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  • Going up – Linux for Lifts

    But shouldn't it be embeds for all?

    The Embedded Linux Consortium, formed recently as a vendor-neutral trade association is intended to provide a Linux-based alternative to Microsoft operating systems like Windows CE and embedded NT. Linus Torvalds has given ELC his blessing. The ELC was proposed by Rick Lehrbaum of LinuxDevices, who runs the PC/104 Consortium, …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 09:56

  • 250,000 flock to register for Lastminute shares

    Boom times

    Up to 250,000 investors have flocked to sign up for shares in lastminute.com The online retailer's shares, due to start trading tomorrow, are believed to be at least 20 times oversubscribed. Sponsors and backers of the float are reported to be preparing themselves for the backlash when allocations fail to meet expectations. …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 10:02

  • Qwest blames US West for DT deal going west

    Byzantine intrigues

    It's like the plot of an opera. Qwest has blamed US West for the breakdown of negotiations with "a major telecommunications company" (meaning Deutsche Telekom), while US West apparently rejected a DT bid as it would have brought about the breakup of US West and enabled DT to pay less for the company. US West threatened to sue …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 10:06

  • Analysts pan screenphones, praise mobile

    Not everything good is successful

    Screenphones, like the WebTouch from Alcatel, may have won prizes at trade fairs, and kudos from industry insiders, but the latest figures from Alcatel are less than stellar. Alcatel has shipped about 40,000 units to retail outlets in France and Germany since late last year, according to Laurent Lachaux, Alcatel spokesperson. …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 10:54

  • Breathe in, breathe out for Free Everything ISP

    Martin Dawes jumps into the fray

    The latest ISP to offer flat-fee unmetered access to the Net reckons it will bring a breath of fresh air to the marketplace. breathe describes itself as a "leading UK free ISP" (don't they all?), with "between 200,000 and 300,000 subscribers, and reckons its up front one-off payment of £50 will be enticing enough to compete in …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 12:13

  • Iridium rival satellite plunges into the sea

    Where did it go?

    ICO Global Communications lost its first satellite yesterday after the failure to ignite of the Boeing Sea Launch rocket that was supposed to catapult it into space. The company says the Sea Launch rocket suffered an "anomaly" after an apparently successful lift-off on Sunday at 2:49pm GMT. In other words it disappeared and …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 12:49

  • 1GHz Athlons to ship in the UK next week

    No sign of Intel 1GHz on retail price lists

    The first PCs using AMD's Athlon 1GHz chip are expected to start shipping in the UK this week. Gateway claims it will be first to market with its Select 1000, and expects deliveries to begin early next week. The 1GHz machine is priced at £1,899 ex VAT, with 128MB SDRAM, 20GB hard drive, DVD V and soft DVD ROM drive, 32MB TNT …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 13:51

  • Distribution turns into Icy Hell for ICL

    Quits Compaq, IBM and Fujitsu wholesaling

    ICL Multivendor Computing has quit trade distribution due to falling margins in the industry. The ICL subsidiary closed the Warrington-based operation on Thursday evening. The distribution business, which shipped £60 million of IBM, Compaq and Fujitsu kit last year, has not been pumping out profits in line with the rest of ICL …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 15:50

  • Freeserve dampens Observer speculation on toll-free times

    Sticks to Register line

    Reports that Freeserve is to announce on Thursday plans to introduce toll-free access to the Net may be a little premature. A spokesman for Freeserve reiterated what he told The Register last week that plans to introduce a low-cost inclusive Net package were "in advanced stages". Asked whether they would be unveiled on Thursday …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 16:06

  • Sony PlayStation 2 prices hit £1000 on UK grey market

    ...isn't this supposed to be 'illegal'?

    British gaming freaks have paid up to £1000 a pop for Sony PlayStation 2 consoles. London electronics retailer Computer Exchange started selling imported consoles at £999 last week. This is way above the £300 price tag the machines are expected to sport when they officially hit UK shelves in September. Computer Exchange has …

    Business 13 Mar 2000, 17:56