Juan Carlos Perez

PC shipments in Latin America grew almost 10 per cent during the second quarter, but problems such as insufficient credit and high interest rates continue affecting the market, according to a Gartner Inc. study.

Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) is unveiling Wednesday a service to manage the deployment of Microsoft Corp. desktop applications and system software in companies and government agencies.

Hewlett-Packard Co. has signed a definitive agreement to buy a consulting company that specializes in designing and implementing systems and applications based on Microsoft Corp.'s .Net architecture for Web services.

The Lego Co. is all about making toys, but its decision to rip out its Hewlett-Packard Co.-based server and storage infrastructure and replace it with IBM Corp. products is far from child's play.

The Lego Co. is all about making toys, but its decision to rip out its Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP)-based server and storage infrastructure and replace it with IBM Corp. products is far from child's play.

America Online Latin America Inc.'s revenue dropped during its second quarter, ended June 30, due mainly to weak advertising sales and currency devaluation. However, the company managed to dramatically narrow its net loss thanks to a sharp reduction in cash utilization, the company said Tuesday.

It should be easier now for users to buy and maintain some Hewlett-Packard Co. servers running SuSE Linux AG's enterprise operating system thanks to an agreement the two vendors announced Thursday.

Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS), the large and struggling IT services provider, will restructure to reduce costs and improve its bottom line, a plan that includes laying off two per cent of its workforce and focusing on its core outsourcing business, the company announced Wednesday.