Archive for the ‘Infographic’ Category
Saturday, March 1st, 2014
The 2014 Winter Olympics took place from 7-23 February in Sochi, Russia. Avaya came up with these infographics on usage of devices, traffic and the top 10 web services during the closing ceremony.
The Top 10 most popular web services accessed during the Closing Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Avaya is the Official Supplier of Network Equipment for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Avaya estimated that at any given time, up to 120,000 devices might be connected to its network.
On top of this, some 1,500 televisions would be broadcasting 36 HD IPTV channels, with 6,500 IP phones bringing seamless connectivity to volunteers and officials.
Click o the chart to find out what were the Top 5 moments of the closing ceremony.
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Tags:Avaya, infographics, Internet, networks, Olympics, Sochi
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Thursday, February 13th, 2014
SAP wishes you a happy Valentine’s Day!
SAP’s infographic for Valentine’s Day.
Below are six interesting findings highlighted by SAP.
- Singapore is the biggest importer of flowers in comparison to 8 other markets, topping the list with an average spend of USD6.85 of flower imports per capita.
- Singapore tops the list again for the highest cocoa imports for chocolate and food preparations, with an average spend of USD 12.60 per capita. Separately, did you know that SAP customers produce 70 percent of the world’s chocolate and distribute more than 71 percent of the world’s food?
- Korea consumes 14.8 liters of alcohol per capita, the highest in the region ahead of Australia (10 liters) and New Zealand (9.6 liters). Also, SAP customers produce 64 percent of the world’s ice cream and 72 percent of the world’s beer.
- Hong Kong residents are the biggest spenders on tourism per capita ahead of 9 other markets.
- Korea has the highest divorce rates per person (2.2%), followed by Australia (2.2%), Singapore (1.9%) and New Zealand (1.9%).
- 62% of Indonesians have started retirement planning while only 29% of Japanese started retirement planning.
This infographic is created with the generation Y consumers in mind who are more inquisitive than ever before.
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Tags:data, infographic, SAP, Valentine's Day
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
In conjunction with international Safer Internet Day (SID), Microsoft has today released the results of its third annual Microsoft Computing Safety Index (MCSI).
To support Safer Internet Day, Microsoft is also asking consumers to “Do 1 Thing” to stay safer online and commit to doing so on a new, interactive website. Click to view/download the full infographic.
The MCSI survey measures the online safety behaviour of almost 10,500 consumers in 20 countries, including Singapore and the US, UK, Australia, China and India.
“The Internet is an integral part of our daily lives; we email to stay connected, share photos and videos, pay bills, and shop,” said Stephanie Hung, Director, Public Sector, Microsoft Singapore.
The latest survey revealed that online trouble has resulted in an estimated US$23 billion in worldwide financial losses in 2013, with financial loss due to compromise of professional reputation being the most costly.
To support Safer Internet Day, Microsoft is also asking consumers to “Do 1 Thing” to stay safer online and commit to doing so on a new, interactive “SaferOnline” website.
Microsoft Consumer Safety Index reveals impact of poor online safety behaviors in Singapore. Click to view/download the full infographic.
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Tags:infographics, Internet, MCSI, Microsoft, research, security
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Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Have you ever wondered when is the best time to book the air ticket for your travels?
Skyscanner – a global travel search site – recently analysed three years of booking data and found that on average, you can snag the cheapest flight tickets if you purchase 26 weeks ahead of your travel date.
How far in advance are flight prices typically at their lowest? Check out the interactive inforgraphic at Skyscanner.
And do you know that the best time to book airtickets to Thailand is 8 weeks before your departure date?
“The earlier in advance you book, the better, especially for long haul destinations. It is also important to note that prices can really increase at the last minute, especially on budget airlines,” according to Kevin Foo, Skyscanner’s Head of Communications for APAC.
Skyscanner’s Best Time to Book analysis revealed that on average, the cheapest flight tickets from Singapore are available 26 weeks in advance of travel dates.
However, three years of booking data has also shown that price patterns can vary by type of airline and between short and long haul travel, and is very much destination dependent.
| Top 5 destinations by search analysis |
Average return flight price |
Best time to book (weeks before departure) |
| Indonesia |
SGD203 |
16 weeks |
| Thailand |
SGD247 |
8 weeks |
| Malaysia |
SGD155 |
9 weeks |
| Philippines |
SGD257 |
5 weeks |
| Australia |
SGD558 |
22 weeks |
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Tags:flights, infographic, promotions, Skyscanner, tickets, travel
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Saturday, December 7th, 2013
From today, SingPost is beefing up its operations. All its businesses are gearing up with additional manpower and extended operations so that customers can receive their gifts or purchases on time.
SingPost gears up for the traditional year-end peak period.
Below is a summary of the measures taken.
Special weekend deliveries
Delivery of local mail packets and publications as well as non-standard mail is 3 to 5 working days.
SingPost encourages all customers to factor this in and post their items early.
For Speedpost deliveries, SingPost has increased its courier strength by 20%.
Saturday deliveries for mail packets. SingPost’s postmen will be delivering mail packets on all Saturdays in December so that their customers will receive their gifts or purchases on time.
Weekend deliveries for Speedpost. SingPost’s couriers and management staff will be delivering parcels on weekends (i.e. Saturdays and Sundays) till mid January 2014 so that people can receive their gifts/purchases on time.
Tags:Christmas, festive, holiday, Mail, Singapore, SingPost, SpeedPost
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Thursday, August 29th, 2013
10 years ago on 29 August 2003, Skype was founded. To celebrate its 10th birthday, Skype is giving 30 minutes of free Skype WiFi.
Click on image to view/download the entire infographic at one go.
Simply register by signing in to your Skype account between 29 August and 1 September, and you’ll receive your free minutes that can be used any time during the next 30 days.
Here are the rest of the infographic – in bite sizes – that shows how Skype is being used around the world.
Who are the people that use Skype?
How long did it take to reach 300 million connected users, compared to the telephone and the mobile phone?
Tags:anniversary, infographic, Microsoft, promotions, Skype
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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
What happens to the snail mail that you pop into the post box? I had a tour of the Mail Processing Centre at the Singapore Post Centre to find out.
The multi-storied Mail Processing Centre in the Singapore Post Centre in Eunos. Click to view enlarged graphic.
All letters and parcels in Singapore are sorted at the single Mail Processing Centre at Eunos.
Singapore Post Centre in Eunos
In the multi-storied building, an army of housewives and part-time workers operate sophisticated machines that automate the sorting of mail into bite-sized portions for the postmen to deliver.
Each postman is responsible for 25 blocks in his beat.
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Tags:Mail, Singapore, SingPost, visits
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Saturday, June 1st, 2013
Technology advancements and developments move so fast these days it’s so easy to take them for granted. For those old enough, can you remember the world before the Internet came about?
Developed by SolarWinds Head Geek, Lawrence Garvin, this infographic explores tech developments – from wireless networking and virtualisation to basic screenshot tools and everything in between – which have significantly impacted our lives, but that we perhaps never thought we actually needed. Click to view full enlarged version.
And not too long ago, before the proliferation of mobile devices, wasn’t it so troublesome to make a call or check something out while on the road?
Here are the 10 IT innovations that changed our lives even though we never knew we needed them (according to Lawrence Garvin, SolarWinds).
- The Internet
- Remote Connectivity
- Safari Books Online
- Wireless Networking
- Virtualisation
- Putty
- Wireshark
- Fluke Tester
- Screenshot Tools
- A great Linux Boot CD
These innovations have definitely made it much easier for us to do many things that used to be so much more tedious and time-consuming to accomplish.
But here’s some food for thought – has our lives actually become easier?
Do you sometimes feel that life in the past was somewhat more blissful?
Perhaps it is our human propensity to fully utilise our time that – instead of sitting back complacently to enjoy the extra time gained from IT innovations – we try to use the additional time gained to do even more.
And the bosses certainly expect that.
Now that you can complete each project in one-third the time you used to take, you’re expected to complete three projects (maybe more) instead in that same amount of time.
On top of that, thanks to greater global and mobile connectivity, your boss can contact you no matter where you are.
And if he/she is in the opposite time zone, start getting used to taking calls in the middle of the night.
The result is that our lives have become more hectic.
Perhaps, life back then was really more blissful.
Apart from the list above that was compiled by Lawrence Garvin, the rest of this post reflect my own thoughts about the impact of technology on our lives.
The line of thought may sound negative, but I still love the beauty of technology, especially its ability to help the less fortunate.
Tags:infographic, innovations, Internet, networks, opinion, Singapore, SolarWinds, virtualisation, wireless
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Thursday, May 30th, 2013
McAfee’s Global Digital Assets survey reveals that the price an average Internet user in Singapore places on his/her digital assets could get one a private university degree in Singapore.
Yet, consumers still do not adequately protect these assets across all their digital devices.
Nearly a quarter (24%) of Singaporean households now own more than five digital devices. Click to view enlarged and complete infographic.
The average Singaporean now own digital items (such as photos, videos and documents) with a total financial value of S$57,500.
McAfee Digital Assets 2013 study
The survey was conducted between 15 March and 9 April 2013 in US, Canada, Spain, UK, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore, India, Brazil & Mexico. There were 6,078 respondents.
This is roughly equivalent to one and a half year’s salary for the average worker in Singapore, who earns S$37,705 a year, according to the 2012 report of Department of Statistics Singapore.
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Tags:devices, LiveSafe, McAfee, mobility, password, security, Singapore
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Sunday, May 26th, 2013
This is the time of the year when The Great Singapore Sale 2013 (31 May to 28 July) hits Singapore. But if you’re not in Singapore, or if you’re thinking of doing some of your shopping online, here are some tips for buying things online – safely.
For the details to each of the above tips, click the image to view the full enlarged version of the infographic.
Start by securing the device you use to do your shopping, be it a notebook or a smartphone.
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Tags:comGateway, infographic, Internet, online, security, shopping, Singapore
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