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IDC Predicts PC Market to Reach Record Shipment Levels
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—Driven by consumer demand and enticing bargains, the personal computer market is expected to reach “record” shipment levels in 2003 and 2004, according to a report Thursday by a market research firm. IDC raised its forecast, projecting that worldwide PC shipments will grow by 11.4 percent to a total of 152.6 million…
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Windows 98 Users Face Increased Security Risk, Says Study
A new research paper to be released on Thursday is warning those companies still running Microsoft Windows 98 that they face an increased risk of a network security breach when Microsoft retires the product at the end of this year. The study, released by Ottawa-based AssetMetrix Research Labs and titled, “Usage Analysis & Risks of…
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Netgear Looks to Channel for Growth
Hot on the heels of an exclusive distribution agreement for the Japanese market with Softbank BB, networking hardware vendor Netgear Inc. is gunning for big gains in the U.S. market for 2004. Not that 2003 has been bad: for the first nine months, the company’s profits grew by a healthy 61 percent. “Security hardware for…
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Netgear Steps Up Channel Presence in Japan
Moving to increase its visibility among resellers and retail customers in Japan, network hardware vendor Netgear Inc. has struck an exclusive distribution deal with broadband communications carrier and IT distributor Softbank BB (SBB). The pact aims to “accelerate Netgear’s growth in Asia,” according to company chairman and chief executive Patrick Lo. With the pace of…
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Bluetooth Vendors Look for Respect, Adoption
SAN JOSE, Calif.—According to wireless industry executives here for the Bluetooth Americas 2003 expo, Bluetooth is now boring. And to some that is both a good and a bad thing. In a keynote address, Mike McCamon, executive director of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group of Overland Park, Kan., said that while the short-range wireless technology…
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Microsoft Clarifies Intentions to Retire JVM-Based Products
Four days after posting a note to a community site specifying its intent to retire a number of its flagship products as a result of the Sun Java lawsuit, Microsoft Corp. has decided to extend the cut-off date by a week. On Monday, Microsoft posted a new note to its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) community…
