IT sales
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News Last quarter Apple reported a 17 per cent year-on-year rise in Mac sales - far above the mean for PC sales, as silicon.com's resident Apple columnist Seb Janacek noted in this popular opinion piece.... [09 Nov 2009]
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News The group is open to all silicon.com readers, from CIOs and IT directors to other business leaders - including CEOs, finance directors, HR, sales and marketing chiefs who want to help their organisation... [06 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News But the Windows 7 buying frenzy hasn't translated into a similar bump in sales of PCs with Windows preloaded. Vista, however, saw a 170 per cent boost in PC sales compared to the week before... [06 Nov 2009]
Telegraph CIO on the rocky road to going Google
News TMG has also recently struck a new deal with another cloud computing firm, Salesforce.com, to carry out payment processing for its online sales operation on Coda software on Salesforce's Force.com platform. [04 Nov 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News I am 100 per cent sure that Wave will be part of Google Apps Premier Edition and that it will drive sales," he said. It may have only been launched a few months ago but Google's Wave... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo The latest version includes support for more content, such as presentations and sales literature, as well as improved data transport security. The NetSuite app provides on-the-go access to NetSuite's business management... [27 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment Sales of e-readers are expected to double in the US in 2010. Amazon's Kindle e-book and Google's Book Search will change the way we read books forever. And that will keep the lawyers plenty busy, says Callum Sinclair. [27 Oct 2009]
Nokia sues Apple, claims patent infringement
News Nokia, the world's largest maker of phones, has called for an injunction on iPhone sales and unspecified damages. Nokia is suing Apple over the alleged infringement of 10 of its patents. According to the Finnish mobile... [23 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?
News But while the large number of businesses still using XP is expected to drive sales of Windows 7, the lack of an easy upgrade path could serve as a deterrent for some enterprises. Governor believes Microsoft's... [21 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment However, it was Mac sales that must have truly pleased Apple shareholders, as the company reported a 17 per cent rise in sales based on the same period 12 months ago - far above the mean... [20 Oct 2009]
Record iPhone sales help Apple to best quarter yet
News For more on this story see Apple: Best Mac, iPhone quarterly sales ever. Apple has announced it's sold a record number of iPhones in the fourth fiscal quarter of this year, announcing the quarter as its... [20 Oct 2009]
5 Essential Strategies for Making the Right First Impression
White Paper This new eBook identifies 5 essential strategies for creating highly effective initial meetings that ultimately lead to sales success. It's no easy task securing the full attention of decision makers,... [19 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.10.09
Round-Up So guess what happens when the virtual world runs smack into the real world of sales spreadsheets and Tuesday morning team meetings? How many times have you heard a tale of woe that features 1) an incriminating photo... [16 Oct 2009]
iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News Worldwide sales of the iPhone reached 5.4 million in the second quarter of 2009, according to research firm Gartner - year-on-year growth of 509 per cent. Phones 4u has confirmed it will start selling... [14 Oct 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News The recommendation calls for measurable cuts in the energy use and carbon emissions associated with the production, transport and sales of ICT equipment and components and develop a framework to measure its energy and... [13 Oct 2009]