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Ukraine's IT industry aims to reassure

With several billion euros of outsourcing business at stake, several leading figures in the Ukrainian IT sector have got together to reassure customers. With tensions between the country and Russia, there has been concern at the ability of the industry to continue to deliver IT services.

Data centres on the rise in Poland

The new investments in data centres in Poland continue to grow as data centres are expected to become the crucial segment of the ICT market in Poland, says the recent study by consultancy PMR.

IBM hit by hardware

IBM shares fell 4% as it reported its lowest quarterly revenue in five years, hit by falling demand for its storage and server products.

Mixed picture at Intel

Intel provided mixed Q1 results for its business units - server chip sales were healthy, mobile sales were weak, and PC sales were in between.

IT spend picks up in second half

A Barclays survey of 100 US and European CIOs says nearly half (46%) expect their company's IT spending to rise in 1H14, with 20% expecting it to drop, and 34% expecting no change.

European PC market is better than expected

As global PC shipments reached just 73.4 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a decline of -4.4% year on year, says IDC, Europe is looking more stable.