US technology market intelligence firm IDC is establishing its own India research business unit in Bangalore, while severing ties with its partner CyberMedia (India). CyberMedia will set up its own competing research arm in Delhi. More
In the US, research and consulting firm IDC Energy Insights has launched three new global research programs, focused on quantifying and tracking the Smart Meter, Photovoltaic Module and Solar Inverter markets. More
IT analyst IDC is boosting its Australian presence with an office in Melbourne, in order to provide more locally based analyst expertise and support. The firm will also add to its Sydney headcount. More
US technology market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) and events firm naseba have formed an alliance to provide and promote new technology-focused research and events in the Asia Pacific region. More
Tech analyst IDC has announced the loss of 82 jobs in the US, equivalent to 5% of its worldwide workforce of c.1,650, and including twenty-six research analysts. More
In the US, technology market intelligence firm IDC has launched a new service to help venture capital, private equity and merger and acquisition analysts assess smaller IT retailers. More
US-based technology analyst IDC is opening a base in Canberra, Australia for its Government Insights practice. The office will be headed by the group's Federal Government Business Manager Michael Hennessey. More
IDC has appointed Scott Langdoc to head up its forthcoming retail industry research and advisory services practice, as VP of Research. The Retail division will be the sixth Insights company IDC has launched in five years. More
IDC has promoted three execs, Vernon Turner, Henry Morris and Ralph Finos, to Senior Vice President level, serving on its executive management group. Meanwhile Senior VP Crawford Del Prete is leaving the technology analyst to join TNS. More
Product marketing in the technology industry needs to undergo significant changes, according to research conducted by business intelligence and analytics firm, IDC. More
Technology researcher IDC has appointed veteran high performance computing (HPC) analyst Steve Conway as a Research Vice President in its Technical Computing Systems group. More
Technology analyst IDC has reported results for 2006, with worldwide revenues up 12% to $297 million. Twenty new countries were added to its coverage in the year, bringing the total to 93. More
Internet searches for the Nintendo Wii have ousted the perennial favourite iPod to become the UK's most searched-for gadget in the run-up to Christmas, according to Hitwise. The recall of a wrist strap, due to over-enthusiastic users throwing remote controls around, can't have hurt its worldwide sales either. More
US technology specialist IDC says it has added 51 new director- and vice president-level employees in recent months in research and advisory roles. The hires are part of an ongoing strategy to expand vertical industry and technology market coverage as well as geographic coverage. More
Technology analyst IDC this week announced the appointment of Robert E. Welch as Group Vice President and General Manager of its Worldwide Services Research Group. More
Technology specialist IDC has appointed Rick Nicholson as VP of Energy Insights, its newly launched subsidiary, which provides market intelligence and analysis to execs in the energy and utility sector. More
US technology researcher IDC has announced a reorganisation of its business designed to give clients the benefit of a broader view of IT matters. As part of this, it has also announced the promotion of nine research executives to new roles. More
Thirty-six per cent of the software installed on computers worldwide in 2003 was pirated, according to a study released recently by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). This represents a loss of nearly $29 billion to the major software manufacturers who are its members. More
Small and medium size businesses (SMBs) in the US spend more than $75 billion per year on technology, but their purchasing behaviour is very different to that of larger concerns, says a survey conducted by IDC for Yahoo! and integrated marketing agency Grey San Francisco. More
E-learning is taking root in organisations of all sizes, and so far, the people responsible for its implementation are pleased with the results. These are the two main findings from a new joint study of the e-learning industry conducted by Online Learning Magazine and technology researcher the International Data Corporation (IDC). More
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