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Asian Computer Makers Lead Surge in PC Market Growth
The rise of Asian-based original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) led the worldwide PC market to rise an impressive 22.7 percent in the first quarter of 2010, according to market research firm iSuppli. Asus, Acer, Toshiba and Lenovo all experienced strong year-over-year growth, the report shows. A report from iSuppli shows Asian computer makers displaying impressive sales…
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Survey Finds Virtualization Key to Business Success
IT market research firm AMI-Partners says 2009 was the turning point in which medium-size businesses moved fully into the virtualization space. The survey found the percentage of U.S. MBs that consider server virtualization strategically important has increased from 46 percent to 75 percent. Melissa Chong, manager of managed services at AMI, said 2009 was the…
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World’s Fastest Supercomputers
The Chinese boast two of the world’s top ten fastest supercomputers, according to rankings published by the TOP500 organization. The Nebulae, based in Shenzhen, is currently the fastest system worldwide in theoretical peak performance at 2.98 petaflops per second (PFlop/s). China’s ambition to enter the supercomputing arena, among other areas of world competitiveness, because clearer…
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Getting Android Ready for Microsoft Exchange Server and Sales Management
Google (GOOG) Android devices have outsold Apple’s iPhone (AAPL) in the first quarter, according to a new market research report. That was quick, huh? We wonder if Steve Jobs unleashed another expletive-filled diatribe (albeit private this time) when he heard that news. Even though Google says it “is focused on the consumer market right now,”…
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Shopping for a New Computer or Laptop? Check Out These Reliability Ratings First
Now that Microsoft Windows 7 has been tried and tested, are you and your customers finally getting ready to upgrade your personal desktop and laptop computers? Should you choose Apple, Asus, IBM/Lenovo, Dell or HP? What about Sony or Toshiba? Before you make your decision, check out the results of some recent computer reliability reports.…