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Banking and securities’ IT spend to hit $14.8B in Australia
IT spending by banking and securities firms in Australia is forecast to reach $14.8 billion in 2017, according to research and analyst firm, Gartner.
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Cloud uptake in Australia soars as IaaS spending nears $1 billion
Australian enterprises are boosting usage and increasing spending on public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
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Move to digital services to be biggest telco trend in 2016: Ovum
Personalising the customer experience, improving operational efficiency and moving to new delivery models are some the top IT trends to expect from telcos in 2016, according to global analyst firm, Ovum.
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Outsourced datacentre market grows on the back of the Cloud
As a result of increased adoption of Cloud computing, driven by the consumer segments increased consumption of videos, social networks, mobile data and gaming, and the corporate sectors' use of data intensive applications, the Australian outsourced datacentre market continues to grow strongly.
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Prices of PCs will rise by up to 10 per cent in 2015: Gartner
Independent analyst firm, Gartner, has announced the price of PCs could possibly increase by up to 10 per cent in 2015. It reported, in its latest Forecast Analysis: Devices, Worldwide 1Q15 Update that device vendors will be raising the prices of PCs to offset the effects of currency devaluation.
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Acer maintains quarterly financial momentum
Acer’s board has revealed the vendor finished the third quarter of calendar 2014 with $US2.82 billion in consolidated revenue, up 5.3 per cent on the previous quarter, but down seven per cent year-over-year (YoY).
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Telcos could lose half their customers: Ovum
Ovum has revealed that telecommunications operators can expect to lose up to half their customers in the next 12 months as a quarter of consumers are set to switch providers in the coming year.
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Tablets make up 9.5 per cent of devices market: Gartner
Gartner claims tablets will represent only 9.5 per cent of total worldwide sales of devices in 2014, with growth slowing from 55 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in 2013 to 11 per cent this year.
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iPhone 6/6 Plus and Apple Watch: the analysts' predictions
As expected, analysts were prompt to compile market forecasts in response to Apple’s annual revelation event which, this year, saw it unveil its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and the Apple Watch.
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Apple Watch to hurt competitors at first, but benefit thereafter: Analysys Mason
While smartwatch adoption remains limited by (a lack of) consumer interest, Analysys Mason claims Apple will drive growth in the market and consequently bring demand to competing manufacturers.
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Infrastructure-as-a-Service "skyrocketing" but on-premises still strong: Telsyte
While the Australian public Cloud infrastructure services market is tipped to reach $650 million by 2018, it will not mark the end for on-premises IT as more organisations consider or implement private Clouds.
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Informa businesses to merge under Ovum brand
Informa plc is merging its Ovum and Informa Telecoms and Media (ITM) businesses under the Ovum brand as part of a “multi-million pound” investment program.
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Telcos to lose $US386bn as a result of OTT services: Ovum
Telecommunications providers will suffer a $US386 billion loss between 2012 and 2018 at the hands of over-the-top (OTT) voice over IP (VoIP) solutions, according to Ovum.
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Telcos troubled by customer dissatisfaction, MVNOs: Telsyte
Forty-six per cent of Australian mobile subscribers have switched services providers in the past three years, primarily driven by customer dissatisfaction and the competitiveness mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), according to Telsyte.
