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• Windows 10 roll-out will break Internet traffic records

  Microsoft will break Internet traffic records this week as it begins to distribute Windows 10, according to a content delivery expert.

• Australian MDM market to reach $51.6m by 2016: Frost & Sullivan

  The Australian mobile device management (MDM) market is forecast to be worth $51.6 million by 2016 as more organisations allow personal smartphones into the workplace, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan.

• Aussie data centre services market worth $698 million: F&S

  The Australian data centre services market reached revenues of $698 million in 2013, a 17.2 per cent increase on 2012, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.
  

• IT pros share blame for 'shadow IT' problem, survey shows

  When end users circumvent the IT department and start using software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications without permission, the IT pros complain about the plague they call "shadow IT." But it would seem the professionals are also operating in the shadows, according to a survey out today.

• Most of us will own smartphones by 2018

  Most Australians aged between 15 and 65 will own a smartphone by 2018, according to Frost & Sullivan research.
  

• Australian online shopping segment worth $18.3 billion: report

  The online shopping segment in Australia is forecast to be worth $18.3 billion in 2013, with an average spend per consumer of $1750, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study.

• Profitable future for data centre services market: report

  The Australian data centre services market is forecast to hit revenues of over $1.5 billion by 2019, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan.
  

• Managed services drive Australian UC market: Frost & Sullivan

  Demand for managed services is helping the unified communications (UC) market in Australia grow as organisations strive to avoid service and maintenance overheads while controlling UC hardware and applications, according to Frost & Sullivan.

• Australian security services worth $38 million: Frost & Sullivan

  The Australian security-as-a-service market climbed 17.2 per cent this year and was driven by increasing Cloud adoption, according to new research from analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan.

• Australian contact centre apps demand to rise: Frost & Sullivan

  The contact centre application market in Australia is tipped to climb due to demand for call monitoring and workforce management offerings according to analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan.
  

• Telstra picks up five Frost & Sullivan excellence awards

  Telco provider, Telstra, was one of the main winners of analyst firm Frost & Sullivan’s sixth annual excellence awards held in Sydney during October.
  

• 2011 year of growth in contact centre market: Frost & Sullivan

  The Australian contact centre applications market will increase, including a shift to Cloud computing and a strong focus on social media, according to market analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.

• Survey: Cloud computing will foster IT security careers

  Around half of information security professionals believe that cloud computing will drive an increase in demand for their skills, according to a new survey.

• Australian enterprises to continue shift to outsourced services

  Australia’s secure content management (SCM) market is expected to double by the end of 2010 as businesses continue to migrate to outsourced services to cut costs, according to an analyst firm.

• Analyst tips 235,000 IPTV subscribers by 2014

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) will boost IPTV service rollouts in Australia, with 235,000 subscribers by 2014 according to a forecast by analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan.