Australian Stories

Downward trajectory continues for tablets, 2-in-1s - unless they're cellular

Global tablet shipments to decline 3.8% this year, says IDC, but cellular-enabled tablets and 2-in-1 devices buck the trend with strong growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2015

Cloud Services

Westcon: Agent of channel change

Westcon spearheads industry transformation, pushing Australian businesses towards a digital future while IDC's Adam Dodds predicts a radical shake-up.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2015

Wearables

Wearables take on Australian enterprise

Wearables will be a $1 billion market in Australia by 2018 with enterprise adoption expected to take off from 2017.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015

Global Stories

Semiconductors

Smart wireless devices that are shaking up the market

Various key technology developments are impacting the smart wireless devices sector. Juniper Research has revealed top five stand-out devices.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2015

Storage

Enterprise storage market back in familiar pattern

Demand for server-based storage and hyperscale infrastructure drives a 6.8% Increase in enterprise storage spending in the first quarter of 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2015

Unified Communications

Top 10 tech trends government CIOs must prioritise

Legacy IT systems, stretched IT budgets and a lack of critical IT skills are just some of issues that are inhibiting government CIOs.

By Shannon Williams • 8 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015

DataCentre infrastructure

Server shipments and revenue reach for the clouds

Server shipments record strongest growth in four years on back of cloud demand; massive revenue boost for mainframes – and Lenovo.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2015

Apps

Wearable applications to surge in developers race

Third-party applications designed to run on wearable devices will surge as developers race to deliver killer apps for consumer and enterprise use.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2015

Software Development

Non-smartphone connected devices sales on the up

The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015

Analyst report

Most influential technology executive revealed

The executives that ranked the top of the list are actioning change within an organisation and are recognising the need to move forward.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015

Managed security services - who's top dog?

IDC has assessed how each MSSP vendor measures up against the others to determine who was leading the pack in the market.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015

Data Loss Prevention

Symantec still number one in changing security software market

Gartner believes that 2014 is the last year that the market will exhibit such solid double-digit growth in its current form.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2015

Printing

Canon, Epson and HP leaders in declining HCP market

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market experienced a small decline in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), according to IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015

Apple

iOS smartphone sales increasing, Android slowing down

Apple's recent shift to bigger screen models with a broader country reach has had an immediate impact on volumes.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2015

AR, VR & Metaverse

Virtual reality apps market set to explode

Augmented Reality apps in the mobile games market will generate 420 million downloads annually by 2019, up from 30 million in 2014.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 26th May 2015

Wearables

Fitbit leads wearable bands, Apple Watch to make impact

Fitbit tops the sales figures, but research firm Canalys forecasts 20 million Apple Watches will be shipped in 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Mon, 25th May 2015

Unified Communications

Genesys named a Magic Quadrant leader for seventh consecutive year

Genesys named market leader by Gartner in Magic Quadrant report for seventh consecutive year. #contactcentre #customerexperience.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2015

Microsoft

Will Windows 10 save PC sales?

With a global PC market slump of 7% in Q1 2015, analysts remain sceptical that the launch of Windows 10 will revive PC sales despite Microsoft's efforts.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2015