Improvement in European market conditions but challenges for the IT channel create opportunities for disruptive business models, says IDC.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 April 2005-IDC: Improvement in European market conditions but challenges for the IT channel create opportunities for disruptive business models, says IDC(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25042005 PARIS - Despite an uncertain global context, 2004 saw a marked improvement in business activity for IT channels in Western Europe.

Volume systems markets, such as notebooks, x86 servers, and printers, finally benefited from corporate replacement and new business spending and registered strong growth. New opportunities created by the demands of converged voice and data; from digital image capture, storage, and analysis, and from expanded broadband access, all contributed to a wider range of areas for the channel to target. However, growth...