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SAR China —  China’s enterprise software market is forecast to maintain its strong performance, with an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.6 per cent from 2008 to 2013 – the highest growth rate in the world, according to Gartner, Inc.

Like a band of detectives surveying the movement of a criminal, researchers using photographic technology have caught at least one culprit in the act. In this case, electron microscopy was used to watch a deadly bacteria breakdown cell walls in wine grape plants – an image that previously had not been witnessed.

IBM ( IBM) is trusted by U.S. consumers more than any other IT company when it comes to securing and protecting the privacy of their personal information, according to a survey from privacy and information management research firm Ponemon Institute.

Mercedes-Benz has been recognised as being the best automotive manufacturer in the country for providing excellent customer service in the latest UKCSI survey published by the Institute of Customer Service.

Omniture, an Adobe company (NASDAQ:ADBE) and a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced the immediate availability of the 2010 Omniture Online Analytics Benchmark Survey.

A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) global survey of over 32,000 consumers reveals that technology is giving shoppers a new source of power -- pushing retailers to engage them more directly via increased use of personalized promotions and offerings.

Thirty-Three Percent of SMBs Have Experienced a Significant Business Interruption Due to Datacenter Failures in the past Two Years; Fifty-Two Percent of SMBs Expect Data Backup and Protection as a Top Initiative for 2010

Ford Motor Company vehicles, bolstered by improved quality, fuel economy and popular redesigned models, recorded the largest increase in residual values from the 2009 to the 2010 model year among full-line manufacturers.

This survey serves as a first step in evaluating the success of efforts to protect, preserve, and restore the quality of our nation’s lakes,” said Peter Silva, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Water.

Since 1984, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), conceived and funded largely by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has collected and disseminated high quality data that provide critical insight for decision makers to plan, monitor, and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs.

Sixty-two per cent of CEOs recognise that IT-enabled changes will be a key element in their post-recession strategy, while only 13 per cent disagree, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. Preliminary results from the survey show 42 per cent of business leaders are already focusing more on revenue growth than cost control.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today unveiled the results of an exclusive new survey* into consumers’ mobile software demands, providing unique insights into the opportunities available for the growing developer community across the world.

When Ruth Mason from Coogee shared her thoughts about her local community in a survey conducted by her local newspaper, it put her in the running to win a new Kia Cerato sedan.

Ford has been named as Britain's most reliable van manufacturer in an authoritative survey of more than one million vehicles.

’Securing the Mobile Workforce’ Survey Finds Many Businesses May Be Insufficiently Prepared When Employees Can’t Get to Work

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is chilled out, sporting a sunshade and getting ready to roll.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, but not testosterone.

Voted Second Most-admired Company Overall; Credited with “Revolutionizing the Global PC Industry” with the Eee PC™

Sales of the Ford Fusion – America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan – have set a new record with sales figures for 2009 already eclipsing the previous full-year record set in 2007

Phoning while driving and texting behind the wheel are in the news. This is the highway safety issue of the moment, the subject of cartoons and, on a more serious side, the focus of legislation.