profitability consolidation centralization competitiveness

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The New Dell: More than Just a PC Company
Sterling Perrin, Roger L. Kay, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Insight presents highlights from the announcements made at the 2005 Dell analyst event, held in April 2005 in Austin, Texas. During the event, members of the Dell management team discussed the previous year's highlights, current activities, and future strategies for all major product categories.

Oh No! There Goes the Ogo!
Randy Giusto

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Event Flash highlights the short-lived Ogo device from Cingular and its demise.

Stringer to Reorganize Sony, Focusing on Profitability and Competitiveness
Randy Giusto, Danielle Levitas

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Flash provides an overview of the official appointment of Howard Stringer as Sony's new CEO, presents comments he made with respect to upcoming changes at Sony, and highlights the challenges ahead.

The Role of Server Blades in the Centralization and Consolidation of PCs
John Humphreys, Randy Giusto, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Insight examines the role of PC centralization and consolidation as an IT initiative. It examines the lessons from the consolidation of servers to begin to predict the steps the market will undergo as clients are brought back into the datacenter via solutions composed of blade servers, virtualization software, and advanced video compression capabilities.

Nokia Releases 2Q05 Results on Strong Sales Growth with Higher Forecast Ahead
Randy Giusto

IDC Research, 2005

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Update: Period Ending June 24, 2005
Randy Giusto, Raymond Boggs, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC update provides a summary of the product, marketing, and corporate announcements affecting the hardcopy peripherals market as of June 24, 2005.

HP Board Asks for and Accepts CEO Carly Fiorina's Resignation
IDC, Angèle Boyd, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Insight analyzes the decision and impact of HP's board asking its CEO, Carly Fiorina, to resign. Specifically, we examine what drove the decision, the impact, both near term and longer term, on the company's strategy and execution, and we examine competitive reactions.

Worldwide Smart Handheld Device 2005-2009 Forecast Update
Dave Reinsel, Kevin Burden, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Forecast Update presents a cumulative update of the smart handheld device market based on the latest outlook from IDC's Mobile Markets research group. Smart handheld device forecasts are updated on a quarterly basis. All forecasts in this document supercede the previous forecasts contained within Worldwide Smart Handheld Device 2005–2009 Forecast and Analysis: Passing the Torch (IDC #33415, May 2005). The smart handheld device market ...

Distribution Channels and Alliances News: Period Ending January 31, 2006
Janet Waxman, Ken Presti, ...

IDC Research, 2006

Sir Howard Stringer: The Next Sony Superhero?
IDC, Randy Giusto, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC Flash provides an overview of the recent changes made within the senior management ranks at Sony and highlights some of the challenges that new chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer will face.

Worldwide Mobile Worker Population 2005-2009 Forecast and Analysis
IDC, Stephen D. Drake, ...

IDC Research, 2005

Worldwide Smart Handheld Device 2004-2008 Forecast Update: The Shift Toward Converged Devices
IDC, Evan Quinn, ...

IDC Research, 2004

This document is about Worldwide Smart Handheld Device 2004-2008 Forecast Update: The Shift Toward Converged Devices

IDC's 2005 Consumer PC Survey, Part 1
David Daoud, Randy Giusto, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC study discusses the first half of the results from IDC's 2005 Consumer PC Survey. This polling of more than 1,000 United States–based consumers found that future PC purchase intent was mixed and dependent on a number of factors, including age, income, and Internet access method. In addition, this study looked at PC form factor and channel acquisition preferences, applications and activities that PCs were used for, and popular brands ...

Gateway CEO Resigns; Company Looks for Diversification Beyond Consumer Retail
David Daoud, Lucinda Borovick, ...

IDC Research, 2006

Nokia's U.S. Market Vision
IDC, Randy Giusto, ...

IDC Research, 2005

Worldwide Smart Handheld Device 2005-2009 Forecast and Analysis: Passing the Torch
IDC, Lucie Draper, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC study is an update to Worldwide Smart Handheld Device 2004–2008 Forecast Update: The Shift Toward Converged Devices (IDC #32618, December 2004). This document delivers 2004 actual shipments and vendor market share comparisons for 2003 and 2004 and updates the long-range forecast through 2009. In the history of the smart handheld devices market, 2004 marked the first time that worldwide shipments of converged mobile devices surpassed ...

Worldwide Mobile Phone 2005-2009 Forecast and Analysis
IDC, Alex Slawsby, ...

IDC Research, 2005

This IDC study presents our updated forecast for mobile phone shipments, including converged mobile devices and camera phones. Presenting updated splits by air interface, replacement rate, platform, technology, and region, this study provides actual 2004 data and the impact of this demand on IDC's forecast for mobile phone shipments through 2009. "Strong demand from emerging markets, the attraction of color displays and camera-enabled mobile ...

Winning in the Enterprise with Mobile: It's Much Harder Than It Seems
IDC, Randy Giusto

IDC Research, 2004

This document is about Winning in the Enterprise with Mobile: It's Much Harder Than It Seems

Lenovo Acquires IBM's Personal Computing Division: Key Challenges in EMEA
IDC, Crawford Del Prete, ...

IDC Research, 2004

This IDC document discusses the announcement that IBM is to sell its Personal Computing Business to Lenovo. This version published in the European Personal Computing CIS is an extension of the document published by IDC at the worldwide level, and contains an additional section outlining the challenges faced by both parties in the EMEA region.

HP Adds a Splash of Blu
IDC, Elisabeth Rainge, ...

IDC Research, 2004

This IDC Flash analyzes the impact that HP's announcement of its inclusion of Blu-ray technology across a range of home electronics products in 2005 and 2006 will have on the battle to establish a next-generation DVD standard.

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