Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Dell Technologies Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Boplicity who wrote (35247)	3/23/1998 10:01:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 176388

DELL NO.1 Computer Vendor Monday March 23, 9:01 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Sun Loses #1 Rank to Dell in Technology Business Research, Inc. Fourth Quarter 1997 CBQ Ranking Compaq Retains #3 Rank, Gateway Rises to #4 HAMPTON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1998-- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news) retained its third place ranking in Technology Business Research, Inc.'s (TBR) Fourth Quarter 1997 Computer Business Quarterly (CBQ) Benchmark Index for the sixth quarter in a row. Dell (NASDAQ:DELL - news) displaced Sun (NASDAQ:SUNW - news) as the #1 ranked computer vendor, while Gateway 2000 (NYSE:GTW - news) displaced Hewlett- Packard (NYSE:HWP - news) as the #4 ranked vendor. TBR's Fourth Quarter 1997 CBQ Benchmark Report will be published Wednesday, March 25, 1997. -0- CBQ Benchmark Index for Fourth Quarter 1997 4Q97 Rank 3Q97 4Q97 1. Dell 6.88 7.15 2. Sun 7.16 6.91 3. Compaq 6.24 6.42 4. Gateway 2000 5.70 6.26 5. Hewlett-Packard 5.79 5.83 6. IBM 5.30 5.57 7. NCR 4.71 5.18 8. Micron 5.18 5.13 9. Silicon Graphics 4.15 4.94 10. Packard Bell NEC 4.91 4.58 11. Toshiba America 5.14 4.57 12. Unisys 4.35 4.57 13. Vobis 4.17 4.37 14. Acer Group 4.82 4.35 15. Digital 4.29 4.24 15. Apple 4.05 4.24 16. AST 3.00 3.60 ''TBR's quarterly benchmarking indicates that the computer industry is consolidating around a handful of vendors: Dell, Sun, Compaq, Gateway, HP, and IBM (NYSE:IBM - news), ''said TBR's Director of Syndicated Services, Joseph Ferlazzo, ''These vendors are clearly winning out over such vendors as Micron (NASDAQ:MUEI - news), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - news), Packard Bell, Toshiba, Acer, and AST on the low-end and NCR (NYSE:NCR - news), SGI (NYSE:SGI - news), Unisys (NYSE:UIS - news), and Digital (NYSE:DEC - news) on the high-end. We see this consolidation trend continuing due to the critical mass and brand name equity these vendors have in their respective markets, backed by continually improving operations and business model strength. Compaq's proposed acquisition of Digital is a clear example of this trend in action.'' TBR's highly quantitative, proprietary benchmarking methodology ranks the leading global computer vendors on a comparative basis every quarter, taking into account the critical factors of business success in the computer industry: ability to effectively implement strategy overall and in terms of product sets, marketing strategy, manufacturing strategy, and business model. TBR specializes in the competitive analysis of the major players in the global computing market and is well known in the industry for its Computer Business Quarterly (CBQ) reports and industry benchmarking. TBR also provides comparative summaries of industry players, computer product databases, and a well respected consulting practice.