Advanced Micro Reduces Fourth-Quarter Sales Forecast (Update4)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , the second-largest maker of personal-computer processors, cut its sales forecast for this quarter, saying demand weakened across all regions and businesses.

Windsor software maker?s acquisitions, rising sales lead to major profit increase
Driven by acquisitions and climbing sales, Windsor-based computer software and services company SS&C Technologies Inc. more than doubled its net profits for the third quarter and posted a huge leap in net profits for the year-to-date period.

Bank of America, Hewlett-Packard Lead U.S. Corporate Bond Sales
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. , the biggest U.S. retail bank, and Hewlett-Packard Co. led $35.9 billion of corporate bond sales as benchmark interest rates fell and banks took advantage of government programs to refinance debt.

PC Sales to Fall in 2009, Research Firms Say
Two top research firms are cutting forecasts for 2009 personal computer sales, expecting shipment values to drop next year as the weak economy discourages some buyers and tight credit thwarts others.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-04 10:12 Smartphone sales growth slowed in Q3 - Gartner
HELSINKI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Growth in the global smartphone market slowed to 11.5 percent in the third quarter year on year, the slowest rate of growth since it started tracking smartphone sales, research firm Gartner said on Thursday. Some 36.5 million smartphones, or handsets with computer-like features such as email, were sold globally in the July-September quarter, Gartner said in a ...

TMCS urges clients to shun hardware sales
Doug Woodburn, CRN , Friday 5 December 2008 at 12:08:00 VAR spreads unusual message as it looks to save its customers money Taylor Made Computer Solutions (TMCS) has turned the conventional reseller model on its head by advising its clients not to buy hardware....

Research and Markets: Discover IT Sales Opportunities in Canon with an Analysis of Industry Trends, Drivers, and ...
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9d2e54/canon_it_sales_o ) has announced the addition of the " Canon - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008 " report to their offering.

Computer games inspire children to learn musical instruments
Children are being inspired to learn a musical instrument after playing musicbased computer games.

Nissan Unveils First U.S. Commercial Van to Help Boost Sales
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. , looking for new sources of sales in a shrinking U.S. market, showed a concept version of its first light commercial truck developed for North America.

IDC: PC sales seen down 5.3% in '09
A top research firm cut its forecasts for 2009 personal computer sales, expecting shipment value to drop 5.3 percent as the weak economy discourages some buyers and tight credit thwarts others.

IDC: PC sales seen down 5.3% in '09
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Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy
Market research firm Gartner reported Thursday that sales of smartphones have slowed to their lowest rate since it began tracking the sector.

Crowds of shoppers out early for Black Friday sales
Hundreds of Fort Bend County shoppers formed lines outside of area stores to take advantage of Black Friday sales.

Microsoft targets piracy in 16 U.S. lawsuits
Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday a global crackdown on counterfeit computer software sales online, putting a small South Florida business in its legal crosshairs.

DRAM market falls by 34% to 54% in Q3 2008, only Samsung shows profit
Q3 2008 will go down in history as the biggest quarterly decline to date for computer memory chip makers. Contract prices fell by 34% and volatile spot market prices fell by up to 54%, losing over half their sales price in one quarter. The largest memory maker, Samsung, who in 2007 was also the #2 chipmaking [...]

Demand for computer notebooks weak
SAN FRANCISCO: The computer notebook segment is showing signs of serious weakening as the global economy slows and the ill-effects will start to be felt by chipmakers, analysts said on Wednesday.

Hewlett-Packard Looks To Leasing To Prime Sales
Hewlett-Packard <HPQ.N>, the world's top personal computer seller, said on Thursday it is exploring new ways to help businesses afford PCs as many cut back on spending in the current economic downturn.

PC Sales to Tumble in 2009
Research firms are cutting PC sales forecasts for the next year and even Microsoft may feel the pinch.

UPDATE 1-TABLE-U.S. retailers' November same-store sales
Dec 4 (Reuters) - The following table lists select U.S. retail companies that have reported November sales at stores open at least a year -- a key retail measure also known as same-store sales.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-03 15:43 UPDATE 1-PC sales seen down 5.3 pct in 2009 - IDC
BOSTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A top research firm cut its forecasts for 2009 personal computer sales, expecting shipment value to drop 5.3 percent as the weak economy discourages some buyers and tight credit thwarts others. IDC, which tracks sales of technology products, previously forecast that global PC shipments would rise 4.5 percent next year. "What has changed is primarily a reaction to the ...