Market stories - Page 9
The tablet market hits its peak, detachables emerge in force
Fri, 3rd Jun 2016
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manufacturing
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pc hardware
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mobility
Tablet manufacturers, both large and small, are slowly shifting focus toward the detachable tablet market segment.
APAC leads burgeoning Anything-as-a-Service market
Fri, 27th May 2016
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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sdn
Asia Pacific driving rapid growth in global Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) market, expected to expand at over 38% CAGR until 2020.
UCaaS provider makes a play in the ANZ marketplace
Wed, 25th May 2016
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uc
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contact centre
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market
Access4, the UCaaS provider, is entering the Australian market and will only sell its solution through channel partners.
Empired's ECM service gains traction in NZ market
Wed, 25th May 2016
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ecm
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martech
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government
The company says it estimates the market opportunity within the New Zealand government market alone is approximately 45,000 users.
Opportunities still exist for PC vendors, despite struggling market
Mon, 23rd May 2016
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gaming
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iot
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digital entertainment
Despite a slump in PC sales, Gartner highlights profitable niches for vendors in ultramobile and gaming sectors.
Dell's SecureWorks positioned for huge revenue growth
Fri, 20th May 2016
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fintech
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cloud services
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market
SecureWorks, the Dell subsidiary, is projected to increase its revenue growth rate to 35% by 2017, according to a new report by TBR.
IDC recognises top IoT innovators for 2016
Thu, 19th May 2016
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iot
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api
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market
Pioneering IoT players to watch in 2016, according to IDC: Arrayent, BugLabs, and MachineShop. Innovative technology and business models key.
Hitachi makes tracks in the Internet of Things market
Thu, 12th May 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
Hitachi forms Hitachi Insight Group to accelerate IoT business in industrial and enterprise markets #IoT #business.
Competition heats up between PaaS vendors IBM, Microsoft and Oracle
Thu, 12th May 2016
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paas
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iaas
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microsoft
Over the next few years, Platform-as-a-Service providers will significantly improve solutions available, which will lead to widespread adoption.
IDC forecasts 2016 will be a 'down year' for the semiconductor market
Wed, 11th May 2016
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semiconductors
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pc hardware
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leadership
The worldwide semiconductor market is set to decline for a second consecutive year due to weak demand and oversupply.
Acer works to maintain lead in competitive PC market
Mon, 9th May 2016
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pc hardware
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acer
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notebook
Acer battles for supremacy in the fierce PC industry, positioning itself as an innovator amidst giants with clearer visions.
Multi-factor authentication to be the norm by 2020
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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mfa
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iam
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cybersecurity
Multi-factor authentication has become commonplace as a number of industries, particularly the govt sector, is looking to strengthen security measures.
Seagate struggles to maintain revenue in challenging IT storage industry
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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storage
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fintech
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seagate
Seagate has experienced another drop in revenue for the Q3 2016, with the vendor claiming the decline is due to 'several near-term demand factors'.
Apple remains top dog of declining tablet market
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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microsoft
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amazon
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ipad
Tablet shipments decline as large smartphones erode market, says TrendForce. 35.2 million units shipped in Q1 2016.
Cloud managed services all the rage with today's enterprises
Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
The cloud-based managed services market is growing at close to 20%, led by security services, according to Technavio.
Lenovo leads dismal PC shipments market
Tue, 12th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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apple
PC shipments continue to decline, with the only hopes for improvement dependent on commercial replacements and economic stability, according to IDC.
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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fibre
A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
ShoreTel ramps up focus on APAC region
Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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uc
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contact centre
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shoretel
ShoreTel launches cloud-based voice service in Australia, offering fully managed IP telephony and other features.
Xerox and Ricoh lead growing production printer market
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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hp
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fuji xerox
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printing
Six out of eight regional markets saw positive year-over-year unit growth in the production print space. Asia/Pacific was a key contributor to growth.
Bulletproof brings on Gandhi to help with cloud services demand
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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devops
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edge computing
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apm
As part of the Bulletproof team, Aakash Gandhi will focus on driving the company's growth in the cloud services market in Australia and New Zealand.