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• The Real-time Traffic Information Ecosystem Is Becoming Increasingly Competitive, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-09

  LONDON -- As real-time traffic continues to attract attention as one of the most important enhancements for navigation systems, increasing numbers of vendors are getting involved in the collection and/or aggregation of real-time, predictive and historical traffic information. "One important trend has seen major navigation vendors moving into strategic...

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• Location Based Services "On the Move" in Asia and Europe, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-02

  LONDON -- In 2007, North America generated 81% of the world's Location Based Services LBS revenue. In 2013, that percentage will be just 32%. In the same period, Western and Eastern Europe's combined LBS revenues will jump from just 5% to 31%. The Asia-Pacific region, meanwhile, will see a rise...

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• Enterprise Rights Management of Critical Importance, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-05-30

  NEW YORK -- Anyone wondering why Enterprise Rights Management ERM is growing in importance need only review the news stories of the past few years. A US government consultant accesses the passwords of 38,000 FBI employees. The UK's department of Revenue and Customs loses discs containing personal information of 25...

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• Volume techniques coming to printed electronics

  - 2008-02-01

  NEW YORK -- Printed electronics hold the potential to be a game-changer in a wide variety of end markets, according to a new study from ABI Research (abiresearch.com). Innovative printing techniques have the capability to facilitate high-volume, low-cost electronics components manufacturing, which will enable applications not previously addressable with traditional...

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• ViVOtech's Infrastructure Software For Contactless and NFC Mobile Phone Payments Named Finalist In SESAMES Awards

  - 2007-10-24

  Following Successful Worldwide NFC Payment Field Trials, ViVOtech Readies Broad 2008 Commercial Roll Out With Multiple Network Operators SAN FRANCISCO -- ViVOtech, the leading provider of contactless Point of Sale terminals and NFC software technologies, today announced its ViVOnfc Suite 2.0 infrastructure software for Near Field Communication NFC mobile...

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• Global navigation satellite system receiver shipments to increase sevenfold by 2011, says ABI Research.

  - 2006-09-01

  Over 40 million Global Navigation Satellite Systems GNSS receivers were shipped in 2005, but in 2011 the market will have grown to nearly 300 million shipments, according to a new study from ABI Research that tracks GNSS markets across eleven vertical industry segments. ...

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• AWS spectrum auction disappointment will prompt satellite operators' WiMAX partnerships, according to ABI Research.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2006-08-01

  DBS operators in the United States have taken an aggressive approach to the Advanced Wireless Services AWS spectrum auction currently being held by the FCC. A consortium called Wireless DBS qualified as a bidder; it includes EchoStar, DirecTV, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, and Charles Ergen as...

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• IP Video Market Consolidation Will Have Far-Reaching Impact (Electronic News)

  - 2006-03-06

  A continuing series of acquisitions in the IP video market is restructuring the IPTV industry, according to the latest from Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based ABI Research. The slew of IPTV mergers will ultimately result in a smaller number of vendors providing all-encompassing IP network solutions including...

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• IP video market consolidation will have far-reaching impact, says ABI Research.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2006-03-01

  A continuing series of acquisitions in the IP video market will ultimately result in a smaller number of vendors providing all-encompassing IP network solutions including video infrastructure. These companies will not only focus on the network aspect of video solutions, but will also move into the...

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• Notes from Westminster: Automatic for the people.

  - 2006-03-01

  Byline: Helen McCarthy Back in December last year, hot on the heels of the Pensions Commission's second report, Pensions Minister Stephen Timms asked the Association of British Insurers ABI to come up with a private sector-led alternative to the National Pensions Saving Scheme. The...

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