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Network of Networks, footnote 2: "the $76 billion global software industry".
Reference: Gartner, "Gartner Dataquest Market Databook, September 2003 Update", George Shiffler III, Charles Smulders, Joanne M. Correia, Kathryn Hale, Wm. L. Hahn & Thomas Topolinski, October 2003. |
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Network of Networks, footnote 3: "In 1993 just 0.5% of such software was web-enabled; today that figure is 99%".
Reference: Gartner analyst's estimate. |
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Network of Networks, chart: US B2C e-commerce growth.
Reference: GartnerG2, "Online and E-commerce Forecasts", Michael Cruz, June 2003. |
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Network of Networks, footnote 14: "51% of global executives said the web was their most important business information resource. Joint studies conducted by Survey.com for Forbes.com and Gartner G2 in 2003."
Reference: GartnerG2, quoted in "Biz Leaders Prefer Web", Robyn Greenspan, CyberAtlas, 3 October 2003. |
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They Said..., footnote 16: "By 2008 it's predicted that there will be over 75 million users of over 167,000 public WiFi 'hotspot' locations".
Reference: Gartner, "Public Wireless LAN Hot Spots: Worldwide, 2002-2008", Ian Keene, May 2003. |
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Globalisation, footnote 2: "Gartner research estimate[s] that 1 out of every 10 US computer services and software jobs could shift to lower-cost emerging markets such as India or Russia by the end of 2004".
Reference: Gartner, "U.S. Offshore Outsourcing: Structural Changes, Big Impact", Diane Morello, July 2003. |
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People, footnote 6: "Gartner estimates that 134.6 billion text messages will be sent in Western Europe this year with usage growing 34.8% in 2002 and 29.7% in 2003; SMS revenue grew 50.3% in 2002 and 34.2% in 2003."
Reference: "Gartner, "Mobile Data Services: Western Europe, 2001-2007", Stephanie Pittet, August 2003. |
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Society, footnote 11: "According to Gartner G2 figures, in 2003 64% of all households in the US own at least one PC (about 25% own more than one)."
Reference: GartnerG2, "Online and E-commerce Forecasts", Michael Cruz, June 2003. |
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Marketing, footnote 3: "In a 2002 poll by Gartner G2, 49% of respondents were highly irritated by banners and 78.3% by pop-ups".
Reference: GartnerG2, "Unpopular Pop-Ups Won't Stop", Denise Garcia, December 2002. |
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Freedom, footnote 11: "According to Gartner G2, "Privacy and Security: On a Continuum or a Collision Course?", 2002, nearly 60% of online American adults use the same ID and password as often as they can; just 13% say they change them frequently".
Reference: GartnerG2, "Privacy and Security: On a Continuum or a Collision Course?", Laura, Behrens, January 2002. |
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