F&S: IT investments in the healthcare industry reached US$100mn in 2008

The Latin American health industry's IT market reached US$100mn in 2008 and is expected to grow less than 10% this year and nearly 15% in 2010, Javier Iribarne, industry analyst and team leader for th...

• Regional

   ANALYSIS: Use of Windows platforms decreasing due to virtualization

  The use of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows platforms in critical servers in Latin America is expect...   more

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   Genesys seeking to form new partnerships

  US contact center solutions provider Genesys is seeking to form new alliances to further consolidate...   more

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   GUEST COLUMN - BPM: Improving productivity in times of crisis

  By Juan José Gaete, General Manager, NextTime Software The world has anxiously waited out several "...   more

• Regional

   Roundup: HP, Intel Capital, Sigap, Inventiva

  The Chilean unit of HP (NYSE: HPQ) has appointed Mauricio Cordero as the new marketing manager for i...   more

• Brazil

   GXS acquires Interchange Serviços for stronger B2B managed services offer

  US business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions provider GXS has acquired Brazilian electronic da...   more

• Argentina

   Carrier: Laptop sales rise 77% in 2008

  Laptop sales in Argentina jumped 77% in 2008, reaching 567,000 units, online news source CanalAR rep...   more

• Mexico

   Inegi: PC sales increase 18% per year between 2001 and 2008

  PC sales in Mexico increased an average 17.7% a year between 2001 and 2008, local newspaper Reforma ...   more

• Brazil

   Pink Elephant unit sees revenues grow 12% in 2008

  The Brazilian unit of Canadian IT service management consulting firm Pink Elephant saw revenues grow...   more

• Regional

   Kaspersky analyzing 7 new offices including in Latin America

  Russian antivirus software developer Kaspersky Laboratories plans to open seven new offices in Asia ...   more

• Chile

   Acti plans March launch for US office

  Chilean IT industry association Acti expects to open an office in the US in March and is analyzing p...   more