PC sales continue their decline in Q4

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market continued to decline during the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by International Data Corporation (IDC). PC shipments into the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey declined 14,3% year on year...

PC shipments set to fall even further

Worldwide PC shipments fell by -9,8% in 2013, slightly better than a projected decline of -10,1% – but still the most severe contraction on record, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Fourth quarter results were...

Big annual decline for videoconferencing

The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Qview showed mixed results for the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing 2,8% quarter-over-quarter, but declining...

Global server market declines in 2013

Factory revenue in the worldwide server market decreased -4,4% year-over-year to $14,2-billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, this was the fourth consecutive quarter of...

Mobile PC market underperforms in Q4

Despite the strongest sequential growth in four years, the global market for mobile PCs came in below expectations in the final quarter of 2013, according to a new report from IHS Technology. Shipments of mobile PCs worldwide in the fourth quarter last year amounted...