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IDC: Server spending tanks in second quarter, but the worst is over

Global server revenue is expected to fall 29.6 percent in the second quarter to $10.6 billion for the fourth consecutive year-over-year decline, according to IDC. However, there are some signs of stabilization. IDC reports that the second quarter fall will be the worst in the current business...

Tags: International Data Corp., Server Revenue, Sales Strategy, Servers, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Asia-Pacific server revenue up 15.8% in Q2 2005

According to Gartner, Asia/Pacific server revenue in the first half of 2005 grew 12.9% YTY. In Q2 2005, the growth of server revenue was reported at 15.8% YTY.

Tags: Q2 2005, revenue, server revenue

Blog posts 2005-10-30

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Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans

the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Open source be not proud

microsoft over java???hardly.Ellison should use GPL v3 for mysqland commit 1 billion dollars to it.This deal will sail through and everyone will be happy.It is a pyramid schemeFor a long time open source companies were only "profitable" because their perceived value.MySQL is a very good example of this. They sold...

Tags: Databases, open source, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Google: Is there anyone who doesn't have an opinion?

Google is 1995 MicrosoftFor now, Google is up there, with great products, a bright future and way in front. But...Google can't be different from any other company that ever emerged, flourish and then met their nemesis. Everybody thinks it will be MS or Apple but the reality will probably be...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Solution Brief: Dell Equalogic PS Series Can Offer Robust, High-Availability Infrastructure for Microsoft's 2008 R2 HYPER-V

Virtualization has become a popular IT strategy for enhancing hardware utilization, helping organizations decrease power, cooling, and data center footprint costs, and enhance the flexibility of IT. While virtualization can offer a wide range of IT benefits, running multiple applications on each physical server can place availability at risk. If...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Virtualization, Information Technology, Dell EqualLogic, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management

White papers 2009-11-04

Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Demand for Windows 7, Xbox lifts Microsoft earnings; more losses online

revenue still downif you include the deferred amount revenue is down 5% yoy.but better than expected i suppose.profit also down yoyand including the deferred revenue profit is also down 5% yoy. but of course 5% less profit and revenue is much much better than the 29% less last qaurter.Across the...

Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, revenue, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Web Log Explorer Professional 4.0 (Windows)

The Web Log Explorer web server log analyzer generates reports of any kind and displays them. The system of filters provides the ability to carry out deep analysis of visitor activity. It gives you activity statistics, file access statistics, and information about referring pages, search engines, errors, visitor countries, referring...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Web Log, ExactTrend, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-22

Apple shuffles consumer lineup; iMac, MacBook, Mac mini, mouse updated

Give me a 2 button optical mouse... SLS on a Mini!!!The first thing I do with a new Mac is replace the mouse. Apple's efforts probably give Logitech a good bit of revenue.At first, I thought the Mighty Mouse was a good idea, but after cleaning the nipple 4...

Tags: Mice, Desktops, Apple iMac, Apple MacBook, mouse, Apple Inc., Mini, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Art of the software deal can get messy

Software buyers and vendors are increasingly butting heads amid a budget squeeze and increasingly aggressive sales tactics, according to Gartner. In a series of presentations at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, analysts walked buyers through a few negotiating tactics with the likes of SAP, Microsoft, Oracle,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., Customer, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Negotiation, Software Audit, Software-as-a-service Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Linux, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

SCO story ends with a whimper

William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., BSD, Linux, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

AMD posts another quarterly loss

If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

IBM delivers solid quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook

IBM delivered a solid third quarter that featured better-than-expected profit and revenue growth. The company also upped its earnings targets for 2009. IBM on Thursday reported third quarter net income of $3.1 billion, or $2.40 a share, on revenue of $23.6 billion, down 7 percent from a...

Tags: Revenue, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Oracle OpenWorld 2009 - Social CRM Technology Rears an Actual Head

I am almost always in awe of Oracle OpenWorld.  The scope of this conference is spectacular. Can you imagine an event that the attendance is down to 37,000 attendees?  Actually, that puts me in awe of their event planners more than even the event. How in the name of whoever...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Anthony Lye, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Intel is ready for your fourth quarter business: Will you show up?

Intel spent a lot of time talking about inventories on its fiscal third quarter conference call. The industry is stocking up on Intel chips ahead of server refreshes and the launch of Windows 7. The nagging worry for many analysts: Will businesses and consumers show up to drive the upgrade...

Tags: PC, Inventory, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-14

In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl

T-Mobile's Sidekick/Danger Inc. meltdown has far-reaching implications for wireless carrier data integrity responsibilities way beyond any immediate remediation the company may need to offer its customers. Yesterday, T-Mobile notified all of its Sidekick device customers that a failure which occurred on Microsoft's Danger,...

Tags: T-Mobile, Customer, Storage, Workforce Management, Disaster Recovery, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Skype's New Revenue Model

www.skypeishype.comWWW.SKYPEISHYPE.COMWe are the team of inventors behind US Patent 7,089,319 issued in 2006 titled "Method and system for instantaneous on-demand delivery of multimedia content over a communication network with aid of content capturing component, delivery-on-demand client and dynamically mapped resource locator server". We introduce "Skype-killer" application, with new innovative "Internet...

Tags: Venture capital, INTERNET, Litigation, Managed hosting, Telephony, Peer to peer (P2P), Skype Technologies S.A.

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Ballmer: Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow

Word of Mouth...... trumps design and usability. Seems that once the drumming starts in the ABM crowd, there is little to do about the avalanche of "me too-ism."Vista is a fine operating system done in by third party vendors who refused to update their drivers to work with Vista's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NetworkManager, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-06