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Krista Napier
Senior Analyst & Tracker Team Lead, Mobility

Team:
Canada Research
Canadian Client Devices Team
Canadian IT Overview Team
Digital Marketplace and New Media
Mobile and Wireless
Perspective: mHealth in Canada — Smartphones and Apps Bring Better Healthcare to Your Fingertips
Alison Brooks, Ph.D., Krista Napier
May 2013 - Doc # HI2CEH13      Perspective
This IDC Health Insights Perspective analyzes data from IDC Canada's ITAP n2 survey conducted in February 2013. The Web-based survey gathered input from healthcare providers across Canada.

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Canadian Mobile Device 2013–2017 Forecast
Krista Napier
Apr 2013 - Doc # CA2MS13      Market Analysis
This IDC study offers a 2013–2017 mobile device forecast for the Canadian market. In particular, the study breaks mobile devices out by smartphones, feature phones, and tablets. The study answers the questions: Where does the overall mob ...
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Tablets in Canada: What's So Big About Small Tablets?
Krista Napier
Feb 2013 - Doc # lcCA23963413      IDC Link
Small tablets are a big deal in Canada in 2013. The latest tablet to launch, the Galaxy Note 8, is expected to be available in Canada in Q2 2013 and will join the lineup of smaller tablets on the market right now, including Samsung's own Ga ...
Canadian Tablet 2012 Vendor Shares: A Snapshot of the Trends, Competitors, and Future
Krista Napier
Dec 2012 - Doc # CA10MS12      Competitive Analysis
This IDC study looks closely at the Canadian tablet market today, as well as channel and price band trends and top vendors. This study provides a 2012–2016 forecast by OS, highlights opportunities for growth, and provides essential guida ...
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A First Look at NFC Smartphones in Canada
Krista Napier, Steve Yang
Dec 2012 - Doc # CA1MS12      Update
This IDC update looks at the size of the NFC smartphone market in Canada, measured by shipments into the channel. The update provides three NFC smartphone forecast scenarios in the Excel file: standard, optimistic, and pessimistic. All ...
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Canadian Mobile Phone Tracker: 3Q12 Overview
Krista Napier
Dec 2012 - Doc # CA4MDM12      IDC Presentation
This IDC Presentation provides an overview of the Canadian mobile phone market in 3Q12.: The data in this Presentation is based on IDC Canada's Mobile Phone Tracker in 3Q12. The Presentation covers::
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    Canadian Mobile Worker 2012–2016 Forecast
    Krista Napier
    Nov 2012 - Doc # CA7MS12      Market Analysis
    This IDC study provides a Canadian five-year mobile worker population forecast through 2016 and analysis across three major worker categories and 13 subcategories in Canada.: "With the growth of tablets and smartphones, improved net ...
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    From Surviving to Thriving: Moving Your Enterprise Mobility Strategy from 1.0 to 2.0
    Krista Napier
    Oct 2012 - Doc # CA8MS12      IDC Presentation
    This IDC Presentation looks at how the growth of mobile devices, both mobile phones and tablets, is presenting exciting opportunities for Canadian enterprises but is also leading to huge challenges for the CIO around BYOD, mobile device ...
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    Canadian Mobile Phone Tracker: 2Q12 Overview
    Krista Napier
    Sep 2012 - Doc # CA3MDM12      IDC Presentation
    This IDC presentation will provide an overview of the Canadian mobile phone market in 2Q12. It was presented to clients as a quarterly briefing.: The data in this presentation is based on IDC Canada's Mobile Phone Tracker in 2Q12. T ...
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    Buyer Behaviour Part 2: From BYOD to Managed Mobility in the Enterprise
    Krista Napier
    Sep 2012 - Doc # CA4MS12      IDC Presentation: Survey
    This IDC Presentation provides insight into Canadian businesses' adoption status, intentions, challenges, and drivers with respect to tablets and smartphones. The Presentation also covers trends including bring your own device (BYOD), mo ...
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    Canadian Mobile Phone Tracker: Q1 2012 Overview
    Krista Napier
    Jun 2012 - Doc # CA2MDM12      IDC Presentation
    This IDC presentation will provide an overview of the Canadian mobile phone market in Q1 2012.: The data in this presentation is based on IDC Canada's Mobile Phone Tracker in Q1 2012. The report will cover::
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    Buyer Behaviour Part 1: How Canadian Consumers Buy Mobile Devices
    Krista Napier
    Jun 2012 - Doc # CA5MS12      IDC Presentation: Survey
    This IDC presentation will provide insight into Canadian consumers' adoption, usage activities, and purchase intentions with respect to media tablets and smartphones in Canada, as well as essential guidance for stakeholders in this marke ...
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    Canadian Mobile Phone Market Overview: 2011 Review and Outlook
    Krista Napier
    Jun 2012 - Doc # CA1MDM12      IDC Presentation
    This presentation provides a snapshot of IDC Canada's Mobile Phone Tracker, including a review of market performance from the past year (2011), and our forecast for 2012-2016. The presentation is designed to deliver a snapshot of the mar ...
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    Revitalizing Retail in Canada Through Mobile Innovation: It's Everything You Never Imagined
    Krista Napier
    Apr 2012 - Doc # CA2MS12      Insight
    This IDC Insight highlights some examples of mobile retail experiences in Canada that have been announced in early 2012. This Insight examines these recent solutions as well as the challenges and opportunities they present to the retail ...
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    Canadian Mobile Phone 2012–2016 Forecast
    Krista Napier
    Apr 2012 - Doc # CA3MS12      Market Analysis
    This IDC study offers a 2012–2016 mobile phone forecast for the Canadian market. In particular, the study answers two questions: Where does the overall mobile phone market stand today, and what does the future hold? This document include ...
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    Mobile Marketing & Customer Engagement: A Look at Canadian Business & Industry Adoption
    Krista Napier
    Mar 2012 - Doc # CA6MS12      IDC Presentation: Survey
    The following presentation provides insight and strategic direction regarding mobile marketing in Canadian businesses. Survey data results are from IDC's BITAP N4, October 2011, and received 201 survey respondents. The slides will cover ...
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    RIM's Leaders Pass the Baton, But Can They Still Win the Race in Canada?
    Krista Napier
    Jan 2012 - Doc # lcCA23283912      IDC Link
    On January 22, 2012, RIM announced that its original founders, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will step down as Co-CEOs and Chairmen of the Board. In their place, Thorsten Heins, former COO with RIM, will take the reign as CEO. Balsillie ...
    Mobility Highlights from CES 2012, Eh!
    Krista Napier
    Jan 2012 - Doc # lcCA23265812      IDC Link
    At this year's CES in Las Vegas, one of the themes across the mobility space was the user experience, rather than hardware. Ideally, it's about spending less time engaging with the devices themselves and, instead, letting the device engage ...
    Canadian Media Tablet 2011–2015 Forecast
    Krista Napier
    Jan 2012 - Doc # CA4DMT12      IDC Presentation: Forecast
    This IDC presentation provides an analysis and forecast of the Canadian media tablet markets, including shipment, revenue, and average selling price (ASP) data. It reviews current market trends and discusses recent developments in the ma ...
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    Salesforce Heads North Again — This Time for Rypple
    Nigel Wallis, Krista Napier
    Dec 2011 - Doc # lcCA23232411      IDC Link
    Excitement "rippled" through the Toronto start-up scene yesterday, as news broke that Salesforce.com is acquiring Toronto-based performance management software vendor Rypple Inc. for an undisclosed amount (rumored to be in the $65 million r ...