SAN JOSE -- If you've been watching the Olympics, you saw this coming. Backed by a heavy sponsorship of the Turino games, Lenovo Group Ltd., the former PC arm of IBM, on Thursday said it will roll out its first series of computers under its new name and aimed at North America.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Fourth quarter sales of servers fell 0.2% year-over-year to $14.5 billion, the first such drop since the first quarter of 2003, IDC said this week.
Worldwide unit shipment growth slowed to 10.6%. Volume systems grew 7.3% year-on-year
Revenue for midrange enterprise servers dropped 11.5% versus last year and high-end servers fell 1.7%.
"The volume server market continues to evolve as richer server configurations driven by both scale-out cluster implementations and scale-up server virtualization initiatives continue to drive increased customer spending," said Matthew Eastwood, program vice president of IDC's Worldwide Server Group. "However, even in the volume segment, the quarterly unit shipment growth of 11.5% was two-thirds the year-over-year unit growth rate observed in 4Q04, illustrating a transition toward more richly configured systems in the market."
IBM retained the top spot, with 38.4% share in factory revenue on a 0.8% rise in sales over a year ago. HP was next with a 26.8% share, with sales up 3.8%, followed by Dell (9.6% share, 7.3% revenue growth), Sun (8.2% share on a sales drop of 10.9%) and Fujitsu/Fujitsu-Siemens (4.3% share, on a 10.9% revenue decline).
HP was tops in shipments, with a 30.2% share, growing shipments 8.8% year over year. Dell, with a 23.3% share, up from 21.3%., was second.
Worldwide unit shipment growth slowed to 10.6%. Volume systems grew 7.3% year-on-year
Revenue for midrange enterprise servers dropped 11.5% versus last year and high-end servers fell 1.7%.
"The volume server market continues to evolve as richer server configurations driven by both scale-out cluster implementations and scale-up server virtualization initiatives continue to drive increased customer spending," said Matthew Eastwood, program vice president of IDC's Worldwide Server Group. "However, even in the volume segment, the quarterly unit shipment growth of 11.5% was two-thirds the year-over-year unit growth rate observed in 4Q04, illustrating a transition toward more richly configured systems in the market."
IBM retained the top spot, with 38.4% share in factory revenue on a 0.8% rise in sales over a year ago. HP was next with a 26.8% share, with sales up 3.8%, followed by Dell (9.6% share, 7.3% revenue growth), Sun (8.2% share on a sales drop of 10.9%) and Fujitsu/Fujitsu-Siemens (4.3% share, on a 10.9% revenue decline).
HP was tops in shipments, with a 30.2% share, growing shipments 8.8% year over year. Dell, with a 23.3% share, up from 21.3%., was second.
LOUISVILLE -- Sypris Solutions today reported sales rose 9% year-on-year to $132.1 million for its fourth quarter. The net loss was $300,000, up from a loss of $800,000 a year ago.
For the year, Sypris reported revenue rose 23% to a record $522.8 million compared to $425.4 million for the prior year. Net income for the year was $5.3 million, down from compared to $8.3 million.
For the year, Sypris reported revenue rose 23% to a record $522.8 million compared to $425.4 million for the prior year. Net income for the year was $5.3 million, down from compared to $8.3 million.
CAYMAN ISLANDS -- Solectron Corp.'s financial arm has sold $150 million worth of 8% notes.
The transaction was conducted by Solectron Global Finance Ltd., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Solectron based in the Cayman Islands.
The notes will mature March 15, 2016. Solectron did not immediately disclose what the capital would be used for.
The transaction was conducted by Solectron Global Finance Ltd., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Solectron based in the Cayman Islands.
The notes will mature March 15, 2016. Solectron did not immediately disclose what the capital would be used for.
NASHVILLE – Calling it “surprising,” Kyzen Corp. on Wednesday rejected an unsolicited yet public bid for the maker of cleaning products by Zestron Corp.
Earlier today, Zestron had announced its interest in purchasing Kyzen, reportedly offering a premium to shareholders of the Nashville-based cleaning products provider.
In a statement issued Wednesday evening Kyzen chief executive and president Kyle J. Doyel said the firm “has not solicited, nor has it directed management to solicit, offers from any party or have discussions regarding a potential sale.”
In a statement issued Wednesday evening Kyzen chief executive and president Kyle J. Doyel said the firm “has not solicited, nor has it directed management to solicit, offers from any party or have discussions regarding a potential sale.”
GARDEN GROVE, CA -- OK
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Seratti has spent 25 years in electronics manufacturing. He previously ran Marshall Industries/Avnet Production Supply and Test, and was co-owner of SPI Westek, a manufacturer of ESD control products in Anaheim, CA.
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