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		<script type="application/ld+json" class="wp-parsely-metadata">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Blog","url":"http:\/\/www.idc.com\/resource-center\/blog\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.idc.com\/resource-center\/blog\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Uncategorized","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Martin Herold"}],"creator":["Martin Herold"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"IDC","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2025-12-11T16:14:32Z","datePublished":"2025-12-11T16:14:32Z","dateModified":"2026-01-16T09:51:33Z"}</script><link rel="icon" href="https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-favicon.png?w=32" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-favicon.png?w=192" sizes="192x192" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-favicon.png?w=180" />
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-favicon.png?w=270" />
		<style id="wp-custom-css">
			.footer h2.h5 {
		color: #fff;
	-webkit-text-fill-color: white;
	}

/* Directions */
.page-id-113147 #video {
	background-image: url(https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Slide2.jpg);
}

#hero-taipei .subtitle,
#hero-taipei .elementor-heading-title,
#hero-taipei p {
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 0;
  white-space: normal;
}

.columns-ctas-block .column-content-cell .cell-actions.has-buttons i {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.columns-ctas-block .cell-content ul li {
	list-style-type: disc;
}

/* Analyst page temp fix */

.page-id-428 {
	.avatar-image-wrapper {
		margin-bottom: -1rem;
	}

	.avatar-text {
		margin-bottom: 6rem;
	}

	.facetwp-template {
		width: 100%;
	}
}

/* Directions Homepage Edit */

@media screen and (min-width: 100em) {
	.page-id-436 .page-id-113417 .static-hero .hero-one .hero-one-content-wrap {
		max-width: 865px;
		padding: 60px 0px;
	}
}


/* Quanta Hero Edits */

#hero {

	& {
		background: #190F2F;
		text-align: left;
	}

	h1 span {
		color: #ffc933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
		-webkit-background-clip: text;
		-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
		background-clip: text;
		color: transparent;
	}

	.h3 {
		color: #fff;
		font-weight: 200;
		font-size: 32px;
	}

	.grid-x {
		text-align: left !important;
		display: block;
	}

	.grid-container {
		margin-top: -20px;
		padding-top: 12rem;
		padding-bottom: 13rem;
	}

	video {
		position: absolute;
		top: 0;
		left: 0;
		width: 100%;
		height: 100%;
		object-fit: cover;
		z-index: 1;
	}

	.hero-one-content-wrap {
		z-index: 2;
	}

	.button.primary {
		margin-top: 32px;
	}


	@media screen and (min-width: 800px) {
		.grid-x {
			margin-left: -150px;
		}

		.hero-one-content-wrap {
			z-index: 2;
			width: 50%;
		}
	}

	@media screen and (min-width: 1200px) {
		.grid-x {
			margin-left: -200px;
		}

		.hero-one-content-wrap {
			z-index: 2;
			width: 45%;
		}
	}

	@media screen and (max-width: 900px) {
		video {
			display: none;
		}
	}

}


/* Rotation Banner */

#promo-banner {

	.grid-container {
		color: #191919;
		padding-top: 24px;
		padding-bottom: 24px;
		overflow: hidden;
	}

	& {
		background-color: #729ee5;
	}

	.banner-container {
		overflow: hidden;
		padding: 12px 0;
	}

	.banner-track {
		display: flex;
		width: max-content;
		gap: 140px;
		animation: bannerScroll 30s linear infinite;
	}

	.banner-item {
		flex: 0 0 auto;
		padding-right: 80px;
	}

	.banner-title {
		font-size: 21px;
	}

	.banner-subtitle {
		font-size: 14px;
	}
}

/* ANIMATION */
@keyframes bannerScroll {
	0% {
		transform: translateX(0);
	}

	100% {
		transform: translateX(-33.333%);
	}
}


/* Value Prop Section */

#about {

	& {
		background: #190F2F;
		padding: 0 0 72px;
	}

	h2,
	h3,
	p {
		color: #fff;
	}

	p.subtext {
		padding-bottom: 48px;
		Width: 70%;
	}

	h3 {
		font-weight: 200;
		padding: 0 32px;
	}

	li {
		background: #1D1D7F;
		padding: 32px;
	}

	img {
		width: 100px;
	}
}

/* Demo Section Styles */

#demo {

	& {
		background-color: #190F2F;
		color: #191919;
		padding-top: 72px;
		padding-bottom: 72px;
	}

	H2 {
		padding-bottom: 32px;
	}

	.editor-content {
		max-width: inherit;
	}

	.video-title {
		text-align: center;
		max-width: 800px;
		margin: 0 auto 12px auto;
	}


	.video-card {
		border-radius: 16px;
		overflow: hidden;
	}

	.video-card iframe {
		width: 100%;
		aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
		border: 0;
		display: block;
	}

	@media (max-width: 800px) {
		.video-grid {
			flex-direction: column;
		}
	}

}


/* Video Section Styles */

#testimonials {

	& {
		background-color: #190F2F;
		color: #191919;
		padding-top: 72px;
		padding-bottom: 72px;
	}

	p {
		color: #fff;
		padding-bottom: 48px;
		Width: 70%;
		margin: 0 auto;
		text-align: center;
	}

	.editor-content {
		max-width: inherit;
	}

	.video-title {
		text-align: center;
		max-width: 800px;
		margin: 0 auto 12px auto;
	}


	.video-card {
		border-radius: 16px;
		overflow: hidden;
	}

	.video-card iframe {
		width: 100%;
		aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
		border: 0;
		display: block;
	}

	@media (max-width: 768px) {
		.video-grid {
			flex-direction: column;
		}
	}

}

/* Quanta Quote Section */

#quote {

	& {
		padding-bottom: 128px;
        padding-top: 128px;
		background: #190F2F;
	}

	.quote-style {
		margin: 0 auto;
		width: 70%;
		padding: 48px 48px 24px;
	}

	.quote-style h3 {
		color: #ffffff;
		font-size: 40px;
		font-family: 'Georgia';
		font-style: italic;
		font-weight: 200;
		padding-bottom: 20px;
	}

	.highlight {
		color: #ffc933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
		-webkit-background-clip: text;
		-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
		background-clip: text;
		color: transparent;
	}

	.grid-container {
		padding-top: 2rem;
		padding-bottom: 5rem;
	}

	.author {
		color: #ffffff;
		display: block;
		margin-top: 10px;
		font-size: 20px;
	}

	@media (max-width: 800px) {
		.quote-style {
			width: 100%;
			padding: 24px 0;
		}
	}
}

/* Tabs */
#learn-more {

	& {
		background: #190F2F;
	}

	h2 {
		color: #fff;
		width: 70%;
		margin: 0 auto 12px auto;
		text-align: center;
	}

	p.subtext {
		color: #fff;
		width: 70%;
		margin: 0 auto 46px auto;
		text-align: center;
	}

	@media (max-width: 1200px) {
		h2, p.subtext {
			width: 100%;
		}
	}

}

#tabs {

	& {
		background: #190F2F;
		padding: 48px 0;
		margin-top: -64px;
		margin-bottom: -96px;
	}

	.tabs-title.is-active a {
		color: #ffc933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
		-webkit-background-clip: text;
		-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
		background-clip: text;
		color: transparent;
	}

	.tabs-panel {
		width: 90%;
	}

	@media (max-width: 1400px) {

		.tabs-title.is-active a {
			font-size: 1.5rem;
        	padding-bottom: 18px;
		}

		.text-bubble {
			width: 100%;
    		padding-bottom: 16px;
		}

		.grid-container {
            padding-left: 3rem;
            padding-right: 3rem;
    	}

		.grid-container > div > .cell {
			padding: 24px;
		}

		.tabs-panel {
			width: 90%;
			margin: 0 auto;
		}

		.icon {
			color: #fff;
			padding: 18px;
		}

	}
	
	@media (min-width: 1400px) {

		.grid-container {
            padding-left: 14rem;
            padding-right: 14rem;
    	}	
		
		.text-bubble {
			position: absolute;
			background: #FFC933;
			background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
			border-radius: 24px;
			padding: 32px;
			width: 500px;
			right: 17%;
			top: 110px;
			-webkit-box-shadow: -9px 2px 16px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.37);
			-moz-box-shadow: -9px 2px 16px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.37);
			box-shadow: -9px 2px 16px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.37);
		}

		.tabs-content.vertical .text-bubble p, .tabs-panel .text-bubble h3 {
			color: #191919;
		}	

		.grid-container > div > .cell{
			padding: 64px 0;
		}	

	}

	.grid-container > div > .cell{
		background: #1D1D7F;
	}

	.tabs-panel h3 {
		color: #fff;
		font-size: 28px;
		font-weight: 400;
		margin: 0 auto;
		text-align: center;
		padding-bottom: 0px;
	}

	.tabs-panel p {
		margin: 0 auto;
		text-align: center;
	}

	.tabs-title a {
		text-align: right;
	}

	.tabs-content .cell-text {
		gap: 0rem;
	}

	.tabs-title a,
	.tabs-content.vertical p {
		color: #fff;
	}

	.tabs-content.vertical p {
		font-size: 20px;
		font-weight: 200;
	}

	.tabs-content.vertical {
		background: transparent;
		padding: 0rem;
	}

	.intro-content {
		margin: 0 auto;
	}

	.tabs-title>a:hover::after {
		background-color: #fff;
	}

	a:not(.button):not(.link):focus {
		color: #fff;
		border: 1px solid transparent;
	}
}

/* Form */

#join-now {

	& {
		background: #190F2F;
		background: linear-gradient(14deg, rgba(25, 15, 47, 1) 61%, rgba(28, 47, 81, 1) 97%);
		border-radius: 0;
		padding: 32px 0;
		position: relative;
		overflow: hidden;
	}

	.grid-x {
		display: flex;
		flex-flow: row wrap;
		flex-direction: column;
		align-content: center;
		text-align: center;
	}

	h2 {
		color: #ffc933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
		-webkit-background-clip: text;
		-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
		background-clip: text;
		color: transparent;
	}

	p {
		color: #fff;
	}

}

/* Quanta Page Specifics */

.page-id-112091 {

	/* Scrolled Nav Fix */
	.is-custom.has-scrolled {
		background: #190F2F;
	}

	H2 {
		color: #ffc933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
		-webkit-background-clip: text;
		-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
		background-clip: text;
		color: transparent;
	}

	@media (max-width: 1200px) {
		H2 {
			font-size: 2.5rem;
		}
		H1{
			font-size: 3rem;	
		}
	}

	@media (min-width: 1200px) {
		H2 {
			font-size: 52px;
			color: #ffc933;
		}
		H1{
			font-size: 72px;	
		}
	}

	.header-nav-button {
		color: #fff;
	}

	.ghost-button {
		color: #fff;
		border: solid 2px #fff;
		border-radius: 42px;
		padding: 0 16px;
	}

	/* Tiles animations */

	.column-content-cell,
	.cell.round-top,
	.video-card {
		--range-start: contain 0%;
		--range-end: contain 30%;
		-webkit-animation: scaler 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
		animation: scaler 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
		animation-timeline: view(block);
		animation-range: var(--range-start) var(--range-end);
	}

	/* Buttons */

	button.primary,
	.button.primary,
	.primary {
		background: #FFC933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
	}

	button.primary:hover,
	.button.primary:hover,
	.primary:hover {
		color: #191919;
		background: #FFC933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 1%, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 100%);
	}

	button.primary:hover,
	.button.primary:hover,
	.primary:hover,
	.header-nav-button:hover {
		-webkit-animation: scale-up-center 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
		animation: scale-up-center 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
	}
}


/* ---- CSS Animations ---- */



@-webkit-keyframes scale-up-center {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1.2);
		transform: scale(1.2);
	}
}


@keyframes scale-up-center {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1.2);
		transform: scale(1.2);
	}
}

@-webkit-keyframes scaler {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(0.5);
		transform: scale(0.5);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}
}

@keyframes scaler {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(0.5);
		transform: scale(0.5);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}
}


@keyframes myAnim {
	0% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		opacity: 1;
		transform: translateY(45px);
	}

	24% {
		opacity: 1;
	}

	40% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(24px);
	}

	65% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(12px);
	}

	82% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(6px);
	}

	93% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(4px);
	}

	25%,
	55%,
	75%,
	87% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-out;
		transform: translateY(0px);
	}

	100% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-out;
		opacity: 1;
		transform: translateY(0px);
	}
}

/* Quanta JP Page Specifics */

.postid-114278 {
	
	/* Scrolled Nav Fix */
	
 .is-custom.has-scrolled {
		background: #190F2F;
	}

	H2 {
		color: #ffc933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
		-webkit-background-clip: text;
		-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
		background-clip: text;
		color: transparent;
		font-family: "mundial",Arial,sans-serif;
	}

	H1 {
		font-family: "mundial",Arial,sans-serif;
	}

	@media (max-width: 1200px) {
		H2 {
			font-size: 2.5rem;
		}
		H1{
			font-size: 3rem;	
		}
	}

	@media (min-width: 1200px) {
		H2 {
			font-size: 52px;
			color: #ffc933;
		}
		H1{
			font-size: 72px;	
		}
	}

	.header-nav-button {
		color: #fff;
	}

	.ghost-button {
		color: #fff;
		border: solid 2px #fff;
		border-radius: 42px;
		padding: 0 16px;
	}
	
	/* Buttons */

	button.primary,
	.button.primary,
	.primary {
		background: #FFC933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 1%, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 100%);
	}

	button.primary:hover,
	.button.primary:hover,
	.primary:hover {
		color: #191919;
		background: #FFC933;
		background: linear-gradient(133deg, rgba(251, 156, 35, 1) 1%, rgba(255, 201, 51, 1) 100%);
	}
}

	button:hover,
	.button:hover,
	.primary:hover,
	.header-nav-button:hover {
		-webkit-animation: scale-up-center 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
		animation: scale-up-center 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
	}

	button:hover,
	.button:hover {
		box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1), 0 4px 6px -4px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1);
}

	/* Tiles animations */

	.column-content-cell,
	.cell.round-top,
	.video-card {
		--range-start: contain 0%;
		--range-end: contain 30%;
		-webkit-animation: scaler 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
		animation: scaler 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.390, 0.575, 0.565, 1.000) both;
		animation-timeline: view(block);
		animation-range: var(--range-start) var(--range-end);
	}

/* ---- CSS Animations ---- */



@-webkit-keyframes scale-up-center {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
		transform: scale(1.1);
	}
}


@keyframes scale-up-center {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
		transform: scale(1.1);
	}
}

@-webkit-keyframes scaler {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(0.5);
		transform: scale(0.5);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}
}

@keyframes scaler {
	0% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(0.5);
		transform: scale(0.5);
	}

	100% {
		-webkit-transform: scale(1);
		transform: scale(1);
	}
}


@keyframes myAnim {
	0% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		opacity: 1;
		transform: translateY(45px);
	}

	24% {
		opacity: 1;
	}

	40% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(24px);
	}

	65% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(12px);
	}

	82% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(6px);
	}

	93% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-in;
		transform: translateY(4px);
	}

	25%,
	55%,
	75%,
	87% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-out;
		transform: translateY(0px);
	}

	100% {
		animation-timing-function: ease-out;
		opacity: 1;
		transform: translateY(0px);
	}
}

/* Quanta resources tiles */
#quanta-resources {

	& {
		background: linear-gradient(169deg, rgba(25, 15, 47, 1) 61%, rgba(28, 47, 81, 1) 97%);
		display: flex;
		flex-flow: column nowrap;
		align-items: center;
		justify-content: center;
		padding: 120px;
	}
ul {
		justify-content: center;
	}
	h2 {
		width: 70%;
		margin: 0 auto 12px auto;
		text-align: center;
		color: #ffc933;
	}
	h3 {
		color: #fff;
		font-size: 1.5rem;
	}
	div.intro-text {
		margin: 0 auto 0px auto;
		width: 70%;
		text-align: center;
		align-items: center;
	}
	p.label {
		color: #ffc933;
		font-size: 0.9rem;
		text-transform: uppercase;
		letter-spacing: 1px;
	}
	p.subtext {
		color: #fff;
		width: 70%;
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