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PC Sales Buck The Downward Trend
News But the company says strong consumer sales as well as a pick-up in small-business sales have pushed the market along more briskly than originally thought. An increase in sales at large companies, though, has been elusive so far.
[June 13, 2002, 15:27]
PC Sales Growth To Slow In 2006
News Global personal computer sales are projected to grow at 10.5 percent in 2006, compared with 15.8 percent growth seen in 2005, according to new data from IDC. Fewer replacements and slower economic growth will slow computer sales in the coming...
[December 21, 2005, 8:40]
PC Sales Not Linear
Talkback I think that is because PC sales are not linear. On top of that the fear/confusion of Vista has led many to hold of buy a PC until Vista has proven itself so I would guestimate PC sales to make to be in the region of 10-12ml at most rather than...
[March 29, 2007, 10:08]
PC Makers Squeezed By Upscale Sales
News Although the fourth quarter brought an unexpected lift for PC makers, the first quarter is typically a slower sales period, as consumers recover from the holidays and corporations gear up for the coming year.
[January 18, 2002, 9:22]
Sales Force Gains Agility With HP IPAQ Pocket PC
White Papers To equip its sales force for faster and more reliable two-way data communication, General Mills deployed a retail planning application that runs on the HP iPAQ Pocket PC. To maximize those stores' selling potential, General Mills relies on a...
[July 23, 2008, 1:04]
IDC: PC Sales To Slow Down In 2001
News However, it does not believe the small drop is the start of a slide in PC sales: Internet access is still driving consumer sales, and the free calls model being adopted by AltaVista, ntl and Freeserve will help keep PC demand high in 2000...
[March 14, 2000, 15:50]
PC Sales Jump Thanks To 'Free PC' Trend
News In total, sub-$1,000 PCs accounted for a stunning 70.9 percent of all Windows computers sold, with sales of sub-$600 computers jumping eight-fold to account for 26 percent of all Windows-based PC sales.
[July 23, 1999, 8:19]
Gateway Calls A Halt To Direct PC Sales
News Heavy reliance on direct PC sales has fallen out of favour in the industry. The PC maker that famously made its fortune from the same model was Dell, which also ditched direct-to-consumers-only sales last year.
[July 28, 2008, 8:31]
Workstations Feeling PC Sales Slowdown
News The crippling sales slowdown that socked PCs is moving on to more powerful desktop systems. Workstation sales slowed last year in the United States, and consequently worldwide, according to market researcher IDC.
[February 22, 2001, 13:35]
UK PC Sales Surpass Analysts' Hopes
News PC sales for the past quarter have been slightly better than expected, according to research company IDC. Consumer desktop sales fell 12.4 percent, partly because of a slow period in the PC sales cycle, exacerbated by lower consumer confidence and...
[August 9, 2002, 15:46]
Dell Turns To Networking As PC Sales Slump
News Dell's foray into networking will help it add revenue during a sharp downturn in PC sales. In fact, Dell already bundles its PC and server sales with networking products from the likes of 3Com, Cisco and Extreme Networks.
[July 26, 2001, 17:56]
Analyst Predicts More Bad News For PC Sales
News Merrill Lynch offered yet another dim sales outlook, lowering 2001 PC unit growth to 12.5 percent from 15.4 percent and sticking to its 12.8 percent growth forecast for 2002. Dell and Hewlett-Packard, which reveal quarterly earnings results within...
[February 7, 2001, 11:57]
Intel Expects PC Sales Boom Next Year
News Despite the global economic slowdown, Intel expects that the new operating system from Microsoft will heavily boost enterprise PC sales, according to Anand Chandrasekher, vice-president of the Intel Architecture Group and director of the Intel...
[October 24, 2001, 16:49]
Europe Claims Top PC Sales Spot
News A strong euro and demand for notebooks, particularly among consumers, lifted European sales, according to Gartner. One of the big beneficiaries of stronger European sales was Acer, which has targeted European notebook consumers.
[January 19, 2006, 8:30]
Studies Paint Dismal Picture Of PC Sales
News For a PC industry battered by sagging sales and poor profits--this week from Apple Computer, Gateway and Intel--the reports only add to the woes. Dataquest, IDC and PC makers are still struggling to understand the near collapse of US PC sales...
[January 22, 2001, 9:31]
Vista Launch Sees PC Retail Sales Boost
News After five weeks of sluggish PC sales, US retailers received a big boost during the first week of Vista's launch, according to a report released on Thursday by Current Analysis. PC unit sales soared 173 percent at US retail stores during the week...
[February 9, 2007, 8:56]
Pocket PC Sales: 1 Million And Counting
News Handhelds using Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system marched to the million-unit sales mark in under a year, according to the software giant. Data from market researcher NPD Intelect shows that Pocket PC-based devices make up 26 percent of US...
[May 23, 2001, 9:38]
Euro Market No Scapegoat As PC Sales Grow
News AST marketing manager Con Mallon said that the European PC market is "starting to mature" and admitted that Q1 and Q2 sales were "quite poor. The UK is set to grow by 9.2 per cent, according to IDC, while the whole Western European IT market will...
[July 4, 1997, 14:56]
Global Semiconductor Market Boosted By PC Sales
News PC and handset unit sales have kept pace with forecasts, with PC sales expected to grow 10 percent this year and handset sales 12 percent. Much of that growth in PC and handset sales, which are two of the largest drivers of semiconductor sales, is...
[June 3, 2008, 8:39]
The Day Ahead: Analysts' Snooping Sparks PC Sales Worries
News The fact is that it's a bit too early to glean a lot of information about PC sales, but that hasn't stopped analysts from issuing a barrage of research notes. PC Data reported a 9 percent to 10 percent decline in PC unit shipments through the...
[November 29, 2000, 12:55]
