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IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump (AP)

IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit and jacking up its guidance even as the recession has sapped its sales.


Microsoft CEO Ballmer's salary up 4 percent in '09 (AP)

Microsoft CEO Ballmer's salary up 4 percent in '09

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created Sep 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. raised CEO Steve Ballmer's salary by 4 percent at the start of fiscal 2009, a year in which the software maker's profit declined 17 percent as the economic meltdown decimated personal ...


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Soft PC sales send Microsoft profit down 29 pct

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its profit in the last quarter plunged 29 percent because of weak computer sales, ending a fiscal year in which the software maker's revenue fell for the first time since ...


Asia-Pacific computer sales rebound in Q2: report

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Personal computer sales in Asia ended two consecutive quarters of contraction to post robust growth in the second quarter of 2009, a report released Monday said.


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Intel CEO: 'So far, so good' in 2Q

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s CEO says chip orders have been "a little better than we expected" so far in the second quarter.


The global economic recession is expected to lead to more widespread software piracy

Software piracy worsens in Asia: study

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online.


Intel shares fall despite bullish PC prediction

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Investors don't seem to totally buy Intel Corp.'s proclamation that slumping personal computer sales have "bottomed out."


Intel says PC sales improving; profit beats Street

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit blew past Wall Street's grim forecasts as the chip maker's CEO proclaimed Tuesday that personal computer sales "bottomed out" and have started recovering.