In today’s economy, many CIOs and human resources (HR) leaders continue to be required to do more with less, and will not be able to restore budgets and head count to pre-recession levels, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. The survey showed that the recovery in jobs or an [...]
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Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 31.5 Percent in 2010
?Worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2010 is forecast to reach $300 billion, a 31.5 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $228 billion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. Analysts project worldwide semiconductor revenue to total $314 billion in 2011, a 4.6 percent increase from 2010.
The projected 2010 revenue for [...]
Storage Software Market Delivers Continued Growth in the Second Quarter, According to IDC
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software market experienced continued gains in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10) with revenues of nearly $3.0 billion, representing 3.3% growth over the same quarter one year ago, but a 2.3% decrease from the previous quarter (1Q10).
“The gains in the [...]
Business PC Buying Expected to Partially Offset Slower Consumer Sales in the Second Half of 2010, According to IDC
Despite posting impressive year-on-year growth of 20.9% during the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), the global PC market began to reflect a more cautious outlook compared to earlier in the year. In the U.S., the consumer rally that has been crucial to the PC market recovery slowed, finally succumbing to a persistently bleak employment outlook. [...]
Full Story »IDC Ranks Mobile Phone Manufacturers’ Recycling Efforts – Mobile Industry Faces a Long Road to “Green”
Given the ubiquity of mobile phones around the globe, it is critical for the manufacturers of these devices to demonstrate their corporate responsibility by working toward greener phones that simplify safe and proper disposal and even reuse of the billions of mobile phones in the market. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), mobile phone recycling [...]
Full Story »Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market Recorded Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth in the Second Quarter of 2010, According to IDC
The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market experienced double-digit growth in both units and shipment value in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, the total market grew 20% year over year in 2Q10 to 29 million units while shipment value increased 14% year over year [...]
Full Story »Disparate and Slowing Quarter-on-Quarter Revenue Growth Points to a Server Spending Recovery That Remains Fragile in EMEA, Says IDC
According to IDC’s EMEA Quarterly Server Tracker, the EMEA server market recorded positive revenue and unit growth for the second consecutive quarter, with revenue up annually by 4.9% to $3 billion, and units up by 15% to just over 520,000 server shipments. Quarter-on-quarter results comparisons yield a more subdued performance, indicating that the upsurge in [...]
Full Story »Disk Storage Systems Market Sustains Strong Double-Digit Growth Across All Sectors in Second Quarter, According to IDC
Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues posted year-over-year growth of 20.4%, totaling just over $5.0 billion, in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. For the quarter, the total disk storage systems market grew to $6.8 billion in revenues, representing 20.7% growth [...]
Full Story »Survey: Consumers Say 3D Product Images Sell, Lead to Fewer Product Returns
A strong majority of consumers say being able to see 3D images of prospective purchases online makes them more likely to buy those products, more likely to consider them high quality and less likely to [...]
Full Story »Gartner Says Indian Domestic Process Management Services Market To Grow 31 Percent in 2010
India domestic process management services segment forecast to reach $683 million in 2010, a 31.1 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $521 million, according to Gartner inc. The market will experience steady growth through 2014 when process management services revenue in India will reach $1.6 billion.
Large scale outsourcing of process management [...]
