EMEA’s IT spend to hit $1trn in 2018

IT spending in EMEA is projected to total $1-trillion in 2018, an increase of 4,9% from estimated spending of $974-billion in 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. In 2017, however, all categories of IT spending in EMEA underperformed global averages....

Apple retakes wearables market lead

Apple retook the lead in the wearable band market in the third quarter of 2017, with shipments of 3,9-million. It posted its strongest quarter so far in 2017, thanks to the release of the Apple Watch Series 3. Xiaomi and Fitbit, which shipped 3,6-million and...

Distributors see sustained PC revenue rise

Western Europe’s largest distributors saw PC revenues continuing to rise in October 2017 after a significant increase in the third quarter. This is according to data published by Context, a European IT market research company. Revenues from PC sales were up by +11%...

Chinese-speaking actors drive half of Q3 threats

The third quarter of 2017 clearly demonstrated that Chinese-speaking actors have not “disappeared” and are still very much active, conducting cyber-espionage campaigns against a wide range of countries and industry verticals. In total, 10 of the 24 research projects...

Turkish-SA trade talks underway

South Africa’s electrotechnical sector met their Turkish counterparts for bilateral trade and investment talks in Sandton this week. The business-to-business talks with a 23-member Turkish electronics and electrical goods trade mission follow renewed...

Automation transforms workplace outsourcing

Intelligent automation will transform workplace outsourcing. Sourcing and vendor management leaders must prepare to restructure these services and renegotiate contracts to leverage intelligent automation, according to Gartner. The researcher defines intelligent...