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The telecommunications sector is leading the charge in a large increase in end-user IT spending in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Gartner's Dataquest unit.
Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday.
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Green IT has shifted way down the priority list for corporate technologists, according to analyst firm Gartner, which this week released the latest version of its top 10 strategic technology areas list for the coming year.
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As a few hardware and software suppliers come to increasingly dominate, companies must use caution, Gartner advises.
With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.
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Salesforce.com's service is a good solution for co-ordinating any business's sales efforts.
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