IDC lowers IT spending forecasts

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Black Book, worldwide IT spending will increase by 4.1% in constant currency this year, down from IDC’s previous forecast of 4.6% and also down from last year’s growth of 4.5%. According to the new report, IT spending has been volatile since the beginning of the year, with macroeconomic wild cards including the crisis in Ukraine and the slowdown in China adding to the general sense of uncertainty which continues to...

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Confusion around convergence is causing business leaders to launch ill-judged initiatives and miss crucial opportunities

A lack of understanding around the pervasive spread and convergence of IT, communications and other digital technologies is causing business leaders to launch ill-judged initiatives and miss crucial opportunities. This is according to chief research officer for Ovum IT, Tim Jennings, who in his keynote at Ovum’s Industry Congress (OIC) urged enterprises to change their mind-set and adopt a more flexible approach to business technology innovation, to adapt to the profound change occurring...

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Fujitsu appoints Michael Keegan as Head of UK & Ireland

Fujitsu has appointed Michael Keegan as Head of its £1.8bn business in the UK & Ireland. Keegan’s new role sees him take the reins from Duncan Tait, who was recently promoted to Head of EMEIA, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Ltd.

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Computacenter receives EMC Business Partner Program EMEA Solution Provider Partner of the Year Award

Computacenter Recognised for: • Computacenter is EMC’s largest Pan-EMEA reseller by revenue • Computacenter’s business with EMC in 2013 grew by 57% compared to 2012 • Computacenter saw double digit growth in 2013 across all lines of EMC business including: DPAD, ESMD and Isilon.

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Ethernet gets legal thumbs up

More and more leading enterprises are moving to smarter more cost efficient Interconnect solutions, listen to why Wrigleys Solicitors in the UK chose Mellanox’s Ethernet solutions.

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