http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Communications%2FCommunications+Market+Segments%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC coverage of business network services, channels, comm leasing, small business telecom and data on worldwide internet and telecom markets.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Communications%2FCommunications+Market+Segments%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prBG21523008http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prBG21523008IT spending in Bulgaria exceeded $944 million in 2007, with year-on-year growth of 32.3% in U.S. dollars. Measured in local currency, the market expanded 20.5% year on year. According to a recent IDC study, the main factors contributing to market development included a favorable economic situation, political stability, increasing FDI, and EU-driven government spending. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214977http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214977This IDC Flash analyzes CenturyTel's acquisition of Embarq. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215037http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=215037This IDC Flash analyzes the impact of Iomega's new StorCenter ix2, a network storage appliance for small businesses and homes. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8240108http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=J8240108The content of this document was written in Japanese 本調査レポートは、国内企業IPテレフォニー／コンタクトセンターシステム市場での販売チャネルの動向分析を提供している。2007年の企業VoIP機器市場は踊り場となり、同市場の販売チャネルでも、売上額／営業利益に影響がでた。しかし、VoIP機器販売比率が低くサービス／ソフトウェア開発の比率の高い販売チャネルでは影響が小さく、堅調に事業を成長させている。販売チャネル調査によって、販売手法に関するチャネルの考える重要度と満足度には乖離があり、またベンダーとチャネルの間にも意識の差があることも判明した。 「企業IPテレフォニー／コンタクトセンター市場での販売チャネル／ベンダーが今後も継続的に成長を維持するためには、ベンダーおよび販売チャネルは、販売手法のギャップ改善、中小規模ユーザーへの接点増加、サポート力強化への投資、および高付加価値システム販売戦略の策定を進めるべきである」と、IDC Japan コミュニケーションズのリサーチマネージャーである眞鍋 敬は分析している。 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=I10Qhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=I10QThis IDC study provides Western European WLAN equipment shipment and revenue data for 1H08 and comparisons with 1H07 and 2H07. Shipment and revenue shares are provided for network interface cards (NICs) and infrastructure by country and vendor for 2007. Shipment and revenue data for embedded solutions is not included in this study. Only IEEE 802.11-related products are covered in IDC's definition of WLAN. Included in the pivot table are the figures for the Western European market size and market shares of WLAN vendors active in the market A geographical split is included for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. "WLAN solutions should be considered as an integral part of the network architecture in order to move to a fully converged unified communications environment, and vendors need to carefully consider how they market their WLAN solutions to their customers in order to be successful in the future," said Evelien Wiggers, research manager, European Enterprise Networks IDC. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214713http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214713This IDC Flash discusses the partnership between BroadSoft Inc. and Microsoft Corporation to deliver hosted unified communications (UC) to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It also discusses how this announcement coupled with the launch of OCS 2007 release 2 this week gives us more insight into Microsoft's VoIP strategy. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA1CMS8http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=CA1CMS8This IDC Presentation reports the results of two Canadian consumer surveys completed in January and June 2008. As part of its ongoing research into the consumer communications market, IDC Canada regularly surveys Canadian consumers. The surveys focused on a broad range of consumer communications, TV/video services, and technologies. New topics include wireless data usage, Internet speed and capacity, consumer attitudes toward potential new home broadband, and networking services. The purpose of this IDC Presentation is to share with Consumer Multiply SIS clients the key results of these important surveys and to provide high-level guidance to vendors about market trends around consumer broadband, communications, and TV/video services. There is a considerable volume of detailed data beyond what is provided in this presentation. Therefore we encourage you to contact IDC if you have any specific questions about a market segment or customer set of interest to you. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21481208http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS21481208IDC today announced the publication of a new IDC MarketScape report profiling the leading providers in the U.S. enterprise telecommunications services market. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214685http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214685This IDC Flash will discuss the business challenges service providers face today and how Juniper is addressing those challenges. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214581http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=214581This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Callis Communications, a company playing in the hosted IP voice 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. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT