Information Technology

B2B online retail is projected to grow to $6.7 trillion by 2020 due to the rapid migration of manufacturers and wholesalers from legacy systems to open, online platforms. The market is expected to double the B2C online market size and witness much higher transaction volumes. B2B online relationships are expected to move from one-to-many to many-to-...

The research service covers technologies enabling smart factories and their convergence. Convergence of technologies in smart factories will be focused on increasing production efficiency by reducing cost and achieving the desired quality product with minimal wastage and monitoring supply chain in real-time. The report primarily covers overview of ...

In previous articles, Frost & Sullivan described how open innovation (OI) means that Innovation Has Left the Lab: A Primer and First Step on an Open Innovation Journey and how ICT Takes Open Innovation to the Rest of the Economy.

The energy sector in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is on the verge of smart grid transformation. Smart metering remains the key focal point, and smart grid technologies are deployed in pilot projects. This study provides a market analysis of smart energy development in CEE and presents key characteristics of the fast growing IT market in the reg...

The connected car market is accelerating globally, driven by several trends such as telematics, navigation, and smartphone integration. This growing market has strong technological implications for various stakeholders in the information and communication technologies (ICT) industry. This research service provides an insight into the global connect...

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...

Despite significant challenges, the Internet economy is to remain a growth hotspot in Russia’s economic landscape—that is the easiest but most important conclusion one can make from this year’s press conference related to the results of the annual study of the Russian Internet Economy (2013–2014).

Despite many economic challenges, a steady increase is being witnessed in the adoption of hosted contact center services in the EMEA market. The competitive landscape sees a mixed range of service providers, sharing a common goal of achieving greater market penetration. The changing landscape of the modern consumer (digitally connected, social medi...