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Tech Chronicles / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech) — Semiconductor sales expected to dip 4.4% Worldwide semiconductor revenue will drop this year by 4.4 percent to $261.9 billion, according to a preliminary estimate by the Gartner market research firm. This is only the fifth time in 25 years that semiconductor...... [Tags: daily dose, fifth time, gartner, market research firm, postings]

Apple's smartphone share closer to 13%, still ahead of Microsoft — Apple's share of the worldwide smartphone market is closer to 13% than the 16% reported earlier this week, but that's still good enough to push the iPhone maker past Microsoft to become the third largest smartphone OS vendor, according to Gartner.... [Tags: gartner, iphone, microsoft, microsoft apple]

Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy — Market research firm Gartner reported Thursday that sales of smartphones have slowed to their lowest rate since it began tracking the sector.... [Tags: gartner, market research firm, smartphones, troubled economy]

Apple Winner as Smartphone Sales Slow — Apple's iPhone saw strong gains in the global smartphone market according to Gartner.... [Tags: apple, gartner, iphone]

The Server Story is Not Pretty — In case the past few months’ paltry PC sales and spotty tech earnings weren’t evidence enough, new data being issued Wednesday confirms that the recession is also slamming makers of server systems. It’s getting a little hot in here The research firm IDC says server revenue in this year’s third quarter fell 5.2% from the same period last year, the biggest drop since 2002. Hewlett-Packard Co. was rated No. 1 in the sector, with 30.7% of the market; its revenue declined 2%. International Business Machines Corp. was less than a percentage point behind, with a revenue drop of 3.1%. Dell... [Tags: dell inc, dinosaurs, fourth quarter, gartner, hewlett packard co]

Tight Budgets Favor Low-end Servers (PC World) — PC World - Server shipments grew in the third quarter this year, though server revenue declined as companies lowered spending to meet budgetary constraints, according to a study released by Gartner on Monday.... [Tags: budgetary constraints, gartner, pc world, server shipments, servers]

Where Virtualization Will Be Going in the Next Five Years — The installed base of VMs will grow more than tenfold between 2007 and 2011. And by 2012, the majority of x86 server workloads will be running in a virtual machine. Unix and mainframes also will be using virtualization, but Intel-based open systems will run the bulk of the workloads. - LAS VEGAS--Because the virtualization of IT infrastructure now is so pervasive and integral to the daily operation of data centers, it would behoove IT managers to get a heads' up on the next five years and get a projection where these technologies might be trending. So, Thomas Bittman, a Gartner...... [Tags: bittman, gartner, infrastructure, intel, las vegas]

Consumers, Enterprises turn to Used PCs in Quest for Cheap Windows XP Licenses —   In recent times, there have been quite a few reports about some enterprises having professed their liking for Windows XP. The consumers and enterprises that have vowed to abstain from Windows Vista, or plan on running old software owned by them, are scampering for used XP-toting PCs.There is no dearth of Windows XP PCs as millions of users are supplanting their old PCs with newer ones that run Vista; a Gartner study pegged the number of discarded XP PCs in 2007 at 197 million.Another reason for the current demand for XP-based PCs is “standardization”, according to Josh Kaplan, president... [Tags: cheap windows, comments section, computer repair, consumers, dearth]

Enterprise Security Requires Shared and Privileged Account Password Management — Shared and privileged accounts can pose a security risk to enterprises if the proper controls and procedures are not in place. According to Gartner, the market for shared accounts and privileged account management tools will continue to grow, with as many as half of large organizations using the tools by 2010. - Super users may use their powers for good most of the time, but every now and again, an insider breach will remind us how important keeping track of super users and shared accounts truly is. According to a survey performed in summer 2008 by the IOUG (Independent Oracle... [Tags: account management tools, account password, breach, gartner, independent oracle users group]

MetaOS: The Fabric Control That Will Run Next-Gen Data Centers — A metaOS is a virtualization layer of software, wedged between applications and distributed computing resources, that utilizes those resources -- and those resources only -- to perform scheduling, loading, initiating supervising applications and error handling. Researcher Thomas Bittman explains why these will be vital to the construction of next-generation data centers. - LAS VEGAS -- The concept of a so-called quot;meta operating system quot; for data centers and smaller IT systems is getting a lot of attention this week at the Gartner Data Center Conference here at the MGM Grand Hotel. Fundamentally, a metaOS is a virtualization layer of software,... [Tags: bittman, computing resources, fabric, gartner, generation data]

Tight budgets favor low-end servers — Server shipments grew in the third quarter this year, though server revenue declined as companies lowered spending to meet budgetary constraints, according to a study released by Gartner on Monday.Purchase of more expensive systems, like Unix servers, were put on hold as buyers tried to keep spending in check during the quarter, said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner.[ What technologies can you not afford to cut in the current recession? InfoWorld reveals the top 5 spending priorities you can't compromise on. ]Buyers instead opted to buy lower priced x86 systems, which saw a growth in shipments during the... [Tags: budgetary constraints, compromise, dell, gartner, infoworld]

Companies opting for cheaper servers — Unix out, blades and x86 in.Server shipments grew in the third quarter this year, though revenue declined as companies lowered spending to meet budgetary constraints, according to a Gartner study.... [Tags: budgetary constraints, gartner, server shipments, servers, unix]

Tight Budgets Favor Low-end Servers (PC World) — PC World - Server shipments grew in the third quarter this year, though server revenue declined as companies lowered spending to meet budgetary constraints, according to a study released by Gartner on Monday.... [Tags: budgetary constraints, gartner, pc world, server shipments, servers]

Big iron sellers grow shipments, shrink revenues — Server price-lash The box counters at Gartner have released their statistics for the worldwide server market in the third quarter of 2008, and the numbers are not good. But if there is an upside as we deal with the economic meltdown, the numbers could have been worse. And maybe they will be in 2009.…... [Tags: big iron, economic meltdown, gartner, server market, server price]

Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales (PC World) — PC World - Economic woes slashed cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year as consumers waited longer to replace their handsets, and the market is likely to contract next year, according to Gartner.... [Tags: cell phone sales, consumers, economic woes, economy, gartner]

The Myth of Upgrade Inevitability Is Dead — Several readers pointed out a ComputerWorld UK blog piece on the expanding ripples of the Vista fiasco. Glyn Moody quotes an earlier Inquirer piece about Vista, which he notes "has been memorably described as DRM masquerading as an operating system": "Studies carried out by both Gartner and IDC have found that because older software is often incompatible with Vista, many consumers are opting for used computers with XP installed as a default, rather than buying an expensive new PC with Vista and downgrading. Big business, which typically thinks nothing about splashing out for newer, more up-to-date PCs, is also having... [Tags: blog, compatibility, computerworld, consumers, dominant os]

Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales (PC World) — PC World - Economic woes slashed cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year as consumers waited longer to replace their handsets, and the market is likely to contract next year, according to Gartner.... [Tags: cell phone sales, consumers, economic woes, economy, gartner]

Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales (PC World) — PC World - Economic woes slashed cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year as consumers waited longer to replace their handsets, and the market is likely to contract next year, according to Gartner.... [Tags: cell phone sales, consumers, economic woes, economy, gartner]

Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales (PC World) — PC World - Economic woes slashed cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year as consumers waited longer to replace their handsets, and the market is likely to contract next year, according to Gartner.... [Tags: cell phone sales, consumers, economic woes, economy, gartner]