2nd April 1999 Archive

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Xemplar MD to replace departing Apple UK boss

Update O'Sullivan to become interim general manager

Apple UK has announced its interim management structure to take effect following the departure of regional general manager and MD Jon Molyneux at the end of this month. Yesterday, we revealed that Molyneux is off to head Yellow Pages-style Internet directory service Scoot.com. Brendan O'Sullivan, currently MD of Apple's …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 08:17
AMD gets Penguin seal of approval

Linux on K6-III arrives

A turnkey solutions provider is to make Linux systems using AMD chips. The boxes, made by Penguin Computing, will start at $990. Penguin Computing claimed that the K6-III processors will give the same performance as Intel's Pentium III platforms. The AMD boxes will include technical support at no charge and 24/7 onsite support. …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 09:07
AMD confirms 1GHz chip to arrive in 2000

And there will be a coppa whoppa too

Hardware site PC Velocity has interviewed an AMD spin paramedic who is claiming it will have a 1GHz processor by next year. We exclusively predicted this at the end of last year. (Story: AMD plans 1000MHz copper whopper) And the interview also claims that next year we will see AMD processors using copper technology, as already …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 10:10
PointCast sacks third of workforce

Failure of takeover talks blamed

Troubled push technology provider PointCast has adopted a back to basics plan and fired 75 of its 220-strong workforce following the collapse of negotiations to sell the company to a group of US local telcos. The failure of the takeover talks marks the end of PointCast's attempts to redefine itself as a news and information- …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 10:42
Friday News Roundup

Watch for updates during the day

Today is a Bank Holiday in the UK but the skeleton staff will continue to bring you updates from around the world. This file will be updated during the day with news in brief but watch out for other stories as they break. ® Philips extends bid period for VLSI Dutch firm Philips said it would extend the period of its $17 cash …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 10:44
Mozilla.org evangelist quits

And lambasts Netscape and AOL in the process

Jamie Zawinksi, one of the founding members of Mozilla.org, the body charged with overseeing the open source development of Netscape Communicator 5.0, has quit. And the separation has been anything but amicable -- Zawinski's reasons for leaving, posted on his Web site, contain a barrage of complaints against Mozilla.og, Netscape …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 11:22
Alleged Melissa maker nicked

Plod tracks down New Jersey-based virus author with help from AOL, Microsoft unique document IDs

US police yesterday arrested David L Smith, a network programmer for an unnamed software developer, as the alleged perpetrator of the Melissa Windows email virus. The 30-year-old Smith was charged with interfering with a public communication system. If convicted, he faces a sentence of five to ten years in prison and a maximum …

Business 2 Apr 1999, 17:29