Scott Ferguson

Dell is looking to offer state governments a health care check-up. On June 9, Dell officially launched its latest IT services initiative, called Dell State Health Services. Spending on IT health care is expected to increase about 4 percent in 2010, according to Gartner, and Dell and other service vendors are looking to expand their […]

IBM Research is headed to Rio. On June 8, IBM and the Brazilian government are planning to announce that IBM will build a new research lab in Brazil. While the final location of the new facility is still being determined, IBM staff are already beginning work at campuses in the large Brazilian cities of Rio […]

Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest producer of PCs, is recalling an additional 54,000 lithium ion batteries used in laptops after reports surfaced that the batteries are prone to overheating and can catch fire. HP, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, issued the additional recall on May 21. The recall involves several models from HP’s […]

The banking and financial industries, along with health care providers and large government agencies, are helping to push IT spending past the $2 trillion mark this year, according to research firm Gartner. For 2010, Garter is predicting that IT spending will total $2.4 trillion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2009, when enterprises and small businesses […]

IBM’s Robert Morris likes to think he works in the world’s largest laboratory. However, unlike when he oversaw research at IBM’s Almaden Research Center or worked on the company’s ThinkPad notebook and its early hard disk drive storage systems, Morris’ lab is no longer confined within the walls of IBM or academia. Instead, Morris and […]

The market for netbooks or mini-notebooks is still expanding, with shipments expected to reach 58 million units in 2010, as consumers and business users continue to look for low-cost computing alternatives, according to a report from research firm ABI. In 2009, netbook shipments topped 36 million units, which was higher that ABI’s original forecast of […]

Lenovo Expands IdeaCentre, IdeaPad Consumer Lines with New PCs by Scott Ferguson Lenovo C200 All-in-One PC Lenovo originally announced the all-in-one C200 in April. This AOL desktop offers an 18.5-inch, single-touch display. This lower-end machine starts at $379 and offers Microsoft Windows 7, a dual-core Intel Atom D510 processor, Nvidia graphics, up to 4GB of […]

Consumer demand for PCs and cell phones, along with business purchases of computing and communications equipment, helped push chip sales to $23.1 billion in March, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. From February to March, semiconductor sales increased 4.6 percent, according to SIA’s May 3 report. Chip sales also increased a staggering 58 percent from […]

Hewlett-Packard has settled another dispute concerning its printer ink cartridge technology and patents.On April 1, HP announced that it had reached an agreement with Hong Kong-based Print-Rite Holdings. The dispute centered on HP’s patents related to its HP 02 inkjet cartridges.Print-Rite has now agreed to stop selling similar printer ink cartridges in the United States […]

Dell is launching eight new black-and-white printers, including several multifunction models, which target a range of businesses from large enterprise to small companies to specialized users in the health care, legal and education fields. The eight new Dell printers, which are available March 30, represent the next step Dell is taking in revamping its printer […]

Dell Printers Look to Challenge HPs Market Dominance by Scott Ferguson Dell 5535dn This is one of Dells multifunction, black-and-white printers that can print, scan and fax. This machine handles 55 pages per minute and costs $3,319. Dell 5230n/dn These two printers are part of Dells midrange printer offerings. Both machines handle 45 pages per […]

Hewlett-Packard and three companies have settled several ongoing patent disputes concerning printer ink cartridges, although HP is still in legal action against seven other vendors for similar patent violations. HP announced on March 17 that it has ended its dispute with three companies and it is close to settling with a fourth vendor. The complaints […]