Worldwide Wi-Fi deployments reached a total of 4.2 million hotspots in 2013, and will continue to grow at a CAGR of 15.0 percent between 2013 and 2018, to exceed 10.5 million, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
A new report released by US-based Emerson Network Power has indicated that real-time data will be housed closer to consumers, eliminating concerns about content volume, reliability and accessibility.
Worldwide tablet plus 2-in-1 shipments slipped to 50.4 million units in the first calendar quarter of 2014 (1Q14) according to preliminary data from research firm IDC.
The worldwide smartphone market began the year with an expected retrenchment from holiday quarter shipment volumes, but still posted a year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14).
Worldwide business intelligence (BI) and analytics software, consisting of BI platforms, corporate performance management (CPM) suites, analytic applications and advanced analytics, totaled $14.4 billion in 2013, an 8-percent increase from 2012 revenue of $13.3 billion, according to research firm Gartner.
Preliminary results from research firm IDC shoed that the Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined eight percent sequentially and 11 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014 to reach 23.8 million units, coming in marginally lower than IDC's initial forecasts.
The worldwide wearable computing market (commonly referred to as "wearables") is finally expanding beyond early adopter status to more functional and stylish lifestyle accessories.
Culminating a dramatic six-year period of growth, the global market for professional broadcast equipment and services reached $63 billion in 2013, up 52 percent from $41 billion in 2007.
Salesforce.com, with more than $3.8 billion in revenue during 2013, climbed two positions to capture the No. 10 slot of the worldwide enterprise software market, and it achieved the highest growth among the top 10 vendors at 33.3 percent.
