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US-based technology research firm Yankee Group has added new capabilities to its online data visualization platform, including the ability to browse through popular metrics in an index format. More
US technology research firm Yankee Group has launched an online data visualization platform, giving clients access to market intelligence, corporate strategy, marketing and product management data on the mobile and connectivity industries. More
Former TNS exec Gigi Wang has re-joined technology consultancy Yankee Group as Chief Research Officer, in charge of the company's growing research team. More
Technology consultancy Yankee Group has announced the appointment of information industry veteran and former Gartner CMO Terry Waters as its new President and CEO. More
Technology consulting firm Yankee Group has announced a significant expansion of its forecasting offer; a major initiative to publish documentation on its methodology and assumptions; and the addition of seven new analysts to its research team. More
US technology specialist Yankee Group has raised $10m for the expansion of its research into the impact of global connectivity. The firm is also looking for a new CEO, following promotion of Emily Nagle Green to the post of Chairman. More
US technology specialist Yankee Group has partnered with Dubai-based researcher AMRB to offer thought leadership and analysis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More
In the US, technology research firm Yankee Group has redesigned two of its proprietary data products to include enhanced research content, expanded geographic coverage in emerging markets, and new data tools. More
Yankee Group has appointed Stephen H. Goldstein as Senior VP of its global Consulting practice. More
Technology specialist Yankee Group has hired two senior industry sales veterans for its media and entertainment teams. Troy Bryans and Diane Yarrow have more than 35 years' experience between them and both assume the title of Senior Major Account Executive. More
In the US, John Jackson has returned to Yankee Group as Vice President of Enabling Technologies Research. Most recently, he led the consulting organization at M:Metrics. More
US-based technology consultant Yankee Group has announced an exclusive alliance with nonprofit organization the China Mobile Communications Association (CMCA). The deal includes provision of research information to CMCA's broad member base in China, giving Yankee an increased footprint in the booming economy. More
Three recent surveys highlight new technology's effect on consumer habits and the challenge facing advertisers. Newspapers' web sites are boosting their offline circulation; broadband video is bringing new and more lucrative advertising opportunities; and the days of the standalone DVR may be numbered. More
Yankee Group and Chinese technology advisor Analysys International have announced a partnership agreement. The exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed today, commits the firms to working together on research reports, consulting projects and the hosting of industry events. More
Yankee Group today announced the appointments of Jason Shore as the new chief financial officer and John Jacobs as the senior vice president of marketing and product management. More
Yankee Group Research has acquired emerging technology specialist Trendsmedia, Inc., which also produces the WiMAX World conference. Trendsmedia founder and President Eliot Weinman joins the Yankee Group Board in the new role of President of the Events & Publishing Division. More
US telecoms giant Verizon Wireless has appointed Mark Lowenstein as Vice President, Market Strategy and Segmentation, with immediate effect. Lowenstein spent 10 years with the Yankee Group, and founded and led the company's global wireless practices. More
Vince Vittore, former Executive Editor of Telephony magazine, has joined technology researcher Yankee as a senior analyst. Working in the Broadband Access Technologies Team, Vittore's specialist areas will include IPTV, fiber and DSL deployments. More
Hard on the heels of the large-scale hiring announcement by Forrester Research last week, technology specialist Yankee Group has announced the hiring of ten new research analysts for its Boston team. More
US technology specialist Yankee Group was appointed Mary Modahl and Larry Weber to its Board of Directors. Modahl, formerly a researcher at Forrester, is a much-quoted e-commerce commentator and author, while Weber is known as the founder and leader of some of the world's biggest PR groups. More
Technology consultancy Yankee Group has announced management changes which unify its global research offerings under a single Chief Research Officer (CRO). Brad Hecht, leader of the Group's research organization from 2002 to 2004, assumes the role with immediate effect. More
US technology research firm Yankee Group has changed hands for the second time in two years. Emily Nagle Green, formerly MD of Forrester, is taking over the company, in a deal backed by private equity firm Alta Communications. Current CEO Brian Adamik is standing down after ten years with the company. More
The US-based Yankee Group has introduced a five-year projection and analysis of the business and consumer wireless markets. The Global Wireless/Mobile Premium Forecast provides data for unique users in 23 nations across North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, using data from the Group's Mobile User and Video-Capable Device Surveys. More
New research from the Yankee Group predicts increasing convergence between mobile phones and consumer electronic devices. As mobile products become ever more sophisticated, a plethora of reports from other research firms also analyse new developments in the high-tech mobile and wireless markets. More
US research and consulting firm the Yankee Group has launched a Municipal Broadband Technologies & Services division, to provide vendors with market information. The company believes this market is set to grow, and predicts an investment of $500m in wireless broadband networks for communities in the US. More
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US are spending nearly half their total telecoms budget (45%) on wireless voice and data services, according to Boston-based comms & networking consultants the Yankee Group. More
Communications and networking research specialist The Yankee Group has been acquired from Reuters by Monitor Clipper Partners and a group of private investors including Ted Philip, the former President, COO and CFO of Lycos, Inc., who intends to play an active role and serve on the board of directors. More
A survey of US end-users of b2b wireless technology, by The Yankee Group, suggests that corporations have trouble keeping track of spending in this complex market. More
BellSouth is ranked number one local 'phone company in the US in 11 of the 12 customer satisfaction categories measured in a survey by the Yankee Group. The Technologically Advanced Family® (TAF®) survey has been conducted since 1985 by the Boston-based comms & networking specialists. More
Comms and networking researchers The Yankee Group have announced the appointment of Michael G. Mahan as Senior Regional Vice President of Sales. Mahan is based in San Mateo, Ca. and will be responsible for sales team management and business development for the Group's western region. He worked previously for RHK, Inc. in San Francisco. More
The future of TV advertising may be threatened by new technology which enables viewers to forward over commercials, according to the recent Yankee Group report, 'The Death of the 30-Second Commercial'. More
Americans aged 18 to 24 are increasingly likely to see their mobile as their main 'phone and are beginning to give up on 'land lines' according to The Yankee Group's 2003 Mobile User Young Adult Survey. As yet, only 12% of them have actually replaced their landline phones with wireless, but another 28 percent are planning to 'cut the cord' over the next 5 years. More
Technology consultancy The Yankee Group has announced the launch of a new era in quantitative market analysis tools--Yankee Group Decision Instruments. More
The Yankee Group has just opened its China Market Strategies practice aiming to provide comprehensive, on-the-ground market knowledge essential for businesses trying to make sense of this complex but vital market. The practice has been opened in association with China's oldest independent telecom, media and technology research company, BDA China. More
According to a recent Yankee Group report, 'TV Portals: Opening the Door to Interactive Television', interactive TV interface offering local content will reduce digital churn and facilitate the launch of future ITV applications. More
Internet household penetration in central and eastern Europe (CEE) will grow quickly over the next five years, from just over 5% now to 21% in 2005, according to a new Yankee Group report, "Promises, Promises: Internet Will Flower in Eastern Europe, but Only in Patches." More
Research company The Yankee Group has relocated its Canadian presence to new offices in Kanata, Ontario. The relocation to Kanata follows the recent launch of the group's Canadian website. More
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