International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 57

Market researcher, IDC, predicts that the Asia Pacific Unified Communications as a Service market will boom to $659m in 2018.

Global smart connected device (SCD) shipments expected to reach 1.8 billion in 2014, led by smartphone growth. #technology #smartphones.

NZ's PC market thrives, up 22% in 2014, fuelled by economic optimism and education sector's increased demand for chromebooks.

Global external disk storage market sees a 5.2% dip to $5.6bn in Q1 2014, with high-end demand plummeting by -25%, reveals IDC.

Worldwide software market forecasted to grow 5.9% in 2014, driven by Big Data and analytics and enterprise applications - IDC.

Worldwide PC shipments expected to fall -6.0% in 2014, but positive factors could lead to more stability in mature markets.

Tablet sales projections cut as phablet demand impacts the market, with a shift towards larger screens anticipated to revive growth.

Global smartphone shipments are set to rise by 23.1% this year, hitting 1.2 billion, according to analysts IDC.

NZ's tech market faces upheaval: Microsoft to cut fees, businesses teeter on edge, and a final say on booth babes controversy.

Rising above the IT buzz, cloud storage becomes vital with IDC forecasting public IT cloud services spending to surpass $107bn in 2017.

Early adopters of cloud computing are among the “best performing” partners, according to a Microsoft commissioned study.

New Zealanders are increasingly staying at home for shopping and leisure activities due to advances in technology, according to research by IDC New Zealand.

Apple and Starbucks are eyeing the mobile payment market, but will they truly disrupt the way we pay? Analyst James Wester weighs in.

Once widespread consumer adoption takes place, the enterprise is never far behind – whether it's ready or not.

Tablet market stagnates with shipments dipping to 50.4m in Q1 2014, hinting at a tough year ahead for the tech industry.

SMB spending in New Zealand grew by only 0.7% in 2013, but excluding hardware, the market expanded by 3.5%. Medium sized businesses are the star segment.

Microsoft is hoping its recent acquisition of Nokia will help it gain a larger share of the smartphone market.

PC market in Asia/Pacific (excl. Japan) contracts for 8th quarter in a row, hitting 23.8 million units in 2014 Q1 amidst political and economic shifts.

Asia-Pacific cloud providers have lowered prices for core services, which could make it difficult for smaller providers to stay afloat.

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi market set to reach $2.5bn by 2018, driven by increased adoption in midmarket and distributed enterprise.