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Outsourcing drives IT services market growth
Although the credit crunch will be a factor, IDC estimates that outsourcing will continue to drive the Western European IT services market.
SMBs lead in IT spend, but rely more on services
A IDC study has found a lack of internal IT expertise is not discouraging mid-sized firms from increasing their IT investments ahead of their large...
Green IT all about the bottom line
UK firms see a business imperative for so-called green IT, but it must have a solid return on investment, a survey has found.
ONStor unveils new Cougar NAS gateways
Reliability and power efficiency are key attributes, according to product’s makers.
Businesses backing away from innovation due to risk
If businesses are to grow they need to innovate, but boardroom confusion about security is holding many back.
Survey: Critical infrastructure risks cyber attack
Half of the critical infrastructure providers that the UK, Europe and North America rely on are vulnerable to cyber attack, according to a new survey.
Virtualisation adoption gathers pace
But organisations face the challenge of finding expertise to make effective use of their new capability, according to the latest market research.
Virtualisation boosts server revenue
Despite the tough economic climate, the EMEA server market peaks at £2.23 billion for the first quarter of this year.
Security market growth hides spending slowdown
IDC has said the market for security technology products continues to grow, but recent quarterly declines hint at a possible spending slowdown.
Economic concerns fail to hurt PC sales
IDC figures show strong growth in PC sales, driven by demand for laptops and growth in emerging markets that has paid off for HP and Acer.
Data centre energy use jumps 13 per cent
Energy required by data centres and servers is growing at an alarming rate, according to recent study by IDC.
Cheap laptops boost PC shipments
IDC has said that enthusiasm for low-cost laptops, such as the Asus Eee PC, will boost worldwide computer sales.
Cheap laptops boost PC sales
Strong sales of low-cost laptops have helped lift overall PC shipments, according to analyst IDC.
Analyst revises down its IT spending forecast
IDC has predicted IT spending will contract further due to the global economic turmoil and the IT industry will lose more than $300 billion in the...
IDC confirms netbook sales surge
Laptops and netbooks are propping up PC sales in the EMEA region according to another set of analyst figures.<br>
Mobile handset growth set to slow
Saturation of mobile phone ownership in developed countries will see handset sales drop to single-digit growth this year, according to IDC.
Desktop management tools found lacking
Analyst IDC to criticises the lack of maturity and cost effectiveness of tools to manage the growth of desktop and other client devices.
IBM takes lion's share of server market
IBM on the rise as RISC Unix falls; AMD accounts for nearly a fifth of all x86 server revenues, according to Gartner and IDC
Laptop demand to sustain 2008 PC growth
Latest IDC analyst predictions are for another 'buoyant' year for this region's PC market, driven in Western Europe in particular by...
IT security escapes spending cuts
Industry analyst IDC says security spending will continue to grow ahead of the rest of the IT market.