Mar 19, 2013
Last year was the worst for IT services contract activity since 2002, according to research from Ovum. Performance in the three months to the end of December 2012 fell well below the levels seen in the same period of 2011, ensuring that annual IT services contract...
Mar 18, 2013
After reaching a worrisome high in the third quarter of 2012, global semiconductor inventories held by chip suppliers fell at a surprisingly fast rate in the fourth quarter, led by dramatic reductions for market leader Intel. Days of inventory (DOI) for semiconductor...
Mar 7, 2013
South African consumer confidence has fallen sharply, according to the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence released today. The latest Index recorded an overall decline of 21.8 points, falling to a score of 48.0, compared to 69.8 six months ago. South...
Mar 6, 2013
Despite intense industry efforts to overcome market inertia, 2012 nonetheless ended on a sour note with global PC shipment volume shrinking 3,7% on the year. With limited initial traction from Windows 8 in the holiday season, and continued pressure from tablets, IDC...
Mar 6, 2013
The market for hard disk drives (HDD) contracted in the final quarter last year after failing to receive a boost in demand from PCs, a traditional source of strength, according to an IHS iSuppli Storage Space brief from information and analytics provider IHS. HDD...
