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RIM writes down value of PlayBook tablet

...its BlackBerry PlayBook in the third quarter, spurred by weak demand and excess inventory for the tablet. Writing down the value will entail a significant... Read more

2 December, 2011 by Lance Whitney

PC market growth lower than expected, says Gartner

...s EMEA shipments declined by 1.7m units. Acer's problem was excess inventory in the sales channels, which is now being corrected. Gartner principal... Read more

15 July, 2011

European PC sales plunged in Q1, says Gartner

...in a statement that "this quarter's poor performance was due to excess inventory accumulated at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010 in... Read more

18 May, 2011
Marketplace - Inventory Management 2.0

Marketplace - Inventory Management 2.0

...paperwork, fulfill customer needs more accurately, and free up cash held in excess inventory! A nice interface design with transitions that fits perfect in the... Read more

8 April, 2012

Apple's iPad gets competition at last: Kindle Fire to take 20 per cent of tablets in 2012

...PlayBook by $360m in the third quarter, owing to weak demand and excess inventory. IDC added that 2012 could also be a make or break... Read more

9 December, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
BPM Helps Leading Wireless Networking Product Company Automate Special Pricing Process

BPM Helps Leading Wireless Networking Product Company Automate Special Pricing Process

...product categories. Based on market scenarios driven by competition or availability of excess inventory, the sales channel managers typically initiated special pricing requests. Working in... Read more

1 January, 2011

Chip glut weighs on semiconductor makers

...slowing economy reduced orders from computer manufacturers, there is still $8bn in excess inventory sitting on chip manufacturers' shelves, according to a new report from... Read more

14 August, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

SAP launches system for eBay garage sale

Dump your excess inventory on 'the Bay'... SAP today told its customers that they will... Read more

16 June, 2003 by Ron Coates

Corporations find bargains in basements of eBay

...by eBay and Accenture specifically to help business customers sell idle assets, excess inventory and returned products on the auction site. The adoption rate was... Read more

5 September, 2003 by Margaret Kane

Intel gains market share after AMD's loss

...look worse than usual because AMD was forced to get rid of excess inventory in the fourth quarter, which provided plenty of chips for its... Read more

25 April, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Seagate upbeat despite profit shortfall

...drives for the Sony PlayStation 3. Rather than stuff the channel with excess inventory, Seagate took its lumps now, he said. Although business is expected... Read more

18 April, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

World Cup gives PC sales the boot

...the PC industry. Sales in Europe slowed down considerably, possibly because of excess inventory and World Cup fever, IDC stated. Shipments grew by only 7... Read more

20 July, 2006 by Daniel Terdiman and Michael Kanellos

Intel steps up chip cadence

...revenue estimates and now is dealing with "several million" processors worth of excess inventory. "We see a tougher 2006 than we thought a few short... Read more

28 April, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

Intel narrows fourth-quarter forecast

...range for the fourth-quarter lift. Part of the reason is that excess inventory of some parts existed in the market, slightly depressing sales. Additionally... Read more

9 December, 2005 by Michael Kanellos

Intel climbs flash rankings

...Last week, Bertrand Cambou, chief executive of Spansion, attributed the losses to excess inventory, adding that the company has signed deals with nine of the... Read more

17 November, 2004 by Michael Kanellos

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