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Vendor expands into US-wing of office supplies retailer

Over 100 things listed on site to help persuade customers to move from XP to new OS

Apple surpasses HP's market value; doubles of Dell's worth

Companies prepared to increase budgets to combat unauthorised access and data theft

IT distributor appears for second consecutive year

Five hi-def films to be bundled with 360 HD-DVD drive until January

Productivity Computer Solutions confirms it is administration

Joint-venture will begin production of Cell processor and RSX chip in March ? signals possible move into PC hardware?

Retailer blames Vista for problems at PC World but questions raised over Tesco and Asda influence

Yet optimism among analysts remains following another quarter in the red

Federation of Small Business joins the queue of those angry with Chancellor

HP gradually taking slices of market share from Dell