The fall is unlikely to be offset by burgeoning demand for smart devices in emerging countries like India and China, IDC said.
iGate Corporation, the integrated technology and operations company, on Thursday announced that its subsidiary iGate Global Solutions Limited has been ranked the top IT employer in India in Dataquest-IDC's 8th annual survey.
IBM India has posted a revenue marketshare growth of 7 per cent in the country's overall server market and grew by over 100 per cent on a year-on-year basis in second-quarter of 2003, according to International Data Corporation.\n\n\n\n
The research firm expects global smartphone shipments to surpass a billion units this calendar year and 1.7 billion by 2017 aided by steady decline in average selling prices and emerging markets, including Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa contributing in volumes.
International Data Corp. analyst Conrad Chang thinks so, based mainly on the mainland's solid investment in skills and infrastructure.
The Chinese phone maker has ensured its two brands - Lenovo and Motorola - do not cannibalise into each other's share.
Tech giant Apple has launched the 8GB version of its iPhone 5C in India for Rs 37,500, a move aimed at capturing a larger share of the burgeoning smartphone market in India.
India's dominance in IT services offshoring market would be threatened if companies do not diversify their offerings and delivery bases, according to analysts.
More people are opting for licensed software, bringing down piracy levels to 65 per cent in 2009 from 68 per cent a year ago, a BSA-IDC report on Tuesday said.
IBM India on Monday claimed it has been ranked as the top laptop vendor in India in revenue terms by International Data Corporation PC tracker report for 2003.
International security products and services provider Check Point Software Technology on Thursday announced it will open its India office by the end of this year to consolidate its position in the Indian market.
The top 5 cities of India made up about 60 per cent of the online smartphone sales in India.
Mozilla showcased a smartphone prototype costing as little as $25 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, targeting developing countries including India and China.
A number of smartphone players such as Xiaomi, Samsung, LG and Micromax also have smart TVs in their product portfolio.
It was expected that supplies from China will be back to normal by end-June as their factories are now operating at nearly 90 per cent of normal capacity. But the recent issue with shipments has placed an obstacle that manufacturers can't bypass.
It is expected growth will primarily be driven by continued demand from the US, a revival in the European market, especially continental Europe, and increased momentum in the adoption of new technologies.
Global investment in offshore IT services will grow from $7 billion in 2003 to $17 billion by 2008 and India was among the select group of countries that are poised to gain from this spurt in outsourcing, a new research has predicted.
The US tech major is planning to begin local production of its upcoming iPhone 12 by next April - within six months of its launch.
Google had indicated that many more firsts could come from India in the days to come.
At least two of them - Lava and Micromax - are arming themselves against the Chinese rivals which made them insignificant in the local market over the past few years.
Till recently, iPhone production in India was limited to older models at a lower price tag. So far, Apple has localised production of five smartphone models - iPhone SE (1st Gen), 6S, 7, XR and 11.
For years, India has been a low priority for Apple as spending power is weaker than in China
The revival of feature phones in India is driven by low-cost access to the internet, but the 'dumb phones' are learning to get smart and create a niche, says Veer Arjun Singh.
The Canadian smartphone maker is banking on its platform-agnostic security and software products to make incursions in the market.
India also saw a decline in piracy level to 60 per cent in 2013 from 63 per cent in 2011.
In the overall client PC market, MNC vendor HP retained the top slot with a market share of 17 per cent, followed by HCL at 13per cent, and Lenovo at 7 per cent in terms of unit shipments.\n\n
'Perhaps a better question to ask would be: Is this 'Made for India'?' asks AI expert Ganesh Mani.
Patent fees will likely squeeze margins, and in turn the company's valuation.
Industry estimates suggest that the extent of value addition in the handset space remains at a mere 10 per cent. That effectively means, value-wise 90 per cent of all components used in making a handset continues to be imported.
While the record shipments reflects the prevailing mood at the time, the exponential rise in Covid cases in the country has turned the tide since.
IT services market in the country grew at a slower pace of 7.4 per cent to Rs 22,826.2 crore ($ 3.76 billion) in the January-June 2014 period, mainly due to political and economic uncertainty amid Lok Sabha polls, research firm IDC said.
It will be exclusively available on Amazon.
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is expected to launch its latest 4G device Mi4 in the country later this month as it looks to strengthen its position in the booming Indian smartphone market.
The report forecasts that by 2020, four out of every five smartphone connections worldwide will come from the developing world.
India's security software market is expected to have an annual growth rate of 29 per cent till 2009, according to research and analyst firm IDC.
India is an important market for handset makers.
A controversial American surveillance programme that sweeps Internet usage data had 700 snooping servers installed at 150 locations around the world, including one in India, according to a report.
From spreading updates about the brand and upcoming devices to creating personalised world-of-mouth goodwill for Xiaomi -- its online army of fans have swelled parallelly with Xiaomi's fortunes in the country.
