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• CE Vendors Offering Internet Connectivity Must Get the Usage Model Right, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-09-29

  NEW YORK -- The trend towards cramming ever more functions into mobile phones is forcing consumer electronics vendors to explore new capabilities in their devices in order to stay relevant to consumers in a "connected age." Mobile Internet Devices MIDs combining specialized functions (camera, media player, navigation etc.) with wireless...

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• Moblin to Ship the Lion's Share of Linux Mobile Internet Device Operating Systems, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-09-23

  LONDON -- The Mobile Internet Device MID market is shaping up as a very promising greenfield opportunity for mobile operating system vendors to find new outlets for their products. Linux will be an important part of this market from the start and will be championed by solutions such as Moblin...

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• At 50 Million Units Per Annum in 2013, Linux Will Take Lion's Share of MID Market, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-08-04

  LONDON -- The Mobile Internet Devices MID market is likely to be the first real example of a greenfield situation in which all mobile operating systems start on the same equal footing, without the baggage of previous histories such as existed in the smartphone market. The Linux OS, in the...

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• SMS to Garner 83% of All Mobile Messaging Revenues through 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-24

  NEW YORK -- SMS will continue to maintain its lead as the highest revenue generator across all messaging categories, providing global service revenues of $177 billion in 2013. But in a recent report from ABI Research, regional differences will determine the success of messaging expansion into the Web, advertising, and...

  Tags: ABI Research, Groupware, INTERNET, messaging, mobile, SMS, SOFTWARE

• Trendlines: New, Hot, Unexpected

  - 2008-06-11

  Microsoft Looks Beyond Low-Cost Laptops Microsoft is looking beyond ultra-low-cost laptops to cheaper alternatives such as smartphones and shared computing in the drive to give people in developing nations a way to communicate and access the Internet. The world's largest software maker has a few projects...

  Tags: ABI Research, Business Software Alliance, computing, handset, MARKETING, Microsoft Corp., mobile, phone, software, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Linux Framework Wars Down to Two Parties, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-06-03

  LONDON -- The recent raft of announcements made by the LiMo Foundation and the Open Handset Alliance indicate that incumbent smartphone OS software vendors will soon face a serious challenge, deriving from two technically competent and coalesced Linux consortia. The LiMo foundation announcement of support from another major carrier in...

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• Watch This Space: Video Surveillance Software Revenue to Grow Fourfold by 2013, Says ABI Research Forecast

  - 2008-05-28

  NEW YORK -- Video surveillance systems have existed for many years, but until recently, extracting useful information from them was labor-intensive, time-consuming and tedious. Now, however, the quickening transition from analog to digital video has made it possible to use software for detection and analysis. This can free humans from...

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• Nearly 20% of Mid- and High-End Mobile Devices Will Run a Linux Operating System by 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-04-21

  LONDON -- Linux, which has been much maligned by Symbian and Microsoft as a non-starter in the handset operating system market, is set to see strong growth as issues with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements are alleviated. The growing momentum behind the LiMo Foundation initiative, as well as the marketing...

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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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• Wi-Fi RTLS and Software Service Professionals Will Experience Added Revenue and Expansion, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-02-01

  NEW YORK -- Wi-Fi RTLS (Real-Time Location Systems) requires far denser deployments of supplementary access points to accurately triangulate and then locate assets and people. In light of this, it is no surprise that most equipment vendors fail to publicize the inadequate amount of access points presently employed. However, going...

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