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Dell, HP Lead Growth in PC Market
The global PC market continued to grow in the third quarter, according to reports from analyst firms International Data Corp. and Gartner Inc. released this week. But there were variations on the amount the market grew, and whether it was a robust market or one slightly below expectations. According to IDC, total shipment jumped almost…
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Intel CEO: Dual-Core Design Addresses Power Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla.—Intel Corp.’s decision to move to a multicore architecture for its next-generation CPUs is a recognition that the computer industry is facing an increasing power-management challenge in its chip designs, Intel CEO Craig Barrett said Tuesday. However, Barrett said this challenge doesn’t indicate that the industry has run up against the technological limit of…
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Consumer Electronics as a ‘Foot in the Door’?
Perhaps you’ve never considered a video game console or a plasma TV as the way to your customer’s heart, but apparently other resellers have. Indeed, D&H Distributing Co. Inc. has found that a third of its consumer electronics business flows through IT resellers, according to Dan Schwab, vice president of marketing at the Harrisburg, Pa.,…
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Sun’s McNealy Plugs Service Model, Open Solaris
ORLANDO, Fla.—In an exclusive interview with eWEEK.com at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo here, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy talked about Sun’s new service business model, the open-sourcing of Solaris, and Sun’s acrimonious partnership with Red Hat. Talking about Sun Microsystems‘ push for its customers to move to a subscription-service model, McNealy said, “People are…
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Novell Expands GUI Choices for Linux Desktop
ORLANDO, Fla.—At Gartner Inc.’s Symposium/ITxpo, eWEEK.com got a sneak peek of Novell Inc.’s forthcoming Linux Desktop. According to company officials, the anticipated software package may arrive sooner than expected and offer customers a choice of looks and feels. Contrary to earlier reports, the Waltham, Mass.-based Novell has changed its plans and will not release a…
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Gartner Analysts: Outsourcing Will Only Grow
ORLANDO, Fla.—According to Gartner analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo here, spending on outsourcing will rise to 33 percent of all IT spending by 2008. “In 2000, we reached the tipping point where spending on external IT services [project-based and outsourced] exceeded internal IT spending,” said Linda Cohen, a managing vice president at Gartner Inc. At…
