Ingram Micro is to manage the supply chain for Yota Devices in Europe through its Brightpoint Slovakia, part of Ingram Micro Mobility. Yota, (Йота) is a Russian mobile broadband services provider and smartphone manufacturer and it will use Brightpoint for its integrated supply chain and e-commerce solution for Europe.
Global PC shipments are expected to fall by -10.1% in 2013, slightly below the previous projection of -9.7%, and by far the most severe yearly contraction on record, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
Juniper Systems, manufacturer of rugged handheld computers, has announced the opening of its new EMEA sales and service centre in Birmingham, in the UK.
UK-based security specialist Accumuli has bought seven-strong Bracknell-based EQALIS, focused on Big Data Analytics for £1.9m.
HP shares rose after PC sales only fell 2% yr/yr in FQ4 and its enterprise group sales bounced back. EMEA fourth-quarter revenue of $10.3bn was down 4% year-over-year, or down 5% in constant currency.
According to a new market report the market for predictive analytics software is forecast to reach $6.5bn globally by 2019.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided to commence an investigation of Ericsson relating to the Indian Competition Act.
Easynet Global Services, managed cloud infrastructure provider, has announced a partnership agreement with Zscaler, security cloud for the mobile enterprise specialist.
The judges of the European IT & Software Excellence Awards report that entries are flowing in, and more are on their way. The deadline is 17th January, with the final in March 2014, but since customer testimonials are an important driver in the selection process, many are keen to get this done before the Xmas/New Year break.
While total revenues for Europe's main software firms were up by 10% for 2012 at €41.1bn, (€37.2bn in 2011 and €30.9bn in 2010) profitability fell as they grew investment, moving to SaaS and mobile/cloud.