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...Today, Dell offers next-day delivery from its factory in Xiamen to 400 cities and towns. And Dell's China market share has grown from near zero in 1998 to 4.4%. That may not sound impressive, but Dell has eclipsed Compaq and is pressing IBM for the top foreign-brand position. In the lucrative segment for corporate server computers, Dell has risen to fifth spot with an 11% share, behind Legend, IBM, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard. "Everyone always predicts our failure," says Richard Ward, Dell's vice president of China, "and everywhere we go we keep proving them wrong...
...Unfortunately, diversification campaigns by PC manufacturers often go awry. Taiwan's Acer, for example, was once a well-known computer brand, but the company has faded from prominence and struggled to make a profit despite forays into fields such as semiconductor manufacturing. By entering unfamiliar territory, Legend risks losing focus where it truly matters-PC and server sales contribute 93% of Legend's revenues. At least one industry analyst says the company's strategy has become so diffuse he no longer understands...
Pepper said some of the rents set in recent leases on Harvard Square locations are higher than what The Wrap would sign. He added that in high profile areas such as Harvard Square many companies seek to have a presence as a marketing tool for their brand names. These companies often pay over market price for space, making it harder on smaller businesses...
...administration has decided to “pile on” with their own brand of institutional bias against Harvard athletes in the name of admission purity. Why? Because some other colleges have already done so. Since when does Harvard follow Princeton, let alone Amherst, Williams and Bowdoin...
...addition, the DNC requires a suitable convention center. Boston will deliver with a brand new convention center that will be completed in 2004. Plans for hotels, restaurants, and other service-oriented industries should turn the surrounding area of the South End into a comfortable setting for conventioneers...