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This new quarterly journal takes its cue from the well-known annual PwC Technology Forecast books published for over a decade. The inaugural issue considers how IT is evolving within the context of an emerging management model focused on creating enterprise agility. As authority is pushed out to the edge, what IT enablers will facilitate faster decision making? How will companies manage continuous change and the complexity that results from it? What kinds of collaboration and other Web 2.0 tools can help?
Venture capitalist funding in cleantech companies surged in 2007, as record-setting oil prices and the emergence of climate change as a major public policy and national security issue drove investors into technologies aimed at making clean energies an economically viable alternative to fossil fuels. Cleantech's emergence as a distinct asset class has investors anticipating a new generation of exits by venture-backed cleantech companies over the next several years.
There are two main drivers of sustainability movement in the technology industry, both economic rather than altruistic: the potential to increase revenue through the increasing demand for greener products and services and the desire to decrease expenditures by reducing energy consumption. This report indicates that increasing sustainability will require collaboration all along the supply chain and that unique opportunities exist for both hardware and software companies.
This report provides an overview of global M&A in the technology sector during 2006 with analysis and comment on the market's principal trends, driving forces and outlook for 2008. Read this article to stay current on what is happening in this ever-evolving industry.
Exploiting intellectual property in a complex world*
This PricewaterhouseCoopers report is based on both a global on-line survey of technology industry executives conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and in-depth personal interviews with industry leaders and PwC subject matter professionals. It reveals that IP is a core strategic asset for technology companies and that the focus is shifting away from considering it as a mere legal issue (protection and litigation) towards managing and enhancing its value.
A shifting software revenue recognition landscape?
This paper discusses the existence of written arrangement, multiple element contract and treatment of future obligations, accounting for post-contract customer support, rules on time-based licenses, and the question of discounts when applying the residual method.
Because more and more communications and media companies are pushing forward with their triple- and quadruple-play strategies, consumers and organisations face a multitude of options and challenges.The first of a series of global surveys, PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed 8,000 employees in 17 countries about their use of digitised services. The report discusses some key findings, including what consumers are willing to pay for, how they access content, the importance of security and customer service.
The article's main objective is to identify the central role that R&D plays in software organisations and raise the issue of R&D transparency and governance within the organisation.
This 500-page technical guide details how to apply the AICPA's SOP 97-2, SOP 98-4, and SOP 98-9. It includes the AICPA interpretations of technical revenue recognition questions and addresses the impact of SEC guidance, rulemaking, and interpretations.
Shaping digital convergence through mergers & acquisitions*
There's no doubt that convergence is causing great change—partnerships, alliances, and M&A deals are all on the rise. But is convergence really the driver? In order to shed some light on this question, PwC and the Economist Intelligence Unit asked executives across the world what they thought about this and other related questions.
In view of the increasing scarcity of talent available worldwide, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Economist Intelligence Unit asked executives how they are meeting their current talent needs and, more importantly, what they're doing to ensure that these needs are met in the next five years.
China's impact on the semiconductor industry: 2006 update
China was responsible for 90 percent of growth in worldwide semiconductor consumption in 2005, continuing a trend we first observed beginning in 2003. All of the semiconductor executives we interviewed for this update believe the market in China will continue to grow at a much faster rate than the worldwide rate in 2005.
Change in the technology industries appears never ending. Yet evidence from 13 in-depth interviews and an online survey of 126 executives in the technology industries worldwide shows that the industry believes it is learning how to adapt, survive and thrive amid great change.
