1. 2012 IDC’S TOP 10 PREDICTIONS
FOR THE MEA & TURKEY IT MARKETS

2. 1
IT MARKETS WILL RECOVER FROM THE ARAB SPRING
BUT FACE GLOBAL ECONOMIC HEADWINDS.

3. 2
"POPULIST" GOVERNMENTS WILL SEEK TO ACCELERATE
E-SERVICE DELIVERY TO CITIZENS.

4. 3
VIRTUALIZATION WILL MOVE FROM "TEST" TO
"PRODUCTION" AND WILL ATTAIN MUST-HAVE STATUS.

5. 4
CLOUD WILL RECEIVE MORE SERIOUS ATTENTION, BUT WIDESPREAD ADOPTION
WILL BE INHIBITED BY INSUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SKILLS.

6. 5
NFC AND LTE WILL DRIVE THE NEXT LEVEL OF MOBILE
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION.

7. 6
MEDIA TABLETS AND ENTERPRISE MOBILE APPS WILL
TRANSFORM EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY.

8. 7
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES
SUCH AS VIDEOCONFERENCING AND TELEPRESENCE WILL TAKE OFF.

9. 8
LINE-OF-BUSINESS DEMAND WILL MAKE ANALYTICS
MORE PERVASIVE.

10. 9
"BIG BROTHER" INITIATIVES WILL INTENSIFY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
AS INFORMATION SECURITY GAINS IN IMPORTANCE.

11. 10
TELCOS WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND THEIR ICT PORTFOLIOS, FOCUSING
ON THE "I" IN ICT, WITH CLOUD AS A MAJOR STRATEGIC DIRECTION.

12. IDC PREDICTS IT SPENDING IN THE MEA & TURKEY TO SURPASS
$65 B IN 2012, GROWING AT NEARLY 12% YEAR ON YEAR.

13. REFERENCE : IDC #CEMA16650
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