Music downloads to generate 60 million Euros in 2007 3. April 2007 by Thomas Jannot The German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) believes that this year Germans will download as much music onto their computers than never before. The number of downloads is expected to rise to probably 33 million single songs and albums which corresponds to almost 100.000 downloads each day. For 2007 BITKOM forecasts …
Database containing micro and nano solutions 3. April 2007 by Thomas Jannot Everyone looking for industrial solutions in the fields of micro system technology, nano-structured materials or automation by micro components will rapidly find a suitable offer by means of a new database called “IVAM directory online”. On the basis of a new search function it will be possible for those interested to find the profiles of …
Apply for taking part in the eco Award competition now 3. April 2007 by Thomas Jannot Until May 18th 2007 interested companies may still apply for the “eco award” of the German internet economy. This prize is awarded in thirteen categories which can roughly be divided into main sections ISP, ASP, Content and Mobile Services. The eco Award is to honour companies which offer innovative and particularly customer-oriented solutions or which …
How about having a second career instead of being retired and bored 2. April 2007 by Thomas Jannot While unions are still condemning a moderate raise of the retirement age in Germany, trends in personnel managing reveal that such a raise is not only necessary from an economic point of view, but also often desired. A survey conducted by the international Korn/Ferry International management consultancy among more than 270 international personnel agencies showed …
Trip for entrepreneurs to Romania 30. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot At the request of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology (BMWi) and the Federal Agency for Foreign Trade (bfai) a special trip to Romania is organized during which participants are given the possibility to learn more about issues relating to water and environmental engineering. The trip is organized by the European Institute for …
60 percent of Germans use internet 30. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot As was reported yesterday by the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM), 60% of Germans had been online by the end of the year 2006. This is 7% more than the EU average and this figure is to increase to almost 70% by 2010. In the Scandinavian countries and the USA …
German economy able to cope with increased climate protection 29. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot In the opinion of most German top managers increased climate protection will have no negative consequences to the German economy. This is the finding of a survey among 646 representative leaders from business, politics and administration which was conducted by the Allensbach Institute (IfD) on behalf of the “Capital” business magazine.
Cashless payments in Europe easier and cheaper 29. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot On Tuesday EU finance ministers unanimously agreed on standardized regulations for cashless payments via bank cards and money transfers. Costs, procedures and periods for such payments are to be adjusted to those already in effect in individual member states. The objective is to create a single European space for payment transactions (Sepa). The intention of …
New ranking of companies using renewable sources of energy 29. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Over recent years the increasing necessity to make use of renewable sources of energy has led to the advent of a new industrial sector in Germany which has meanwhile developped into an important line of business with an annual turnover of about 32 billion Euros. The Darmstadt-based Hoppenstedt business information service provider has now established …
Not enough top innovators among German SMEs 29. March 2007 by Thomas Jannot Even though 84% of all German companies started innovative projects over the last three years in order to stay competitive and most of them are determined to keep doing so, many companies have problems in commercially exploiting their innovative product ideas. This fact was recently revealed by a study named “Zukunft gestalten im globalen Wettbewerb …