q4 2003

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Global PC market leaders in Q4 2004: Dell, HP, IBM

Following another quarter of strong growth, Dell is now the uncontested market leader. After ceding the top spot to HP in Q4 2002 and Q4 2003 following HP's merger with Compaq, Dell managed to distance itself from HP by a full point of market share in Q4 2004, and seems...

Tags: dell computer corp., hewlett-packard co.

Blog posts 2005-01-20

Dell taking aim at iPod Mini?

Dell taking aim at iPod Mini?Monkey See Monkey doThat's OK though, This is what companies like Dell are for.Just give it up, Dell and all the rest of you......with your laughable "iPod killers."Apple had their Q4 2004 financials conference call today, during which they announced that they sold over 2...

Tags: digital music, digital media, cyberthreats, apple ipod, dell computer corp., q4 2003, apple ipod mini

Discussion threads 2004-10-13

$22.34 bln in online sales in Q4 2004

eMarketer announced it expects online retail sales to reach more than $22.34 billion in Q4, up 27.6% from Q4 2003. In part, the jump from Q4 2003 mark of more than $17.51 billion reflects consumers' increased broadband usage.

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Blog posts 2004-10-08

European printer market grew 16.2% in 2003

The combined European Printer, Copier and Multi-functional Product MFP market grew 16.2% in 2003, with shipments totalling 34.5 mil units, according to final results from Gartner Inc. Shipments in Q4 2003 totalled 11.8 mil units, a 16.4% increase compared to Q4 2002. The region recorded a healthy growth during Q4...

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Blog posts 2004-03-29

LCD TV sales went up 23% in Q4 2003

Worldwide shipments of LCD TVs surged to 1.3 million units in Q4 2003, up 23% from Q3, according to from iSuppli/Stanford Resources. The market research firm said plasma TV shipments rose 5% QTQ to 358,449 units, and overall TV set shipments hit 44.7 million units, up 12% from Q3. Most...

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Blog posts 2004-03-25

Storage software market grew 17.7% in Q4 2003, 8% in 2003

According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker, the worldwide storage software market grew 17.7% in Q4 2003 when compared to Q4 2002, reaching $1.78 billion in total revenue. The full year 2003 storage software results validate the positive trends that started in Q3 2003. Overall, revenue grew 8% year-over-year...

Tags: storage, storage software

Blog posts 2004-03-15

CTR falls for online retail

In its E-Mail Trends Report for Q4 2003, DoubleClick says while click-through rates CTRs fell for the retail and catalog industry between Q3 2003 and Q4 2003, they rose by 5.6% year-over-year to Q4 2003.

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Blog posts 2004-03-10

Storage revenues up 18.7% in Q4 2003

The storage industry closed out 2003 in fine form, according to new market research results from Gartner and IDC. Worldwide sales surged 18.7% in Q4, Gartner reports.Worldwide Disk Storage System MarketVendors / Market share Q4 2002 / Market Share Q4 2003/ ChangeHP 25.4% 25.6% 0.2IBM 23.3% 25.4% 2.1EMC 11.7% 13.3%...

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Blog posts 2004-03-05

European server shipments up 28.8% in Q4 2003

A weakening dollar helped server manufacturers finish off a bumper 2003, with European revenues up by 17.5%. According to IDC's European Server Tracker, Q4 2003 was the second successive quarter showing growth both in terms of units shipped and cash value. Compared to the previous year, the overall value of...

Tags: revenue, international data corp.

Blog posts 2004-03-04

Linux server sales up 63% in Q4 2003

Linux server shipments grew 63% to $950 mil from Q4 2002 to Q4 2003, IDC said. At the same time, unit shipments grew 53% to about 250,000. The top Linux seller was Hewlett-Packard, with 27.5% of the market. IBM had 21.1%, and Dell had 18.2%. While those companies account for...

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Blog posts 2004-02-27

Global server sales up 11% in Q4 2003

Looser corporate technology budgets and a push by customers to replace aging machines drove worldwide sales of server computers up 11.4% in Q4 2003 YTY, according to IDC. Total server sales reached $13.7 billion in Q4 and $45.7 billion for the full year. Market-leader International Business Machines Corp. had a...

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Blog posts 2004-02-27

VoIP sales up 31% in Q4 2003

Worldwide sales of Internet phone equipment rose 31% in Q4 2003 and could triple by 2007, as demand surges for voice over Internet Protocol gear, according to analyst firm Infonetics Research.

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Blog posts 2004-02-23

WCDMA grew 33% in Q4 2003

According to the Dell'Oro Group, the worldwide mobility infrastructure market grew by 33% between Q3 and Q4 2003, generating revenues of $8.9 billion last quarter. However, the mobility infrastructure market ended last year slightly down from 2002 at $28.7 billion. Dell'Oro notes that the quarter-to-quarter growth for the market can...

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Blog posts 2004-02-17

$2.2 bln of online ads sold in Q4 2003

Online ad revenue hit $2.2 bil for Q4 2003 and $7.2 bil for the year, according to Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB and independent audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. That's a 38% gain from Q4 2002 and a 20% increase for the year. The quarterly gain broke the previous record of $2.12 bil...

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Blog posts 2004-02-12

UK IT spending rose 5.2% in Q4 2003

The research, conducted by Computer Weekly and Kew Associates, found that IT spending rose by 5.2% in Q4 2003, up from 3.9% in Q3. Small firms were particularly keen to splash out of new technology, with start-ups increasing their spending on IT equipment by 7.5% over the last quarter, compared...

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Blog posts 2004-02-11

US worker productivity increased 2.7% in Q4 2003

Non-farm business productivity, or worker output per hour, increased at a 2.7% annual rate in Q4 2003 after an upwardly revised 9.5% pace in the previous quarter, the Labor Department said. The advance was the slowest since a 1.5% gain in the final quarter of 2002 and was lower than...

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Blog posts 2004-02-05

Australian PC shipments up 10% in Q4 2003

There were 618,827 units desktops and notebooks shipped in Australia in the final quarter of 2003, according to IDC, which represented a 2% increase from Q4 2003 and a 10% increase from the fourth quarter of 2002. The desktop market grew by three% year-on-year, although it remained flat over the...

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Blog posts 2004-02-02

Asian PC shipments up 13.1% in Q4 2003

PC shipments in Asia excluding Japan jumped 13.1% in Q4 2003 with top Chinese and U.S. players capturing significant market share from smaller rivals, data released on Tuesday showed. PC makers shipped 7.77 mln computers in the fourth quarter as the regional PC market continued to rebound with the rest...

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Blog posts 2004-01-26

Online holiday sales were up 22% in Q4 2003

Online shopping search engine BizRate reports that online retail sales in the US totaled $55.93 billion in 2003, with holiday sales in particular reaching $8.59 billion. BizRate defines the holiday season as the period from 25 November to 25 December, noting that Q4 online retail sales in 2003 hit $18.38...

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Blog posts 2004-01-15

Additional Resources

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming

Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...

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Blog posts 2008-08-07