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HP not dead as global PC sales grow by 3+ percent

...dominated PC sales, but once-powerful American companies such as Compaq, Gateway, Packard-Bell, eMachines and Texas Instruments now exist only as brand names, if... Read more

17 October, 2011

PC sales slip in Western Europe as Apple makes Top 5

...long term, it looks as though HP (including Compaq) and Acer (including Packard Bell) will continue to vie for supremacy in Western Europe, while Dell... Read more

8 February, 2011

2010 PC sales grew 13.8%, but 2011 looks tough

...real decline was registered by Acer Group, which includes the Gateway and Packard Bell brands. IDC has Acer Group's shipments tumbling by 28.5... Read more

13 January, 2011

Comdex: Packard Bell will cut product lines, retailers

...working on narrowing the company's focus, and restoring it to profitability.. Packard Bell NEC will set up its secondary retailers with Atlanta-based BDI... Read more

17 November, 1998 by Margaret Kane

Under pressure, Packard Bell to lay off 20 percent of staff

Packard Bell will lay off 20 percent of its U.S. work force... Read more

9 October, 1998 by Margaret Kane

US Report: Packard Bell launches its Cyrix-based PC for $699

The Packard Bell 550 uses a Cyrix MMX-enhanced MediaGX processor as part of... Read more

29 May, 1998 by ZDNet

Packard Bell NEC will go direct in UK

A high-ranking source close to the company has confirmed that Packard Bell NEC is already preparing the ground for a dramatic switch to... Read more

5 September, 1997 by Marc Ambasna Jones

NEC, Packard Bell chime a month today

NEC and Packard Bell will melt into one a month today but users won't... Read more

1 August, 1996 by Martin Veitch

NEC may struggle to sell PC arm

...business in Europe. The hardware manufacturer is currently in talks to sell Packard Bell, in a move that would see it pull out of the... Read more

22 June, 2006 by Tom Espiner

High street hoo-ha

...a profitable product line. Without the deal, there is no Presario. With Packard Bell, the relationship is rather more incestuous. In the UK, Packard Bell... Read more

11 April, 2000 by Guy Kewney

NEC disables Packard Bell NEC

NEC effectively pulled the plug on its struggling Packard Bell NEC unit in the US, mandating a radical restructuring that will... Read more

3 November, 1999 by ZDNet

PC makers hit with 'copycat' suits

...District Court in Beaumont, Texas, against PC makers Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, NEC Packard-Bell and e-Machines. Toshiba on Friday settled a class-action suit... Read more

2 November, 1999 by Michael Fitzgerald

News Burst: Packard Bell no longer 'Intel only

ZDNet News has learned that Packard Bell is about to announce its intention to use microprocessors made by... Read more

5 August, 1998 by Richard Barry

Jobs for the Scots as Packard moves in

...in France in September 1997 and in the UK in January 1998. Packard Bell NEC hopes to double its European presence with this plant. Set... Read more

12 June, 1998 by Morgan Holt

US Report: NEC consolidation to result in 400 job losses

...a planned part of our continuing efforts to integrate the former separate Packard Bell and NEC operations,'' said Beny Alagem, Packard Bell CEO, in a... Read more

14 May, 1998 by ZDNet

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