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Report:Asia Pacific Tech Market Outlook For 2012 To 2014

Political Inertia Hampers Asian Economic And Tech Market Growth

The Asia Pacific region is often thought of as the growth engine of the global economy and thus of the tech market. But that engine has been misfiring on some key cylinders, leading to slower growth...

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Report:Global Tech Market Outlook 2013 To 2014

In Local Currencies, The US Will Lead 5.4% Global Tech Market Growth In 2013 And 6.7% Growth In 2014

The 2013 to 2014 period will see a different pattern of tech market dynamics than what prevailed in 2012, forcing CIOs and business tech buyers to adjust their spending plans to take advantage of new...

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Report:Global Tech Market Outlook 2012 To 2013

Economic Weakness Will Slow, But Not, Stop Growth

CIOs tracking broader tech market trends to see where their firms stand face a mixed picture, depending on their location. On a global basis, the European recession and weakening economic growth in...

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Report:European Information And Communications Technology Market 2012 To 2013

Spending Growth Comes To A Halt As Europe Slides Into Recession

Overview of the European ICT Market

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Report:Tech Vendor Outlook For The US In 2012 To 2013

Software And IT Consulting Services Have The Best Prospects

The US tech market outlook for vendors is looking brighter for 2012 and 2013, with the US tech market projected to grow by 7.5% in 2012 (7.1% including telecommunications services) and even faster in...

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Report:The US Tech Sector Is Adding Jobs

US Software And IT Services Industries Increase Employment In 2011 And 2012

Forrester has made the point that US companies have chosen to invest in technology instead of adding jobs. But the counterpoint is that US tech vendors — especially software and IT services...

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Report:Asia Pacific Tech Market Outlook For 2012

Demystifying The Tech Markets Of Asia And The Pacific

For most tech vendors, the Asia Pacific market is the new frontier — a region of fast growth, endless opportunity, and dynamic businesses unencumbered by the legacy technologies and practices...

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Report:Global Tech Market Outlook For 2012 And 2013

Eight Themes Will Shape Vendors' Prospects Over The Next Two Years

The market for purchases of information technology goods and services by business and government will go through two transitions in 2012 and 2013. The first is a spending slowdown after the recession...

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Report:US Tech Market Outlook For 2012

Slower Than Expected 2011 Spending Portends 6.6% Growth In 2012

The US tech market posted weaker growth in 2011 than we expected; the outlook for 2012 is for more of the same, with business and government purchases of IT goods and services growing by 6.8% to 6.6%...

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Report:Computing Futures 2016: How Hardware Advances Will Shift Vendor Prospects

CPUs, Disks, Sensors, And Displays Change Dramatically In The Next Five Years

Hardware innovation will continue to roil the tech ecosystem through 2016, forcing vendor strategists at software and services firms to adjust continuously to new hardware capabilities, plus the new...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Save Money, Go Green, And Be A HERO By Shining A Light On The Office

An Empowered Report

In most organizations, printers, fax machines, and scanners seem to magically multiply without human intervention. Although companies often don't count the cost, the amount of money they spend...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Green IT Plans And Activities Persist In 2010 Despite Lack Of Formal Budgets And Priorities

Position Green IT As An Enabler Of Broader Business And Technology Priorities

Although only 26% of organizations have budget directly allocated to green IT, Forrester finds that adoption of green IT is much higher, approaching 70% in areas of the data center and distributed...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Implementing Managed Print Services (MPS)

Sourcing Is A Work In Progress For Many Enterprises

Deteriorating market conditions have led to a renewed focus on office equipment optimization to save costs. Yet transition from the purchasing department's copier and fleet purchasing procedures to...

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For Customer Experience Professionals

Report:Design Sites To Work In A High-Resolution World

The Decline Of 1024 x 768 And What To Do About It

The proliferation of high-resolution screens that well surpass 1024 x 768 adds a new layer of complexity to site design. Not only is there no standard resolution to design for, but higher-resolution...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Case Study: How PerkettPR — An All-Virtual Organization — Is Powered By Remote Workers

How A Virtual Firm's IT Can Be Greener, More Accessible, And More Redundant Than Traditional Office Environments

PerkettPR made its strategic, and definitive, decision to focus investment on quality staff — not office space. Since its inception in 1998, the company has been a virtual organization with no...

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Report:Sri Lanka Printer Market Snapshot: Q3 2008 To Q1 2009

This document highlights the dynamics and trends of the printer market in Sri Lanka from July 2008 to March 2009 for vendor strategists. The report includes both an overall market snapshot and an...

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Report:Sri Lanka Printer Market Snapshot: Q3 2008 To Q1 2009 Data Tables

These are the data tables for the report Sri Lanka Printer Market Snapshot. The report highlights the dynamics and trends of the printer market in Sri Lanka from July 2008 to March 2009 for vendor...

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Report:Pakistan Printer Market Snapshot: Q3 2008 To Q1 2009

This document highlights the dynamics and trends of the printer market in Pakistan from July 2008 to March 2009 for vendor strategists. The report includes both an overall market snapshot and an...

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Report:Pakistan Printer Market Snapshot: Q3 2008 To Q1 2009 Data Tables

These are the data tables for the report Pakistan Printer Market Snapshot. The report highlights the dynamics and trends of the printer market in Pakistan from July 2008 to March 2009 for vendor...

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Report:Lessons In Planning The Biggest Show On Earth

How ICT Will Be The Heartbeat Of The London 2012 Olympic Games

Regardless of whether you are a sports fan or not, the Beijing Olympic Games were one of the highlights of 2008. In 2012, it is London's turn to host the summer Olympic Games. Information and...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:No Capex, No Problem: Eight "Guerrilla" Tactics To Reduce Facilities Costs Without Capital Investment

Reducing facilities costs — such as energy, paper, and real estate — is a top priority in 2009 for IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals as organizations look to cut...

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Report:Dude, Where's My Printer? Managed Print Services In Asia Pacific

This document provides vendor strategists with an overview of managed print services (MPS) in APEJ. The report looks at managed print services by segment and by geography and lists predictions to...

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For Marketing Leadership Professionals

Report:Home-Based Businesses Represent A Great Opportunity For PC-Related Products

Target HBBs As A Special Subsegment Of The Consumer Market

Consumer product strategists in the PC market — PCs, PC peripherals, and software — are missing out on a fertile market opportunity: the home-based business (HBB) segment. Long ignored or...

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Report:Enterprise Trends: Vista Is Rejected; Mozilla And Apple Make Small Gains

Enterprise Desktop And Browser Study, H2 2008

Forrester's month-on-month study of more than 50,000 enterprise users throughout H1 2008 reveals interesting insights into browser type, operating system, screen resolution, color depth, and Java and...

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Report:Mobile Broadband USB Modems Take Off In Europe

Should Residential Fixed Broadband Product Strategists Be Worried?

Since 2007, mobile broadband USB modem sales have rocketed; their fast uptake has caught everyone by surprise, including the mobile operators that actually sell this product. Their success is...

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