Acer + Gateway + Packard Bell to Create Global PC Powerhouse
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BREAKING NEWS - Global #3 PC manufacturer Acer has reached an agreement to acquire Gateway, America's #3 manufacturer, for $710 million. And in a possibly contingent move, Gateway will use some of that immediate cash infusion to exercise its right to preclude Lenovo from acquiring Packard Bell from California investor Lap Shun Hui, who purchased it from NEC just last year.
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(InfoWorld) - Intel Corp. Thursday launched itsÂ vPro technology bundle for business desktops built into new PCs from Gateway Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP). A desktop with the vPro package of hardware and software will give IT managers better control over security threats, cost of ownership, resource allocation and asset management, said Robert Crooke, vice president and general manager of Intel's business client group. Early testers at BMW AG and ING Groep NV have used the vPro bundle to save money on PC maintenance and labor costs by reducing the number of desk-side visits they had to make to tune and repair employees' PCs, Intel said. Intel, which has watched its profits drop in recent quarters and on Tuesday announced it wouldÂ lay off 10,500 employees by the middle of 2007, hopes this bundle will duplicate the market success it had with the Centrino technology bundle for wireless laptops. The company's last effort to launch another bundle -- the Viiv system for entertainment PCs -- has not caught on with consumers. The vPro system is based on Intel's new Core 2 Duo processor for desktops, combined with a Q965 Express chipset, 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection, Active Management Technology (AMT) and Virtualization Technology (VT). The bundle is available only on desktops today, but Intel plans to roll it out to laptops in 2007 with a new Centrino platform code-named "Santa Rosa." Business customers can buy vPro-enabled desktops today from HP, which Wednesday added the capability to its dc7700, dc5700 and dc5750 models, or from Gateway. Gateway will host the vPro bundle on its E-4610 desktop, a PC that is designed to meet both the manageability needs of enterprise-level IT departments and the performance needs of small and medium businesses. Gateway is selling the E-4610 for US$939, as fitted with Intel's E6300 Core 2 Duo processor, 512M bytes memory, an 80G byte hard drive, and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Pro OS. Â
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Hewlett-Packard, the top global PC vendor, Thursday introduced a multimedia notebook packed with high-definition features, including a screen that allows users to watch full HDTV movies.The HP Pavilion HDX laptop, targeted at multimedia enthusiasts, has a 20.1-inch high-definition screen that plays back true 1080p high-definition television, according to HP. Users will have the option of selecting from an HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc drives to play back high-definition movies.Powered by the Core 2 Extreme or Core 2 Duo processors from Intel, the system includes a hybrid TV tuner that lets users watch high-definition or analog TV broadcasts. The tuner will also provide digital video recorder capabilities, with users able to record and pause live TV.The system includes an Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS graphics card with 512MB of video memory, HP said. It also includes has four Altec Lansing speakers with a subwoofer built in. The system will support storage of up to 500GB and have integrated wired and wireless networking.The system will run on Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. Starting at $1,999, the system will ship in the U.S. this month, according to HP.HP on Thursday also introduced the Pavilion tx2000 tablet PC, a portable laptop targeted at students and professionals. Users can rotate the screen 180 degrees and use a stylus to capture handwriting or surf the Internet, according to HP.Powered by Advanced Micro Devices&#39; Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor, the PC comes with a 12.1-inch screen and Windows Vista OS. It will have a DVD+/- RW drive, up to 250GB of storage, integrated wireless and wired networking, a fingerprint reader and a webcam. It weighs 4.29 pounds (1.95 kilograms) with a four-cell battery, according to HP.The PC will be available starting at $1,299, depending on configuration. It will ship later this month in the U.S.The laptops were announced ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show, to be held in Las Vegas between January 7 and 10, where they will be on display.
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A new computer should deliver about 10 times the performance of a desktop personal computer.
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The Taiwanese PC maker has been growing fast. With Gateway, it gets a bigger foothold on U.S. soil.
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TAIPEI/SHANGHAI  - Taiwan's Acer Inc   will buy Gateway Inc  for $710 million to double its  U.S. presence and unseat China's Lenovo  as the  world's No. 3 PC maker, while dealing a blow to its efforts to  grow in Europe.
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Gateway on Friday announced a new desktop, the 700GR, the first machine to use Intel&#39;s âBTXâ architecture, which aligns key components in a wind tunnel-like design for cooler and quieter operation.
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Locked and loaded PC supplier Packard Bell are to jointly marketâ¦
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Gateway is expected to announce a new lineup of business desktops based on a new PC chassis design that removes heat from the system and can help extend the life of a PC, according to the company.
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Gateway Inc. released the specifications Friday for a retail desktop PC based on a new motherboard design that should help cool high-end processors and graphics cards.
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TAIPEI/SHANGHAI  - Taiwan's Acer  will  buy Gateway  for $710 million, creating the world's No.  3 PC maker and doubling its U.S. presence while dealing a blow  to arch-foe Lenovo's  efforts to grow in Europe.
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PC giant also wants to be your supplier of high-end home electronics. Also: How your desktop gets bolted together.
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Acer plans to buy the U.S. computer maker for $710 million in a deal that will push it past Chinaâs Lenovo Group to become the worldâs third largest PC vendor.
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Acer is showing strength in the global PC industry, becoming the world's third largest PC maker in the first quarter of 2007, according to data from research firm iSuppli.
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Computer maker Acer of Taiwan announced yesterday that it would acquire Gateway, the third-biggest U.S. personal-computer company, for about $710 million in cash.
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Business desktops from HP, coming next month, will feature Intel's technology bundle.
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Acer Inc.'s agreement to acquire Gateway Inc. has foiled Lenovo Group Ltd.'s plans to buy PC vendor Packard Bell BV, and could leave Acer owning both Gateway and Packard Bell.