Post Tagged with: "IDC"
Philippines PC Market stagnant in 2Q12, Says IDC
According to IDC’s Asia/Pacific PC Tracker, the Philippines PC market registered a flat growth of just 1.5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), shipping a total of 551,000 units in 2Q12. Overall consumer shipments showed little change from the previous quarter as Q1 market leaders Acer and Samsung saw their market share eroded by other vendors that launched aggressive [...]
IDC foresees the APEJ Business Analytics Software market to punch above US$3 billion by 2013
Despite a backdrop of increasing global volatility, the business analytics (BA) software market in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region has grown by 20.1% to be worth US$2,479.1 million in 2011, according to the new IDC Asia/Pacific Semiannual Business Analytics Software Tracker. The BA software market is expected to slow down but still grow in [...]
Over half the world’s computer users admit pirating software
Well over half the world’s personal computer users — 57 percent — admit they acquire pirated software, the Business Software Alliance reported today in the ninth-annual BSA Global Software Piracy Study. Some users say they pirate all or most of the time, according to the study. Others say they do it occasionally or rarely. The [...]
Floods severely disrupted Thailand’s PC market in 4Q11 and the impact extends into 2012, says IDC
Thailand’s PC market in 4Q 2011 plunged 40% sequentially and 14% year-on-year (YoY) due to rampant floods in the country which badly disrupted supplies in hard disk drives (HDD). The flooding situation plagued the nation for most of 4Q 2011 and caused demand for PCs to fall drastically. The disaster also devastated the supply chain [...]
Laser hardcopy peripherals market remained strong in 2011 despite cautious end-user spending says IDC
Laser hardcopy peripherals (HCP) grew at a notable pace last year despite market woes brought by the uncertainties in the global economy, government underspending, and numerous typhoons particularly Pedring, Quiel, and Sendong, especially in the latter part of 2011. IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker in 4Q 2011 found that the market for laser HCP [...]
IDC predicts another solid year of growth for the Southeast Asia IT services market
Against the backdrop of global market volatility and economic uncertainty, there continue to be questions on how Asia will step up, respond and perform. While local nuances in each country create varying dynamics that impact the growth potential of the IT services market, IDC expects another year of solid growth for the industry in Southeast [...]
HP ranked a leader in IDC Managed Print Services MarketScape
HP announced that industry analyst firm IDC has named HP a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Print Services 2011 Hardcopy Vendor Analysis Study. An independent and global provider of IT research, IDC completed its multivendor assessment study and identified that HP Managed Print Services (MPS) continues to maintain market leadership with high scores [...]
IDC finds the APEJ security software market grew as organizations favor a holistic approach to address security threats
Along with the increasing adoption of technology across the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region, new and sophisticated security threats are becoming an everyday occurrence, bringing the potential loss of these breaches to new heights. There has been a keen competition between malware and security software. Therefore, the investments on security research and software development will [...]
Mobile worker population to reach 1.3 billion by 2015, according to IDC
By 2015, the world’s mobile worker population will reach 1.3 billion, representing 37.2% of the total workforce. According to an updated forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the most significant gains will again be in the emerging economies of Asia/Pacific thanks to continued, strong economic growth. The Americas will experience a slower growth rate due [...]
Philippines PC Market Posts Record Shipments in 3Q 2011, Says IDC
In 3Q 2011, IDC recorded an increase of PC shipments for the third straight quarter to 498,000 units. The uptrend can be attributed to the portables segment which grew 13% from the previous quarter while total desktop shipments remained stagnant at 189,000 units. In addition, all major PC vendors posted better mininotebook shipments as consumers [...]


