This IDC Event Flash portrays IDC Indonesia's initial thoughts on the impact Windows 8 will have on the Indonesian market. The analysis in this Event Flash was based on the Microsoft Windows 8 launch event held in Jakarta on October 27, 2012, as well as follow-up discussions held with partners and vendors present.
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IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market grew 4% sequentially but declined 5% year-on-year in 2012 Q3 to reach 31.4 million units, coming in lower than IDC's initial forecasts. Ongoing sluggishness in economies across the region continued to weigh down on consumer sentiments, with channels too, choosing to clear out old inventory before taking in fresh stocks for the upcoming Windows 8-based PCs, all leading to an unusually quiet Q3.
Readify, honored as worldwide 2012 Microsoft software development partner of the year, is working with Australian businesses to help them develop Windows 8 apps and train them around the new Microsoft platform.
Having pulled the veil back on their future product plans, HP has become the latest in an increasing number of manufacturers intent on developing devices to run on Windows 8, by formally announcing the release of their premiere Windows 8 tablet device aiming to land with an audible thwack into the market come January 2013. The HP ElitePad 900 runs a similar gambit to their preexisting elite notepad series; however the 900 is a 10-inch Windows 8 run slate specifically gunning for the elite end of the business market.
MarkedUp is windows 8 app analytics tool that provides a developer with useful feedback on consumer downloads and usage.
The enterprise tablet has arrived and Windows 8 developers like Readify are all ready developing the next generation of business apps for them
The good news regarding Windows 8 mobiles continues to seep from the press. It’s hard to imagine a worthy opponent for Apples iPhone, yet techno-analysts around the world are already claiming that Windows 8 phones will be the real deal with market value. With an array of features that are unique to Microsoft, as well as diverse options that give developers huge opportunity, the future for Windows phones looks to be very promising.
The Eagle Boys Group (Eagle boys) is the second largest Pizza franchise in Australia. They have over 350 stores nationally and employ approximately 8,000 team members. Eagle Boys have also started to open stores internationally as a part of their global expansion strategy.
One thing all trainee software developers are taught, is the simple idea of opportunity. As they eagerly leave Uni 'packing the latest coding skills', ready to create the next ‘killer app’ or help start the next great software 'giant', new software developers are faced with the cold, hard truth: indeed, skills are valuable and impressive but that doesn't mean anything. For creating any kind of successful piece of software, the rules are ideological. Meaning, software is only good and popular when it is relevant and has a marketplace to find that relevancy.
Window 8 Developers Readify get a mention in the TechEd 2012 Keynote Presentation for helping the Barnardos team develop an amazing solution on Microsoft Azure that helps thousands of children in need.
