ADVISORY/Internet Appliances Poised to Overtake PC Sales by 2002.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 TOPIC: The Internet appliances Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. market is expected to skyrocket and overtake sales of PCs by 2002, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study released today by the research firm International Data Corp. (IDC), Reuters reported. Internet appliances are devices which are intended solely to provide Internet access See how to access the Internet. . The appeal of Internet appliances is their relatively low cost and ease-of-use, according to the study. The IDC forecasts that demand for smart appliances will come from consumers who don't have a PC but want Internet access and from individuals who already own a PC but want to go online from multiple locations. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: David John Mercer Noun 1. John Mercer - British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) Mercer , senior analyst at Strategy Analytics, is an expert on consumer technology markets. 781-235 6550 dmercer@strategyanalytics.com Kent Savage is president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder of Netpliance, which has developed a simplified Internet appliance for the home. He is an expert on non-PC devices and wireless Internet in the home. 214-303-0098 djames@alexanderogilvy.com William Boyer William Boyer is an American actor. [1] Born on May 1, 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of 14, he moved to Asheville, North Carolina. He began acting in high school at the age of 16. At the age of 18 Boyer appeared in "The Last of the Mohicans. , director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. at Varatouch Technology Inc., is an expert on the Internet appliances market. 916.331.6300, x.317 wboyer@varatouch.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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