Ovum: Global Optical Components Market post 9% growth in 4Q11
The global optical components (OC) market posted a sequential annual growth of 9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Ovum. In a new market share alert,…
New devices, platforms spur greater news reading
A mounting body of evidence finds that the spread of mobile technology is adding to news consumption, strengthening the appeal of traditional news brands and even boosting reading of long-form…
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…
Ovum reveals customised apps are key to gaining value from tablets in the enterprise
Today’s tablets should not be considered as laptop replacements for the majority of information workers, says Ovum. While useful where data presentation and “consumption” is concerned, a tablet’s form factor…
Consumers in emerging markets more inclined to use social media
Contact centres need to address customers’ changing channel preferences and improve first contact resolution on the web, in both emerging and developed countries, according to Ovum. To help understand how…
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,…
Parents aware of only half of cyberbullying incidents, research finds
Consumer study findings were released from research commissioned by SocialShield ( www.socialshield.com ), the leading online monitoring service for kids’ social networking activities. The research studies, conducted by comScore and…
PR firms will have or will offer a Mobile Application In 2012
“There’s an app for that,” may apply to nearly half of U.S. businesses before the year is over, a new survey by Robert Half Technology shows. Twenty-seven percent of CIOs…
Quality of service is more than just a buzzword in Asia-Pacific
Quality of service (QoS) is emerging as the mobile industry’s latest buzzword, and is now viewed as the most important distinguishing feature of mobile broadband services by operators and vendors…
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…