IDC Press ReleasesIDC distributes press releases on many topics, markets, and industries. The default listing of press releases is in chronological order with the most recent listed first. Contact Press Relations at IDC worldwide headquarters: +1-508-935-4200.Western European Verticals Set to Increase IT Budgets in 2004, But Companies Cautious on External IT Spending, Says IDC- March 12, 2004 IDC's new European Vertical Markets survey reveals that 2004 will see an improvement in companies' IT operating budgets. According to the survey, 35.4% of companies plan to increase their overall IT budget and 26.6% expect to allocate more resources to new initiatives, mainly in banking and retailwholesale. This, however, will not immediately lead to an increase in external IT spending &151; only 23.2% of companies will spend more on external IT requirements....http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_04_100438 Tech Marketing Budgets Projected to Increase 2.1% in the First Six Months of 2004, According to IDC- March 11, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_09_162752 IDC Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Executive White Paper on the Evolution and Future of Information Technology- March 11, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_10_112204 European IP VPN Market Growing Quickly But Will Level Off by 2007, Says IDC- March 10, 2004 The market for standard managed IP VPN services is growing quickly but will flatten significantly by 2007, according to IDC's latest forecast of the Western European IP VPN market. In addition, managed services are growing faster than in-house DIY (do-it-yourself) networks, and are dominated by MPLS...http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_02_101211 IDC Forecasts Double-Digit PC Growth Through 2005- March 10, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_05_135032 Reinventing Business Models Will Drive IT Spending in the Western European CPG Industry, Says IDC- March 10, 2004 According to a new IDC study, in 2004 Western European consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are focusing on key IT initiatives to be able to address an increasingly challenging market environment....http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_04_094539 Japan PC Shipments Resulted in the First Positive Growth in Three Years, IDC Reports- March 9, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_10_154830 Cable Companies May Be the Voice of the Future, According to IDC- March 8, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_20_103239 IDC Forecasts 18% PC Semiconductor Revenue Growth in 2004- March 8, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_01_141513 External Disk Storage Systems Market Posts Largest Growth in Over Two Years in the Fourth Quarter of 2003, According to IDC- March 5, 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_04_151930 |