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Business Impact of Convergence in Motion is a Major Topic at CARTES in Asia 2010
February 2010 by Marc Jacob
Convergence in motion is driving a paradigm shift in IT communications that is changing where and when consumers and businesses conduct transaction. This will be a key topic at CARTES in Asia 2010, the leading event for digital security and smart technologies. Convergence in motion—the convergence of technologies that combine wireless, contactless, smart card, SIM card and IP communications—is empowering users with new ways to conduct transactions never possible before.
Mobile devices, such as phones, handhelds, notebooks and netbooks, combined with SIM cards, now allows users, regardless of location, to conduct business transactions via wireless networks. For businesses, the shift in how and where business transactions can take place is leading to profound changes in e-commerce and online retailing.
Visitors of CARTES in Asia 2010 will be able to see the newest, leading-edge solutions that are enabling this shift in business. With Asia being the largest source of design and production of such solutions, and already boasting the world’s largest number of handheld devices in the world, this huge market will continue to play a major role in determining the direction that businesses—from banks to retailers—take as convergence in motion continues to evolve.
While Japan, Korea and Hong Kong are among the global leaders in mobile device penetration and innovation for mobile applications, the largest and fastest growing market for users of these devices is the new emerging middle class in developing countries. According to the World Bank, developing countries were home to only 56 percent of the global middle class in 2000 but this figure is expected to reach 93 percent by 2030. China and India alone are expected to account for two-thirds of this expansion.
A space to demonstrate and exhibit Convergence in motion solutions will be present at the heart of CARTES in Asia. The trade show is committed to the advancement of digital technologies and helping to set the foundation as a promoter of innovation in the space. To find out more about how convergence in motion is changing the way consumers live and work, visit CARTES in Asia 2010, March 16 to 18 at AsiaWorld Expo in Hong Kong.
About CARTES in Asia 2010
CARTES in Asia is a major regional exhibition and high-level congress covering digital security and smart technologies. The congress, which takes place at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, brings together international companies in the security sector. The trade show and congress will be open on March 17 and 18. More than 2,500 visitors and 300 delegates are expected to participate.
Date:
Opening conference and Asian SESAMES Award ceremony: 16 March 2010
Exhibition and conferences: 17 & 18 March 2010
Place: Hong Kong - AsiaWorld-Expo
Organiser: Comexposium
Website: www.cartes-asia.com
