9th March 1999 Archive

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Management

• AMD comes a cropper on chip yields Jobs will be axed as loss predicted
• Apple, HP US retail sales surge Both vendors' sales grow well above industry average. Compaq didn't though
• Bill consults agony aunt Four years ago Has problem with new suit
• Cyrix gets knickers in a twist over pix Rant follows as Cyrix Japan pulls pix down
• Dawes open for Cellnet Mobile phone giant snaps up last of the big UK independents
• Debian 2.1 open source OS released Versions now available for Alpha, Sparc, 68k and x86
• Double discounts on new Gates book This is the sort of thing that happens when you don't have a monopoly...
• Encryption is not a loaded gun, UK gov't told It's time to stop obsessing about crime and free up the Web
• EU complains to WTO over Korean trade Dispute not about bananas
• Free Web access every weekend But last night's trial is slammed by disgruntled users
• Intel sidesteps FTC probe Analysis Intergraph will be harder to avoid
• Intel takes stake in Sitara More investment in Internet technology
• Intel, itself, warns PIII ID number not secure So why is Chipzilla bothering?
• Intergraph to pursue Intel to bitter end Meadlock won't give up
• Journalist guilty in kiddie porn case Judge rules out claim that he was just doing his research
• K6-III drought continues – but not in Japan Why launch something if you can't supply it?
• LineOne admits it's going free – at last My old man said follow the bandwagon and don't dilly dally on the way
• Lycos/USA Networks deal hits more stormy weather Don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky….
• More big names invest in Red Hat Linux distributor adds IBM, Compaq and Novell to growing list of backers
• MS gains entry to Hong Kong ATM network But there's probably more prestige than revenue to the deal
• MS may cut a deal to avoid antitrust break-up MS on Trial But if it does, that's a big camel it has to swallow...
• OFTEL to rule on unmetered UK calls Report expected tomorrow
• Permanent free Web access plan unveiled X-Stream in bullish mood after UK trial
• Raise for Pfeiffer makes hair stand on end Return on investment means better haircut, probably
• Receivers sued by slightly miffed creditor Dispute over retention of title after BasCrown took a fall
• S3 to power Intel PC-on-a-chip's 3D graphics Meanwhile, Savage4 gains many more supporters
• Year 2000 bug-busters bust up in UK brouhaha Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough