High-performance sales see sharp decline

As expected, worldwide factory revenue for the high performance computing (HPC) technical server market declined sharply to $2,5-billion in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), down from an exceptional $3,4-billion in the same period of 2012, according to the newly...

Big increase in document scanner sales

The overall document scanner market increased year-on-year by more than 30% to approximately 83 000 shipments in Western Europe in 3Q13, according to the latest Western European Quarterly Document Scanner Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). “Cost...

Online sales soar on Cyber Monday

US shoppers made Cyber Monday the biggest online shopping day in history, with a 20,6% increase in online sales. According to the latest cloud-based analytics findings from IBM, mobile sales led the way, exceeding 17% of total online sales, an increase of 55,4%...

Black Friday boosts online sales

IBM has reported a 19,7% increase in Thanksgiving Day online sales as holiday shoppers once again turned to the Internet for the best deals. This momentum set the stage for a record Black Friday, with online sales growing by 18,9% over the same period last year. This...

Online festive sales set to increase

Forrester forecasts $78,7-billion in US online sales this holiday season, including mobile and tablet sales. It projects double-digit growth rates for the third year in a row, with a 15% increase over 2012’s $68,4-billion in sales. This year, 167-million...