Siebel Systems is the leading vendor, being the only company with a double-digit market share, according to Judy Hodges, director of the CRM research program at IDC. IDC claims the US leads deployment of SFA software, accounting for more than 71...
The improvement meant that, for the full year, the storage market saw a 15 per cent decline in revenue, narrower than the 21 per cent drop forecast by IDC. Hewlett-Packard and IBM finished in a dead heat for the lead in overall storage revenue in...
Separately, EMC said it expects its revenue forecast for the second quarter to be towards the high end of its previously stated range of $1.425bn to $1.475bn. Claus Egge, programme director at research firm IDC, told silicon.com that market is...
According to figures from both Gartner and IDC, Veritas owns about a fifth of the storage software market, behind EMC, which last summer captured Veritas' archrival Legato at the start of a string of acquisitions that also saw purchases of...
IDC boosted its annual forecast for shipment growth to 17.1 per cent, well over the 13.3 per cent growth rate the research firm predicted in August. At the close of regular trading, Intel shares were up 1.11 per cent or 26 cents to $23.72.
Only IBM will have a broader portfolio of software resources than HP after it finalises the acquisition, said Stephen Elliot, an analyst at IDC. Elliot agreed, saying the real hurdles in the deal will be managing the transition with Mercury's loyal...