Jorge
He is probably talking about this:
Monday December 15, 6:03 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Packard Bell NEC Dominates Home PC Market
Company Takes Lead in Retail Sales
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1997--Packard Bell NEC, already the world's top seller of personal computers into homes, regained its position as the number one manufacturer of PCs sold through retail, according to Audits & Survey's market research report for October 1997.
In October, Packard Bell NEC achieved a 31 percent market share, surpassing Compaq Computer Corporation [NYSE:CPQ - news], which slipped to 29 percent. For the months of August and September 1997, Packard Bell posted a 25 percent and 30 percent share of the retail market, respectively, while Compaq posted 36 percent and 33 percent.
''Packard Bell NEC has regained the top position due to our ease-of-use, product quality, outstanding customer service and tremendous value,'' said Brent Cohen, Packard Bell NEC's consumer division president. ''We are extremely pleased with this clear trend toward increased market share for the Packard Bell brand and NEC Ready brands.''
''Packard Bell NEC's broad mix of products, excellent distribution and insight into the retail PC marketplace has helped it recapture its long held lead in the important retail sector,'' said Carl Ravitch, executive vice president of Audits & Surveys Worldwide.
Packard Bell The Top Brand Year-To-Date
Aggregate totals for January through October, 1997 show the company with a 30 percent share, five percentage points higher than Compaq, according to Audits & Surveys. Packard Bell has maintained its leadership position in the retail PC market throughout 1997 in year-to-date channel sales.
About Packard Bell NEC
Based in Sacramento, Calif., Packard Bell NEC, Inc. is the number two PC supplier in the United States and number five worldwide according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The company designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of desktop, notebook, and mobile computers, network servers and Net PCs around the world under the Packard Bell, NEC and Zenith Data Systems brand names.
U.S. PC Retail Sales
Market Share
August 1997 September 1997 October 1997
Packard Bell NEC 25% 30% 31%
Compaq Computer Corp. 36% 33% 29%
Hewlett Packard 11% 10% 10%
Toshiba 7% 6% 6%
U.S. PC Retail Sales
Market Share-Year-To-Date
(January - October) 1997
Packard Bell NEC 30%
Compaq Computer Corp. 25%
Toshiba 9%
Hewlett Packard 8%
Source: Audits & Surveys
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact:
Ketchum Public Relations
Mark Miller, 916/449-6168
mark.miller@ketchum.com |
