Computer Industry Report articles from July 1993

Computer Industry Report archives from July 1993

PC distribution channels: commoditization and choices.
July 16, 1993... Much current industry activity revolves around distribution channels. Last year Dell's success spawned a flurry of direct-response efforts from influential competitors Compaq, Digital, and IBM. Computer superstores reappeared in a new, low-cost...

Comparing alternative delivery channels: the United States and Japan.
July 16, 1993... One measure of the strength and speed of the movement away from the dealer channel and towards alternative channels is the degree to which similar shifts are occurring in other countries. Distribution systems in Japan, the next largest IT market...

The new Europe: opportunities and obstacles for IT. (information technology)(includes related article)
July 30, 1993... The $128 billion Western Europeans spend on information technology (IT) remains the global industry's most diverse market, even as the European Community (EC) moves grudgingly toward consensus. On the outside it looks surprisingly like the IT...

Profiles of leading European suppliers.
July 30, 1993... Bull Bull is a company that has changed less over the past 10 years than almost any other major supplier of IT -- European, Japanese, or American. This is not necessarily good news. In 1992 Bull lost $900 million, including half real losses...

Western European IT market leaders in 1997.
July 30, 1993... Changes overtaking the European IT market are poised to disrupt the balance of power among IT suppliers. It is a balance based on 30 years of customs, culture, and history. Spending in Europe for software and services continues to grow far...