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  Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut

  A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave.

  By Marc Ferranti and Joab Jackson | 17 May, 2013 21:17

  Tags: Tableau, business issues, applications, IDC, Marketo, Components, software, processors, business intelligence, Apple

• Android retains lead over Apple

  Android has remained at the top of the leader board when it comes to smartphones, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2013 08:08

  Tags: Apple, IDC, ios, Android, Windows Phone

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  Dell slashes its Windows RT tablet price by $US200; XPS 10 now sells for $US300

  Dell drastically cut the online price of its Windows RT tablet, reducing the price by $US200 to $US299.99 for Dell XPS 10.

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 May, 2013 17:58

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking, wireless, Windows, hardware systems, qualcomm, nvidia, tablets, software, mobile, operating systems, Dell, IDC

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  IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks

  The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks of the future, IDC researchers said in a panel discussion at Interop this week.

  By Brandon Butler | 09 May, 2013 20:39

  Tags: network limitations, Networking, wireless, cloud computing, internet, LAN & WAN, Facebook, mobile networks, SDN drivers, SDN, consumer electronics, IDC, Cloud, mobility, smartphones, IDC SDN, cloud networks, IDC Research

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  More support for Windows RT, this time from Nvidia

  Nvidia will stay on board with making Tegra ARM-based processors for Windows RT tablets despite sluggish early sales of the devices, making the same commitment that Qualcomm has made, an Nvidia executive said

  By Matt Hamblen | 08 May, 2013 20:41

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, IT industry, Networking, hardware systems, wireless, qualcomm, nvidia, tablets, Components, processors, mobile, IDC, Microsoft

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  Citrix bakes WAN optimization into branch office hardware

  Citrix today announced new models in its CloudBridge line of branch repeater hardware, along with a software update to Version 7.0, which adds WAN optimization capability and direct support for public cloud services.

  By Jon Gold | 07 May, 2013 16:27

  Tags: branch repeater, Citrix, Networking, Citrix cloud, wan optimization, internet, cloud computing, LAN & WAN, HP, management, Traffic management, IDC, Cloud

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  Department of Defence security training needed: analyst

  The focus on cyber security in the Department of Defence’s White Paper is a good start but retraining and upgrading skills that are in short supply at present is needed according to one security analyst.

  By Hamish Barwick | 06 May, 2013 16:30

  Tags: department of defence, online security, Defence White Paper, IDC, IBRS, cyber security

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  Windows 8 Update: 2nd-generation Surface tablets may debut next month

  Microsoft may be revealing the second generation of its Surface tablets during its developers' conference next month, according to a printed report.

  By Tim Greene | 02 May, 2013 20:38

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, wireless, Windows, hardware systems, Windows 8 Surface second generation, Microsoft Surface market, Data Center, operating systems, Microsoft Surface tablet second generation, Apple, Surface tablet, IDC, Microsoft, software, Tracker, Surface free keyboards China

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  Time to say goodbye to Windows RT tablets?

  Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4% of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy.

  By Matt Hamblen | 02 May, 2013 19:04

  Tags: smb, IDC, small business, Microsoft, Windows, hardware systems, tablets, software, operating systems

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  Think tablets are popular? Shipments explode in first quarter

  Tablet shipments exploded by 142 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 year-over-year as all Android tablets, including low-budget white box versions, dominated the market over Apple iOS tablets, IDC said.

  By Matt Hamblen | 01 May, 2013 20:35

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, ios, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, tablets, software, mobile, operating systems, Apple, IDC, Google

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  Remind me: Why do we want a Nexus 11 tablet?

  Samsung and Google are reportedly building a Nexus 11 tablet with an 11-in. display that runs Samsung's octa-core processor and will be released this year.

  By Matt Hamblen | 30 April, 2013 17:31

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Google, consumer electronics, IDC, Networking, wireless, smartphones, Android, mobile

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  Tablets replacing PCs at Australian schools: IDC

  The Australian education sector is increasing its spending on tablets and cloud infrastructure as demand for PCs fall, according to analysts at IDC.

  By Adam Bender | 30 April, 2013 14:07

  Tags: hardware, ICT, IDC, PC, education, schools, tablets, spending

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  Climate change pushes some companies to go green

  Severe weather shifts are forcing companies to rethink their energy strategies; they're using both technology and geography to become more energy independent.

  By Lucas Mearian | 29 April, 2013 10:03

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, IDC, hardware systems, sustainable IT, Data Center

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  Wall Street Beat: Earnings highlight smartphones as key to growth

  With Apple reporting a decline in profit margins and Samsung consolidating its leadership in the mobile device market, earnings results and market research reports this week point to the ever-increasing importance of smartphones as key to growth in tech.

  By Marc Ferranti | 26 April, 2013 21:02

  Tags: amazon, business issues, smartphones, software, financial results, Apple, forrester, samsung, consumer electronics, alcatel-lucent, IDC

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  Apple iPad maintains strong Web traffic lead lead over Samsung Galaxy Tabs

  Samsung is second to Apple in tablet sales and coming on strong, though Samsung Galaxy Tab users remain well behind iPad users in how much they use the Web.

  By Matt Hamblen | 26 April, 2013 18:32

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Strategy Analytics, IDC, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, tablets, mobile, internet, Apple