Category Archives: IDC

IDC: U.S. Education Sector Tablet Shipments Increased 103 Percent in 2012 with Greater Adoption To Come

U.S. education sector tablet shipments grew 103 percent year-over-year to account for 35 percent of client devices market for the sector in 2012 compared to 19.4 percent of the market in 2011. This growth is…

IDC: Japan Datacenter Facilities Market Forecast To Reach $715.1 million by 2016

The Japan Datacenter Facilities Market in 2012 reached $621.08 million for the combined datacenter cooling and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems segments, and is forecast to grow over the next three years to reach $715.1…

IDC: Western European Hardcopy Market Continues To Decline in First Quarter, Though One Segment and Some Vendors See Growth

The overall hardcopy market declined by 14.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013 to just over 5.0 million units shipped, compared to 5.8 million units a year ago. However, the A3 multifunction printer (MFP)…

IDC: Worldwide IT Spending Growth Projected To Be 4.9 Percent in 2013, Down from 5.6 Percent in 2012, To Reach $2.06 Trillion

The worldwide IT spending forecast has been adjusted down from the previous forecast of 5.5 percent growth in 2013 to only 4.9 percent growth to reach $2.06 trillion in 2013, representing a slowdown from 2012’s…

IDC: Android and iOS Dominate First Quarter 2013 Smartphone OS Shipments

Android and iOS combined to dominate the smartphone operating system (OS) shipments market in the first quarter of 2013 with 92.3 percent of all smartphone shipments, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone…

IDC: ICT Spending in Australian Education To Reach $2.756 Billion by 2016

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Australian education vertical is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.7 percent over the next three years to reach $2.756 billion ($2.84 billion…

IDC: South African Security Appliances Market To Reach Over $81 Million by 2017

The South African security appliances market experienced double-digit year-over-year growth in 2012, increasing 15.1 percent to reach $50.04 million and is projected to continue to grow at an average of 10.2 percent annually to reach…

IDC: Worldwide Business Analytics Services Spending Projected To Reach $70.8 Billion by 2016

Worldwide business analytics services spending is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3 percent over the next five years and will reach an estimated $70.8 billion by 2016, according to…

IDC: Worldwide Tablet Market Grows 142.4 Percent in First Quarter 2013 Sales

The Worldwide Tablet Market grew 142.4 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 with shipments totaling 49.2 million units, more than the entire first half of 2012, according to preliminary data from the International…