Information Technology

On 9 September 2014, the iPhone 6 and the long-anticipated Apple Watch were unveiled at Apple’s keynote address. The most surprising development, however, was Apple’s announcement of Apple Pay, a mobile wallet technology that enables contactless payment from an array of cards stored on a single iPhone.

This global OVA market study discusses growth drivers and restraints, market trends, and technology trends. Global and regional forecasts are included along with pricing trends. The base year is 2013, and the forecast period runs through 2020. The market is divided into 3 regions: NALA, EMEA, and APAC. It is split into 3 broad segments: content pro...

With the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector reaching maturity in Europe & U.S., vendors for media and entertainment digital solutions are exploring opportunities in other geographies.The insight presents an overview of the South East Asian digital media market and identifies countries with considerable growth potential. The in...

In 2013, Apple and Samsung have revealed mobile devices with biometric features embedded. Samsung has decided to follow the same strategy as Apple by including fingerprint sensors in order to access the mobile handset. Samsung, in that case, has been seen as a follower rather than a leader. Indeed, instead to use innovative approach such as iris re...

Recent announcements have increased the interest to think about a cloud-based alternative solution. Many service providers (SPs) have forced the payment industry to rethink payment mechanisms from a technical point of view. Indeed, the complexity of most of the new innovative payment solutions has delayed massive deployments and generated negative ...

The increasing demand for EMV-compliant cards continues to be a major driver for the smart card industry. The migration to the EMV standard in China, and soon in the United States, will provide an opportunity for smart card vendors to compensate the  low revenue growth rate of the SIM card market. The government and ID and transportation markets a...

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) application delivery controller (ADC) market posted an 8.8% growth on a YoY basis in 2013. The slowdown in the market could be attributed to the weaker business climate in the region, which affected enterprise propensity to spend on IT, as well as resulted in enterprises opting to prioritize investments in other technology s...

The online video platforms (OVP) market is relatively young and evolving. OVPs are increasingly being used as a digital marketing and training tool for enterprises, and as a monetization avenue in the media and entertainment industry. This study discusses key drivers, restraints, and risks in the global OVP market, as well as regional and segment r...