• 18Feb

    Strategy Analytics Webinar: Benchmarking the Premium In-Vehicle Experience

    Strategy Analytics is delighted to announce an invitation-only, complimentary webinar on best practice user experience in the areas of in-vehicle communications, navigation and entertainment. We invite you to join our analysts who will showcase some of our latest consumer research and analysis benchmarking the user experience provided by leading automotive companies.

    Event Information
    Topic Benchmarking the Premium In-Vehicle Experience
    Date Wednesday February 24, 2010
    Time 9am CST, 10am EST, 3pm GMT, 4pm CET
    Presenter Chris Schreiner, Senior Analyst, Automotive Consumer Insights

    Presentation Highlights

    • Strategy Analytics Automotive Consumer Insights: Introduction and Methodologies
    • Defining Best Practice In-Vehicle Experiences: Innovation, Design, HMI and Compelling Features
    • Benchmarking UX Strengths and Weaknesses of Leading Automotive Entertainment, Communications and Navigation Brands
    • Implications and Recommendations for Delivering a Premium In-Vehicle Experience

    We will be using WebEx to present our slides and conduct a Question & Answer session, and the audio portion will be available through VoIP or phone.

    Once we have your registration we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the WebEx site plus a telephone number for the call. The presentation should last 40-45 minutes and will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session when we will answer as many of your questions as possible.

    We look forward to your participation and to an interactive session. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your organization.

    Best regards,

    Kevin Nolan

    Vice President - User Experience Practice
    Tel: +44 1908 423609
    Mob: +44 1908 423650

    • 17Feb

      Strategy Analytics Webinar: Review of Mobile World Congress 2010

      Not able to attend MWC? Don’t worry! Strategy Analytics will bring you up to speed on the key products, services and initiatives at the congress. Our network, applications and device analysts will provide their perspectives on what was hot, not and surprising in this client only webinar.

      Mobile World Congress - Review
      Date Monday February 22, 2010
      Time 7 am PDT, 10 am EDT, 3 pm GMT, 4 pm CET - duration 1 hour

      Coverage

      • 3G/4G Network and Infrastructure Events
      • Consumer and Enterprise Applications
      • Emerging Connected Devices and Handsets
      • Key Chipset, Software and Other Enabling Technologies

      To Register: Register now from this link.

      We will be using WebEx to present our slides and conduct a Question & Answer session, and the audio portion will be available through VoIP or phone.

      Once we have your registration we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the WebEx site plus a telephone number for the call. The presentation should last 40-45 minutes and will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session when we will answer as many of your questions as possible.

      We look forward to your participation and to an interactive session. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your organization.

      Best regards,

      David Kerr

      Snr. VP - Global Wireless Practice
      Tel: +1 262 646 8974
      Mob: +1 2622718974

      • 02Feb

        Strategy Analytics Webinar: Defining the Future Mobile User Experience

        Strategy Analytics is delighted to announce an invitation-only, complimentary webinar on the future of the mobile user experience.

        In this Strategy Analytics webinar, we will present highlights from our latest consumer research and review the key trends around Convergence, Context Awareness and new innovations that will define the experiences that you must deliver to meet the needs of tomorrow’s mobile user.

        Defining the Future Mobile UX: Context, Convergence and Compelling Experiences

        Date Tuesday, 9th February 2010
        Presenter Kevin Nolan, VP, User Experience Practice
        Session 1 09:00 London, 12:00 Helsinki, 17:00 Seoul, 18:00 Tokyo
        Register for Session 1
        Session 2 17:00 London, 12:00 New York, 11:00 Chicago, 09:00 San Jose
        Register for Session 2

        Webinar Agenda:

        • From SA Consumer Research: Which Mobile Services and Compelling Experiences must You Support beyond 2011?
        • Analyzing the Factors of a Superior Mobile UX: Personalization, Context-Awareness and Convergence
        • Evolution of the Mobile Human-Machine Interface
        • Implications and Recommendations for Delivering a Winning Experience

        We will be using WebEx to present our slides and conduct a Question & Answer session, and the audio portion will be available through VoIP or phone.

        Once we have your registration we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the WebEx site plus a telephone number for the call. The presentation should last 40-45 minutes and will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session when we will answer as many of your questions as possible.

        We look forward to your participation and to an interactive session. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your organization.

        Best regards,

        Strategy Analytics

        www.strategyanalytics.com
        Twitter: SA_Update

      • 22Jan

        Strategy Analytics Exclusive Presentations at MWC 2010

        Strategy Analytics is delighted to announce our presence at Mobile World Congress, the premier event for the wireless industry. We will be hosting our annual exclusive breakfast presentations, and invite you to attend one of our sessions that will showcase our latest research into the dynamics of the wireless market.

        This invitation-only breakfast event will provide insights into the critical threats and opportunities facing the wireless industry in 2010.

        Mobile Broadband Traffic, Revenue & New Connected Devices

        Date Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th February 2010*
        Location Expo Hotel, Calle Mallorca 1-23, Barcelona (same as last year)
        (10min walking distance from the Fira de Barcelona where the MWC is taking place)
        Registration Breakfast 08:00
        Session 08:30 - 10:00

        * Please note that this year the sessions on the two days will be identical, giving you the choice to select the more convenient time for you.

        Managing the Traffic: Revenue Imbalance Notebooks/Netbooks, Feature Phones, Smart phones & Other Connected Devices

        • Presentation One: A brave new world of connected devices. Which devices? Which OS? Which Brands for connected netbooks, notebooks, MIDs, ebooks?
        • Presentation Two: The future of Apps: On/Off Portal & Managing the Tsunami of choices facing consumers
        • Presentation Three: Managing the traffic explosion from over 1.3B broadband accounts
        • SpecTRAX Global Handset Specification Database Demonstration

        Each presentation is a unique opportunity to hear an objective market view from some of our senior analysts. Our events are free of charge but as we have limited space we ask you to register in advance by going to our website at: www.strategyanalytics.com/MWC2010.html

        Please remember to indicate on which date you would like to attend. Please also note that copies of our presentation will only be made available to attendees and clients.

        You will have the opportunity to meet our analysts after each presentation and/or can arrange a separate meeting during the Congress. Please feel free to forward this invitation to any of your colleagues if you think they would be interested. If you are not going to be in Barcelona or if the timing is inconvenient, we would be happy to meet you at another time, just let us know!

        If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, otherwise we look forward to seeing you at the MWC in Barcelona!

        Best Regards,

        Strategy Analytics

        www.strategyanalytics.com
        Twitter: SA_Update

      • 11Jan

        AESA RADAR Webinar (jointly with Microwave Journal)

        Get insights into AESA RADAR’s impact on the RF & microwave industry.

        AESA RADAR is fast becoming the must-have capability for next-generation defense platforms. A wide range of military applications of AESA RADAR are coming into service, creating a long-tail of engineering demand and associated revenues.

        Strategy Analytics has joined up with the Microwave Journal to offer this complimentary webinar on 28th January.

        The present and future impact of AESA on the defense industry can be shown by understanding the theory and enabling technologies that underpin AESA radar, as outlined in this webinar.

        • Radar Types and Application
        • Measuring Radar Signals
        • Phased Array Radar
        • Advantages of AESA Radar
        • Enabling Technologies for AESA Radar
        • AESA Radar Systems
        • Conclusions

        The webinar is free of charge for all attendees, however we do request that you register for the webinar beforehand in order to participate. Register for the event –>>> NOW

        Event Information
        Date Thursday, 28th January 2010
        Time 4pm GMT / 11am EST / 8am PST

        Once we have processed your registration, you will receive a confirmation email message with instructions on how to join the event.
        Feel free to forward this message to your colleagues who may be interested in this webinar.

        Stephen Entwistle

        Vice President - Strategic Technologies
        Email: SEntwistle@strategyanalytics.com
        Blog: http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/stp/

        Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) is a strategic advisory service designed to assist decision-makers to plan effectively for the opportunities and challenges within the global defense industry. Strategy Analytics has an established track record of tracking the enabling semiconductor technologies used in defense platforms which is integrated with the ADS focus on tracking and forecasting demand for defense technologies such as radar, communications, smart munitions and electronic warfare from major air, land, naval and space programmes.

        See more about from the Advanced Defense Systems service

      • 08Dec

        Rebecca Mantle of Telematics Update recently had a conversation with Partha Goswami, Technology Manager, Infotainment and Telematics in General Motor’s R&D and Strategic Planning Department and we wanted to share the outcome with you. Partha is one of the key speakers at the Consumer Telematics Show (January 6, 2010 - Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA). In this exclusive interview Partha shared his candid views on consumer-centric services, ubiquitous connectivity, the rise of the “app” as well as GM’s plans further electric vehicle deployment.

        CLICK HERE NOW to read the exclusive interview in full

        Partha will be speaking on the opening panel session titled “The Evolution of the Connected Vehicle Ecosystem” alongside Nokia, Rovi, Sprint & Inrix at the Consumer Telematics Show.



        Strategy Analytics are proud partners of the Consumer Telematics Show, January 6, 2010, Las Vegas.

        Click here for quick and easy registration via the secure site or call the Telematics Update team on +44 20 7375 7585 or
        1 800 814 3459 ext 7585


        Other key speakers and sessions at the industry’s most innovative strategy forum will include:

        • Ford Motor, Visteon and Pioneer who will come together to debate “The Latest in HMI (Human Machine Interface) Solutions”

        • Super panel session, “Keeping up with the Joneses: What Value do Consumers Place on Price?” will include senior-level speakers from Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, SkyGuard & Pandora
        • Nokia will team up with Visteon and Intel to discuss “The Future of Open Platform”

        • “The Growing Presence of Social Networking and LBT Within the Connected Vehicle” will be fiercely debated by BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Clear Channel

        Click here now to download the full agenda


        The conference is only 4 weeks away and over 100 senior-level attendees are already confirmed with more OEM attendees than ever before! Do you want to be sitting at your desk during the conference, or, do you want to engage in proactive business transformation alongside your peers by making your presence felt at the show? The Consumer Telematics Show 2010 is the one conference you can’t afford to miss!

        Bookings for this year’s event are shooting through the roof so make sure you register straight away. The Telematics Update team hope to see you in Vegas for what promises to be the essential one-day business strategy forum and your ticket to success in 2010!

        If you would like to discuss Partha’s interview or the Consumer Telematics Show please contact the Telematics Update team on the details below.


        Rebecca Mantle

        Global Conference Director
        Telematics Update

        7-9 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX
        r.mantle@telematicsupdate.com
        1 800 814 3459 ext 7232 (US toll free), +44 (0)20 7375 7232 (global)

      • 02Dec

        Gaming, Social Networks, & Mobility Converge: What’s Next?

        Register HereStrategy Analytics is pleased to announce an invitation-only, complimentary webinar on the rapidly evolving mobile gaming and social networks opportunity. We invite you to join our analysts who will share their thoughts on the market outlook and showcase some of our latest research and thinking on gaming opportunities in the social media environment.


        Event Information
        Topic Gaming, Social Networks, & Mobility Converge: What’s Next?
        Date Wednesday, 16 December 2009
        Time 8 am PST, 11 am EST, 4 pm GMT, 5 pm CET - duration 1 hour
        Presenter David MacQueen, Director, Wireless Media Strategies
        Barry Gilbert, VP, Gaming Strategies & Opportunities

        Presentation Highlights:

        • What is the industry structure of the mobile game environment in social networks?
        • How many gamers are adopting social media as a primary vehicle for entertainment activities and what is the revenue impact?
        • What types of games are emerging in social networks and what is their impact on other gaming platforms?
        • What business models are emerging and who is benefiting from these approaches?
        • What are the lessons learned from the deployments and what are the growth expectations?



        We will be using WebEx to present our slides and conduct a Question & Answer (Q&A) session. Once we have your registration we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the WebEx site plus a telephone number for the call. The presentation should last 40-45 minutes and will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session when we will answer as many of your questions as possible.

        We look forward to your participation and to an interactive session. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your organization.

        Best regards,

        Barry Gilbert

        Vice President, Gaming Strategies & Opportunities
        Tel: +1 617 614 0701
        Fax: +1 617 614 0799
        Email: bgilbert@strategyanalytics.com


      • 26Nov

        Outlook, Opportunities and Threats for Handset Enabling Technologies

        Register HereStrategy Analytics is delighted to announce an invitation-only, complimentary webinar on handset enabling technologies. While supply side push is driving convergence, whether it is hardware, software or services, the sheer number of enabling technologies, ranging from Adobe Flash to Solar, is posing a bigger challenge for OEMs, component vendors, service providers and consumers in terms of adoption. While proprietary standards single out some technologies to niche segments, the larger market is still weighing on cost and use case limitations.

        We invite you to join our analysts on the evolution of connectivity, entertainment, media and Internet technologies on handsets. The presentation will focus on the findings from the recent research on nearly fifty mature, emerging and nascent handset technologies that are poised for primetime in the next five years.


        Event Information
        Topic Outlook, Opportunities and Threats for Handset Enabling Technologies.
        Date Thursday, 10 December 2009
        Time 9 am GMT - duration 45 minutes
        Presenter Bonny Joy, Senior Analyst, Global Wireless Practice

        Presentation Highlights:

        • Technologies that define handsets in the next five year. Identifying the pillars for success.
        • Growth drivers in hardware, software, media, internet and connectivity technologies. What is driving the QWERTY, App Store, Camera and WiFi growth?
        • Opportunities and threat analysis for nascent technologies like HDMI and Pico Projectors.

        Technoloiges and Services covered in the webinar include:

        • Accelerometers
        • Adobe Flash
        • Appication Stores
        • Bluetooth
        • Camera
        • DLNA
        • HTML
        • NFC
        • VoIP
        • Wi-Fi



        We will be using the WebEx computer online presentation service to present our slides and conduct a Q&A session, and the audio portion will be available through WebEx phone conferencing.

        Once we have your registration we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the WebEx site plus a telephone number for the call. The presentation should last 25-30 minutes and will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session when we will answer as many of your questions as possible.

        We look forward to your participation and to an interactive session. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your organization.

        Sincerely,

        Bonny Joy

        Senior Analyst – Global Wireless Practice
        Tel +1 617 614 0708
        Email: bjoy@strategyanalytics.com



        The research presented in this webinar is drawn from our Wireless Device Strategies service. For further information, review the link below or contact me directly. If you are not already registered as a Guest on our website, please click on the following link to do so:
        www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=Signin

        Wireless Device Strategies

        Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service provides an independent, consistent and timely perspective on the ability of device vendors to generate sustainable profit profiles via their strategic technology, brand, design, pricing, and segmentation initiatives.


      • 19Nov

        Navigation & Location USA 2009
        1-2 December 2009, Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Jose, CA
        Click Here to receive the exclusive Navigation & Location 2009 brochure.

        Strategy Analytics is proud to be an event partner at Navigation and Location USA 2009.

        Chris Schreiner, Senior Analyst with the User Experience Practice, will be giving a talk entitled, Are US Consumers Happy with Mobile Navigation? To arrange a meeting with Chris, please contact him at 716.714.5333

        John Canali, Analyst with the Global Automotive Practice, will be hosting a panel discussion entitled, Compete with Free and Monetize Traffic Data and Services. To arrange a meeting with John, please contact him at 617.614.0707

        For more information about Strategy Analytics, please visit our website:
        www.strategyanalytics.com


        Register on the secure website



        Navigation Players Discuss How to Fight Back After Google’s “Free Nav” Announcement

        As the navigation industry regroups after Google’s “free” bombshell, the key players in the value chain are gearing up for what has now become the most important Navigation conference of the year.

        As Strategy Analytics’ Joanne Blight recently wrote for TheWhereBusiness: “Google Maps Navigation does not spell disaster for navigation device and solutions vendors. Market opportunities for navigation and location products, features and apps will be characterized by segmentation and product differentiation. The key to successful business models is in understanding consumer price, feature and usability preferences.”

        Next month’s Navigation & Location conference, in San Jose on December 1-2 is where the turn-by-turn navigation sector will meet to discuss the route forward.

        Alongside TomTom, OnStar, Nextar, Mercedes, Ford, NIM, Nav&Go, The Where Business is delighted to announce they have secured the participation of these experts completing the event’s wide range of perspectives around Navigation and LBS:

        • Brian H. Inouye, National Manager Technology & Engineering, Toyota
        • Eric Carr, Vice President - Location Technologies, Loopt
        • Mark Thompson, Associate Director - OD Business Solutions, Verizon Wireless
        • Chris Peralta, Head of Services and Software, Nokia
        • Jason Bosek, President, Parking Data Venture
        • Stig Pedersen, Sr. Director of product management, Magellan
        • Dave Daetz, Senior Director of corporate development, Palm

        There are only a few weeks left to register so you need to act fast. Have a look at the company names on the right-hand side to see who you’ll meet.

        Navigation & Location USA 09 will hit hard at all the key issues that matter to your business. For 2 days and across 15 sessions you’ll learn:

        • How the Navigation market is going to evolve, integrate other Location Based Services and react to the free offerings on the market
        • How to ensure your solution stays competitive in the face of multiple platform, device and service bundle
        • How to differentiate your mobile offering and maximize the channels to market available
        • How to monetize Navigation Based Service while competing with FREE

        See the full agenda here

        Navigation and Location USA 09 is exactly where you will find user behavior information and discuss how to balance new functionalities in your service with cost and usability.

        Don’t miss this great show! Register today!

        PS: On the evening before the show GPS Business News is organizing a Pre Show Exclusive Networking Event in Mountain View. Nav&Loc attendees are invited to participate for free.

      • 25Sep




         



        Strategy Analytics Webinar
        Navigation Usage Across Product Platforms
         

        Strategy Analytics invites you to the second in our series of executive webinar briefings on the future of the consumer interface in the vehicle. In this webinar, Strategy Analytics’ Automotive and User Experience experts will share their latest research into the market outlook for PNDs, Cellular Phones, Automotive, Smartphones and Navigation Apps, and insights on product positioning and usage issues for navigation products

        This will be presented in a Webinar by Joanne Blight, Director of Strategy Analytics’ Navigation Location Opportunities service, and Chris Schreiner, Lead Analyst on our Automotive Consumer Insights service.

        ACI Webex Invitation



          Event Information
        Topic Navigation Usage Across Product Platforms
        Date Wednesday, 30 September, 2009
        Time 3 pm BST, 4 pm Central Europe Time - duration 1 hour
        Presenters Joanne Blight: Director, and Chris Schreiner: Senior Analyst


        Presentation Highlights

        • Introduction to Strategy Analytics
        • Navigation Product Positioning Issues
        • Market Outlook: PNDs, Cellular Phones, Automotive, Smartphones and Navigation Apps
        • Smartphone User Interface Implications for Automotive Multimedia Design
        • Navigation Usage Issues:
          • - How often do consumers use navigation devices?
          • - How much are consumers willing to pay for navigation on their mobile device?
          • - How do consumers view PNDs and mobile navigation solutions?

        ACI Webex Invitation

        Also do not miss the upcoming Webinars from the Strategy Analytics Automotive Electronics and User Experience teams:

        Wednesday 7 October: Consumer Brand Perceptions and Implications for Automotive Markets

        Wednesday 21 October: Collision course: How will the location value chain evolve in the next 3 - 5 years?


        We will be using the WebEx computer online presentation service to present our slides and conduct a Q&A session, and the audio portion will be available through WebEx phone conferencing

        Once we have your registration we will send you a confirmation email with a link to the WebEx site plus a telephone number for the call. The presentation should last 40-45 minutes and will be followed by a 15-20 minute Q&A session when we will answer as many of your questions as possible.

        We look forward to your participation and to an interactive session. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your organisation

        Sincerely,

        Kevin Nolan

        VP - Wireless Device/Media Lab
        Tel +44 1908 423 609
        Email: KNolan@strategyanalytics.com



        The research presented in this webinar is drawn from our User Experience Practice which provides syndicated and proprietary support to the wireless, digital consumer and automotive industries globally. For further information, review the links below or contact me directly. If you not already registered as a Guest on our website, please click on the following link to do so: http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=Signin

        Automotive Consumer Insights

        Strategy Analytics Automotive Consumer Insights (ACI) provides a unique and independent analysis of the "voice of the consumer" for advanced automotive systems , infotainment products and services. ACI looks at entertainment and safety features such as wireless connectivity, digital audio, DVD video, voice recognition, ACC and lane departure warning. ACI research also analyses the impact on automotive consumer attitudes and preferences due to the latest developments in the digital multimedia consumer and mobile wireless products and services.

        Automotive Multimedia & Communications

        The Automotive Multimedia and Communications Service (AMCS) draws upon Strategy Analytics’ industry-leading knowledge in Automotive Electronics, Mobile Comms, Wireless Data, Consumer Electronics and Internet markets to provide analysis of market development, opportunities, technology trends and competitive forces. AMCS provides insights for vehicle OEM and supplier deployment and positioning strategies based upon ongoing research and its own attitude surveys of consumer and vehicle dealerships. AMCS market forecasts encompass audio and video-based entertainment system demand (including the deployment on new digital technologies), navigation, Emergency Roadside Assist, cellular hands-free car kits and Electronic Toll Collect (ETC) systems

        Navigation Location Opportunities

        Navigation Location Opportunities (NLO) from Strategy Analytics has a research focus around the global convergence of OEM and Portable Navigation, Smartphone navigation, Location-Based Services and new Internet devices such as Netbooks and MIDs. Key trend words are "search and find", "track and trace" and "safety and security". Mapping, ADAS Advanced Driver Assist Systems and Real-Time traffic information are also important concepts within NLO.

         


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