IDC Middle East and Africa

Outsourcing is often touted as the answer to IT costs spiraling out of control - but does it really work? Imthishan Giado investigates.

Teaming up looks tantilising on paper but when it comes to executing the strategy the reality can be somewhat murkier and that's where collaborative systems come in.

Research shows uptake of netbooks is responsible for 4% growth in PC market this quarter

The state of play in the economy has caused many CIOs to shift into a different gear when it comes to infrastructure projects.

EMEA IT market to grow by under three percent this year says IDC, Middle East and Africa slips into single-digit growth

The IT services market in the UAE grew 41% last year, to reach $791 million says IDC

Research sponsored by Nortel reports that Instant Messaging (IM) will surpass email as the preferred form of business communication by second half of 2010

EMEA server market up 4.8% in first quarter of 2008 says IDC

IDC and Business Software Alliance report shows global software piracy up 3% in 2007

Worldwide mobile phone sales slipped 11.6% in Q108 says IDC

IDC is bringing its SMB roadshow to the region, to help small to medium companies make better use of IT

IDC predicts PC shipments to double in three years, but says East African market is currently in early adoption phase

IT expenditure in the Middle East will grow three times faster than global average analyst company says

IDC report shows strength of software sector in driving IT industry job creation and partner revenues

PC markets in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria showing growth in 2007 despite instability and sanctions

ACN Editor Eliot Beer's October 7 comment (‘Who needs information?' available on ITP.net) sparked an e-mail debate with IDC's CEMA marketing manager, Mark Yates, over the availability of Middle East specific research data and critical insight. This is the complete exchange.

Fixed line subscriber growth continues to slow