20th August 1998 Archive
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Compaq kicks Intel's Merced butt while it’s down
Alpha better than Merced, company says
In a move which will send shock waves through the industry, Compaq said yesterday that it prefers the 64-bit Alpha processor to Merced as it offers better performance and is 50 per cent cheaper. Richard George, who runs the Alpha business in the UK, said: "The Alpha chip is better than the Merced chip. It has more applications …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 07:24
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Mips chip flip flops as Tandem team chooses Alpha
Riscy chip gets order of the boot
The Compaq-Tandem-Digital triumvirate said officially today that its Himalaya servers will stop using Mips chips in 2001. Earlier this year, The Register exclusively reported that the Mips chip was on the chopping block, the day Eckhard Pfeiffer flew to London and two days after he bought Digital. David Russell, Compaq’s …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 07:26
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SCO ducks as Compaq lets fly
Compaq declares D/UX new industry standard for Unix
Compaq has said that Digital Unix will become the industry standard Unix over the next few years. At a press briefing held at Digital’s former offices in central London, Compaq said that Sequent and Tandem will take Digital Unix (D/UX) and persuade other vendors to adopt it too. Richard George, in charge of Compaq’s Alpha …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 07:35
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Intel fights back after Compaq attack
Still buddies, Great Stan says
Intel has struck back at Compaq’s unprecedented attack on the Merced processor by insisting that the PC vendor is still committed to the platform. (See other story on the home page - bear with us..) A representative from Intel said: “Compaq has publicly committed to support Merced already, so nothing has really changed.” But a …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 14:00
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Semi sector shows further signs of woe
Analog and LSI the latest victims
Two semiconductor companies have announced poor financial results, casting more doubt on whether the industry is really on the path to recovery. Analog Devices said net profits were 81 per cent down while turnover also fell sharply for its third financial quarter, while LSI Logic issued a profits warning for its third quarter. …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 14:05
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Canon weathers Japanese storms
Profits, turnover up
Canon showed few signs of being affected by the recession in Japan as it turned in a 10 per cent increase in its gross profits for the first half of its 1998 financial year. The company managed to weather the storm by selling additional printers and peripherals in the US market, although its own domestic market remained weak, it …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 14:07
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Big SK five come under financial scrutiny
Chaebols to get rough treatment from banks this week
Pressure on South Korea’s top five chaebols to divest their businesses is increasing this week, according to local English-language paper the Korea Herald. According to the reports, creditor banks and accountancy companies will this week compile a list of subsidiaries of Hyundai, Samsung, Daewoo, LG and SK which should face the …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 14:10
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Business 20 Aug 1998, 14:13
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Samsung claims top dog position in LCDs
But that would mean Sharp is in big trouble
Samsung has claimed that it is now the world leader in supplying TFT LCDs to the world market. But the news has surprised monitor analysts, who said that it meant Sharp had seriously dropped its market share. Asian reports today said that Samsung had sold 800,000 TFTs in the first six months of this year, giving it a market …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 14:40
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MicroAge profits take a dive
Thinkpad shortages are to blame
MicroAge has seen its profits tumble for its third quarter. The US integrator blamed product shortages, particularly from IBM on ThinkPad's and components, for the fall in profits. MicroAge made a $728,000 profit for the quarter, down from $6.6 million last year. Sales rose 24 per cent to $1.4 billion for the company as a whole …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 15:36
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Microsoft sued by yet another developer
Bristol bristles
Bristol Technology joins the growing ranks of institutions suing Microsoft for anti competitive behaviour. The suit, filed under the Sherman Antitrust Act in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, alleges that Microsoft injured Bristol and others in the software industry through predatory manipulation of the access to …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 15:41
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Seagate puts all optical eggs in Quinta basket
Speeds up time to market
Seagate Technology is changing the way its subsidiary,Quinta, goes to market with OAW optically assisted Winchester (OAW) technology. In an effort to streamline its operations and avoid duplication of infrastructure, all research into optical storage technologies, including OAW will be done by Quinta. The company hopes this will …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 15:46
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Blind Date turns up trumps for Tatham
Whole Lorra Love
What's the connection between Cilla Black and the channel? It's not a particularly obvious link, unless you happen to work at Ideal Hardware, based in New Malden, Surrey. For it is there in the offices of the storage and hardware distributor that you will find that rarity in the IT industry - a story with a happy ending. It all …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 15:50
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Return of the Mac
Punters are gagging for it
Apple has reported record consumer demand for the iMac, which went on sale in America on August 15. The computer is leaving shops as fast as Apple can get it on the shelves. Many dealers have reported sell outs and are taking orders for delivery this coming weekend and further ahead. Apple is going all out to sell the iMac, and …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 15:54
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Microsoft DSP ruling irks C2000
Ask not what you can do for your distributor...
Microsoft was accused of shortsightedness by Computer 2000, following the software vendor's decision to reject CHS and C2000 as OEM distributors. C2000 claimed it would have increased Microsoft sales to system builders - if it had got the go-ahead. Microsoft turned C2000 and CHS down as OEM product distributors after fears that …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 15:58
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EDS scores BP mega-deal
Replaces 40 suppliers
EDS has scooped up a £300 million PC desktop outsourcing contract from BP, delivering a stunning blow to the oil vendor's current roster of 40 channel suppliers. Under the five-year contract, EDS will take over procurement of PCs for BP's 13,000 users in the UK. It will build a dedicated call centre in Durham to act as BP's …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 16:05
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Intel exits mini-flash market
Digital cameras safe from Satan's clutches
Chip giant Intel has admitted its small footprint flash memory card will never become the accepted standard for use in portable consumer devices and is backing out of the market. Intel's Miniature Card flash memory module has been overshadowed by rival products from Toshiba and SanDisk - SmartMedia and CompactFlash, respectively …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 16:15
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GCAT bumps up Computacenter sales
France is very outstanding
The GCAT contract won by Computacenter in September 1997 helped boost its half-year sales by 39 per cent to £766 million. Profit for the half-year to 30 June, the first results since Computacenter's flotation, were up 42 per cent to £31.3 million. Net margins remained solid at 4 per cent. The GCAT contract - an online catalogue …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 16:22
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HP opens new Pavilion with AMD's backing
Yet another launch for Christmas
Hewlett Packard has brought out two home PCs in its Pavilion range based on AMD K6 chips, which it claims will prove its commitment to the consumer PC market. The two models in the Pavilion range, the 6340 and 6350, will be sold through, PC World, Currys, Tempo and Toys R Us, with prices advertised as starting at £849 - …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 16:29
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Christmas spoiled by confusion over DVD spec
All I want for Christmas is my DVD
Taiwanese DVD makers expect a shortage of product supply in the fourth quarter of this year, as manufacturers struggle to ramp up demand for the Christmas period. The problem for manufacturers is that the DVD-RAM specifications will not be settled by vendors until October. This only gives the large drive manufacturers, like Sony …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 16:34
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Fibre channel gathers in clusters
steering through the standards
A steering committee has been set up to ensure compatible fibre channel clustering across varying operating environments. Initiated by the Fibre Channel Community (FCLC), the steering group will address the need for an affordable, interoperable open clustering technology. Clustering has become more widely known since the …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 16:38
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Lucent sued by DATA RACE
Call-barring for Virtual Telephones
DATA RACE is suing Lucent technologies for patent infringement. The company is asking the Court to issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting Lucent from marketing and selling the Virtual Telephone system. It has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in San Antonio, Texas, seeking damages and a permanent injunction …
Business 20 Aug 1998, 17:00
