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http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/features/2216565/viglen-chief-predicts-uphill-3990706

Bordan Tkachuk is perhaps best known for his appearance as one of Alan Sugar’s three lieutenants in the BBC hit show The Apprentice. In the final episode of the series he is one of three business associates tasked with grilling the finalists to uncover any hidden weaknesses, before Sugar stamps the winner with his seal of approval.

As chief executive of Sugar-owned PC and laptop maker Viglen, Tkachuk is well placed to know what it takes to succeed in a highly competitive business. Tkachuk said the company has undergone a major transformation following the scramble for market share during the 1990s that saw many vendors go to the wall. It was, Tkachuk said, a case of get big, get niche or get out. “At Viglen, we decided that it was far better to get niche. If you go back six or seven years, some of our competitors were jack of all trades, but master of none. Our position was to focus on public-sector IT, particularly education, and make that our specialist sector,” he said.

An article talking about Vista’s uptake, a debate that is set to continue. The challenge I suspect is mixed, Windows XP runs on a high range of systems quite well, it’s good enough for the average users, and many of the corporate market are ‘settling into their Windows XP upgrade experience’, switching to Vista might be too soon an activity for the time being. An interesting post, do check it out.

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