High Price, Bad Channel Plan Doomed Surface
Analyst firm Canalys Ltd. has labeled Microsoft's move into the hardware space "a non-event,” as Q4 figures reveal Apple strengthened its position as the world's leading client vendor.
View ArticleBI Software Sales Continue Slow, Steady Growth
The market will reach $17.1 billion by 2016, as CIO appetite for BI is complemented by more tactical buying for departmental and workgroup analysis and demand for data-as-a-service continues to grow.
View ArticleInsiders Say Microsoft Surface Sales Lagging
Sales of RT version thought to have reached one million, while only 400,000 Surface Pros have been shipped.
View ArticleBloodbath in IT Services at Historic Levels
Declines in total contract value and deal volume made 2012 the worst year for IT services since 2002, according to Ovum.
View ArticleIDC: PC Market Slips Further on Soft China Sales
Factors contributing to the sales logjam include the timing of the Chinese new year, governmental budget cuts and anti-corruption measures, according to the market watcher.
View ArticleVideoconferencing May Be on the Rebound
The sector failed to live up to its billing as an industry great white hope last year after potential customers kept their wallets shut and revenue tanked badly in the first two quarters.
View ArticleAcer Chief Sees Tablet Market Maturing
Speaking outside an Acer-sponsored corporate social responsibility conference in Taipei last week, Wang told reporters he sees "a turning point" in the coming year with lower retail prices and rapidly...
View ArticleSmartphone Surge Buoys Global Device Sales
A surge in spending on premium mobile phones has driven Gartner to increase its predicted annual growth for the worldwide devices market this year from 6.3 percent to 7.9 percent.
View ArticleSemiconductor Market Hits the Skids
Global semiconductor spend dropped 2.6 percent in 2012, with vendors that lost market share outnumbering those that grew, according to Gartner.
View ArticleIDC: Worst PC Sales in Recorded History
This year's first quarter saw the steepest decline in PC shipments since records began, according to IDC, which partly blames Microsoft’s Windows 8 for slowing the market.
View ArticleOtellini Recounts 40 Years of Change at Intel
Exiting CEO Paul Otelleni’s walk down memory lane served to encapsulate the evolution of the tech industry giant from innovator and market dominator to a company now forced to scrap and claw with more...
View ArticleGartner: Mobile Fuels Chip Market Gains
The analyst firm notes that 2012 marks the first time that semiconductor revenue for mobile devices surpassed that of PCs and notebooks.
View ArticleDim Outlook for Projector Sales
The worldwide projector market had a tough Q1, with sales down 7.5 percent year over year, though bright spots remain in larger units and ultramobiles.
View ArticleSamsung Gains Ground on Apple in Tablet Wars
The market share gap between Apple and Samsung in the tablet space has narrowed by 25 points in the last year. But whatever the name on the label, the tactile devices continue to fly off the shelves at...
View ArticleLenovo Making the Most of the ‘PC Plus’ Era
Every vendor is scrambling to lessen their dependence on PC sales. For the moment, at least, Lenovo just seems to be doing a better job of navigating the post-PC era with its mobile device initiatives...
View ArticleSlide Continues in Videoconferencing
New IDC figures show Q1 videoconferencing equipment revenues fell a whopping 22 percent from the previous quarter and dropped 13.2 percent from the year-ago quarter. Market leaders Cisco and Polycom...
View ArticleConfusion Stifles BI, Analytics Software Sales
Business intelligence and analytics continues to suffer from an identity crisis as the market slips from the heady double-digit growth of just a few years ago to more modest gains today, according to...
View ArticleWindows 8 Market Share Growing Fast
The popularity of Windows 8, the latest Microsoft OS, significantly picked up last month, as XP's dwindled.The post Windows 8 Market Share Growing Fast appeared first on Channelnomics.
View ArticleIDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales
Worldwide revenue for the HPC servers jumped 7.9 percent to $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up from $2.4 billion in the same period last year.The post IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global...
View ArticlePC Monitor Market Still Bleak
Global shipments of PC monitors in Q3 fell 8.6 percent from a year ago, a declined blamed on the continuing softness in PC sales.The post PC Monitor Market Still Bleak appeared first on Channelnomics.
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