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ViewSonic Enters the PC Market
Computer monitor and display vendor ViewSonic has spruced up its channel partner program in preparation for a new line of products it plans to launch in April. The 100-percent channel company tells Channel Insider that it will launch a new line of all-in-one PCs in April – a 19-inch monitor with a built in Intel…
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Troubled Lenovo Reports Loss, Appoints New CEO
Lenovo Group announced a net loss of $97 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from net income of $172 million during the same period a year ago. The company cited continuing decreases in worldwide commercial PC shipments. Globally PC shipments dropped 5 percent and in China they dropped 7 percent for Lenovo. "In…
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Acer Plans to Take Notebook, Netbook Space by Storm
Acer expects its global PC market share to increase by 2 to 3 percent in an economy that has brought greatly lowered expectations for PC sales and shipments for 2009, and that has companies such as Dell and Lenovo looking at reorganizations and other measures. In spite of that market share gain, Acer told Reuters…
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PC Makers Look to Woo SMBs, Resellers in 2009
PC makers may be looking to hedge their bets in 2009 with more attention to the small and midsize business market, and that means they’ll be looking to woo IT solution providers. Already two big PC makers—Lenovo and Toshiba—are doing just that, and they are entering a crowded field of heavy hitters such as Dell,…
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Lenovo Planning New Line of PCs for SMB Market
Looking to tap into the small and midsize business space, Lenovo is planning to introduce a new line of PCs built specifically for that market and sold through channel partners, office retailers and direct market resellers. Lenovo says the product line will bridge the gap between its ThinkPad line of notebook PCs it acquired from…
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Toshiba Drops Price of Satellite Pro S300 Notebooks
Toshiba has dropped the price of its Satellite Pro S300 laptop notebook systems—a product line introduced last year to appeal to small commercial accounts. The entry-level price for the Satellite S300 laptop is now $529. It’s a move the market has been asking for, particularly as PC makers prepare for 2009—a year of budget cuts…