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New software turns Office into collaboration tool
News Microsoft hopes XDocs will make Office more attractive to corporate buyers, in turn increasing sales of it and the Windows XP operating system. Ballmer is expected to announce the product, code-named XDocs, at Gartner's Symposium and ITExpo in...
[October 9, 2002, 7:55]
Salesforce.com shares debut strongly
News The company uses a subscription-based method to sell software that businesses install to help manage their customer relationships, a sales model that's gaining popularity among corporate buyers. In a highly watched initial public offering, shares...
[June 23, 2004, 15:50]
The PCs answer to the iMac
News This would be a great one-piece workstation for corporate buyers," he said. "To Apple's credit, they have shown that the PC is ready for 'cool,' " said Stephen Dukker, president and CEO of Emachines, based in Fremont, California.
[January 8, 1999, 9:02]
IBM phases out all-in-one PC
News Most customers, especially corporate buyers, are looking for smaller, less costly PCs. IBM plans to retire its all-in-one NetVista X Series PC after only two years on the market. The desktop, which combined a PC and a 15- or 17-inch flat-panel...
[July 1, 2002, 12:03]
Server sales grow 10 percent in 2003
News As a result, the life cycle for existing large systems was extended and corporate buyers delayed purchases of high-end equipment, preferring the quick returns from short-term investments instead. Computer manufacturers saw unit sales of servers...
[April 28, 2003, 14:03]
Palm chief admits mistakes
News Palm's ad, aimed at corporate technology buyers, notes that "Software matters", "Users matter" and "CIOs matter". Palm chief executive Carl Yankowski began his company's annual shareholders meeting on a conciliatory note Thursday, mindful that...
[October 12, 2001, 9:31]
Desktop Linux backer gets new chief
News Desktop Linux has been a secondary priority for established Linux companies such as Red Hat and SuSE Linux, though these companies are starting to push the idea harder for corporate buyers that have employees who don't need full-featured computers.
[October 30, 2003, 9:45]
Concern over Windows 98
News Marshall's chief concern was that Latitude notebook users -- predominantly corporate buyers -- would want Dell to carry out its own tests on the operating system. As reported last week several vendors, including Compaq and Dell, have issued...
[July 6, 1998, 11:36]
Guy Kewney's Weekend Diary
News You'd have thought a reviewers' workshop had something to do with the fact that Microsoft is sending out direct mail to the big corporate buyers, inviting them to the launch of Office 97 in mid-September.
[August 31, 1996, 9:01]
XP uptake 'too slow' - Microsoft
News Even more troubling for Microsoft is the fact that many corporate buyers who already have a license to install XP are remaining on the sidelines. While Microsoft is pleased with robust sales of new PCs that come loaded with Windows XP, the company...
[April 13, 2004, 9:30]
Intel admits Itanium failings
News We believe the dual-architecture approach is the best approach to meet the diverse needs" of corporate buyers, Talwalkar said. In a rare admission, an Intel executive said on Tuesday that the company's high-end Itanium chip family still isn't...
[September 8, 2004, 9:20]
Salesforce.com readies for IPO launch
News The company is the poster child for subscription-based software, a model that's gaining popularity among corporate buyers. Salesforce.com is set to launch its long-anticipated initial public offering, an event that has been marked with controversy...
[June 18, 2004, 9:25]
New Pentium 4-Rambus chipset on way
News Corporate buyers have been reluctant to embrace RDAM because, as with all new technologies, "they want to see it adopted somewhere else first," he said. Corporate customers are also expected to snap up the Pentium 4-SDRAM systems.
[August 31, 2001, 9:05]
Salesforce.com raises offering expectations
News The company's claim to fame is its subscription-based software, which follows a usage model that's gaining popularity among corporate buyers. Salesforce.com has raised the pricing range on its imminent stock offering following a surge of interest...
[June 22, 2004, 15:50]
Surprise... it's another Pentium
News Pentium 4 may not be immediately adopted by corporate buyers. Intel has finally named its next-generation processor, and surprise -- it's another Pentium. The chip, code-named Willamette, will be known to consumers as Pentium 4 and is set for...
[June 28, 2000, 16:19]
PC vendors sing NT 4.0 September Song
News Separately, Compaq said that it will not pre-install NT 4.0 on systems but give buyers OS options on a disk. A spokesman said that corporate customers preferred the option as it gave more freedom to select configurations.
[July 24, 1996, 17:34]
Salesforce.com IPO delayed by accounting questions
News Salesforce is the poster child for a new subscription-based business model of selling software, a model that's gaining popularity among corporate buyers. Federal regulators in the US have taken issue with a change in accounting methods at software...
[April 12, 2004, 10:45]
Intel to make Itanium 2 servers
News Delayed several times, the processor found few takers among computer manufacturers or corporate buyers. Intel will manufacture complete servers and other components based on its upcoming Itanium 2 processor as a way to smooth acceptance in the...
[June 18, 2002, 9:07]
Start-up shrinks PC to palm size
News Another factor at play supporting handhelds is that consumers and corporate buyers have become acclimated to portability. First there was the pocket calculator. Then there was the pocket organiser. And if start-up OQO gets its way, the next big...
[April 17, 2002, 10:35]
Next Windows to turbo charge notebooks
News IDC analyst Alan Promisel said that the move represents a nod to corporate computer buyers, who are increasingly buying laptops for workers, leaving them with a stockpile of CRT monitors that they would like to still get use out of.
[May 6, 2004, 9:25]
