FRAMINGHAM, MA – 2015 will be the first full year of single-digit worldwide smartphone growth, IDC predicts, citing slower demand outside North America.

STAMFORD, CT -- Third-quarter worldwide server shipments grew 9.2% year-over-year, while vendor revenue increased 7.5% during the period.

ARLINGTON, VA – Mapi Foundation expects modest acceleration in US manufacturing growth over the next two years; then it is expected to decelerate, says Dan Meckstroth, Ph.D., Mapi’s vice president and chief economist.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board orders declined 20.5% year-over-year in October, IPC says. Year-to-date orders increased 2.1%, while orders were down 6% sequentially.