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Edition covers '2013 and beyond'. Gartner's stated count: not stated (press release states no count). Found in public source: 11 top predictions. gartner.com returns 403 to scripted fetches; text read from the Internet Archive snapshot listed in sources. Quotes are the prediction headline sentences as printed in the press release; body text is not stored.
By Year-End 2014, three of the top five mobile handset vendors will be Chinese.
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By 2014, European Union directives will drive legislation to protect jobs, reducing offshoring by 20 percent through 2016.
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By 2014, IT hiring in major Western markets will come predominantly from Asian-headquartered companies enjoying double-digit growth.
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Through 2014, employee-owned devices will be compromised by malware at more than double the rate of corporate-owned devices.
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Through 2014, software spending resulting from the proliferation of smart operational technology will increase by 25 percent.
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By 2014, market consolidation will displace up to 20 percent of the top 100 IT services providers.
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Through 2015, 90% of enterprises will bypass broad-scale deployment of Windows 8.
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By 2015, big data demand will reach 4.4 million jobs globally, but only one-third of those jobs will be filled.
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By 2015, 40 percent of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations.
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By 2016, wearable smart electronics in shoes, tattoos and accessories will emerge as a $10 billion industry.
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By 2017, 40 percent of enterprise contact information will have leaked into Facebook via employees' increased use of mobile device collaboration applications.
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