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The world’s fourth largest computer manufacturer, Acer will launch laptop, tablet, smart phone and wearable items in the coming months , which will be then connected to its own cloud-building model (BYOC-Build Your Own Cloud).<\/p>\nThe world’s fourth largest computer manufacturer, Acer will launch laptop, tablet, smart phone and wearable items in the coming months , which will be then connected to its own cloud-building model (BYOC-Build Your Own Cloud).<\/p>\n
Acer announced BYOC with few details at the end of 2013 when the company booked a third straight loss after the global PC market shrank 10 percent. PCs have been losing out to tablet computers and sidestepped by the cloud, where users store files remotely and run applications over the internet.<\/p>\n
Acer is promoting BYOC as the future of cloud computing by focusing on the so-called Internet of Things, which allows for remote connectivity across a range of devices. In a promotional video, Acer detailed how BYOC will allow users to operate home appliances or automobiles, for example, using smartphones.<\/p>\n
Users store their contents on their computers instead of the company’s servers, which can be synchronized between different devices. Acer has already provided a similar service, but for now it is not limited by its own devices, the company’s software can anyone download even on Windows, Android and iOS platforms.<\/p>\n
But with BYOC, Acer will enter a fledgling market already so competitive that in March Amazon and Google dropped their prices. Either side of their announcements, both Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard revealed cloud investment of US$1 billion. Acer is therefore likely to have difficulty differentiating BYOC, but the company may benefit from its strength in manufacturing and hardware cost management.<\/p>\n
Acer has been one of the more notable casualties of a decline in the global PC market. Acer’s PC shipments fell 20.2 percent in the first quarter of 2014 compared with an overall market decline of 4.4 percent, showed data from researcher IDC.<\/p>\n
Since the company is booking meagre profit or loss in every quarter since early 2011, this has led, that Acer has fallen to the world’s No.4 PC vendor from No.2, according to Gartner. The company has also had three chief executives, and has had to contend with two employees being investigated for insider trading.<\/p>\n
Shares of Acer have fallen almost 80 percent since January 2011.<\/p>\n
Source: www.crn.com.au<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world’s fourth largest computer manufacturer, Acer will launch laptop, tablet, smart phone and wearable items in the coming months , which will be then connected to its own cloud-building model (BYOC-Build Your Own Cloud). Acer announced BYOC with few … Continue reading