Search Content

The global hardware market grew by 4.9% over 2005 to reach about $1,320bn in 2006. The top 10 hardware vendors represented about 32% of the total market size. These leaders are focusing on R&D in order to innovate and stay ahead of the competition.

The $133bn global handset industry is set to witness high growth rates with the advent of smartphones. While Apple and Google transform the smartphone market into a PC like environment, the entry of low-cost players is intensifying price competition.

The way in which video games are played is being fundamentally changed by the convergence of technologies and gaming platforms, demographic shifts, demand for quick, easy and cheap games, and technological advancements.

The global video gaming market is expected to be worth $76.1bn in 2013. In the future the market will be driven primarily by online and mobile gaming formats, which in turn are being driven by increasing internet, broadband and mobile penetrations.

Rapidly evolving trends, technological advances and consumer behaviors are changing the shape of consumer technology markets, and in turn combining to create new product classes and markets. As a result, traditional business models are under threat.

Unified Communications is evolving from a concept to a more mature solution stack. This report identifies key market trends, forecasts future growth opportunities, and analyzes the vendor offerings of the main UC technology players.

The phrase Web 2.0 has come to stand for a new wave of Internet applications, technologies and services that have emerged over the last few years. These have become entrenched in the consumer space, and are now filtering into the corporate world.

The growing contact center market continues to offer new revenue streams for vendors. But as developed markets mature, enhancing the strategic identification and exploitation of opportunities will become a requisite competency for sustainable growth.

The global software industry was estimated to be worth around $203.4bn market in 2006, and the top 10 software vendors represented about 50.9% of this market. These vendors are focused on R&D activities as they aim to innovate and stay ahead.

The global enterprise applications market grew 9.5% over 2006 to about $30bn in 2007. Widespread broadband usage and development of programming technology that enables fast downloads is driving the industry towards web based on-demand applications.

The global telecom services market grew at a CAGR of 11.4% over the period 2002-2006 to reach $1,785bn in 2006. Growth in emerging markets and increased demand for broadband and 3G services are the major drivers of the market.

Since the late 90s more balanced IT spending strategies for cost containment and efficiency maximization have emerged in financial services. However, each sub-sector differs from another and vendors need a deep understanding of them to be successful.

The impending need to deliver eGovernment and services to citizens will create a big market for ICT vendors in the US and Europe. But the public sector displays very different characteristics to the private sector and is often closed to new entrants.

The customer is king- was a phrase first used in retail environments, but has become common parlance in most customer-facing organizations thanks to the importance that businesses now place on their customers.

The digital revolution is truly under way as analog products are replaced by digital ones. Entertainment, media and technology are converging and the living room is set to become the battleground for a new generation of digital products and services.