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Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years
News Don't expect mainstream adoption for Linux five years down the road, even if Linux operating systems become more user-friendly, say analysts.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Open source, Open Source, Ovum, Operating System, GUI, Microsoft Corp., Linux Desktop Experience, Sales, Microsoft Windows
Dell enters Taiwan retail market
News update The PC maker has tied up with IT distributor Genuine C&C to offer customers PCs and LCD products, making Taiwan Dell's twelfth retail market in the region.
Tags: Personal Computers, Sales channels, Asia, India, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Spokesperson, Australia, Indonesia, China
Dell eyes more indirect income in South Asia
News Hardware maker will boost enterprise partnerships as it seeks more revenue from indirect channel, which now accounts for 37 percent of its revenue.
Tags: Personal Computers, Servers, Sales channels, Hardware, PC Company, International Data Corp., Small And Medium Business, Gartner Inc., Sales, South Asia
Citrix builds iTunes-like store for apps
News Dazzle aims to let users find and buy business applications and virtual machines via a simple storefront interface.
Tags: Business applications, Web 2.0, Sales channels, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, business software, software, Windows application
Acer closes in on Dell's No. 2 PC ranking
News The scrappy Taiwanese computer maker, long an also-ran in the U.S. market, has recently pushed its way toward the front of the line.
Tags: Handhelds, Web sites, Domain names, Mobile processors, Sales channels, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Hewlett-Packard Co., Acer Inc., International Data Corp.
Intel: HP accounts for 20 percent of annual sales
News In its annual report, Intel says Hewlett-Packard accounted for 20 percent of its revenue in 2008, up from 17 percent in 2007.
Tags: Processors, Sales/revenue, Sales channels, Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Sales, Lehman Brothers Inc.
IDC: Netbooks may find a business home
News Overall European sales will remain robust, the market research firm predicts, while new features could spur adoption in cash-strapped enterprises.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Sales/revenue, Sales channels, Forecasting, Hewlett-Packard Co., EMEA, Acer Inc., International Data Corp., Sales, netbook sale
Nokia's net profit falls 90 percent
News The bad news isn't over yet for the top mobile handset maker, but the company says the bottom may be near.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Euro, Mobile, Sales, Touch Screen, net profit, financial
EU slams Intel with US$1.45B antitrust fine
News Intel is fined US$1.45 billion for engaging in illegal practices to exclude competitors from the market for computer chips called x86 CPUs.
Tags: Antitrust, Components, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, European Union, computer, computer company, commission, manufacturer
Dell adds another retail partner, this time in India
News The PC maker continues its push to expand its retail relationships and emerging market strategy.
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Desktops
Mission Critical Linux names new chief operating officer
News Mission Critical Linux has tapped into old-guard talent, hiring Robert Tumanic away from corporate-computing veteran Unisys to become the start-up's chief operating officer.
China lags India in software exports
News China is years away from threatening India's position as the software outsourcing powerhouse of Asia, says IDC.
HP names country heads for Asia
News HP has internally announced key executives who will lead the company in Asia-Pacific.
Server software maker goes open source
News Germany's diminutive Netline hopes to come out of the shadow cast by business partner Novell.
Tags: Linux server OS
USi, AT&T team on application services
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