Industry Analyst Reporter News

Shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increased 92 percent in 2009, says Berg Insight

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:30:49 GMT

Global shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increased 92 percent in 2009 to 150 million units, according to a market research report by Berg Insight.

Gartner says China will be World's Fastest Growing Enterprise Software Market Through 2013

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:00:53 GMT

China's enterprise software market is forecast to maintain its strong performance, with an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.6 percent from 2008 to 2013 – the highest growth rate in the world, according to Gartner, Inc.

BroadGroup Merges datacentres.com with IX News Search

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:52:03 GMT

Specialist data centre news leaders IX News Search and BroadGroup's Datacentres.com recently merged to form a leading global online news portal for the data centre industry.

Analysts warn small businesses in the UK: cut-price connectivity a false economy

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:33:08 GMT

A new report sponsored by leading business Internet service provider, Easynet Connect has revealed how complexity and cost are the main barriers to efficient communication within UK small businesses. The 'Valuable Business Connections' report, authored by Quocirca, advises businesses on how to create the best and most reliable communications investment plans. Free report at Easynet Connect website.

Strategy Analytics: AESA Radar Expanding Defense Platform Capabilities

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:16:03 GMT

A wide range of AESA (active electronically scanned array) technology military applications are coming into service for next-generation defense platforms, which will generate both engineering demand and new revenue streams for the global defense industry, according to Strategy Analytics. Industry analyst presentation at Avionics Europe on March 25 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Spending on Retail Technology Systems Will Exceed $20 Billion in 2014, Says ABI Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:12:16 GMT

Even as the recession has taken its toll on retail sales, retailers have continued to invest in retail technology. The retail technology hardware market, consisting of integrated point of sale (POS) systems, payment terminals, POS barcode scanners, POS printers, and electronic article surveillance systems, managed to continue growing during 2009, while many retailers experienced declines in sales as consumers tightened their purse strings.

CCID Consulting: China's Electronics and Information Industry to Usher in a 4-in-1 Regional Development Pattern

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:56:43 GMT

CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), released its article on industrial planning and four-in-one for the Twelfth Five-Year plan period. The industry analysts find the industry in China is experiencing high-speed growth in terms of scale and has reached a turning point in its development.

Everest: Procurement Outsourcing Market Projected to Grow 20-Plus Percent This Year

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:45:07 GMT

The Procurement Outsourcing (PO) market will grow in excess of 20 percent in 2010 and reach nearly US$1.3 billion in annual contract value (ACV) that represents a managed spend of nearly US$170 billion, according to the Procurement Outsourcing Annual Report 2010 by Everest, a global consulting and research firm. The study analyzes the procurement outsourcing market in 2009 and names five star performers.

TeleGeography: What drives international IP VPN Pricing

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:00:44 GMT

New data from TeleGeography's Enterprise Network Pricing Service show that the telecom cost of connecting offices varies widely around the globe, with some cities offering far more business-friendly environments than others.

Techaisle: SMBs Benefit from 3-year Refresh Rate on PCs

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:24 GMT

Industry analysts at Techaisle recommend that small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) adhere to a 3-year refresh rate for their PCs to ensure that they are getting the most out of this productivity tool and not incurring unnecessary costs. Free analyst white paper, "SMBs - The Case for Buying Modern PCs."

Spiceworks and Springboard Research Partner to Investigate SMB Technology Trends in Asia and Emerging Markets

Barbara French, Tekrati — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:29:44 GMT

Singapore-based IT market research company Springboard Research and Texas-based Spiceworks, Inc. announced a strategic partnership to investigate technology adoption, purchasing and staffing trends among small and medium businesses (SMBs) operating in Asia and other emerging markets. The alliance will leverage Spiceworks' worldwide community of IT professionals.

Neil Strother Joins ABI Research to head Mobile Marketing Strategies

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:01:04 GMT

Industry analyst Neil Strother has joined ABI Research as practice director, heading up the new Mobile Marketing Strategies research practice. The inaugural report, “Mobile Marketing - How to Take Advantage of the Platform Now” is slated for publication this month.

Global Outsourcing Markets to See Resurgence in Growth, Says Horses for Sources

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:27:02 GMT

2010 is primed to be a very strong year for outsourcing adoption, with the middle-market ($750 million to $3000 million annual revenues) poised to be the most active, according to the debut outsourcing market forecast and analysis by Horses for Sources. Free report, as of this posting.

Global Digital Signage Industry Growing Slowly as Deployments Rise, says NSR

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:40 GMT

The Digital Signage industry as whole continues to grow, albeit at rates much lower than were expected over the past 2-3 years, according to Northern Sky Research. The industry has been quite severely impacted by the economic recession; however, deployments continue and advertisers are gradually seeing the value of out-of-home media.

Smartphone Shipments to Quadruple in Asia by 2015, says IMS Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:46:54 GMT

Annual smartphone shipments to Asia are expected to more than quadruple between now and 2015, giving Asia 39 percent of smartphone shipments during 2015, according to IMS Research. Overall shipments of smartphones are forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 25.9 percent between now and 2015.

OEM Semiconductor Spend to Rise 13 Percent in 2010, says iSuppli

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:37:14 GMT

Semiconductor spending in 2010 among Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers will post double-digit increases, reversing the curtailment in spending from the two groups in the wake of the economic recession last year, according to iSuppli Corp.

North American smart phone shipments to exceed 65 million units in 2010, says Canalys

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:14:55 GMT

The North American smart phone market is forecast to grow 38 percent year-on-year in 2010, with Android device shipments surpassing 12.3 million units, according to industry research and advisory firm Canalys. Despite Android's strong growth, RIM will retain its market leadership based on volume of units shipped.

BroadGroup Announces Data Centres Europe 2010 Awards Nominees

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:05 GMT

The organizers and researchers of 6th Data Centres Europe has announced a record number of company nominations for the Awards. The short list and winner will be announced at an Awards Dinner which will take place on the evening of 22nd April at the event venue in Sophia Antipolis, near Nice in France.

Worldwide Solar Photovoltaic Market Reaches Record High of 6.43 Gigawatt in 2009

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:32:28 GMT

Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) installations reached a record high of 6.43 gigawatt (GW) in 2009, representing 6 percent year-over-year growth, according to Solarbuzz(R), an international solar energy market research and consulting company and a division of The NPD Group.

Consumer Mobility Expert Fritz Jordan Joins ABI Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:26:43 GMT

Industry research and advisory company ABI Research has announced the appointment of Fritz Jordan as Principal Analyst, Consumer Mobility. He joins the firm's Mobile Services practice.

ATLANTIC-ACM Announces Inaugural U.S. Wholesale Product Quality Award Winners

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:23:09 GMT

ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading telecommunications research consultancy and benchmarking firm, this week introduced ATLANTIC-ACM Awards for U.S. Wholesale Product Quality at the COMPTEL Plus Spring 2010 Conference and Expo.

IDC Survey Finds Broad Satisfaction with Software Support Services Offered by Large Enterprise Application Vendors

Barbara French, Tekrati — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:17:22 GMT

An IDC survey of more than 1,000 IT professionals worldwide found a high level of satisfaction with the software support services offered by five of the largest enterprise application vendors. Overall, HP came out on top followed by Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and IBM.

Tom Koulopoulos Identifies Cloud as First Megatrend of 21st Century

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:33:13 GMT

Tom Koulopoulos, author, futurist and founder of Delphi Group, has released an e-book entitled "Living in The Cloud." In it, he asserts that the cloud is the first megatrend of the 21st century and explores how The Cloud will change every aspect of our lives, from how we work to how we play. Free download.

Gartner Shows Technology Providers How to Write a Winning Sales Proposal

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:59:50 GMT

Writing a sales proposal represents an important investment made more stressful by pressures and expectations to win. Gartner recommends that marketing leaders at business-to-business (B2B) technology and service providers follow a three-step process when writing and organizing the proposal.

Gartner: Converge All Data Center Traffic to a Single Technology, Not a Single Network

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:55:22 GMT

The notion that a single converged data center network makes for fewer switches and ports, resulting in a simpler network consuming less power and cooling, is flawed, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner research shows that a converged data center network requires more switches and ports, is more complex to manage and consumes more power and cooling than two well-designed separate networks. Industry analyst study, summit.

PC Market Rebound Will Drive Double-Digit Growth Through 2014, According to IDC

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:10:44 GMT

After a severely constrained first half, steeply discounted PCs along with improving economic conditions steered the global PC market back into the black in the latter half of 2009. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, the yearly growth rate for the worldwide PC market in 2009 was 2.9 percent.

Ian Michiels Joins MarketSphere Enterprise Marketing Practice

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:21 GMT

MarketSphere is pleased to announce Ian Michiels has joined its Enterprise Marketing practice as a director. He comes to MarketSphere from Aberdeen Group, where he was the Research Director of the Customer Management research group.

Strategy Analytics: Will Defense Industry Going Green Influence COTS Sourcing?

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:56:05 GMT

As environmental legislation drives future electronic component design and manufacturing trends, it will become increasingly important for the defense industry to assess the total cost benefits of COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf)-sourced components. Industry analyst firm Strategy Analytics predicts that COTS electronics penetration will increase through 2015.

Government Market Leads U.S. Industries for VoIP Adoption, Says In-Stat

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:45:11 GMT

The government vertical is among the strongest industry verticals for VoIP adoption, according to market research by In-Stat. Based on In-Stat's survey of the U.S. business market for IP telephony, 48 percent of respondents in government institutions report that VoIP is deployed in at least one location. The study finds key differences in VoIP penetration across the U.S. professional services, education, government, and healthcare sectors.

U.S. Mobile App Revenue To Reach $11 Billion by 2014, Says Yankee Group

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:36:25 GMT

Smartphone users are downloading increasing numbers of apps, and nearly one third of all apps downloaded today are purchased, according to a revised Yankee Group forecast. The result is a supercharged mobile app gold rush that the market research firm says is shattering its previous revenue estimates and reaching a whopping $11 billion by 2014.

Enterprise Mobile Data Revenues to Reach $43 Billion by 2014, Says ABI Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:33:21 GMT

While global revenues from mobile messaging services including SMS and mobile e-mail from mobile business customers are forecast to reach $48 billion by 2014, data access services revenues for handsets and computing devices will not be far behind, reaching $43 billion by 2014, according to industry analysts at ABI Research.

U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Winners of ATLANTIC-ACM Awards Announced

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:59:50 GMT

ATLANTIC-ACM, a leading telecommunications research consultancy and benchmarking firm, last night delivered its 2010 ATLANTIC-ACM Awards for U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Excellence at the CompTel Plus Spring 2010 Conference and Expo at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn.

Videoconferencing Poised to Transition from Enterprise Experiment to Asset, Says IDC

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:53:06 GMT

IDC believes three factors will shape the enterprise videoconferencing market over the next five years: technology capability and market awareness; bandwidth availability; and interoperability.

Web 2.0 Mobile Revenues to Reach $18.9 billion by 2014, says Juniper Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:58 GMT

Demand for mobile access to Web 2.0 applications and services will see related annual revenues from these services hit $18.9 billion in 2014, a new report from Juniper Research has found. Smartphones, app storefronts, and Web 2.0 applications are driving demand for cloud computing, and innovation in the service delivery environment.

The Gilbane Group and Book Industry Study Group Announce Market-Centric Research Partnership

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:20 GMT

The Gilbane Group, a division of Outsell, Inc., and the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) today announced a strategic partnership to help members of the book industry community succeed through innovative uses of technology.

Demand for Pay-per-Use Software Pricing Will Force a Reassessment of the Industry's Value Framework, According to IDC

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:58:31 GMT

While customer interest in pay-per-use (PPU) pricing is not a new phenomenon, the expansion of software as a service (SaaS) offerings and the advent of cloud computing are accelerating this trend. A recent software pricing survey by International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that customers want software pricing models that allow them to pay only for what they use while maintaining an even distribution of costs over time. To achieve this, vendors and customers will have to work together to redefine the software value framework.

Nine million Australians Now Interacting via Social Networking Sites, Says Nielsen

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:44:13 GMT

Online Australians are increasing their participation rate in social media at a rapid rate, with content sharing the most popular social media activity, according to findings from Nielsen's 2010 Social Media Report, released today. Facebook dominates online social networking, Twitter records strongest growth in social media usage and mobile social networking is gaining traction.

IMS Research: The 2010 Consumer Electronics Outlook

Barbara French, Tekrati — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:38:37 GMT

In 2009, global revenue for consumer electronics reached $375 billion, excluding home office equipment and low-end mobile phones. This represents a 5 percent decline from 2008. However, IMS Research forecasts relatively strong growth in smartphones, portable media players, set-top boxes, LCD televisions and refrigeration appliances for 2010, which are expected to significantly contribute to global CE revenues of $406 billion during the year.

Gartner: The Six Most Common Virtualization Security Risks and How to Combat Them

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:49:27 GMT

Gartner has identified the six most common virtualization security risks together with advice on how each issue might be addressed.

Gartner Sees Signs of Increased Spending on External Service Providers When Economy Recovers

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:41:14 GMT

Signs of increased spending with external service providers (ESPs) when the economy recovers, point to a return to growth in the IT services market in 2010 and beyond, according to a recent survey by Gartner. Research report, summit.

Telepresence Growth Peaks in 2009-10, Says Frost and Sullivan

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:26:13 GMT

Large businesses are increasingly turning to video as an alternative to travel when budgets are strapped - among the gainers are telepresence solutions, according to Frost and Sullivan. Revenues for ready-built telepresence suites in Asia-Pacific grew an estimated 71.1 percent in 2009, up from 46.6 percent in 2008.

Global Location-Based Platform and Infrastructure Revenues to Reach $1.8 Billion by 2015, Says ABI Research

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:21:13 GMT

Global LBS platforms revenue will grow from $560 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion in 2015, at which point they will reach saturation, according to market research by ABI Research.

Hard Drive Market to Continue Growth in 2010, Says The Information Network

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:31:15 GMT

Hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers repositioned themselves in this Great Recession, managing to show growth in 2009, according to the report "The Hard Disk Drive Industry: Market Analysis and Processing Trends", recently published by The Information Network.

Mobile Services Positively Impact All Spheres of Nigerian Life, Pyramid Research Finds

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:14:56 GMT

Mobile services have a far-reaching, positive impact on the daily lives of Nigeria's mobile end users, underscoring the important role telecommunications plays in social and economic development, according to a study by Pyramid Research. a research arm of TechWeb's Light Reading. Results will be presented at a special event with Nigerian Communications Commission on March 16th in Abuja, Nigeria.

Worldwide security market storms ahead in Q4 2009, Says Canalys

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:06:11 GMT

Like most industries, the security market experienced declines during much of 2009 as panicking businesses avoided or delayed IT procurement. But as macro-economic conditions began to stabilize and business confidence returned, spending also resumed, according to industry analysts at Canalys.

Gartner Alum Denise Garcia Joins ICR

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:56:10 GMT

Denise Garcia, a new media veteran and former Gartner industry analyst, will join ICR as a senior vice-president in the Internet and e-Commerce practice team.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market Returned to Year-Over-Year Growth in Fourth Quarter, Says IDC

Barbara French, Tekrati — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:47:53 GMT

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market grew 3.6 percent year over year with 34 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.