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• Chip shortage will hit IT hardware buyers for months to years

  Current processor-chip shortage and disruption of supply chains thanks to COVID-19 could have a long-term impact on price and availability.

• Business process mapping: A framework for visualising internal processes

  After nearly 100 years, business process mapping is still helping visualise internal processes from employee on-boarding to IT hardware and software.

• Dell, HP, Microsoft, Intel oppose proposed tariffs on laptops, tablets

  ​Dell, HP, Microsoft and Intel have opposed Donald Trump's proposal to include laptops and tablets among the Chinese goods targeted for tariffs.

• Services key as channel prepares for digital tsunami

  Spending on digital transformation is set to sky rocket across Asia in 2019, with hardware and services dominating customer investments.

• Tokita’s dream: Incoming president’s plan to transform Fujitsu’s fortunes

  ​‘Turning Dreams into Reality’ read the big screen behind Takahito Tokita, Fujitsu’s soon-to-be president, at the company’s annual forum in Tokyo.

• Language barriers, Lunar New Year and NDA impasse: How ASUS and Kaspersky fell out over Live Update hack

  Kaspersky Lab’s dealings with ASUS after revealing the Taiwanese computer brand’s live software update tool was being used to install a malicious backdoor on its customer’s computers were marred by a language barrier, the timing of Lunar New Year and wrangling over a non-disclosure agreement, it has been revealed.

• 5G will be ‘killer’ and foldable phones are ‘over-hyped’: IDC

  ​5G will be the biggest game-changer to affect a softening hardware market this year - but vendor adoption will be slow, according to a senior analyst.

• Lenovo returns to profit in third-quarter

  Lenovo has swung to a net profit in the three months through December, beating market expectations, due to strong performance across its major business groups.

• Channel set to capitalise as cognitive and AI spending grows

  Spending on cognitive and AI systems is forecast to grow at a “rapid pace” during the next four years, as customers initiate full-scale deployments.

• Is the market ready for hardware-as-a-service?

  Sure, it’s not a new concept. But the solution hasn’t exactly taken off like a rocket ship, either. So, is it going to? Maybe.

• Does IBM have a legacy hardware problem?

  Analysts suggest IBM's legacy hardware business continues to hurt margins growth.