22nd February 1999 Archive

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i820 Camino pix thrash cyberspace

Intel Developer Forum -- Updated Future Celerons takes shape

Not only has Japanese Web site Happy Cat posted pix of the infamous K6-III, it also seems to have quite a bit of info about i820 Camino as well as some other Intel trinkets. The latest news we had tonight was that Intel has slapped an injunction on the corner shop. Nevertheless, the site is still up and if Intel succeeds in its …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 00:01
AMD K6-III is a go-go

Intel Developer Forum And now the real battle of IntelDum and AMDee starts

As expected, AMD will formally announce its K6-III processor today, a full three days ahead of Intel's official announcement of its Pentium III parts. If you are in the slightest bit interested in why The Register compares AMD to Tweedledee and Intel to Tweedledum, go here. The K6-III will initially be released at 400MHz, …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 00:31
S3 will be battleline between Intel, AMD

Intellectual property will ramp up clash of David versus Goliath

Chip company S3 patents are likely to be the raw piece of flesh in the battle between chip Pretender AMD and chip King Intel. This is like the film Elizabeth being acted out on the sub-micron level, if not necessarily in the Star Court chamber. But the intellectual property rights are likely to be thrashed out in court, …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 09:32
Two new lawsuits chase refunds for MS software users

Money back demanded for Windows and Office

Microsoft's lawsuits are heading for double figures (OK, we lost count) following the filing of two new actions against the company last week. Both suits claim Microsoft overcharges, and seek damages for consumers. One of the suits also names Compaq, Dell and Packard Bell-NEC as co-conspirators. The actions, one filed in …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 09:41
Lotus insider trader gets probation

Man who had the IBM bid tip and blew it avoids prison

A man found guilty of insider trading during IBM's $3 billion hostile bid for Lotus has escaped with two years probation and 100 hours community service. Robert Cassano got off lightly because he co-operated with the investigation, but he seems to have been pretty small fry anyway. Cassano got early warning of the bid via a …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 10:18
Intel to surrender to higher US authorities

The FTC rack is very punishing

A source told The Register this morning that the chances of Camino arriving in May were equivalent to winning in Las Vegas. As Las Vegas slots seem to be controlled by superhuman Quaker IBM S/390 mainframes, we therefore retract our earlier story. With apologies. But with reservations. The law suits initiated by the US Federal …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 10:19
UK Web TV programme isn't as unique as it claims

Red faces all round in the green room

A bid to generate some PR puff for a new TV show devoted solely to the Internet has gone up in smoke. Andrew Bond, director of Genuine Web Technology, one of the companies behind the show, which will be broadcast on the Telewest cable network, boasts in a press release that .com will be the UK's "first dedicated Internet TV show …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 11:32
Kryotech takes K6-III to half a gig

It's very cool but set to get frostier

Super cooling technology will make the AMD K6-III run at half a gigahertz, a company claimed today. Kryotech, a US company which uses cooling techniques, said it had managed to clock 500MHz using a 400MHz AMD K6-III chip. And a press release from the company said that the Pentium III, when released, will also achieve clock …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 14:39
Citrix debuts latest software

Offers enhanced server-based application management

Citrix has bolstered its product offering by bringing out two new systems management applications - Citrix Installation Management Services and Citrix Resource Management Services - and updating some old favourites. Installation Management Services is designed to enable IT managers to install an application on a server just once …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 16:38
Government to target jobless with vacancy Web site

After a year of running the site it finally puts jobs online

More than a year after the Employment Service (ES) launched its Web site, it has finally decided to use it to publicise jobs. Working in partnership with the outsourcing and services giant EDS, ES hopes that the site will eventually hold around 5,000 vacancies including hard-to-fill jobs and positions in Europe. At the moment, …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 16:44
Kingston and Action team up to sell memory over the Web

Lack of some products and lengthy lead times may dampen customer enthusiasm though

Kingston Technology is selling its memory on-line through UK reseller Action. The memory manufacturer is using a direct link from Action’s Web site to allow end-users to order memory modules. Customers can search via manufacturer, part number or specifications for the items needed. Kingston claims its entire memory range is …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 16:58
Compaq unveils channel configuration scheme

Distributors will handle final build before delivery to reseller

Compaq is reshuffling its channel in a scheme where resellers will be able to order online and have kit configured and shipped from selected distributors. Due to be unveiled in the US next month, the configure-to-order (CTO) pilot scheme will be part of the vendor’s wider PartnerDirect programme, according to US reports. It is …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 17:12
3Com ships Palm V, Palm IIIx

Razor ships at last

Palm Computing ended months of speculation today when it released the long-awaited Palm V and the Palm IIIx. The Palm IIIx is the essentially a Palm III with and extra 2MB of memory (for a total of 4MB) of memory and a new internal expansion port which appears to be just the III's internal RAM slot, possibly with modified …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 17:22
Mirror Group offers portal services

Aims to squeeze out digital opposition

The Mirror Group has set its sights on becoming a major Internet portal after it announced today that it was entering a strategic partnership with US Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zip2. The Mirror Group's regional division, which includes the Birmingham Post and Mail, Coventry Evening Telegraph and 34 weekly titles, will help …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 17:23
AMD K6-III ships

Brings K6 clock speed on a par with Intel, but new cache configuration yields higher performance

AMD today launched its latest K6 processor, the K6-III, mere days before the company's arch-rival, Intel, begins shipping the Pentium III. And the company kicked off its announcement of the new chip with the claim that it outperforms the PIII. As reported by The Register previously, the K6-III will ship initially at 400MHz, with …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 17:49
Intel, partners to push digital video interface

Intel Developer Forum Ease of use the aim, claim and game but Firewire a long way off

End users can expect to plug their monitors into a new digital interface in the future. At Intel's Developer Forum tomorrow, the company will announce its digital video interface, said Steve Whalley, head of desktop product group initiatives in the US. Monitor manufacturers, including Samsung, are supporting the move. The move …

Business 22 Feb 1999, 23:42