<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>MindBranch: General Internet</title>
<description>General Internet market research products provide analysis of the latest trends, developments and market data for this industry.  Research information will help you make informed business decisions.</description>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/catalog/find.jsp?cat=gi</link>
<item>
<title>Wired Telecommunications Carriers in Australia - Industry Risk Rating Report</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R538-19331.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Industry Risk Ratings Synopsis   This Industry Risk Ratings report from IBISWorld evaluates the inherent risks associated with the Wired Telecommunications Carriers in Australia industry. Industry Risk is assumed to be 'the difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment'.  The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).  This approach is new in that it analyses non-financial information surrounding each industry. Industries are scored on a 9-point scale, where 1 represents the lowest risk and 9 the highest. The Industry Risk score measures expected Industry Risk over the coming 12-18 months.   Industry Definition   This industry concerns all management units involved in the provision of voice and data services via ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>CTIA 2008: &quot;Cellphones&quot; Aren't Just Cellphones Anymore</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R97-3109.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ The shockwaves started by the iPhone over a year earlier were being felt at the annual gathering of the Cellular Telephony and Internet Association (CTIA).  This In-Stant Analysis looks at a couple of high-end cellphones that offer touch screens and multimedia capabilities as well as an instant-messaging-centered device called the Ogo from IXI ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Australian Enterprise Telephony Market, 2007 Review &amp; 2008-2012 Forecast</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R671-87.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This Telsyte research report presents a snapshot of the Australian Enterprise Telephony market for the year ended December 2007, including the market's key performance indicators (KPIs) such as revenue, horizontals, verticals, and market shares. It also provides a forecast for 2008-2012.  The industry is refocusing on emerging mobility and SME opportunities as the maturity of the
traditional medium and large enterprise makes itself felt.  
Produced annually as the flagship report in Telsyte&rsquo;s Market, Analysis and Forecast Series, this study offers a detailed investigation and comprehensive analysis of the Australian enterprise telephony market by providing: 
  A snapshot of the Australian enterprise telephony market for the year ended December 
2007, including the market&rsquo;s key performance indicators (KPIs), such as revenues and
market shares;
  Brief profiles of major enterprise telephony vendors, including their KPIs, technology, 
strategies and activities, culminating in &ldquo;spider-web diagrams&rdquo; evaluating vendor&rsquo;s
performance on a number of key attributes, such ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>North American Hosted IP Telephony and VoIP Access Service Markets</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R1-6351.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This Frost & Sullivan research service titled North American Hosted IP Telephony and VoIP Access Service Markets provides a detailed overview of the end-user, technological, and competitive trends impacting the market. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the markets for hosted IP PBX/IP Centrex and VoIP access services. In addition, the study provides market forecasts for various product segments.  

Limited Budgets Driving Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises toward Hosted IP Telephony  

The North American hosted Internet Protocol (IP) telephony and voice over IP (VoIP) access services market is expected to continue to grow over the next several years. Over the past 24 months, the availability of hosted IP private branch eXchange (IP PBX) or hosted IP Centrex services has increased manifold, thereby stimulating its adoption among enterprise customers. The key value proposition of hosted IP telephony resides in its ability to offer a fully outsourced ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Managed Services (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-9559.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Managed services in telecom is less controversial than ever. Carrier skittishness over entrusting third parties to manage applications, services and networks continues to fade as competition and technology drive demand for operational partners. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Telecom Infrastructure Services market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>2008 Latin America - Telecoms, Mobile &amp; Broadband in Southern Cone</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R170-978.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The Southern Cone countries are Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, the most prosperous countries in Latin America. This annual report offers a wealth of information on the trends and developments in fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, Internet, broadband, digital TV, and converging media including VoIP and IPTV developments. Subjects include:
 
        Key satistics and forecasts; 
        Market and industry overviews; 
        Government policies and regulatory issues; 
        Historical information; 
        Major players (fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and pay TV); 
        Telecom infrastructure (national and international, fixed and wireless); 
        Mobile voice and data markets; 
        Internet market and VoIP; 
      ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Mobile CRM Tipping Point Finally Arrives</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R388-2578.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The mobile computing revolution has been enabled by ubiquitous connectivity. However, connectivity alone is
not enough to make users more productive. Users also require access to applications and information.
Currently, true mobile or anywhere applications are limited to e-mail and a few niche vertical applications such
as direct store delivery and transportation. At the same time, as the number of remote, telecommuting and
traveling workers continues to increase, so does the need for true anywhere applications. As Exhibit 1 shows,
historically mobile CRM deployments were hard to justify because the applications were not only difficult to
use, but also lacked the connectivity to support browser-based ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>North American Outbound Dialing Markets</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R1-6318.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This Frost & Sullivan research service titled North American Outbound Dialing Market provides an in-depth analysis of outbound dialing and associated technologies. Vital information on challenges, drivers, and restraints has been included. Frost & Sullivan has identified key market trends, industry challenges, competitive landscape, pricing and revenue forecasts, and strategic recommendations for vendors in the outbound dialing systems. Based on the findings from extensive primary and secondary research, this analysis provides a detailed description of the current market activity, market share, and the wide array of vendor offerings.  
This analysis is available through our Contact Centers Growth Partnership Service program. With this program, clients receive industry-leading market research such as this, along with technical and econometric data and many interactive features including Analyst Inquiry Time and Client Councils.   
Market Overview   
  
Increase in Proactive Customer Care, Collections, and Alerts across Diverse Verticals Drives the Outbound Dialing ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Siemens Enterprise Communications - HiPath 4000 (Product Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-9244.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The HiPath 4000 is the core of the Siemens telephony product line, and is a highly scalable, application-rich offering that migrates from legacy PBXs. The company, however, is gradually shifting emphasis to the HiPath 8000 system. This report contains insight and analysis of the product or service strengths and weaknesses, list of buying criteria and how the product or service fares in each category, and a comprehensive table of product or service metrics and specifications. This report is useful for purchasers who need to evaluate products, or as a source of competitive intelligence for vendors. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Mobile World Congress 2008: T-Mobile Offers Up Vague Outline of 2008 Mobile IM Push (Show Update)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-9382.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[T-Mobile is flagging up the launch of mobile IM services sometime soon, having signed deals with four major IM client providers. Competitors wonder aloud, ' So what?' 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>France Telecom SA - SWOT Analysis</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-30680.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Datamonitor's France Telecom SA Company Profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the company&rsquo;s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.   France Telecom is a telecommunications operator, offering fixed line telephony, wireless telephony and data transmission services. The group started operating under the brand Orange since 2006. It operates through various wholly owned Orange subsidiaries and other majority holdings. The group primarily operates in France, the UK, Spain and Poland. It is headquartered in Paris, France and employs about 191,000 people. The group recorded revenues of E51,702 million during the fiscal year ended December 2006, an increase of 7.5% over 2005. The operating profit of the group was E6,988 million during fiscal year 2006, a decrease of 33.4% over 2005. The net profit was E4,139 million in fiscal year 2006, a ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Mobile Marketing &amp; Advertising: Challenges and Opportunities</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R331-90.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Companies are increasingly embracing mobile phones as a viable channel to target consumers with brand messaging. Mind Commerce&rsquo;s lates report, &ldquo;Mobile Marketing & Advertising: Challenges and Opportunities,&rdquo; forecasts that spending in this medium will grow to $19 billion by 2012 from about $1.6 billion today. Fueling this growth are improvements in mobile technology by leading cellular service providers, increased consumer adoption of mobile phones, and a growing niche market of suppliers of mobile search, messaging, and marketing services.   

This research explores the current mobile marketing and advertising market, evaluating methods companies are using to effectively leverage it as a platform to enhance brand awareness and increase sales effectiveness. The report examines the leading suppliers to the mobile marketing industry and analyzes how their products are impacting the way consumers opt-in to cell phone-delivered marketing messages and increasingly use their phones to search for, and even purchase, products and ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Next Generation Messaging: Evolution to IMS and SIP</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R331-87.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Next Generation Messaging evaluates the evolving technology and market for messaging.  This publication thoroughly addresses the evolution of SMSC towards 3G IP enabled SMSC, including analysis of 2nd generation GSM messaging [SMSC] to 3rd generation IMS enabled network messaging with Instant Messaging (IM). The report takes a use case approach with the network operator in mind, addressing issues with messaging platforms and how operators can address them with various solutions.  Particular emphasis is placed on solutions for NGN messaging in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and SIP environment.  
Target Audience  
Mobile VAS Equipment Vendors, Independent solution providers, System Integrators and related professional services companies   
Personnel responsible for Mobile messaging, VAS, Sales and Marketing and person responsible for growth of ARPU.   
Providers of value-added applications like televoting, mass calling events and SMPP applications etc as finally all apps have to be integrated with SMSC   
Excellent overview ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>2008 Trends to Watch: Unified Communications</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-30004.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   Many enterprises are using technologies such as instant messaging with presence, mobility or web conferencing services but in general the uptake of all encompassing unified communications solutions has been slow to take off. In this brief, Datamonitor outlines the changes in this market and explains which trends will have the biggest impact in 2008.   Scope   Provides an overview of the trends which will impact the unified communications market in 2008. Discusses the integration of mobility with unified communications. Analyses how environmental and economic issues will affect the market. Relates consumer communication patterns to enterprise trends.   Highlights   Many enterprises are currently using elements of UC such as instant messaging with presence, mobility or web conferencing services but in general the uptake of all encompassing communications solutions has been slow to take off. Despite the publicity and hype, cost of implementation and measurability of benefits are still the leading inhibitors. Following on from recent advances in ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>IP-VPN (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8919.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[IP-VPNs are business customers' WAN technology of choice, and carriers continue to plumb IP/MPLS VPNs to add functionality. Besides expanding on traffic differentiation and wireless VPNs, major providers have committed to support VPLS and IPv6. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Business Network Services - U.S. market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Session Border Controllers (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8909.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Growing momentum in the fixed mobile convergence (FMC) movement is threatening to expand the role and functionality of SBCs. As carriers seek access-agnostic session management solutions, SBCs could undergo substantial modifications in the future. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Carrier IP Telephony  market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>AT&amp;T Revamps Messaging and Data Plans and Brings the iPhone to Business Buyers (Competitive Intelligence Report)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-9089.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[AT&T overhauled its messaging and data plans, providing much-needed simplicity and consistency to its offerings. The iPhone was also brought into the business device fold, although it is not yet clear what customers can expect. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Wired Telecommunications Carriers (except VoIP) in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R538-17127.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Industry Risk Ratings Synopsis   This Industry Risk Ratings report from IBISWorld evaluates the inherent risks associated with the Wired Telecommunications Carriers (except VoIP) in the US industry. Industry Risk is assumed to be 'the difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment'.  The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).  This approach is new in that it analyses non-financial information surrounding each industry. Industries are scored on a 9-point scale, where 1 represents the lowest risk and 9 the highest. The Industry Risk score measures expected Industry Risk over the coming 12-18 months.   Industry Definition   This industry covers all management operations involved in the provision of direct communication ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Hosted Multimedia Application Servers (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8886.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The hosted application server market is simultaneously flirting with a major breakthrough in terms of penetration and presence, as well as a potential winnowing of the product category's overall contribution to the IP transformation movement. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Carrier IP Telephony  market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>IP Services Platforms (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8881.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The carrier network edge is set to experience a greater degree of integration of L2 and L3 technologies on IP service platforms, including support of broadband aggregation capabilities, due in great part to major expansion of broadband services.  This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Broadband Infrastructure  market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>In Flight Text Messaging</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3469-6.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Cell phones in flight can be used for a lot more than voice, and one of the fastest growing applications for the mobile devices is in flight text messaging.  And as an increasing number of passengers send SMS messages from airline seats, they are providing operational evidence that phones can be used in flight without interfering with communications and navigation equipment. Yet as this market is beginning to show signs of strength, many are asking: 
 Why is SMS running ahead of e-mail and instant messaging on commercial jets?
 How will the service impact competitive conditions among airlines?
 How far does the international market have to grow before U.S. regulators feel pressure from domestic technology suppliers, passengers, and airlines? 
In addition to forecasts for texting by aircraft type, this report looks at how improving economics and new satellites are allowing the in flight connectivity market to shift from generating headlines ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>12 Steps to Mobile Entertainment Recovery: The Guide for Carriers</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R388-2527.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Carriers should focus on their core strengths, which include providing a great network, billing and caring for the
consumer. In addition, they should provide what consumers really want, which includes messaging, mobile
web/data connectivity and productivity applications. From an entertainment perspective, it means integrating
these elements into the entertainment experience, letting consumers side-load, revisiting their current offers
and introducing new business ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Email Archiving (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8832.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Once part of an overall backup strategy, email archiving has gained a higher profile in the enterprise, with legal and compliance requirements driving adoption alongside business continuity and server performance. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Enterprise Network Systems market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Enterprise PBX (Market Advisor)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R759-8794.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[New and upgraded enterprise voice systems are now marketed as elements of more comprehensive unified communications solutions.  However, for many businesses, migration to VoIP and other more basic considerations will remain of high importance. This report contains a market overview, analyst review, near and long term drivers, and ratings for all competitors within the Enterprise Communications  market. 
]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
<item>
<title>Coming to Terms with Consumer Mobile E-Mail&amp;rsquo;s Rapid Growth and Limited Revenue Potential</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R388-2529.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Mobile operators must view mobile e-mail as a way to drive mobile data subscriptions.  With a tremendous jump in adoption and a growing array of service options, 2007 was a watershed moment
for the growth of consumer mobile e-mail. Before this shift, US mobile operators hampered the uptake of
mobile e-mail with high prices for data access and e-mail services. Despite the fact that e-mail is consistently
one of the top mobile data apps that consumers are interested in using, adoption was sluggish at best&mdash;
hovering around 5% penetration from 2004 to 2006. Consumer demand for anytime, anywhere access to email
went unanswered because carriers were not approaching mobile email from the user point of view (see
Exhibit 1). In 2006 and 2007, mobile operators changed their tune. Although they didn&rsquo;t welcome Google
and Yahoo! with open arms, they at least began to realize the value of enabling consumers to access ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
