Continued strength of the portable PC sector will see worldwide PC shipment growth leap almost 20 percent in 2010, according to a new IDC report. This compares with overall growth of just 3 percent in 2009, the market research firm says.
The credit crunch is set to wipe up to US$170 billion in global IT sales that will hurt Intel, Microsoft and other major technology companies, according to a Bloomberg report. A big freeze on both spending and credit will blanket the industry as analysts predict one of the worst ever downturns for IT.
The Murdoch press is reported to be abandoning its News Ltd moniker, in use in Australia since 1923. The local arm of News Corp will be rebranded "News Australia" from early next year.
Insurer IAG has announced plans to slash its headcount and consolidate its core claims and policy handing units from 32 platforms to two, as it seeks to cut costs by at least $250 million a year.
Following lukewarm sales of its Vista operating system, Microsoft Australia is hoping to retrieve lost ground _ and maybe widen its horizons_ by slashing up to 40 per cent from the price of boxed retail versions. The price cut is bigger in percentage terms than those in the US, where cuts have averaged 20pc, but lower than than the 47pc UK/EU cuts.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has ordered an inquiry into whether NZ intelligence operatives engaged in unlawful spying before the January arrest of Megaupload owner Kim Dotcom, pictured.
SYDNEY - While we're on stockmarket matters, IoT Group, an Australian start-up which claims to be focussed on the Internet of Things (IoT), is planning to list on the ASX on December 14.
ADELAIDE - South Australia's Labor Government plans to allow driverless cars in regular traffic on the State's public roads, under legislation to be introduced this week.
Total IT spending in Australia will reach almost A$80 billion in 2016, just a 2.8 percent increase from 2015, according to market research firm Gartner. The minor rise is being largely driven by digital business and the "connected world", senior veep Peter Sondergaard yesterday told Gartner's Symposium/ITXpo on the Gold Coast.