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Market saturation forcing vendors out

Market saturation forcing vendors out

Researcher IDC claims 2006 will be a critical year for many hardware vendors, as saturation in the hardware market forces companies out.
Staff Writers May 1 2006 10:13AM Strategy
Broadband services not good enough

Broadband services not good enough

Australians are in desperate need of better broadband services, according to an IDC report.
Staff Writers Apr 27 2006 10:20AM Telco/ISP
Asus: will not launch sub-$500 notebook

Asus: will not launch sub-$500 notebook

Asus has denied that it plans to launch a sub-$500 laptop into the Australian market despite strong industry suggestions of an impending launch.
Lilia Guan Mar 31 2006 8:46AM Hardware
Users get smart over mobile devices

Users get smart over mobile devices

The handheld device market has grown to 42 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to IDC’s final results for the Australian smart handheld device market.
Lilia Guan Mar 24 2006 8:46AM Hardware
Australian MP3 shipments up 190 per cent

Australian MP3 shipments up 190 per cent

People everywhere have strange ear buds with loud thumping music blasting out of their bags and pockets. No, it’s not weird alien mind control, it’s just the pervasive popularity of the MP3 player.
Lilia Guan Mar 22 2006 10:10AM Hardware
PC monitor market in decline

PC monitor market in decline

Things aren't looking up for the Australian PC Monitor market as IDC releases its latest results for the fourth quarter of 2005.
Staff Writers Mar 21 2006 10:24AM Strategy
Notebook sales on the rise

Notebook sales on the rise

Australian notebook sales increased by a sizeable 37 percent in calendar Q4 of 2005 compared to the same quarter last year, researcher IDC said.
Staff Writers Mar 8 2006 12:23PM Hardware
Mobility entering 2nd phase: IDC

Mobility entering 2nd phase: IDC

Organisations need to change their internal mindsets in order to realise the full potential of an enterprise mobility deployment.
Lilia Guan Mar 7 2006 8:00AM Networking
PC market to slow in 06: IDC

PC market to slow in 06: IDC

PC hardware sales in Australia will slow down this year, forcing resellers to re-evaluate their product portfolios and think long term, according to IDC senior analyst Michael Sager.
Byron Connolly Feb 21 2006 3:30PM Hardware
Wireless VoIP on the map

Wireless VoIP on the map

Wireless VoIP will land itself on the communications map this year, according to IDC.
Staff Writers Feb 2 2006 3:07PM Telco/ISP
IDC: Firms unprepared for blended security threats

IDC: Firms unprepared for blended security threats

Industry analysts warned today that IT security threats are becoming more sophisticated and organized, making it imperative for businesses of all sizes to put controls into place that secure operations and infrastructures.
William Eazel Jan 17 2006 9:50AM Security
Printer sales up in Q3

Printer sales up in Q3

Falling unit prices have seen the Australian printer market continue to grow in Q3 according to IDC.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2005 3:48PM Hardware
Piracy reduction could boost revenues by $4.7B

Piracy reduction could boost revenues by $4.7B

A software piracy reduction of up to 22 percent by 2009 could boost local industry revenues by $4.7 billion and create 10,000 new jobs, according to a study conducted by IDC and the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
Lilia Guan Dec 9 2005 10:46AM Software
SMBs cool on VoIP: survey

SMBs cool on VoIP: survey

Exploding recent vendor hype about VoIP adoption by SMBs, latest Pacific Internet research suggests only one percent of companies with fewer than 200 staff have adopted the technology.
Fleur Doidge Oct 27 2005 9:00AM Software
Outcome-based billing in sourcing sights

Outcome-based billing in sourcing sights

Successful selective sourcers of the future could bill by actual business outcomes as customers strive to better align cost reduction with innovation, an analyst has suggested.
Fleur Doidge Jul 20 2005 4:30PM Strategy
SMB software market tipped to grow

SMB software market tipped to grow

The Australian SMB packaged software market is expected to reach $881 million in 2005, an increase of 13 percent from 2004.
Staff Writers Jul 5 2005 10:32AM Software
VoIP needs more bandwidth

VoIP needs more bandwidth

Low broadband penetration and the popularity of 256Kb/s plans will undermine VoIP use by Australian consumers, analyst IDC has said.
DVD Editor Jun 29 2005 12:41PM Networking
Linux desktops not taking off: IDC

Linux desktops not taking off: IDC

Linux has not taken off on the desktop, according to an IDC study of the local whitebox PC market.
Staff Writers Jun 20 2005 1:18PM Software
PDAs give way to converged devices

PDAs give way to converged devices

PDA shipments in the first quarter of 2005 have declined by 26 percent, according to analyst IDC.
Staff Writers Jun 16 2005 1:50PM Hardware
Australians embracing home networks

Australians embracing home networks

One out of five Australian households will have a home network by 2009, analyst IDC has predicted.
DVD Editor May 24 2005 3:29PM Networking

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