(IDG) -- Email usage is on the rise. According to IDC, the number of worldwide email mailboxes is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 138 percent, from 505 million in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2005. The global market intelligence and advisory firm holds three factors responsible for this increase: Web services, wireless access, and workers without email.
Despite a shakeout among free Web email providers, IDC believes the remaining leaders will see significant growth in mailboxes tied to Web sites. "Wireless access through email devices and network services will offer new ways for email users to remain connected longer while on the move," said Mark Levitt, research director for IDC's Collaborative Computing program. "Workers such as deskless and mobile workers whose access to email has not come easy will benefit from customized email software, devices, and hosted services."
According to IDC, the number of person-to-person emails sent on an average day is expected to exceed 36 billion worldwide in 2005. The growing effect of the Web on email is evident in widening usage of Web browsers as the primary method for accessing email - expected to surpass 50 percent for all email mailboxes worldwide in 2003.
News source: cnn.com
Despite a shakeout among free Web email providers, IDC believes the remaining leaders will see significant growth in mailboxes tied to Web sites. "Wireless access through email devices and network services will offer new ways for email users to remain connected longer while on the move," said Mark Levitt, research director for IDC's Collaborative Computing program. "Workers such as deskless and mobile workers whose access to email has not come easy will benefit from customized email software, devices, and hosted services."
According to IDC, the number of person-to-person emails sent on an average day is expected to exceed 36 billion worldwide in 2005. The growing effect of the Web on email is evident in widening usage of Web browsers as the primary method for accessing email - expected to surpass 50 percent for all email mailboxes worldwide in 2003.
News source: cnn.com
In the UK and several places in the US, copies of Microsoft Flight simulator where taken of the shelves. The theory being that the terrorists could have used the program to train for their mission. Also, the new version of the game has been delayed slightly as the World Trade Centers were being removed. Many other games were pulled such as Spider Man. Also, many movies were pulled.
In other MS news, the case between MS and the US Justice Department has been delayed a week. This will further hinder any attempt to stop the shipping of Windows XP.
The president of Akamai was killed in one of the planes that hit the WTC. Akamai is involved with distribution of images and files all over the web. They are the Connexion of images and more.
Yet, I do not think these will be the real effects on the industry. I believe that consumer confidence is going to drop to the bottom. The market for computer games, new processors, and better operating systems will not exist. This will create a massive slowdown as to the future of computer development. This will mean all our news days in a few months will look like the last week’s stories.
As citizens of the world, we must continue to purchase as we have previously. This is the only way that we will salvage the tech industry and many others. Current war does not have a massive effect on the productivity of companies as it did in the past. I do not expect war to have a positive or negative effect on the economy.
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