10 years of signotec: A success story from Ratingen, Germany

10 years of signotec: A success story from Ratingen, Germany

Within the first ten years since its inception, signotec GmbH has become a market and technology leading company in the development and manufacture of signature pads and accompanying software. For company founders Arne Brandes, Gunther Hagner and Wolfgang Specht, ongoing development is essential and also will play a significant role in the company’s future and its continued success. By adapting to newly available technologies and changing customer needs, the company has remained innovative and f

Gartner Says Android to Command Nearly Half of Worldwide Smartphone Operating System Market by Year-End 2012

Gartner Says Android to Command Nearly Half of Worldwide Smartphone Operating System Market by Year-End 2012

11 – Worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7 per cent increase from 2010, according to Gartner Inc. By the end of 2011, Android will move to become the most popular operating system (OS) worldwide and will build on its strength to account for 49 per cent of the smartphone market by 2012 (see Table 1).
Sales of open OS* devices will account for 26 per cent of all mobile handset device sales in 2011, and are expected to surpass the 1 billion mark by 2015, wh

IBM Named Marketshare Leader in Middleware Software for Tenth Consecutive Year

011 – IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has once again named IBM the worldwide market share leader in the application infrastructure and middleware software segment based on total worldwide revenue for 2010.
According to the report (1), IBM was the leading software vendor with 32.6 percent market share, extending its lead to nearly double that of its closest competitor. According to Gartner, IBM grew 14.4 percent in 2010, twice the overall market. The worldwide applicatio