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Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive

News The pre-downgraded PC option is just the latest way that PC makers have responded to stronger-than-expected demand. Dell is already pitching the same option on its website and promising the models will stick around long after it stops taking...

Tags: xp, vista, hp, dell

[28 Apr 2008]

Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer

News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand it stick around. Big-name computer makers are still scheduled to have to stop selling models with Windows XP installed...

Tags: vista, xp, windows, microsoft

[24 Apr 2008]

Ofcom threatens O2 over 3G coverage failure

News An O2 spokeswoman told silicon.com the reason it had missed the December deadline was down to its strategy of prioritising 3G rollouts in areas of high demand - and because it wanted to ensure high quality, in-building coverage in those areas.

Tags: 3g, coverage, ofcom, o2

[27 Feb 2008]

Carphone Warehouse gears up for Christmas

News Chavda added CPW has learned from the huge peak in customer demand for the organisation's broadband offer when it launched in June 2006. Chavda said: "The roadmap is to provide on-demand business data for all our managers, so that they can make...

Tags: datawarehouse, iphone, carphone warehouse, apple

[22 Nov 2007]

Microsoft extends Windows XP's lifeline

News The move indicates the continued demand for the older operating system, some nine months after Windows Vista hit store shelves. Microsoft, for its part, sought to downplay the impact of the move, disagreeing with the notion that there is still...

Tags: windows, microsoft, vista, xp

[28 Sep 2007]

Indian outsourcers warn of rising salary costs

News Warnings about rising salaries have tempered a strong set of financial results from India's leading IT companies - Infosys, Satyam, Tata Consulting Services (TCS) and Wipro - on the back of continuing demand for offshore outsourcing services.

Tags: offshore outsourcing, india

[21 Jul 2006]

Vonage slapped with yet another patent suit

News Shareholders allege the company misled them and created artificial demand for the stock. Then, in June, Verizon Communications filed suit against the company, claiming it had infringed on seven patents that describe technology for completing phone...

Tags: klausner, vonage, voip

[11 Jul 2006]

Big Blue sees big bounce

News Chief financial officer Mark Loughridge said in a conference call: "We saw good demand for our services business, as demonstrated by our signings performance. The results were driven by strong [customer] demand and execution throughout the quarter...

Tags: ibm

[19 Jul 2005]

Microsoft rakes in larger-than-expected pile of cash

News Amid strong PC demand from consumers and businesses, Microsoft on Thursday reported quarterly revenue and earnings that topped the company's expectations. Although most of its contract deals continue to be for two or three years, Connors said the...

Tags: earnings, microsoft

[22 Oct 2004]

Investors want answers from Microsoft

Comment Microsoft should have some upside to estimates, given indications that PC and server demand have been quite healthy during the quarter," Sherlund wrote, pointing to reports from computer makers Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, as well as chipmakers...

Tags: shares, money, licence, microsoft

[22 Jul 2004]

Desk lamp iMac no longer "flat out cool"

Desk lamp iMac no longer "flat out cool"

News By June of that year, there were already signs that demand was flattening out. The white, desk lamp-like iMac with its adjustable flat-panel screen debuted to both strong demand and critical acclaim, but sales quickly lost steam, leaving analysts...

[05 Jul 2004]

CA posts profit and offers to settle

News Despite a number of distractions during the quarter, our employees have remained focused on providing the broadest and most innovative software suite in the industry to meet customers' demand for infrastructure, security and storage management...

Tags: ca, computer, fraud, securities

[27 May 2004]

Internet 'next generation' up and running

News Mobile communications and new IP services, such as voice over Internet Protocol and video on demand, will increase the number of devices that need IP addresses. For two weeks in March, the North American IPv6 Task Force, the Defense Information...

[23 Mar 2004]

BT touts Wi-Fi over 3G

BT touts Wi-Fi over 3G

News We're certainly planning to introduce hot spots based on 802.11a, and 802.11g, when we see demand," said Hughes, adding that 802.11a is a "fantastically powerful technology". BT announced on Wednesday it has struck deals with BAA, Hilton and...

[30 Jan 2003]

Broadband boost sees Thus cut its losses

Broadband boost sees Thus cut its losses

News Thus has cut its losses by more than one third in its latest financial quarter, partly due to strong demand for its ADSL services, but has warned that the continuing tough market conditions may hurt its growth prospects over the next six months.

[14 Aug 2002]

Emblaze loses money but wins licence

Emblaze loses money but wins licence

News The video email and video-on-demand services are aimed at corporate users and what the Emblaze website describes as "young techno-fun consumers". Mobile streaming company Emblaze said increased spending on research and development had pushed it...

[18 Sep 2001]

Infineon axes staff

Infineon axes staff

News The company blamed large customer inventories and falling demand for chips. Yesterday Infineon announced heavy losses of E371m (£227m) with sales down 30 per cent on the corresponding quarter the previous year.

[25 Jul 2001]

Forrester axes 15 per cent

Forrester axes 15 per cent

News The company blamed the sagging US economy and weakened demand for reports for the move. Results for the quarter ended 30 June will be reported on 18 July. Catch up on silicon.com's news anytime, anyplace, anywhere.http://www.silicon.com/goto-PDA-ed

[13 Jul 2001]

Yahoo! and Motorola beat the street

Yahoo! and Motorola beat the street

News The company is continuing to suffer from the downturn in web advertising revenues as supply continues to greatly exceed demand. In the three-month period ending June 30 revenue slipped 33 per cent to $182m, compared to $273m last year.

[12 Jul 2001]

Analysts warn <strong>on</strong> Microsoft licensing changes

Analysts warn on Microsoft licensing changes

News He said: "The licensing changes announced follow the increasing adoption of Windows 2000 Professional by our volume licensing customers and an associated significant decline in demand for volume licences for previous versions of Windows.

[18 Jan 2001]

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