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Leading PC Manufacturer in Australia Fulfills e-Commerce Strategy With Secure 3Com Enterprise Data and Wireless Switches
White Papers Computer networks are vital for most enterprises, but for Acer Computer Australia (Acer), a regional division of Acer Computer, the world's fourth largest marketer of PC products, a network stoppage could be catastrophic.
[May 25, 2007, 1:00]
Danish Manufacturer Teams Up With Dell to Offer Outstanding Home PC Solution to Employees
White Papers Mekoprint wanted to offer its employees a solid home PC solution at a sensible price, with professional assistance and fast, efficient support. Mekoprint is a Danish manufacturing company employing 470 people in five locations, including its...
[June 18, 2008, 1:01]
1GHz Gateways arrive in UK next week
News PC manufacturer Gateway has promised ZDNet that UK customers will be able to get their hands on its Select 1000 PC 1GHz Athlon-based PC by Friday next week. This looks to make Gateway the first manufacturer to cough up a 1GHz-fuelled PC in Britain.
[March 17, 2000, 15:15]
Manufacturers snub Dell's low-cost Pocket PC
News The PC manufacturer, which specialises in undercutting its competitors through an efficient direct-sales strategy, has been examining the handheld computer market, according to sources. A report last month from market researcher ARS speculated that...
[July 3, 2002, 14:49]
HP sues Acer again over patents
News Less than a month after it sued rival PC manufacturer Acer over five alleged patent infringements, HP has added another four patents to the list. Figures released by analysts at Gartner in January indicated that Acer remained the fastest-growing PC...
[April 23, 2007, 15:52]
PCs preloaded with completely free Net access
News The scramble towards totally free Internet access continues apace this week as PC manufacturer Evesham Micros announces it is to preload CallNet's 0800 service on selected computers. He believes the service will prove popular, predicting the PC...
[January 13, 2000, 16:00]
Gateway-AOL appliance blasts off
News PC manufacturer Gateway, in partnership with Internet giant America Online and chipmakers Broadcom and Transmeta, becomes the latest PC manufacturer to enter the Net appliance race Friday. It also will allow content streaming and the shared use of...
[November 10, 2000, 8:29]
Dell takes to consulting
News The PC manufacturer has pulled together many of its point services into four broader service packages as part of the Dell Managed Services brand, ranging from consulting to full desktop outsourcing. He dismissed analyst observations that Dell will...
[September 3, 2003, 12:50]
Processor 'dead zone' looms for Intel
News The dominant microchip manufacturer, whose chips run the majority of PCs, is not planning a high-end chip for PC systems costing under $2,000 (about £1,335) until mid-2001, leaving this crucial segment of the market open to products from smaller...
[August 15, 2000, 16:44]
Dell sits out Itanium 2 dance
News Dell is the largest PC manufacturer in the world and is a growing presence in the server market. The PC manufacturer has no definite plans for Itanium 2 servers and will not be on hand when Intel unveils the chip, said a company representative.
[July 2, 2002, 7:49]
Corel knocks Microsoft off HP desktops
News Sony, the fastest growing PC manufacturer in the world, features the WordPerfect suite on a number of high-end and budget PCs. Houck said there are similar complaints among PC makers over changes in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing...
[August 27, 2002, 9:10]
Chartered signs AMD deal
News The Intel rival known for its Athlon PC and Opteron server processors announced on Tuesday plans to tap Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, a contract manufacturer, for extra chip-production capacity.
[November 9, 2004, 15:08]
Gartner: HP and IBM could abandon PC market
Talkback The open architecture of the x86 PC business may have led to great success in the 80s 90s and early 00s but it will inevitably lead to there being only one PC manufacturer (at best) or (at worst) only the opportunity to make DIY PCs.
[November 29, 2004, 16:06]
Small PCs feel the nForce2
News The growing trend towards smaller PCs got a fillip on Tuesday when motherboard manufacturer Shuttle launched its long-awaited small form factor PC based on Nvidia's nForce2 chipset. Intel, the largest manufacturer of motherboards, predicts that...
[January 8, 2003, 10:39]
Asus gets futuristic with modular PC
News Laptop manufacturer Asus on Wednesday unveiled a blue-sky design for a modular PC that stacks on a shelf. Asus said the prototype PC is an extension of its "modulisation" philosophy, which the laptop manufacturer claims is more environmentally...
[February 23, 2006, 16:25]
Dell site outage during Christmas rush
News PC manufacturer, is still working to determine the cause of the glitch, Kaufman said. The Texas-based PC manufacturer generally doesn't disclose detailed sales or traffic numbers for its Web site. The slowdown prevented some visitors from reaching...
[December 12, 2002, 11:21]
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Talkback Microsoft has stated that the only way you can get an upgrade of Media Center is from your OEM, your PC manufacturer. I really love the Media Center experience, so I would recommend that you buy a PC from another PC manufacturer that does upgrade...
[October 25, 2004, 19:48]
Dell and Toshiba squeeze HP laptop lead
News The PC giant shipped more notebooks worldwide during the first quarter of 2003 than any other manufacturer, according to a new study from research group IDC. The notebook rankings could in the future help dictate the winner in the tight race...
[June 3, 2003, 12:44]
AMD: I want my MTV PC
News It will cost about $1,800 (£1,260), roughly the same as a high-end AMD-based PC from a manufacturer such as Compaq Computer. The Barbie PC and its companion Hot Wheels PC crashed after their manufacturer, Patriot Computer, went bankrupt in late 2000.
[January 10, 2002, 8:56]
Dell launches Linux PCs in the UK
News Earlier on Tuesday, rival PC manufacturer Lenovo said it would offer ThinkPad notebooks with Linux pre-installed in the fourth quarter of this year. The launch follows an extended period of waiting in the UK after the computer manufacturer...
[August 7, 2007, 15:19]
