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Philips sees technology upturn
News Although Philips was cautious about future market conditions, the company did say that a new upturn in the business cycle could be imminent. Experts believe that an upturn in IT spending will be driven by companies upgrading their computer systems...
[April 16, 2002, 15:06]
National chief executive predicts date of tech upturn
News The upturn in the technology industry will be in full swing seven months and two days from now, according to Brian Halla, chief executive officer at National Semiconductor. Ideally, the 21June date will mark the exact moment when the hypothetical...
[November 20, 2002, 7:41]
Surge in traffic hints at upturn
Talkback What a tenuous article! I only made it through to the end to see if there was any point to it, which there wasnt!
[October 3, 2003, 12:05]
Chip sales tipped for upturn
News The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has joined its voice to those predicting that the computer-chip business will nose upward by the end of the year. Intel chief executive Craig Barrett and analysts Merrill Lynch have made similar...
[August 3, 2001, 12:48]
Surge in traffic hints at upturn
News If an increase in freeway traffic is any indication, the long-troubled Silicon Valley economy may be picking up. Anecdotal evidence suggests that a two-year decline in congestion is starting to reverse itself, with San Francisco Bay Area commuters...
[October 3, 2003, 10:04]
Tech sector set for upturn, say company heads
News Despite massive unemployment, sluggish sales and bottom-feeding stock prices, executives at technology start-ups are overwhelmingly optimistic about the future of their sector. According to a survey of chief executives whose companies were listed...
[May 21, 2002, 11:21]
Chip gear orders perk up
News Orders for chip equipment kept ahead of shipments in November with bookings worth $930m (£528m), giving gear makers hope of an upturn next year. The continued growth of bookings in November supports the optimism within the industry for a robust...
[December 22, 2003, 14:35]
The Year Ahead: Skills trends for 2003
News Modest upturn Research by e-skills in their quarterly bulletin shows the UK IT market experiencing a modest upturn during the final months of 2002, with anticipated growth in 2003 of 4 percent. One year ago, the world was still reeling from the raw...
[December 27, 2002, 6:24]
Licence sales signal recovery - Ellison
News There is an upturn, but the upturn isn't dramatic," Ellison said during a telephone conference with securities analysts. Software licensing sales helped Oracle report a slight rise in quarterly revenue on Monday, a sign that information technology...
[December 16, 2003, 7:55]
Cisco profits dip, but beat expectations
News Still, he said that an economic upturn is on the way. No-one knows for sure when an upturn will occur," he said. I'm not calling this the bottom or the beginning of an upturn," he said. Cisco reported quarterly losses on Wednesday, but the company...
[May 7, 2009, 9:13]
UK tech recession is over, say analysts
News The driving force behind this upturn is thought to be the need for companies to replace obsolete equipment, after many postponed spending on IT infrastructure in 2001. The UK's technology market is starting to recover, according to new research...
[March 18, 2002, 16:09]
IBM cautious on recovery
News IBM on Wednesday reported higher second-quarter earnings that met analysts' expectations, but said that it's still too early to predict an upturn in the tech market. The New York-based tech giant said its net earnings for the quarter were $1.7bn...
[July 17, 2003, 9:43]
Ireland's CIOs not optimistic
News An upturn in Irish business won't necessarily translate into increased IT spending, as the country's CIOs remain under pressure to slim down their tech budgets. According to a new report from analyst firm IDC, 45 percent of Irish public and private...
[August 12, 2005, 17:15]
Study: Software sales to pick up soon
News While the PC hardware market continues to slump, software sales are headed for a mild upturn, market researcher IDC said on Wednesday. Modest growth is expected next year in worldwide sales of packaged software, according to IDC.
[October 3, 2002, 8:22]
New focus, new fears aid Iridium relaunch
News We saw a big upturn in not only the sales of Iridium service but in use," said Carlton Jennings, chief executive of Quadrant Australia, one of the investors in Iridium. The once-bankrupt Iridium Satellite is rising from the ashes, benefiting from...
[November 9, 2001, 8:53]
File-trading pressure mounts on ISPs
News ISPs say the last few weeks have seen a sharp upturn in the number of requests they're getting to pull the plug on subscribers who are using file-trading software, such as Gnutella or iMesh. Record companies have joined the movie industry in trying...
[July 26, 2001, 11:19]
Government to reassess tech strategy
News Business secretary Peter Mandelson said in a statement on Monday that the government would seek to remove barriers to enable Britain to remain competitive in an economic upturn. The government has announced a review of its strategy for promoting UK...
[April 20, 2009, 15:27]
Historic ICL name to go in April
News Announcing the details of the name change, the company also took the opportunity to present a gloomy forecast, with no expectation of an upturn in services until 2003. The British IT industry will wave goodbye to ICL on 2 April, when the Fujitsu...
[February 6, 2002, 15:23]
Demand grows for IT contractors
Talkback There are no plans as yet, despite the so-called 'upturn' in the market, to unfreeze our pay. I think both the article and the last comment have it wrong. I work for a major IT consultancy as a full-time employee and have had my pay frozen, along...
[February 9, 2004, 15:03]
File-swapping booms again
News This upturn comes after six straight months of declines in digital file sharing. Illegal music downloading could be making a comeback, according to market researchers who note a surge in the use of peer-to-peer services.
[January 19, 2004, 8:50]
