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Google morphs into Alphabet, sharpens focus on key markets with Sundar Pichai helming core internet and Android businesses.

Adobe's strong strategic positioning and product dominance is slipping, with other vendors exploiting its lack of eCommerce and 'big picture' vision.

Telecoms providers will generate over $297bn in revenue from global services to enterprise customers by 2020, says Ovum.

CIOs who align ICT changes with business transformation achieve notable success, Ovum analysts find at NTT Communications’ London roundtables.

Big growth ahead for big data software as Hadoop distributions and fast growing ecosystem of technologies point to bright future for big data.

Instead of seeing shadow IT as a major problem, more chief information security officers (CISOs) are seeing the business benefits of the phenomenon.

Budget applauded as 'a welcome focus on strategic investment' with no shortage of good news of IT - but hold on to your tech staff.

Vendors, providers, and investors are seeing growth in the energy around security, driving high demand for skilled professionals and collaboration.

Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia merger makes sense as it complements strengths and weaknesses, says analyst Mark Newman of Ovum.

We’re at a tipping point in terms of the network and IT vendors that shape the telecommunications technology industry.

New Zealand has been ranked joint fourth in the Global Open Data Barometer, which looks at transparency of public sector data across 86 countries.

In the rapidly evolving telco sector, Ovum highlights that collaboration between vendors and telcos is crucial for innovation and customer satisfaction.

By 2019, mobile data is set to rake in US$50bn, forming 56% of global roaming profits, with Europe leading, says Ovum.

Alibaba's quest for global expansion faces stiff competition in Europe and North America, marking it a 'long-term play' in the digital market.

Apple's iPhone 6 launch dazzles with theatre, leaving competitors and fans awe-struck, yet questioning its overt control.

By growing internationally AliPay will be less at the mercy of Chinese regulators and better able to support Alibaba’s global ambitions.

Apple Pay's entrance into the payments industry will have a bigger impact in remote mobile payments, according to Ovum.

Four analysts from OVUM explain their views on the new iPhone 6 for the telco and consumer electronics industries...

Businesses must prioritize data analysis, as it is crucial for decision-making and maintaining a competitive advantage, according to Ovum.

Although the prices of many commodity wholesale services are falling, accelerating traffic volumes will ensure that wholesale revenues will continue to grow.