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Article | 16/07/2009 PC shipments stronger than expected in Q2, IDC says
PC shipments were slightly stronger than expected in the second quarter, propped up by consumer spending and lower prices, according to IDC research r...
Article | 8/07/2009 Windows 7 ramp-up will be sharp
Just more than a year after it launches, Windows 7 will account for nearly half of all the client operating systems Microsoft ships to corporate users...
Article | 5/06/2009 IDC: Recession driving down storage spending
Hard times are driving large enterprises to patch holes in their storage architectures with systems designed for small and medium-sized businesses, on...
Article | 3/06/2009 Australian server market goes kaput
The Australian server market has gone to “hell in a hand basket” in the first quarter of the year, according to IDC.
Article | 29/05/2009 Server revenue declined sharply in Q1, IDC says
A precipitous fall in worldwide server shipments triggered a sharp decline in revenue for server makers during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said in ...
Article | 28/05/2009 SATA 3.0 spec cleared, doubles drive data speed
The Serial ATA International Organization today released the SATA Revision 3.0 specification, which doubles data transfer speeds from 3Gbit/sec. to 6G...
Article | 19/05/2009 Asia-Pacific managed print services market to grow
The managed print services market in Asia Pacific is forecast to grow at a compound CAGR of 15.5 percent from US$419.9 million in 2008 to US$863.4 mil...
Article | 27/04/2009 Handset shipments down 11% in first quarter: report
Although an 11 percent drop in handset shipments can't be considered good news, device manufacturers can at least take solace that things weren't wors...
Article | 16/04/2009 PC shipments fell less than expected in Q1, IDC says
PC shipments declined less than expected in the first quarter, propped up by consumers' continuing interest in low-cost netbooks, IDC said in a report...
Article | 7/04/2009 Analysts: NBN questions need answering
ICT analysts have welcomed the Federal Government’s flip flop on the NBN but raised concerns it lacks detail.
Article | 6/04/2009 Linux, Windows Server both hit by economy
An industry analyst forecast has Linux shipments slipping a bit more percentage-wise than Microsoft's Windows Server, but Microsoft is feeling the pai...
Article | 27/03/2009 Bucking a trend, security appliance market grows
The security appliance market in Western Europe grew 14.4 percent in 2008 and is expected to continue to expend this year, albeit at a slower rate, ac...
Article | 26/03/2009 New security threats, data integration, affecting cloud adoption
Questions around security, vendor openness and cost continue to hold back cloud computing adoption in Australia, according to analyst firm IDC.
Article | 12/03/2009 Mobile handset market to decline 8% this year says IDC
After years of growth, the global market for mobile handsets will contract by about 8 percent this year although smartphones will remain a growth area...
Article | 6/03/2009 PC shipments to recover in 2010, IDC says
Expecting the recession to worsen, IDC updated its PC shipment forecast on Thursday, saying shipments would decline further in 2009 before showing a g...