Competitive Package
UK - London
Vendor improves operating profit by 20 per cent, earnings per share boosted by 28 per cent
Though last quarter results better than expected
Distributor posts 57 per cent drop in profits for Q1
Software sales and a weak dollar make up for hardware losses
Quarterly profits are down, but search engine reports year-on-year growth of six per cent
Next worst hit, with DSGi, Kesa and Home Retail Group all impacted by Citigroup's sell ratings
Meanwhile, Dell overtakes Acer into second as retail strategy begins to pay dividends
Vendor's laptop division overtakes revenues from desktop sales
Record sales and highest gross margin give world's largest tech distie boost
Another quarter without profit for the chip maker, despite rise in revenues
Chip giant confirms staff cull, slashing ten per cent of its labour force