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E-BUSINESS SPECIAL REPORT

The Big Business of Storing Big Data

Since IT budgets have been slashed in the economic downturn, many businesses are seeking ways to reduce the burden on overworked staff. One way to do this is to use a SAN, or storage area network, which lowers data management costs, increases hardware efficiency and improves data recovery capabiliti...

AMD: Q4 Sales Up, Up and Away

Buoyed by stronger-than-expected flash memory sales, number two semiconductor maker AMD has raised its fourth-quarter sales forecast by 15 percent. The company said it is now on track to book sales of $700 million in the fourth quarter. Such a result would represent an increase of nearly 35 percent ...

Chip Sales on Upswing Worldwide

Buoyed by purchases of cell phones and other wireless devices, worldwide sales of semiconductors rose a modest 1.8 percent to $12.5 billion between September and October, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. The figure reflects a larger 19.9 percent gain over October 2...

U.S.: E-Commerce Hit All-Time Q3 High

Compared with a year earlier, e-commerce retail sales in this year's third quarter skyrocketed to their highest dollar value since reporting began in 1999, according to a new U.S. Department of Commerce survey. The survey of 11,000 stores showed that sales, not adjusted for seasonal, holiday and tra...

HP Exceeds Wall Street Expectations

Lifted by its printing and imaging success and by cost-cutting measures associated with its $19 billion merger with Compaq, Hewlett-Packard reported that it earned $390 million in its fourth quarter ended October 31st. Without restructuring charges of $331 million, the company said earnings would ha...

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Will Microsoft Play Nice Now?

In his first appearance since the announcement of the landmark Microsoft antitrust settlement, CEO Steve Ballmer told an audience last week that the software giant is striving to fulfill the provisions of the settlement decree. Of course, it remains to be seen how the company actually will conduct b...

HP Launches Ad Campaign To Reboot Brand

In its first advertising push since its May 2002 merger with Compaq, and on the heels of president Michael Capellas' departure, computer and peripherals maker Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a new campaign to refocus its identity away from its printing and imaging reputation. The campaign, which will c...

AMD To Reduce Workforce by 2,000

Number two semiconductor manufacturer AMD has announced it will lay off 2,000 people, or 15 percent of its global workforce, in an attempt to break even in the coming year. A thousand employees will be notified immediately in the United States, Europe and Asia, and the remaining 1,000 will be laid ...

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The Case for OpenOffice

What is free, easy to learn and manage, and compatible with other file formats and every major platform? (Hint: It also represents one less tie to Microsoft.) The answer is OpenOffice.org, according to the creators, managers and evangelists of this open source office productivity suite. One of the m...

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The Future of 3D E-Commerce

3D e-commerce is a pair of jeans seen from every angle. It is the ability to mix and match shoes, dresses, coats or belts; to explore the nooks and crannies of an entire home; and to capture the most realistic, detailed view possible. It is also entering the mainstream as companies strive to win con...

U.S. Forges Deal for Free Online Tax Filing

Up to 78 million taxpayers will have the opportunity to file their 2002 tax returns online for free, thanks to an agreement signed between the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and a coalition of tax preparers that includes TurboTax maker Intuit and H&R Block. The agreement between the government an...

Dell Unveils Smallest Desktop PC in Company History

Aiming to capture a market focused on form and size, the number one computer manufacturer has released its smallest desktop PC to date. The Optiplex SX260, weighing in at less than eight pounds, is half the size of other Optiplex models. It can fit under a desk horizontally or vertically or can be m...

Microsoft Says Q1 Sales Not Sustainable

After beating analysts' expectations with a surprise profit of $2.71 billion in its first fiscal quarter, software giant Microsoft acknowledged over the weekend that a repeat performance in the coming year is not likely. "The first-quarter results were a blip," Morningstar.com stock analyst Joe Beau...

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Apple: Microsoft’s Friend or Foe?

When Apple and Microsoft signed a pact five years ago formalizing their relationship, the two companies laid out a detailed road map for the future. Fast forward to the summer of 2002. The agreement expired, no extended proposal has been put in place, and published reports have questioned the state ...

AMD Echoes Intel with Q3 Shortfall

The number one and number two semiconductor manufacturers, Intel and AMD, both cited reduced PC demand and weak back-to-school sales this week as they reported third-quarter earnings that fell short of analysts' expectations. AMD proved to be one of the biggest surprises this earnings season, with a...

IBM Debuts 64-Bit Chip – Will Apple Bite?

IBM has unveiled a 64-bit chip that can process data at twice the rate of current PC processors. According to published reports, the new chip may be used in Apple desktop computers and servers in the future. The PowerPC 970, which is compatible with 32-bit programs, is expected to allow speedier han...

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The Secret of Logitech’s Success

In a sea of drowning tech companies, Logitech's is an unlikely story -- one of profit, promise and seemingly unlimited potential. The peripherals maker has homed in on a market where the sky is the limit at a price point that defies recessionary pressures. How has the company been so successful in a...

Philips To Shut Down Components Division

As it battles a sagging U.S. consumer electronics market, Royal Philips Electronics has announced it will close its Philips Components division in the United States. Some sections of the division -- which handles optical storage, mobile display systems, emerging electronic solutions and connectivity...

Microsoft To Unleash .NET Content Management

Microsoft is slated to announce the release of its .NET Content Management Server 2002 at the annual Microsoft Exchange Conference in Anaheim, California. The new software will let developers more rapidly publish content to the Web directly from Microsoft Word, according to the company. In addition,...

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Who Pays for Tech Innovation?

The dollars spent by tech sector heavyweights on research and development number in the billions. Determining a company's return on its R&D investment is not a clear-cut exercise -- and until ROI is achieved, companies and their shareholders pay for their investment in lost profit. Even so, IDC ...

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