Recent press releases from International Data Group and its subsidiaries http://www.idg.com en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 14:31:46 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss questions@idg.com (Questions at IDG) 15 http://www.idg.com/images/idgsunsmall.jpg http://www.idg.com Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC SAN MATEO, Calif., May 16, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) and GTIA L.L.C. today announced that three experts on transparent computing from the Microsoft Xbox, HP Consumer PC, and Intel R&D teams will join IDC Research Manager Michael Palma in the "deep dive" session entitled "Transparent Computing: Natural Interfaces for the Client and Beyond" at the SMART TECHnology World 2013 conference in Menlo Park, California on May 31st. Joining Palma are: Ilan Spillinger, Corporate Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business Hardware, Microsoft Corporation Mike Nash, Vice President, Consumer PCs & Solutions, Printing and Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Company Dr. Achin Bhowmik, Director of Perceptual Computing, Intel Corporation http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97RPP9?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 334F1FE5D647894785257B6D00658AF9 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 16, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) today published its 2013 Innovation Management Solutions MarketScape report profiling and ranking ten leading worldwide providers. The new research indicates that due to the increasing impact of the Internet, social interactions, and the growing acceptance of social software, organizations are reacting to these new models and technologies by actively soliciting feedback as a way to meet and manage the changing expectations of employees, customers, partners, and suppliers. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97RPQ7?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 92C29829F3DEBFA585257B6D0065AED4 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass. May 16, 2013 – Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 92.3% of all smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as Windows Phone crept past BlackBerry for 3rd place. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Android smartphone vendors and Apple shipped a total of 199.5 million units worldwide during 1Q13, up 59.1% from the 125.4 million units shipped during 1Q12. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97RPQV?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 798381A5BAB85AC885257B6D0065C902 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, MA – May 15, 2013 – IDC Energy Insights today announced a new IDC MarketScape, “IT Service Providers in the EMEA Utilities Market 2013 Vendor Assessment,” (Document # EIOS02V). The new report examines vendors' ability to supply utility companies, services that support enterprise processes and, even more importantly, core business processes including innovation related to smart grid, smart energy services, smart generation, and smart customer management. This IDC MarketScape also evaluates service providers' capabilities related to the deployment of cloud, big data and analytics, mobility, and social media in the specific context of utilities business. According to the report, Accenture and Capgemini are noted as the Leaders while Atos, CGI, IBM, TCS, Tieto, T-Systems, and Wipro are considered Major Players and BearingPoint, HP, Infosys and NTT DATA are viewed as Contenders. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97QPK6?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 8BFF35FCE43660D185257B6C0064F0C5 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC SAN MATEO, Calif., May 7, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) and GTIA L.L.C. announced that IDC research analysts will chair three "deep dive" sessions about transparent computing, machine-to-machine (M2M), and cloud & mobile infrastructure on Day 2 of the SMART TECHnology World 2013 conference in Menlo Park, California on May 31st. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97GLNS?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 1C34E5ED23123A1A85257B6400576954 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC Speculations that Tencent may be charging for its instant messaging service Wechat has recently triggered widespread concerns in different sectors of the society. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97GLQ7?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 8E96C3872A5D377685257B6400579E34 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 3, 2013 – IDC Health Insights announced a new report, Vendor Assessment: U.S. Healthcare Payers' Guide to IT Consultants and Systems Integrators, (Doc #HI240501) to assess the largest IT consulting and systems integration (SI) services vendors to the U.S. healthcare payer market. Payers can use this assessment to build a short list of candidates quickly, with more thoughtful consideration of the future of technology and the market dynamics of coopetition between payers and consultants. Consultants can use the report to refine the ways they compete for new projects and engage with payer challenges. The IT consultants specifically evaluated in this report include: Accenture (AC), Cognizant, Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), Dell, Deloitte, HCL Technologies (HCL), Hewlett-Packard (HP), International Business Machines (IBM), Infosys Public Services (Infosys), Optum, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and Wipro. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97FM98?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 6DA56CE12853EDCA85257B63005A1C8C Wed, 01 May 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC SAN MATEO, Calif., May 1, 2013 – Worldwide tablet shipments continue to surge, growing 142.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Tablet shipments totaled 49.2 million units in 1Q13, surpassing that of the entire first half of 2012. With growth fueled by increased market demand for smaller screen devices, tablets have shown no sign of slowing down. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-97CJ9Y?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 4A2F3FC36520EDB585257B60004C296A Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC Framingham, MA – April 29, 2013 – Today, IDC Government Insights announced a new report, “The Coming of Age of the Internet of Things in Government,” (Document # GIGM01V) which analyzes the developments of the Internet of Things (IoT), a market of solutions based on computing capabilities embedded into objects. According to the new report, the actual applications of the IoT in public sector today are still limited, mostly focused on transport, security and environmental monitoring domains. The limitations have to do as much with the early stages of the technology as with the management approach to using it. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-978P62?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss FCA66EFA0BFC705985257B5C006304E7 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 29, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) today announced the launch of its Worldwide Quarterly Integrated Infrastructure & Platform Tracker. This Tracker will be the first of its kind to measure the consumption of pre-integrated, vendor-certified systems that tightly integrate server hardware, disk storage systems, networking equipment, and management software in a way that vastly improves the time and efforts required to deploy, provision, and manage datacenter infrastructure. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-978P7E?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss C3A2B8C5D5A7FD8685257B5C00633998 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass. April 25, 2013 – The worldwide mobile phone market grew 4% year over year in the seasonally slow first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 418.6 million mobile phones in 1Q13 compared to 402.4 million units in the first quarter of 2012 and 483.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-975PEM?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss AE420996C51BD31C85257B5900644746 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass. April 24, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new vendor assessment profiling the leading providers in the worldwide customer care business process outsourcing (BPO) market. The MarketScape report found that Aegis, IBM, Teleperformance, and West Corporation are Leaders in the customer care BPO market for 2013. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-973QTG?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss EC918CCDAE85E84385257B57006AD8F7 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 24, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) today published the Worldwide Gaming-Optimized Handheld, Smartphone, and Tablet Gaming 2013–2017 Forecast, a comprehensive report on the current state and future direction of smartphone, tablet, and gaming-optimized handheld (GOH) hardware and software. The forecast details the outlook for Apple, Google/Android, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and a wide range of game developers and publishers from a mobile and portable gaming perspective through 2017. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-973QUA?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss FD854627258095A685257B57006AF8E0 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EST IDC FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 22, 2013 – International Data Corporation (IDC) today released the latest results from the Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. For 2012, the worldwide software market grew 3.6% year over year reaching a total market size of $342 billion, which was in line with IDC's previous forecast of 3.4% and less than half the growth rate experienced in 2010 and 2011. In that sense, 2012 confirms the beginning of a more conservative growth period. In the middle of this scenario, there are faster growing market segments, such as Data Access, Analysis and Delivery, Collaborative Applications, CRM Applications, Security Software, and System and Network Management Software. Every one of these markets grew in the 6-7% range, about double the rate for enterprise software as a whole. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/ByID/MBEN-972K92?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 35E44F8D54B97CDC85257B560050B435