<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IDC Business Areas</title><link>http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2F&amp;keyword=&amp;lcol=en&amp;access_type=All&amp;container_type=All&amp;resperpage=10&amp;sortby=score</link><description>The entire spectrum of IDC's market coverage of key business areas</description><language>en-us</language><image><url>http://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpg</url><link/>http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2F&amp;keyword=&amp;lcol=en&amp;access_type=All&amp;container_type=All&amp;resperpage=10&amp;sortby=score<title/>IDC Business Areas</image><copyright>Copyright 2007 IDC. Reproduction is forbidden unless authorized. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1440</ttl><item><title>Mind Mapping Game Changes with Mindjet Player, MindManager Web, and Mindjet Connect</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=lcUS21527408</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=lcUS21527408</guid><description>Faced with large volumes and a variety of content, information workers find that they must master many different tools. In a recent IDC survey of 330 information workers, we found that the productivity challenge that consumes the most time involves reformatting content or data from multiple sources into one.So why have mind mapping tools, which represent an innovative and arguably superior way of visually organizing and connecting different types of content from a variety of sources, been warmly embraced by some but ignored by most people? The biggest obstacle to wider adoption has been that creating... </description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:00:55 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>State of Fear: The Future of Digital Capture Devices in a New Economic Reality</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=IDC_P18782</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=IDC_P18782</guid><description></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>EMEA IT Market Poised for Slowdown in 2009, Says IDC</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prNL21523508</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prNL21523508</guid><description>IDC's latest update on information technology (IT) spending in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa reveals a bleaker outlook for the near term in the wake of the worldwide financial crisis. Growth of just under 3% is now expected for the EMEA IT market in 2009, which represents a 1.5-point drop compared to IDC's previous, pre-crisis forecast. </description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Worldwide Telecom Services Spending Forecast (November 14, 2008)</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=dg20081114</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=dg20081114</guid><description>The Worldwide Black Book (IDC #213766) is IDC's quarterly analysis of the status and projected growth of the worldwide ITC industry in 54 countries. The Worldwide Black Book is the backbone of all IDC research. The information contained in this research addresses the issues and needs that are critical to the success of all types of clients, including executives, market visionaries, and market strategists. </description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Top 10 States in U.S. Networking Equipment Spending (November 13, 2008)</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=dg20081113</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=dg20081113</guid><description>The U.S. Black Book (IDC #212875) is IDC's quarterly analysis of the status and projected growth of the IT industry in 50 states and across 15 vertical markets. This provides U.S. sales and marketing organizations with a detailed analysis of the status and projected growth of the IT industry in 50 states and across 15 vertical markets and 16 technologies. IT spending breakouts include major segments of hardware, software, and IT services. </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bulgarian IT Market Impacted by Global Economic Crisis, but Major Projects Likely to Go Ahead, Says IDC</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prBG21520908</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prBG21520908</guid><description>The current global economic turmoil will delay decisions on new IT projects in Bulgaria in most sectors of the economy, which will cause a slowdown of IT spending in the country. According to a recent IDC study, projects in progress, as well as approved projects in the pipeline, will drive IT spending during the next one to three years. </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>According to IDC, One Third of Potential Selling Time Is Wasted Due to Poor Sales Enablement</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS21519508</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS21519508</guid><description>Sales enablement, which IDC defines as the broad set of activities that prepare members of the sales team (including channel partners) for success in sales engagements, is a key lever for sales productivity. </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC Next Generation Manufacturing &amp;#x0026; Supply Chain Summit 2008 : Aumentare la Visibilità Lungo la Supply Chain, Migliorando l'Impatto Ambientale</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT21521408</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT21521408</guid><description>Si è svolta giovedì scorso a Milano il Next Generation Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit 2008 organizzato da IDC. Oltre 100 partecipanti alla conferenza che ha rappresentato un importante momento di incontro e dibattito sullo stato attuale di cambiamento delle strategie di supply chain management che molte aziende leader stanno implementando nei propri mercati. </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Canadian Market Opportunity: Customer Relationship Management</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=CA7EA8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=CA7EA8</guid><description>This IDC study discusses the Canadian CRM market and outlines what vendors should know to succeed in this challenging market in the future. "CRM vendors should invest heavily in understanding user experience and customer satisfaction to drive future product enhancements, offers, and service engagements," says Vinay Nair, research manager, Canadian Enterprise Applications. "IDC's research results indicate that Canadian CRM customers are looking for solutions that easily integrate with existing enterprise applications, particularly email and office productivity applications. It will be important for vendors to promote integration capabilities, as well as the industry-specific expertise bundled into your packaged applications as a key differentiator." </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rudder Private Vendor Watchlist Profile</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=214941</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=214941</guid><description>This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Rudder, a company playing in the personal finance market, and reviews key success factors: market potential, technology/solution, corporate strategy, force multipliers, and customers. Leveraging IDC's expert understanding of the competitive landscape and future outlook, this document highlights company and market information tailored to the investment professional's needs. </description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>