Recent press releases from International Data Group and its subsidiaries http://www.idg.com en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:46:30 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss questions@idg.com (Questions at IDG) 15 http://www.idg.com/images/idgsunsmall.jpg http://www.idg.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research A recent International Data Corporation (IDC) survey of more than 1,000 IT professionals worldwide found a high level of satisfaction with the software support services offered by five of the largest enterprise application vendors. The small differences in the average satisfaction scores among these vendors indicate that software support services remains a highly competitive market. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/86CF193512147B6C852576E9004BB8C7?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 86CF193512147B6C852576E9004BB8C7 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG World Expo Events FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDG World Expo, leading producer of tradeshows and events, announced today that it will work together with SPJA to produce Anime Expo for the Society for Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/143E1C1071D3050C852576E8006C747B?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 143E1C1071D3050C852576E8006C747B Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research FRAMINGHAM, MA. - March 16, 2010 - International Data Corporation (IDC) predicted that 2009 would be the year of the great enterprise videoconferencing experiment, and despite the macroeconomic challenges that enterprises faced, the worldwide market (including telepresence) managed to achieve 16.7% growth over 2008. With the global economy now in recovery, IDC expects enterprise adoption of videoconferencing to accelerate, driving revenues for videoconferencing equipment from $1.9 billion in 2009 to more than $8.7 billion in 2014. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/4C0F400B09BDDC0B852576E8006CA4A7?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 4C0F400B09BDDC0B852576E8006CA4A7 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market grew 3.6% year over year with 34 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Driven by the continued popularity of multifunction printers (MFPs), this represents the first year-over-year gain in the market since the second quarter of 2008. Although shipment values declined 4.6% year over year to $14.3 billion in 4Q09, this was the slowest rate of decline since 3Q08. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/9FB87E7A396264EC852576E70059C591?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 9FB87E7A396264EC852576E70059C591 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research After a severely constrained first half, steeply discounted PCs along with improving economic conditions steered the global PC market back into the black in the latter half of 2009. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, the yearly growth rate for the worldwide PC market in 2009 was 2.9%. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/B3AC48F36FD82428852576E7005A0604?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss B3AC48F36FD82428852576E7005A0604 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research The hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market in EMEA continues to stabilize and recover in the wake of the widespread negative growth experienced throughout 2009 as a direct result of the world's first truly global recession. Looking forward, total HCP shipment volume in the EMEA region is set to increase by a brisk 7.6% CAGR over the long-range forecast period (2010-2014). However, this relatively high growth rate must be seen in the context of an HCP market recovering from last year's low base of activity when overall HCP shipments contracted 15.1% from the 2008 market peak. IDC forecasts that shipment volume in EMEA will not reach 2008 levels until 2011, when the market is expected to total 46.8 million units. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/64D0B4D898A9A27F852576E70059752F?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 64D0B4D898A9A27F852576E70059752F Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 8, 2010 – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software market experienced a slight increase in year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09) with revenues of $3.09 billion, representing 0.5% growth over the same quarter one year ago, as well as 6.3% growth from the previous quarter (3Q09). http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/5B04DC458B46635E852576E00068F36E?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 5B04DC458B46635E852576E00068F36E Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research FRAMINGHAM, MA. -- March 8, 2010 --Many of the trends that influenced the worldwide PC market in 2009 will continue to resonate in 2010, but their impact will change as new market forces come into play. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the lower prices brought on by last year's challenging economy will create new opportunities for emerging sub form factors, such as ultrathin portables and all-in-one desktops. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/F6235CA5DCAC7869852576E000692A5E?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss F6235CA5DCAC7869852576E000692A5E Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software market experienced a slight increase in year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09) with revenues of $3.09 billion, representing 0.5% growth over the same quarter one year ago, as well as 6.3% growth from the previous quarter (3Q09). http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/F0118D2D5707B88C852576E700589D9F?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss F0118D2D5707B88C852576E700589D9F Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG Corporate Communications Corporate IDG Enterprise is now offering technology marketers extended opportunities to reach the audiences they value most in CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld, and Network World, through a partnership with IDG TechNetwork. The branded 'TechNets' will provide an extended engagement by re-targeting each IDG enterprise sites' visitors as they consume content across the various sites within the IDG TechNetwork. Marketers will buy impressions within IDG brands and extend their campaigns to more than 275 independent IDG TechNetwork sites worldwide. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/8B8708BDAE1F860A852576E700594504?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 8B8708BDAE1F860A852576E700594504 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues posted a year-over-year decline of 0.7%, totaling $5.3 billion, in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09), according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. For the quarter, the total disk storage systems market grew to $7.3 billion in revenues, representing 0.2% growth from the prior year's fourth quarter. Total disk storage systems capacity shipped reach 3,304 petabytes, growing 33.4% year over year. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/EBC0511C5E9B3444852576E700565BAF?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss EBC0511C5E9B3444852576E700565BAF Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST Computerworld Online IDG's Computerworld, the IT media brand dedicated to providing peer perspective, IT leadership and business results, announces three new vertical sites -- IT Health Care, IT Finance, and IT Government -- providing their IT management audience with in-depth analysis into these important segments. These sites organize content by industry rather than topic, offering visitors access to current information impacting their industry. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/063DA296CFF0AA55852576E70053D790?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 063DA296CFF0AA55852576E70053D790 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG Online Framingham, MA – March 3, 2010 – Joining with Google in an ambitious project to digitize its publication archives, IDG Enterprise is enabling readers to access issues online of CIO, CSO, InfoWorld and Network World dating back to the late 1970s. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/0BA76B61AB566B16852576DB00713C9D?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 0BA76B61AB566B16852576DB00713C9D Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG Corporate Communications Events The DEMO conference, the world-renowned launch platform for some of the most notable emerging technologies introduced over the past two decades, has announced the agenda for DEMO Spring 2010, March 21-23, 2010, in Palm Desert, Calif.   http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/08920A71D7723C3E852576E700550A02?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 08920A71D7723C3E852576E700550A02 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Events International Data Corporation (IDC) and IDG Enterprise (publisher of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, ITworld, Network World and The Industry Standard) announce the launch of the Cloud Leadership Forum -- June 13-15, 2010 in Santa Clara, CA. The forum will address issues of adoption and success of public- and private-cloud computing. The industry's most influential executives from technology companies and across industries, including executives from Amazon, Cisco and Sun National Bank, will examine, debate, and decide the issues critical to the success of public- and private-clouds. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/55A488DB1CC1F6C0852576E70055A48B?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 55A488DB1CC1F6C0852576E70055A48B Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG Games Media Group Publications GamePro Media (http://www.gamepro.com/ [http://www.gamepro.com/]) and The Princeton Review (http://www.princetonreview.com [http://www.princetonreview.com]) have compiled the first-ever list of top video game design programs at U.S. and Canadian universities. Of the nearly 500 institutions offering such programs, 50 schools are recognized in a special editorial feature that appears in the April issue of GamePro, available on newsstands March 9, 2010, and on GamePro.com. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/9694BD66D2B34510852576E70054B5BB?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 9694BD66D2B34510852576E70054B5BB Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG Corporate Communications Corporate The IDG TechNetwork, a vertical advertising network established in 2008, has grown revenue more than 300 percent from Q1 2009 to Q1 2010 (Oct.-Dec.). The IDG TechNetwork offers scale, performance and quality across 57 vertical channels in three audience networks: Enterprise IT, Technology Enthusiast, and Gaming. More than 275 Web sites clustered around channels such as cloud computing, security, gadgets or home entertainment allow advertisers to target specific groups of technology audiences. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/4D13ED226741F109852576D900511AE9?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 4D13ED226741F109852576D900511AE9 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market declined 3.9% year over year to $13.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09). Although this was the sixth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year revenue decline, it was the second consecutive quarter with sequential quarter-over-quarter revenue growth. Worldwide server shipments increased 1.9% to 1.9 million units in 4Q09 when compared with the year-ago period. For the full year 2009, worldwide server revenue declined 18.9% to $43.2 billion when compared to 2008, while worldwide unit shipments declined 18.6% to 6.6 million units. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/F7E5A4F32BB6E51C852576D500504DD5?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss F7E5A4F32BB6E51C852576D500504DD5 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST PC World Research PC World will report the full results of its 3G wireless testing carried out this winter in an issue to hit newsstands in early March. The feature article was published today at the magazine’s Web site, PCWorld.com. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/2C703E1813967BC6852576D40050FC1F?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 2C703E1813967BC6852576D40050FC1F Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG World Expo Events On the heels of the highly successful Macworld 2010 event, IDG World Expo announced today that the Macworld Mobile Application Showcase area for iPhone, iPod touch and now iPad developers will double in size at Macworld 2011. IDG World Expo also announced that free expo hall registration for next year's event will open on Monday, February 22 for two weeks only. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/FA35CB97DD74121C852576D40050C726?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss FA35CB97DD74121C852576D40050C726 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST IDG Events Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Feb. 19, 2010 – The second Banking & Microfinance Cambodia International Conference & Expo showcased the latest banking technologies and served as a forum to discuss legal and strategic issues to improve the Cambodian banking and microfinance industry, especially its payment systems. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/903C2E0A03BBB519852576CF005A4D52?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 903C2E0A03BBB519852576CF005A4D52 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research The world's mobile worker population will pass the one billion mark this year and grow to nearly 1.2 billion people – more than a third of the world's workforce – by 2013. According to a new forecast from IDC, the most significant gains will be in the emerging economies of Asia/Pacific, where a strong economic recovery and new interest in unified communications will drive healthy growth in all aspects of mobility spending. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/E3FC4F0D23EB9D3F852576CF0062BADF?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss E3FC4F0D23EB9D3F852576CF0062BADF Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST IDC Research Information and communications technologies (ICT) will play a pivotal role in the global economy's recovery and transformation following the deepest recession in more than half a century. The ICT industry's capacity to foster sustained growth and industry change over the next decade will be explored at IDC's 45th annual Directions conferences, to be held March 4th at the Boston Sheraton Hotel in Boston, Mass., and March 10th at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. http://www.idg.com/www/pr.nsf/0/6B3B4D785D04220F852576CD0050DAED?opendocument&utm_source=pr_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pr_rss 6B3B4D785D04220F852576CD0050DAED