Lenovo moves into top x86 server spot

Lenovo has become the biggest x86 server provider in China on the back of its acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business. IDC believes this acquisition will enrich Lenovo’s x86 server portfolio and strengthen its products and channels. IDC’s latest...

Modest decline for global HPC sales

Worldwide factory revenue for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market declined modestly year-over-year by -2,6% to $2,45-billion in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), down from $2,51-billion in the same period of 2013. This is according to the...

Massive growth for integrated infrastructure

The worldwide integrated infrastructure and platforms market increased revenue by 33,8% year-over-year to $2,4-billion during the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Integrated Infrastructure and...

Lexmark named MPS leader by IDC

Lexmark International has once again been recognised as a leader in managed print and document services (MPDS) by leading IT market research and advisory firm IDC in its 2014 MPDS IDC MarketScape report. The report analyses the strategies and current capabilities of...

Mobile-first the answer for Africa, says IDC

Organisations that fail to set clear mobility strategies are in grave danger of losing out to the competition, and a complete failure to embrace this new reality will have potentially catastrophic consequences. That was the conclusion drawn yesterday at the IDC...