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IDC Reveals ‘Worst Ever’ PC Sales And Blames Windows 8
Sales of PCs are officially at their lowest ever level since records began, and the finger of blame is pointing at Windows 8
Supercomputer Demand Drives HPC Server Growth
Record revenues in the high-performance computing market last year were fuelled by the purchase of supercomputers by businesses and countries looking for an economic advantage, according to IDC
Apple Exec Dismisses Android Ahead Of S4 Launch
Phil Schiller has derided Android and bigged up the iPhone, ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch
Cisco’s UCS Muscles Into Top 5 Server Ranking
Cisco has become a player in the server sector after muscling its way into contention against established vendors, say analysts
Record Number Of Tablet Shipments In Q4
Apple still leads the way but its market share is sliding
PC Slump Continues After Weak Windows 8 Impact
Windows 8 hasn't saved the PC market from tanking during the all important Christmas holiday sales season
Semiconductor Revenue To Improve In 2013, IDC Predicts
Worldwide revenues from semiconductor sales in 2013 will rise nearly 5 percent, IDC has forecasted
SDN Momentum Continues For Data Centres, IDC Reveals
Software-defined networking is gathering steam and will become a key data centre technology, says IDC
Tablet Forecast Raised Due To Android And iPad Mini
The sales forecast for the tablet form factor has been raised again thanks to the iPad Mini and Android devices
IDC Finds Slower Network Switch, Router Market In 3rd Quarter
Adoption of 10GbE technology grew in data centres, but this could not offset slow sales in the US, Western Europe and elsewhere, according to IDC
Dell And Cisco See Server Growth
Dell saw its server revenues and shipments grow in the third quarter, while Cisco's UCS helped the company's shipments grow 40 percent, according to analysts
Windows Phone 8 Faces Tough Fight, Warns IDC
Microsoft is facing an uphill battle to win over converts to Windows Phone 8, warns analyst house IDC
Nokia Loses To RIM On Smartphone Sales
The Finnish company drops to the sixth place in the smartphone chart
HP Clings To PC Lead As Market Shrinks
IDC says the global PC market shrunk by 8.6 percent during the third quarter, as HP hangs on as the top PC maker
IDC Raises Tablet Forecast As Sales Surge
More bad news for PC makers after IDC substantially upped its sales forecast for tablet devices
Economic Woes Hit Video Conferencing Sales
Interest in video conferencing is still strong, but economic uncertainty and public-sector spending cuts have combined to drive revenues down, according to IDC
Cisco Remains Top Dog In Ethernet Switch Market
New research has revealed that Cisco remains the dominant player in the rapidly growing Ethernet switch market
Nokia Shipments Plummet But WP8 Offers Hope, IDC Says
IDC's smartphone shipment figures show a 40 percent decline for Nokia, which is still losing the point-of-sale battle in shops
PC Shipments Stall In Q2 As Users Delay Purchases
It has been a tough second quarter for PC makers as users delay their PC purchases amid economic uncertainties
Cisco Signs Up To Video Conferencing Interoperability Group
Cisco has become the latest video collaboration vendor to join the Open Visual Communications Consortium
Modest PC Growth Forecast For 2012 By IDC
IDC has predicted modest PC growth this year, with the arrival of Windows 8 and Ultrabooks aiding market share
IDC: Apple iPad To Increase Lead Over Rivals
The iPad 3's new features and lower prices on the iPad 2 will help Apple gain further tablet share over Android, according to IDC analysts
CRM Battle Escalates For Oracle, SAP, Salesforce
The fight for market share in the CRM sector is escalating, as the number of potential customers falls says IDC
BT Partners With Polycom For Cloud-Based Video Service
BT has opted to use Polycom’s video conferencing platform as the foundation for its video as a service offering
Cisco Ramps Up Video Conferencing Market Share
New IDC figures show that Cisco has grown its share of the enterprise video conferencing space
Microsoft: Windows XP Costs More Than An Upgrade
Microsoft is touting the savings to be had with Windows 7 - but admits XP still accounts for 42 percent of 'commercial' deployments
Android, iOS Enjoy Total Domination Of Mobile Ecosystem
Android and iOS now enjoy total domination of the mobile ecosystem, as Symbian languishes at just 6.8 percent
BYOD Drives Impressive WLAN Growth, Says IDC
The burgeoning BYOD trend is triggering revenue growth in the global WLAN market, IDC figures reveal
Natural Disasters Contribute To HDD Decline In 2011
IDC figures confirm that natural disasters in both Thailand and Japan impacted the HDD industry in 2011