IDC Insights, a group of industry-specific research and advisory services, is launching online communities for better discussion and engagement with its Manufacturing Insights and Retail Insights clients.

In the spirit of social networking, the goal of the community is to create a forum for IT and business professionals to discuss technology issues within the context of their business.

Specifically, the analysts with IDC Manufacturing and Retail Insights will look to tackle pressing trends including: Automotive Industry Future, Cloud Computing, Customer Experience, Future Factories, M2M, Retail PLM and Sourcing, Sustainability and Supply Chain Risk.

The manufacturing and retail communities will feature:

• Networking opportunities– Invite, Find and Interact with Analysts and Other Members
• Analyst Blogs
• Discussion Forums
• Resource Library
• Events Calendar

Members will be invited to participate in blog discussions, forums and polls, learn about and share best practices, tips, tricks and tools related to business/technology alignment, network with colleagues and provide feedback to IDC analysts and peers.

IDC analysts will regularly contribute content including blog posts, forum discussions and generate questions for the community members to discuss. In keeping with IDC Insights' unique value proposition, the communities will address IT issues within the context of an industry's business. IDC analysts worldwide will participate in the community, ensuring the content will be global in nature.

“We are pleased to unveil the Manufacturing and Retail industry segments within the IDC Insights Community and extend our conversations with industry thought leaders through the use of social networking,” said Bob Parker, group vice president, IDC. “We look forward to leveraging the power of our Community to better serve our clients, prospects and partners in offering the most compelling and relevant research and analysis on today’s most pressing trends.”

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