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  1. Worldwide revenue for the 2011 FPSM applications market was $3.0 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 16.3%. bit.ly/LDuZh0
  2. Smartphones with homegrown operating systems are on the rise in China. bit.ly/LquWi0
  3. The enterprise WLAN segment continued its torrid growth with a 27.2% year-over-year increase in 1Q12. bit.ly/KyA96F
  4. Total worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) revenues experienced year-over-year growth of 13.9% in 1Q12. bit.ly/KyA96F
  5. The worldwide router market increased a more modest 2.8% year over year in 1Q12. bit.ly/L7IYt2
  6. Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues reached $5.1 billion in 1Q12, representing solid year-over-year growth of 7.4%. bit.ly/L7IYt2
  7. Cloud would bring efficiency to retailers' IT systems and improve back-end operations, but transition not urgent. bit.ly/Jq6u1D
  8. 32% of retailers in key Asia/Pacific markets are considering implementing cloud solutions in the next 2 to 5 years. bit.ly/Jq6u1D
  9. China's IT spending growth is being driven by consumer IT demand and opportunities in govt's 12th Five-Year Plan. bit.ly/Mo3oPO
  10. By 2013, IT spending in China will reach $173B, thereby passing Japan as the 2nd largest IT market. bit.ly/Mo3oPO