Worldwide IT Spending Expected to Post Significant Slowdown in 2016, with China Set to Post its First-Ever Decline, According to IDC

.2016 – Worldwide IT spending is expected to post a major slowdown in 2016, as economic weakness in emerging markets and saturation of the smartphone market combine to result in a significantly slower pace of tech spending growth compared to the past six years. Having posted annual growth of 5-6% in constant currency terms since recovery from the financial crisis in 2010, the global IT market is expected to increase by just 2% this year (in constant currency). Total IT spending on hardware, soft

IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research Arvind Krishna to Keynote DC Blockchain Summit

IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research Arvind Krishna to Keynote DC Blockchain Summit

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 02/17/16 — The Chamber of Digital Commerce announces Arvind Krishna, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research, as a keynote speaker at the Chamber of Digital Commerce–s DC Blockchain Summit at Georgetown University on March 3, 2016."Blockchain technology is re-imagining the way we transfer, store, and secure assets, including currencies, commodities, property, and identity," said Perianne Boring, Founder and President of the Chamber of Di