by Allan Davison | Sep 8, 2014 | Infographics
by Allan Davison | Sep 4, 2014 | Features
According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5 to less than 7 inches) will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014,...
by Allan Davison | Sep 4, 2014 | Features
Workstation shipments in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region increased 12.7% year on year in first half of 2014. Global research and advisory company IDC expects this healthy performance to continue in the second half of the year, with 11.2% growth...
by Allan Davison | Sep 1, 2014 | Security and Legal
The industry remains abuzz with talk around the recently Gazetted Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, yet the compliance rate of South Africa’s enterprises varies significantly. For Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) the pace to become compliant is...
by Allan Davison | Sep 1, 2014 | Features
In the second quarter of 2014, worldwide server shipments grew 1.3 percent year-over-year, while revenue moved upward 2.8 percent from the second quarter of 2013, according to Gartner, Inc. “The second quarter of 2014 produced relatively weak growth on a global...
by Allan Davison | Sep 1, 2014 | Features
According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, more than 1.25 billion smartphones will be shipped worldwide in 2014, representing a 23.8% increase from the 1.01 billion units shipped in...
by Allan Davison | Aug 31, 2014 | Innovation
IDC Financial Insights today announced a new report, “Business Strategy: Apple and the Payments Tipping Point,” (Document# FI250350). The new report looks at how Apple’s efforts will affect the payment space, online and offline commerce, and the growth and...
by Allan Davison | Aug 31, 2014 | Features
2014 Marks 20th Anniversary of the Gartner Hype Cycle The journey to digital business is the key theme of Gartner, Inc.’s “Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2014.” As the Gartner Hype Cycle celebrates its 20th year, Gartner said that as...
by Allan Davison | Aug 31, 2014 | Features, Infographics
by Allan Davison | Aug 31, 2014 | Report-back