Latest Reading Stories

Comcast Uses RDKs to Revive STBs, Heavy Reading Finds

2013-03-14 12:32:08

Set-top box love is dying, but Comcast is using its new RDK to reignite operator interest, says Heavy Reading Cable Industry Insider BOSTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators are keen on killing set-top boxes (STBs), but Comcast believes it can cut STB development time by more than half and provide a new line of IP devices that offer new services, applications and user experiences with its new Reference Design Kit (RDK), giving STBs new life, according to the latest report...

100Gbit/s Packet Processors Will Help Relieve Network Traffic, Heavy Reading Finds

2013-03-13 12:37:44

Network traffic demand is growing, and network equipment providers plan to use 100Gbit/s packet processors for relief, says Heavy Reading Components Insider BOSTON, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Network traffic is continually growing, and most network equipment providers plan to use packet processors that can handle 100 Gbit/s by the end of 2014 to help relieve some of that demand, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading Components Insider...

Network Virtualization: Solution to the Data Center Traffic Issues, Heavy Reading Says

2013-03-11 16:27:33

Data center operators have turned to network virtualization to help ease the data traffic growth issues they've encountered, Heavy Reading Service Provider IT Insider BOSTON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the data center has progressed, it has struggled to cope with growing virtualized data traffic, and network virtualization is the answer to those problems, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading Service Provider IT Insider (www.heavyreading.com/servsoftware), a...

Mobile Payment Transactions May Reach $1 Trillion by 2015, Heavy Reading Finds

2013-03-08 16:23:38

Mobile payment popularity is growing, allowing for new revenue generation solutions that may generate $1 trillion by 2015, says Heavy Reading Mobile Networks Insider BOSTON, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The mobile payment industry is growing, offering revenue generating solutions throughout the market and potentially generation $1 trillion in global transactions by 2015, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading Mobile Networks Insider...

New UK eCommerce Report Helps Retailers Optimise Order Acceptance

2013-03-07 04:24:28

READING, England, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberSource 2013 UK eCommerce Report Out Now; Provides Guidance to Strengthen Customer Experience Best-in-class retailers should focus on optimising order acceptance in 2013 according to the ninth annual UK eCommerce Fraud Management Report [http://www.cybersource.com/ukfraudreport ] from CyberSource [http://www.cybersource.co.uk ], a Visa company (NYSE: V). The survey of...

The Reading Group Celebrates Success of Business Development Strategy at 2013 NTEA Work Truck Show

2013-03-06 08:21:39

Truck Equipment Manufacturer Undergoes Significant Upgrades in Leadership, Processes and Product Portfolio READING, Pa., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reading Group, a leading provider of high quality service truck equipment, continues its focused growth strategy at the 2013 NTEA Work Truck Show. From a strengthened leadership team to an enhanced product portfolio consisting of all 100% American made products, the company's commitment to its new Reading Business System is...

K-12 Students Set New Record in National Reading Event

2013-03-04 12:26:42

Read The Most From Coast To Coast Unites Students in Shared Reading Practice Challenge WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It wasn't soccer or basketball. It wasn't band or choir. Yet, hundreds of thousands of students showed up for practice - reading practice. U.S. students set a new national record, reading 4.4 million books in the days and hours leading up to "Read The Most From Coast To Coast" on March 1. (Logo:...

Kids Boost Their Reading Skills With Action Video Games

2013-03-01 11:57:55

Much to the chagrin of parents who think their kids should spend less time playing video games and more time studying, time spent playing action video games can actually make dyslexic children read better. In fact, 12 hours of video game play did more for reading skills than is normally achieved with a year of spontaneous reading development or demanding traditional reading treatments. The evidence, appearing in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on February 28, follows from earlier...

Better World Books to Provide $45,000 in LEAP Grants for Libraries and Non-Profits

2013-02-28 23:03:33

Social business pioneer to fund projects addressing literacy needs of communities across the country. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 Better World Books, the socially responsible online bookseller, today announces their third-annual Literacy and Education in Action Program (LEAP) Grants for Libraries and Non-Profits, an initiative designed to turn company revenue into literacy support. Widely recognized for its triple bottom line business model, which focuses on people and the...

Despite Slow Uptake, Ethernet Exchanges Show Promise, Heavy Reading Finds

2013-02-27 16:30:49

Ethernet Exchange emergence might be slower than previously expected, but they show promise in the market, says Heavy Reading Insider BOSTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethernet exchanges (EEs) have come to market much slower than originally expected, but new prospects are emerging in new customer categories and modalities, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading Insider (www.heavyreading.com/insider), a subscription research service from Heavy Reading...