Market stories - Page 11
Hitachi makes tracks in the Internet of Things market
Thu, 12th May 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
Hitachi forms Hitachi Insight Group to accelerate IoT business in industrial and enterprise markets #IoT #business.
Competition heats up between PaaS vendors IBM, Microsoft and Oracle
Thu, 12th May 2016
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paas
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iaas
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microsoft
Over the next few years, Platform-as-a-Service providers will significantly improve solutions available, which will lead to widespread adoption.
IDC forecasts 2016 will be a 'down year' for the semiconductor market
Wed, 11th May 2016
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semiconductors
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
The worldwide semiconductor market is set to decline for a second consecutive year due to weak demand and oversupply.
Acer works to maintain lead in competitive PC market
Mon, 9th May 2016
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
Acer battles for supremacy in the fierce PC industry, positioning itself as an innovator amidst giants with clearer visions.
Multi-factor authentication to be the norm by 2020
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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mfa
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Multi-factor authentication has become commonplace as a number of industries, particularly the govt sector, is looking to strengthen security measures.
Seagate struggles to maintain revenue in challenging IT storage industry
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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storage
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fintech
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seagate
Seagate has experienced another drop in revenue for the Q3 2016, with the vendor claiming the decline is due to ‘several near-term demand factors'.
Apple remains top dog of declining tablet market
Mon, 2nd May 2016
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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amazon
Tablet shipments decline as large smartphones erode market, says TrendForce. 35.2 million units shipped in Q1 2016.
Cloud managed services all the rage with today's enterprises
Thu, 28th Apr 2016
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
The cloud-based managed services market is growing at close to 20%, led by security services, according to Technavio.
Digital transformation drives demand for big data services
Fri, 22nd Apr 2016
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
A multitude of industry verticals generate large volumes of data for record keeping and database admin, and this is driving the uptake of BDaaS.
Lenovo leads dismal PC shipments market
Tue, 12th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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personal computing devices
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lenovo
PC shipments continue to decline, with the only hopes for improvement dependent on commercial replacements and economic stability, according to IDC.
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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fibre
A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
ShoreTel ramps up focus on APAC region
Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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uc
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contact centre
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shoretel
ShoreTel launches cloud-based voice service in Australia, offering fully managed IP telephony and other features.
Xerox and Ricoh lead growing production printer market
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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hp
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fuji xerox
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printing
Six out of eight regional markets saw positive year-over-year unit growth in the production print space. Asia/Pacific was a key contributor to growth.
Bulletproof brings on Gandhi to help with cloud services demand
Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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devops
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edge computing
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apm
As part of the Bulletproof team, Aakash Gandhi will focus on driving the company’s growth in the cloud services market in Australia and New Zealand.
Demand for cloud solutions drives WAF market to new heights
Fri, 18th Mar 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The global web application firewall market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17% until 2019, driven largely by demand for cloud-based solutions.
Exclusive: HPE NZ on drive for growth as it gets its mojo back
Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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market
Enablement is a key word for HPE NZ channel manager Cedric Edwards, as the company looks to drive local business via its channel.
Dick Smith: Fall of a giant
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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dick smith
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sales
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market
Everyone knows Dick Smith Electronics. So where did it go so wrong? We look back at the company from its early successes to eventual decline.
Australian businesses: Prepare for an economic slowdown
Wed, 24th Feb 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Business risks are expected to increase in 2016. At the same time, it is unlikely there will be any improvement in the coming year.
Xplore Technologies grows market share in APAC
Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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it in manufacturing
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personal computing devices
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mobility
Xplore Technologies cements its robust growth in APAC, seizing an 11% market share for a robust Q3 performance.
Healthcare sector drives cloud analytics market growth
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
The cloud analytics market is set to grow at a CAGR of close to 21%, driven by text analytics and healthcare demand.