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26th March 2000 Archive

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  • Intel tenders advice on slot-to-sockets

    System builders get lowdown on minimal requirements

    In a letter Intel sent to its channel partners on the 18th of January (see link below), the firm said that because of tightness in supplies, and a rapid move from Slot 1 (SECC2) packaging to flip-chip (FC-PGA) packaging, it was recommending the use of slot-to-socket adaptors. Indeed, earlier this year, there were strong …

    Business 26 Mar 2000, 10:32

  • Compaq's executive perks predicated on performance

    Executive Sweet Flipping Eck, Big Q gives shares high priority

    Compaq's recently-released proxy statement reveals that company performance and shareholder value rank high in the firm's executive compensation scheme. According to the proxy, CEO Michael Capellas last year received a salary of $850K and a bonus of $1M. He also received 200K shares of Compaq restricted stock awards worth $5M, …

    Business 26 Mar 2000, 10:39

  • Morgan Stanley's vote for a $500 Rambus

    Go, RMBS, go! Break that speed of sound

    Staff at The Register have now had a chance to view a Morgan Stanley Dean Witter report on Rambus which it issued on the 23rd of March last and which caused shares in the memtech company to rocket on Wall Street. The report is interesting in many ways, not least because it says that its target share price for Rambus is $500 with …

    Business 26 Mar 2000, 11:14

  • An Omega for Alpha?

    Analysis Deafening silence from Compaq and API beggars questions

    AMD and Intel have attained the 1GHz Holy Grail, while Compaq's Alpha processor—billed as the fastest processor on the planet—continues to languish at the ~700MHz level. The 933MHz and 1GHz Alpha chips promised for 1Q00 by Samsung Semiconductor and Alpha Processor, Incorporated have yet to materialize, and API recently lost …

    Business 26 Mar 2000, 12:22

  • 50 schools wanted for supanet ADSL trials

    £50 a month all-in

    Fifty British schools are being offered the chance to take part in an ADSL trial to see how broadband can be used to help teach children. supanet said the three-month trial would enable users to enjoy "high-speed, unmetered access to the internet, and to connect to the latest sophisticated multimedia Web sites and to access …

    Business 26 Mar 2000, 21:41

  • Lastminute splits Amazon sites in Brit popularity stakes

    Second favourite Web retailer in February

    Stock market sinker Lastminute.com is the UK's second favourite ecommerce site, research claims. Amazon.co.uk was the country's most visited e-commerce site in February , followed by lastminute. Amazon.com came in third place, according to NetValue. And Amazon soundalike Jungle.com came in at number four. However, the online …

    Business 26 Mar 2000, 21:53