4th March 1999 Archive
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Happy Cat posts i810 benchmarks
The Cat in Hokkaido is undaunted
Standing up bravely against threats and dire Intel injunctions, corner shop Happy Cat in Hokkaido tonight has posted benchmarks relating to the 810 chipset. Happy Cat attracted the ire of Intel by posting pictures of previous products the chip Godzilla has not yet announced. Further down its pages, Happy Cat is still showing pix …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 01:16
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UK Phone changes to go ahead
Chaos looms as MPs' concerns dismissed
OFTEL has defied the wishes of an influential group of MPs and vowed to continue with the planned changes to the UK's telephone numbering system. In spite of receiving stinging criticism from MPs the telecoms watchdog insists the changes are necessary to meet the huge explosion in demand for telephone services. David Edmonds, …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 11:47
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Samsung Semi to push into retail market
Dixons could be in the frame
Executives from Samsung Semiconductor said today that it was branding its DRAM as retail goods, first in the UK, and then throughout Europe. Adrian Elms, senior sales manager at Samsung Semi UK, said: "There's been a divergence of memory in the marketplace, some of which is not quality product. We've done a lot of market …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 11:58
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PlayStation 2 development to be driven by Linux
Sony selects Linux to beat Sega's Windows CE support
Sony has selected Linux as the development environment for PlayStation 2 titles, according to a report in Japanese games-oriented Web site Gamespot. The report is in Japanese, which The Register has a bit of a blind spot, but the story essentially suggests Sony is to offer its development tools for Linux. It's not clear whether …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 12:18
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Internet free call free-for-all
UK ISP lets members use 0800 number
Net users in the UK are expected to run amok next week when they are given the chance to access the Net for free. London-based ISP, The X-Stream Network, is offering its 200,000 registered users the chance to access the Net using a toll-free 0800 number, instead of incurring the usual local-rate charge. Available on Monday, 8 …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 12:51
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Amiga future founded on Internet appliances
New president looks beyond traditional PC markets
Further hints of what Amiga, inc., the Gateway subsidiary formed when the direct PC vendor acquired the cult home computing platform, is up to emerged this week. Hidden away on a release announcing the appointment of former Gateway senior VP of product development and management, Jim Collas, as Amiga's president, is a statement …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 12:59
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Update 2: Big Blue to team up with Dell
Technology partnership to last seven years, worth $16 billion
Dell and IBM have signed a $16 billion, seven year technology cross-licencing, deal which will see the direct seller using Big Blue products to bolster its high-end weakspots. It is thought to be the largest deal of its kind in the IT industry. Details of the deal came through at 3pm GMT (10am EST) after news about the tie-up …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 15:58
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UK printer market targeted by Samsung
Korean giant ready to take-on all comers in bid to dominate universe
Samsung has poached staff from its rivals to start a new printer division in the UK, coinciding with today's launch of its laser printers. The Korean manufacturer aims to knock competitor Kyocera from its number two position in the country's laser printer market. It will invest £8 million in the project throughout 1999, aimed at …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 16:21
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UK banks lag behind Europe in online services
Bull research is not to be sniffed at
There's little appetite for on-line banking in the UK either among banks or their customers. What's more, UK banks are apathetic about any possible fall-out from not offering on-line services and can't even be bothered to ask their customers if they're interesting in electronic banking or not. These are just some of the damning …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 16:38
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CHS swallows up peripherals disties
Aptec and Paperlink to help broadliner push into high end
CHS Electronics' subsidiary CHS UK Holdings today bought the UK distribution business of Appropriate Technology, including Aptec and Paperlink. Aptec and Paperlink will continue their current main businesses of distribution and services for high-end peripherals, under the name CHS UK Enterprise Systems Distribution. Aptec …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 17:36
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Intel steps up PII price slashing game
It's all to do with the intro of the PIII/550 in May
On April 11th, Intel is set to make further price cuts in its PII product line up by around 10 per cent. Although no chips are expected to disappear on that day, sources close to Intel's plans confirmed that the cuts are being made as a way of introducing the 550MHz part at the end of May. But another source told The Register …
Business 4 Mar 1999, 17:55
