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September 4, 2010

Small Medium Businesses are Interested to adopt cloud computing services : Study Report

Filed under: Small Business — Tags: , , — Winson @ 1:56 AM

According to a new study conducted by Spice works Inc., around 14 percent of small and medium businesses were reported using cloud computing services, and 10 percent had plans to take up cloud based services during the first half of 2010.

Global survey uncovered the findings of 1,500 IT professionals at small and medium businesses (SMBs) with fewer than 1,000 employees. This survey was made for uncovering cloud computing adoption trends and sentiments among SMBs as per Spice Works.

Highlights of Cloud Computing
Cloud services adoption is more in smaller SMBs than their larger SMB counterparts. 38% of SMBs with less than 20 employees are using or planning to use cloud solutions in the next 6 months which is higher than the 17% of organizations.

According to survey results, cloud services are adopted by technology based companies at a faster rate: 34% of SMBs in the technology sector are using or planning of using cloud services. Services sector companies, such as finance, HR or consulting, are the next fast growing ones with 22 % using or planning to go for cloud solutions.

About 62% of SMBs have no plans on implementation of cloud in the next 1 year because of security concerns and citing technology.

August 30, 2010

Global Online shopping trends in Purchasing Products

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Winson @ 8:47 AM

Now-a-days, internet has made online purchasing of products very easy. It has transformed many aspects of life. Through internet, buying tickets, booking concert tickets is much efficient and easier.

According to global online consumers report, clothing and books will continue to top the list for planned online shopping in the next 6 months. It follows the trend reported by Nielsen survey in 2009. As per the report, 46% of global consumers said that they purchased books in the past 3 months and 41% of them bought clothing through online purchasing.

Internet users in 55 markets from Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Middle East and south America were polled by Nielsen company who conducted a survey in March 2010. According to that report, vacations are the high priority for planned online shopping. In 2009, 24% of consumers purchased airline tickets online and 17% made tour/hotel reservations online, 7 percentage points and nine percentage points increase respectively in online travel arrangements in 2010.

In the next 6 months the top 5 purchasing products are books, clothing/accessories/shoes, airline ticket, electronic equipment, tours/hotel reservations.

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August 26, 2010

Small Business Confidence is Still Delicate in Second Quarter of the Year 2010: FSB Report

Filed under: Small Business — Tags: , , — Winson @ 7:02 AM

According to the recent survey, the business confidence showed a decline over the second quarter of 2010. The recovery is delicate and much more effort is needed to encourage growth in private sector.

According to the FSB ‘Voice of Small Business Index’, shows only a net four percent of respondents believe that business prospects will improve in the third quarter of the year, down from 16 per cent in March.

As per the survey, around 67 percent of small firms are operating below capacity when compared to those in manufacturing sector which is growing much better than service sector firms

It also highlights that the UK economy is still on way from a full speed recovery. It has 64 percent of firms in the South-East which are likely to be working under below capacity that else where in the country.

Key findings from the quarterly report show:

  • There is decrease in the confidence in the small businesses every month since March. 16 percent of small firms use to believe that there will be an increase in the business prospects which now is down to 4%.
  • Though the ratio of businesses has decreased slightly from 70.5 percent to 66.6 percent, majority of small businesses are still operating below capacity, since the last report.
  • Compared to manufacturing, firms which are operating below capacity are more in service sector. These are more likely to be based in the south-East.
  • There is no expectation of improvement in growth of revenue as it is weak, in the next quarter.

August 5, 2010

Different Types of Barcode Labels

Filed under: Business — Tags: , — Winson @ 5:53 AM

Now-a-days, barcodes are found any where, because there are various types of products, as a result many barcodes have to be used. Automate data collection is the main reason to use barcodes. Each barcode has some amount of information about products which is needed, and that information is needed to decode. Different types of device are used to read these barcodes.

There are many types of barcode labels, such as linear symbologies and stacked and matrix symbologies, composite symbologies, etc.

Linear barcode symbologies: They are most familiar and this is the most used barcode format. They have a series of parallel lines and spaces of changing width. More than 100 types of this particular type of barcode are there, 20 of them are accepted world wide. Codabar, code 39, code 128, EAN, Telepen and UPC are some of them.

Matrix symbologies: If there is a need to encode more information into much smaller spaces then it leads to creation of the stacked and matrix barcode symbologies. Aztec code, code 16k, code 49, Maxi code, super code and USS code are examples of matrix symbologies.

Composite symbologies: Composite symbologies are combinations of one dimensional and two dimensional symbologies. Composite code C, GS1 and MicroPDF417 are examples of composite bar code labels.

These are the types of labels, which can be used on different types of products. Every barcode has some information, which can be read by a type of product to know about the product. They are cost effective and as well as useful.

August 2, 2010

21st Generation Fashion Jewelry Trends

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Winson @ 8:28 AM

The main aim behind the fashion jewelry is that it should be fashionable and stylish. Fashion and trends change along with time. Now-a-days, the fashion is changing year by year. Fashion world is witnessing many new trends. For example, Celtic jewelry is the most popular fashion jewelry today.

During the 17th century fake pearls and the glass beads were used mostly and people used to wear according to their clothing. And even during the night times, they preferred diamonds. Firstly the fake pearls were prepared in France and they were used till 200 years are the fashionable accessories. These are fake balls which are made of wax and are coated with the ground fish scales.

Then for the next century Paris made fashionable jewelry of glass or paste gems and they almost look like the gemstones. Many jewelries of the 18th century prevail till date, but the real gemstones and the golden jewelry have disappeared.

Even the fashion of the costume jewelry of gemstones had spread to England in the 18th century. The costume jewelry in England includes the earrings, necklaces, jeweled buttons.

As of 20th century, pearls came into existence. They became popular and they are expensive. The tradition of the pearls was introduced in the Japan in the end of the 19th century and it existed till the 20th century.

Generally, formal jewelry is used in the offices and workplaces. Simple jewelry like beads, metals, stones, simple chains made of gold, different metals are used as the formal jewelry items. It gives a decent, nice look to the individual in case of formal jewelry.

During the 19th century, the fashion jewelry got mixed up with all types of jewelry items like pearls, corals, diamonds and even the gemstones. So, the jewelry of that century is called as the cocktail jewelry.

As of 21st century the fashionable jewelry became famous. The present 21st generation trends are crystals and pearls. The initial golden jewelry was replaced by the Swarovski crystals and they become popular within few years. For the casual wear fashion jewelry has unlimited traditions. So, as of now the silver crystal jewelry is very famous one.

Station jewelry are the present trends and they are followed by the present generation. Even the pearls, diamonds and the gemstones like blue topaz, quartz are mainly used jewelry articles.

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