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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]
Gartner: PC sales to see worst fall in history
News The worst previously recorded performance in emerging market PC sales was growth of 11.1 percent in 2002, but in 2009 they will see contraction of 10.4 percent. Mature market sales had a record fall of 7.9 percent in 2001, but this year they will...
[March 2, 2009, 15:02]
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 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]
Sales Everywhere CRM Pocket PC client for Mobile CRM On Demand
Downloads Is one of the first products on the market, which shows the sales funnel on the Pocket PC.Main functionsDatabase operates under MS SQLCE 2.0 Synchronization of contact information with Pocket Outlook Unlimited number of customizable categories to...
[February 19, 2007, 6:00]
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]
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]
Gartner: PC sales show signs of revival
News Customers will begin buying again — but not until later this year — and sales will pick up throughout 2010 and 2011, according to Gartner Research Director George Shiffler. He also cautioned that when Windows 7 first becomes widely available, it...
[June 26, 2009, 16:01]
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]
Windows 7 unlikely to cause leap in PC sales
News Microsoft's top Windows business executive said on Monday that for all his excitement about Windows 7, he doubts the release of the operating system will lead to a significant spike in PC sales. The company will also have a program in the coming...
[June 9, 2009, 9:44]
Bumper year for PC sales
News The research firm revised its PC unit shipment numbers for at least the last six years after noticing a discrepancy between sales of components, such as processors, and finished PCs. Should a real recovery begin soon, 2003 PC sales could end up...
[August 15, 2003, 12:10]
Western European PC sales fall again
News Western European PC sales in the second quarter of 2002 were down 6 percent compared to the same period a year ago. IDC believes the drop in PC sales is due to firms being reluctant to spend money on new technology in the current financial climate...
[July 19, 2002, 15:58]
Gartner: Business PC sales fall by 25pc
News Consumer PC sales across Europe would have dropped much more sharply were it not for the sudden popularity of netbooks, the analyst firm said in a report published on Thursday. Atwal told ZDNet UK that the major reason for the decline in business...
[August 6, 2009, 13:01]
AMD posts loss as PC sales dwindle
News Like Intel, which reported a net profit of $446m for the period but said it would layoff about 5 percent of its staff to cut costs, AMD blamed the depressed quarterly showing on a decline in PC sales.
[July 18, 2002, 9:04]
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]
Netbooks prop up European PC sales
News Asus reached the fourth-place spot with sales of more than two million of its Eee PC netbook range, a boom which IDC said was aided by the vendor's widespread deals with telecommunications providers. The continued surge in popularity of 'netbooks...
[October 21, 2008, 10:32]
World Cup gives PC sales the boot
News Gartner said sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA) were up 7 percent, and tied the slow growth there to higher-than-normal "finished goods inventory". Sales in Europe slowed down considerably, possibly because of excess...
[July 20, 2006, 9:10]
NEC confirms direct PC sales move in UK
News He also insisted there will be no clash with NEC's corporate sales division which will focus on contract sales based on NEC's top-end PowerMate desktop PC line and Versa notebooks. Together, NEC and Packard Bell account for the fifth highest volume...
[February 2, 1998, 15:59]
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]
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]
