The market for personal computers is “returning to a state of health”, says JSE-listed computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek.
In notes accompanying its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2009, the company says growth predictions for the SA market are “finally positive”, with strong growth in notebook sales predicted.
Sales of netbooks, small, [...]
The share price of computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek leapt higher on Friday after the JSE-listed company told the market that its headline earnings per share for the six months to 31 December 2009 would be as much as 50% higher compared to the same period in 2008.
Basic earnings per share would be between [...]
It takes two grown men to lift one of Mustek’s custom-built PC rigs. The Johannesburg-based company builds the machines for people with a need for serious computing speed.
The weight is not surprising when you consider the horsepower housed inside the gargantuan chassis. Using a custom Cooler Master “Cosmos” chassis, the Mecer Graphite-branded machine can house [...]
Hewlett-Packard’s SA subsidiary says it is still unable to comment on a complaint lodged at the Competition Commission by JSE-listed computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek as it says the commission has been unable to supply it with a copy of the complaint.
HP spokesman Hedy Gorton says HP SA’s legal representative has made contact with [...]
Glen Verran, host of the ZA Show, makes his debut on the ZA Tech Show this week, joining Simon Dingle, Duncan McLeod and Brett Haggard. We discuss, among other things, podcasting in SA, FarmVille, Twitter’s waning popularity and the Nokia N900
JSE-listed computer assembler and technology distributor Mustek has lodged a formal complaint against Hewlett-Packard SA at the Competition Commission.
Mustek MD Hein Engelbrecht, pictured, has accused HP SA of contravening certain sections of the Competition Act and has asked the commission to investigate. Engelbrecht says he is reluctant to provide details of the complaint until the [...]
PC assembler and electronics distributor Mustek has begun a restructuring of its business that will probably result in job losses. Its coastal operations may be hardest hit.
The JSE-listed company has conducted a review of its strategy, processes, systems and technology, says MD Hein Engelbrecht (pictured), and has identified a number of ways in which it [...]
The release next month of Windows 7, Microsoft’s new operating system for desktop PCs, should give the SA PC market a much-needed fillip. However, the full potential of the market will not be realised because of high broadband prices.
That’s the view of Mustek CEO David Kan, pictured, who says consumers are reluctant to buy PCs [...]
