PC Shipment Decline Continued in First Quarter as Expected, with Hopes for Improvement Depending on Commercial Replacements&Economic Stability, According to IDC

PC Shipment Decline Continued in First Quarter as Expected, with Hopes for Improvement Depending on Commercial Replacements&Economic Stability, According to IDC

.2016 – Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60.6 million units in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), a year-on-year decline of 11.5%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipments were in line with conservative expectations for a decline of 11.3%, and anticipated a relatively weak environment during the first half of 2016 as Windows 10 enterprise upgrades largely remained in pilot phase while consumer demand remains weak. The volatility in stocks, comm

Telecom Italia Sparkle and 365squared launch SMS Booster for Mobile Operators

Telecom Italia Sparkle and 365squared launch SMS Booster for Mobile Operators

SMS Booster combines Sparkle SMS transit solutions with 365secure and 365managed services

Rome and Malta, April 18, 2016 Sparkle, the International Services arm of Telecom Italia Group and a leading global operator, and 365squared, an international managed services provider specialized in mobile solutions, today announced the launch of the SMS Booster service for mobile operators.

The new service combines Sparkle’s Application-to-Person (A2P) gateway with 365squared firewall managed services

Hengtong Announces World–s Longest Optical Fiber Preform

LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/18/16 — Hengtong announced its six-meter-long optical fiber preform at the 41st OFC exposition which just closed last March in Los Angeles, California.This preform, the world–s longest to date, is newly developed by Hengtong Optic-Electric, China–s cable giant, which is a rising star in the world–s optical fiber communication. The length of optical fiber drawn by the six-meter-long preform can reach 15,000 km, according to Hengtong scientists.Taking &q