PRAGUE, July 28, 2015 – Workstation shipments in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region contracted by 3.4% year on year in first quarter of 2015. Global research and advisory company IDC expects the decline to extend to -5.2% for the full year. (TZ)
„The decline in Euro value is increasing the risk sentiments, putting weight on the channel business, especially when it comes to US based vendors,“ says Mohamed Hefny, senior analyst with IDC’s systems and infrastructure department. „Very large businesses are also under corporate debt pressure, opting for extension of maintenance and support instead of refreshing with new boxes,“ he added.
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