subscriber rate in Hungary rises
Mobile penetration rates in Hungary increased by 1.8 percent to a
total of 52.6 percent in March, reports Europemedia.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357890&rel=true
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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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eMarketer: Online ad market in Europe to grow in 2002
Online ad spending in Europe is expected to total USD2.5 billion by
the end of 2002, a rise of USD1 billion on 2001.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357875&rel=true
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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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eMarketer: Swedes are a nation of online shoppers
eMarketer reports that Swedish Internet users are the biggest online
shoppers in Europe.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357888&rel=true
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Europemedia: Shopping online, saves time
Internet users in the UK claim to save an average of 63.6 hours per
year by shopping online, reports Europemedia.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357876&rel=true
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IMRG: Online retail sales rise in the UK
Online retail sales in the UK rose by 10.4 percent in March,
according to new figures released by Interactive Media Retail Group
(IMRG).
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357892&rel=true
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Newsbytes: B2B spending to exceed USD1 trillion in 2004
Newsbytes reports that business-to-business (B2B) spending will total
USD482 billion by the end of 2002.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357891&rel=true
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EMAIL
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=16
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Forrester Research: European SMS revenues to peak in 2003
SMS accounts for 12 percent of European mobile operators' revenues;
according to a new report from Forrester Research.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357874&rel=true
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Mobile Data Organisation: Britons get busy with SMS messages
People in the UK sent around 1.3 billion SMS messages during March,
according to new figures released by the Mobile Data Association
(MDA).
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357885&rel=true
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Newsbytes: MSN Messenger is tops with Australians
Newsbytes reports that MSN Messenger is now the most popular Instant
Messaging (IM) software in Australia.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357884&rel=true
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ENTERTAINMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48
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BizReport: Long-time online music fans buy more music
Experienced online music file-swappers are more likely to buy albums
than average music fans, reports BizReport.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357886&rel=true
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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=18
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eMarketer: Nearly 145 million Europeans online in 2001
Around 144.4 million Europeans logged onto the Internet at least once
a month during 2001, reports eMarketer.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357895&rel=true
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IDC Research: More Western Europeans went online in 2001
A new report from IDC indicates that Internet usage in Western Europe
climbed to almost 40 percent last year, equivalent to 151 million
people online by the end of last year.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357881&rel=true
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NOIE: Half of Aussie households have Net access
Around 52 percent of Australian households are connected to the
Internet, according to a new study from the National Office for the
Information Economy (NOIE).
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357877&rel=true
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Reuters: China number two in home net usage
China has the second largest number of home Internet users in the
world, reports Reuters.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357873&rel=true
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GOV/LEG
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=19
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Accenture: Egovernment getting better
Canada boasts the best egovernment initiatives according to a new
study conducted by Accenture.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357883&rel=true
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INFRASTRUCTURES
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=20
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silicon.com: IT directors prepare for web services
Silicon.com reports that IT directors across Europe are committing
part of their IT budgets for web services.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357879&rel=true
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PUBLISHING/MEDIA
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=46
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InsightExpress: Americans say no to online magazines
Most Americans prefer traditional magazines to online ones, according
to a new study conducted by InsightExpress.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357887&rel=true
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=38
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Newsbytes: Internet users in Singapore go for broadband
Newsbytes reports that one in three Singaporeans used broadband
Internet services during 2001.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357878&rel=true
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Reuters: US Net users lukewarm towards broadband
Internet users in the US are still reluctant to pay for high-speed
broadband Internet connections, reports Reuters.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357880&rel=true
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RHK: Nearly half of world's DSL users in Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific nations account for 44 percent of DSL subscribers
worldwide, according to new data released by RHK.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357871&rel=true
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USAGE PATTERNS
Archives: http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=34
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The Media Audit: Washington and Madison top US usage rates
Nearly three in four adults in Washington, D.C., and Madison,
Wisconsin, uses the Internet at least once a month, according to The
Media Audit.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357893&rel=true
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Yahoo: US Internet users flock to family sites
Yahoo reports that traffic to parenting and family websites in the US
jumped during the month of March.
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905357882&rel=true
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