Printers decline in shipments and value

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market experienced a -5,9% decline in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals (HCP) Tracker, total shipments fell to 24,1-million units, while the...

Storage systems decline in Q2 2015

Worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments declined by -9,7% year-over-year and -13,8% sequentially, finishing the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15) with 15,1-million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Personal and...

Tablet market continues global decline

The worldwide tablet market declined -7% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15) with shipments totalling 44,7-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Marked by little...

Chinese switch sales see Q1 decline

China is now the world’s second largest economy, and Chinese network equipment makers are seizing the opportunity brought by the huge domestic market to close the gap with their foreign rivals. Domestic makers accounted for 52,3% of the network equipment market in the...

Not a great year for integrated systems

The integrated systems market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) saw weak growth in 1Q15, reporting $593,66-million in user value to account for year-on-year growth of 9,3%, according to IDC’s latest Quarterly Integrated Infrastructure and Platforms...