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Government customers can expect more continuity than change from the newly merged Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. The post-merger company calls itself Hewlett-Packard and will rebrand most, but not […]

Following this week?s finalization of the merger of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp., officials of the consolidated company said servers, storage and software will remain the core of its […]

Over 8 percent of workers in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, are teleworkers, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. The ABS defines […]

Initial sales of Xbox consoles and video games in Australia have lived up to expectations, with some 10,000 consoles sold in the first four days of trading, Microsoft Australia [NASDAQ:MSFT] […]

Production delays and heavy demand mean Apple Computer Australia [NASDAQ:AAPL] is having trouble keeping to promised delivery schedules for its new iMac desktop PC. The lampstand-shaped iMac was unveiled in […]

Personal digital assistant (PDA) manufacturers shipped many more PDAs in 2001 than in 2000, but growth has slowed, although not as severely as for the device's bigger cousin, the personal […]

It ain't all doom-and-gloom in the Australian IT industry. Take the services sector: even though final figures are not in for 2001 with service companies desperately trying to close business, […]

While sales of information technology (IT) products for the consumer market has remained to be strong in the Philippines as the holiday season unfolds, sales of IT products to corporate […]

Australian PC industry research firm Inform believes the Australian PC market may turn the corner this month, despite the recent slump in sales. Senior researcher Hakan Alac today said PC […]

Computer maker Gateway [NYSE:GTW] is repackaging itself as an "integrator of technology products and services." The company said it began offering installation services in U.S. homes Thursday. Gateway said its […]

IBM [NYSE:IBM] has inked an alliance with Chinese PC giant Legend Holdings that should help it sell more systems in China. The deal between the two companies centers on IBM's […]

The most bizarre suggestion amid the great Gateway wash-up is an observation from market research giant IDC that Gateway failed to take the New Zealand market by storm because it […]

With the fall games console battle between newcomer Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube beginning to get closer, Nintendo today announced it will send more units to the front line. But […]

PC shipments in Europe screeched to a near standstill in the second quarter compared with the second quarter of 2000, according to IDC, a global market intelligence and advisory firm. […]

Shipments of personal computers have fallen over a previous year's quarter, two new reports say, thanks to a weak global PC market that began its downturn in the U.S. Near-dead […]

For the first time ever, shipments of personal computers have fallen over a previous year's quarter, reports market watcher IDC. The U.S. PC market downturn is the cause, with Asian […]

Sun Microsystems has attempted to make peace with university students and faculty in Zurich who were angry after the company abruptly canceled an offer to sell computer workstations at discounted […]

Netpliance, a company that markets low-cost Web-surfing devices, has agreed to settle charges that it fraudulently failed to tell consumers its "I-opener" device was incompatible with most interactive content online. […]

BT Cellnet, the wireless offshoot of British Telecom [NYSE:BTY], has become the first cellular carrier in Europe to offer the Research In Motion (RIM) Blackberry to its customers. The Blackberry, [...]

Praise God and pass the ammunition - the Baptist Church is taking a dip in the unholy waters of the Australian PC market with brethren from the congregations of IBM […]

The Korean Government has reported national exports of information technology (IT) products reached $3.7 billion in January 2001, representing 30 percent of total Korean exports. Korea's Ministry of Information and […]

Direct seller Dell Australia [NASDAQ:DELL] is turning up the screws on its parent company's cut-pricing policy by offering A$75 (US$37.25) off the price of Inspiron notebooks and Dimension desktops ordered […]

Compaq Computer Australia [NYSE:CPQ] has abandoned its attempt to set up a chain of 100 one-brand "Compaq Connect" stores. The last two stores are expected to close their doors this […]

Following an announcement on Thursday that Microsoft Corp. [NASDAQ:MSFT] and Japanese telco NTT Communications Corp. [NYSE:NTT] will partner to put the Xbox game console on broadband in Japan, Microsoft Chairman […]

Despite the recent dropout of a major player, sales of Internet appliances are expected to grow at a rate of 40 percent a year between 2000 and 2005, according to […]

The Manufacturers' Association of Information Technology (MAIT), the peak body representing the hardware, IT training and services sector in India, plans to strengthen ties with foreign partners and attract further […]

The recent PC sales slump is causing many manufacturers to resort to promotions to try to move product. The latest was announced today by EMusic.com [NASDAQ: EMUS] and Hewlett-Packard [NYSE: […]

Compaq Computer India Pvt. Ltd and Indiamarkets.com have announced a strategic alliance that brings Compaq's Indian online store, Cooldukaan, to indiamarkets' subscribers. Indiamarkets' subscribers consist of over 45,000 small and […]

Personal computer vendor Gateway Pty Ltd has undertaken to refund customers after the Australian consumer watchdog found that the company had misled them with advertising promotions. Last year Gateway ran […]

Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. hopes to make $2.5 million from direct e-mail marketing in the US next year. NEC has set up Auraline Inc. in San Jose, California, with […]

America Online, Inc. [NYSE:AOL] today launched online sales of its new two-way paging device that gives members access to AOL's instant messaging and e-mail services. The four-ounce AOL Mobile Communicator […]

Just when you'd gotten used to the PC as the de-facto method of surfing the Web, a report published today says that Internet appliances are now moving up in the […]

Despite the raging economic tailspin overshadowing the Philippines, it is perhaps surprising that many multinational companies still opt to set up offices in the country. The reason, according to EMC […]

Fresh from snuggling up closer to Yahoo [NASDAQ:YHOO] Tuesday, Net2Phone [NASDAQ:NTOP] has scored another marketing triumph by persuading Compaq [NYSE:CPQ] to bundle the Net2Phone YAP phone with its Presario range […]

America Online Inc. [NYSE:AOL] and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) this morning said NASCAR will promote the interactive services giant during nationwide races as part of [...]

Almost one year after it was initially announced, Compaq Computer Australia [NYSE:CPQ] has finally opened the doors on its first franchised "Compaq Connect" retail PC store had finally opened its […]

Big Blue, also known as IBM [NYSE:IBM], whose reputation rests on building "big iron," has reportedly opted to rebrand its entire line of powerful corporate computers as "eServers." The Wall […]

A new technology alliance, dubbed eSmart Alliance, has been launched in the Philippines aimed at deriving business from local small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). A Hewlett-Packard (HP) initiative, the eSmart Alliance has […]

American handheld device maker Handspring Inc. [NASDAQ:HAND], which last week unveiled a cellphone attachment that transforms a palmtop into a mobile phone, reportedly will announce today it will start selling […]

Technology businesses are investing heavily in the development of e-business, with a significant commitment to information technology (IT) infrastructure, according to a study released today. PricewaterhouseCoopers' quarterly "Technology Barometer" focuses […]

Compaq [NYSE:CPQ], one of the biggest PC manufacturers, is attempting to repackage the "network computer" idea, calling it iPAQ, a word concocted by combining the words Internet and Compaq. Compaq […]

Online sales of personal computers will rise dramatically in the next four years as PC users become more sophisticated and e-tailers adopt brick-and-mortar sales techniques, a study by International Data […]

Sun Microsystems [NASDAQ:SUNW] has launched its I-Force initiative in India. The I-Force initiative is a program designed to provide customers, ranging from small start-ups to large enterprises, with Sun's dotcom […]

Compaq Computer Australia [NYSE:CPQ] has announced the "roll-out" of up to 100 franchised Compaq Connect PC retail stores across Australia - but remained vague about details, including funding and timing. […]

Not only has the information technology boom driven the longest continuous expansion in US history, it has also created an economic environment in which the inevitable downturn is no longer […]

HERNDON, VIRGINIA, U.S.A., 2000 APR 19 (NB) -- E-business services provider Rubicon Technologies Inc, a Microsoft Pocket PC launch partner, today unveiled a Mobile Applications Group that will help Rubicon […]

LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 2000 MAR 7 (NB) -- In the past year IBM [NYSE:IBM] doubled its brand awareness among highly sought-after e-commerce and e-business customers, leaving all other providers as […]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2000 MAR 6 (NB) The server market in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) produced record results in 1999, market watcher IDC Australia reports. Server revenues increased 36 […]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2000 FEB 23 (NB) -- 3Com's [NASDAQ:COMS] Palm Computing subsidiary is looking to its new Palm IIIc handheld - the first with a color screen -- to increase […]

HONG KONG, CHINA, 2000 FEB 16 (NB) -- By Staff, IT Daily. Dell Computer [NASDAQ:DELL] has opened its Asia-Pacific Web farm in Singapore, making the country the regional hub of […]