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STAMFORD, Conn., August 31, 2010 — Worldwide PC shipments are projected to total 367.8 million units in 2010, a 19.2 per cent increase from 308.3 million units shipped in 2009, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner, Inc.

"The PC market revived in the first half of 2010, but the real test of its resilience is yet to come," said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. "We have reduced our forecast for second-half 2010 PC growth to 15.3 per cent, approximately 2 per cent below our previous forecast, in light of the uncertain economic outlook for the United States and Western Europe. There is no doubt that consumer, if not business PC demand has slowed relative to expectations in mature markets. Recent dramatic shifts in the PC supply chain were in no small part a reaction to fears of a sharp slowdown in mature-market demand. However, suppliers' risk-aversion is as much a factor in these shifts as any actual downshift in demand."

Western Europe Saw Another Quarter of Strong Growth, But UK Remained Weak

Egham, UK, 25 August 2010 — PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 15.6 million units in the second quarter of 2010, a 19.6 per cent increase from the same period in 2009, according to Gartner, Inc.

“Western Europe showed continued growth in the second quarter, recovering quickly from the slowdown seen in the first half of 2009,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. “The PC market has so far defied the general economic downturn, but the real test will be in the second half of 2010, since we saw a stronger second half in 2009.”

“The strong performance in the second quarter of 2010 was partly due to a weak second quarter of 2009. For a better comparison, the PC market in Western Europe grew 6 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2008, indicating not only a recovery but good underlying market strength.

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AMR Research Announces Inaugural Supply Chain Executive Conference 2010 in Europe

13-14 September, Lancaster London Hotel, London, UK

Egham, UK, 18 June, 2010 — AMR Research, a Gartner, Inc. company, today announced its Supply Chain Executive Conference 2010, to be held in London at the Lancaster London hotel on 13-14 September.

At the conference, AMR Research analysts will outline how leading organisations have succeeded and chart a road map for supply chain excellence. This will include showcasing proven best practices in acquiring and maintaining talent, building efficient business processes and getting value from supporting technology investments.

Mobile PC Market Experiences Strongest Growth Rate in Eight Years

STAMFORD, Conn., May 25, 2010 — Worldwide mobile PC shipments totalled 49.4 million units in the first quarter of 2010, a 43.4 per cent increase from the first quarter of 2009, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. This year-over-year growth is the highest the mobile PC market has experienced in eight years and represents about $36 billion in end-user spending.

Table 1
Worldwide Mobile PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 1Q10 (Thousands of Units)

Source: Gartner (May 2010)

Gartner estimates that there are about 500 million mobile PCs currently in use worldwide. Products from adjacent categories, such as smartphones and media tablets (Apple's iPad), offer messaging and web access, which are challenging the key applications for PCs. While Gartner does not see these products as a direct replacement for mobile PCs, analysts are closely monitoring how consumers and businesses are using them. The top applications that are downloaded will tell a lot about how these devices could displace some mobile PC sales in the future.

Gartner Research та 1To1 Media відзначили Microsoft Dynamics CRM та платформу xRM за високу продуктивність і зниження витрат для замовників.

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe (MCFE), провідний виробник навантажувачів, центральний офіс якого знаходиться у Нідерландах, отримав нагороду Gartner CRM Excellence Award завдяки впровадженню Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Такими нагородами Gartner та 1to1 Media відзначають компанії, які досягають виняткових успіхів у об'єднанні стратегії, технологій і тактичних дій, що приносить цінність клієнтам і компаніям.

MCFE – компанія, яка займається виробництвом, продажем і дистрибуцією виделкових навантажувачів, завдяки впровадженню Microsoft Dynamics CRM змогла вдосконалити процеси приймання та обробки замовлень, ІТ-підтримку клієнтських запитів та взаємовідносин із дилерами. Час, необхідний на настроювання бізнес-застосунків, скоротився з 35 до 10 днів, витрати на розгортання скоротилися на 60%, а час обробки замовлень скоротився з 5 хвилин до 90 секунд.

В 2010 году мировые поставки персональных компьютеров составят 366,1 млн.штук. что на 19,7% больше 305,8 млн.штук, поставленных в прошлом году. Такой прогноз опубликован аналитической компанией "Gartner". В деньгах это составит $254 млрд., что на 12,2% превышает данные 2009 года, сообщает ЛИГАБизнесИнформ.

Такие показатели выглядят намного оптимистичнее, чем прогноз 13,3%-ного роста поставок ПК, который аналитики компании сделали в конце декабря прошлого года. По прогнозам аналитиков, рост продаж будет наблюдаться на всех рынках, также сезонные пики продаж будут более ярко выраженными. Рынок будет расти на протяжении следующих нескольких лет.

"Индустрия ПК будет в основном развиваться благодаря портативным ПК, которые хорошо продаются как на зрелых, так и на развивающихся рынках. Обеспечивать этот рост в 2010 году будут мининоутбуки, но их могут потеснить ноутбуки с низким потреблением энергии и планшеты. Поставки десктопов будут сокращаться, а спрос на них будет наблюдаться в основном на развивающихся рынках", - заявил руководитель исследовательской группы "Gartner" Джордж Шиффлер (George Shiffler).

Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organisations and Users in 2010 and Beyond

This Year's Predictions Span 56 Markets, Topics and Industry Areas

Stamford, Conn., January 13, 2010 — Gartner, Inc. has highlighted the key predictions that herald long-term changes in approach for IT organisations and the people they serve for 2010 and beyond. Gartner's top predictions for 2010 showcase the trends and events that will change the nature of business today and beyond.

These predictions were selected from across Gartner’s research areas as the most compelling and critical predictions. The trends and topics they address this year speak to the changing balance of power and focus in IT. Gartner analysts said last year's themes of shifting ownership and revenue flows continue, becoming more pronounced and more sharply focused. As the macro-economic environment adjusts to a new balance between supply, consumer demand and regulation, the focus of this year's top predictions has expanded to encompass shifts in the way that users interact with IT.

Future of BI to Be Discussed at Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2010 in London

Egham, UK, 9 December, 2009 — Once the preserve of cash-strapped organisations, open-source business intelligence (BI) tools are becoming a mainstream deployment option for all kinds of BI usage, according to Gartner, Inc.

Gartner analysts said that while functionality is not yet on a par with large commercial platforms and is still rarely seen as an business-wide BI standard, open-source BI tool deployment is growing solidly.

“Open-source BI has seen an interesting adoption pattern over the last few years,” said Andreas Bitterer, research vice president at Gartner. “Hardly any organisation looked at open-source BI until 2004, let alone deployed it to a significant number of users, but this submarket had developed nicely, having developed consistent growth rates over the last few years.”

Although the average size deal for an open-source BI contract remains approximately $30,000 for a yearly subscription, some contracts repeatedly exceed $500,000 for a multiyear support subscription, which is in the same ballpark as many commercial counterparts.

Analysts Examine the Rise of the Citizen Developer During Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, 2-5 November in Cannes

Orlando, Fla., October 22, 2009 — By 2014, citizen developers will build at least 25 per cent of new business applications, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner said that this advance should both enable end users and free up IT resources. However, analysts warned that IT organisations that fail to capitalise on the opportunities that citizen development presents will find themselves unable to respond to rapidly changing market forces and customer preferences.

Gartner defines a citizen developer as a user operating outside of the scope of enterprise IT and its governance who creates new business applications for consumption by others either from scratch or by composition.

"Future citizen-developed applications will leverage IT investments below the surface, allowing IT to focus on deeper architectural concerns, while end users focus on wiring together services into business processes and workflows," said Eric Knipp, senior research analyst at Gartner. "Furthermore, citizen development introduces the opportunity for end users to address projects that IT has never had time to get to - a vast expanse of departmental and situational projects that have lain beneath the surface."

Gartner Says Distinctions in Unified Communications and Collaboration Will Disappear by 2013

More Than 50 Per Cent of Vendors in the Space Will Fail to Meet Collaborative Workers’ Needs

Analysts Discuss How Organisations Can Adopt An Effective UCC Strategy at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009, 2-5 November, in Cannes

Egham, UK, 22 October 2009 — Distinctions between the components of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) will no longer exist by 2013, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said that more than 50 per cent of the vendors in this space will fail to meet all the communications needs of collaborative workers.

“Business end-users typically treat the UCC components – voice, messaging, conferencing, instant messaging (IM)/presence, applications, clients, social networks and collaboration tools – in silos,” said Jeff Mann, research vice president at Gartner. “They can no longer work this way as UCC represents a fusion of different communications cultures and work styles. The artificial separation they are used to will become a thing of the past.”

Gartner analysts will discuss how organisations can develop a strategy to adopt UCC effectively at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009, held on 2-5 November in Cannes, France.

STAMFORD, Conn., September 28, 2009

Despite the global economic downturn, the number of household broadband connections continues to grow robustly, and one in five households worldwide will have a fixed broadband connection in the home by the end of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc.

A total of 422 million households will have a fixed broadband connection in the home in 2009, up from 382 million households in 2008, and the market will steadily grow with nearly 580 million households having a fixed broadband connection by 2013.

"Consumers may be watching their household expenditure, but dropping their broadband connections is not on the top of their agendas as a way to reduce outgoings," said Amanda Sabia, principal research analyst at Gartner. "Multiple motivations are conspiring to keep broadband growth strong, such as PCs being more affordable, migration from dial-up, affordably priced broadband subscriptions, aging populations requiring broadband connectivity, and even as a result of an economic boost from country-specific economic and broadband-specific stimulus plans."

Gartner, міжнародна консалтингова компанія у сфері ІТ, опублікувала прогноз щодо спеціалістів, які будуть потрібні ІТ ринкові через кілька років.

На думку аналітиків Gartner організаціям слід розвивати підготовку фахівців, які будуть поєднувати знання в соціальних науках (психологія, соціологія, мистецтво) з технічними та бізнесовими навиками.

-GARTNER PRESS RELEASE-

Gartner Says Organisations Should Leverage Social Sciences to Place Next-Generation Technology Jobs

Stamford, Conn., August 24, 2009 — As individuals and organisations progress in their adoption and leverage of the web, new work streams and needs will arise, resulting in companies utilising social sciences to fill next-generation technology jobs, according to Gartner, Inc.

The sprawling use of consumer technology is spurring the demand for new skills in the workplace. Gartner said that during the next five years, consumer adoption of technology will accelerate as individuals and groups become more comfortable and adept at using it to manage their family, social, and business relationships. At the same time, organisations will struggle to keep pace as they integrate rapidly changing behaviours and technology into an already established business culture and infrastructure.

Key Issues for Data Centre Professionals to Be Discussed at Gartner Data Center Summits 5-6 October in London and 1-4 December in Las Vegas

STAMFORD, Conn., June 11, 2009 — In the face of organisational budgetary cuts, there are seven effective ways organisations can reduce costs in the data centre during a 12- to 18-month period, according to Gartner, Inc.

"While responding to contracting budgets, IT managers are expected to deliver an ever-increasing level of service to users, and many are charged with showing tangible financial savings as part of cost-cutting measures," said Rakesh Kumar, research vice president at Gartner. "Significant savings can be made in the data centre. For example, removing a single x86 server will result in savings of more than $400 a year in energy costs alone."

Gartner has identified seven important ways to cut data centre costs:

1. Rationalise the Hardware

Hardware rationalisation will result in savings in several areas. First, it will help with asset and inventory management and provide a clear picture of the boxes that are being used effectively and those that are not. Second, server rationalisation should lower maintenance and support charges. Third, server rationalisation will lower energy costs, typically more than $400 per server, per year. Finally, hardware rationalisation projects usually yield savings of 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the overall hardware costs, when measured post project.

2. Consolidate Data Centre Sites

Організації стають дедалі більш залежними від своїх зовнішніх постачальників. Проте, покладання на постачальників стає все більш ризикованим, особливо в теперішніх економічних обставинах.

Gartner виділяє 4 основних сфери ризику і рекомендує, на що слід звертати увагу в кожній з цих сфер. Деталі - нижче (англійською).

Gartner Says Vendor Risk Management Is Becoming a Core Enterprise Competency - Gartner Identifies Four Key Vendor Risk Criteria Areas and What to Look for in Each

Stamford, Conn., June 11, 2009 – Organisations are becoming more reliant on external vendors to provide goods and services necessary to run their businesses and maintain competitiveness, but reliance on vendors can be a risky proposition, especially with the current economic challenges, according to Gartner, Inc.

"As organisations increase reliance on vendors for products and services, the more they become exposed to greater risk relating to delivery disruption or vendors' inability to deliver the goods and services for which they are contracted," said Helen Huntley, research vice president at Gartner. "It is crucial for organisations that use external vendors to understand the risk factors that enable them to judge the exposure they have with each vendor should the vendor go under or face challenges that may lead to delivery disruption."

STAMFORD, Conn., May 28, 2009 — Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $198 billion in 2009, a 22.4 per cent decline from 2008 revenue of $255 billion, according to the latest projections by Gartner, Inc. This outlook is slightly better than the first quarter projections, when Gartner forecast semiconductor revenue to decline 24.1 per cent in 2009.

"First quarter PC shipments came in better than expected, which led to an improved outlook for microprocessors, but we believe most of this improvement was due to the fact that inventories had been run down too far, rather than true demand returning," said Bryan Lewis, research vice president at Gartner.

"We are expecting 4.9 per cent growth in second quarter semiconductor sales based on recent semiconductor company guidance, and this positive movement has caused us to move away from our 1Q09 worst-case scenario of a record down year in 2009. While this is positive news, the semiconductor industry is clearly not out of the woods, as there is minimal evidence that demand is returning, except in China," Mr Lewis said.

Inventory burn in the PC market in the fourth quarter of 2008 and in January and February 2009 pushed component demand significantly below PC demand, driving down prices across the board. Gartner analysts said PC vendors that started cutting inventory early were able to achieve significant savings on bill of materials. As the inventory correction swings in the opposite direction, Gartner expects component prices to stabilise through the year.