International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 56

By 2019, smartphones set to claim a dominant 77.7% market share in the realm of smart connected devices, leaving PCs and tablets trailing, reveals IDC.

IDC's reports regularly pop up in tech news stories, but have you ever wondered how those reports are collated – or how IDC operates as a business?.

Bolstered by the increasing propensity for malicious attacks, the security appliance market has experienced double-digit shipment growth and 8.6% reve.

Enterprise videoconferencing equipment showed positive results in 4Q14 with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing 15.8%.

The PC market is in a state of flux, with shipments expected to fall in 2015 but grow in 2016 and 2017, according to IDC.

While the iPad is the weakest link, salvation comes in the form of Microsoft and the commercial sector which will help garner low but positive growth.

Worldwide server market revenues increase 1.9% in the fourth quarter as demand in china once again drives the market forward, says IDC.

Printing isn't dead yet, with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Production Print Tracker showing significant growth in the print market.

Despite CIOs claiming security as a priority, IDC reveals a startling gap between their concerns and actions in New Zealand.

Android and iOS are continuing to move toward total domination of the worldwide smartphone market following results from 2014.

According to IDC, mobility is primed for faster growth in consumer and enterprise markets in the Asia/Pacific region.

According to IDC the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) market will surpass the $1 billion mark by 2018 in the APEJ region alone.

Samsung's struggles continue as low-cost vendors are quickly proving that mid- to high-priced Android tablets simply aren't cut out for today's tablet market.

Nutanix crowned by IDC as top dog in hyperconverged solutions, commanding a hefty 52% market share in H1 2014.

According to IDC, the managed print services market in the Asia Pacific region will grow as vendors move into mid-market and offer value-add solutions.

APAC's resilience shines as Lenovo, HP see growth, offering a glimmer of hope amidst global PC market decline, per IDC.

The Internet of Things (IoT) could transform retail, providing such access to in-store analytics and enabling interactive consumer engagement.

HP is the wide format market leader, and in the third quarter has gained share in both shipments and revenues on a worldwide basis.

Server shipments are growing, spurred on by hyperscale data centre expansion and the forthcoming demise of Windows Server 2003 support.

Where is tech heading in 2015? IDC offers up some predictions for the year ahead - and the third platform is the key player across them all.