The GTDC, which articulates the value of distribution to IT vendors, starts its most popular event tomorrow in San Francisco, in the midst of an expansion of their distribution members, and with the massive changes to the market meaning somewhat surprising good news for a very old product category, as well as for smaller VARs.
Microsoft struggles to get legacy Windows XP users to convert to Windows 8 mostly because there’s a better option still available: Windows 7.
Commercial sales continue to bail out the PC market, notebook sales have stabilized and tablet inventories are increasing, according to research.
Windows XP is doing what Windows 8 couldn’t. Reports indicate adoption of new computers to businesses are slowing the decline in PC sales.
Declining antivirus sales brought on by the PC slump is given as the prime reason for Symantec’s firing of CEO Steve Bennett.
Tech Data is taking its mobile technology practice to a new level with the creation of a new unit that will coordinate go-to-market strategies and support.
Global shipments of PC monitors in Q3 fell 8.6 percent from a year ago, a declined blamed on the continuing softness in PC sales.
Cisco Systems says its growth will slow in the coming year as demand for its core networking products slows and sales in emerging markets cool.
A new IDC report indicates the decline of global PC shipments in 2013 will be more than expected, and the downward trend will continue into 2014.
The PC market is a tough place even for the world’s largest maker of the increasingly commoditized gear.
Microsoft reportedly narrowed the list of possible replacements for retiring CEO Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft doused doubters with a strong earnings report as revenue and profits grew at double-digit rates, driven by strong cloud and server sales.
Chipmaker Intel met expectations for its third quarter, but only because of a sharp increase in server sales and an unusual uptick in U.S. PC shipments.
PC sales through the channel are growing in spite of much faster growth for tablets and other devices, GTDC chairman says.
