The International Data Corporation (IDC) puts the number of mobile workers worldwide at 1.3 billion.

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By 2020 the International Data Corporation estimates that one-third of all digital information will pass through--or live in--the cloud.

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The International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts the volume of data will grow by 40 percent over the next seven years.

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Fewer than two in ten smartphones that shipped in the third quarter of 2012 ran on Apple's iOS operating software, according to researcher International Data Corporation.

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As the International Data Corporation estimates, by 2015, more users will access the Internet through mobile devices than through personal computers or other wired devices.

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According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 340.5 million units in 3Q10 compared to 297.1 million units in the third quarter of 2009.

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According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors will ship more than 450 million smartphones in 2011 compared to the 303.4 million units shipped in 2010.

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According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, total Android smartphone shipments worldwide reached 136.0 million units, accounting for 75.0% of the 181.1 million smartphones shipped in 3Q12.

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If market predictions hold true, Buyback Boss should have no trouble meeting both criteria: By 2015, more U.S. consumers will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs, according to International Data Corporation.

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International Speedway Corporation (ISC) has proven how data-driven integrated marketing management (IMM) can increase ROI by improving performance across multiple business functions.

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Data gathering and number crunching for the two-year study was done by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a big government contractor, with input from academics and oil companies like Shell, BP, Marathon Energy.

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