International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 71

Global piracy rose 2% in 2009 to 43%, but New Zealand showed a remarkable decline, with local figures bucking this worldwide trend, says IDC.

Analyst expects to see consolidation as the firms integrate but it will compete with the major players as a result.

As the economic outlook brightens, companies are reviving shelved IT projects, with managed print services (MPS) set to boost productivity and cut costs.

Forecast changes in the printer market are likely to see the emergence of five ‘mega-vendors’ in years to come, so it will pay to back your horses wisely.

Digital camera sales decline due to market saturation and financial crisis; IDC projects a 2010 rebound driven by economic recovery and emerging markets.

Businesses increasingly adopt SaaS for streamlined security and operational savings, driving growth in the managed messaging security sector by over 30%.

In New Zealand, small businesses, making up 97.2% of all companies, seek nimble IT solutions for growth, highlighting a vast yet challenging market.

NetSuite became the only Software-as–a-Service (SaaS) business vendor to receive IDC’s SMB Excellence Award yesterday.

Microsoft officially moved into the era of cloud computing today with the release of the Windows Azure platform.

Australia leads Asia Pacific in server virtualisation uptake, but IDC warns of stability risks in its increasingly complex virtual environments.

A new IDC survey found that 75% of surveyed CIOs in ANZ faced the economic downturn without cutting IT budget or staff, but still implemented cost savings.

Despite economic headwinds, 70% of NZ CIOs are forging ahead with investments in server virtualisation, cloud computing, and web 2.0 projects, says IDC.

Disruptive technologies are driving innovation and opportunity in ICT, say analysts at the annual IDC Directions conference.