Australian Stories

Forrester dubs Intralinks a 'leader' for file sync and share platform

Intralinks VIA named a 'Leader' in Forrester's Enterprise File Sync and Share Platforms report. High scores for security & rights management.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2016

Global Stories

Marketing Technologies

Mobile payments skyrocketing

Mobile payments are proving to be a success, with forecasts predicting transactions from online, mobile & contactless payments to reach $3.6 trillion.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2016

Distributed Denial of Service

DDoS attacks creating opportunity for vendors

Demand for advanced DDoS mitigation solution is booming as online businesses are hacked. Solutions needed to defend against attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2016

Software-as-a-Service

Are enterprise software agreements a critical foundation for SaaS adoption success?

Consider that the SaaS subscription enterprise deal has the potential to be the last negotiation of it's kind with any degree of buyer power.

By Stephen White • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2016

Xerox and Ricoh lead growing production printer market

Six out of eight regional markets saw positive year-over-year unit growth in the production print space. Asia/Pacific was a key contributor to growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2016

Artificial Intelligence

Spending on cognitive systems will crack the billion dollar mark by 2019

Spending on cognitive systems in APeJ is set to reach over $1.9bn in 2019, with software accounting for over 40% of spending.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Mar 2016

Wearables

Wearable devices to surpass 200 million

Driven by a growing vendor line-up and consumer awareness, IDC forecasts global shipments of wearable devices to hit 237.1 million by 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Mar 2016

Unified Communications

Australian UC service market 'intense', set to reach $1 billion

Amidst fierce competition, Australia's UC service market is forecast to top £725m by 2021, with tech giants vying for dominance.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Mar 2016

Partner Programmes

Skyhigh Networks launches Cloud Security Partner Program

Skyhigh Networks launches its Cloud Security Technology Partner Program to help partners offer advanced cloud security solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016

Network Infrastructure

IBM server sales surge, closes in on leaders HPE, Dell

IBM saw strong server revenue growth in Q4, while the density optimised segment of the market benefitting from continuing data center buildouts.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016

Notebook

PC market decline set to continue, but there are growth areas

IDC says while stabilisation of the PC market remains an elusive goal for now, there are some areas where there's money to be made.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016

Security appliances

Cisco loses ground in security appliance market while Palo Alto booms

There's big growth in some areas of the security appliance market - and big declines in others. So which are rising and which are falling?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016

Data Analytics

Gartner names Cloudera a 'Visionary'

Gartner's 2016 report elevates Cloudera to a 'Visionary' for revolutionising data management with Apache Hadoop-based analytics.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2016

Health Technologies

APeJ 3D printing spending to reach $4 billion in 2019

3D printing is set to hit new heights, with IDC forecasting spend in Asia Pacific excluding Japan to grow to more than $4 billion in 2019.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2016

Digital Transformation

IT market update: what's ahead?

With digital transformation shifting into overdrive, the next 5 years will create a great divide among those who thrive and those who merely survive.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2016

Robotics

Asia Pacific a hotspot for robotics, says IDC

Asia Pacific's robotics spending surges, set to hit USD $93 billion in 2019, driven by manufacturing innovations and widespread adoption in diverse sectors.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016