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Vendor experience is key in technology evaluation, survey finds

Vendor experience is key in technology evaluation, survey finds

CIOs expect their IT vendors to help them make informed choices about products and technologies, IDC has found.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2008 1:28PM Hardware
Economic effects on IT strong but mixed, IDC predicts

Economic effects on IT strong but mixed, IDC predicts

Hardware will be the main casualty of the Australian economic downturn, while IT services will have most to gain, recent research from IDC predicts.
Staff Writers Oct 17 2008 11:36AM Financial Services
Forgetful mobile devices for careless users

Forgetful mobile devices for careless users

“Blessed are the forgetful: for they shall have done with their stupidities too,” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote.
Liz Tay Oct 16 2008 1:56PM Security
Supercomputing revenue to grow $6.4b by 2012

Supercomputing revenue to grow $6.4b by 2012

High Performance Computers (HPC) are extending their reach from academic research to government, manufacturing and financial industries, analysts say.
Liz Tay Sep 12 2008 1:14PM Hardware
IDC warns service providers to be wary of sneaky outsourcers

IDC warns service providers to be wary of sneaky outsourcers

IDC has warned service providers to be vigilant for the remainder of this year as the research firm predicts a number of renegotiations within outsourcing contracts will be conducted under the radar.
Staff Writers May 27 2008 3:41PM Strategy
IDC: HP and EDS - a marriage of convenience?

IDC: HP and EDS - a marriage of convenience?

Do opposites really attract? IDC Australia has taken a hard look at what HP's recent acquisition of EDS for US$13.9billion, really means for the Australian outsourcing market.
Staff Writers May 20 2008 2:56PM Hardware
IDC: What CIOs’ want in their 2008 IT shopping carts

IDC: What CIOs’ want in their 2008 IT shopping carts

In 2008, CIO investment dollars will focus on improving internal business/technology processes, business reporting and information management, infrastructure and communicating with partners, suppliers and customers, according to IDC's Forecast for Management (FFM) Survey.
a Staff Writer Mar 26 2008 12:21PM Financial Services
IDC probes outsourcing customers

IDC probes outsourcing customers

IT analyst firm IDC has released its annual report on user preferences and needs for IT outsourcing services. It also delves into the expectations of organisations seeking these services.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 17 2008 2:08PM Strategy
IDC: Australian IT services market growth to reach $15B by 2011

IDC: Australian IT services market growth to reach $15B by 2011

IT research group, IDC forecasts the Australian services market will grow 4.4 percent (compound annual growth rate). IDC believes the IT services market will be worth $15 billion by 2011.
Lilia Guan Feb 19 2008 1:49PM Strategy
IDC: Mobile data services to grow at a rate of more than 50 percent

IDC: Mobile data services to grow at a rate of more than 50 percent

New mobile data services will grow at a rate of more than 50 percent in 2008, according to an IDC review of the performance of Australian Telecom Service Providers in the third quarter of 2007.
a Staff Writer Feb 15 2008 3:15PM Telco/ISP
IDC, Forrester reduce projections for growth of IT spending in 2008

IDC, Forrester reduce projections for growth of IT spending in 2008

Two leading market research firms have lowered their projections for the growth of spending on information technology, including IT security, in 2008 due to the weakening economy.
Jack Rogers Feb 14 2008 8:16AM Security
A/NZ security market to surpass US$1.6 billion: IDC

A/NZ security market to surpass US$1.6 billion: IDC

Analyst firm IDC has updated its July 2007 security solutions market forecast, predicting the industry is set to surpass US$1.6 billion by 2011 instead of just reaching it.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2008 3:06PM Security
IDC: Offshoring forcing local business to reassess IT strategies

IDC: Offshoring forcing local business to reassess IT strategies

Australian organisations are being forced to reassess their sourcing strategies due to the increasing complexity of the competitive landscape, the need to lower costs and increase the bottom-line, say independent research company IDC.
Staff Writers Jan 17 2008 3:46PM Training & Development
IDC: Portable threats set to rocket

IDC: Portable threats set to rocket

Worldwide mobile security license and maintenance revenue is expected to exceed US$200 million today, according to a new forecast from research firm IDC.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 10 2007 10:21AM Security
IDC lowers PC sales forecast

IDC lowers PC sales forecast

Longer business PC replacement cycles spell doom for PC market.
Tom Sanders Dec 21 2006 9:14AM Hardware
IDC predicts virtual storage bonanza

IDC predicts virtual storage bonanza

'Competitive battleground' taking shape as data proliferates.
Shaun Nichols Dec 8 2006 9:43AM Storage
Two become one: Making sense of storage and security convergence

Two become one: Making sense of storage and security convergence

The merging of two IT industries always leads to the formation of a new buzzword, followed by a period of furious head-scratching as to what exactly it means. Integrators and their customers are best advised to wait on the sidelines until the dust settles, standards are set and commodification, that harbinger of good value, arrives.
Sholto Macpherson Nov 15 2006 10:46AM Storage
IDC: 'Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto'

IDC: 'Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto'

The PC might have what it makes to become a home user's digital entertainment platform, IDC said.
Staff Writers Jun 7 2006 3:59PM Hardware
SMB IT spending too slow

SMB IT spending too slow

The SMB sector will only account for 31 percent of all ICT spending this year, despite representing 99.8 percent of all Australian businesses, IDC predicted.
Lilia Guan Jun 2 2006 9:41AM Strategy
IDC: PC market struggles

IDC: PC market struggles

IDC confirms the Australia PC market continues its and the signs for the next 12 to 18 months are not positive.
Staff Writers May 29 2006 3:32PM Hardware

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