Microsoft Windows 8 Will Lounch on Oct. 26 2012

By Nitin Sirsat, Published: July 18

Microsoft announced Wednesday that it will release the next version of its Windows operating system on Oct. 26.

Windows 8 is Microsoft’s big bet on touch and on tablets, with the company releasing two versions with the Windows 8 feel that are meant to better unify the mobile tablet and PC experience. The system has the “Metro” look that Microsoft has been building into all its products — from the Xbox to the Windows Phone — with its distinctive blocky layout and live-updating tiles.

The release is in line with expectations that the company would send its next version of Windows to consumers in October, as the company indicated earlier this month.

Microsoft is taking a big chance with Windows 8, putting much of the legacy look and feel of Windows to pasture in favor of the new interface. Not everything has changed— in fact, some reviewers have complained that Microsoft’s new system has an identity crisis as it works to support both new Metro applications and legacy Window applications.

Earlier this week, Microsoft introduced a new version of Office that builds in the touch interface and also makes the popular suite a cloud-first set of programs. That move, along with the decision to set upgrades to Windows 8 Pro at just $39.99,signals that Microsoft is trying very hard to get its customers off of older systems and programs and into the future.

Getting users to upgrade has been a problem for Microsoft. According to the analysis site NetMarketShare, about 40 percent of computers are still running Windows XP, just 1 percent ahead of the 39 percent market share from Windows 7.

The company has yet to announce when it will release its Surface tablet, which will run either a PC version of Windows 8 or the tablet version, known as Windows RT. The Surface also will be the only tablet on the market to have the Office suite — a clear advantage for Microsoft as it fights to take on the iPad and hold off Google’s cloud-based word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.

China Smart Meter Market 2011 Deep Research Report

China Smart Meter Industry 2011 Deep Research Report

2011 Deep Research Report on China Smart Meter Industry>was professional and depth research report on China Smart Meter industry. 

 

This report has firstly introduced Smart Meter definition classification industry chain etc related information. Then introduced Smart Meter manufacturing technology analysis, And then summary statistics of China major Smart Meter manufacturers 2008-2015 Smart Meter capacity production supply demand shortage and Smart Meter selling price cost profit margin and production value, and also introduced China 16 major Smart Meter Companies basic information, 2011-2015 Smart Meter capacity production price cost profit margin and production value etc details information. In the end, this report introduced 1000,000 sets single-phase and 300,000sets three-phase Smart Meter project feasibility analysis and investment return analysis, also give related research conclusions and development trend analysis of China Smart Meter industry. 

 

In a word, it was a depth research report on China Smart Meter industry. And thanks to the support and assistance from Smart Meter industry chain manufacturers and government related agencies etc related experts and enterprises during QYResearch Team survey and interview.

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Table Of Content

Chapter One Smart Meter Industry Overview 1

1.1 Definition of Smart Meter 2

1.2 Classification of Smart Meter 7

1.3 Industry Chain 9

1.4 Applications and Market Prospects 14

 

Chapter Two Smart Meter Manufacturing Technology and Process 16

2.1 Working Principle 16

2.2 Key Technologies 16

2.3 Process and Equipments 18

2.4 Test and Inspection Processes 19

2.5 Standards 19

Chapter Three Smart Meter Production Supply Sales Demand Market Status and Forecast 24

3.1 Single-phase Smart Meter 25

3.1.1 Production Supply Overview 25

3.1.2 Single-phase Smart Meter Demand 35

3.1.3 Supply Demand and Shortage 38

3.1.4 Single-phase Smart Meter Cost Price Production Value Profit Margin 38

3.2 Three-phase Smart Meter 39

3.2.1 Production Supply Overview 39

3.2.2 Three-phase Smart Meter Demand 50

3.2.3 Supply Demand and Shortage 53

3.2.4 Three-phase Smart Meter Cost Price Production Value Profit Margin 53

 

Chapter Four Smart Meter Key Manufacturers 56

4.1 Wasion Group (Hunan Single-phase Three-phase) 56

4.2 Sanxing Electric (Zhejiang Single-phase Three-phase) 60

4.3 Holley Metering (Zhejiang Single-phase Three-phase) 64

4.4 Clou Electronics (Shenzhen Single-phase Three-phase) 68

4.5 Haoningda Meters (Shenzhen Single-phase Three-phase) 72

4.6 Linyang Electronics (Jiangsu Single-phase Three-phase) 76

4.7 Kaifa Technology (Shenzhen Single-phase Three-phase) 80

4.8 XJ Metering (Henan Single-phase Three-phase) 85

4.9 CHINT METER (Zhejiang Single-phase Three-phase) 89

4.10 LGG (Ningxia Single-phase Three-phase) 93

4.11 Sunrise Technology (Hangzhou Single-phase Three-phase) 97

4.12 Baifu Electronic (Hangzhou Single-phase Three-phase) 101

4.13 Hexing Electrical (Hangzhou Single-phase Three-phase) 105

4.14 DELIXI (Hangzhou Single-phase) 109

4.15 Banner (Beijing Single-phase Three-phase) 112

4.16 Siemens (Germany Single-phase Three-phase) 116

4.17 GE (USA Single-phase Three-phase) 120

4.18　ABB (Switzerland Single-phase Three-phase) 125

4.19 Other Companies (Single-phase Three-phase) 129

4.19.1 Fugen Smart Meter (Beijing Single-phase) 129

4.19.2 Yuneng Metering (Nanjing Single-phase) 130

4.19.3 Risesun Group (Wenzhou Three-phase) 131

4.19.4 Techris Electronics (Shenzhen Single-phase Three-phase) 132

4.19.5 Kaou Wanhong Electric (Jiangsu Single-phase Three-phase) 133

4.19.6 Aostar Shuda Electric (Sichuan Single-phase Three-phase) 135

4.19.7 Wuzhou Haote Electric (Weifang Single-phase Three-phase) 136

4.19.8 Hangzhou Xili Watt-hour Meter Manufacture (Zhejiang Single-phase Three-phase) 136

4.19.9 Londian Electrics (Shenzhen Single-phase Three-phase) 138

4.19.10 Jinling Intelligent Electric Meter (Shanghai Single-phase Three-phase) 141

 

Chapter Five Investment Feasibility Analysis of China Smart Meter Project 146

5.1 Single-phase Smart Meter Project Investment Feasibility Analysis 146

5.1.1 Opportunities and Risks Analysis 146

5.1.2 Single-phase Smart Meter Project Investment Feasibility Analysis 148

5.2 Three-phase Smart Meter Investment Feasibility Analysis 149

5.2.1 Opportunities and Risks Analysis 149

5.2.2 Three-phase Smart Meter Project Investment Feasibility Analysis 150

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Mobile Medical Apps Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share & Forecast, 2010 - 2017

Smart phones and other mobile apps are largely used in various areas of healthcare like health education, health management, data management, health information, and relative workflow processes. Variety of mobile phone apps have been developed to monitor the health of patients and provide the relative data to physicians. The modern age technology is driving the market growth as it saves time and proves  much beneficial in providing medical care to patients in remote areas.

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Healthcare industry has exhibited the need for such innovative technologies. Smart phones are playing a vital role in healthcare industry by making medical services easier and even replacing some of the work that would have previously been done on laptops or desktop computers. 

The worldwide Market For Mobile Medical apps is growing significantly in developed economies like US and Europe as a significant number of healthcare professionals are using mobile phone medical applications in everyday business activities. Compared to other mobile phone apps segments, there is sluggish growth in popularity of medical apps; however, it is expected to grow rapidly in the coming few years due to increasing dependence on medical apps for patient health monitoring. 

Market Segmentation Based on Product

• Epocrates 
• Medscape Mobile 
• iRadiology 
• Nursing Central 
• Care360 Mobile 
• STAT ICD-9 LITE 
• Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy 
• EMR apps

Market Segmentation Based on Application

• Nursing Tools
• Drug References
• Study Tools (includes games and flashcards)
• Medical Reference
• Clinical Support Systems

Research report on mobile medical apps market analyzes this industry based on its market segments and major geographies. Geographies analyzed under this report are 

• North America 
• Europe 
• Asia Pacific 
• Rest of the World 

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This report includes review of micro and macro factors significant for existing market players and new entrants with value chain analysis. 

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Tablet Market And Smartphones Market: Global Database & Forecast (2010 - 2015)

(Report is available in Excel Format)

Global Tablet sales to end users reached 67.0 million units in 2011 and is expected to reach 248.6 million units by the end of 2015, growing at a CAGR of 38.8% from 2011 to 2015. Asia – Pacific (including Japan) is expected to enjoy the highest share of overall global shipments and end user sales of Tablets at 36.1% and 35.3% respectively in 2015.

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In 2011, Smartphone sales to end users reached 469.9 million units, registering a growth of 66.7% over 2010 sales of 282.0 million units. The Smartphone sales to end user are expected to reach 1,048.0 million units by 2015 with Asia – Pacific accounting for the largest market share at 39.5%. Asia Pacific is also expected to enjoy the highest growth rate at a CAGR of 36.3% from 2010 to 2015.

 

The Tablet sales to end user increased by 276.5% in 2011 from 17.8 million units sold to end users in 2010. The growth in sales is largely attributed to consumer response to Apple’s iPad 2, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab & Galaxy Tab 2 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tab. Launched in November 2011, Amazon’s USD 199 Tab; Kindle Fire, had incredible response among consumers and managed around 3.5 million units sales in last 45 days of the year 2011. Globally, the installed base of Tablet devices have reached 81.2 million units in 2011 and expected to reach 388.8 million units by the end of 2015. This represents approximately 45% replacement/loss rate by the same year.

 

Form factor plays crucial role in adoption of Tablet devices. Our research indicates that consumer purchased the largest number of Tablet devices with screen size ranging 8 Inch and 10 Inch; whereas devices weighed between 450g and 900g (1 lb – 2 lbs) had the highest share of overall sales of tablet devices. Consumer segment is the largest adopter of media Tablet devices, while business users prefer communicators. Media Tablets is expected to remain the largest Tablet device segment with over 60% sales share in 2015, while hybrid segment will account for more than one-fourth of the sales in the same year.

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Smartphones are becoming more ubiquitous communication devices among all user segments with almost 75% of smartphone consumer (individual) subscriber use their smartphones for personal as well as business purposes. Moreover, 65% of global SMBs now allow employee owned smartphone for official use. This acted as the strong booster for Smartphone market growth. The smartphones market grew by 66.7% during last year and sales reached to 469.9 million units in 2011. Smartphone sale in 4Q2011 alone crossed the combined sales of all the four quarters of 2008. This leap in sales came on account of consumer as well as enterprise adoption of iPhone 4S, which posted 36.1 million units sales to end user in Q42011 alone.

 

Research Highlights:

• Smartphone is the prime competitor for tablets. However, an estimated 10% smartphone owner will also have a Tablet PC by 2013.

• Communicator Tablet segment will remain niche by 2015

• Tablets are disruptive to the PC market, reducing units by 8%, on average, through 2015

• Smartphone vendors better positioned, particularly those that own a platform.

• Tablets have increased the Total Addressable Market; however, traditional PC manufacturers will most likely fail to capture incremental demand.

• Open source will have a buzz around both tablet and smartphone market

• Apple, Samsung Electronics, Motorola Mobility, HTC, Research in Motion are best positioned both in smartphone and tablet market

• Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer, Asustek Computer, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony are potentially challenged

 

This extensive database report covers quarterly sales to end users, installed base, revenue, ASP from 2009 to 2011 and forecast till 2015 for Tablets and smartphones based on following segmentation.

 

Tablet Market Segmentation

• By Operating System

o iOS

o Android

o Windows

o Blackberry Tablet OS (QNX)

• By Vendors

o Apple

o Samsung

o HTC

o Dell

o RIM

o Amazon

o Motorola

• By Form Factors

o Weight

o Width

o Length

o Display Screen Size

o Thickness (depth)

• Users

o Business liable

o Consumer liable

- Personal Only

- Personal and Business

• Usability

o Media Tab

o Communicators

o Hybrid

• Geography

o North America

o Europe

o Asia – Pacific (including Japan)

o ROW

Smartphones Market Segmentation

• By Operating System

o Symbian

o iOS

o Android

o Windows Mobile

o Blackberry OS

o Bada

• By Vendors

o Nokia

o Apple

o Samsung

o HTC

o RIM

• By Form Factors

o Weight

o Width

o Length

o Display Screen Size

o Thickness (depth)

• Users

o Business liable

o Consumer liable

- Personal Only

- Personal and Business

• Usability

o Media Tab

o Communicators

o Hybrid

• Geography

o North America

o Europe

o Asia – Pacific (including Japan)

o ROW

• Input Type

o Touchscreen

o Keyboard

o Keypad 

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Tablet Market And Smartphones Market: Global Database & Forecast (2010 - 2015)

Microsoft (MSFT) startled everyone yesterday by announcing that it is going to make and sell its own version of the iPad, which is called the "Surface." This new tablet, which Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer demo-ed in Los Angeles yesterday, will be made entirely by Microsoft--hardware and software. This strategy, selling an integrated device, is a 180-degree turn from the strategy that Microsoft has employed with PCs and smartphones for the past three decades. The decision will certainly startle and possibly anger the hardware vendors that buy Microsoft's operating systems--Hewlett Packard (HPQ), Dell (DELL), etc.--all of which will likely have their own tablets. Now, instead of being a partner and supplier, Microsoft will be a direct competitor. That likely won't sit well. So, why is Microsoft doing this? And does it have any chance of success? Microsoft is doing this, I would argue, because it has realized that Apple (AAPL) is right: There are huge advantages to building and selling integrated devices, at least in the smartphone and tablet markets. (Microsoft's PC operating system business is still doing fine, although the world is rapidly moving into a "Post-PC" era in which the PC is much less relevant.) In its latest attempt to recoup lost share in the smartphone market, Microsoft employed its standard strategy. It built a version of Windows for mobile, and then it partnered with hardware makers like Nokia (NOK). So far, this strategy has failed: Nokia is imploding, and the Microsoft-basedsmartphones have not been selling well. Meanwhile, another big potential competitor in the tablet market, Google (GOOG), has failed to gain any traction with its own "software-only" strategy. With the exception of Amazon's (AMZN)Kindle, which is highly customized, Google Android-based tablets have flopped. So Microsoft may have observed these two failures--its own in smartphones and Google's in tablets--and decided that the only way to compete was to make and sell the whole tablet itself. Will it work? That remains to be seen. The "Surface" looked good in the demo, and it has some features that the iPad lacks--namely a "cover" that doubles as a keyboard. That feature will probably appeal to dedicated PC users who haven't yet made the jump to Apple. Apple's iPad is much more of a "consumption" device than a "creation" device, and the keyboard will make it easier to use Surface as a lightweight PC. The Surface should also appeal to companies, which are struggling to support both Windows-based PCs and Apple-based iPads and iPhones. If the tablet works well, and runs native Microsoft Office programs well, companies may view it as the best tablet for them to use. And that will help Microsoft defend its turf in the enterprise. But Microsoft has been in the hardware business before--with mixed results. The Xbox has worked: Microsoft attacked the game-console market and then displaced Sony and Nintendo. The Zune music player, however, was a disaster. Importantly, Microsoft has also not said how much the Surface will cost or when it will be released. Microsoft is already two years behind Apple in tablets, and the low-end iPad price is already down to $399. If Microsoft can't beat that latter price, or can't launch very quickly, it's hard to see how the company will even have a chance.

Premium Messaging (A2P SMS and P2A SMS) Market Volume Is Expected To Reach 1,134.2 Billion Globally By 2017

According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research "Premium Messaging Market - A2P SMS Market, P2A SMS Market: Global Analysis, Trends, Size and Forecast (2007 - 2017)". The global premium messaging market volume was165.9 billion in 2011 and is estimated to be 236.9 billion in 2012 and further expected to reach to 1,134.2 billion in 2017 at an estimated CAGR of 36.8% from 2012 to 2017.

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Over the past few years, there has been continuous decline in ARPU (Average Revenue per User) of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) due to increased competition among them, which led to constant decline in their voice & data revenue. Premium messaging opens up an additional revenue stream for mobile network operators as they are chargeable over and above the standard rate messages. Customers prefer to access premium messaging services as they are user friendly; provides value to customer and are exciting.

Premium messages are segmented into Premium SMS (PSMS) and Premium MMS (PMMS) with the former commanding the most of the market volume and revenue. Premium SMS will account for the largest share at 86.2% of global premium messaging market volume in 2012.Premium MMS will be the fastest growing segment at a CAGR of 40.7% during 2012 to 2017. The market volume of premium SMS segment is expected to be 907.9 billion in 2017.

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Premium Messages are further segmented into A2P (Application to Person) & P2A (person to Application), on the basis of Origin (or Termination). A2P premium SMS will take the larger chunk of PSMS, accounting for 66.8% of the overall PSMS in 2012.

APAC (including Japan) has maintained its leadership in global premium messaging market volume with the total premium message traffic of 86.1 billion in 2011. South America has the most promising growth potential for the premium messaging industry as a result of rise in popularity of cell phones as a marketing tool and increase in advancement of mobile networks. The premium messaging services in South America is still in evolution phase.

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The report segments and analyzes the "Global Premium Messaging Market - A2P SMS Market, P2A SMS Market" on the basis of following sub-categories:

• By Segment
• Premium SMS (PSMS)
• Premium MMS (PMMS)
• By Origin (or Termination)
• A2P (Application to Person)
• P2A (Person to Application)
• By Industry Verticals (at country level)
• Entertainment
• Media, Advertising and Publications
• Retail
• Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Shipping and Logistics
• Outsourcing & Call Centers
• Geographic Markets
• North America
• South America
• EMEA
• APAC

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NFC-Enabled Phones And Contactless Smart Cards, 2010 - 2020

Development in near field communication (NFC) technology and contactless smart cards is making it much easier and convenient for consumers to make transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a simple touch.

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Contactless smart cards are designed to enable speedy check-out or authentication processes. The number of smart phones and devices equipped with NFC technology is growing day by day thus driving the overall contactless payments market.

NFC Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards Segmentation

NFC enabled phones and contactless smart cards market is segmented depending on end use applications as follows:

• Consumer electronics
• Healthcare
• Information collection and exchange
• Access control
• Loyalty and coupons
• Payments
• Transport

This research report on the NFC-enabled phones and contactless smart cards analyzes the different market segments and major geographies. It is a comprehensive study of the different ongoing market trends, industry growth drivers, restraints, and market predictions for the coming years.

The report also provides an analysis of recent technological developments in NFC-enabled phones and contactless smart cards market, Porter’s five force analysis, and complete company profiles of the top industry players. It includes a review of the micro and macro factors significant for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

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The major geographies investigated under this report study are North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Rest of the World.

The major players dominating NFC-enabled phones market are Acer, BlackBerry, C-mii, Casio, Fujitsu, Samsung, HTC, Huawei, Kuoziro, LG, Mobiwire, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Pantech, Sharp, Sonim, Sony, Xolo, Hedy, Shanghai Simcom, OiiA Technology, Lenovo, Orange, TazTag, ZTE, and others.

Major players in the contactless smartcards market are ActivIdentity Corporation, Advanced Card Systems Ltd., ASK, Austria Card GmbH, CardLogix Corporation, CPI Card Group, FNMT-RCM, American Microdevice Manufacturing, Inc., Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited, Gemalto N.V., General Information Systems and others.

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• It helps to make informed business decisions based on the in-depth analysis of the market 
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