Ricoh named an MPS leader by IDC

Sep 19, 2014

Ricoh has again earned a leadership position in worldwide managed print and document services, according to the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Print and Document Services 2014 Hardcopy Vendor Assessment — Focus on Managed Workflow Services. Key factors that...

Vidi set to disrupt SA’s pay-TV market

Sep 18, 2014

Last week’s launch of online video-on-demand (VOD) service Vidi by Times Media Group (TMG) has finally opened up competition in South Africa’s pay-TV market, long dominated by MultiChoice’s DSTV service.

Social media enables purchasing decisions

Sep 17, 2014

Nearly three quarters of business-to-business (B2B) buyers and 84% of C-level/vice-president executives surveyed say they use social media to support purchase decisions. According to the findings of a recently-completed Social Buying Study from International Data...

Moving past the Apple Pay hype

Sep 17, 2014

The hype around the launch of Apple Pay has raised both enterprise and consumer expectations about the spread of mobile payments. But it is important to separate this hype from the reality – particularly from a regional point of view, according to IDC. In...

Big data set to grow to $41,5bn

Sep 17, 2014

International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that the big data technology and services market will grow at a 26,4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to $41,5-billion through 2018, or about six times the growth rate of the overall IT market. Although IDC believes...