This is a Guest Post of an excellent piece written and posted by Michael
Koploy, ERP Analyst, Software Advice, on his blog. Mobile Payments and Mobile
Commerce are two different things and are often confused. I am an expert on
the latter and Michael has done a great job of laying out a great
FAQ-formatted overview of the former. He contacted me and asked me if I would
mind guest-posting. You can link to his post here, or simply read-on.
Excellent work Michael. _________________________________
January 25, 2012
In July 2011, Gartner released a study on worldwide mobile payment trends. In
it, Gartner reported a striking 38 percent jump in mobile payment users from
2010 to 2011, to 141 million. Even so, the report notes that the market has
been slow to develop, and mass market adoption may be more than four years
away.
“The biggest hurdle is the need to change user beh... (more)
HTML5′s local storage is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and most
talked about features in the HTML5 technology stack. Local storage is part of
Web Storage specification and is supported by all modern browsers (destkop
and mobile). Although local storage (or Web Storage) sounds rather
sophisticated, the functionality is very easy to use. You basically get a map
as storage inside the browser (available to all browser windows). You can
insert, delete or read key/value pairs. That’s it. Data stored in local
storage (localStorage) will be there when you close and open the bro... (more)
DAVOS, Switzerland, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
WISeKey, the Swiss digital security company has become a Global Growth
Company Partner of the 2012 World Economic Forum. WISeKey is the first
startup in Switzerland to become a member in such a short time; other
technology companies with the distinction include Google and Facebook.
WISeKey is using its new status with the WEF to promote Swiss innovation. At
the Annual Meeting in Davos, WISeKey will host, with its partner Hublot, the
Swiss Night dinner, an event that will bring together VIPs, including CEOs
and heads of state.
... (more)
DAVOS, Switzerland, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
WISeKey, the Swiss digital security company has become a Global Growth
Company Partner of the 2012 World Economic Forum. WISeKey is the first
startup in Switzerland to become a member in such a short time; other
technology companies with the distinction include Google and Facebook.
WISeKey is using its new status with the WEF to promote Swiss innovation. At
the Annual Meeting in Davos, WISeKey will host, with its partner Hublot, the
Swiss Night dinner, an event that will bring together VIPs, including CEOs
and heads of state.
... (more)
PARIS, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported
financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31,
2011.
President and CEO Carlo Bozotti commented, "In 2011, our wholly-owned
businesses delivered a solid performance throughout the year, within the
backdrop of a severe slowdown in the broader semiconductor market as the year
evolved. ST's wholly-owned businesses delivered revenue of $8.2 billion and
an operating margin of 11.4%.
"Moreover, we expected to see strong growth during 2011 in two of our key
strategic product areas an... (more)
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