Tagged: Gartner & News
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Tech tweets of the week News
26.05.2012 A compilation of this past week's Twitter messages - from the serious to the whimsical - from some top names in technology. -
Mobile phone sales decline, smartphones driving growth News
16.05.2012 Analysis of quarter one sales of mobile devices show an overall decline, but the smartphone market is driving growth, with Samsung at peak performance while Nokia and RIM trail... -
Security software market grows 7.5pc to US$17.7bn - Gartner News
27.04.2012 Small or mid-size business (SMB) demand, advanced persistent threats and compliance helped drive worldwide security software revenue up 7.5pc to US$17.7bn in 2011, up from... -
Apple iPhone 4S hits 37pc of all business device activations News
26.04.2012 The iPhone 4S has hit a record high among enterprise users, with 37pc of all activations in the first quarter of 2012 taking place on the Apple device – four times higher than... -
CRM becomes more of a concern for CIOs - Gartner News
25.04.2012 Customer relationship management (CRM) has jumped 10 places since last year to become CIOs’ No 8 technology priority for 2012, and CEOs have cited CRM as their most important... -
Global tablet computer sales up 98pc – Apple has 61pc of market News
11.04.2012 Worldwide sales of tablet computers will reach 118.9m units this year, up 98pc on 2011 when 60m units were sold. Apple’s iOS operating system dominates, with sales of iPad...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO, AppsTags: Kindle Fire, RIM, Android, Google, Microsoft, Windows 8, iPad, Apple, Tablet Computers, Gartner -
Semiconductor spending to reach $316bn in 2012 - Gartner News
16.03.2012 Worldwide semiconductor revenue will total $316bn in 2012, a 4pc increase from 2011, according to a forecast by Gartner, Inc. This outlook is an increase from Gartner's previous... -
Cloud will replace PC as centre of users' digital lives - Gartner News
13.03.2012 The personal cloud will replace the personal computer at the centre of users' digital lives by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. -
Gartner to CIOs: get ready for cloud-powered ‘hybrid IT’ News
06.03.2012 Technology’s role in business is changing into ‘hybrid IT’, fuelled by cloud computing, and Gartner says the change affects both underlying IT architectures in an organisation... -
Smartphone penetration keeps accelerating (info graphic) News
05.03.2012 Smartphone penetration accelerated from 26pc of the world market in Q1 2011 to 34pc in Q4 2011, according to a new Visual.ly info graphic, 'The 100 Million Club', combining data... -
Smartphone sales boost in Q4 2011 thanks to iPhone 4S launch News
15.02.2012 Global smartphone sales hit 149m units in the fourth quarter of 2011, marking a 47.3pc increase from the previous year, according to Gartner research. Record sales of the iPhone... -
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Few organisations use cloud offerings to boost BI capabilities - Gartner News
26.01.2012 Nearly one-third of organisations either already use or plan to use cloud or software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings to boost their core business intelligence (BI) functions,... -
IT spending predicted to grow 3.7pc in 2012 News
05.01.2012 Global spending on IT is tipped to grow 3.7pc in 2012, according to Gartner. Total IT spending is forecast to reach US$3.8trn in 2011, up from US$3.7trn last year.Tags: Hardware, Gartner, IT spending, IT Investment, Telecoms, PCs, Enterprise Software, IT Services, -
Master data management software revenue to grow 21pc in 2012 - Gartner News
04.01.2012 Worldwide master data management (MDM) software revenue will reach US$1.9bn this year, a 21pc increase from 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is forecast to reach... -
Data storage to be priority in 2012 - KeepItSafe News
23.12.2011 The storage, securement, access and management of increasing volumes of data will mark 2012 in the technology sector, managed online backup and disaster recovery services... -
Worldwide server shipments up 7.2pc - Gartner News
30.11.2011 Worldwide server shipments in the third quarter of 2011 increased 7.2pc year-on-year, while revenue rose 5.2pc year-on-year, according to Gartner, Inc. -
Apple drops 3m iPhone sales between Q2 and Q3 News
15.11.2011 Anticipation for Apple’s new iPhone 4S caused sales of its smartphones to fall by 3m between Q2 and Q3 2011, according to Gartner, but it is expected to bounce back in Q4 with... -
European PC market falls 11pc in third quarter News
14.11.2011 It was a disappointing third quarter for the PC market in Europe. PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 14.8m units in the third quarter of 2011, a 11.4pc decline from the... -
Online music sales to hit US$6.3bn as physical music declines News
08.11.2011 Global online music revenue from end users is on pace to reach US$6.3bn in 2011, up from US$5.9bn in 2010. Meanwhile, sales of physical music, such as CDs, continue to slide,...