<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IDC Life Sciences/Healthcare Hardware</title><link>http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Hardware%2FLife+Sciences+%7C+Healthcare+-+Hardware%2F</link><description>IDC research as it relates to hardware for clinical trials, high-performance computing (HPC), R</description><language>en-us</language><image><url>http://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpg</url><link/>http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Hardware%2FLife+Sciences+%7C+Healthcare+-+Hardware%2F<title/>IDC Life Sciences/Healthcare Hardware</image><copyright>Copyright 2007 IDC. Reproduction is forbidden unless authorized. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1440</ttl><item><title>IDC Manufacturing Insights: Formula and Specification Management Rapidly Becoming a Critical Capability for Brand-Oriented Value Chain Manufacturers</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22328210</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22328210</guid><description>IDC Manufacturing Insights announces availability of a new report that reveals that formula and specification management (F SM) is an increasingly important issue for brand-oriented value chain (BOVC) manufacturers, particularly those in the sub-segment of food and beverage. </description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New IDC Insights Survey Reveals Improving Product Quality Most Important Supply Chain Initiative in 2010</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22312610</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22312610</guid><description>IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights today announced the results of a new survey, Business Strategy and Supply Chain Innovation, designed to identify the top business and supply chain issues, as well as how manufacturers and retailers expect to leverage IT resources to address those objectives and challenges. </description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Worldwide Electronic Manufacturing Services Will Return to Steady, But Uneven Growth in 2010, According to IDC</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22310110</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22310110</guid><description>According to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the EMS industry will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 8% for the 2010-2014 forecast period. But the recovery is still on shaky ground, with periods of weakness expected into 2011. </description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC Finds A Third of U.S. Organizations Unsure How to Measure Benefits of Business Analytics Projects</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22269010</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22269010</guid><description>Based on the most recent U.S. Vertical Market Research Group survey of more than 6,400 end-users, IDC has found that a third of organizations are unsure how to measure the benefits of business analytics projects and solutions. </description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC: Vertical Market Update Shows Modest Recovery in ICT in 2010</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prAU22249910</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prAU22249910</guid><description>A new vertical markets report from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows a transforming marketplace in 2010, driven by a growing impact of the cloud services model, an explosion of mobile devices and applications and the continuing rollout of higher-speed networks. </description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC Manufacturing Insights Releases Top 10 Predictions for EMEA Manufacturing in 2010</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT22229210</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT22229210</guid><description>IDC Manufacturing Insights recently released a new report, which covers IDC Manufacturing Insights' top 10 predictions for the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) manufacturing industry in 2010. </description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Devil Is in the Details: 99.8% of the Enterprise Population in Western Europe Has Less Than 500 Employees, IDC Says</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT22221510</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT22221510</guid><description>The International Data Corporation's (IDC) European Vertical Markets recently released a new report, which analyzes the Western European business environment with particular focus on the Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) market size and structure. </description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Need for Better Customer Retention Will Drive Asia/Pacific Manufacturers' IT Investments In 2010, Says IDC Manufacturing Insights</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prSG22185910</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prSG22185910</guid><description>Manufacturers in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region are expected to increase their spending on technology to support critical business applications in 2010. </description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC Insights to Reveal EMEA Top 10 Predictions for 2010</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT22177610</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prIT22177610</guid><description>Leading industry analysts from IDC's Insights research teams in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) will join forces to present a series of complimentary Web conferences announcing the EMEA Top 10 Predictions for 2010 for manufacturing, retail, health, financial services, energy, and government. </description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC Insights to Reveal Top 10 Predictions for 2010</title><link>http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22118109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&amp;containerId=prUS22118109</guid><description>Leading industry analysts from IDC's Insights research teams will join forces to present a series of complimentary Web conferences announcing the Top 10 Predictions for 2010 for executives in manufacturing, retail, health, financial services, energy, and government. </description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
