Spending is still declining but is expected to bounce back by next year
Consumer electronics (CE) spending might be down in Australia but it has garnered a better result than other countries.
Tech hopes to learn from the 10-year anniversary of the Nasdaq's high point, anniversary of its lowest point since the bust
The tech sector passed two poignant market anniversaries this week on its way to what investors and vendors hope will be a sustainable recovery from the recession and, in the best-case scenario, another boom cycle.
Some users angered by service outages but remain faithful
A data service outage affecting some BlackBerry users nationally this week seems to have left them angry but not deeply concerned about the future of BlackBerry's parent, Research in Motion Ltd.
Virtualisation and automation have created considerable efficiencies in the datacentre, but also brought new problems, according to the analyst firm
CIOs and IT directors expect spending on staff in their datacentres to dramatically outstrip the overall growth in IT expenditure this year, according to ComputerworldUK's sister analyst group IDC.
Big Blue promises better performance and optimum features for virtualisation
With a promise of better performance, lower total cost of ownership, and optimum features for virtualization, IT solutions vendor IBM today announced the launch of its new IBM Power7 system servers, which builds on the successes of its predecessor.
Recent survey reveals security and complexity of managing the cloud as main issues
Eighty-three per cent of organizations gearing up for cloud computing are planning to start with private clouds, according to a recent survey from Platform Computing Corp. Forty-five per cent are already committed to the idea and in the process of deploying private cloud initiatives.
New service improves technology and business flexibility
HP is assisting businesses and government agencies to accelerate the adoption of cloud-based infrastructures to improve technology and business flexibility.
Increased interest in smartphones helped both Apple and Nokia
Nokia and Apple were the big winners as the sale of mobile phones rebounded during the fourth quarter. Consumers, meanwhile, stand to get more choice and better value for money as competition heats up, especially in the smartphone segment.
Three new business notebook models are aimed at targeting mobile broadband users through the telco dealer network
Acer has struck a deal with Telstra to supply three exclusive notebooks with embedded 3G to businesses through its Australian dealer channel in a bid to capitalise on rising mobile broadband take-up. But an analyst has played down the impact of the offering
More competition and falling revenue per user leads to aggressive strategy to gain customers, an analyst claims
Telstra has dropped prices, raised data allowances and cut additional usage charges for its five new mobile broadband plans, in line with analyst predictions and stiff competition.
New storage figures for Q3, 2009 show demand for NAS systems in Australia, while total terabytes shipped as average prices fall
Unstructured data demands and NAS-based systems are significantly influencing Australia’s storage market, new IDC figures show.
Shipments were driven by low PC prices and an increased demand for laptops and netbooks
Worldwide PC shipments soared during the fourth quarter, driven by historically low PC prices and an increased demand for laptops and netbooks, analyst firm IDC said Wednesday
ACMA chairman labels naysayers who believe take-up will damage the National Broadband Network as being 'grossly simplistic'
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and IDC have rejected any notion of accelerated wireless broadband adoption hurting the National Broadband Network.
New-year predictions are often iffy, but these firms were pretty accurate in their 2009 calls. Will they be right again?
A venerable New Year's tradition in the tech world entails trotting out year-old predictions by analyst shops and laughing at their off-base prognostications. But here's a surprise: The two biggest analyst firms still standing -- Gartner and IDC -- did a pretty good job a year ago forecasting the shape of IT in 2009, as did the smaller Forrester Research and 451 Group.
PC shipments will record double digit growth by 2013
PC shipments worldwide will grow by double digits on a yearly basis through 2013, buoyed by increased commercial spending and growing demand for portable PCs like laptops and netbooks, IDC said in a study issued on Wednesday.
