Updated every 10 minutes of every day en-au Copyright: (C) Reed Business Information http://ferret.com.au http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-to-hold-interviews-for-guidance-on-industry-solution-sales-n818903 IDC have scheduled a programme for global retail insights for local analysts offering essential guidance for 2009. This guidance will facilitate better understanding of industry solution sales. IDC Australia brushes a picture of the Australian economy and how it will be impacted by the financial storm raging at the world economy. The impact on ICT spending and various vertical industries will also be discussed. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-Australia-tackles-complexities-surrounding-Datacentre-Transformation-n818144 With IT widely recognised as an important enabler of business growth, there has been an increased focus among customers to transform their datacentres to better support the rapidly changing business needs. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-Australias-report-on-offshore-transaction-and-processing-n817787 According to a new report from IDC Australia, most of the activities that are taking place offshore are lower value transaction and processing. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-analyse-the-impact-of-Australian-economic-recession-on-ICT-Industry-n817120 The latest research by IDC reveals that the Australian economy is sliding into a recession that will impact the ICT industry to various degrees. According to Jean-Marc Annonier, IDC Research Manager for IT Spending, the Australian economy is facing its biggest challenge in recent history. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-Australia-report-on-the-increased-use-of-mobile-phones-n816478 According to a new report from IDC Australia, Australians are in love with their mobile phones more than ever, especially in the SMB sector. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDCs-recent-analysis-on-managed-print-services-industry-n815923 IDC's recent analysis of the managed print services industry has revealed that the industry is undergoing concurrent transitions on both supply and demand fronts. Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-and-CIO-Magazine-host-joint-CIO-Summit-n812823 A joint CIO Summit held on Tuesday, 19th August, was hosted by IDC and CIO Magazine, which explored the strategic role of the CIO, which is requiring a new mind-set that begins with blurring the lines between IT and business. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-comments-on-arrival-of-iPhone-3G-in-Australia-n807966 iPhone 3G has arrived in Australia amid a wide array of pricing plans from three large carriers in Australia. However, unwary users could find themselves being stung in excess of A$1,000 per GB for data usage. IDC's report titled Careful Where You Click: iPhone 3G Hits Australian Market and Consumers' Credit Cards, revealed that while Australians are able to obtain an iPhone 3G on a plan for as little as A$816 or A$729 prepaid, the overall value in Australian iPhone 3G pricing plans leaves a lot to be desired and comes with costly excess usage charges. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-releases-report-on-business-intelligence-software-market-n807421 A new survey-based IDC report finds that platform vendors such as IBM and Microsoft are dominating the ranking for both product and process innovation in business intelligence software across the four key Asia/Pacific countries - Australia, Korea, India, and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The report titled - Business intelligence software market: a mindshare perspective across key Asia/Pacific countries, 2008 - (Doc#AP322106Q) seeks to understand how companies in the four key Asia/Pacific countries perceive the leading Business Intelligence (BI) solution providers. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDCs-Q108-research-confirms-growth-of-MFD-market-n806652 IDC's recent Tracker research confirms that the overall Australia Laser Multi-Function Device (MFD) market is not slowing. On the contrary, the market is much more optimistic than it was for the same period a year ago. IDC's Australia Laser MFD Tracker, Q108 revealed that the market grew by 33.2% year-on-year (Q108/Q107) and 14.3% sequentially (Q108/Q407). Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-report-suggests-paperless-offices-remain-an-elusive-dream-n784138 A new report from IDC confirms Australian businesses are producing more hardcopies today than five years ago, reinforcing that years after talks of paperless offices began, the concept remains an elusive dream. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-to-hold-annual-Directions-conference-on-May-6th-n740009 International and local ICT analysts will present on the shifting technology marketplace at IDC's annual Directions conference on May 6th. Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-conducts-Information-Technology-Experience-Program-InTEP-n735904 Two of Australia's established peer groups for CIOs and senior IT executives are merging in an agreement announced by IDG Communications and IDC. Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/IDC-names-PatchLink-as-world-s-No-1-patching-and-remediation-vendor-n668430 PatchLink Corporation has been named the number one worldwide patching and remediation vendor for the second year in a row, with 14.4% of the global market share, according to leading analyst firm IDC. Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/Worldwide-mobile-phone-market-still-strong-n713037 The worldwide mobile phone market showed continued strength in the first quarter of 2006 with total shipments of 226.7 million units, representing 26% growth over the same quarter in 2005, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Wed, 31 May 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/Handhelds-start-2006-poorly-n721931 Following a holiday quarter in which shipments topped two million units, the worldwide market for handheld devices began 2006 with its ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline, according to IDC. Mon, 29 May 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://www.ferret.com.au/c/IDC-Australia/Small-sized-package-shaker-n725310 THE VMX-1100 package shaker from Regmed is a small-sized package shaker designed for the laboratory simulation of typical hazards present in distribution environments according to standard ASTM D-999/A1 Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:00:00 GMT