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2015 not so great for PC market as shipments plunge
Lenovo

2015 not so great for PC market as shipments plunge

The PC market continued its downward trajectory in 2015, with mobiles, tablets and Windows 10 contributing to the decline.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2016
Smartwatch ecosystem grows, Apple Watch destroys competition
Wearables

Smartwatch ecosystem grows, Apple Watch destroys competition

Apple Watch dominates smartwatch market with 52% of 2015 sales; Android Wear less than 10%. Samsung's Tizen-based Gear S2 suffers weak sales.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2016
Google dominates mobile enterprise space
Health Technologies

Google dominates mobile enterprise space

Google has been awarded the Frost - Sullivan Visionary Innovation Leadership Award for its 'for Work' Android solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
Artificial intelligence in healthcare a $6 billion industry
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence in healthcare a $6 billion industry

AI systems are at the forefront of the healthcare revolution. Selecting the right solution partners and business models is crucial for vendor success.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Jan 2016
Australian UC market shaken up by disruptive technologies
Unified Communications

Australian UC market shaken up by disruptive technologies

As the market is impacted by disruptive technologies, UC solutions will evolve to stay relevant in order to service the core need for enterprise comms.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
Smartwatches to push wearables market
Wearables

Smartwatches to push wearables market

Worldwide smartwatch shipments are expected to reach over 200 million in 2019, driving growth in the wearables market, according to IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015
2016: The year of hybrid cloud solutions?
DevOps

2016: The year of hybrid cloud solutions?

If you thought hybrid cloud was big now, wait til next year, with IDC predicting 'a big year' for solutions built on hybrid cloud architectures.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Dec 2015
Dimension Data named 'challenger' in Gartner's Magic Quadrant
Dimension Data

Dimension Data named 'challenger' in Gartner's Magic Quadrant

Dimension Data positioned as challenger in Gartner's 2015 Magic Quadrant for cloud-enabled managed hosting in Asia Pacific region.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
Unified threat management driving security appliance market
Cybersecurity

Unified threat management driving security appliance market

Unified threat management is propelling the security appliance market forward. So which vendors are winning in the market?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015
Third platform driving IT services spend
IT services

Third platform driving IT services spend

ANZ is expected to record a small increase in IT services growth next year, with the overall APeJ IT services spend forecast to grow 6.5%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Asia Pacific dominating global IoT spend
Internet of Things

Asia Pacific dominating global IoT spend

Asia Pacific accounts for more than 40% of the global IoT spend of $698.6 billion in 2015, with insurance telematics leading the way according to IDC.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Dec 2015
Indian data center infrastructure spend on the rise
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Indian data center infrastructure spend on the rise

The data center infrastructure market in India is forecast to be worth US$2 billion in 2016 according to a report from industry analysts, Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Passwords out, new mobile ID methods taking off
Unified Communications

Passwords out, new mobile ID methods taking off

Data theft is continuing to spur on the mobile identification market, and will generate an additional $700m for mobile network operators by 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
CIOs embrace digital business, but are they doing enough?
Digital Transformation

CIOs embrace digital business, but are they doing enough?

While CIOs are embracing digital transformation, progress of digital business within ANZ is considerably slower than the global average.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Smart commercial buildings offer early reseller IoT potential
Internet of Things

Smart commercial buildings offer early reseller IoT potential

Smart commercial buildings will be a driving force in the uptake of internet of things, Gartner says, opening the doors for resellers to capitalise.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015

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Analyst report stories

Return to growth in PC shipments forecast
Notebook

Return to growth in PC shipments forecast

The brakes are expected to start coming off PC spending in the later half of next year, with IDC predicting a return to growth in PC shipments.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Dec 2015
Exclusive: Brace for consolidation, declining Kiwi PC market in 2016
Notebook

Exclusive: Brace for consolidation, declining Kiwi PC market in 2016

Strap yourself in for a bumpy year in the Kiwi PC market in 2016, with IDC NZ expecting declining shipments - and vendor consolidation.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
MSC Mobility knocks out the competition
Partner Programmes

MSC Mobility knocks out the competition

Frost & Sullivan has named MSC Mobility the Enterprise Mobility Managed Service Provider of the year in Australia at the Australian Excellence Awards.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015