Apr 29, 2011 14:21 GMT  ·  By

It has been quite a few weeks since Acer went through its management restructuring episode and it looks like things are finally getting back on track, new business direction and all.

One could safely say that tablets have been having an effect on more than one level of the IT industry.

In other words, the products have done more than just grow in popularity and affected (negatively) sales of netbooks and laptops overall.

What slates, or at least a certain one from Apple (iPad), have been doing is cause headaches for some IT players.

Acer is one of those companies, as it ended up without a CEO for a while, after some disagreement between the leading officer and the board of directors concerning the company's direction.

Fortunately, the company's so-called 'difficulties” have since subsided, as the decision was taken to focus more on value than shipment volumes.

Now, a report made by Digitimes says that whatever aftereffects of the “turbulence” there were have finally gone away.

What this means is that Acer is ready to meet its future and has likely solidified its new plans, although near-term prospects aren't the most optimistic.

As far as PCs go, for instance, shipments will end up falling by 10% during the second quarter, on a sequential basis that is.

The outfit will also review its relationships with channel partners in order to encourage market share and revenue instead of pushing shipments.

It will also try to play a more active role in the business notebook sector, until systems in that area manage to start accounting for more than 20% of tis total shipment level.

As for Acer's performance during these trying times, product sales appear to have remained steady, speaking well of the brand's strength.

What remains is to see just how well this new strategy works and if any other, major changes happen in the near future.