Sarantel Consumer Survey Reveals Major Opportunities to Commercialise Location Based Services

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Impact Executives, a leading interim management ( www.impactexecutives.com ) consultancy, has revealed striking findings from the latest Harvey Nash & CIO UK IT leadership report. Findings suggest IT has entered the downturn as a true "business" function, rather than simply a technical function.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - As summer holidays fast become a distant memory, Britons have plunged in to a state of melancholy, reveals a new survey by TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest travel community. The survey of 600 British travellers reveals that a staggering 85 percent maintain that their stress-levels return to pre-holiday highs within one month or less of returning home from their summer trips, whilst almost half of these - 41 percent - find that their stresses return within just one week of being back.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - A new research study carried out by The Research Partnership reveals that living with diabetes can have a major effect on people's lives, with just under half (44%) of type 2 patients reporting that the condition has impacted on either their ability or their desire to have sex. The study was conducted online amongst 2,000 patients with type 2 diabetes living in the US, UK and Germany and investigated patients' attitudes, feelings, health status, drug treatment programmes and needs for coping with life with diabetes.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - A survey for the Invest in Brussels Campaign reveals that 77% of British ex-pat executives based in Brussels believe that their company is going to fair as well or better during the current global recession compared to their competitors not represented in Brussels. With the OECD predicting a better growth rate for Belgium than the UK and the country enjoying a lower unemployment rate, it is unsurprising that Brussels is considered a more stable option during these times of economic uncertainty.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Startling New Research Reveals the Mental Torment of the Nation's Informal Carers - New Research Reveals the True Picture of Depression Amongst Informal Carers in the UK, With Over 54% of women classified as Informal Carers in the UK, Being Depressed - Informal Carers Have Double the Likelihood Of Moderate Depression (or More) Than the General Population (32% versus 16%) - The Research Also Reveals That Informal Carers Have Three Times the Likelihood of Moderately Severe Depression (or More) Than the General Population (16% Versus 5 %) According to new research out this week informal Carers in the UK are some of the most depressed in Europe. Over 300 informal carers took part in interviews, undertaken by research company HPI for co-operative Xest, an informal carer is defined as; 'Any person who provides a substantial amount of care on a regular basis for another individual aged 18 or over who has a long term disability or health condition, mental health problem, is frail due to old age, or unable to cope for other reasons, and is not in formal or paid employment for that role' With an ageing population and more and more people being forced into the role of informal carer, we as a nation are becoming more and more depressed by the role.

May 13th, 2009 RESTON, Virginia - With New Analyzer, Users Can Easily Discover Previously Undetected Wi-Fi Interference Issues Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that it will be adding Wi-Fi (802.11 WLAN) spectrum analysis capabilities to the Ekahau Site Survey solution. The spectrum analyzer allows users to detect and visualize interference issues that cannot be detected with standard Wi-Fi adapters, such as wireless video cameras, cordless phones, radar, Bluetooth devices and microwave ovens that can impact network throughput and performance.

May 8th, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - A survey of the retail sector of Gulf States reveals that one in four customers are unwilling to repeat or recommend a visit to the outlet based on the service they received. 'Are You Being Served?', the first comprehensive study of customer service across the Gulf, finds that retailers are missing sales opportunities by failing to create customer loyalty.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - TripAdvisor(R) Survey Reveals Challenges of Travelling With Children A survey by TripAdvisor(R), the world's most popular and largest travel community, has revealed that 79% of Britons believe there should be child-free zones on planes. Whilst 88% of travellers without children would like to see the introduction of adults-only sections on flights, a surprising 71% of parents also agree.

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - Free Two Week Diet Plan With Food Costing Around GBP2 per day New research from tescodiets.com reveals that nearly 50% of consumers think joining a slimming club means they will have to spend more on their weekly shop, whilst over a third think they would also have to buy foods they wouldn't normally purchase. Despite this, the survey reveals that nearly 60% would still consider joining a slimming club to lose weight, so tescodiets.com has launched a free credit crunch diet plan for people looking for a no frills weight loss plan on which they could lose up to 6lbs in two weeks.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A new survey of consumer trends reveals that people are increasingly looking to enjoy themselves at home as the recession continues to bite. And 45% have declared "We just want to have fun".

July 24th, 2009 JAMMU - A recent survey undertaken by media agencies has revealed that the economy of the Kashmir Valley has suffered a loss of Rupees 60,000 crore as a result of the 4000 shutdowns that have taken place during the last two decades. The survey further reveals that some mysterious hands are working to bring the northern state's tourism industry to a grinding halt.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Residents of the national capital are more satisfied than earlier with public services like health, education and transport, a new survey reveals. The social audit conducted by the Public Affairs Foundation (PAF), Bangalore, was aimed at determining the level of satisfaction in various services being offered by different departments of the government like education, health, transport, Public Distribution System (PDS), the sub-registrar office, issues of certificates and water tankers.

July 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - According to a latest survey as many as 232 judges post are vacant in various high courts of the country. The survey also reveals that nearly 40 lakh petitions are pending before the various high courts in the country.

August 29th, 2009 LONDON - British women are more likely go for extra cash rather than red-hot bedroom sessions, reveals a new survey. The shocking findings come from a survey commissioned by web firm AOL.

March 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India said it does not want to 'commercialise and thereby demean' memories of Mahatma Gandhi and will 'make all efforts possible' to acquire goods that once belonged to him and are to go under the hammer in New York later Thursday. 'The government does not want to commercialise and thereby demean the memory of the Father of the Nation and everything that he stood for in his life, beliefs and actions,' an external affairs ministry spokesperson said.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.2 percent in the current fiscal, primarily driven by improvements in consumer sentiment, rural economy, and policy reforms, said an industry survey released here Thursday. According to the survey, conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), about 42 percent of the respondents believe policy reforms would cast massive impact on the GDP (gross domestic product) growth.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A majority of chief information officers (CIOs) of companies in India expect the economic slowdown to end by October-December 2009, a survey conducted by market intelligence IT consulting major IDC India showed Monday. The survey, titled 'Identifying Opportunities in the Current Economic Scenario', was conducted among 467 CIOs from mid-sized and large enterprises across 18 industry verticals in February-March 2009, IDC said.

July 27th, 2009 Global consumer confidence improves in Q2LONDON — Consumer confidence around the world improved in the second quarter, according to a survey by researchers Nielsen, suggesting that the public is embracing the idea of a global economic recovery. The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index rose to 82 in June, an increase of 5 points from March, spurred by renewed consumer optimism and stock market gains in emerging markets and key Asian countries.

August 26th, 2009 Formula Systems announces departure of CFONEW YORK — Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. said Wednesday that its chief financial officer is leaving to pursue other opportunities.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The banking sector, which hired 16,200 people in the first quarter this fiscal, remained the biggest job provider in the country during the period, an industry lobby survey said. The country's largest lender, State Bank of India, alone created 13,000 jobs, while Danalakshmi Bank and Andhra Bank recruited 1,300 and 900 people respectively, the survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) said.