According to "report Cisco technology connected world networked" (Connected World Technology Report) for the year 2012 in the Middle East, that smart phones compete now Alkmbioatrut portable devices are single most preferred among users aged 18-30 years, as is more hardware integration and pluralism in jobs , and highlighted the report's findings:
- Preferred more than half the respondents smartphone, while more than one-third preferred a little notebook, and that if they had to choose a single device.
- Smart phones overtook desktops being the favorite devices for the workplace of a global point of view.
- Smart phones were considered as the level of popular portable personal computers twice.
These results are based on a survey commissioned by the Cisco 1920 university students and professionals who specialize young people aged between 18 and 30 years at the world level. The report examines how to use this generation Internet and mobile devices to connect with the world around them, and reveals the behavior and attitudes, problems and concerns relating to the establishment of content and access to large quantities of data generated daily for smart phones, sensors and video cameras, monitors and other devices networked and manage and maintain their privacy.
Highlights of the report - the Middle East:
- Multiple devices for users aged 18-30 years in the Middle East
- More than half the respondents (60 percent) in the Middle East using three devices during a typical day, is about 30 percent of them using more than four devices.
- Has about 55 percent of users aged 18-30 years to choose a smartphone as the most preferred single device, while 33 percent of them preferred only laptops.
Electronic applications used on a regular basis
- According to 56 percent of the respondents in the survey that they rely on mobile devices applications always, uses about 22 percent of them these applications for the purposes of entertainment and games.
- According to 68 percent of users aged 18-30 years reported using less than 10 smart phones applications regularly.
- The 19 percent of respondents using 10 to 24 application on a regular basis.
E-marketing is spreading in the region
- Reported 75.8 percent of the respondents reported that they shopped mail, while 24 percent of them said that they do not deal with e-shopping.
- Reported 47.5 percent of the respondents that they rely on customer comments and opinions often or always when making a purchase online.
Highlights contained in the World "report Cisco IT the caller networked world 2012"
Stay in touch or contact addiction?
- 60 percent of young users aged 18-30 years at the level of the world find themselves subconsciously checking their smart phones in search of e-mail messages, text messages or updates and social media.
- Among those participating in the survey, it seems that women are more aggressive networking, the percentage of 85 percent of women versus 63 percent of men find themselves involuntarily checking their smart phones in search of text messages or e-mail messages or updates and social media.
- More than 40 percent of respondents could feel inclined to unity and concern as if they lack a part of them if you do not inspect their smart phones on a regular basis.
- Among those users addicted to smartphones, 60 percent of them wishes if they do not feel so reducing addiction to smartphones.
Professionals who specialize in information technology around the world enjoy a higher level of communication
- Around a third professional specialists in information technology as checking their smart phones constantly.
- According to 40 percent of professionals who specialize in information technology that they inspect their smart phones every 10 minutes.
For a generation requirement to stay in touch, can a mobile device and one achieved, whether through personal device or a device owned by the company, which employs user, which happens challenges for IT managers who falls on their shoulders to protect the property and assets and company information.
- Said two out of five respondents that their companies' policies that prevent them from the use of company equipment for activities not related to work, said about 80 percent of them because they do not adhere to those policies.
- Believes 66 percent of the participants in the survey as "should not be for employers to track employees online activities, it is not their business."
- Teaches professional IT specialists that staff do not abide by the regulations, but they do not realize the extent to which spreads, and more than half of the professionals who specialize in information technology around the world believe that their employees adhere to a policy of non-use devices for personal purposes.
E-commerce is spreading among young users (18-30 years) worldwide
- According to 9 out of 10 of those surveyed reported that they shopped mail.
- 57 percent of respondents expressed their desire to exchange their e-mail addresses with shops and websites to get notifications about discounts and downloads. But they are worried about data exchange more than that, very few of them want to exchange phone numbers, home addresses or other personal data.
Feed data around the world
- Is about 90 percent of respondents to download images to be shared or stored on websites.
- The 62 percent of respondents to download video clips to exchange or to store them on websites.
- Owns 87 percent of the participants in the poll up on the site "Facebook", and one out of 10 of them lasting activity on this site.
- The 41 percent of respondents update their publications on "Facebook" at least once a day and more than one out of five of them update their publications on "Facebook" several times a day.
- 56 percent of respondents have an account on the site "Twitter", and 21 percent of them communicate via this site once at least.
Spring said Debussy, general manager for Cisco in the United Arab Emirates: "the world is still at the beginning of receiving the fruits of an ever-changing Internet era. With an increasing number of people, devices and sensors, crops, animals and organisms that you connect to the Internet, will increase the size and the potential value of all the data generated from those contacts tremendously. Cisco believes that in the very near future, people will be able to companies in the Middle East to get the benefits of a much larger model communication 'device to device' which makes networks more valuable than ever. "