3rd September 1999 Archive

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Intergraph quits PCs, says Intel brought it to its knees

Exits PC and server business, lays off 400

The actions of Intel have forced Intergraph to exit the PC and generic server business, the company claimed today. That will mean 400 jobs will go at the firm as it announced a big corporate restructure. According to a statement, Intergraph "suffered irreparable harm" from Intel's alleged actions, which are currently the subject …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 00:16
MS e-village people head for Brighton

Great Stan of Being Hacked to lecture on security at Internet Business Show

Microsoft is to construct the largest e-commerce village ever to be seen in Britain as part of its contribution to the Internet Business 2000 trade show in Brighton. Described as the "most authoritative and influential Internet show ever staged in the UK" IB2000 will have 8000sq ft dedicated to entirely to Net products and …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 07:45
US anti-smut bill may go too far

Save the children... again

A group of American lawyers representing several major Internet and e-commerce players has filed a brief of amici curiae with the Third Circuit (appellate) Court recommending rejection of the DoJ's appeal to reinstate a congressional act restricting online smut. The bill, called the Child Online Protection Act, was found …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 07:48
TMing Linux – Red Hat CEO attacks ‘cheap knock-offs’

Young explains policy - but there's a slippery slope in there...

Red Hat CEO Bob Young has dumped a bucket of cold water on yesterday's claims that the company us doing a Microsoft by taking Red Hat Linux proprietary. According to Young, the spat was triggered by Amazon, rather than by any move on Red Hat's part. Last week, he says, Amazon contacted Red Hat saying that it had been getting …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 08:54
Win2k – RC2 delayed, ship date next year looks likelier

Will RTM make it in time for Comdex? Great, a nail-biter...

Evidence of Windows 2000's release date slipping into next year has strengthened with the news that Release Candidate 2 of the software, previously due this week, won't be out until September 15. Sources close to Microsoft, too, are starting to talk about the possibility of Release to Manufacture (RTM) slipping into January, …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 08:56
Y2K bug meets match in service sector

Two services giants make upbeat statements regarding date change slow down

Bullish trading statements from top UK services houses Sema and CMG over the last two days saw both companies say they would breeze through the year 2000 with barely a financial blip. The news -- coupled with strong results from both firms -- raised optimism in the city that the impact of the millennium bug spending freeze would …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 11:01
Tax dodge investigators hit Samsung

Chaebols wobble, but will they fall down?

Samsung Group is being probed for tax evasion by the South Korean authorities as part of the government's plan to stamp down on dodgy financial practices in family-run businesses. The South Korean government is looking into the business practices of a number of the country's chaebols, or conglomerates. It seems that the heads of …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 11:02
Net uptake in schools fuels market growth

Analysis Education offers lifeline to many in UK channel

Last week the government stated that the number of primary schools online had grown almost four-fold in the last year. This increase was due to the government pumping cash into the education sector through the National Grid for Learning (NGFL), said Schools Minister Jacqui Smith. The education market is huge for the IT industry …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 11:36
Net-via-satellite tested with video transfer

Big Blue embarks on trial to gauge robustness of system

IBM Japan has begun testing satellite-based Internet technology capable of sending elephantine amounts of data to PCs. According to a report in this morning's edition of Nihon Keizai Shimbun, film trailers and video graphics are being zipped here, there and everywhere to see if the service can cope with such large amounts of …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 12:00
Microsoft on Trial: October 98

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Back to the main Microsoft on Trial page Stories from January 1999 Stories from December 1998 Stories from October 1998 31 October 1998 Microsoft sabotaged QuickTime, says Apple exec And last year’s ‘alliance’ was struck after threats to kill Office for the Mac Trial focus shifts to Gates The DoJ is banking on Bill …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 12:35
Microsoft on Trial: November 98

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Back to the main Microsoft on Trial page Stories from... January 1999 December 1998 October 1998 28 November 1998 How does an MS-owned magazine cover the Microsoft trial? Carefully - but not carefully enough, judging by the numbers of reporters going through the revolving doors 27h November 1998 DoJ data reveals Intel and …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 12:44
Is BT tight-fisted or what?

Opinion Flat-rate pricing nothing to get excited about

"There's no such thing as a free lunch," BT spokespeople always say when asked about why the telco won't introduce flat-rate pricing plans for Net access as is the case in the US. The something-for-nothing culture regarding toll-free telephone calls that has existed in the US simply wouldn't be feasible in Britain, they say. You …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 12:52
Microsoft on Trial: December 1998

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Back to the main Microsoft on Trial page Stories from... January 1999 November 1998 October 1998 30 December 1998 Microsoft attacks Intuit exec's testimony But it hasn't actually been filed yet... 23 December 1998 DoJ says MS exec misled in his deposition Allchin's recall for further questioning is being sought 21 December 1998 …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 12:52
Microsoft on Trial: January 99

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Back to the main Microsoft on Trial page Stories from... December 1998 November 1998 October 1998 29 January 1999 Office the 'perfect club' to use on Apple-MS Fear and loathing at the conference table, seven months into the 'alliance' MS ordered to hand over Win98 uninstall data And how come an MS attorney was claiming the data …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 12:58
Koreans struggle with cheap PC bid

TriGem, others reckon they can't meet the price point

The Korean Ministry of Information and Communication has decided that income should not be a barrier to PC ownership, and has sent out a tender for bids to build a low cost PC. So far 46 companies have bid for the contract to bring IT to the Korean masses. Big name players, such as Samsung, TriGem and LG-IBM, are notable only by …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 13:01
Deverill snapped up as VC builds services conglomerate

CTG adds £15m to its bottom line as it aims for £40m target

Venture capital group Cairnsford Holdings has taken another step toward achieving its goal of creating a £40 million IT services company within the next three years. Through its subsidiary Cairnsford Technology Group, it has bought hardware and services reseller Deverill for an undisclosed amount. Deverill was set up in 1979 and …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 13:47
DRAM price hikes to propel Samsung profit past $2bn

Every $1 DRAM price rise equals $300m profit

Samsung today said that it expects rising DRAM prices to push its profits for the current fiscal year up to $2.5 billion. "The 64Mb DRAM price rose across $10 yesterday on the spot market and [that] would give a considerable boost to our profit for the coming period," a Samsung spokesman, James Chung, told the Reuters newsagency …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 14:12
Apple G4 upgrade block confirmed

Updated We never promised users an upgrade path, says company operative

Apple has given tacit confirmation that its now-defunct Power Mac G3 line of desktop PCs have been nobbled to prevent owners from installing the new PowerPC 7400 (aka G4) processor. According to the MacInTouch Web site, Apple's Tech Exchange bulletin board was bombarded with complaints about the fix, introduced in the G3's most …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 14:24
OS-9 developer sues Apple over MacOS 9

Updated Apple nicking our trademark, Microware alleges

Microware, developer of the OS-9 real-time operating system, this week went ahead with its planned trademark infringement suit against Apple. Des Moines, Iowa-based Microware's beef centres on Apple's decision to call the next major release of the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS 9. That, says Microware, is an illegal use of …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 14:45
Zoo site hacked to bits by animal crackers

Cheeky monkeys resort to guerrilla tactics

The launch of a virtual zoo on the Net has been delayed because the animals keep eating the cables and fiddling with the Web cams. Howletts Zoo, just outside Canterbury, had planned to open the site earlier this week but had to scrap the launch after they uncovered the monkey business. The plan was that animal lovers all over …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 14:46
Man tries to sell vital organ on eBay

Stake in kidney try leaves sour taste

Net users after their pound of flesh from erratic eBay were disappointed to learn that the kidney for sale on the online auction house for the last week didn't belong to anyone in technical support. Instead, someone calling themselves "hchero" from Florida put the organ up sale. The bid went as high as $5.7 million before eBay …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 15:26
Thursday virus set to touch down in December

Significance of trigger date eludes industry

Yet another virus has been unleashed on the IT community aimed at ravaging our systems in December. The imaginatively named "Thursday" virus is similar to the Chernobyl and 'Christmas' viruses in that it wrecks computer hard drives. It targets Word '97, but we can all sleep easy in our beds as experts have caught the bug early …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 15:37
Apple stock hits ~~eight-year~~ all-time high

Updated Trading peaks at best price ~~since 1991~~ ever

Shares in Apple yesterday hit their highest price point for eight years, peaking at $71.44 before sliding slightly to close at $70.56. An today, the rise continued, leaving the stock at the end of trading at $73.5, up $2.94, the highest price the shares have ever commanded. The last time Apple's stock closed above $70 -- it …

Business 3 Sep 1999, 20:30