The third quarter of 2010 saw economic activity recover faster than expected, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said. The central bank underlined that GDP increased by 2.7 percent according to the year-to-year data.
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Dell Held No. 2 Spot Ahead of Acer in Q3, as PC Market Recovers
December 8th, 2010 |
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While HP led the global PC market in Q3, Dell held its lead over Acer. The strongest performances, however, came from Lenovo and Asustek, which jumped ahead of Toshiba. – Dell, for the second straight quarter, held its lead over Acer during the global PC markets third quarter, market research firm iSuppli reported Dec. 7. The Texas PC maker, which remained in second place and was boosted by corporate PC sales, sold 11.3 million units, representing a growth of 7.2 per…
Storage Software Market Sees Healthy Gain in Q3
December 7th, 2010 |
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The market brought in revenues of $3.1 billion, which also amounted to a 6.3 percent increase from the second quarter in 2010. – The worldwide storage software market showed another healthy gain in
the third quarter of 2010, with 8.7 percent growth over the same period
a year ago, researcher IDC reported Dec. 7.
The researcher in its Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker said
the market brought in revenues of $3….
HP Pulled Ahead of Dell in the Recovering Q3 Workstation Market
December 7th, 2010 |
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HP gained an appreciable lead over competitor Dell in the workstation space during the third quarter, which showed “robust” growth, according to a Jon Peddie Research report. – Led by Hewlett-Packard and Dell, the workstation market is on a steady march back to pre-economic-downfall levels, Jon Peddie Research reported in a Dec. 7 statement.
During the third quarter, the industry shipped 849,700 workstations,
representing a 31.8 percent year-over-year growth. Moreover,…
Multifunction Printers See Q3 Growth Boost: IDC Report
December 6th, 2010 |
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Inkjet devices continue to lead in the overall hard copy peripherals market with close to 20 million units shipped. – The worldwide hard copy peripherals market returned to pre-crisis shipment
levels with nearly 31 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2010.
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly
Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, this is the second consecutive quarter of
double-digit year-over-year growth…
HP, IBM Lead Strong Q3 Server Market, IDC Says
December 1st, 2010 |
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The worldwide server market saw some of the fastest growth in 10 years during the third quarter, IDC said. HP and IBM were the top vendors during the quarter. – The worldwide server market saw revenues grow 13.2 and shipments jump 13.1 percent in the third quarter as demand for systems continued to increase worldwide, according to market research firm IDC.
Hewlett-Packard took over the lead in the server revenue space as businesses push for x86-based syste…
HP Was Top Server Vendor in Q3: Gartner
November 29th, 2010 |
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HP in the third quarter led a growing server market that was fueled in large part by jumps in x86-based systems, according to Gartner. – Hewlett-Packard was the world’s top server vendor in the third quarter as
x86-based systems continued to drive growth in the space, according to market
research firm Gartner.
In
a report issued Nov. 29, HP garnered 32.1 percent of the revenue market
share generating in more than $3.9 billion du…
Unified Communications Market Shows Strong Rebound in Q3: Dell’Oro
November 19th, 2010 |
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The unified communications market grew 7 percent in the third quarter, as vendors like Cisco, Microsoft and Avaya aggressively expanded their portfolios, according to DellOro Group. – That
energy vendors such as Cisco Systems, Avaya and, now, Microsoft are expanding
their unified communications (UC) offerings is showing up in the overall market
numbers, according to research firm DellOro Group.
In
a report Nov. 18, DellOro said that the third quarter saw the strongest grow…
Dell Getting ‘Bullish’ About Tablets as Its Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates
November 19th, 2010 |
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Dell posted a third quarter that beat Wall Street estimates and offered assurances that structuring changes regarding its mobile devices represent “progress” it’s pleased about. – PC maker Dell had a better-than-expected fiscal third
quarter, announcing on Nov. 18 profits of 42 cents a share, or $822 million,
and revenue of $15.4 million. The PC maker said the year-to-date revenue has
grown 21 percent to $45.8 billion.
quot;Our strong results demonstrate that we are
l…
Cisco Reports Rustock Botnet and LinkedIn Spam Most Prevalent in Q3 2010
November 17th, 2010 |
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Ciscos Global Threat Report examines the most prevalent Web malware, e-mail attacks, exploits and other cyber-crime incidents from July to September 2010. – Botnet activity, malicious spam and resurgence of SQL
injection attacks were some of the most significant cyber-crime threats during
the third quarter of 2010, according to a multiteam report from Cisco released
Nov. 17.
According to the report, enterprise users experienced an
average of 133 We…
Hundreds of Oracle/Sun and HP Customers Switched to IBM in Q3
November 11th, 2010 |
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IBM says about 400 Oracle/Sun and HP customers migrated to IBM servers and storage systems in the third quarter of 2010. – IBM has announced that nearly 400 customers moved
business workloads to IBM servers and storage systems from Oracle/Sun
and HP in the third quarter, a record high since the company began
tracking migrations more than four years ago.
In a Nov. 11 press release on the migrations, IBM
said custome…
PC Microprocessor Unit Shipments, Revenues Post Modest Q3 Gain: Report
November 11th, 2010 |
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Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues rose modestly in the third quarter, according to IDC. – Worldwide PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues in the third calendar quarter of 2010 (3Q10) increased 2.1 percent and 2.5 percent respectively, compared to 2Q10, according to the latest PC processor study from IT research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Compared to 3Q09, worldwid…
SunVic rises on strong Q3 earnings
November 11th, 2010 |
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Shares of Singapore-listed Chinese chemical firm SunVic Chemical <SVCH.SI> rose as much as 3.7% to a 40-month high on Thursday after it reported strong third quarter earnings.
At 0203 GMT, SunVic shares were up 3% at $0.695, more than four times its value at the start of the year. Over 13.7 million shares had changed hands.
Apple, Android Sales Soar, Despite Component Shortages in Q3
November 10th, 2010 |
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Android smartphones finished behind world leader Symbian in Q3, while iPhone 4 sales launched Apple into third place, ahead of BlackBerry-maker RIM, reported Gartner. – Nokia, Samsung and LG Electronics led worldwide mobile phone sales
during the third quarter, though it was a period most notable for its
zooming Apple and Android smartphone sales, as well as challenges posed
as component makers struggled to keep pace with growth.
Worldwide phone sales reached 4…
Singapore’s City Developments posts flat Q3 net profit
November 10th, 2010 |
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City Developments (CTDM.SI), Southeast Asia’s second-largest property firm, posted a 1.1% rise in third quarter net profit on Wednesday as higher income from hotels were offset by a drop in development income.
CityDev, which owns 53% of London-listed hotel operator Millennium & Copthorne (MLC.L), said its net profit rose to $195.8 million in the July-September period from $193.6 million a year ago.
ST Engineering Q3 net +8.3%, bullish on outlook
November 9th, 2010 |
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Singapore Technologies Engineering (STEG.SI), the city-state’s main defence contractor, posted on Tuesday an 8.3% rise in third quarter net profit, helped by higher earnings from its electronics and marine units.
ST Engineering, whose biggest business is the maintenance of military and civilian planes, earned $130.2 million in three months ended September, up from $120.3 million in the same period a year ago.
StarHub Q3 net profit falls 3.7% on higher expenses
November 9th, 2010 |
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Singapore’s second-biggest telecom firm StarHub (STAR.SI) said on Tuesday third quarter net
profit fell 3.7% to $82 million, dragged down by higher operating expenses.
This compared with a net profit of $85.2 million in the three months ended Sept 30, 2009, the firm said in a statement. StarHub had a operating revenue of S$552.3 million, up 2.8% from $537.1 million a year ago, helped by higher mobile and fixed network sales.
“Based on the current outlook, we maintain our year-on-year growth of the group’s 2010 operating revenue to be in the low single-digit range,” StarHub said in a statement.
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PC Sales Grew in Q3 Despite Worries: iSuppli
November 8th, 2010 |
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The global PC market saw sales of desktops, notebooks and entry-level servers rise during Q3, despite negativity over consumer spending and component shortages, said iSuppli. – The global PC market in the third quarter posted growth of 7 percent
sequentially and 10.3 percent year-over-year, meeting expectations
despite a “growing chorus of negativity regarding the market,” iSuppli
reported Nov. 5. While netbooks and tablets tend to dominate the
consumer conversation, i…
ST Engineering wins $370m airframe contracts in Q3
November 8th, 2010 |
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Singapore Technologies Engineering (STEG.SI) said on Monday its aerospace arm secured about $370 million worth of new airframe heavy maintenance contracts in the third quarter of 2010.
Apple, HTC, Samsung Smartphones See Strong Q3 Growth: IDC
November 5th, 2010 |
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Apple, HTC, RIM and Nokia posted strong smartphone growth during the third quarter, said IDC. But Samsung was the star with its Galaxy S, posting 454 percent growth. – Samsung, HTC and Apple posted double- and triple-figure growth
during a third quarter that “reached a new milestone,” IDC reported
Nov. 4.
“Smartphone makers have the wind behind their sails,” IDC analyst
Kevin Restivo said in the new report, which showed shipments to have
totaled 81.1 million…