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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Lowry Appoints Industry Veteran As Vice President, Western Region
Lowry Computer Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer and systems integrator of radio frequency identification (RFID), wireless, bar code and data collection solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffery Polly to the Lowry's sales management team.

AMD slashes revenue forecast, blames global slowdown
Financially ailing computer-chip maker Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday slashed its fourth-quarter revenue estimates by 25 percent, saying the global-economic meltdown had slowed sales of products containing its chips far more than the Sunnyvale company had anticipated.

Research and Markets: Western Digital Corporation and the U.S. Computer Storage Device Manufacturing Industry Report ...
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/13f7d9/western_digital_co ) has announced the addition of the " Western Digital Corporation and the U.S. Computer Storage Device Manufacturing Industry " company profile to their offering.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-03 05:16 Server sales post first decline since 2002-IDC
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Worldwide computer server sales declined in the third quarter for the first time since 2002, research group IDC said Wednesday, as corporate technology spending continued to dry up. Revenue fell 5.2 percent to $12.6 billion, while significant price competition helped overall shipments rise 2.8 percent, IDC said. Servers are beefier business computer systems that ...

Grimes library?s deals better than sales
For some people, the day after Thanksgiving is about shopping and hunting for the best sales. To others, it is an opportunity to escape to a quiet corner of the Grimes Public Library.

Newton home sales down compared to 2007
Home sales for 2008 continue to lag behind 2007. In November alone, 17 fewer houses with Newton addresses sold/closed than in 2008. That equals a 62 percent decrease in home sales during the month of November 2008 compared to 2007, according to statistics from the Newton Board of REALTORS.

Smartphone sales growth slowed in Q3: Gartner
HELSINKI (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.