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IBM sells PC group to Lenovo

December 8, 2004 update Big Blue to take 18.9 percent stake in Lenovo in $1.75 billion deal joining radically different companies. Method to Palmisano's madness A tough sell TAGS: Lenovo, IBM Corp., Palmisano, venture, stake, margin, PC company, IBM PC, China, New York, brand, PC, CEO, Dell

Borland hires Dell software executive

August 21, 2006 Borland hires former Dell executive as its R&D chief. TAGS: Borland Software Corp., enterprise software, R&D, Dell, IBM Corp.

IBM gains share as server market picks up

May 24, 2006 Server market grew faster during first quarter than during the fourth, as x86 servers continue to outpace Unix servers. TAGS: shipment, Gartner Inc., Unix server, x86 server, server market, Unix, IBM Corp., server, Dell, AMD, HP, Intel

Lenovo completes buy of IBM's PC business

May 1, 2005 The $1.75 billion deal creates the world's third-largest PC maker, trailing only Dell and Hewlett-Packard in sales. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM PC, IBM Corp., PC company, Dell, brand, PC, U.S., HP

Michael Dell: IBM deal a dud

December 7, 2004 Says deal that would let China's Lenovo acquire IBM's PC unit would work about as well as other industry mergers--that is, not well. Photos: Inside Dell's Austin assembly plant TAGS: IBM PC, merger, Lenovo, IBM Corp., China, acquisition, Dell, manufacturing, PC

Lenovo's CEO replaced by Dell exec

December 21, 2005 After less than a year on the job, Steve Ward steps down. His replacement is a Dell executive for Asia. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM PC, phase, Stephen Baker, integration, transition, IBM Corp., exec, Asia, merger, Dell, CEO, PC

IBM said to be eyeing a sale of its PC business

December 3, 2004 After years of frustration, Big Blue looks to sell its PC unit to Chinese manufacturer Lenovo, according to a report. TAGS: IBM Corp., Lenovo, venture, sale, Gateway Inc., Intel Pentium, Intel, PC, Dell, Compaq Computer Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, HP

IBM aims blades at smaller businesses

May 17, 2005 Though blade servers typically are used by larger customers with computing expertise, IBM is trying to broaden their appeal by combining its BladeCenter products with select server software. TAGS: blade, IBM eServer BladeCenter, blade server, IBM Corp., server software, server, Dell

IBM to customers: Expect business as usual

December 8, 2004 Following the sale of its PC arm, IBM is charting an even course to retain customers. But pricing could get competitive. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM Corp., IBM PC, help desk, Gartner Inc., ThinkPad, Dell, PC, HP

Dell is swell, customers say

December 9, 2004 After a dip, the PC maker is getting higher satisfaction ratings for customer support among businesses. TAGS: ranking, PC company, customer satisfaction, IBM Corp., slide, Lenovo, Dell, survey, researcher, customer service, HP, PC

Dell's Rollins: Unfazed by iPod, IBM

January 18, 2005 CEO sees little cause for concern from Apple's "one-product wonder" and Big Blue's "waving the white flag." TAGS: Kevin Rollins, weakness, IBM Corp., leadership, Dell, CEO, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, size, PC

Dell, HP gain on IBM in server market

May 26, 2005 Big Blue holds onto its top spot in market share, but its revenue growth is outpaced by Dell and Hewlett-Packard. TAGS: revenue growth, server market, Gartner Inc., blade server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., spot, AMD Opteron, blade, Dell, server, Unix, HP

Where Dell went wrong

February 1, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says the company was overthrown by competition, product commoditization and sheer arrogance. TAGS: business customer, Kevin Rollins, Dell, Compaq Computer Corp., consultant, IBM Corp., CEO, PC

A Dell rebound--not so easy

February 2, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper warns that a recovery isn't just about economics--it's about getting the customer excited. TAGS: Dell, leader, computer company, history, Google Inc., IBM Corp., PC, Microsoft Corp.

Lenovo's next chief looks to the future

December 9, 2004 Stephen Ward, general manager of IBM's Personal Systems Group, will lead the way as the new Lenovo sets its sights outside China. TAGS: Lenovo, IBM Corp., market share, Raleigh, China, Beijing, general manager, CEO, manufacturing, U.S., New York, Dell, PC, brand, HP

IBM's Oracle rebate counters HP, Sun

April 18, 2006 Big Blue announces rebates of as much as $300,000 for software from the database giant, striking back at others' deals. TAGS: Oracle Corp., database company, Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Intel Itanium, CEO, HP, database, Dell, server

IBM to launch consolidation tool, rebrand servers

April 21, 2006 Consolidation software will let people find jobs on several servers and move them to a single machine with virtual partitions. TAGS: x86 server, virtualization, virtual machine, IBM Corp., partition, server, Dell

Dell trails IBM, HP in server satisfaction

November 2, 2005 Server customers say things are getting a little testy on the 1-800 Dell line. TAGS: satisfaction, survey, firm, IBM Corp., Dell, server, U.S., HP, PC

IBM updates Linux desktop with Firefox support

August 9, 2005 Previously supporting only Mozilla and Microsoft's IE, Big Blue's Workplace desktop software now also supports the Firefox browser. TAGS: IBM Corp., workplace, Linux desktop, desktop software, Firefox, Linux, open source, Web browser, information technology, Mozilla Corp., Dell, server, Microsoft Corp.

IBM extends lead in server market

February 23, 2005 Big Blue makes sales headway in key market with models using x86 chips and the Unix operating system. TAGS: IBM POWER5, HP PA-RISC, Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., Unix, x86 processor, Gartner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server, HP, AMD, Dell, operating system
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