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- Top mobile phone vendor in Q4 2007: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola
- The worldwide mobile phone market grew to 300 mln devices in Q4 2007. According to IDC, the 334.0 mln handsets shipped during the holiday quarter was a new record for the industry, and was up 15.3% over Q4 2007. Total shipments reached 1,144.1 mln units in 2007 with 12.4% overall...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Shipment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., International Data Corp., Motorola Inc., Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Is it Google or China censoring Carrefour?
- Is it Google or China censoring Carrefour?Sorry, but ...I need $100 to fill my gas tank now, tech companies are laying off again, and my ARM is about to adjust itself into the stratosphere. I don't much care what the French are doing to the Chinese and visa versa.If the...
- Tags: Is it Google, Carrefour, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- IDC Executive Brief: The Rising Concerns Over Endpoint Security
- Today's IT environment is increasingly vulnerable to threats and attacks, both from within and without. The most vulnerable node in the enterprise network is the endpoint. This IDC executive brief examines how an integrated EPS solution with multiple security layers, has been proven to deliver the highest level of protection...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Endpoint, International Data Corp., Roi/Tco, Security, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-04-23
- IDC Paper: The Impact of Virtualization Software on Operating Environments
- Virtualization of system resources aboard x86 servers is one technology that has the distinct potential to really change the dynamics of the industry in many ways as it quickly becomes a de facto component of modern computing. Today's use of virtualization technology allows IT professionals to automatically...
- Tags: Environment, International Data Corp., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-04-15
- Norwegian IT services market grew 7% in Q1-Q2 2007
- Norwegian IT services market was worth NOK 10.9 bln in Q1-Q2 2007, representing growth of 7% over Q1-Q2 2006. The forecast for 2006 to 2011 has been downgraded from 5.6% to 5.4%, according to IDC. by NB
- Tags: International Data Corp., Forecast, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Australian mobile market to grow by 1-2% a year
- Overall subscriber growth increased in the pre-paid market by 7% and the post-paid subscriber market grew by 11%, according to IDC. Mobile data uptake was the primary reason for the Post-paid performance which has resulted in a decline in pre-paid subscriptions. Mobile messaging including SMS and MMS growth was 5.3%...
- Tags: Mobile, International Data Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- China’s semiconductor market to surpass $28 bln by 2011
- IDC predicts that the Chinese semiconductor market will surpass $28 billion in 2011. The largest capacity distribution of China fabs was represented by 8″ wafer lines, followed by the 6″ and 12″ capacity respectively. The computing semiconductor segment will account for over 62% of the total China semiconductor market in...
- Tags: China, International Data Corp., Semiconductors, Hardware, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Romanian IT market to grow by almost 11%
- Although the Romanian IT market will cool from its estimated 16.7% growth in 2007, it will still be hot in 2008. According to IDC estimates, spending should increase by almost 11% to more than $2.02 bln before the end of 2008. by NB
- Tags: Growth, Information Technology, International Data Corp., Strategy, Management, NB
- Blog posts 2008-01-13
- PC shipments, 2006-2011
- IDC published its predictions regarding PC market shipments in 2006-2011. PC shipments by world region, 2006-2011 Region Form Factor 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 USA Desktop & x86 Server 39.4 38.2...
- Tags: PC, Shipment, International Data Corp., Desktops, Hardware, site admin
- Blog posts 2007-12-27
- Salesforce.com rolls out customer data sharing; eyes 1 million subscribers
- Salesforce.com on Wednesday will roll out business networking tools so customers can securely share information such as sales leads, product information and other communications. Think Facebook and LinkedIn meets corporate data sharing files. Salesforce.com all resources dubs the effort a "multi-tenant business network." With the announcement, to be...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., International Data Corp., Data Sharing, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-04
- Microsoft Webcast: IDC Webcast: Improving Desktop Management With Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (Level 100)
- The presenter of this webcast discusses the results of a recent IDC survey of 132 IT professionals worldwide that reports how Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack MDOP technologies can dramatically improve desktop management practices and address key pain points in managing, maintaining, and diagnosing desktop technology. The specific benefits from using...
- Tags: Webcast, Optimization, Desktop Management, Microsoft Corp., International Data Corp., Desktops, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-12-03
- IDC Report - SWsoft: Making Operating System Virtualization an Option
- Server virtualization has become increasingly popular in the datacenter. As the virtualization phenomenon expands, organizations are discovering new ways to apply the technology -- and are faced with new challenges. SWsoft is aiming to address these challenges through its Virtuozzo product and its set of management tools. ...
- Tags: Parallels Virtuozzo, Operating System, OS Virtualization, International Data Corp., Parallels Inc., Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Scaling the IBM System Storage DS4000 Connectivity on VMware
- Over the past few years, VMware and Blade Servers have taken the IT world by storm. According to Gartner, blade servers now account for 12.5% of all new servers and are expected to grow over 29% by 2009. IDC indicates that 10% of physical servers deployed in 2007 will run...
- Tags: Storage, QLogic Corp., VMware Inc., International Data Corp., IBM Corp., Blade Servers, Servers, Utility Computing, Hardware
- White papers 2007-09-20
- Étude IDC-ORACLE L'usage des solutions informatiques dans les PME françaises
- Plus qu'un coût, l'informatique pour les PME doit contribuer à l'activité de l'entreprise afin d'apporter productivité, compétitivité et capacité d'innovation. Présentation des grandes tendances du marché et des solutions Oracle pour accompagner les PME dans l'atteinte de leurs objectifs.
- Tags: Oracle Corp., DES, International Data Corp., Digital Security, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-09-05
- IDC: Chip sales to show middling growth in 2007
- Semiconductor sales are expected to grow at a 4.8 percent clip in 2007 with revenue gains approaching 8.1 percent in 2008, according to research firm IDC. Both of those growth rates are lower than the 8.8 percent growth recorded in 2006. For 2007, growth is being carried by mobile phones...
- Tags: Sales, International Data Corp., Chip, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- IDC: No signs of 'Internet fatigue'
- As a follow-up to my last post on the report of the rise of 'Internet fatigue,' I came across this recent report from IDC, which says just the opposite: that the "Digital Marketplace" created by the Internet will continue to grow at double-digit rates until the end of this decade.Though...
- Tags: General, SOA Surveys and Research
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Does email have a future?
- The days of email as a mission-critical application appear to be limited, according to an IDC report. IDC said it is projecting that 97 billion emails will be sent worldwide in 2007 and more than 40 billion of those will...
- Tags: Wired & Wireless, Software Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- KMUs in einer vernetzten Welt: Geschäftserfolg bedeutet,sich neuen IT-Sicherheitsrisiken zu stellen
- Dieses White Paper bietet eine Diskussion über IT-Sicherheit und deren Einfluss auf die Fähigkeit von KMUs, sich und ihre Geschäftsziele vor externen und internen Itbasierten Bedrohungen zu schützen. Diese Studie soll Führungskräften und wichtigen Entscheidungsträgern das Verständnis für die gegenwärtigen Zustände innerhalb der KMU-Community vermitteln und erläutern, wie sie ihre...
- Tags: International Data Corp.
- White papers 2007-03-30
- Surprise! Virtualization hurts server sales after all
- Virtualization vendors would like you to believe that software that allows you to run more applications on one server actually helps server sales. The argument, which I heard from a few analysts and VMware after I questioned that logic...
- Tags: Servers, Utility computing, Storage management, sales, server, virtualization, International Data Corp., server sale
- Blog posts 2007-03-20
- Virtualization leads IDC to cut server forecast
- Virtualization leads IDC to cut server forecastThe price of hardware is plunging ...as the power of little PCs increases exponentially. That means that the price of software is going to be driven down as well as virtualization pervades the industry on the server side. It will be very...
- Tags: Utility computing, Storage management, Server virtualization, virtualization, server, server forecast, International Data Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-20
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