Despite experiencing a slower-than-anticipated year, the Saudi Arabian IT services market posted healthy year-on-year growth of 11.3% in 2012, according to the latest insights from IDC.
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Intelligent security is key to fight sophisticated threats
Intelligent security is increasingly becoming vital as GCC CISOs continue to battle against increasingly sophisticated threats, according to experts. 0 1939
Lenovo widens lead as PC market decline slows
Analysts at both Gartner and IDC reported the seventh straight quarter of declining PC shipments, although both firms saw a light at the end of the tunnel.
IDC: MEA external storage market dropped 8.8% in Q3
The Middle East and Africa external storage market declined 8.8% year-on-year during the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest figures from IDC.
IDC: High-tech companies failing in ERP customer experience strategies
High-tech manufacturers are failing in their customer ERP strategies, according to an IDC whitepaper.
Predictions gone wrong: Losing bets analysts made for 2013
Cast your mind back to the late 2000s – when the iPhone 3G beguiled consumers and the iTunes App Store began shifting users’ ideas about how they bought and used software. When Microsoft pros saw nothing but clear skies after Windows 7 cleared out the Windows Vista storm, and when green technology was touted as a transformative force in IT.
IDC: Africa to attract more ICT investment in 2014
Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC.
Symantec releases updated Storage Foundation software
The new version enables data centres to adopt SSDs while leveraging existing storage investments.
A class of its own
All-in-one colour printers have been gaining popularity in the last few years. Reseller ME analyses why and how it impacts the channel.
MEA hardcopy peripherals market sees first growth in 8 quarters
After eight successive quarters of decline, the Middle East and Africa hardcopy peripherals market finally returned to a state of positive growth during the third quarter of 2013, with shipments up 6.6% year on year to total 1,472,000 units, according to the IDC.
IDC announces Middle East 2014 IT predictions
IDC has released its predictions for the IT industry in 2014, and said it believes that Middle East spending will exceed $32 billion in the coming year.