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Australian-founded human capital management consultancy Smart WFM has appointed bestselling author Andrew Griffiths to the new role of advisor and director of marketing, branding and messaging.

Australian technology services and solutions provider Data#3 has appointed Mike Hobson to the role of general manager of its ACT branch.

Revenue from global PC shipments was up in the first quarter of 2022, but shipments fell, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this was the first year-on-year fall for a quarter since 2020.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has bought a 121m share stake in Hewlett Packard valued at more than $US 4.2b, or $AU 5.6b, sending HP shares surging almost 10% on the US stock market. This gives Buffett's company 11.4% ownership of HP.

Shipments of personal computers in China grew by 9% or by 16.5 million units in the final quarter of 2021, making the figure for the whole year a record 57 million units, an increase of 10% year-on-year, figures from the technology analyst firm Canalys show. Tablets were not included in the count.

Data protection provider Arcserve has appointed David Lenz to the role of Asia Pacific vice president.

Security vendor Check Point Software Technologies has appointed Leo Lynch to the new role of ANZ head of channels, and John Marshall to the role of ANZ head of distribution.

Identity and access management specialist SecureAuth has appointed Paul Trulove to the role of CEO, and Mandeep Khera joins the company as chief marketing officer.

Traffic data specialist Intelematics has appointed Dr Anthony Symons to the role of head of technology and data.

Working on a range of USI-enabled Chromebooks from HP, Lenovo, Asus, Acer and the Galaxy ChomeBook 2 from Samsung, this cool stylus adds everything anyone would need from a precise, rechargeable stylus, including easy and fast recharging and a very simple loop adapter for storage.

Global shipments of PCs reached 341 million units in 2021, the technology analyst firm Canalys reports, adding that the final quarter recorded shipments of 92 million units, a million more than the corresponding quarter in 2020.

Shipments of PCs in China have grown by 3% year-on-year in the third quarter to a record of more than 15 million units, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this reflected growth of 10% quarter-on-quarter.

Global PC shipments fell in the third quarter of 2021 after five quarters of double-digit growth, and registered 5% growth year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that Japan was the worst affected with a drop of almost 30% in shipments.

Shipments of PCs to India in the second quarter of 2021 grew by 43% year-on-year to 4.1 million units, marking a five-year high, the technology analyst company Canalys says.

COMPANY NEWS: Board International, the number one decision-making platform provider, today announced the appointment of Marco Limena as chief executive officer.

Global technology sector veteran Darren Needham-Walker has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Brisbane tech startup Advanced Mobility Analytics Group AMAG.

COMPANY NEWS: LEADING Australian technology company RBC Group is preparing for strong growth after signing its most significant partnership in its 46-year history with Australia’s largest private IT company Interactive.

HP’s Generation Impact Incubator debuts at The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021, giving young Aussies the chance to bring their ocean-saving ideas to life, as HP announces over 50 of its products contain ocean-bound plastics.

New Zealand’s competition enforcement agency The Commerce Commission has issued a draft determination that HP New Zealand Limited (HP) should be allowed to engage in resale price maintenance (RPM) in relation to its proposed HP online stores and HP online marketplace stores. 

Melbourne-based additive manufacturing specialist Titomic has appointed 3D printing expert Herbert Koeck to the role of chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2021.