Jessica Davis

Advanced Micro Devices’ (NYSE: AMD) revenues of $1.18 billion beat Wall Street expectations of $1.13 billion, but that wasn’t enough to quell disappointment that the company’s results were not as impressive as its larger rival Intel’s, announced last week. AMD revenue was flat sequentially and down 13 percent from the same period last year. AMD […]

Looking to boost its competitive position in a market where big technology vendors are increasingly seeking to provide customers with a complete solution – from servers to networking equipment – IBM has announced an expansion of its existing relationships with networking vendors Brocade, Cisco and Juniper. The announcement immediately led to speculation that IBM’s efforts […]

Intel slashed prices of its solid state drives today by up to 60 percent, just a year after it first introduced such drives. Inventory glut? Hardly. Intel’s price cut is an example of Moore’s Law at work, and Moore’s Law is as much about the economics of manufacturing as it is about technological advances. Because […]

Intel says it will release faster, less expensive solid-state drives for PC and laptop system builders and OEMs later this quarter, paving the way for less expensive and more energy-efficient computers for the consumer and corporate markets. The Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD will be up to 60 percent less expensive for computer manufacturers, says […]

EMC has enhanced its deal registration program and added more incentives for partners and their sales executives who invest in training and attaining certifications for EMC technologies. The enhancements are designed to streamline channel partners’ dealings with EMC at the same time it rewards them for vendor loyalty to the company during challenging economic times. […]

Like Intel and IBM last week, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is expected to report better than expected results for its third quarter this week, with one analyst expecting revenues of $8.31 billion. That’s more good news for a technology marketplace that has held off on purchases as it awaits the end of a long and drastic cut […]

Looking for a growth market? More IT vendors these days are targeting the small business and midsize business space because those markets are forecast to have a higher growth rate than enterprises. It’s not just the existing small businesses, but it’s also the small businesses that may be just starting up as their founders become […]

When processor maker Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) announced its earnings recently, the chip giant did better than expected, giving hope to some that the recession’s disastrous effect on technology sales may be slackening. And now an analyst firm says that prognosis may get some further support from Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices’ (NYSE: AMD) earnings, which will […]

Looking to expand its capabilities for embedded software services in mobile devices, particularly smartphones, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has announced plans to acquire Symbian Professional Services Operations from Nokia. The Nokia business unit provides engineering consulting and product services to mobile phone manufacturers, chipmakers and mobile operators around the world. Services will include advanced technical support, device-tuning, […]

Channel veteran Nancy Reynolds’ appointment by Dell to the position of director of business strategy for the PC maker’s year-and-a-half-old channel program, focusing on the large enterprise sector, very well may be the signal solution providers are looking for that Dell is serious about the channel. After all, while Dell announced plans to create a […]

IBM (NYSE:IBM) is likely to meet revenue expectations when it announces its Q2 earnings later today, and may even beat expectations on earnings per share. A weakening U.S. dollar will provide a boost to revenues for the second quarter and the rest of the year, says Bernstein Research in a report previewing IBM’s earnings. Other factors […]

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) executives, reporting revenues and earnings that beat previous estimates, told analysts that both Intel and the overall technology industry are now showing signs of stabilizing. That statement comes three months after Intel CEO Paul Otellini told analysts that the PC market had bottomed out. And processor giant Intel should know. The processors and […]