I recently
wrote that collaborative applications market remains strong. Here is more good
news as Businessweek reports that IDC predicts that global tech
spending is set to rise by 3.8 percent, to $1.5 trillion this year after
falling by 4.2 percent in 2009. In addition, Gartner predicts a surge in
worldwide personal computer shipments—which are on track to rise 22 percent
this year.
In my last post on collaborative
applications I mentioned the potential success of best of breed players. The
Businessweek report suggests that large players, Microsoft, Dell, Oracle, Adobe
Systems and others have all reported strong earnings. Microsoft has sold 150
million copies of Windows 7 since its debut in October, making it the
fastest-selling operating system in the company's history. Despite this Apple
recently pulled ahead of it in market capitalization, at least for the moment.
In another survey by
KPMG, tech executives indicate excitement over the newer, high-growth areas
such as mobile computing, cloud-based software, and applications that can
smartly analyze reams of data. Part of the growth is coming from newer markets.
Sixty percent of tech executives surveyed by KPMG said they expect China to
contribute more than any other country to their revenue growth over the next
year.
Let the good news keeping rolling in.
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