In its efforts to thwart Microsoft, IBM had unveiled Lotus Symphony a few months back, challenging the former's dominance in the office desktop software market. The package includes a word processor, spreadsheets and a presentation suite. Edward Orange, director, Lotus Business Unit (Software Group), IBM Asia-Pacific, said, "Since it's free, Lotus Symphony is a formidable challenge to Microsoft's new Office 2007 suite in the market for Windows-based productivity software."
Yahoo Inc struck a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp to replace Google Inc as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United States, a move that Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said will help boost its flagging search market share.
The India PC market performance in 2Q CY2009 has shown what may be termed as early signs of a revival.
With the new release, Microsoft is not only trying to capture the imagination of mobile and touch screen users, but also revive popular features from older versions.
The company also launched a desktop at Rs 11,999 in Mumbai. It comes loaded with Windows Vista or XP Home Edition.
The overall India PC market grew by 8 per cent year-on-year in terms of unit shipments to a record 2.08 million during the quarter. But it was down compared with 10 per cent in the first quarter (Jan-March).
Thanks to the development of power-efficient and smaller components, small form factor desktop PCs from Acer, Dell and HP have become quiet popular among home and professional users. SFF PCs are mostly sold with kits that include a motherboard, case, power supply, and central processing unit (CPU) cooler. This makes them cheaper when compared to professional PCs. Most of the SFF systems in the market are based around Intel processors, particularly the mobile CPUs.
Personal computer sales has crossed the five million-unit mark in 2005-06, registering a 32 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.
IT major Dell on Wednesday announced the launch of a new range of notebook and desktop computers under brand name 'Vostro,' especially designed for small businesses.
During the third quarter of 2007, the overall Indian personal computer (notebooks and desktop combined) market grew 25.1 per cent year-on-year, in terms of unit shipments, to 1.8 million. For the same period last year, desktop PC shipments showed growth of 10.9 per cent.
Personal computer sales touched 1.75 million units in the July-September quarter registering a growth rate of 19 per cent year-on-year, while the projection for the fiscal 2007, expected to touch 6.5 million units.
FirstCry is omni-channel player with presence across desktop, mobile and offline routes offering baby and maternity products in India.
HCL Infosystems on Monday entered into a strategic, but non-exclusive agreement, with Apple Computers to distribute desktop computers and digital musical device iPod.
In the overall client PC market, MNC vendor HP retained the top slot with a market share of 17 per cent, followed by HCL at 13per cent, and Lenovo at 7 per cent in terms of unit shipments.\n\n
The personal computer market grew 30 per cent to cross the 4.6 million units in 2005-06, according to IDC's India quarterly PC market tracker.
In May, Facebook had announced the privacy tool to reassure its users that they can control what they share and with whom on Facebook as part of its ongoing efforts.
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Strong demand from Europe, Canada and Latin America pushed the sale of personal computers by 15 per cent to 39.7 million in the second quarter of 2004, according to a study.
The Indian PC market crossed yet another milestone, with sales touching 10.5 lakh units in the April-June quarter.
The Indian PC market, including desktops, notebooks and servers, grew by 34.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2004 while the country garnered 9.23 per cent share in the Asia Pacific region, IT analyst firm Gartner said on Thursday.
IBM on Monday launched the world's smallest full functional desktop computer in India within weeks of its worldwide launch to increase its share of the commercial PC market.
Currently, 2-in-1s cost Rs 34,000 and above.
Demand for PCs has been affected by tablets, forcing Indian companies to stop making computers. But they may find solace in the fact that the tablet market is fast maturing.
Global major Apple Computers on Wednesday unveiled the fastest personal computer -- Power Mac G5 with a 64-bit desktop processor accompanied by higher memory expansion up to 8 giga byte.
Instead of relying on technology that is not in their control, businesses should stop using SMS based OTPs and start using other software-based or hardware-based token authentication, which are in their control, says Venkata Satish Guttula.
The Consumer Electronics Show, which took place in Las Vegas last week, had exciting new products on display.
Hackers may be able to exploit Google Glass' 'root capability', which is enabled by attaching it to a desktop computer and running some commands, allowing them to access the user's information, the Guardian reports.
With the Windows 10 operating system all set to enter the fray by mid-2015, there were talks of Microsoft redesigning the Internet Explorer, making it more adept at tackling the challenges posed by the likes of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple's Safari.
Subsciption costs $100 for up to five devices for home users.
Infosys would take over the programme from its rival Tata Consultancy Services.
India's personal computer market, in the second quarter (April-June, 2003), grew by 11.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis with HCL regaining the top spot in the commercial desktop space with 36,075 units and a marketshare of 9.6 per cent.
While the drive will help the domestic sector, it will also help the government ensure there are no cyber attacks from malware loaded on devices manufactured abroad.
New Windows Server 2012 integrates cloud technologies within a network without compromising on security
IT firm Cognizant on Friday said it will give employees who are at associate level and below in India and the Philippines, an additional payment of 25 per cent of base pay for April in recognition of their extraordinary continuity-of-service efforts amid the covid-19 outbreak. The move is expected to benefit over 1,30,000 Cognizant employees in India.
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Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break. Focus on something 20 feet away.
