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Western Digital Sees Channel Inventory Balancing Out
Western Digital’s CEO said channel inventory of hard drives is “measurably less than when we exited December.” Matthew Massengill, CEO of Western Digital, also said WD is attempting to boost prices on faster-selling models in an effort to correct last year’s inventory imbalances. His comments came at the Thomas Weisel Partners Tech 2004 conference in…
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EDS Reports Net Loss; Management Says Changes on Target
EDS yesterday reported a fourth quarter net loss of $354 million, or 74 cents per share, after taking a $559 million charge in deferred costs from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program. EDS said it is working closely with the Department of the Navy to stabilize the NMCI program. In October, the company announced…
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Gateway Bulks Up on Reseller Service, Support Offerings
Hot off its acquisition of eMachines last week, Gateway, Inc., yesterday rolled out a host of support services to be sold through its new ProNet reseller network. Solution providers and professional audio/video integrators can now resell Gateway Extended Service Plans. These offer customers extended warranties, on-site and helpdesk support coverage, and accidental damage protection for…
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HP Ships Cheaper Media Center PC
Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a sub-$900 version of its Media Center PC on Friday, the first to use the new Prescott processor from Intel. Prices for configurable versions of the m400 Photosmart PC will start at $879.99 after a $50 rebate, while customers can also select from preconfigured models that are priced beginning at $1,249.99. As…
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Microsoft Issues XML Fix to IE Patch
Microsoft Corp. this week released a follow-on update to its earlier patch for an Internet Explorer spoofing vulnerability. The new update, released in a series of service packs on Thursday, fixes Microsoft Extensible Markup Language (MSXML) functionality so that it can work properly with the changes made in the IE security bulletin that Microsoft released…
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RealNetworks Patches Security Holes
RealNetworks Inc. recently released a security update to plug a series of vulnerabilities in its media players that could open a user’s machine to malicious code. Security researchers at British-based NGSSoftware Ltd., which issued an advisory on Wednesday, discovered the security holes in December and informed Real Networks of the vulnerabilities. The Seattle-based Real Networks…
