Logitech Research Reveals Two in Three European PC Users Do Not Know How to Type the Euro Symbol.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001 Major Lack of Awareness in Preparation for the Single Currency Identified Two Weeks Before Its Launch New research from keyboard and desktop peripheral retailer Logitech has revealed that most European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. PC users are unprepared for the introduction of the single currency. 61 percent of European PC users do not know how to insert the Euro symbol into a document. The study also found that only 39 percent of companies in Europe have made efforts to educate their employees about how to make their computers 'Euro ready.' This compares to 84 percent of companies questioned who had taken steps to minimise the impact of the date change around the Millennium. The research raises concerns about the lack of consideration that has been given to the computing computing - computer implications for the launch of the single currency. "This is not on the same scale as the 'Millenium bug' but it does have the potential to make work less convenient for millions of people," says Steve Daverio, European vice president for retail sales and marketing. "You couldn't imagine a keyboard without a dollar symbol printed on it, yet this research shows that far too many people are using keyboards without Euro symbols. The lack of awareness amongst PC users in Europe about the need to make their computers 'Euro ready' is a big worry." The survey, undertaken by Logitech in 13 European countries, revealed significant differences in preparations for the launch of the Euro: - Southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. is lagging Lagging Strategy used by a firm to stall payments, normally in response to exchange rate projections. behind 83 percent of Portuguese, three-quarters of Italians, and over two-thirds of Spanish questioned either did not have or were not aware of a Euro symbol on their keyboard. Although these countries seemed well prepared for the potential impact of the 'Millennium bug,' half of Italian companies This is a list of companies from Italy. Aerospace and Defence
Over 70 percent of Italians and Spanish and over two-thirds of Portuguese reported that they regularly send or receive documents containing currency symbols, meaning that millions of people will return to work in January not knowing how to type their new currency symbol. - Northern Europe leads the way The highest level of Euro computer readiness was among some of the countries not in the first wave of the single currency. 60 percent of Swedes This is a list of well known Swedes, ordered alphabetically within categories: Actors Main article: List of Swedish actors
Not all 'non Euro' countries have such high awareness levels. 83 percent of Danish computer users surveyed said that they did not know where to find the Euro symbol on their keyboard. Among the countries introducing the Euro on 1 January the French had the highest level of awareness about where to find the Euro symbol, although only 50% of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. claimed to be Euro ready. 83 percent of French, 67 percent of Norwegian and 40 percent of Swedish people
reported that the companies they work for have put in place measures to minimise technological difficulties associated with the launch of the Euro. In Denmark the figure was just 17 percent. About Logitech: Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets innovative peripherals that provide people with easy access to the digital world. The Company's product family includes Internet video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer. cameras, mice and trackballs, keyboards, audio and telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. products, interactive gaming devices and 3D controllers. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the company's Web Site at www.logitech.com. |
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