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Mobile Apps Offer Information, Resources for SMBs
An electronic application that finds loans, grants and other useful small business resources and its developer, Somesh Kumar of Fremont, Calif., won first prize and $5,000 in a nationwide competition sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The competition and resulting seven apps are meant to put new and useful Web tools at the fingertips…
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Mobile Devices to Boost Online Ad Spending in 2012: Berg
The total value of the global mobile marketing and advertising market will grow from $3.4 billion in 2010, at a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent, to $22.6 billion in 2016, according to a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight. This will then correspond to 15.2 percent of the total online advertising…
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AT&T Kills $39 Billion T-Mobile Bid, Will Pay $4 Billion in Fees
AT&T has decided to end its $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA, the company announced in a statement Dec. 19. “AT&T will continue to be aggressive in leading the mobile Internet revolution,” AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson wrote in that statement. “Over the past four years, we have invested more in our networks than any other…
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Enterprise Security Market to Exceed $22 Billion in 2012: Canalys
Canalys announced the results of its latest enterprise security forecasts, indicating that total investment is expected to grow 8.7 percent year-on-year in 2012 to reach a market value of $22.9 billion worldwide. Currently accounting for 11.3 percent of the total market, the antivirus (AV) segment will remain one of the strongest parts of the security…