Analyst report stories - Page 238

Fuji Xerox triumphs in laser printer sales amid a 7% decline in the ANZ printer market, driven by aggressive price strategies.

HP still leads the pack, although analysts acknowledge 'PSG spin-off debacle' has hurt the company's reputation.

Printers offer a greater opportunity to enhance business productivity than many realise, says Carmel Mosser, general manager, Lexmark Australia and New Zealand.

NZ printer market sees $55M in Q2 2011, with an 8% rise by 2014 driven by inkjets, despite the digital shift and tablet impacts.

Increased agility. Faster time-to-market. Increased business value. Phrases like these pepper cloud computing marketing literature.

New Zealand and Australia businesses are proving to be ready adopters of cloud services. The most recent Asia Pacific Cloud Index.

Is Microsoft too late for the tablet market? With tech giants already on their 3rd gen products, Forrester calls Windows 8 very late to the party.

A few interesting facts about the open source network security specialists most famous for intrusion detection tool Snort.

John Brand highlights the shift from 'big data' to 'dumb data' in BI, stressing the need for meaningful integration over mere collection.

Intergen ramps up its Business Intelligence services, targeting untapped organisational data, with a seasoned team leader at the helm.

System based on open standards offers 30% lower bandwidth consumption than industry average, Australia boss says.

Virtualisation in NZ set to leap from test phase to wide adoption, promising big opportunities for tech industry, says IDC analyst.

Extreme Networks lauded for innovation, reclaiming its position as a thought leader in data center solutions, says regional boss.

With virtualisation maturing, large enterprises embrace it as essential. Gartner forecasts it as key tech in 2011; 91% already use it for production workloads.

With server virtualisation reaching maximum penetration in mature markets like New Zealand, now is the time for resellers to look to other virtualisat.

Adapt now or face the consequences. That’s the message to resellers – and customers and carriers – when it comes to mobility, discovers Keith Newman.

The market for virtual goods in social media games is set to boom due to smartphone usage, according to a report.

As Android's popularity soars, AVG and Symantec warn against rising smartphone cyber threats, highlighting scams like 'Premium SMS'.

Dimension Data and Microsoft Services sign deal to accelerate private cloud solutions for enterprises, promising rapid implementations.

Despite economic hurdles, aggressive channel promotions push ANZ printer sales to a 10% year-on-year rise in Q2 2011.