Computer Industry Report articles from October 1992

Computer Industry Report archives from October 1992

Making money in the molten midrange: if Unix is not the answer, what is? (market strategies of ten midrange computer suppliers)
October 2, 1992... Competition in the midrange has been intensifying for years. Midrange suppliers are burning up, and out. The bankruptcy of one former standout (Wang), a billion-dollar loss at another (Digital), and the sale of a third (TI's multiuser systems...

A long road for Digital's new chief. (Digital Equipment Corp. CEO Robert Palmer) (Editorial)
October 2, 1992... Robert Palmer's first public performance as CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation was a striking reminder of just how different this business is from when his former boss founded the company in 1957. Perhaps most intriguing about the official...

How fast and how much longer can IT services grow? (information technology) (Industry Overview)
October 16, 1992... Nothing in IT is outgrowing the catch all "professional services" and "systems integration" market segments in almost every region of the world. But over the past several months few new, big outsourcing contracts have been signed. Is the decline...

Profiles of selected suppliers of IT services. (information technology)
October 16, 1992... IT services suppliers, and the services segments of larger IT businesses, are among the most healthy IT companies. Some are doing better than others. Andersen, Cap Gemini Sogeti, EDS, IBM, and a host of smaller companies are performing very well....

Downsized services: problems for the big integrators? (information technology services)
October 16, 1992... Information technology services -- anything that doesn't come in a box or on a forklift -- are an amorphous lot. Neither suppliers nor customers have a real solid understanding of where the various segments of IT services -- systems and...