About 20 million U.S. homes subscribe to VOD services, according to media business analysis firm Kagan Research.

FORBES: The TV Tussle

According to media business analysis firm Kagan Research, in early 2003 there were less than 1, 000 cable VoIP subscribers in the U.S. By the second quarter of 2004, there were 141, 800 customers.

FORBES: Cable Finds Its Voice

There are mashups that let you see which products are selling best on eBay , that help manage the sale of foreclosed property through a network of real estate agents, or merge sales information with data mining from analysis firm Business Objects .

FORBES: The Business Mash

In 1997, with the backing of a large venture capital firm, I undertook an analysis of the consulting business that included a review of the financial operations of a diverse group of consultants, including both smaller and larger firms.

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Still, Ted Scardamalia, director of product analysis at research firm Portelligent, says standardizing is more a business consideration than an engineering puzzle.

FORBES: Wireless

Low-cost line sharing should encourage more aggressive DSL deployment because it is a dramatic improvement in the business case for DSL CLECs, says Strategis Group, a networking analysis firm in Washington, D.

CNN: DSL carriers seek free use of phone wires