Wireless carriers need to get ready for the next data explosion. A report by Strategy Analytics says mobile phones will generate almost 2.2 exabytes of data traffic by 2013—and that is excluding wireless PC cards and other cellular-enabled devices. Such volume of data is equivalent to watching more than 120,000 years of DVD-quality video, the [...]
InfoWorld recently reported that statistics from the exo.performance.network (a source of data on Microsoft Windows marketshare trends) indicate that over half of computer users (50.6%) are now using the Firefox browser. Despite this, Internet Explorer is still widely used, with 84% of users turning to it “regularly.”
These numbers indicate that a large number of people [...]
The latest Future One Agency Universe Study was recently released by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers. This study is considered one of the most comprehensive sources of information about the independent agency distribution system. Since 2000 the study has been completed biannually.
The most recent study was conducted in the spring and summer of 2008 [...]
The number of uninsured motorists may reach an all-time high, according to a report released by Insurance Research Council in January. Their study indicates that approximately one in six drivers across the United States may be driving uninsured by 2010.
Although the estimated percentage of uninsured motorists decreased nationally, from 14.9% in 2003 to 13.8% in [...]
Watching TV online has been gaining in popularity. Nearly one-fifth of American households who use the Internet watch television broadcasts online. This is double the viewership from 2006. The top two destinations for online broadcasts are official TV channel homepages and YouTube.com.
Being able to watch broadcasts on their own time and at their convenience are [...]