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Software-defined networking (SDN) continues to gain ground within the broader enterprise and cloud service provider markets for data centre networking.More

"Enterprises across the region are realising it’s no longer a question of why, but a question of how when it comes to mobility adoption in their organisations."More

"This shift highlights the sustained interest among consumers, at least in emerging markets, to have a single mobile device for all their needs..."More

"Mobile operators need to form the right partnerships and train their salesforce to be able to sell mobile solutions to different verticals instead of just selling connectivity."More

"Driving this growth were the entry-level segment of the market, which primarily targets SOHO and SMB buyers, and the higher capacity/higher speed personal storage devices."More

Flash-based storage continues to move from being an expensive niche technology targeted at a few workloads to a more mainstream technology.More

The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014...More

"At the beginning of 2014, we asserted that businesses would choose to fix the roof while the sun was shining."More

3D printing may be garnering all the headlines at the moment, but the news isn't bad for the rest of the printing sector either, Heather Wright discovers.More

"A record second quarter proves that the smartphone market has plenty of opportunity and momentum."More

"Until recently, Apple, and to a lesser extent Samsung, have been sitting at the top of the market, minimally impacted by the progress from competitors."More

"The challenge to all is how you untangle your legacy infrastructure and align your organisation (with people and processes) to adopt cloud appropriatMore

"Budgets may not be shrinking but IT projects are up and this is placing enormous pressure on IT resources and infrastructures."More

"There are pockets of optimism coming from mature markets like ANZ, Singapore, and Hong Kong, where the smartphones and tablets near saturation."More

With this IBM partnership, Apple has made a very strong start in evolving its go-to-market strategy in alignment with the current, more mature phase of mobility adoption in the enterprise.More

"This new era of digital transformation and the speed of innovation of Asian businesses is expected to bring the market back on track in 2014 and throMore

"The better than expected results seem to arise from two places..."More

"There will be very strong interest in UCaaS solutions among mid-large enterprises, as well as small businesses."More

"The PC will be the new accessory to mobile as smartphones become the first and primary computing device for many."More

The year 2014 appears to be one of optimism for the New Zealand PC market.More

"The poor results of the first quarter were driven by several factors, the most important of which was a -25% decline in high-end storage spending."More

"Leveraging the social dimension of the Internet keeps fueling the Collaboration growth, much of which is in the form of software as a service."More

"PC shipments are currently benefitting from a lull in tablet demand. However, the transition toward mobile and cloud-based computing is unstoppable."More

"Two major issues are causing the tablet market to slow down."More