Industry Analyst Reporter - Software News

Patricia Seybold Group Identifies RichRelevance as a Leader in Personalized Recommendations

Barbara French, Tekrati — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 01:08:10 UT

Recommendations are hot. RichRelevance(TM) today announced that an independent research report published by the Patricia Seybold Group has identified RichRelevance as a leader in personalized recommendations for retail e-commerce sites.

Video Game Software Sales Declined Across Top 3 Markets in 2009

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 23:22:39 UT

Combined video game software unit sales across the world’s three largest games markets -- Japan, the UK and the US -- experienced a decline of 8 percent in calendar year 2009* (Jan.-Dec.), totaling 379.3 million units, according to Top Global Markets, an integrated monthly report from The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, Inc.

Teens and young adults favor social nets and status updates over blogging, says Pew Internet Project

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 19:28:16 UT

Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and older. Even as blogging declines among those under 30, wireless connectivity continues to rise in this age group, as does social network use. Teens ages 12-17 do not use Twitter in large numbers. Free report.

Integrated Talent Management Vendors Are Making Progress, Still Lack Full Suites, says IDC

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:38:34 UT

IDC has released a new MarketScape report profiling and ranking the leading providers in the worldwide integrated talent management market. The report placed Lawson, Success Factors and Taleo in the "Market Leaders" category with a number of vendors in hot pursuit as "Major Players."

15 Billion Tickets to Be Delivered Via Mobile Phone by 2014, Says Juniper Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:06:50 UT

Nearly 15 billion tickets will be delivered to subscribers' mobile devices worldwide by 2014, compared to just over two billion this year, according to industry analyst Juniper Research. High growth markets include transportation, sports and entertainment.