New and Noteworthy: Apple's market share increases to 4.5%; IBM chip shipments fall 5%; more

Apple's market share increases to 4.5% Reuters reports that Apple increased its share of the U.S. PC market during the second quarter, rising to 4.5 percent from 3.7 percent a year ago, as global unit shipments rose more than 37 percent, according to statistics from IDC. More.

IBM chip shipments fall 5% InformationWeek notes that IBM reported a decline in sales within its microelectronics unit amid an ongoing transition to the consumer-chip market. "Sales within IBM?s Microelectronics Group fell 5 percent in the second quarter, compared to the like period a year ago. The decline comes as the company is moving towards the 'gaming processor market in the second half,' said Mark Loughridge, chief financial officer for the computer giant, during a conference call with analysts." More.

What the Intel transition means for VARs An eWeek article analyzes the impact of Apple's Intel transition on value added resellers, who are apprehensive about the in-between period, but generally optimistic about the long term prospects. One analyst quoted in the article remarks "I don't see this as having a large impact. It's going to be a very gradual change. Organizations, both large and small, will gradually move over to the new hardware." More.

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