Industry Analyst Reporter - Vendor Topics NewsTekrati Industry Analyst Reporter News ServiceMultinationals face new types of competition in BRIC, says Boston Consulting Group- March 25, 2008 A new breed of highly successful, fast-growing and locally focused competitors is posing serious new threats to multinational companies seeking growth in rapidly developing economies (RDEs) such as China, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, and India, according to the Boston Consulting Group. A new BCG report tells the stories of 50 dynamo companies whose business plans are defying the traditional competitive advantages of global players. Free report.http://vendor.tekrati.com/research/10210/ SMBs in Japan to Spend US $67.5 Billion on IT and Telecom in 2008, says AMI-Partners- March 18, 2008 Small and medium businesses (SMBs or companies with up to 999 employees) in Japan are on track to spend US $67.5 billion on information technology (IT) and telecommunication in 2008, up some 5.4 percent over 2007, according to a report by AMI-Partners. The analysts say the growth will be driven mainly by accelerating investments among Japan's SMBs on IP-based communications.http://vendor.tekrati.com/research/10205/ AMI-Partners: SMBs in Pakistan Spent US $1.5 Billion on ICT in 2007- March 14, 2008 Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) in Pakistan invested more than US $1.5 billion on ICT (information and communications technology) in 2007, according to market studies by AMI-Partners. More than one-third of SBs in Pakistan have indicated that they intend to purchase new PCs in the next 12 months. A sizeable proportion of first-time PC buyers are also likely to join in, thus boosting the overall SMB PC market.http://vendor.tekrati.com/research/10189/ |