The impact of the growing consumption of video on mobile operators is already being felt—and carriers need to develop business models that address customer demands and company profits at the same time. Skyfire, a firm that specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud …
Roberta Prescott
Roberta Prescott
Editor, [email protected] Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders. Roberta has worked as an IT and telecommunication journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. In July 2006, Prescott was promoted to be the editor-in-chief, and, beyond the magazine and website, was in charge for all ICT products, such as IT events and CIO awards. In mid-2010, she was promoted to the position of executive editor, with responsibility for all the editorial products and content of IT Mídia. Prescott has worked as a journalist since 1998 and has three journalism prizes. In 2009, she won, along with InformationWeek Brasil team, the press prize 11th Prêmio Imprensa Embratel. In 2008, she won the 7th Unisys Journalism Prize and in 2006 was the editor-in-chief when InformationWeek Brasil won the 20th media award Prêmio Veículos de Comunicação. She graduated in Journalism by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, has done specialization in journalism at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain, 2003) and Master in Journalism at IICS – Universidad de Navarra (Brazil, 2010) and MBA – Executive Education at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.
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German enterprise software giant SAP’s revenues were boosted by its key innovation areas: SAP Hana, mobile and cloud computing. When SAP released its full year and fourth quarter results, the company noted that its mobile business contributed more than €220 million …
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Many enterprises are embracing the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) model and setting practices to support the trend that has kept many IT organizations busy around the globe. In its second annual customer survey, Good Technology found that 72% of respondents were already formally …
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Another big contract for mobile payments and analytics company Bango. The company that already has Facebook, BlackBerry App World, Windows Phone Store and Amazon as customers announced it has signed a global framework agreement with Telefónica Digital. The partnership aims …
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In the mobile era, both companies and employees want to access data from any location and at any time. Although it seems a great way to boost productivity, this trend creates new challenges for IT organizations, and CIOs are concerned …
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About 2.8 million patients were remotely monitored worldwide at the end of 2012, using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity, according to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight. The number of monitored …
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The era for mobile business intelligence (BI) solutions has arrived, or at least according to a new report from Ovum. According to the analytics firm, the arrival of high-performance mobile devices and the evolution of robust data-carrying infrastructure have allowed …
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Although the fourth quarter of 2012 marked the launch of Microsoft Windows 8, it did not impact PC demand. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide PC shipments fell 6.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the …
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After its popularity in the early 2000s when it was used to protect laptop connections, virtual private network (VPN) is back on CIOs’ agendas again—now to support their mobility strategies. As before when VPN was used for laptop connections made …
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Software and mobile manufacturer Nokia has teamed up with Avanade, a joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft, to sell Nokia Lumia devices, applications and services to large enterprise customers. Under the agreement, Avanade and Nokia plan to deliver packaged offerings …
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German software giant SAP AG has named former Latin America and Caribbean region president, Rodolpho Cardenuto, the president of a combined Americas region, which also includes North America. He will report to Robert Enslin, president of global field operations and …
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Broadcom (BRCM) says it will license two ARM chip architectures, meaning that the California chipmaker will be able to design its own microprocessor cores based on ARM code, rather than just using ARM’s pre-designed cores. Broadcom has a long history …
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With the Consumer Electronics Show underway in Las Vegas (CES 2013–check out all pieces), vendors and carriers are hurrying to announce their news for 2013. RCR Wireless News has gathered some of the biggest news released at the trade show …
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Verizon Wireless said it plans to sell Samsung’s LTE-enabled Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and Samsung’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone. The announcements were made during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013 – check out all pieces). Both devices will …
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Microsoft should be happy following this week’s announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013 – check out all pieces) as a pair of U.S.-based carriers released plans to offer devices powered by its Windows Phone 8 operating system. Sprint …
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Tablets and smartphones are expected to continue to drive electronic product revenues in 2013 as they did in 2012. According to 2012 provisional global tech device sales revenue released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) at this week’s Consumer Electronics …
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Global telecom services continues to be the largest portion of IT spending. Gartner, Inc. forecasts that of the estimated U.S.$3.7 trillion in total worldwide IT spending in 2013, telecommunications services are expected to represent U.S.$1.701 trillion, a rise of 2.4% over the …
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Big data, cloud, mobile, collaboration and business process management will be the top technologies over the coming 24 months, according to a survey by Software AG. The survey also notes that adoption of these technologies is guiding the software market …
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After several years of predictions and studies about how advertising will migrate to mobile platforms, a new research report from Berg Insight predicts that mobile ad spending will increase several times by 2017. According to the survey, the total value …
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Qualcomm is looking to accelerate the semiconductor battle. Ranked third in Gartner’s list of top semiconductor vendors (by revenue), Qualcomm is aiming even higher. “We grew while Intel and Samsung fell,” said Rafael Steinhauser, senior vice president and Latin American …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. More than buzzwords, bring your own device (BYOD) and mobility are real technological trends that …
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Qualcomm’s tablet strategy is becoming clearer. The company set up a research and development engineering center in Brazil to develop tablet designs and technologies to sell a near-complete product to manufacturers. “The goal is to help manufacturers build affordable tablets …
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As mobility becomes a key driver for SAP’s future growth, the German enterprise software giant is focusing on improving its mobile device management solution, SAP Afaria. “Our main goal is to enhance application management and the ecosystem for enterprise integration, …
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Cisco Systems has taken a deeper step in policy control and service management technology for carrier networks. The company announced yesterday its intent to acquire Denver-based BroadHop, a Wi-Fi service provider for Cisco. Financial terms were not disclosed. Following the announcement …
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With video streaming on the rise, how can telecom operators monetize it? This was the theme of a video interview with Mate Prgin, president and CEO of Avvasi, which has just launched a video service gateway named Q-SRV to help …