Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

the news

English answer:

what these figures signify

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
Dec 22, 2003 16:54
20 yrs ago
English term

The news here -- as well as momentum -- is very clear.

English Tech/Engineering
sorry for the large amount of question, I am on a tighter-than-usual schedule

I cannot translate this "link" sentence as it is, could someone rephrase it to help me understand its purpose?

And as a driver for new customer growth on the platform, Linux is now responsible for over 200 first-time mainframe customers since zSeries began shipping in December 2000.

***The news here -- as well as momentum -- is very clear. ***

In its highly competitive server band, zSeries is gaining significant market share, and from a new workload standpoint, the percentage of zSeries capacity supporting new workloads continues to increase.

thanks!

Responses

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What these figures signify is very clear...

What these figures signify is very clear, and so is the momentum by which the zSeries is capturing its market share.

The word "news" here means "that which is noteworthy based on these figures."
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agree Nado2002
5 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
5 hrs
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the news here, and the positive impetus, is very clear

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Note added at 2003-12-22 17:03:08 (GMT)
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I hope that helps. They\'re just saying everything\'s going in the right direction - increase in market share

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Note added at 2003-12-22 17:03:21 (GMT)
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I hope that helps. They\'re just saying everything\'s going in the right direction - increase in market share
Peer comment(s):

agree Michael Deliso : ..agree..
14 mins
agree Rajan Chopra
2 days 22 hrs
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8 mins

The news here is very clear, ...

The news here is very clear, and so is the momentum being gained by Linux in this market.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nado2002
5 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
6 hrs
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+1
22 mins

the message (being given)/signals/indications and the (huge) push forward

..are very clear
momentum - taking off quickly, driving forwards
Peer comment(s):

agree Jörgen Slet
5 hrs
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+2
46 mins

This news shows that the trend (towards Linux) is very clear

is how I would put it. The original sentence is a bit clumsy, not least because of a singular verb after two nouns - news and momentum.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nado2002
4 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
5 hrs
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+2
5 hrs

The news here (= in this), and also (= along with) the trend, is very clear.

1 The news here (= in this), and also (= along with) the trend, is very clear.

2 => The news here is very clear, as is (= and so is) the trend.

3 here, means in the information just given.

1 the news = 'is gaining significant market share'
2 the momentum (trend) = 'the percentage of ... supporting... continues to increase.'

Hope this helps with the structure and the logic of it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jörgen Slet
1 hr
agree Yusha (X)
21 hrs
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