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Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 3% in 2010, According to IDC's Worldwide Black Book

FRAMINGHAM, MA. - February 3, 2010 - Worldwide spending on information technologies will continue to feel the effects of the global recession throughout 2010. According to a new forecast from IDC, worldwide IT spending will increase by just 3% in 2010 at constant currency. In the United States, IT spending is forecast to increase by less than 3%.

Forces Cultural and Process Shifts from the Inside Out, IDC Research Finds

FRAMINGHAM, MA. - January 26, 2010 - Recent IDC research on the intersection of Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, and collaboration shows that we are entering a time of significant cultural and process change for businesses, driven by the emergence of the social Web.

According to a new IDC survey, 57% of U.S. workers use social media for business purposes at least once per week.

FRAMINGHAM, MA. - January 25, 2010 - By 2013, IDC forecasts that worldwide shipments of converged mobile devices, also known as smartphones, will surpass 390 million units, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.9% for the 2009–2013 forecast period.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - January 11, 2010 - Over the next five years, the business analytics software-as-a service (SaaS) market will grow more than three times as fast as the total business analytics software market with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4% through 2013.

A new study from IDC finds that the number of business analytics SaaS users will grow rapidly from a small base, however market revenue will remain low relative to on-premise software throughout the forecast period.

IDC Retail Insights: Rise of omnichannel shopping requires providing an immersive and superior customer experience regardless of channel.

MILAN, Italy and FRAMINGHAM, Mass - December 22, 2009 - Global independent research and advisory firm, IDC Retail Insights, recently published a new research study which describes the key technologies that can improve customer satisfaction and build loyalty - with the objective of driving larger, repeated, and more profitable transactions.

"Retailers: you should enrich the shopping experience because customers must identify and always connect with your brand. Also, you must not leave your physical or virtual store until the customers' needs are met," said Ivano Ortis, research director, IDC Retail Insights.

"Retailers should consider the adoption model of immersive shopping technologies as a path from traditional retailing to omnichannel shopping. As illustrated in our research, we identify four different clusters of technologies or tracks that can enable immersive shopping capabilities - inform, include, influence, and immerse."

PC Market Returns to Growth With Double-Digit Gains Expected Through 2013, According to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - December 17, 2009 - Buoyed by strong back-to-school demand, worldwide PC shipments returned to positive growth in the third quarter of 2009 (3Q09) with an increase of 2.3% after three consecutive quarters of decline.

Consumer portables remained the key driver, with shipments increasing 33.5% from a year ago, while consumer desktop demand remained weak as the market continued its transition to mobility.

Worldwide Cellular Broadband Chipset Shipments Expected to Grow 35% Year Over Year Through 2014, According to IDC

SAN MATEO, Calif. - January 8, 2010 - Cellular chipsets are the semiconductor engines that enable every mobile phone to connect to one another, so consequently, the stunning growth in mobile phones to over 1.1 billion last year has provided an equally stunning rise in the cellular chipset market.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - December 9, 2009 - There were more than 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide in 2009, a number that is expected to more than double by the end of 2013.

Driven by the popularity and affordability of mobile phones, smartphones, and other wireless devices, IDC's Worldwide Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast (an IDC Database service) expects the number of mobile devices accessing the Internet to surpass the one billion mark over the next four years,

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., August 18, 2009 -- Dynamic enterprise publishing (DEP) solutions address the need to efficiently produce essential, customized, and personalized business and technical documents that address specific audiences at specific points in a business process. As companies seek to improve the efficiency, consistency, and cost effectiveness of their document generation, IDC expects DEP market revenues to reach $1.4 billion in 2013, representing a 9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the 2008-2013 forecast period.

Sydney, Australia, August 17, 2009 -- The Australian IT services market currently stands contrary to global and regional expectations. A new analysis report from IDC indicates that the Global Economic Crisis has created an opportunity for organisations to address spiraling costs and review plans on the way their business should evolve to retain a competitive edge.