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APJ gears up for AI & IoT revolution, with 70% of firms set to adopt in 5 years, leading global tech investment.

Gartner has released a new forecast of Australia and New Zealand's information security spending power between 2018 and 2019.

With a 41% year on year growth, compared to Apple's 1%, Huawei is now second only to Samsung in the number of shipments this quarter.

Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) spending on blockchain solutions to reach US$2.1 billion in 2022, according to the latest IDC report.

Apple saw a 30% YoY rise in Q2 2018 smartwatch shipments, driven by LTE model popularity in APAC. Yet, its market share dipped to 34%.

The traditional PC market witnessed its strongest growth since 1Q12, with 2Q18 shipments reaching 62.3 million units, a 2.7% year-on-year increase, per IDC.

The server market in India is in a very good place with digital transformation driving huge growth both now and in the foreseeable future.

Cyber attacks could cost Australian businesses up to AU$29bn per year, equivalent to 1.9% of Australia's GDP, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan.

For the past two years, Gartner has cited Ping Identity as a 'Leader' in its Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide.

Enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) across the globe have continued to rise during Q1 2018, continuing a steady growth rate from 2017.

A recent Microsoft report reveals that cyber attacks cost the Asia Pacific region USD $1.745 trillion annually, equivalent to 7% of its GDP.

The global smartphone market declined in 2017 and IDC expects it to do the same this year before a resurgence of opportunities next year.

Google claims the top spot in the smart speaker market by shipping 3.2 million units in Q1 2018, surpassing Amazon's 2.5 million Echo shipments.

NTT Security is taking two steps further into the Asia Pacific region with new expansion into India and the Philippines.

IDC reports IT services market growth to $502bn in 2H17, nears $1tn in full year, driven by digital transformation.

India's data centre hardware spending will reach USD $2.7 billion in 2018, a 2.6% rise, while software spending surges by 10%, says Gartner.

During Q1 2018 we got a new leader on top of smartphone shipments, one vendor experiencing triple digit growth, and a huge decline in China.

Key investments for Asia Pacific Smart Cities are in intelligent transportation, data-driven public safety, and resilient energy and infrastructure.

APeJ spending on mobility solutions is expected to grow 5.3% year over year in 2018, reaching more than $540.7 billion.

Global smartphone sales dropped by 5.6% in Q4 2017, marking the first yearly decline since 2004, as per Gartner. Samsung stayed on top despite this shift.