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Tuesday 30 September 2014
Lenovo to finish acquisition of IBM server business; still needs 6 months for internal reorganization
Lenovo will finish its acquisition of IBM's x86 server business on October 1 and the deal will see Lenovo become the third-largest server vendor. Some server vendors believe Lenovo...
Monday 22 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Intel, Rockchip look to expand x86 presence in tablet AP market
Seeing the lack of strong growth in the PC market and excess wafer capacity, Intel is looking to resolve its problems by pushing it mobile product business. However, ARM's dominance...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Intel looking to promote x86 architecture to China chip designers
Rumors that Intel is considering investing in China-based Spreadtrum have been circulating in China's IT industry recently and Digitimes Research believes the rumors can explain why...
Monday 25 August 2014
Lenovo looking for help from Taiwan server players
Following its acquisition of IBM's x86 server business, Lenovo is looking to establish partnerships with Taiwan-based server players such as Quanta Computer, Mitac International and...
Tuesday 17 June 2014
China market: x86 server shipments up 22.9% in 1Q14, says IDC
Shipments of x86 servers in the China market during the first quarter of 2014 totaled 350,000 units, up 22.9% on year. Meanwhile, factory revenues of x86 servers during the quarter...
Monday 10 March 2014
ARM to see pricing advantages against Intel in micro-server industry
With AMD ready to release an ARM-based server platform in the fourth quarter, sources from server players expect micro-server products based on the platform to have advantages in...
Friday 21 February 2014
Inventec lands smartphone orders from Sony Mobile, x86 server orders from Lenovo, says paper
Inventec has landed smartphone orders from Sony Mobile Communications as well as x86 server orders from Lenovo, according to a Chinese-language Liberty Times report.
Wednesday 19 February 2014
VIA reportedly moving x86 CPU resources to new joint venture in China
VIA Technologies is rumored to have started shifting its x86 CPU technologies and related personnel to its newly formed IC design joint venture with a China government-owned investment...
Monday 27 January 2014
Commentary: Is time ripe for Lenovo to acquire IBM x86 server business?
Lenovo has signed a definitive agreement with IBM for the acquisition of IBM's x86 server hardware and maintenance business for US$2.3 billion. It is an important step for Lenovo...
Friday 24 January 2014
Lenovo to buy IBM x86 server business for US$2.3 billion
Lenovo and IBM have entered into a definitive agreement in which Lenovo plans to acquire IBM's x86 server business. This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers...
Wednesday 8 January 2014
MEA x86 server market enjoys strong growth in 3Q13, says IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) x86 server market played host to significant on-year growth in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. The MEA x86 server market expanded 9.9%...
Thursday 26 September 2013
Embedded players see great potential in ARM systems
Taiwan-based embedded product makers such as Advantech, Adlink Technology, IEI Integration, Avalue Technology and Ibase Technology have started placing more resources on developing...
Wednesday 11 September 2013
IBM to invest US$1 billion to develop x86 server products over next 3 years
IBM is planning to invest US$1 billion to strengthen and improve its System x product line hoping to grab future business opportunities in the high-density server market, according...
Monday 22 July 2013
Growth for China x86 server market slows in 1Q13, says IDC
IDC has revealed that the total shipments of X86 servers in China reached nearly 286,000 units in the first quarter of 2013, indicating a mild market growth of 3.9% on year.
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...