5th March 1999 Archive
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Split MS into four companies, says leaked report
MS on Trial Is the whole of the software industry out to get Microsoft, or just 60 of them?
A 40 page secret report by the software industry's trade organisation calls for the break-up of Microsoft, should it lose its antitrust case. The Software and Information Industry Association, formerly known as the Software Publishers Association, recommends in the report that Microsoft be broken up into three or four 'Baby …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 07:56
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A year ago: x86 to disappear with IA-64?
It ain't necessarily so...
Several US newswires and papers reported on a seminar presented by Lesley Gwennap of The Microprocessor Report at the beginning of last week. The thrust of the talk was that x86 compatibility, which Intel has always maintained are its chip crown jewels, so to speak, will disappear when the IA-64 Merced becomes established as a …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 08:49
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Intel buys Level One for $2.2 billion
Stocks and shares exchange hands if US .gov agrees
Chip monster Intel has snapped up Level One, in a share-for-share exchange worth an estimated $2.2 billion. Level One specialises in silicon connectivity for telco and networking apps. The deal will give Intel leverage in the Intranet and Internet equipment market. The company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel but …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 09:35
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Update: Olivetti MBO is confirmed
But channel still complains of stock shortages
Shareholders in Italian vendor Olivetti Computers Worldwide (OCW) have approved the company's proposed MBO. But UK distributors believe this is just the first step, and that the company's main difficulty lies in getting the kit and confidence back into the channel. Last week, a proposal was put to shareholders that an MBO would …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 10:50
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Intel puts legal screws on Ugeek
Updated Chipzilla's legal department trundles into inappropriate action -- again
Our friends at Ugeek have had a letter from Intel's lawyers telling them to cease and desist from using a "Geek Inside" logo on their Web site. Ugeek.com received a fax from lawyers Arnold White & Durkee of Menlo Park, CA, saying it has 10 days to sign and return a letter promising not to use the image any more. According to the …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 11:09
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Merced. Steel, or platinum film on copper?
Updated Chemist sends us his conclusions
A metallurgical reader of The Register has sent us facts and figures about different metals Intel may be using in its cartridge Merced design. And now, an electronic engineer has chipped in with his conclusions, which he thinks may be a thin film of platinum deposited on copper. The photographs, developed by Boots the Chemist in …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 11:20
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Lycos hit by class action
USA Networks deal under shareholders' microscope
Leading portal Lycos and its CEO Robert Davis are facing legal action for allegedly misleading investors. Three separate class action lawsuits, filed within 24 hours of each other, allege that Davis misled investors by saying that the portal intended to remain independent even though Lycos was holding discussions to merge with …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 11:40
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High-end Alpha spreads like Wildfire
16-CPU EV67 will rattle Intel's cage
Further confirmation that Compaq is pushing ahead using Alpha as a high end system is likely to provoke fear and loathing at Intel. According to our mole deep down in Compaq's skunkworks, the company is set to demonstrate Win64 running on Alpha in the very near future. Further, Compaq has successfully booted a Wildfire system, …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 12:21
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Siemens sets sights on US networking market
3Com to offload telecomms division?
Siemens is set to make waves in the US data networking business next week, but is it eyeing up 3Com? On Monday, the German company is expected to announce that it has purchased US networking company Argon Networks - for around $240 million - and has taken a $30 million stake in Accelerated Networks, according to today's …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 12:33
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UK to drop key escrow from crypto rules
But only maybe -- opponents have to find an alternative first
The British government has dropped plans to build key escrow into its encryption policy -- a day before the Department of Trade and Industry releases the second public consulation document seeking opinion on how the UK's crypto policy should be formulated. However, the move may not remove the rights of the police and other …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 12:38
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Woman kills herself after online lover proves untrue
Man involved dubbed "inhumane" -- Police find no evidence of foul play
E-romance claimed its latest victim this week when a 28-year-old woman was found dead after being spurned by the man she had fallen for over the Internet. Julie Yasa's body was found in woods an a suburb of Detroit after police received a call from the man she is believed to have spent two weeks tracking down. He called to say …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 13:03
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Charity begins on the Web
UK charities given free access service
UK charities are being given the chance to access the Internet for free with a service tailored specifically for their needs. Thames Valley ISP Voss Net has teamed up with Charity Logistics - a registered charity that provides support services and practical help for other charities - to offer the subscription-free service to all …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 13:09
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Sony, Tosh team up to produce PlayStation 2 processor
Joint-venture formed to avoid Sega/NEC-style production problems
Toshiba and Sony are to form a separate company to mass-produce the processor that will drive the next-generation PlayStation 2 games console. The move is designed to avoid the problems rival console vendor Sega faced when its chip supplier, NEC, proved unable to manufacture enough graphics chips. The joint-venture will be 51 …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 13:31
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Nintendo N64 emulator programmer quits
RealityMan folds over legal threats, illegal ROM peddlers
One of the authors of the controversial Nintendo N64 emulator, UltraHLE, has decided to abandon not only that particular project but work on any kind of emulation -- "for good". In a statement, the developer, known only as 'RealityMan', said threatened legal action from Nintendo, time pressures and users only interested in using …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 14:12
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Pop star sues Web sites
But you'll have to guess who it is -- if we Prints his name (geddit!?!) we could get sued too
The well known pint-sized popster who likes to party like it's 1999 is taking legal action to stop anyone using his name, his symbol or his music on the Net. Once laughingly dubbed the "new Jimi Hendrix" and the man who courted wee Scottish songstress Sheena Easton, the rock god in question is taking action to stop businesses …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 15:42
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VIP moves into cyberspace
Retains core wholesale business
Components distributor VIP Computers is trying to distance itself from the recent collapse of near neighbour, Memsolve, as it moves on to the Web. It is set to open an ecommerce site and set itself up as an ISP. The Mancunian outfit, Voice Integrated Products (VIP), will launch CommPort, co-ordinating a national chain of retail …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 15:45
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Compel is a good buy, says broker
Info'Products deal will add critical mass
According to this week’s Investors Chronicle, now is a good time to buy shares in Compel. Despite the threat of impending legal action from disgruntled former Info’ Products employees, broker Merrill Lynch has tagged Compel stock as "accumulate." Investors Chronicle says Compel stock looks cheap when compared to that of …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 17:01
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UK Web use doubles year-on-year
NOP survey points to Freeserve as major factor in growth
According to a report published the NOP Research Group as part of its regular Internet User Profile Study, the Internet is attracting 10,900 new adult users in the UK each day. The research also shows that some 10.6 million adults accessed the Net at least once during 1998, an increase of 48 per cent compared with 1997. "These …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 18:06
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Forecast: A preview of Merced, software-wise
Palm Spring's events brought into profile
Tomorrow The Register will post all of its Merced information and we will focus on the software side, rather than the cartridge. We successfully collected every material we could find and are now in a position to post the definitive piece on Merced, on the software side. Watch this space. ®
Business 5 Mar 1999, 18:29
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Matrox gets all leaky about G400/G800
Looks like a CeBIT preview to us...
Information currently reaching The Register from La Belle France indicates that the much awaited G400 will arrive on March 16, this year. It will be available in quantity in Q2 1999 and in Q2 of 2000, the G800 will make its debut. Jonathan Hou at Fullon3D tipped us off. Look at his site and Hardware France for more details. The …
Business 5 Mar 1999, 23:42
