Market Analysis
Europe wants separate clouds
Some 90% of ICT decision-makers are changing their cloud buying behaviour as a direct result of allegations of large scale clandestine cyber-surveillance. A study published by NTT Communications says that even the US customers want local. The survey of 1000 ICT decision-makers from France, Germany, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and the USA found these key points:Tablet hybrid to approach 50 million globally by 2018 says analysts
New findings from leading hi-tech analysts Juniper Research reveal that Tablet Hybrid devices will ship nearly 50 million units by 2018, rising from an estimated 9.5 million in 2013. Tablet Hybrids combine the mobility of a tablet with the functionality of an Ultrabook and can have the screen removed to perform as a slate.Media logistics platform market to reach £400m by 2018 says Ovum
Media Logistics Platform (MLP), a newly coined term by analyst firm Ovum to define the logistics software businesses that manage the processes of production, ingest, post-production and transfer of media and data will hit £400m by 2018.Research clarifies role of mobile video calling
Despite forecasts that users of mobile video calling services such as Skype will increase to over 130 million users by 2018, question marks remain over the potential for mobile video calling to generate revenues in its own right, a new report from Juniper Research has found.Virgin rumoured to be picking Daisy
Analysis by Philip Carse, Megabuyte.com: The usually well informed Nic Fildes at The Times this morning reports that Virgin Media is in talks to acquire Daisy, but that the negotiations have stalled over price.Global PBX/IP PBX market falls in Q4 2013 and full year 2013
The latest figures released by MZA show that the market for PBX/Call Controller extensions and licenses (excluding Micro PBX products) fell by 3% year-on-year in Q4 2013 (period October to December 2013 inclusive) and 5% year-on-year in CY 2013 (January to December inclusive).UK consumers less tolerant to poor service than US counterparts, finds research
New research from NewVoiceMedia reveals that UK consumers are less tolerant to poor customer service than those in the US.Cloud billing to spur subscription revolution, claims survey
A new survey by Cerillion Technologies, polling the views of more than 200 senior IT professionals across a broad range of industry verticals, has revealed that more than half of all businesses today (53%) are still using either an in-house-developed system or manual processes to bill their customers.High IM traffic forecast but low revenues
Instant Messaging to account for 75% of mobile messaging traffic by 2018, but only generate 2% of revenues, according to Juniper Research.UK lags US in cyber security, finds research
Just 17 per cent of UK business leaders see cyber security as a major priority, compared to 41 per cent in the US, research from BT has revealed. The research, which assessed attitudes to cyber security and levels of preparedness among IT decision makers, highlights that UK businesses are lagging behind their US counterparts in crucial areas.
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