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PRAGUE / FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 6, 2016 – Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline for the second straight year in 2016, dropping 9.6% compared to 2015 volumes, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker forecast. The tablet market in totality has seen its peak and will face down years in 2016 and 2017, followed by a slight rebound in 2018 and beyond driven by detachable tablet growth. Right now the detachable category only accounts for 16% of the market and IDC expects it to reach 31% in 2020. (TZ)

PRAGUE / FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 3, 2016 – The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 4.5% year over year in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), while declining 10.7% on a sequential basis. According to the results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker , the enterprise segment grew 8.6% year over year in 1Q16, experiencing its best growth in more than a year. A number of factors contributed to this uptick, including refresh cycles, easing of economic concerns, greater availability of Wave 2 802.11ac products, and continued fulfillment of e-rate contracts in the education vertical in the United States. (TZ)

Praha, 31. května 2016 – Společnost IDC dnes oznámila jména pěti finalistů soutěže Cirkus talentů, kteří dostanou šanci osobně prezentovat svoje nápady na mezinárodní konferenci IDC Digital Transformation konané 16. června 2016. Mladí digitální inovátoři představí své projekty v krátkých pětiminutových přednáškách, které jim mohou otevřít dveře mezi principály digitálního byznysu. (TZ)

PRAGUE / LONDON, May 27, 2016 – According to the latest figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), Western European shipments of ultraslim convertibles and detachables posted positive growth (44.7%) to account for 18.4% of total consumer shipments and 21.9% of commercial devices in 16Q1, up from 9.2% and 16.3% respectively a year ago. This trend is even more significant in the context of a contracting market. The Western European PC and tablet market contracted by 13.7% YoY in 16Q1, with total shipments reaching 18.2 million units. The decline was softer in the commercial segment, where the drop in shipments remained in single digits (-5.2% YoY), while consumer demand fell by 18.6% YoY. (TZ)

PRAGUE / WARSAW, May 23, 2016 – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 1.88 million smartphones were sold in Poland in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), up 7% from the 1.75 million units sold in 1Q15. This minimal growth is primarily attributable to the growing saturation of the smartphone market

PRAGUE, May 20, 2016 – Although one of the fastest developing regional markets until 2015, the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA) external storage market declined by 10% year on year in 2015. Total shipment value dropped below $2 billion, while total market capacity grew by 27%, according to results published by International Data Corporation (IDC) in its Enterprise Storage Systems Quarterly Tracker for Q4 2015. It should be noted, however, that in local currency (euro), the market grew 7% in value over 2014. (TZ)

PRAGUE / FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 2, 2016 – According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), up slightly from the 334.3 million units in 1Q15, marking the smallest year-over-year growth on record. The minimal growth this quarter is primarily attributed to strong smartphone saturation in developed markets, as well as a year-over-year decline from both Apple and Samsung, the two market leaders. (TZ)

PRAGUE / LONDON, April 29, 2016 – Communication service providers (CSPs) in the Western European enterprise market have faced difficult market conditions for years, hit by a perfect storm of economic headwinds, spending rationalization, technology migrations, competition, and regulatory pressure. A new report from International Data Corporation (IDC), however, suggests there might be light at the end of the tunnel for the troubled sector. (TZ)

PRAGUE / LONDON, April 22, 2016 – PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 17.2 million units in the first quarter of 2016 — a 14.6% decrease year on year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Despite the shrinking market, commercial notebook PCs returned to growth in Western Europe (WE) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In contrast, the consumer market performed poorly following a strong push for the Bing promotion in January 2015, making the comparison unfavorable. (TZ)

PRAGUE / FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 18, 2016 – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60.6 million units in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), a year-on-year decline of 11.5%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker . Shipments were in line with conservative expectations for a decline of 11.3%, and anticipated a relatively weak environment during the first half of 2016 as Windows 10 enterprise upgrades largely remained in pilot phase while consumer demand remains weak. The volatility in stocks, commodities and currencies also helped depress shipments. (TZ)