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According to Gartner, IT spending among SMBs across the world has been forecast to reach US$874 billion in 2012, with this amount expected to grow to US$1 trillion by 2016.
Believe or not, the SMB IT market is still big.
55% of Malaysian SMBs say they do not know how to use the Internet
40% say they do not need the Internet
Only 20% of local SMBs use IT extensively in their daily operations
Only 14% of revenue of the average IT-enabled SMB in Malaysia is spent on technology
In 2010, local SMBs had only 33% broadband penetration
An average local SMB only provides 69% of its employees access to the Internet
Only 14% of local SMBs have an online presence
Only 1% of SMBs spend on online advertising despite high levels of retail e-commerce by Malaysians
The average SMB only pulls in 14% of revenue from online advertising
To immediately tap into the IT market for SMBs, Lenovo introduces Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430. A medium range business laptop that comes with 4 configuration options. Options allow selection of 2nd Generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors with either built-in graphic cards or external using Nvidia GeForce.All will be powered by Windows 7 profesional 64 bits with built-in fingerprint capability. The price ranges from RM 2,399 to RM 3,399.
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 is immediately available now.
In year 2010, there were 12.5 billion devices were connected to Internet from 6.8 billion population and by 2016, there will be over 14 billion devices connected to the internet, which will be more than double the world’s population.
The SMB IT market will definitely going to growth along such trends which are primarily driven by the BYOD trend.
