Tech Savvy Businesses Grow, Says Sage
2017-04-09
According to new research almost a third of small business who commit to technology show demonstrable growth.Read More…
Nigeria’s PC market falls to lowest levels, says IDC
2017-04-04
Official PC shipments to Nigeria fell 57.1% year on year in 2016 to total 156,511 units, according to the latest figures compiled by International Data Corporation (IDC). This means the market has now fallen to its lowest levels since IDC started tracking it in Q1 2008, with factors such asRead More…
Not on top, but still ruling the desks
2017-03-30
With the advent of mobile computing, the PC market is gradually moving away from desktop computing. This trend has been consistent for past several years and recently analyst firm Gartner reported a decline in worldwide PC shipments for the seventh consecutive quarter. Despite several challenges the desktop market has aRead More…
Smart wearables must evolve beyond basic functionality
2017-03-29
The wearables growth story continues unabated in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, with shipments reaching an all-time high of 746,000 units in the final quarter of 2016, according to the latest figures compiled by International Data Corporation (IDC).Read More…
Political, monetary & economic factors inhibit E. African PC market
2017-03-23
The East Africa PC market – comprising Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda – declined -8.6% year on year in Q4 2016, according to the latest figures compiled by International Data Corporation (IDC).Read More…
MSPs on the rise
2017-03-16
The managed services market is witnessing accelerated growth and is continuing to gain wider acceptance in the Middle East.Read More…
Tablet market on decline
2017-03-14
IDC today released its Middle East and Africa Quarterly Tablet Tracker for 2016 report and claimed the total sales of 13.8 million units, a decline of 14.7% Y-o-Y tablet sales in the Middle East Africa region, which is in line with global tablet market’s 15.6% decline over the same period. “Tasks that wereRead More…
UAE and KSA to spend $14b on IT in 2017
2017-02-15
Experts have announced ahead of the IDC Agile Cloud Security event that Middle East CIOs should prioritize using the cloud to protect data and apps in 2017.Read More…
Oceanwide, IDG Capital Acquire IDG
2017-01-23
Beijing-based Oceanwide and IDG Capital have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire International Data Group, (IDG).Read More…
The MEA Enterprise Infrastructure Market Declined 7% YoY: IDC
2016-12-26
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) enterprise infrastructure market, which covers servers and external storage, suffered a 7% year-on-year decline in value to total $581 million in Q3 2016, according to the latest Quarterly Server and Disk Storage Systems Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). This decline is in lineRead More…
Inkjets Prosper and Lasers Languish: IDC
2016-12-21
The Middle East hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market declined 1.5% year on year in Q3 2016 to total 754,760 units, according to the latest Quarterly Hardcopy Peripheral Tracker results published by global ICT research and advisory services firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The decline was much steeper in revenue terms, withRead More…
Mobile Apps Pose Greater Risk for Regional Businesses
2016-12-21
Paladion has announced that the increased uptake of enterprise mobility solutions has increased internal and external threats such as data leakage and network infringement.Read More…
