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RSS vendorIn brief: NEC facing Windows 98 incompatibility problems
News PC vendor NEC is continuing tests to iron out problems associated with running Windows 98 on its Versa notebook range. The company claims it will have the notebooks ready in about two weeks. However, it has still to... [05 Aug 1998]
Intel in $500m lawsuit over chip patent
News Previous lawsuits with Digital Equipment Corporation and Alabama workstation vendor, Intergraph, have this year prompted the US Federal Trade Commission to launch an antitrust investigation into the world's largest... [04 Aug 1998]
Why Linux is a safe bet for business
Comment Paying specifically for support puts you in control, because you are free to take your custom elsewhere - unlike traditional customer support where you are forced to wait for the vendor of your faulty software. [03 Aug 1998]
In brief: Lucent enjoys boom quarter
News The world's largest telecoms equipment vendor made $435m, up from $213m for the same quarter last year, on revenues of $7.3bn. Lucent Technologies more than doubled its profits during the quarter ending 30 June 1998. [23 Jul 1998]
In brief: Lucent makes Australian aquisition
News Lucent Technologies has offered AUS$114m in cash for JNA, an Australian telecoms equipment vendor. Lucent says its goal is to increase its presence in the Australian market and possibly to distribute JNA products globally. [21 Jul 1998]
In brief: Siemens creates 150 research jobs
News Telecoms equipment vendor Siemens has announced a £6.5m investment in a UK-based R&D subsidiary, creating 150 jobs. The subsidiary, Roke Manor Research, specialises in communications and sensor technologies. [20 Jul 1998]
In brief: Neon launches ShadowWebserver
News Middleware vendor Neon Systems will launch its ShadowWebserver 4.1 on Tuesday. The firm claims its software makes high-level, ecommerce transactions possible using mainframe data. The release allows companies with IMS... [17 Jul 1998]
Compaq releases fingerprint security software
News Fingerprint Identification Technology is the first sub-£100 biometrics system to be offered by a large IT vendor, according to the company. Compaq has launched fingerprint-based security software, which it claims will... [13 Jul 1998]
In brief: SCO warns of Q3 loss
News Intel-based Unix vendor Santa Cruz Operation will post hefty third quarter losses, according to US reports. The company issued a warning saying it will lose between 49 and 59 cents a share for the period up to 30 June. [13 Jul 1998]
In brief: Baan rings changes
News Dutch ERP software vendor, Baan, this week made some top-level changes. CEO and co-founder, Jan Baan has moved to the company's management board, while former chief operating officer, Tom Tinsley with move into the chief... [09 Jul 1998]
Governments push for secure software standard
News According to Dr Robin Pizer, head of the UK's Itsec scheme, it will be more expensive for a vendor to test its software under CC. Governments throughout the world are negotiating the first international standard for... [09 Jul 1998]
In brief: Microsoft defends Internet Explorer name
News The software vendor will go to court today to prove its right to use the name for its Web browser. Microsoft is preparing to fly into another legal storm - this time to defend the use of the Internet Explorer brand name. [01 Jul 1998]
Web technology pays, but chaos looms
News The research was conducted in conjunction with The Open Group, a vendor-neutral consortium of more than 200 members with combined information technology budgets of more than $55bn (£34bn) annually. Companies can get... [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: Cabletron disappoints market predictions
News The networking vendor reported revenues of $365.7m (£219M) - an increase of less than 1 per cent compared to results for the same period last year. Cabletron Systems' has fallen short of market expectations for its first... [26 Jun 1998]
UK creator buys back software
News Ian Shepherd set up a new company, Logistics Technology, to purchase Dispatcher from Symbol Technologies, a US-based bar code vendor. Dispatcher-CS, a data warehousing software package that was sold to a US firm, has... [26 Jun 1998]
