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October 14, 2002 Published by: ComputerScope Ltd Volume 7 Number 36
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CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL
'Banking on success'
By Charlie Taylor

ACCESS DEVICES
:Brazilians slow to embrace mobile Internet
:Net-enabled phones a huge success in Japan

ADVERTISING
:Premium mobile messaging revenues to soar

BUSINESS USE
:Teleworking on the increase in Europe

ECOMMERCE
:Night-time Net shopping popular in UK
:Online sales on the rise over holiday season
:Canadian online retailers missing out on sales
:Increase in online sales by UK companies

ENTERTAINMENT
:Broadband users big on swapping music files
:Online pornography revenues to rise
:Europeans don't want to pay for online content
:Internet users flock to music websites
:Downloading music files a hit with Europeans

FINANCIAL SERVICES
:Ebanking takes off in Europe
:US online banking population set to grow
:Online billing set to grow in popularity

GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS
:Fewer than ten percent of Russians online

INFRASTRUCTURES
:ADSL dominates Asian broadband market

IT/COMPUTER INDUSTRY
:Web services catching on in Europe
:IT spending on the rise in 2002

SENIORS
:German seniors take to the Net

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
:Irish not interested in broadband
:UK has one million broadband connections
:Over four million DSL subscribers in Japan

USAGE PATTERNS
:Online dating better for meeting partners

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EDITORIAL:
'Banking on success'
By Charlie Taylor

A couple of new studies released last week indicate that the number
of people banking online in Europe and the US is rising dramatically.
I must admit that this came as something of a surprise to me, given
that consumers are regularly reported as being afraid of carrying
out financial transactions over the Internet.

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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eMarketer: Brazilians slow to embrace mobile Internet

eMarketer reports that 36 percent of mobile phone users in Brazil
have an Internet-enabled mobile phone.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358433&rel=true
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Japan Today: Net-enabled phones a huge success in Japan

Over 50 million people in Japan have Internet-enabled mobile phones,
reports Japan Today.

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358440&rel=true

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ADVERTISING
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=2
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ElectricNews: Premium mobile messaging revenues to soar

ElectricNews.Net reports that revenues from premium mobile messaging
in Europe will surpass revenues from online advertising by 2006.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358443&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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ZDNet(UK): Teleworking on the increase in Europe

The number of teleworkers in Europe has doubled in the past three
years to 20 million, reports ZDNet.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358438&rel=true

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ECOMMERCE
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=14
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BBC Online Network: Night-time Net shopping popular in UK

The BBC reports that a third of all online sales in the UK are made
between the hours of 6 pm and 9 am.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358425&rel=true
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InternetNews: Online sales on the rise over holiday season

InternetNews reports that US online sales during the holiday season
will reach USD8 billion, a 24 percent increase over the same period
last year.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358422&rel=true
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NFO CFgroup: Canadian online retailers missing out on sales

Although Canadians spent CAD2 billion (USD1.2 billion) at retail
websites during the first half of 2002, many online shoppers
abandoned their carts due to poorly designed sites, shipping costs,
and privacy concerns.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905358436&rel=true
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Office of National Statistics: Increase in online sales by UK companies

Online sales by UK businesses in the non-financial sectors reached
GBP18.4 billion (USD28.7 billion) in 2001, according to the Office of
National Statistics.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358427&rel=true

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ENTERTAINMENT
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=48
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BBC Online Network: Broadband users big on swapping music files

The BBC reports that broadband users in Europe are more than twice as
likely to use illegal file-sharing services than dial-up users.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358435&rel=true
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eMarketer: Online pornography revenues to rise

eMarketer reports that online pornography revenues in the US will
reach USD400 million by 2006, up from USD230 million in 2001.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358439&rel=true
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BBC Online Network: Europeans don't want to pay for online content

The BBC reports that only 10 percent of Europeans will have paid for
online content by the end of 2002.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358445&rel=true
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Forrester Research: Downloading music files a hit with Europeans

One in three online Europeans has downloaded music from the Internet,
according to Forrester Research.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358424&rel=true
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Nielsen NetRatings: Internet users flock to music websites

More than 32 million Internet users visited music websites during
August, according to Nielsen-Netratings.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358441&rel=true

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FINANCIAL SERVICES
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=4
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Datamonitor: Ebanking takes off in Europe

Datamonitor estimates that there will be nearly 49 million online
banking customers in Europe at the end of the year, up from 23
million in 2000.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358421&rel=true
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eMarketer: US online banking population set to grow

eMarketer forecast that the number of US households banking online
will almost double from 2001 to 2005.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358429&rel=true
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Gartner Group: Online billing set to grow in popularity

According to new research from Gartner, 45 percent of US adults will
be using ebilling and payment applications by 2005.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358442&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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The Moscow Times: Fewer than ten percent of Russians online

The Moscow Times reports that less than 20 percent of Russians have
used a computer while only eight percent have gone online.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358437&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: ADSL dominates Asian broadband market

New research from IDC indicates that ADSL is the leading broadband
access technology in Asia-Pacific.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358426&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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Gartner Group: IT spending on the rise in 2002

Gartner Dataquest predicts that worldwide IT spending revenue will
total USD2.3 billion in 2002.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358432&rel=true
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ZDNet(UK): Web services catching on in Europe

Over half of European businesses have adopted a Web services
strategy, reports ZDNet.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358431&rel=true

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SENIORS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=31
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Deutsche Welle: German seniors take to the Net

Deutsche Welle reports that more than 4.5 million senior citizens in
Germany are online.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358444&rel=true

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Archives: http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=38
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ODTR: Irish not interested in broadband

A recent survey from the Office of the Director of Telecommunications
Regulation (ODTR) indicates that a large number of Irish adults have
little or no interest in subscribing to broadband services.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358428&rel=true
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Oftel: UK has one million broadband connections

The UK now has one million broadband connections, according to
official statistics released by Oftel.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358430&rel=true
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Yahoo: Over four million DSL subscribers in Japan

The number of DSL subscribers in Japan passed the four million mark
at the end of September, reports Yahoo.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358434&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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Ipsos-Reid: Online dating better for meeting partners

Around 44 percent of Americans believe that individuals have a better
chance of meeting a partner online than in a single's bar.

http://www.nua.com/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905358423&rel=true

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