Worldwide wireless data hotspot revenue will rise from
$969 million in 2005 to $3.46 billion in 2009, according to
Arizona-based In-Stat. The growth will occur as the number of hotspot
locations nearly doubles in size from 100,000 in 2005 to almost 200,000
by the end of 2009.
The largest sector of the hotspot market will
continue to be the cafe market (including coffee shops, fast food, and
full service restaurants), which will grow from just over 40,000 venues
worldwide in 2004 to just under 100,000 venues by
2009.
Investigo upgrades Group
Organizer
Minneapolis-based Investigo announced enhancements
to its Group Organizer Web-based system, including expanded contact
information and mail-merge functionality, a new .NET architecture, and
more flexible report options and formats.
Investigo has expanded
contact information to include multiple owners, beneficiaries,
individual names, unlimited addresses, telephone numbers, e-mails and
custom attributes, further enabling advisors to track and manage client
information in a central location. The new Group Organizer makes it easy
for advisors to see all items in all of their groups and items that can
be added to each group. It also contains market values for all accounts
and account groups and provides the ability to search and sort
information, mail merge, XML-out, and create and modify groups on one
screen.
Identix gets order from county
Minnetonka-based Identix Inc. received an order valued at more than
$900,000 from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office to expand the
department's rollout of its real-time identification network.
The
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office will receive additional Identix IBIS
mobile handheld units, which are used to conduct real-time, on-the-spot
fingerprint and facial image identifications. The units allow officers
to capture the biometric data and transmit it through the IBIS
server.
The purchase was been funded by grants from the National
Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice.
state
wants to tax Internet sales
Minnesota and 18 other states have
agreed to begin collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases.
The
coalition is asking retailers to voluntarily sign on to the program in
exchange for incentives, including amnesty for taxes uncollected or
unpaid prior to registration. The states will also provide retailers
with a two-year monetary allowance to cover the costs of modifying their
business systems and software.
Currently, states cannot require
businesses that don't have a physical presence in their state to collect
sales tax on purchases made in the state. Minnesota loses approximately
$300 million a year in sales tax revenue as a result, according to a
Minnesota Department of Revenue study. The new voluntary program is
expected to generate more than $41 million in sales tax revenue for the
state during the fiscal 2006-07 biennium.
The other states
involved in the program are Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Nevada will join the group at the start of 2006.
Tofteland will
be new SoftBrands CEO
Richfield-based enterprise software
maker SoftBrands Inc. has announced that Randal Tofteland, the company's
president and chief operating officer, will take over as CEO in
2006.
George Ellis, the software company's current CEO, will
become executive chairman.
Tofteland joined SoftBrands'
predecessor company, Fourth Shift, as vice president of sales in
1997.
IT worker confidence rebounds
According to the
Hudson Employment Index survey, IT workers regained confidence in
September, as the sector's index increased over seven points from 97.5
to 104.8. Increased job satisfaction, reduced layoff worries and
optimism about personal finances spurred the increase. The percent happy
with their current job jumped 12 points to 82 percent, the highest yet
recorded.
Additionally, only 21 percent of sector employees were
worried about losing their jobs, down from 29 percent in August and the
lowest level all year.
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Company and tech news from the region.
Posted by : Nadine Cruit
Hotspot services to reach $3.46 billion in
2009
Worldwide wireless data hotspot revenue will rise from
$969 million in 2005 to $3.46 billion in 2009, according to
Arizona-based In-Stat. The growth will occur as the number of hotspot
locations nearly doubles in size from 100,000 in 2005 to almost 200,000
by the end of 2009.
The largest sector of the hotspot market will
continue to be the cafe market (including coffee shops, fast food, and
full service restaurants), which will grow from just over 40,000 venues
worldwide in 2004 to just under 100,000 venues by
2009.
Investigo upgrades Group
Organizer
Minneapolis-based Investigo announced enhancements
to its Group Organizer Web-based system, including expanded contact
information and mail-merge functionality, a new .NET architecture, and
more flexible report options and formats.
Investigo has expanded
contact information to include multiple owners, beneficiaries,
individual names, unlimited addresses, telephone numbers, e-mails and
custom attributes, further enabling advisors to track and manage client
information in a central location. The new Group Organizer makes it easy
for advisors to see all items in all of their groups and items that can
be added to each group. It also contains market values for all accounts
and account groups and provides the ability to search and sort
information, mail merge, XML-out, and create and modify groups on one
screen.
Identix gets order from county
Minnetonka-based Identix Inc. received an order valued at more than
$900,000 from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office to expand the
department's rollout of its real-time identification network.
The
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office will receive additional Identix IBIS
mobile handheld units, which are used to conduct real-time, on-the-spot
fingerprint and facial image identifications. The units allow officers
to capture the biometric data and transmit it through the IBIS
server.
The purchase was been funded by grants from the National
Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice.
state
wants to tax Internet sales
Minnesota and 18 other states have
agreed to begin collecting sales taxes on Internet purchases.
The
coalition is asking retailers to voluntarily sign on to the program in
exchange for incentives, including amnesty for taxes uncollected or
unpaid prior to registration. The states will also provide retailers
with a two-year monetary allowance to cover the costs of modifying their
business systems and software.
Currently, states cannot require
businesses that don't have a physical presence in their state to collect
sales tax on purchases made in the state. Minnesota loses approximately
$300 million a year in sales tax revenue as a result, according to a
Minnesota Department of Revenue study. The new voluntary program is
expected to generate more than $41 million in sales tax revenue for the
state during the fiscal 2006-07 biennium.
The other states
involved in the program are Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Nevada will join the group at the start of 2006.
Tofteland will
be new SoftBrands CEO
Richfield-based enterprise software
maker SoftBrands Inc. has announced that Randal Tofteland, the company's
president and chief operating officer, will take over as CEO in
2006.
George Ellis, the software company's current CEO, will
become executive chairman.
Tofteland joined SoftBrands'
predecessor company, Fourth Shift, as vice president of sales in
1997.
IT worker confidence rebounds
According to the
Hudson Employment Index survey, IT workers regained confidence in
September, as the sector's index increased over seven points from 97.5
to 104.8. Increased job satisfaction, reduced layoff worries and
optimism about personal finances spurred the increase. The percent happy
with their current job jumped 12 points to 82 percent, the highest yet
recorded.
Additionally, only 21 percent of sector employees were
worried about losing their jobs, down from 29 percent in August and the
lowest level all year.
Got a local news story? Let us know
about it. Send your local news to
dan@computeruser.com.
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