Word: switches
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Even as more people switch to digital cameras to share and edit photos online, Carp adds, they are going to need Kodak's paper, chemicals and technical savvy to complete the picture and make great prints. And in key emerging markets like China and India, where a digital camera can cost a month's salary, film will remain king for a long time. In the U.S., single-use film cameras are flying off the shelves as never before...
...much more serious threat on the digital horizon. As prices for digital cameras continue to fall, consumers will abandon film in greater numbers. That means Kodak's high-margin film franchise, which brings in about a third of the company's profits, will bear the brunt of the switch. So even though Kodak has lost some market share over the past few years in a brutal price war launched by Japanese rival Fuji, it still captures a commanding 65% of a sunset business. "I don't see how Kodak can be as profitable, or have the same level of dominance...
...should have been. Government and diplomatic sources in Manila tell TIME that several key generals in the Philippine navy and air force were contacted by Arroyo's adversaries in the early stages of the Manila disturbances and offered large sums of money to switch sides. Fortunately for the President, the generals balked. They probably did so less out of loyalty than pragmatism: the coup sounded too hastily planned to succeed...
...switch to the enemy camp? A year ago the entire market was confident that Europe could take on the world in the wireless space. Now a more sober reality has set in. Japan has pulled well ahead of Europe. Prohibitively expensive third-generation mobile licenses have made the entire industry question business models. And delays in the introduction of next-generation services mean that time to revenue is being pushed back, killing many start-ups and opening the door to big and well-funded U.S. companies like Microsoft. Symbian, on last year's list as one of Time Europe...
...ilotron Private company based in West Malling, Kent, England CEO: Chris Lilly What it does: Makes an optical core switch Why it is hot: Used in the backbones of big telecom networks, ilotron's optical switch promises huge reductions in cost and makes it easier for carriers to upgrade without replacing a lot of equipment www.ilotron.com...