PCs
RSS PCsIn brief: Java group targets PC makers
News The Java Lobby - a US-based pressure group - has launched a campaign in support of JavaReady PCs. The initial focus is on PCs running Windows, given the group's concerns that Microsoft's version of Java... [23 Jul 1998]
Macs and schools go hand in hand - but is Apple losing its grip?
Comment His advice to schools that haven't yet decided on a route is to go for PCs. The education sector has long been a stronghold for Apple, and remains so, despite the company's recent troubled times. But as its market share... [23 Jul 1998]
ICL launches PC and notebook recycling scheme
News ICL is launching a scheme to recondition notebooks and PCs, regardless of their origin. The company says reconditioned PCs and notebooks come with a 90 day warranty, pre-installed Microsoft Windows, and... [21 Jul 1998]
GTech launches international Net lottery service
News The company has licensed software from Marimba that allows registrations to be authenticated and users PCs to be serialised, so that lottery organisers can be sure that all users come from jurisdictions that allow... [17 Jul 1998]
IT Managers suffer from technology overload
News When asked about future alternatives to PCs, over 30 per cent are considering buying NetPCs and 26 per cent Windows terminals. The ever-increasing rate of technological change in the desktop market is starting to confuse... [16 Jul 1998]
Intel explains disappointing Q2 results
News During the most recent quarter, Intel introduced the Pentium II-based Celeron processor for budget PCs. As well as facing accusations from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over anti-competitive behaviour, Intel is... [15 Jul 1998]
Dr Solomon's sounds grim virus warning for notebook users
News The latest CIH virus can kill notebook PCs completely or force users to dismantle desktops, according to security software specialist, Dr Solomon's. When infected, Pentium machines based on the Intel 430TX chipset have... [14 Jul 1998]
Tesco PC prices undercut high-street rivals
News Three hundred Fujitsu PCs will sell for £800 each in the supermarket trial - 20 per cent less than the equivalent computer would sell for in other high-street stores. Bryan Taylor, managing director of Fujitsu Computers,... [13 Jul 1998]
Dell tops customer satisfaction charts
News The company questioned 243 IT managers representing an installed base of 1.8 million PCs, 67,000 servers and 358,000 notebooks. A survey has revealed that direct sales expert, Dell is continuing to climb the corporate... [10 Jul 1998]
NetConnect card links phone handsets to the Web
News Communications specialist, e-Net, has released a full-duplex IP telephony card which allows users to plug their phones into their PCs and take advantage of Internet telephony without using speakers and microphones. [10 Jul 1998]
Analysis: why the business world won't want the XC
Comment Manufacturer Acer is responsible for the X-Computer (XC) and claims shipments will outnumber those of PCs in 2010 by a ratio of 10-to-1. PCs are expensive and seriously over-specified for the vast... [10 Jul 1998]
Siemens Nixdorf details Nationwide deal
News Siemens Nixdorf today released more details of its deal to supply the Nationwide building society with 800 servers and 7,900 PCs. The PCs are Pentium II 333MHz machines and the servers are quad-capable... [09 Jul 1998]
CHS buys Vobis
News The German group is made up of Maxdata computer GmbH - a distributor of private-label products including Belinea monitors and Artist PCs - and Germany's fourth largest IT equipment distributor, Peacock System GmbH. [09 Jul 1998]
Siemens Nixdorf serves Nationwide
News Nationwide has chosen Siemens Nixdorf to supply it with 800 Primergy servers and an undisclosed number of PCs for all its retail branches and administration centres in the UK. No value has been put on the deal, which... [09 Jul 1998]
UK police put handhelds on trial
News Sharp will supply the hand-held PCs, which will run on the Windows CE operating system. The traditional police officer's notebook is being upgraded to a handheld computer in a trial due to start next month in Surrey,... [09 Jul 1998]
