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Handheld shipments slipped in the first quarter of 2004, according to a new report from IDC. The Framingham, Mass.-based research firm said that shipments worldwide declined 11.7 percent from the same period last year, and 33.1 percent from the fourth quarter, to 2.2 million units. Although handheld sales typically dip in the first quarter, which […]

PalmOne Inc. is expected to release two new models of its Zire handheld computer this week, including the companys first Zire to offer Bluetooth wireless connectivity. PalmOne officials confirmed the releases but would not disclose details of the new handhelds. Sources said the new models are the Palm Zire 72, which adds Bluetooth support, and […]

Driven by strong demand from business, Dell Inc. overcame Hewlett-Packard Co. in worldwide PC shipments for the first quarter of 2004, said analysts Thursday. Dell shipped 7.7 million PCs worldwide in the quarter, while HP shipped 6.4 million, according to International Data Corp., of Framingham, Mass. Gartner Inc., of Stamford, Conn., also reported Dell on […]

Gateway Inc. users are upbeat about the continuing shake-up at the computer maker following its $290 million acquisition of eMachines Inc. Gateway earlier this month announced it is closing its 188 retail stores by the end of the month and laying off 2,500 employees. Executives said they will expand retail operations in other ways in […]

Extending deeper into the low end of the printer market, Xerox Corp. on Monday rolled out a new color laser printer for small and medium-sized businesses. “We see color moving down market, where there is very fierce competition,” said Joe Adriano, product manager at Xerox, in Wilsonville, Ore. “HP [Hewlett-Packard Co.] rules the monochrome world; […]

Gateway Inc. on Tuesday made its first foray into networking with the launch of its new Layer 2 network switches. Chad McDonald, manager of networking products at Gateway, said the new switches are priced for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), continuing the companys push into that market. /zimages/3/28571.gif Click here to read Gateway founder Ted […]

Neoware Systems Inc. this week introduced four new thin-client appliances aimed at the enterprise. The new appliances are compatible with network management platforms including IBM Tivoli, Microsoft Systems Management Server and Altiris Deployment Solution. “Typically companies dont like proprietary technologies that lock them into a single solution; its a 1970s-style business model,” said Mike Kantrowitz, […]

Linux distributor MandrakeSoft last week announced that a French court had approved the companys plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Under the plan, MandrakeSoft will pay back its creditors over nine years. MandrakeSoft, which filed for bankruptcy protection a little more than a year ago, recently posted its first profitable quarter since 1999. For the […]

Thin-client vendor Neoware Systems Inc. and embedded-hardware specialist VIA Technologies Inc. announced Friday that they are teaming up to develop thin-client appliances for the enterprise. Neoware already uses VIA processors in some of its Eon thin-client appliances, but the two companies now will work together much more closely, officials said in King of Prussia, Pa. […]

In its latest move to bolster its on-demand offerings, IBM today scooped up longtime partner Candle Corp. Candle, a privately held company in El Segundo, Calif., makes tools to help companies build, run and manage their IT infrastructures. IBM said the tools will help users manage on-demand operating environments. Customer need drove IBMs move to […]

Spam sent over instant-messaging networks, also known as “spim,” is on the rise, researchers say. Whether or not the “spim” moniker sticks around, IMs containing spam are likely not going away anytime soon. Spam-loaded IMs will jump from 400 million in 2003 to 1.2 billion in 2004, according to a recent report from Palo Alto, […]

MandrakeSoft SA announced Tuesday that a French court has approved the Paris-based Linux distributors plan to exit bankruptcy protection. Under the plan, MandrakeSoft will pay back its creditors over a nine-year period. MandrakeSoft, which filed for bankruptcy protection a little more than a year ago, recently posted its first profitable quarter since 1999. For the […]