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asmarterplanet.com Video featuring, from IBM Mike Wing, Andy Stanford-Clark and John Tolva. Over the past century but accelerating over the past couple of decades, we have seen the emergence of a kind of global data field. The planet itself – natural systems, human systems, physical objects – have always generated an enormous amount of data, but we didnt used to be able to hear it, to see it, to capture it. Now we can because all of this stuff is now instrumented. And its all interconnected, so now we can actually have access to it. So, in effect, the planet has grown a central nervous system. Look at that complex set of relationships among all of these complex systems. If we can actually begin to see the patterns in the data, then we have a much better chance of getting our arms around this. Thats where societies become more efficient, thats where more innovation is sparked. When we talk about a smarter planet, you can say that it has two dimensions. One is to be more efficient, be less destructive, to connect different aspects of life which do affect each other in more conscience and deliberate and intelligent ways. But the other is also to generate fundamentally new insights, new activity, new forms of social relations. So you could look at the planet as an information, creation and transmission system, and the universe was hearing its information but we werent. But increasingly now we can, early days, baby steps days, but we can actually begin to hear the planet …

Incredible Internet Traffic the Key to a Strong Fall Selling Season

Whitby, Ontario (PRWEB) January 14, 2012

Campkins RV Centre, serving southern Ontario in Canada, reports a very strong Fall Selling Season and attributes it to Overwhelming Internet Traffic. 2011 was the companys very best year since it started in 1973.

Campkins RV uses a combination of Search Engine Optimization and online and traditional marketing techniques. The most important tactic, according to Owner and Sales Manager Brad Campkin, has been ensuring that ALL of their New RVs and Used RVs are being advertised, through multiple channels, with detailed descriptions, lots of pictures and posted pricing. Our SEO/Web partner, SynergyPro Solutions, makes sure each product page has the best chance of being indexed by Google and the other search engines.

Campkins RV website traffic surpassed one million inventory page views for the very first time. Going from approximately 350,000 in 2010 to over a million in 2011 definitely has kept our sales department much busier, in fact weve even had to hire two more sales people to keep up, says Brad.

Traffic is a great barometer of your companys online health but conversion rates are the true indicator of fitness. The Campkins RV Centre conversion rate is higher than ever – We track each contact made and are seeing just under 50% of our calls and emails from the website converting to visits at the dealership! Campkin also says having the SELLING PRICE on the website, not Call for Price or fill out a form to get the price has made a huge difference. People come in knowing what to expect and are all set to look at the RVs they saw online, he says.

New this past year, Campkins launched Canadas first RV Parts and Accessory Store. Many dealership Parts & Accessory offerings are just a link to a third party suppliers online catalogue. Campkins RV has created an RV Parts Store that lists the actual inventory in their Accessory Showroom and allows customers to place orders and pay by credit card instantly. We have made it easy for our customers to shop online, again making our Website our most important marketing tool year-round, says Brad. The future is here and we embrace it!

We have also created a Mobile Website for Smart-phones and Tablets so that when our customers are on the go on the road in their RVs, they can access our Parts and Accessory Store right from their mobile devices, they can book a service appointment, locate or call us with a click of a button, plus all our inventory in stock is accessible from our mobile website.

Last but not least Campkins RV Centre has an iPhone App, available on the iTunes Store, that is really quite popular. Brad says We are getting a lot of new subscribers who now receive our push notifications of daily news and events at the dealership, up-to-the-minute specials, clearance pricing and much more.

You can follow Campkins RV on Twitter or join them on Facebook. Find all the links on their website: http://www.campkins.com

Campkins RV Centre is in Myrtle Station, North Whitby, Ontario, Canada. They have served the southern Ontario RV market since 1973, offering full year round service, an RV Accessory Showroom and the top selling brands of towable RVs in North America. Campkins RV is a member of the RV Care Network, a Canada wide Dealer Network that looks after customers travelling from coast to coast.

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Packt Publishing’s collection of .NET Framework books are now all available on Kindle

UK (PRWEB) January 14, 2012

Birmingham: The .NET Frameworks stack of tools and its flexibility has made it a developers best friend, and Packt Publishing – one of the worlds leading publishers of Microsoft focused technology books and eBooks – is pleased to announce that all its .NET and ASP.NET books can be found on Amazon’s Kindle platform. Titles include: WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities, ASP.NET Site Performance Secrets, .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Data Driven Applications, and more.

Amazon’s Kindle platform has established itself as the leading ebook reading and distribution channel recently, and Packt is pleased to announce that its wide range of .NET framework focused titles can now be found there. Over the years, Packt has published a significant number of .NET focused books, including titles such as:

WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities. WCF is the Microsoft model for building services, whereas LINQ to Entities is the Microsoft ORM for accessing underlying data storage. Mastery of these two topics will quickly enable developers to create Service-Oriented Applications, and enter the world of Service Oriented Architecture without becoming overwhelmed. This book is the quickest and easiest way to learn WCF and LINQ to Entities in Visual Studio 2010. Through this book, the readers will learn what’s going on behind the scenes with WCF, and dive into the basic yet most useful techniques for LINQ to Entities.

Amazon Web Services: Migrating your .NET Enterprise Application. Amazon Web Services is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform in the Cloud and provides the enterprise with the flexibility to choose different solutions, ultimately reducing costs by utilising pay-as-you-go pricing. This step-by-step guide illustrates how to move an Enterprise .NET application to Amazon and covers business strategy and in-depth implementations. It includes details involved in moving an application to Amazon and discusses how to map requirements against the Amazon Cloud, as well as securing and enhancing application with AWS.

Other titles available on Kindle include:

Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation 4.0 Cookbook
ASP.NET 3.5 Application Architecture and Design
ASP.NET 3.5 Social Networking
ASP.NET 4 Social Networking
ASP.NET Site Performance Secrets
ASP.NET jQuery Cookbook
ASP.NET 3.5 CMS Development
ASP.NET MVC 2 Cookbook
.NET Compact Framework 3.5 Data Driven Applications

New titles.

In early 2012, Packt is due to publish two further titles: Entity Framework 4.1: Experts Cookbook and a .NET Generics 4.0 Beginners Guide. The .NET Generics 4.0 Beginners Guide book discusses everything developers need to start writing type-safe applications with generic data structures available in Generics API. It is full of practical examples, and teaches best practices and several patterns. This book includes the generic algorithm definitions present in Power Collection but which are missing from the .NET framework. Some very interesting problems are solved using generic containers from .NET framework, C5, and PowerCollection Algorithmsa clone of Google Set and Gender Genie for example. Both of these books will be available on Kindle upon publication.

Updates about Packts Microsoft books can be found on Twitter at: @PacktEnterprise

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Personal Computer Shipments Worldwide to Reach 417.2 Million Units by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, California (PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn The computer has come a long way since the mid 70s, from being a scientists toy to now becoming a critical productivity tool for businesses, and a full fledged infotainment device for public in general. Personal computers have enveloped every sphere of modern day activity with their sheer magnitude of multiple applications. However, the transitional phase in the computing industry was wrought with numerous technological innovations. PCs have transformed into a mainstream force, which has changed the way people conduct business. PCs, inclusive of notebook PCs, personal digital assistants, desktop PCs, tablet PCs, are now common tools of business and personal life.

Laptop and Notebook computers are the primary source of revenues for the world PC industry. Globally, notebook personal computers are increasingly outpacing desktop PCs in terms of features, computing power and price. Laptops consume up to 90 percent less energy in comparison to desktops PCs. With rising energy cost and the shrinking price difference between a desktop and laptop over the entire product lifecycle makes laptop a cost-effective solution than a desktop from a TCO (total cost of ownership) perspective. The growth of worldwide notebook computer shipments is being further fuelled by the increasing popularity of consumer models that are designed to cater to the need to be mobile and for personal customization.

Netbooks or mini notebooks are changing the way people think about the mobile broadband and Internet by enabling consumers to access photos, video, music, and much more, on-the-go. By combining the affordability of netbooks with cost-effective mobile broadband solutions, developers are bringing connectivity to the masses. As a result, netbook PCs will outpace sales of traditional notebook computers in volume terms. Gradually narrowing distinction between netbook PCs and notebook PCs, and cheaper price mean netbooks offer much greater variety and appeal to multiple demographics. Also, subsidies offered by telecommunication firms for signing mobile broadband contracts play a vital role in its uptake.

As consumers continue to embrace digital lifestyle, companies will create products that reflect the sophistication and mobility that is now a priority for enterprise and non-enterprise users alike. Portable computer systems will continue to shine in coming years as consumers continue to seek consumer electronic products they can use anywhere, anytime. An extreme example of this trend is introduction of Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPC) that delivers comprehensive PC capability in ultra-light and small-form factors for on-the-move business users. Also, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are expected to surface as a result of increased usage of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC). MIDs enable users to have data and high-quality voice capabilities for both professional and personal use resulting in rich Internet experience.

The personal computers industry is highly volatile and is characterized by strong competition, pricing pressures, changing customer preferences, rapid technological developments, competition from well-established high-tech and electronics companies and continuous disputes over intellectual property and antitrust. With a large number of competitors, the market is characterized by price pressures from competitors and price sensitiveness on part of the customers. Frequent product launches, changing industry standards, and high level of price competition in the PC market has resulted in short product life cycles and frequent reduction in selling prices. Manufacturers constantly face the risk of excessive inventories, due to the unpredictability of market conditions.

Asia-Pacific dominates the global market for personal computers and is forecast to grow at a healthy CAGR of 11.3% over the years 2010 through 2015. Driven by a strong performance in regional markets such as China, India and South Korea, Asia-Pacific is projected to be the fastest growing regional market for personal computers over the next few years. In the upcoming years, it is estimated that price reductions; growing usage of Internet across both non-professional as well as business communities worldwide; increased urbanization levels; literacy rate of adults; and population growth; will drive growth for PCs.

The research report titled Personal Computers (PCs): A Global Outlook announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, highlights latest trends and demand drivers, in addition to providing statistical insights. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include United States, Canada Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Taiwan) Africa and Middle East (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia). The report offers a compilation of recent mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of companies worldwide.

For more details about this comprehensive industry report, please visit

http://www.strategyr.com/Personal_Computers_PC_Industry_Market_Report.asp

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