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  • IDC lowers sights for PC sales

    Although PC shipments slightly exceeded expectations in the first quarter, the hazy economic outlook has prompted market research firm IDC to lower its PC forecast for 2003 and 2004.

  • IDC: Linux PC sales to hit US$10 billion by 2008

    Sales of new and used PCs running the Linux operating system will reach US$10 billion by 2008, market researcher IDC predicted Wednesday.

  • Asia Pacific PC market growing: IDC

    The Asia Pacific PC market expanded by 10 percent in 2002 over 2001, according to new figures released by IT analyst group International Data Corp (IDC).

  • PC sales strong in 2003: IDC

    The Australian personal computer market picked up in the fourth quarter of 2003, achieving a 10 percent year-on-year growth, according to IDC.

  • Aust PC market set to boom: IDC

    The Australian PC market for the second quarter 2003 has increased by 20.9 percent over the same period last year, according to IDC.

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  • IDC: Linux PC sales to hit US$10 billion by 2008

    Sales of new and used PCs running the Linux operating system will reach US$10 billion by 2008, market researcher IDC predicted Wednesday.

  • Security pro: Windows easier to 'own'

    Microsoft has been waiting for security researchers to say that its Windows operating system has a lower total cost of ownership. One finally has, but that's not good news.

  • Cost, advancing tools foster Linux clustering choice

    Low cost is always cited as the top reason that enterprises choose Linux clusters. But the promise of new, advanced management tools and scalability capabilities is also spurring increased interest and attention

  • Are PC makers poised for major hit?

    A third of today's top 10 manufacturers could exit the PC business by 2007, according to a new report.

  • A billion PC users on the way

    By the end of the decade, a billion people will be clicking away at computers, but generating a profit out of newly wired portions of the world is going to take a lot of work.

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Reviews (93)

  • Bleak forecast for PC vendors

    Australian computer vendors can expect poor sales for the second quarter of 2001, according to forecasts outlined in a report on the PC market's performance, released by IT industry analysts International Data Corporation (IDC).

  • Strong growth ahead for semiconductor industry: IDC

    The semiconductor market will grow at 18 percent in 2004, according to International Data Corp. The growth will be driven by stronger than expected mobile phone and PC shipments.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • Apple introduces AirPort Express

    Apple Computer unveiled yesterday a AU$219 device that acts as both a portable wireless base station and a way to stream music throughout the home.

  • Intel prototype transforms notebook

    Intel will unveil later this year a new double-jointed prototype portable computer, designed to get people thinking about what's next for notebook PCs.

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