Data-hungry applications drive server sales
The EMEA server market continued its strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, reporting $3,7-billion in vendor revenue and 630 000 units shipped, for year-on-year growth of 1,2% and 4,4% respectively. This is according to the International Data Corporation’s...
2014 sees record smartphone sales
Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users had a record fourth quarter of 2014 with an increase of 29,9% from the fourth quarter of 2013 to reach 367,5-million units, according to Gartner. Samsung lost the number one spot to Apple in the global smartphone market in...F5 Networks announces new appointment
F5 Networks has appointed Carlos Marques as the new director of sales for sub-Saharan Africa. Reporting directly to Myles Bray, regional vice-president, Sales, UK, Ireland and sub-Saharan Africa for F5, Marques’s focus will be to grow F5’s business and presence across...
First decline seen in tablet sales
Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the first time since the market’s inception in 2010. Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices reached 76,1-million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) for -3,2% growth, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker.