May 31, 2013
The East African PC market, which covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, shrank 6,4% year-on-year to 207 385 units, according to IDC. In Kenya, this decline can be attributed to the general election, as most government businesses were at a near standstill...
May 30, 2013
Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by 7,8% in 2013, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects a shift in PC buying trends as users increasingly consider alternatives such as delaying a...
May 29, 2013
In the first quarter 2013, worldwide server shipments declined 0,7% year-on-year, while revenue declined 5% from the first quarter of 2012, according to Gartner. “The first quarter of 2013 was certainly not a strong period for the server market on a global level,”...
May 24, 2013
In 2012, the worldwide software market grew 3,6% year-over-year, less than half the growth rate experienced in 2010 and 2011. International Data Corporation (IDC), which yesterday released the Worldwide Semi-annual Software Tracker, believes these results mark the...
May 17, 2013
PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 12,3-million units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20,5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner. “The first quarter of 2013 brought the worst quarterly decline in Western Europe since...