Recent releases

CONTEXT sees emergence of two-tier tablet market
London, 9th February 2012 – According to latest reports by IT market researchers CONTEXT, Apple is continuing to dominate the tablet space despite expectations towards the latter part of last year that market share would gradually decline.

Ultrabooks' fate down to price
London, 25th January 2012 – According to latest reports by IT market researchers CONTEXT, Acer is currently leading the way as strongest player in the market for Ultrabooks with a share of 62% of sales through Western European distribution in the last quarter (Q4/11) followed by Toshiba, Asus and Lenovo.

Tablets boost European PC sales in run-up to Christmas
6th January 2012 – The large increase in sales of Tablet PCs in the last three weeks before Christmas boosted overall European PC unit sales by 6% for the period compared to one year ago, according to IT market researchers CONTEXT in preliminary figures published today.

London, 25th November 2011 - CONTEXT, the European IT market research firm, in partnership with CCS Insight, revealed figures today which show increased demand for non-Apple tablet PCs. Tablet VU, the companies' report, which tracks distributor sales volumes, market share and selling prices across the burgeoning tablet sector in Europe, shows that while Apple's iPad 2 still dominates, products like the Asus Eee Transformer and Acer Iconia Tab tablets are proving popular with some buyers.

11th November 2011 – CONTEXT, the IT market research company, today released figures from its new Data Intelligence Service, which show that that tablet computers accounted for 12.2% of total European technology distributors’ revenues during October 2011, up from 5.6% one year ago, making this rapidly growing computer segment the third largest revenue earner.

European PC Revenues down 11%
11^th October 2011 – CONTEXT, the IT market research company, today announced figures that show sales of PCs to business and consumers across Europe struggled to keep level during the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period a year ago, as vendors and distributors slashed prices to clear unsold stocks that had been building up since the end of 2010. These figures exclude tablet sales across Europe.

All-in-one laser printer sales boom as overall EMEA printer market declines
8th September 2011 – IT market research company CONTEXT today announced that printer sales across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) declined by 4.4% in unit terms during the second quarter of 2011, compared to the same period a year ago.

European Distribution well-placed to manage HP exit from PC business
24th August 2011 – CONTEXT, the European IT market research company, today revealed figures which show that Europe’s IT distributors are well-placed to manage the disappearance of revenues marked by HP’s announcement to exit the PC and tablet business.

Computer Sales Flat while Tablets Ramp Up
London, 19th August 2011 -- Computer sales across Europe this summer are in the doldrums while sales of Tablet PCs continue to grow, according to data released today by IT market research company CONTEXT.