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2009

Lost in Translation: Emerging Markets Success Hinges on Understanding Culture12-16-09

Rural India Provides a New Lab for mServices Scale 12-1-09

China’s Innovation Breeds IP Respect? 11-17-09

Shifting Sands: Recent growth highlights the Middle East's technology potential 11-02-09

From Drain to Gain: Emerging Markets Become Knowledge Hubs 10-19-09

Innovating to Increase Rural Reach 10-1-09

Having it All in Emerging Markets 9-22-09

BRIC, BIC or Alphabet Soup? 9-08-09

Learning from Local Market Leaders 8-20-09

Building Roads and Opportunities in Rural Consumer Markets 8-7-09

Spotlighting the "B" in BRIC 7-23-09

From 'E' to 'M': Banking Goes Mobile in Emerging Markets 7-10-09

Is the Rest of the World Ready for a Unified BRIC? 6-26-09

Small and Medium-sized Businesses Gain New Attention as Pillars of Emerging Market Economies 6-11-09

Service/Wireless Device Bundles Have Potential in Emerging Markets 5-20-09

Check Assumptions When Marketing to Emerging Markets 5-14-09

Opportunities for Content and Digital Distribution Alliances 5-7-09

Who Wants the African PC Market? 4-29-09

US Mobile TV Initiative May Point to Opportunity in Emerging Markets 4-22-09

Technology Giants Ramp up Wireless Health Investments 4-8-09

Netbook Evolution May Alter Technology Industries 3-25-09

Mobile Services May Act as "Customer Glue" 3-11-09

Can MacGyver Finagle Emerging Markets? 3-4-09

Success for Alternative PC Form Factor in Brazil 2-26-09

mHealth Alliance Launched in Barcelona 2-18-09

Low-cost Devices Take Heat for Poor Low-cost Strategies 2-12-09

Emerging Markets Definition and World Market Groups 2-6-09

New Metrics for New Markets1-29-09

Tech Industry Needs Emerging Market Champions 1-15-09

An Opportunity for Desktop Innovators  1-7-09

2008

Where is the Timex of Laptops? 12-17-08

Not Your Father's Internet 12-10-08

Mainstreaming Emerging Markets 12-3-08

Wanted: A Mosquito-repellant Netbook 11-24-08

In a Recession, Will Mature-Market Consumers Follow Emerging-Market Behavior?
11-19-08

The Devil is in the Data 11-6-08

More Mobile Functions Lead to Greater Privacy, Security Concerns 10-30-08 

Cloud Computing - No Borders but Different Rules 10-22-08

M-Pesa is our Hippo! 10-16-08

Governments and the Development Community Warming to Private Sector 10-09-08

For Your Information 10-2-08

Basic Needs Present a Near-term Opportunity 9-26-08

A Sharp Focus on China's High-end Consumers 9-10-08

Brand Name Power 9-2-08

Innovation on the Desktop for Emerging Markets 8-21-08

Apple Takes a Bite into Emerging Markets 8-15-08

mHealth: Making the Market Happen 8-07-08

Business Advantages of Content and Service Partnerships 7-31-08

Riding NComputing into Emerging-market Schools 7-25-08

Leaving Money on the Table in Emerging Markets 7-18-08

Intel and Lenovo Target SMEs with a Simple "Open Sesame" 7-10-08

Strategies for a New World 7-02-08

Dividents for the Emerging-market Knowledge Account 6-26-08

Investing in Teachers Makes Good Business Sense 6-18-08

mServices to Ride in on Next Wave of Emerging-market Mobile Growth 6-13-08

WiMax Stays in the Spotlight 6-04-08

Understanding the "Flavors" of Financing 5-29-08

IBM Lowers Internal Barriers with Overseas Service Program 5-20-08

Will Bridging Common Devices Be a Bridge to New Users? 5-14-08

Connection-sharing Hides Larger Potential Market 5-06-08

Why Microfinance Matters to Big Tech 4-23-08

Pop-Ups Plague Emerging Markets 4-16-08

Growing a Backbone of Data Transfer 4-10-08

New Software for New Solutions 4-03-08

Truth or (In)consequence for PC Growth in East Africa 3-26-08

Build It and They Will Come (But Will They Watch?) 3-20-08

Reducing the Effects of Canibalization 3-13-08

Cracking the SME Nut 2-27-08

Bandits, Drug Traffikers, and other Barriers to Entry 2-21-08

Google's China Push Tests Out New Business Models 2-14-08

Measuring Gates' Creative Capitalism 2-07-08

How to Complete with Emerging Giants 1-31-08

You Can't Get There From Here 1-23-08

CES Hype Ignores Emerging-market Innovations 1-16-08

Focus on Affordability Would Help Low-cost Device Makers 1-10-08

2007

Emerging Markets First, Traditional Markets Second for IBM 12-20-07

Prime Minister Calls for Corporations to Support Development 12-14-07

Bypassing the Network May Connect the Unconnected 12-05-07

Asus Turns a White Box Play into Branded Success 11-29-07

i-Phones in Beijing? Well....maybe later 11-19-07

Infrastructure Companies Look Beyond Emerging Markets 11-8-07

Google's Phone Keeps Everybody Talking 10-31-07

Western Union Joins Mobile Remittance Market 10-25-07

India’s Broadband Drop Surprises Analysts 10-18-07

Africa Says "Call Me Back" 10-11-07

NComputing Gets a Leg Up in Low-cost PC Space 10-4-07

Build on Existing Distribution Networks 9-26-07

Mobile Phones as Productivity Tools for the Poor 9-19-07

Convergence Necessitates Mutual Understanding for IT & Telecommunications Industries 9-6-07

New Data Tools and Methods Required for Emerging-Market Business Decisions 8-29-07

From Design to Market: Commercializing Innovations for Emerging Markets 8-23-07

Telenor Pakistan Plants a Flag on the Tip of the Mobile Remittance Iceberg 8-15-07

Microsoft Pilots Ad-supported Software, Aims for New Revenue Streams 8-8-07

Global versus Local: Search Engine Strategies for Emerging Markets 8-1-07

Are Mobile Phones Going the Way of Refrigerators? 7-25-07

Marketing to the Masses: Bringing Low-cost PCs to the General Public 7-18-07

Designing for Global Markets 7-11-07

Raising the Bar on the PC Price Debate 7-6-07

Addressing the Value of WiMax to Emerging Market Consumers 6-27-07

Translating the "Huge" Opportunity into Actionable Forecasts 6-21-07

Quantifiable Business Value required for Social Development in Emerging Markets 6-15-07

Cisco Invests in Designing for Local Markets 6-6-07

Bare-bones PC Finds Customers Outside Emerging Markets 5-30-07

Mobile Banking Lacks a Global High-Tech Leader 5-23-07

Dell Raises the Stakes by Lowering Costs in India 5-16-07

Nokia Emerging Market Strategy Connects the Dots 5-9-07

Steady Innovation Primes Yahoo! for Growth in India 5-7-07

Microsoft’s Gambit Strengthens Intel’s Hand 4-25-07

US Computer Companies Learning How to Win in China 4-4-07

Google Looking for Traction with Online Apps 3-28-07

ICT Companies Should Aim for Near-term Growth Markets 3-28-07

Think Global; Partner Local 3-14-07

Low-cost Laptop Competition Good for IT Industry 3-7-07

Mobile Financing May Expand Near-term Markets 2-28-07

 

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