20th August 1999 Archive

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Management

• Acer to integrate nVidia technology into chip set Year end, it seems
• After the flood – Demon's under fire Users complain of poor service as email servers take an early bath
• Amiga president responds to Iwin Collas cautiously optimistic about Commodore wannabe's plans
• Apple sues eMachines over iMac looky-likey Jobs deals blow to Korean-owned manufacturer
• Blair hits out at ecommerce laziness Businesses accused of being slow to embrace technology, a case of the pot calling the kettle grimy arse?
• Christmas virus is coming to drive you crackers It'll stuff more than just your turkey
• Churchill's granddaughter to Webcast facelift We will bite them on the features…
• HP plays channel lottery Someone in the UK channel is about to win £1m
• Ingram hit by $5m lawsuit Reseller blames distie for sale of unlicensed Novell software
• Intel clocking software found on Web Updated But it only works with pre-production chips
• Interactive Investor slammed for running teeny-weeny ads Not guilty, we say
• Iomega CEO quits after ten months at helm Glore resigns to spend more time with family
• Iridium shares up for grabs on eBay Bidding starts at $6500 for 1300 shares -- but is it legal?
• Locals gang up on EDS Kingston council urged to sack beleaguered services giant
• Lone shareholder tries to scupper BT's Cellnet buy out Deal with Securicor over future of mobile carrier is under fire
• Luck of the Irish hangs on ecommerce ROI wants to be major force in international ebusiness
• Microsoft gets the Spanish inquisition The good people of Spain point accusatory finger at Stan the sexist
• Novell Q3 beats street, clocks major revenue, income gains Figures confirm Novell is beyond the recovery phase and into growth
• One2One man accused of spying Former employee is now helping police with their inquiries
• Quantum sheds 800 jobs worldwide Announces $50m reshuffle in the face of stiff competition
• Sony to fight PlayStation emulator in court next month Connectix confident of success after 14 September court appearance
• Tesco online shopping pilot crashes PCs Too much plug and not enough play as shoppers have to swap devices around
• TFT shortage bites into notebook sales Don't forget, you read it here first
• Toll-free ISP in orbit around Planet Greatxscape - terrible name
• Via to push Gobi chip in Q4 Hmm...bit of a puzzler this one
• Y2K bug eats Inland Revenue records EDS glitch blamed after bailiffs sent round to innocent company