IDC news from FierceCIO

Market researcher IDC has predicted that the market share of all-in-one desktops is expected to stage a comeback in 2010 amidst stronger demand from businesses and consumers alike. Based on its... Read more...

Overall PC shipments around the world grew in the third quarter this year, says IDC. This is certainly good news given the three quarters of slumping sales due to the poor economy. Interestingly,... Read more...

IDC says most enterprises are lacking basic data management policies, despite the buzz surrounding business intelligent software, cloud storage capabilities and virtualization. "Very few companies... Read more...

It's time to set policy for Twitter use at work and roll it into your office code of business conduct. Should all Twitter usage be for work, or is personal tweeting allowed? How do you make sure... Read more...

In a new report on the x86 processor market, market analyst IDC is reporting that processor shipment is up 10 percent in Q2 compared to Q1. Rather than any actual recovery, in terms of consumer or... Read more...

Online advertising revenue is one key indicator for the state of the economy. Despite predictions that the recession will soon be over, market research firm IDC reports the worldwide market dropped 5... Read more...

According to industry tracker IDC, Q1 2009 was the worst quarter ever for worldwide server sales. With recorded factory server sales of just $9.9 billion in the first quarter, the number represents a... Read more...

A new study has found that the need for cost-cutting has prompted CIOs to consider using Linux. The survey, conducted by IDC and sponsored by Novell, found that more than three quarters of IT... Read more...

The analysts over at IDC have reduced their projections of IT spending in 2009. This comes only months after a forecasted reduction that was announced in November, and hot on the heels of news last... Read more...

In a survey released mid-week, IDC said that worldwide server revenue in the last quarter of 2008 saw its largest drop in years. Server revenue fell to $13.5 billion, or a 14 percent year-over-year... Read more...