Systems Index

SanDisk moves up in the Lighthouse Systems Index

The top gainer in the October edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index is SanDisk. SanDisk has announced new flash memory cards targeting gamers and has moved up 7 spots. Ricoh which has announced a new manufacturing plant in Thailand also moved up 3 spots. NetApp also moved up 3 positions to the 17th spot. Focus […]

2Dec2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Fujitsu moves to the 3rd spot in the Lighthouse Systems Index

Fujitsu is the most high profile gainer in September’s edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index. The firm has gained coverage by offering innovative notebook security solution and has also been the focus of analysts for its performance in  the High-End Enterprise Disk Arrays market. The resulting improvement in its score has helped Fujitsu to move […]

18Oct2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Intel moves up to the 3rd spot in the Lighthouse Systems Index

Intel is the most high profile gainer this month as it moves up 2 positions. A new strategic partnership with telecom giant Nokia and launch of the 34nm SSDs have helped to lift Intel to the third spot. It would be interesting to see if the firm will be able to retain the spot next […]

28Aug2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Dell edges out Intel, as Panasonic zooms up Lighthouse Systems Index

The most high profile gainer this month is Dell which edged out Intel to claim the number 2 post in this month’s edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index. the firm has been ranked number one in the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) which measures the environmental initiatives of 40 companies in the IT and Telecoms sector. […]

16Jun2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Freescale goes up in the Lighthouse Systems Index

The biggest gainer this month is the semiconductor designing and manufacturing firm Freescale which has moved up 7 positions. The firm has been named as one of the 2009 World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. The firm’s improved position in the index also stems from analyst focus on its communication processors which aim […]

20May2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

NCR jumps up in the Lighthouse Systems Index

The biggest gainer this month is NCR which is ranked 25th this month. Its 10,000th ‘Intelligent Deposit’ ATM deployment in U.S has helped it gain coverage and improve its ranking by 7 positions and enter the top 25 this month. Qualcomm has also gone up 2 positions this month and is the second entrant in […]

20Apr2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Dell gets to the second spot in the Lighthouse Systems Index

Dell is the most high profile mover this month. Rated as one of the top 3 semiconductor consumer it has moved up to the second spot this month. The firm has announced new mini-notebook/netbook to help maintain its sales growth in what is seen as an increasingly challenging environment. Toshiba which has announced the acquisition […]

17Mar2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Logitech goes up in the Lighthouse Systems Index

Logitech is the largest gainer this month jumping up 6 positions. The firm which holds the distinction of making a billion mice has won seven CES innovation awards and is now ranked 40th on the Lighthouse Systems Index. Asus which won three CES awards has moved up 4 positions and is now ranked 18th. LG […]

12Feb2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Systems Index 2008 - Asus, Lenovo and Apple moved up in 2008

The year 2008 has seen Apple move up 4 positions and starts the new year placed at the 4th spot. Analyst coverage of the firm has improved thanks to the new 3G version of its iPhone and improved MacBooks lineup. Lenovo which received a boost due to its launch of its IdeaPad netbook series and […]

22Jan2009 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Oce makes the biggest gain this month in the Lighthouse Systems Index

Oce has moved up 7 positions this month to earn a spot in the top 25 firms listed in the Systems Index. It has won praise for its recently launched ColorWave 600 and has nearly doubled its analyst score over the last monthadn therefore is the biggest gainer this month. Xerox has also moved up […]

11Dec2008 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

Fujitsu’s change in strategy helps it gain in the Lighthouse System Index

Fujitsu is the highest profile gainer this month. It impressed analysts this month and increased analyst coverage by holding its annual analyst day. Analysts agree that Fujitsu is more focused and organized as a firm with a global strategy and is 1st position this month. Nintendo is the biggest gainer this month in the Lighthouse […]

12Nov2008 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued

SanDisk goes up in the Lighthouse Systems Index

SanDisk is the biggest gainer this month in the Lighthouse Systems Index. The hostile bid SanDisk is facing from Samsung is likely to have increased analyst focus on the firm, hence its increase in 7 positions. The highest profile mover this month is EMC; moving up 3 positions to the 7th spot. The firm has […]

15Oct2008 | Waqas Ahmed | 0 comments | Continued
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