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RSS idc in newsApple OS gaining ground on Windows
News IDC had Apple's gains somewhat lower, at a 7.8 per cent share, up from 6.2 per cent a year earlier, but the trend is the same. IDC analyst Loren Loverde said in a telephone interview: "They've got great products and they are executing well. [17 Jul 2008]
Data centre costs top reason for virtualisation
News Nine out of 10 organisations that have adopted virtualisation technologies have done so to reduce data centre costs, according to research from IDC. IDC conducted the survey of 650 European companies between January and March of this year. [08 Jul 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. In its second edition, IDC's GDI ranks 35 cities in the region based on criteria such as labour and rent costs, language... [27 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Meanwhile, a survey of more than 350 telecom industry professionals, conducted by Tellabs and research company IDC, has found just over half of telecoms workers believe increasing bandwidth demands will eventually 'break' the internet, with many... [20 Jun 2008]
iPhone: Beware the wi-fi security threat
News Speaking at the IDC SecurityVision conference in Sydney on Thursday, Chris Gatford, senior security consultant for Pure Hacking, told delegates that the arrival of the iPhone in Australia and gradual adoption by business will "elevate risk to a... [12 Jun 2008]
HP rolls out mass overhaul of PCs
News Richard Shim, PC analyst with IDC, said: "They're fortunate for being in the right place at the right time: being in consumer and being in retail. HP, the world's largest PC manufacturer, rolled out 50 new products on Tuesday at a conference in... [11 Jun 2008]
Brics demand feature-packed mobiles
News According to IDC, semiconductor manufacturers are scrambling to pack more components within chips, which help drive costs down by lowering supply chain complexity and saving on phone real estate, making the chips more attractive to device... [09 Jun 2008]
Mobile market booming: But there's room for all
News As mobiles get more sophisticated, they will continue to be used for more purposes but they will not fully eclipse other handheld devices, says IDC. Flint Pulskamp, programme manager of IDC's wireless semiconductors division, said in a... [06 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News Most of the exchange information is provided by Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) and Blue Systems own data centre - based on an HP blade server architecture - is housed in the same building as IDC's own, to minimise the latency of the data traffic. [03 Jun 2008]
Apple iPhone loses market share
News According to data compiled by IDC, Apple's still the second-leading smart phone maker in the US behind RIM, the BlackBerry maker. But it lost market share going from the fourth quarter to the first at the expense of RIM and Palm, according to the... [03 Jun 2008]
US no longer king of the PC?
News The US PC market is beginning to have less influence on the global market, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Though it had previously projected seven per cent growth for the US market, shipments inched up just 3.5 per cent - half... [17 Apr 2008]
Thin clients the route to skinny emissions?
News The research also used information, produced by IDC, on global technology use. IDC has estimated just over 3.4 million thin clients have been sold in Western Europe since 2004. The use of thin clients can play a substantial part in reducing... [28 Mar 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News The BSA warned that using unlicensed software also risks loss or corruption of vital data and IT systems, citing research by the IDC that revealed one in three counterfeit products contain spyware, malware or viruses. [07 Feb 2008]
Recession fears squeeze tech budgets
News Analyst IDC also predicts the US economic downturn will hit global technology spending next year, with growth rates down from about seven per cent in 2007 to six per cent in 2008. Tech budgets are starting to feel the squeeze on the back of the... [24 Jan 2008]
Operational IT budgets to be squeezed in 2008
News Analyst IDC predicts the US economic downturn will hit global technology spending next year, with growth rates down from about seven per cent in 2007 to six per cent in 2008. The downward pressure on operational IT costs will continue in 2008 but... [17 Dec 2007]
