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In brief: Lucent goes for voice recognition market
News At the same time, the company said it will work with Intel to develop remote products using text-to-speech technology. Lucent Technologies has launched a software package aimed at developing Windows-based applications... [25 Aug 1998]
In brief: IBM and Intel unveil 450MHz hardware
News IBM and Intel have released a range of servers and workstations based on the 450MHz Pentium II (PII) processor. The IBM Netfinity 5500 and 3000 servers and Intel's Intellistation workstations are aimed... [25 Aug 1998]
No revival yet for chip makers' fortunes
News The company blamed "weakness in overall semiconductor demand, including the personal computer market", where its Cyrix subsidiary is up against the might of Intel. National Semiconductor (NatSemi) and LSI Logic have... [20 Aug 1998]
Asian and Russian economic woes send Nasdaq tumbling
News Chip companies also suffered with Intel losing $500m. Fears that Russia would devalue the rouble and more Asian jitters caused a severe drop in Nasdaq stocks yesterday, with the composite index dropping nearly 23 points. [14 Aug 1998]
Apple gets long awaited boost
News Other major IT stocks, including Dell, IBM and Intel, have all been pushed down in recent days, as major stock markets have worried over Japan's worsening economic condition and reacted to disappointing company results. [13 Aug 1998]
In brief: Intel patent lawsuit fails
News Intel has failed in its bid to sue memory chip-maker, Silicon Storage Technology (SST), for patent infringement. A US District court in Delaware dismissed the case because Intel failed to establish the... [07 Aug 1998]
HP knocks IBM off Unix top spot
News Unix is going to the high end, and our collaboration with Intel and IA64 shows our customers we're ahead of the game. Hewlett-Packard (HP) has replaced IBM as the leading Unix vendor, but that may not last, according to... [07 Aug 1998]
Intel rivals tempt US firms
News Over a third of US businesses are considering buying non-Intel based PCs, according to a ZD Market Intelligence survey of over 2,500 US firms. Matt Sargent, an analyst at the market research firm, said: "Traditional... [06 Aug 1998]
Intel tipped as unlikely saviour for Hyundai's Scottish chip plant
News Intel is an unlikely white knight for Hyundai's seemingly doomed semiconductor facility in Fife, according to industry watchers. An Intel spokesman said: "We're not really in the same business, but when... [06 Aug 1998]
Symbian joins Bluetooth wireless alliance
News In addition to founder members Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba, over a dozen major vendors are backing the Bluetooth initiative. Two high-tech consortia have agreed to pool their resources to develop wireless... [05 Aug 1998]
Intel in $500m lawsuit over chip patent
News Intel has been hit with a $500m lawsuit from a company claiming a patent it holds has been violated in Pentium Pro and Pentium II processors. In 1996, IMS received a patent for a reduced instruction set computer (Risc)... [04 Aug 1998]
In brief: PC vendors thrash out desktop security standards
News The still-unnamed coalition includes Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Personal Systems Group. Leading PC vendors are joining forces to agree a set of security standards to be incorporated into the development of... [04 Aug 1998]
Why Linux is a safe bet for business
Comment It also coordinates printing and file sharing between Macintoshes and Intel-based computers easily - a feat no other operating system can boast. But recent support from the big players will most likely lead to new... [03 Aug 1998]
NatSemi sends staff home for 10 days
News Intel also shut down for nine days on 4 July. National Semiconductor's 13,000 staff worldwide have been told to go on holiday for ten days in a bid to cut costs. The workers have a choice this autumn of either taking ten... [31 Jul 1998]
Xeon chip suffers further delays
News A second flaw has been found in Intel's Xeon processor chip, causing shipments to be postponed by a further ten days. Intel said a fault affecting systems that use Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory was... [24 Jul 1998]