Worldwide factory server revenue reached its lowest in more than a decade during the second quarter of 2009, bitten by weak demand and constrained IT budgets, according to an IDC study released on Wednesday.
The acquisition of EDS has propelled HP to second place on IDC’s top 10 outsourcers list.
The Australian IT services industry will defy world trends and grow by 4 per cent over the next five years, according to IDC experts.
Spending growth in the Australian IT security market place will jump an additional two to eight per cent in the second half of 2009 on the back of user optimism, according to analyst firm, Gartner.
The economic downturn continues to weigh on online ad spending. The worldwide market dropped by 5 percent during the second quarter compared to the same time period last year, according to market research company IDC.
Shipments of graphics chips surged during the second quarter, bucking seasonal trends as hardware makers gear up for an expected uptick in PC sales.
PC sales have rebounded from a weak Q1 in 2009 to achieve positive sequential growth for the April to June period, according to IDC.
Lenovo has continued to dominate the Asia-Pacific PC market as preliminary Q2 figures from analyst firm, IDC, show a return to growth after two quarters of decline.
Apple's Mac sales are up. Unless they're down, say analysts.
PC shipments were slightly stronger than expected in the second quarter, propped up by consumer spending and lower prices, according to IDC research released on Wednesday.
Healthcare is one of the largest and most critical verticals within any geography, but aside from some specific technology exceptions, it’s historically been considered an ICT backwater in Australia.
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, according to forecasts by IDC.
IBM, HP and EMC continue to dominate the Australian storage market as first quarter terabyte shipments declined by 6.1 per cent and revenue slumped by 28.8 per cent year-on-year.
The Australian PC market suffered a three per cent drop in Q1, 2009 but is already on track to resume growth, according to analyst firm, IDC.
Mobile carriers need to get their collective act together with backhaul equipment if they are to keep up with increasing wireless demands, according to IDC.
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