Foreclosure and Mortgage Rate News Shows Little Hope the Housing Crisis is Nearing an End
Mon, 22 Jun 2009, 13:30:00 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to ForeclosureWarehouse, reports in the media have focused largely on small improvements in the real estate market in order to restore confidence to prospective home buyers. However, careful analysis of the data suggests the sluggish market and reduced home prices are not going anywhere any time soon.

Streaming Movies, TV, and Music Industry Will Generate $78 Billion Over Six Years, says Insight Research Corp.
Mon, 15 Jun 2009, 11:55:47 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Streaming video and music distributed across the Internet, an IP TV network, or a mobile handset will generate more than $78 billion in network-derived and content-derived revenue into the U.S. markets over the next six years, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. Streaming media refers to the transmission of digital audio and video files over an IP network or wireless network in real time or on-demand, while prohibiting users from storing the files locally.

Leading Online Foreclosure Database Releases Latest Statistics on Real Estate Market
Fri, 12 Jun 2009, 14:56:42 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to research by ForeclosureListings, during the last two years, the housing market has been suffering due to increasing numbers of foreclosure properties glutting the market. While this has been bad for homeowners who are losing their properties at unprecedented rates, investors have benefited from this trend. Housing values have gone down dramatically making many affordable for investors who can convert them into profitable rental properties and other investments.

U.S. Home Remodeling Hits Bottom in First Quarter 2009: Starts Showing Signs of Recovery
Tue, 02 Jun 2009, 11:00:47 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Recent surveys and reports show a picture of the home remodeling industry that is a mixed bag of good news and bad according to home remodeling website RemodelorMove.com. The bad news, the most recent RemodelorMove Remodeling Permit Activity Report shows a 20 percent decline in the number of remodeling permits issued during the first quarter of 2009, compared to the same quarter in 2008. The survey of 5,000 homeowners considering remodeling is conducted semi-annually.

Eularis Releases Comprehensive Report on Effective and Measurable Pharmaceutical eMarketing using Social Media
Mon, 18 May 2009, 13:44:16 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, N.Y., and LONDON, U.K., May 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Eularis is announcing the release of an update to its report 'Pharmaceutical eMarketing: Building Brands, Relationships & Business Through Web 2.0 and Beyond.' The comprehensive report has been created to demystify the world of eMarketing and Social Media to provide Pharmaceutical marketers with a competitive edge and the latest information on how to use these emerging tools.

Carrier Ethernet Market Showing Double-Digit Growth Despite Recessionary Spending by Enterprises, says Insight Research
Mon, 04 May 2009, 09:00:55 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., May 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- US enterprises and consumers are expected to spend more than $27 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area and wide-area Ethernet services now available from virtually all major data service providers, the market is expected to grow at a compounded rate of over 25 percent, increasing from $2.4 billion in 2009 to reach nearly $7.8 billion by 2014.

Financial Applications on Cell Phones to Attract 2.2 Billion Users in the Next Five Years, says Insight Research
Mon, 20 Apr 2009, 12:30:50 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., April 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Eight financial applications for mobile phones are forecasted to become part of the daily routine of nearly 2.2 billion mobile phone users worldwide over the next five years, says a new market research study released by the Insight Research Corporation. According to the market analysis study, these eight mobile financial applications will generate nearly $124 billion for application developers and for the cell phone companies providing access to these applications on their networks over the forecast period.

Myth vs Fact: Censor Bias? New Research Covers Culturally Misrepresented Groups: Gypsies, Jews, Indians, Mestizos, Arabs, Women
Wed, 25 Mar 2009, 12:28:43 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Feather Research Institute (eaglefeather.org) provides current research of different cultural groups that have been misrepresented via distorted or biased cultural histories due to political, racial or religious reasons. The goal is to present factual cultural data that is not political; it purports to go beyond superficial layers of information and question the validity of sources.

Hispanics and Other Ethnic Markets Will Spend $56 Billion on Telecommunications, says Insight Research Corp.
Tue, 10 Mar 2009, 07:59:29 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J., March 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In 2009, U.S. ethnic communities will spend $56.6 billion on telecom services, accounting for nearly one-third of all residential telecom expenditures, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. The largest minority group, Hispanics, representing 15.7 percent of the total U.S. population, will spend the most. The ability to tap into the increased spending power of the Hispanic-American will be crucial to the survival of telecom providers over the next five years.

Spending On Managed Services Increasing Despite Recession, Says Insight Research
Thu, 05 Feb 2009, 11:53:42 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Feb. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the slowdown in all U.S. economic sectors, spending on managed services is expected to grow at a compounded rate of nearly eight percent over the next five years, says a new market study from Insight Research. The report notes that the present recession may actually act to spur spending in the telecommunications and IT market segments, since many enterprises will find that purchasing managed services from third-party providers is a cost-effective alternative to increasing internal staffing.

Telecommunications Transactional Services Getting a Big Boost from Wireless Roaming, says Insight Research Corp.
Thu, 22 Jan 2009, 13:55:48 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Jan. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Providers of transactional services to the telecommunications industry will see increasingly strong demand for products that support international global roaming, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. Transactional services, which include signaling transaction services; call processing services such as 800, calling card, and directory assistance; as well as support for financial settlements, underpin all telecommunication services.

24-Percent Drop in Residential Remodels Forecast for Spring 2009
Wed, 21 Jan 2009, 10:59:22 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The spring 2009 RemodelorMove.com Remodeling Sentiment Report, a semi-annual survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners, reveals that four times as many homeowners answered 'probably not' when asked if they will remodel this year, as compared to the 2007 survey. In this most recent survey, 68 percent of participating homeowners reported that they probably would remodel this year, down from 84 percent in the fall 2008 report and 92 percent in 2007.

Corporate Telecommunications Spending to Hit $140 Billion in 2009, Says INSIGHT Research
Thu, 11 Dec 2008, 11:19:01 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Dec. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Despite slowdowns and spending cuts in many industries, overall spending by all U.S. businesses on wired and cellular calling is forecasted to reach nearly $140 billion by the close of 2009, says a new market research report from INSIGHT Research. The study predicts that cellular calling will account for just over 41 percent of the U.S. corporate phone bill for telecommunication services in 2009, and is the fastest growing expense area.

Push to Talk and Instant Messaging Revenue Will Top $16 Billion in 2009, Says Insight Research Corp
Thu, 04 Dec 2008, 11:37:29 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Dec. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The worldwide market for presence-based telecommunication services, including instant messaging (IM) and push-to-talk (PTT), is expected to exceed $16 billion in 2009, as an ever increasing number of cellular and wireline carriers provide customized services predicated upon the availability of their end-users. According to a new market research study from The INSIGHT Research Corporation, presence-based telecommunication services such as IM and PTT are wildly popular in Asian countries.

Long Term Outlook Bright for Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Despite Current Economic Turmoil, says Insight Research Corp
Tue, 02 Dec 2008, 13:16:08 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Dec. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the unsteady state of the global financial markets, the worldwide telecommunications industry is expected to continue expanding over the next five years as continuing growth of wireless services in emerging markets offsets the spending slowdown in the advanced economies, says a new market analysis report from The INSIGHT Research Corporation. According to the new industry market study, overall telecommunications services revenues are expected to grow at a compounded rate of nearly 10.3 percent over the next few years.

Eularis Analyzes Pre-Launch Brand Planning with New Pharmaceutical Industry Report
Mon, 17 Nov 2008, 09:48:13 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, LONDON, TOKYO, Nov. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In today's environment, Pharmaceutical companies find themselves in a bind. Drug launches used to be able to achieve high sales and profits - until recently. Every Pharma company today is hoping to achieve their own immediate winners, the drugs that are successful right from the start and provide years of business-sustaining profit. However, recent studies have shown that seven out of ten drugs launched in the last five years have failed to repay their R&D investment.

Location Based Services Spending in 2008 Tops $1.6 Billion, Says Insight Research Corp.
Tue, 11 Nov 2008, 13:04:13 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Nov. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The worldwide market for location-based telecommunication services is expected to exceed $1.6 billion in 2008 as an ever increasing number of cellular and other wireless carriers provide customized services based upon a location-awareness of their end-users. According to a new market research study from The INSIGHT Research Corporation, location-based telecommunication services are most popular in European and Mid-East countries, where they provide wireless subscribers with tailored information based upon their current physical location.

Telecommunications Future Remains Bright Despite Potential Threats to Network Integrity, Says Insight Research Corporation
Wed, 22 Oct 2008, 14:17:50 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J., Oct. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Despite perturbations in global financial markets, worldwide telecommunication industry revenues are predicted to continue growing at a healthy eight percent over the next five years, according to a new market analysis study from INSIGHT Research Corporation. Telecommunications revenue, including narrowband and broadband landline, wireless and cellular services, as well as Internet communications are expected to grow from $2.1 trillion in 2008 to more than $3 trillion by 2013.

Senior Market Sales, Inc. Answers All Your Annuity Income Rider Questions in its New Report: 'Income Riders: A Balanced Perspective'
Wed, 15 Oct 2008, 10:47:36 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The annuity experts at Senior Market Sales, Inc. announced today the release of their Free White Paper 'Income Riders: A Balanced Perspective,' which offers insurance agents the entire story on one of today's most popular annuity products.

15-Percent Decline in Home Remodeling Activity in 2008 - Biggest Decline in Areas Where Homeowners Have Less Home Equity
Thu, 09 Oct 2008, 12:17:18 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to the Remodelormove.com fall 2008 Remodeling Sentiment Report, an online publication of ABCD Publishing LLC, the amount of equity homeowners have is influencing their remodeling plans. Homeowners participating in this most recent survey reported an average of more than $190,000 of home equity and average home values of $390,000.

Business Leaders See Local Expertise and Sound Operational Plans as Key to Success in Emerging Markets, says McKinney Rogers
Tue, 07 Oct 2008, 13:07:26 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Emerging markets offer increasing growth of purchasing power and greater opportunities for establishing market leadership, as long as investors have local expertise and sound operational plans, according to an international survey of senior business executives launched today by global business performance consultancy, McKinney Rogers.

Targeting Metastatic Cancer from the Inside: Epeius Biotech Reveals a New Generation of Tools for Medical Gene Delivery
Mon, 06 Oct 2008, 12:14:50 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
SAN MARINO, Calif., Oct. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Epeius Biotechnologies Corporation today announced the publication of another landmark paper describing recent technological advances in medical gene delivery. The latest scientific paper, entitled 'Targeting metastatic cancer from the inside: A new generation of targeted gene delivery vectors enables personalized cancer vaccination in situ,' was published in the October issue of the International Journal of Oncology.

New Survey Provides Insights from Users of Over 80 Restaurant Point of Sale Systems
Tue, 30 Sep 2008, 15:52:08 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- RestaurantOwner.com, a membership website for independent restaurant operators, has released, on their website, the results of a detailed survey of their members' experiences with their current point of sale systems. Over 1,100 individual independent operators participated and provided detailed feedback on over 80 different POS systems.

Telephone Companies Ready to Offer Green Services Promoting Environmental Improvements, says INSIGHT Research
Wed, 24 Sep 2008, 11:00:02 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J., Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Telephone companies, ISPs, and cellular phone carriers can bring to bear an expansive array of technologies and services to aid consumers and enterprises in improving the environment while generating over $1 trillion in new industry revenue over the next five years, according to a new market research study from The INSIGHT Research Corporation.

Eularis Releases First-Ever Study on ROI of Pre-Launch Named Patient Programmes
Tue, 16 Sep 2008, 15:07:49 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, N.Y. and LONDON, U.K., Sept. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Eularis today announced the release of a first-ever study on the ROI of named patient programmes (NPP), also known as compassionate use programs. The paper, 'Implementing a pre-launch named patient programme - evidence of increased market share,' provides pharmaceutical companies with insight and mathematical justification into the cash market share and revenue impact of pre-launch NPPs on brands, while outlining the benefits and challenges that they create.

Spending on Telecommunications Private Line Services to Hit $40.6 Billion in 2008, Says Insight Research Corporation
Mon, 08 Sep 2008, 11:18:25 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J., Sept. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The $40 billion private line services market is posting solid growth for a third straight year, says a market analysis study from INSIGHT Research. Private lines are point-to-point circuits leased by enterprises from telecommunications carriers in order to link enterprise sites to each other and to the Internet. Private lines are also used by cellular carriers to link their towers to land line networks.

Worldwide Mobile Content Tools Market to Top $8 Billion in 2008, says INSIGHT Research Corp.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008, 12:54:40 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., Aug. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Music and electronic game publishers, television broadcasters, video production companies, content aggregators, and telecommunications carriers worldwide are expected to spend more than $8 billion on the tools needed to create, edit, manage, and load various forms of content onto mobile devices by year-end 2008, according to a new market research study from The INSIGHT Research Corporation.

Telecommunications Gateway Market Now Showing Solid Growth, Says Insight Research
Wed, 30 Jul 2008, 22:06:04 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., July 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Total worldwide sales revenue for telecommunication gateways and session border controllers is expected to increase at a compounded rate of nearly 13 percent over the next five years, says a new market study from INSIGHT Research. This specialized equipment enables traditional phone networks to interconnect with next generation network services that make extensive use of the Internet.

Invest in People Power to Fight Recession
Thu, 24 Jul 2008, 12:14:20 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
NEW YORK, N.Y., July 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- North American business leaders believe that putting their faith in developing the skills and abilities of their workforce is the best way to reduce an organization's exposure to the risk of recession, according to an international survey of senior business executives launched today by global business performance consultancy, McKinney Rogers.

New Devices Move Internet Videos Off PCs and Into Homes, Changing TV Forever, says Insight Research
Wed, 23 Jul 2008, 14:47:20 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., July 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Until recently, there has been a chasm between PC video and home television viewing. A welter of devices, however, will soon be bridging that divide and will bring Internet video onto the home screen-forever changing the economics of home entertainment, says a new market research study released by the INSIGHT Research Corporation. The lynchpin in this home entertainment revolution will be the devices connecting the Internet to television screens.

Eularis Analyzes Most Effective Generics Defense Strategies with New Pharmaceutical Industry Report
Sun, 13 Jul 2008, 11:23:50 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
NEW YORK, N.Y. and TOKYO, JAPAN, July 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Branded Pharmaceutical companies are painfully aware of the astronomical growth of Generics competition. By the end of this year, Branded drug patents accounting for sales of more than $80 Billion will expire, resulting in major losses in company profits. In the United States, the Generics Industry claims more than 50 percent of all prescriptions filled. Even in Japan, where Generics penetration is notoriously low, changes are afoot.

New Report Examines Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness
Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 10:20:12 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
LONDON UK, and TOKYO Japan, July 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With the ever-increasing pressure to ensure maximum return on investment, sales force effectiveness is becoming a high priority in the global pharmaceutical industry. Reports have shown that while sales forces represent the largest spend in pharma sales and marketing, return on this investment has declined sharply in recent years.

The Telecommunications Industry Stands to Make $1 Trillion over Five Years Promoting Environmental Improvements, says Insight Research
Mon, 23 Jun 2008, 18:40:36 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., June 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Carriers and other providers in the global ICT (information and communications technology) industry can bring to bear an expansive array of technologies and services to substantially improve the environment while generating over $1 trillion in new industry revenue over the next five years, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation.

Optical Networking Equipment Sales to Top $120 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.
Wed, 11 Jun 2008, 14:05:34 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., June 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Annual sales of optical networking equipment worldwide are forecasted to increase at a compounded rate of nearly seven percent, growing from $17.8 billion in 2008 to $24.7 billion in 2013 as carriers begin upgrading their long haul and metro networks to handle increases in image-based traffic, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp.

Healthcare Industry Spending on Telecommunications Services Hits $55 Billion Over Next Five Years, says Insight Research
Thu, 29 May 2008, 17:31:50 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., May 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The hospitals, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance providers that make up the $2.3 trillion US healthcare system will be spending $55 billion on telecommunications services over the next five years, says a new market research study released by the Insight Research Corporation.

Business Leaders Expect No Growth from the Private Equity Market Over the Next 12 Months, Shows New Research
Tue, 08 Apr 2008, 10:14:26 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- An international survey launched today by global business performance consultancy, McKinney Rogers, finds that senior business executives believe the private equity market will remain stagnant for at least the next 12 months.

Hispanics and Other Ethnic Markets Will Spend $60 Billion on Telecommunications, says Insight Research
Mon, 07 Apr 2008, 08:25:20 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J., April 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In 2008, U.S. ethnic communities will spend $59.8 billion on telecommunications services, accounting for over one-third of all residential telecom expenditures, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. The largest minority group, Hispanics, representing 14.8 percent of the total U.S. population, will spend the most.

IPTV, Streaming Movie and Music Industry Will Generate $70 Billion Over Six Years, says Insight Research
Wed, 26 Mar 2008, 09:44:12 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J., March 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Streaming video and music distributed across the Internet, an IPTV network, or a mobile handset will generate $70 billion in network-derived and content-derived revenue into the US markets over the next six years, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. Streaming media refers to the transmission of digital audio and video files over an IP network or wireless network in real time or on-demand.

Eularis Exposes Hidden Barriers to Patient Adherence with New Pharmaceutical Industry Report
Wed, 12 Mar 2008, 13:16:18 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, N.Y. and LONDON, U.K., March 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Costing the global pharmaceutical industry an estimated $30 billion per year and causing an estimated 125,000 deaths per year in the United States, patient non-adherence is a looming issue in the healthcare industry. Eularis has responded to this problem with a new report, available today, titled, 'Ensuring Profitable Patient Adherence Programs.'

Petrobras World's Most Sustainable Oil/Gas Company 2008
Thu, 21 Feb 2008, 03:00:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
MADRID, Spain - Feb. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Petrobras is the world's most sustainable oil/gas company according to the 5th annual oil/gas ranking by the sustainability research and rating firm Management & Excellence (M&E, Madrid & Sao Paulo). The M&E ranking, marketed with Oil&Gas Journal Online, measures oil/gas companies' compliance with 387 accepted international standards in sustainability.

Corporate Phone Bill Will Hit $133 Billion in 2008, Says Insight Research
Thu, 14 Feb 2008, 10:58:44 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J. - Feb. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spending by businesses on wired and cellular calling will hit $133 billion by the close of 2008, says a new market research report from Insight Research. The study predicts that cellular calling will account for nearly 39 percent of the corporate phone bill for telecommunication services in 2008, and is the fastest growing expense area.

New Copper Bonding Products for Telecommunications Will Grow Carrier Ethernet and Wireless Backhaul Markets Worldwide, Says Insight Research Corporation
Tue, 05 Feb 2008, 00:01:06 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J. - Feb. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A new class of hardware product that bonds together multiple slower-speed copper circuits into a high-speed link promises to extend the worldwide market penetration of carrier Ethernet services as well as lower backhaul costs for wireless and DSL services, says a market analysis study from Insight Research. On a worldwide basis, carriers' revenue from the three applications of the new copper bonding technology will sharply increase over the next five years.

Ballantine Corporation Releases Direct Mail Format Report
Wed, 30 Jan 2008, 13:43:39 EDT — Edited by Liisa Sullivan
WAYNE, N.J. - Jan. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Ballantine Corporation, a full-service direct mail production company, announces the release of their 2008 Direct Mail Format Report. With the recent postage increase, deciding on effective direct mail formats is financially important to a company's well being.

Telecom IT Spending to Exceed $46 Billion in 2008, says Insight Research Corp.
Wed, 09 Jan 2008, 00:10:24 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J. - Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The global market for operations support systems (OSS) - the computing and software IT infrastructure that performs engineering, provisioning, and management functions in telecommunications networks - will exceed $46 billion in 2008, explains a new report by Insight Research. Telecommunications industry spending for OSSes is expected to lag only slightly the forecasted growth in service revenue over the next five years, indicating that the industry is fully expecting sustainable growth in the years ahead.

New Report Examines Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness
Tue, 20 Nov 2007, 16:18:41 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
LONDON, U.K. and NEW YORK, N.Y. - Nov. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With the ever-increasing pressure to ensure maximum return on investment, sales force effectiveness is becoming a high priority in the global pharmaceutical industry. Reports have shown that while sales forces represent the largest spend in pharma sales and marketing, return on this investment has declined sharply in recent years.

Spending on Managed Services Increasing As Enterprises Turn to Outsourcing to Handle Complexity, Says Insight Research
Thu, 15 Nov 2007, 07:14:04 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J. - Nov. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The US managed services market will grow at a compounded rate of 10 percent over the next five years as growth continues across all segments of the managed services value chain, says a new market study from Insight Research. The report notes that in today's sophisticated communications environment, full time managed service professionals are in the best position to assist enterprises to realize the full potential of IP networking.

Worldwide Telecom Industry Growing Ten Percent Annually, Revenues Expected to Reach $2.7 Trillion by 2013, says Insight Research Corp.
Wed, 14 Nov 2007, 08:13:08 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J. - Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global telecommunications industry services revenue will reach $1.7 trillion by the close of 2008, with continued strong growth in wireless leading the way, says a new market analysis report from The Insight Research Corporation. According to the new industry market study, overall telecommunications services revenues are expected to grow at a compounded rate of nearly 10.3 percent over the next few years, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2013.

Ballantine Corporation Releases Holiday 2007 Direct Marketing Industry Report
Tue, 13 Nov 2007, 09:37:42 EDT — Edited by Liisa Sullivan
WAYNE, N.J. - Nov. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Ballantine Corporation, a full-service direct mail production company, has polled marketing contacts to determine how their direct mail holiday campaigns are going. While still underway, many companies are able to report preliminary findings to gauge their overall success.

Falling Home Prices Cause Homeowners to Focus on Cost Savings When Remodeling
Tue, 06 Nov 2007, 15:46:02 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Nov. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- While interest in remodeling remains high, the most recent survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners by remodelestimates.com reveals that cost savings is now a key consideration as U.S. home prices continue to decline. The 'Fall 2007 Remodelestimates.com Remodeling Sentiment Report,' a semi-annual survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners, shows a continuing trend among homeowners toward minimizing remodeling costs.

Subscribers to Telecommunication Services Continues Growing in 2007, Says Insight Research
Thu, 01 Nov 2007, 19:55:48 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J. - Nov. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- While industry consolidation has wrought major changes in the U.S. telecommunications industry service provider segments, the wireless carriers stand out as clear winners, though all segments continue to add new subscribers, says a new report from Insight Research. The wireless companies will be adding new subscribers at a rate nearly double the overall telecommunications subscriber growth rate.

Eularis Releases Update of Its Comprehensive Report on Maximizing the Bottom Line in Pharmaceutical Marketing
Tue, 30 Oct 2007, 17:43:24 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
NEW YORK, N.Y. and LONDON, U.K. - Oct. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Eularis is announcing the release of an update to its report, 'Ensuring Profitable Return-on-Investment (ROI) in Pharmaceutical Marketing: Using Analytics and Metrics to Improve the Bottom Line.' Originally offered in February 2007, the comprehensive report has been revised to provide pharmaceutical marketers with a competitive edge and the latest research information.

Residential Phone Customers' Move to Cable Calling Means Phone Companies Lose $8 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.
Tue, 30 Oct 2007, 15:52:02 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J. - Oct. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The top 11 cable operators continue to grab share of the residential phone markets, a move that will cost the incumbent phone companies nearly eight billion dollars over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp.

Service Providers Cut Application Connectivity CAPEX / OPEX Using Application Session Controllers, says Insight Research White Paper
Mon, 15 Oct 2007, 15:00:00 EDT — Edited by Debra Tone
BOONTON, N.J. - Oct. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Service Providers continue to look for new cost effective means for efficient and effective application-to-network connectivity. As a result, hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent by Service Providers to connect or migrate existing applications as well as build new applications to retain customers and enhance meaningful ARPU across their networks. According to a new white paper by Insight Research, Application Session Controllers (ASCs) are an important new approach.

Consumers Adopting Dual Mode Phones for Fixed Mobile Convergence While Enterprises Lag Behind, says Insight Research
Tue, 02 Oct 2007, 15:20:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J. - Oct. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Led by consumer demand, fixed mobile convergence (FMC) is taking off around the world, even as businesses watch from the sidelines, says a new study from Insight Research. According to the new market research report, over the next five years FMC will generate more than $35 billion in revenue for service providers and hardware vendors.

Peer-to-Peer and File Sharing Services Revenue Will Reach $28 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.
Wed, 22 Aug 2007, 14:29:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Aug. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The worldwide market for peer-to-peer and file sharing services is expected to generate $28 billion in revenue for carriers and ISPs over the next four years. According to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation, peer-to-peer and file sharing services are widely available on fixed line and mobile networks.

Wireless Backhaul Driving Demand for Private Line Services, Says Insight Research Corporation
Thu, 02 Aug 2007, 18:00:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Aug. 2 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The $40 billion private line services market is posting solid growth for the second year in a row, says a market analysis study from Insight Research. Private lines are point-to-point circuits leased by enterprises from telecommunications carriers in order to link enterprise sites to each other and to the Internet. Private lines are also used by cellular carriers to link their towers to land line networks.

Presence-Based Services Including Instant Messaging and Push to Talk Will Reach Nearly $23 Billion in 2007, Says Insight Research Corp.
Thu, 26 Jul 2007, 15:25:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - July 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The worldwide market for presence-based telecommunication services, including Instant Messaging (IM) and Push-to-Talk (PTT), is expected to reach nearly $23 billion in 2007 as an ever increasing number of cellular and wireline carriers provide customized services predicated upon the availability of their end-users. According to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation, presence-based telecommunication services such as IM and PTT are wildly popular in Asian countries.

Location Based Services Spending in 2007 Nearly $1.5 Billion, Says Insight Research
Thu, 12 Jul 2007, 14:45:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - July 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The worldwide market for location-based telecommunication services is expected to reach nearly $1.5 billion in 2007 as an ever increasing number of cellular and other wireless carriers provide customized services based upon a location-awareness of their end-users. According to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation, location-based telecommunication services are most popular in Asia.

Carrier Ethernet Market Expected to Reach $1.4 Billion says Insight Research
Mon, 18 Jun 2007, 15:53:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - June 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Carrier Ethernet market is expected to grow from $1.4 billion in 2007 to nearly $6 billion in 2012, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area Ethernet services now available from virtually all major data service providers and wide-area Ethernet about to get a shot in the arm from the dominant carriers, the market is poised to take off.

More than $1 Billion Being Spent on Consumer Video Telephone Services, Says Insight Research
Wed, 13 Jun 2007, 14:00:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - June 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The market for residential video telephony services is expected to break the billion dollar barrier for the first time this year, as an increasing number of households as well as individual cell phone users around the world start making video phone calls. According to the study, nearly $1.1 billion will be spent on residential video telephony services worldwide in 2007, says The Insight Research Corporation.

To Stay Profitable Telecom Providers Will Outsource More Than $1 Trillion over Five Years
Wed, 06 Jun 2007, 14:00:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - June 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With increased competition and lower-margin products cutting into their profitability, wireline and wireless carriers will be spending nearly $1.4 trillion over the next five years on outsourced services in order to reduce costs, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp. By the close of 2007 alone, wireline and wireless carriers will be spending more than $198 billion on outsourced services worldwide.

New White Paper Describes an Innovative Way to Communicate Policies and Procedures
Fri, 11 May 2007, 15:00:00 EDT — Edited by Chris Simmons
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - May 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ROK Southwest, Inc. has just released a new, free white paper, 'An Innovative, Low Cost Approach to Communicating Highly Effective Policies and Procedures,' that explains how line-of-business managers can use existing simple tools and techniques to improve employee productivity and quality of work by more effectively communicating the organization's 'process knowledge.'

Wireless Enterprise Applications Will Generate $66 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.
Thu, 03 May 2007, 05:30:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, N.J. - May 3 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The transformation of various enterprise applications from fixed to mobile access technology will generate more than $66 billion in carrier service revenue over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp.

Boston 2007 Americas Innovation Winner, New York Places 2nd - Both Top 5 Global, in Independent Report
Thu, 26 Apr 2007, 21:51:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOSTON, Mass. - Apr. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Boston was named as the 2007 Americas Innovation Winner, in the Global Innovation Review 2007, an independent comparative report by the first Global Innovation Agency, 2thinknow(TM). New York, America's 2nd place, scored equal with Boston as an inspiring city, and excels Boston in depth and breadth of creative industries.

Cable TV Operators Targeting Small Business Phone Customers Means Phone Companies Lose $4 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.
Wed, 04 Apr 2007, 15:50:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Apr. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The top 20 cable operators are ramping up to grab a slice of the lucrative small business phone market, a move that could cost incumbent phone companies more than four billion dollars over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp.

Call Centers to Increase Focus on People in Coming Year
Tue, 27 Mar 2007, 17:00:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
LOVELAND, Colo. - Mar. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to the 2007 Call Center Best Practices Benchmarking Reports from leading contact center research firm Centerserve(R), key findings show that customers are the number-one driver of contact center changes. Featuring 250 companies from 51 countries, the reports show that 'improving the customer experience' was listed by call center managers as the top priority.

HotGigs 2007 IT Contract Workforce Report Reveals Top 20 IT Talent Areas
Tue, 20 Mar 2007, 14:00:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Mar. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Demand for contract workers with information technology skills is on the rise in the U.S. and Canada, with enterprise resource planning (ERP), Web development and project management skills leading the way, according to the HotGigs 2007 IT Contract Workforce Report, released today.

Content Protection Digital Rights Management Market Spending Exceeds $9 Billion Over Five Years, Says Insight Research Corp.
Wed, 14 Mar 2007, 14:42:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Mar. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spending on digital rights management (DRM) software and hardware to protect entertainment, commercial software, and other information will exceed $9 billion dollars over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research Corp. By the close of 2007, total worldwide spending on DRM will reach just over $1 billion.

Intellikey Labs Releases Ultimate DVD Testing Matrix and AMP
Mon, 05 Mar 2007, 16:00:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
GLENDALE, Calif. - Mar. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Intellikey Labs, a recognized leader in optical disc quality assurance content testing, announced today the launch of Intellikey DVD Testing Matrix 6.0. This latest matrix enables Intellikey to provide the most definitive AMP(SM) rating system available for DVD testing on domestic players. Matrix 6.0 is the most representative DVD testing matrix ever released.

Campbell Belman Releases Comprehensive Report for Pharmaceutical Marketers to Maximize Their Bottom Line
Tue, 20 Feb 2007, 14:59:00 EDT — Edited by Liisa Sullivan
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Feb. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Campbell Belman's mission is to remove the uncertainty about marketing return-on-investment (ROI) for pharmaceutical companies; a new comprehensive report releases proven approaches for real and measurable results. The pharmaceutical environment is turbulent, and what used to work to create an industry wide growth of 20 percent, no longer does.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Analysis: Chinese Manufacturing Accounts for 90 Percent of Annual Growth in Worldwide Semiconductor Market
Wed, 07 Feb 2007, 19:30:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Feb. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Electronic systems manufactured in China were the driving factor behind 90 percent of growth in worldwide semiconductor consumption in 2005, continuing a trend first observed beginning in 2003, according to a comprehensive analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers of Chinese and other published statistics on the subject.

Corporate Telecom Spending Highest for Cellular, Says Insight Research
Thu, 18 Jan 2007, 15:00:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Jan. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spending by businesses on wireless services accounted for over one-third of the corporate bill for telecommunication services in 2006, says a new market research report from Insight Research. By the close of 2006, total US business spending on telecommunications services reached just over $132 billion, and by 2011 business spending is forecasted to grow to nearly $154 billion, according to the new research study.

Timely and Accurate Research on the $150 Billion Security Market
Tue, 09 Jan 2007, 23:13:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Jan. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lehman Brothers' 2006 Security Industry Annual Report, providing useful information on the security industry, is now available through Sandra Jones and Company. Authored by Jeff Kessler, Sr. VP at Lehman Brothers, the report is invaluable when measuring the market, developing business plans, updating valuations and getting new perspective on the industry.

Public Ethernet Services Poised for Growth Spurt in 2007, says Insight Research
Tue, 19 Dec 2006, 17:36:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Dec. 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The US public Ethernet services market is expected to grow from $940 million in 2006 to over $5 billion in 2012, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. With metro-area Ethernet services now available from virtually all major data service providers and wide-area Ethernet about to get a shot in the arm from the dominant carriers, the market is poised to take off.

Internet-Enabled Consumer Telecom Services Will Generate $265 Billion Over Five Years, says Insight Research
Mon, 30 Oct 2006, 15:21:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Oct. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A wide array of new Internet-enabled communications services geared to the needs of consumers is expected to generate nearly $265 billion for phone companies and other telecommunications carriers worldwide over the next five years, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. These new Internet-enabled services include: residential video telephony; fixed-mobile convergence; file sharing services; streaming services; location-based services; and presence-based services.

How Long Can The New Bull Market Last After Earnings Growth Rates Peak?
Wed, 20 Sep 2006, 14:17:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
NAPLES, Fla. - Sept. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Halvorson Research Associates LLC (HRA), an investment research company based in Naples, Fla., is studying what happens to stock prices after earnings growth rate peaks occur.

Hispanics and Other Ethnic Markets Account for One-Third of Consumer Spending on Telecommunications, says Insight Research
Mon, 18 Sep 2006, 14:24:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, N.J. - Sept 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In 2006, US ethnic communities account for one-third of every dollar spent on consumer telecommunications services, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. The largest minority group, Hispanics, representing nearly 44 percent of the U.S. minority population, spend the most. The ability to tap into the increased spending power of the Hispanic-American, African-American, and Asian-American communities will be crucial to the survival of telecommunications providers over the next five years.

Study Shows That Allowing Grocery Stores to Sell Wine Will Save Massachusetts Consumers $26 to $36 Million Per Year
Wed, 23 Aug 2006, 16:56:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOSTON, MA - Aug. 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A newly released study of the Massachusetts Wine at Food Stores Initiative concluded that updating state law to allow grocery stores to sell wine would save Massachusetts consumers an estimated $26 to $36 million dollars each year. The study noted that data from the 34 other states that already allow grocery stores to sell wine show that grocery stores are as good or better than package stores at enforcing minimum drinking age laws and that competition in wine sales from grocery stores does not drive package stores out of business.

Healthcare Industry Accelerates Wireless Adoption as Spending on all Telecommunications Services Hits $43 Billion Over Next Five Years, Says Insight Research
Fri, 18 Aug 2006, 15:03:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - Aug. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The $2 trillion ecosystem of hospitals, physicians, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance providers will be spending nearly $43 billion on telecommunications services over the next five years, with wireless services used by hospitals and physicians showing the fastest growth, says a new market research study released by the Insight Research Corporation.

New Research Uncovers Male and Female Affluent Views on Money Matters
Wed, 19 Jul 2006, 20:25:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher L. Simmons
GREENSBORO, NC - July 19 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Oechsli Institute has completed its third in a series of independent research projects on affluent Americans with at least $100,000 to over one million dollars of investable assets.

Telecommunications Private Line Market Begins Growing Again, says Insight Research Corporation
Fri, 14 Jul 2006, 16:18:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher L. Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - July 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- After years of contraction, the market for private line services began growing again in 2006, signaling the start of a long anticipated recovery in this $36 billion telecommunications segment, says a market analysis study from Insight Research. Private lines are point-to-point circuits leased by enterprises from telecommunications carriers in order to link enterprise sites to each other and to the Internet.

Market Acceptance of Grid Computing Continues As the Technology Enters Commercial Mainstream, says Insight Research
Thu, 22 Jun 2006, 15:10:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher L. Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - June 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Grid computing has penetrated well beyond the large research institutions that first developed the techniques required to virtualize computing resources and has entered the early adoption phase of mainstream commercial computing, says a new market research study released by the Insight Research Corporation.

Three Telecommunications Networks Now Thrive, But Only One to Survive, Says Insight Research
Tue, 13 Jun 2006, 15:38:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher L. Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - June 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The wireless, Internet and phone networks that presently comprise the global telecommunications infrastructure will generate nearly $1.2 trillion in revenue this year, but according to a new market analysis report from Insight Research, there is a very real possibility that by the close of 2011 one of the three networks may come to dominate the others and thereby change the telecommunications revenue picture completely.

IP TV, Streaming Movie and Music Revenue Set to Explode, says Insight Research
Fri, 21 Apr 2006, 15:48:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Laird Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - Apr. 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Streaming video and music distributed across the Internet or directly to a mobile handset is fast becoming a mainstream entertainment delivery vehicle that will generate more than $27 billion in network-derived and content-derived revenue into the US markets by 2011, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation.

Corporate Phone Bills Now One-Third Cellular, Says Insight Research
Fri, 17 Mar 2006, 16:11:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Laird Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - Mar. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spending by businesses on wireless telecommunications services accounted for nearly one-third the corporate bill for telecommunication services in 2005, says a new market research report from Insight Research. By the close of 2005, total US business spending on telecommunications services reached just over $132 billion, and by 2010 business spending is forecasted to grow to nearly $150 billion, according to the new research study.

As Enterprise Network Complexity Rises, Outsourcing to a Managed Service Provider Increases Savings, Says Insight Research
Fri, 24 Feb 2006, 10:36:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Laird Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - Feb. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. managed services market will grow at a compounded rate of 22 percent over the next five years due to growth in all segments of the managed services value chain, says a new market study from Insight Research. In today's sophisticated communications environment, it is the managed service providers that are in the best position to assist the enterprise customer as the promise of new IP capabilities greatly increases management complexity. Thus, revenues associated with the managed services market will grow from $34 billion in 2006 to nearly $94 billion in 2011.

SIP Gateways, Wireless Gateways and Hybrid Fiber Gateways Boom as Worldwide Gateways Grow, Says Insight Research
Thu, 26 Jan 2006, 13:56:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - Jan. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Total worldwide sales revenue for signaling gateways, media gateways, media servers, and session border controllers is expected to increase at a compounded rate of nearly four percent over the next five years, says a new market study from Insight Research. This specialized equipment enables traditional phone networks to interconnect to and move data across the Internet. During 2005, nearly $2.2 billion worth of gateway technology was sold in global markets; by 2010, sales of new gateway gear will increase to $2.6 billion annually, according this industry research study.

Lehman Brothers Annual Security Industry Report for 2005 - Now Available from Sandra Jones and Company
Fri, 13 Jan 2006, 11:02:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
CLEVELAND, OH - Jan. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lehman Brothers' index of security stocks has exceeded the market's performance by twenty five percent since the end of 2003. Learn about public and private companies, new technologies, growth sectors and the changing security industry challenges in the 2005 Security Industry Annual Report. Authored by Jeff Kessler, Sr. VP at Lehman Brothers, the report reveals trends and drivers that will fuel future sustainable growth in 2006 and beyond.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Analysis: Domestic Use of Chips in China Escalates Rapidly
Tue, 10 Jan 2006, 10:41:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
SAN JOSE, CA - Jan. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Domestic consumption of semiconductors in China now represents at least 40% of total integrated circuit (IC) consumption in China, according to a comprehensive analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers of Chinese and other published statistics on the subject. The report states that total semiconductor sales destined for domestic end-users in the Chinese market totaled $16.8 billion in 2004, the most recent year for which data are available.

The Easy Gift Choice Gets Easier Online: Gift Cards and Certificates Research Study
Thu, 01 Dec 2005, 14:16:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
EDMONTON, AB - Dec. 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Gift cards are becoming a holiday gift of choice, and retailers are finally making it easy to buy them online. A study of nine leading websites by Web Mystery Shoppers International Inc. has found big improvements over the past two years for people wanting to buy gift certificates online

CEOs Increasingly Use Spiritual Fitness to Achieve Business and Life Goals
Wed, 30 Nov 2005, 19:37:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
CHICAGO, IL - Nov. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Corporate CEOs frequently depend on insights from a source outside themselves when making critical decisions. Seventy-two percent of 175 CEOs responding to a research study say they receive special insights into decision making that comes from the Holy Spirit. This is just one of several observations made by researcher Merrill Oster about his fellow CEOs, according to Pinnacle Forum America.

October Housing Construction Trends Report Released by Forefront Economics Inc.
Tue, 29 Nov 2005, 15:58:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BEAVERTON, OR - Nov. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Forefront Economics Inc., publisher of the Housing Construction Trends Report, released their analysis of trends in residential units permitted for construction through October today. 'Pockets of weakness observed last month in the underlying trend in housing units permitted for construction have spread to now include several areas,' said Mark Thompson, President of Forefront Economics Inc.

Ponte Vedra Firm Launches New Product For Investors - Financial Investors Get New Tool for Buy/Sell Decisions
Thu, 17 Nov 2005, 13:47:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Nov. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Hottinger Capital Consulting, Ltd., a financial information firm chartered in 1988, announced today that it has just released Version 3.3 of HottingerSignals E-Zone System. The version 3.3 upgrade adds historical charts, a feature designed to increase the utility of the system.

OSS Spending Supporting Wireless Networks Surpasses $13 billion in 2005, Says Insight Research
Thu, 10 Nov 2005, 13:03:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
BOONTON, NJ - Nov. 10 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The global market for wireless operations support systems (OSSes) - the IT infrastructure that performs customer care, provisioning, and management functions in wireless networks - will exceed $13 billion in 2005, says a new research study by Insight Research. Wireless network operators are investing in new software and hardware to support new data services and an explosion of wireless customers worldwide.

Consumers Now Can Beat the System - eGOware Announces Automated Gasoline Price Trend Alert Service
Thu, 15 Sep 2005, 14:40:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
CINCINNATI, OH - September 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- eGOware(R) Inc. launched this morning a new subscription-based gasoline price trend information service providing daily Gasoline Price Trend Alert (GPTA) notification and messaging to subscribers. Utilizing GasPriceWatch.com data, the recognized standard for reliable gas price trend information, eGOware will deliver timely information and alerts to any email address, web or mobile. Subscribers will receive daily market observations and projections as to potential moves in gasoline pricing trends over the next twenty-four hours. Armed with this information and alerting system, auto owners now have an opportunity to 'Beat the System.'

Dual-Mode Smart Phones to Lead Fixed Mobile Convergence Push, says Insight Research Corporation
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 10:31:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BOONTON, NJ - September 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The fixed line phone, long a fixture in 95 percent of US homes and offices, is about to be replaced by new smart phone technology capable of working as reliably as a fixed line phone in the home or office and of converting to a cellular phone for mobile calling, says a new study from Insight Research. According to the new market research report, 'Fixed Mobile Convergence: Single Phone Solutions for Wireless, Wireline, and VoIP Convergence 2005-2010,' this new generation of phones will leverage WiFi hotspots, voice over IP (VoIP) technology, and voice over wireless local area networks (VoWLANs) to create a single smart phone capable of moving from home to office and back again.

Proprietary Human Capital Measurement Model for Training Validated
Thu, 14 Jul 2005, 06:00:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
CHICAGO, IL - July 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc. reports the results of a study validating their learning measurement technology and models. KnowledgeAdvisors proprietary learning analytics technology, Metrics that Matter(TM) wraps automation and templates around world renowned learning measurement methodologies of Dr. Donald Kirkpatrick, author of the Four Levels of Learning Evaluation, and Dr. Jack Phillips, author of the Phillips ROI Process. In doing so, KnowledgeAdvisors created a practical, scaleable and repeatable approach to valuing human capital performance changes due to training.

Housing Construction Trends Report Goes National
Wed, 01 Jun 2005, 12:16:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
BEAVERTON, Ore. - June 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Forefront Economics Inc. (www.forecon.com) announced today the launch of national coverage for their Housing Construction Trends Report (HCTR). The monthly report presents trends in single and multi-family housing units permitted for construction at the state, county, and metropolitan area levels. Permit history and analysis can also be downloaded from the HCTR website (housingtrends.forecon.com).

How to Live Long & Prosper: A New Perspective on Long Term Care Insurance
Fri, 13 May 2005, 15:46:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
KIRKLAND, WA - May 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Most people avoid unpleasant thoughts, such as needing long term care someday. But what if you could turn your mind, instead, to bright, bullish prospects? Visions of playing golf into your 90's, or sheltering a few hundred thousand dollars from taxes? That's the slant of a new guidebook from LTC Financial Partners: 'Dignity for Life: Facts That Can Protect Your Assets & Quality of Life.'

Information Security: A Dangerous Illusion? - Article Raises Security Awareness With Practical Advice In Plain Language
Sat, 07 May 2005, 10:27:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
LONGMONT, Colo. - May 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Electronic Oasis Consulting, Inc. offers a free paper exposing the illusions of information security with practical advise for readers. Download a free, no-nonsense article with practical tips to implement immediately. The article is available online, does not require registration, and can be reprinted with the appropriate permission.

Coping With the Threat that Trumps Offshoring: Off-Peopling
Sat, 02 Apr 2005, 11:10:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ -- (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Off-peopling, the human consequence of automation, is growing to epidemic proportions as technology takes over human tasks in grocery stores and banks, offices and the military. 'Work as we know it is going away, and companies as we know them are going away, too,' says futurist Richard W. Samson, director of think tank EraNova Institute. 'We need to adjust, and fast.'

Report Defines How Project Management Execs are Becoming New Corporate 'Chiefs' ... Move over, CIO and CFO!
Tue, 29 Mar 2005, 10:50:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Simmons
AMBLER, PA /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Why does every organization need another chief? Chief Project Officer, that is. While the actual title may not yet be as pervasive as CIO, COO and CEO, a report from CPO Media shows the role has emerged as equally vital to ensuring strategic success.

New Research Documents How Organizations Struggle With Project Controls
Tue, 22 Mar 2005, 12:16:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
AMBLER, PA /Send2Press Newswire/ -- A survey reported in Chief Project Officer (www.chiefprojectofficer.com) reveals that projects suffer from lack of focus including essential planning, scheduling, and monitoring functions. Of the senior project management practitioners responding to the survey, half reported that their organizations perform project control functions average to poorly.

Lehman Brothers Annual Security Industry Report For 2004 Now Available from Sandra Jones and Company
Wed, 09 Feb 2005, 11:06:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Laird Simmons
CLEVELAND, OH /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Sandra Jones and Company, a leading security industry resource and consulting firm, announces availability of the newest Lehman Brothers Annual Security Industry Report for 2004. Participants, investors and potential players in the US security market will gain insightful and relevant information from the comprehensive report, which contains valuable market data on size, projected growth, and technological advances.

HRAstockpicks.com's Online Stock-Picking Service Could Have Doubled Their Subscriber's Money in 2 Years
Fri, 17 Dec 2004, 19:38:00 EDT — Edited by Christopher Laird Simmons
NAPLES, FL /Send2Press Newswire/ -- HRAStockpicks.com, a division of Halvorson Research Associates, today announced that returns on its Tiny 6 Stock Portfolio has risen 127-percent since December 1, 2002, which could have resulted in subscribers more than doubling their investments in just 2 years.

Empire Relations Group issues Gold Star Report on Kmart Holding Corporation
Mon, 13 Dec 2004, 19:59:00 EDT — Edited by Carly Zander
NEW YORK, NY /Send2Press Newswire/ -- Empire Relations Group Inc. announced today that Kmart Holding Corporation has been highlighted in its new Gold Star Report(tm). The report can be viewed at www.empirerelations.com.