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Microsoft touts Win 98 as 'corporate-friendly'
News Microsoft said its Windows 98 platform will help corporates bridge gaps in their IT strategy while they decide on a more long term IT solution. [19 Feb 1998]
Managers are committing computer crimes - report
News Managerial staff are committing computer-related crimes almost as much as administrative staff, according to a report from the Audit Commission. [19 Feb 1998]
Dell claims online sales boom
News Dell Computer is now selling more than $4 million worth of equipment, per day through its home page on the World Wide Web. [19 Feb 1998]
Samsung UK warns of Korean backlash
News Samsung Electronics UK has claimed that Korean companies will fight back this year despite continued fears over the Far Eastern economy. [19 Feb 1998]
Oracle NC chief quits, allegedly
News Oracle is rumoured to have suffered a blow to its network computer strategy following the walkout today of an as yet unnamed senior management figure. [18 Feb 1998]
IBM NT server bundles anger MS
News IBM has made a further foray into the NT market with the launch of three back-office server suites. [18 Feb 1998]
HP Q1 revenues up, but profits fall short
News Hewlett Packard says that a 'difficult environment' in Asia is to blame for Q1 profits that fell below analyst expectations. [18 Feb 1998]
NetObjects expands offer with Arcadia deal
News NetObjects has agreed to buy the software business of Arcadia Software in a move to broaden its offer to Web site developers. [17 Feb 1998]
Tadpole floats even higher following investor interest
News The share price of troubled UK portable computer manufacturer Tadpole Technology has continued its dramatic upward curve. [17 Feb 1998]
IBM to ship first Pentium II notebook
News IBM plans to revamp its whole ThinkPad portable PC range, which is now set to include the first Pentium II notebooks. [17 Feb 1998]
Photoshop 5.0 in beta
News Adobe Systems has posted details of a new version of Photoshop which it says will contain new features for both power users and novices. [17 Feb 1998]
Time ships first 6x86MX PR266-based PCs
News UK direct seller Time Computer Systems kicked off for IBM's 6x86MX PR266 processor yesterday, becoming the first firm in the country to ship systems based on the 266MHz Pentium II-class part. [17 Feb 1998]
Sun says it won't buy Netscape
News SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Scott McNealy bashed U.S. encryption policy, hawked Java, and ran down a Top Ten list that poked fun at rumors saying Sun would buy Netscape Communications Corp. [16 Feb 1998]
Is the Web a 'vast wasteland?'
News BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The Internet is fast becoming the "vast wasteland" that some claimed television turned into after the forces of mass marketing took over the medium, critics said Thursday. [16 Feb 1998]
Photoshop 5.0 in beta
News Adobe Systems Inc. is shipping a new version of Photoshop later this year which it claims will fulfill the needs of novices and power users alike. [16 Feb 1998]
MS to host London Web TechEd conference
News Microsoft late next month plans to woo UK Web developers with its first Web TechEd Conference to be held in this country. [16 Feb 1998]
Near-namesake Web sites queried by Scottish court
News A Scottish court has ruled that similarly named Web sites may constitute passing-off when they are used for similar purposes. [16 Feb 1998]
Gates to testify before Congress
News First he said his schedule was too tight to squeeze in an invitation to testify before Congress. So much for schedules. [16 Feb 1998]
Guy Kewney's Diary
News Monday
This is my first day back on my feet after a week cultivating viruses in large numbers. The phrase "on my feet" is figurative. [14 Feb 1998]
The Luncher
News "All property is theft!" announced the leftist chap in the corner of the pub. [14 Feb 1998]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News Monday [14 Feb 1998]
Pandesic set for European summer launch
News [13 Feb 1998]
BT to enter Web TV race
News [13 Feb 1998]
Sage buys PACS Holdings
News Acquisition hungry accountancy software firm Sagesoft has bought its second company in two weeks. [13 Feb 1998]
A Year Ago: Win CE handhelds enhanced
News Guy Kewney reporting from Palm Springs, California [13 Feb 1998]
