Sales
11876 Stories
RIM profit and BlackBerry sales disappoint
News Quarterly sales of Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones came in lower than analysts had expected. And earnings were low due a legal charge.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Stock, Sales, Apple iPhone, strategy, analyst
HP quarterly profit dips 19 percent
News Sales at the computer maker were down for the third quarter in every category, except the services division.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., Quarter, Europe, Sales, earnings per share, Mark Hurd, printing, quarterly profit
Smartphones and low-cost handsets to dominate market
News Midrange mobile devices are getting squeezed out as more consumers opt for smartphones and people in the developing world buy low-cost handsets.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Quarter, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Juniper Networks Inc., Cell Phone, Sales, phone, Smartphone
Private-sale shopping sites are hot
News Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites.
Tags: Business, Business plans, Business development/management, E-business, Shopping Site, GSI Commerce Inc., home furnishing, Business, Business plans, Vente-Privee.com
Nintendo president: 'The Wii has stalled'
News Satoru Iwata says top-selling console has hit a wall due to dearth of "high demand" software, and the company is now "preparing for next year".
Tags: Game players, Handhelds, Streaming Video, Nintendo Wii, Sales, Japan, performance, Hardware, console, analyst
Can Windows 7 'reset' Microsoft shares higher?
News Applause for Windows 7, cost-cutting, and an earnings surprise have stirred hope that Microsoft's stock will revive. Will businesses buy the upgrade?
Tags: Windows 7, Business applications, Computer, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Business applications, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Stock
Chip sales bounce back in August
News Global semiconductor sales showed a small jump on July figures thanks to energy-efficiency programs and the rise of netbooks.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Computer, netbook computer, chip sale, Semiconductor Industry Association, Chip, Sales, notebook computer, incentive program
Chip market shows signs of life
News Analyst firm Future Horizons suggests chip market could be about to break a key psychological barrier, after last year's "severe overreaction" to financial uncertainty.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Chip, Europe, Sales, Notebook, financial, job, notebook computer, Netbook
Worldwide server sales continue to fall
News IBM and Dell manage to gain a hold in market share, amid a carnage in declining sales revenues, leaving Sun as the weakest link.
Tags: Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., International Data Corp., Unix, Unix server, Sales, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Servers
Following through novel initiatives is key
Blogs Ramadan, or the Muslim fasting month, is usually a busy time for journalists as invites begin to pour in for Buka Puasa ...
Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion
News Online electronics retailer Newegg announces an initial public offering worth US$175 million, with plans to use proceeds to, among other things, expand its international operations.
Tags: Web 2.0, E-commerce, Business, Electronics, IPO, Sales, Broadband, retail company, SEC filing, acquisition
Palm opens doors to WebOS applications
News New developer program will allow mobile apps to be sold and installed without review by Palm, waiving fees for open source developers.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Open Source, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., software, Palm Pre, mobile, WebOS, Developer
Gartner: PC sales to make slight recovery by year's end
News Demand isn't as dire as originally forecast; sales will be down just 2 percent for the year.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, Gartner Inc., Sales, Notebook, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows, Recovery
Microsoft and Novell: Relationship 'exceeding expectations'
News Microsoft has sold US$220 million worth of subscription for Novell after just three years into the five-year deal, say companies' representatives.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., IP, Novell Inc., Sales, SuSE, SuSE Linux
Google tries its own take on customer service
News Not surprisingly, the search giant thinks automation and innovation are important. But as CEO Eric Schmidt says, everyone wants to wring a neck when things go wrong.
Tags: Customer support, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Services, Google Inc., sales team, Customer support, Phone, Services, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Sales
