Worldwide PC Shipments Hit 62.7 million in Q1 2007, Says Gartner
Worldwide
PC shipments totaled 62.7 million units in the first quarter of 2007, a
8.9 percent increase from the same period last year, according
to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The Asia/Pacific region surpassed
the U.S. PC market to take the No. 2 position in terms of shipments for
the first time.
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Worldwide
computer server shipments increased 8.9% to 8.2 million units in 2006,
while worldwide server revenue was up just 2% to $52.7 billion last year, 
Some
84% of
Americans say they are more dependent on their home computer now
than they were just three years ago, while 65% of
consumers are spending more time with a computer than with their
significant other, according to a new "Cyber
Stress" study by Kelton Research for support.com.
The
global revenue for all types of
electronic equipment will increase by 6.7% to reach $1.47
trillion in 2007, maintaining the 6.6% growth in 2006 for global revenues
of $1.37 trillion, driven by expansion
in data processing, consumer electronics and wired communications segments,
according to iSuppli.
Microsoft's
Windows Vista could create up to 100,000 new I.T. jobs in the U.S.,
according to a Microsoft-commissioned study by research firm IDC. Another
IDC study found that Vista's launch will create about 50,000 jobs in six
European countries.
Worldwide
external controller-based (ECB) disk storage revenue totaled $3.7 billion
in third quarter 2006, an increase of 7.4% over the same period of 2005, 
