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Research and Markets: Webcast: Mobile Advertising Nov 11, 2009 04:51AM

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd00a1/webcast_mobile_ad) has announced the addition of the "Webcast: Mobile Advertising" webinar to their offering.

Webcasts are an effective means to gain the benefits of this research and analysis from anywhere in the world.

The emerging mobile advertising market is poised to take full advantage of opportunities presented by the continued diffusion of smartphones and 3G network data plans (or newer wireless services). As a result, advertisers will begin to incorporate mobile into their overall media campaigns as the advertising channel matures into a viable marketing tool.

This webcast examines the current mobile advertising market. It includes a market overview and analyzes effective mobile ad formats and current pricing models. It also analyzes opportunities driving overall growth and inhibitors threatening continued expansion and includes North American mobile advertising revenue forecasts through 2013.

Upon confirmation of your order, you will receive the following:

    --  A PDF of the Webcast presentation(s)
    --  The link and login info so you can access the audio multimedia archive
        file of the Webcast presentation(s)

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd00a1/webcast_mobile_ad

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Research and Markets: Power Electronics in Electric & Hybrid Vehicles Market is Booming & May Use Silicon Carbide or Gallium(III) Nitride Technologies Before 2020 Nov 11, 2009 04:49AM

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a967ec/power_electronics) has announced the addition of the "Power Electronics in Electric & Hybrid Vehicles" report to their offering.

A 5 Billion power module market in 2020

Toyota, the world leading car producer, has been dominant on the hybrid market up to now, but this niche market is becoming a must for car makers as the focus on car C02 emissions intensifies. Hybrid is defined in different levels: micro, mild, full, and plug in hybrid.

Micro hybrid will see the highest growth due to its low cost and easy integration, specifically in Europe. Mild and full hybrid will continue their strong penetration in the US market. Plug-in hybrid is a bridge to EV technology, and uses the same high voltage battery technology and plug-to-grid for recharge.

EV car business will really ramp up in 2010 with the arrival of big car makers (Mitsubishi, Renault, GM, Ford, Daimler). Limited drive range (40 miles) and high cost, are still issues, but it is expected that huge investments in new Li-Ion batteries will increase the performance/cost ratio of EVs. Globally, more than 17 million cars will be hybrid or electric in 2015 and some forecasters suggest sales will reach 50 million units in 2020, meaning half of the cars produced.

Power electronics are a key technology for hybrids and represent 20% of the material costs. It is even bigger for EV cars. HEV/EV power devices are used in DC/DC converters and DC/AC inverters. There are various configurations depending on the hybrid version and car makers' choices.

Inverters are roughly the same for full hybrid, plug in hybrid and EV cars with an average power of 50 kW. This application alone represent 74% of the total power module market for HEV and EV cars in 2009.

IGBT is the device of choice for such high power applications and represents 80% of the total HEV/EV power module market. Standard voltage of IGBT devices is 650V but there is a trend to increase it. It is still unknown if it will be 700/800V or directly 1.2kV which is already a standard.

The HEV/EV power module market stands at $300M in 2009 and is expected to grow strongly until 2020 at a growth rate close to 30% to reach $5B in 2020. Today, the power module market is mainly dominated by Toyota who manufactures the module internally. With the near universal involvement of other car makers, semiconductor companies (Infineon, Fuji, Mitsubishi, STM...) will enter the market and will take a big market share in the power device pie.

As HEV and EV remain expensive, car makers and tier one suppliers want to cut the cost. Power modules represent about 50% of the inverter and converter cost so power module cost reduction is the main goal of all the market players. It is expected that the power module average cost will be reduced by more than 25% in the coming years.

HEV/EV power devices value chain

Up to now, Toyota was dominating the HEV market and power module value chain. With the market growth and arrival of many players at the different levels (car makers, tier one suppliers, semi conductor companies), the landscape will change drastically.

Automotive tier one suppliers invest heavily in HEV/EV powertrain and will play an important role in HEV/EV power devices value chain: Bosch, Continental, Valeo, Delphi, Denso, Hitachi... They have the knowledge of specific automotive requirements that are very stringent for power devices. Some of them design the power modules themselves to cut the cost.

At the same time, semi conductor companies try to climb the value chain by developing new power modules. Hence, it will be a hard time in the next years for power modules manufacturers to find a significant place on the HEV/EV market.

SiC and GaN : key technologies for HEV/EV power device applications?

Several companies (Mitsubishi, Rohm, Toyota...) have developed inverter prototypes based on SiC diodes and switches that show significant size reduction up to 1/4 of the size with silicon devices.

SiC has clear advantages in HEV/EV applications (better power density, less losses, higher operating temperature) but cost pressure for automotive is a big challenge. To succeed, the availability of SiC switches is paramount because it would allow reduction of the cooling systems cost.

At the same time, SiC devices cost would need to be significantly reduced and the passive components and packaging adapted to support high operating temperatures.

If the SiC devices cost can be reduced, then SiC may be an option for HEV and EV. Maybe, it will be introduced first in EV applications that are more sensitive to losses to gain distance range.

GaN is another possible option thanks to its better performance/cost ratio compared to SiC. Toyota and many other companies evaluate this solution and consider that if SiC cost can't be reduce, it would be an affordable substrate specially for inverter application that is very cost sensitive.

This report presents the detailed major market metrics of the current and projected HEV/EV power module, power devices and substrate business, describing the HEV/EV market and architecture, the power devices applications, the key players, the supply-chain, the volumes and related market size of each segment. It gives the possible total accessible market for SiC and GaN, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of those materials over the current established silicon technologies.

Key Topics Covered:

Methodology, limitations and Yole proprietary tools

Glossary

Executive summary

Power electronics applications in HEV/EV

HEV Market

HEV/EV Market

HEV architectures and power control units

Power electronics challenges and industrial supply chain

Players, latest developments : Automotive tier one suppliers

SiC & GaN as Silicon substitute?

Silicon, SiC & GaN device and module recent developments

Conclusion

Appendix

Presentation of Yole Developpement

Companies Mentioned:

For the complete list of over 60 companies that feature in this report, click the link below.

http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a967ec/power_electronics

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Research and Markets: India's Most Valuable Companies in 2009 - Annual Performance Barometer of 1,000+ Listed Companies Nov 11, 2009 04:46AM

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6b0d59/indias_most_valua) has announced the addition of the "India's Most Valuable Companies-2009" report to their offering.

The 2009 edition of BT 500, an annual performance barometer of over 1,000 listed companies, has some pointers to these. The beat of the economic recovery has brought a smile on the lips of everybody-- from consumers to businessmen and policymakers. the recovery is real, and that all this seems to be indicating is that the government's fiscal stimulus has worked in stoking consumer spending and corporate investment. But every company that has weathered the storm so far has to confront a far more critical question: Will the recovery benefit it as much as it would its competitor? The answer to this question-- which could dramatically change market shares and alter the corporate landscape--depends on what the companies did during the downturn.

The harvest of recovery is not going to be equally good for all. Good harvests will be claimed by companies that not only understand the shape and speed of the unfolding recovery better than the rest, but also did the "right" things during the downturn.

The market value of the top 10 in this year's BT 500 actually climbed up, by 4.3 per cent. The biggest, and pleasant, surprise is the performance of the public sector pack, with the market value of the top 50 public sector undertakings value rising by 12.4 per cent. As far as sector-wise performance goes, there were surprises galore. Those that were expected to be dragged down by the downturn succeeded in bucking the slowdown in style. Another sector which was almost written off by the analyst community in the first quarter of 2009 was software, but companies like Infosys Technologies, TCS and Wipro subsequently came out with better-than-expected results.

As a result, value erosion was minimal in the top tier of Indian IT services. The sector that was hit the hardest was real estate, thanks to the double whammy of falling property prices and ballooning debt. Clearly, the smaller companies found themselves more vulnerable to the global meltdown and, more specifically, more adversely impacted by the crisis of liquidity. In sharp contrast, the big--the elite businesses at the top of the heap--continued to get bigger.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Ready for Recovery

2. The Ambani's Race for value

3. Risky Business

4. Salary Squeeze at the top

5. Telecom's Sunset?

6. The infrastructure opportunity

7. BT 500 in 2020

8. BT 500: down, but not out

9. Performance Snapshots

10. Industry Leaders

11. BT 500: Rankings of Private Sector Companies

12. Rankings of 501-1,000

13. Rankings of PSUs

14. Methodology

15. Alphabetical Index

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6b0d59/indias_most_valua

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Research and Markets: Opportunities for Printed Silicon in 2009 to 2016 Nov 11, 2009 04:37AM

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8132d6/opportunities_for) has announced the addition of the "Opportunities for Printed Silicon: 2009 to 2016" report to their offering.

Printing silicon means either using inkjet, traditional printing techniques or transfer printing to create electronic devices and photovoltaic subsystems with silicon derived materials. The concept of printed silicon has been around for a while but has grown in prominence in the last two or three years as organic electronics has not spread as rapidly as once expected. Printing silicon holds out the promise of combining the proven performance advantages of silicon with the low-cost manufacturing promised by printing. And while the focus is on printed silicon, many of the printing techniques being suggested could be extended to other traditional semiconductor materials.

NanoMarkets was the first industry analyst firm to recognize the revenue potential of printed silicon and we published a report on this topic in 2007. This new report builds on our considerable understanding of the potential for printed silicon and analyzes and quantifies the printed silicon/silicon inks markets in 2009 and beyond, showing how these inks and printing processes can produce profits, even in the current economic environment. This report also discusses the complete range of printed silicon applications that are likely to yield significant market opportunities in the next eight years.

Printed electronics is now much more eclectic than ever about the materials that it uses. This report explains where printed silicon fits into the entire functional printing picture, how it competes with other materials, and which applications it is best suited for. This report is essential reading for product managers, marketing executive and business development personnel in the printed electronics industry, as well as materials and inks firms looking for new opportunities, and, of course, printing equipment manufacturers.

As with all NanoMarkets reports, this report includes a granular eight-year forecast of revenues from silicon inks and printed materials as well as an assessment of the product/market strategies of the leading firms active in this space.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

E.1 Printed Silicon and Its Applications: Market Potentials

E.2 Photovoltaics: Decent PV Performance Meets Rock Bottom Cost--Maybe

E.3 Display Backplanes: Printing for Flexibility?

E.4 RFID: Reducing Costs for Item-Level Applications?

E.5 Solid-State Lighting: Does Silicon Have a Chance?

E.6 Materials Issues and Opportunities

E.7 Firms to Watch In This Space

E.8 What's New Since NanoMarkets' 2007 Report?

E.9 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silicon Ink and Transfer Printing Markets

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1 Background to this Report

1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report

1.3 Methodology of this Report

1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Printed Silicon Materials, Technology, and Manufacturing

2.1 Organic Materials vs. Silicon in Printed Electronics

2.2 Silicon Inks and Printing Technology

2.3 Evolution of Silicon Ink Formulations

2.4 Transfer Printing

2.5 Printing Other Inorganic Semiconductors

2.6 Substrates for Printed Silicon

2.7 Environmental, Health, and Safety Concerns with Silicon Inks

2.8 Key Points Made in this Chapter

Chapter Three: Printed Silicon Applications and Markets

3.1 Printed Silicon in the Current Economy: Competing Interests

3.2 Printed Silicon in Photovoltaics

3.3 Printed Silicon in Display Backplanes

3.4 Printed Silicon and RFID

3.5 Printed Silicon Lighting

3.6 Key Points Made in this Chapter

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Printed Silicon Markets

4.1 Forecasting Methodology

4.2 Forecasts of Printed Silicon Device Markets by Application

4.3 Forecasts of Silicon Ink Markets

4.4 Forecasts of Silicon-Based Transfer Printing Markets

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8132d6/opportunities_for

Source: NanoMarkets

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PC-Doctor Announces Intelligent Messaging Services (IMS) Nov 11, 2009 04:29AM

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PC-Doctor Inc. today announced a new cloud based service that delivers timely, contextual messaging that allows OEM and other business partners the ability to deliver highly personalized service and support capabilities.

PC-Doctor Intelligent Messaging Services (IMS) offers contextual support and monetization in a unified framework, creating unique opportunities for global PC manufacturers, retailers, ISVs, telecoms and others to improve the total customer support experience while building APOS revenue and profit streams.

"Top OEMs trust our system health solutions to deliver intrinsic value to their customers," said Steve Petracca, PC-Doctor chief executive officer. "Intrinsic value is essential if users are to give their permission to deliver support and marketing offers focused on solving issues and enhancing user experiences."

PC-Doctor's new services come at a time when International Data Corp. is reporting that U.S. consumers and small businesses will spend more than $18 billion next year on PC-related accessories, peripherals, software and services.

Unlike centralized data mining and web watching approaches, the IMS server does not collect personal information to deliver a contextual message. Instead, the server delivers a general manifest of broadly applicable support and marketing messages to the client; granular processing is completed by the PC based on the results of diagnostic tests, system information, state matching and inferences. For example, by monitoring the health of a battery through a daily health scan in idle time, the local application can serve dual purposes - warning the user that the battery is past its prime ability to hold a charge, and offering the correct replacement at the point of need.

Built with a robust cloud based infrastructure to ensure reliability and scalability, IMS is augmented by operational services such as automated warranty repair processing, professional marketing messaging, web proxying and translations into 24 languages to support world wide deployment.

ABOUT PC-DOCTOR

Founded in 1993, PC-Doctor Inc. develops PC diagnostics, system health and monetization tools that assist PC makers, service providers, retailers and other business partners reduce service delivery costs, generate new after-point-of-sale revenue streams and enhance customer satisfaction. With more than 200 million units shipped worldwide, PC-Doctor's diagnostics are pre-installed on systems made by the world's top PC manufacturers. In addition to Windows products, the company also develops diagnostics for Linux and other operating systems that run on leading Intel and AMD microprocessors. For more information about PC-Doctor and its products, visit www.pc-doctor.com or call (866) 289-7237. International customers should call (775) 336-4000.

    Source: PC-Doctor Inc.