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RSS desktopIn brief: Toshiba cuts notebook prices to under £1000
News It also offers infrared data transfer capabilities and a mini CardStation for connecting to the desktop. Toshiba has reduced the cost of two of its entry level notebooks to below £1000. The Satellite 300CDS comes with a... [20 Jul 1998]
IT Managers suffer from technology overload
News The ever-increasing rate of technological change in the desktop market is starting to confuse IT professionals, according to a Microsoft backed report. Changes to the desktop environment are based on... [16 Jul 1998]
User forum warns users to prepare for NT 5
News The company warned that leaving migration work until the last minute could be very time-consuming and expensive, taking around one hour per desktop. IT directors must start preparing to upgrade to Windows NT 5 now,... [15 Jul 1998]
Compaq releases fingerprint security software
News Steve Taub, product manager at Compaq's desktop division, said: "We're not offering guarantees, but any helpdesk manager who gets lots of password related calls will see the advantage of fingerprint-based security. [13 Jul 1998]
Dell tops customer satisfaction charts
News For desktop computers, Dell again led the field followed by HP, Compaq and Gateway. A survey has revealed that direct sales expert, Dell is continuing to climb the corporate ladder at the expense of Compaq and IBM. [10 Jul 1998]
Analysis: why the business world won't want the XC
Comment For the home and business environments there is the Desktop X500. First there was the PC. Then came the NC. Now we have the XC. Manufacturer Acer is responsible for the X-Computer (XC) and claims shipments will outnumber... [10 Jul 1998]
Analysts caution users from rushing into NT 5.0
News Rob Enderle, director of desktop and mobile technology at Giga, told users at the Giga World IT Forum '98 last week not to upgrade to the 'foetal' operating system. Windows NT 5.0 is not ready to replace Unix in the... [07 Jul 1998]
In brief: NCD thin clients become leaner still
News NCD hopes to take advantage of what it describes as "an explosion of demand" for desktop computer-like terminals providing the functionality of PCs without high total cost of ownership. Thin client manufacturer, NCD, has... [01 Jul 1998]
Canon turns down IBM printer offer
News A spokesman from Canon said it will remain focused on the desktop end of the market. Japanese printer company Canon admitted today that it was offered IBM's $2bn printer business, but declined it. IBM is believed to have... [30 Jun 1998]
Corel to axe 530 jobs
News The troubled Canadian software developer - which makes desktop applications to rival suites from Microsoft and Lotus Development - reported Q2 sales of $63m (£39.4m) and a net loss of $8.3m (£5.2m). Corel has announced... [30 Jun 1998]
Acer chooses Windows CE for desktop machine
News Acer is set to release the XC - a desktop computer for under $200. Aiming to reach a larger customer base, the Taiwan-based computer manufacturer is to drop Microsoft's Windows 95 and use Windows CE as the operating system. [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Desktop scanner processes 250 images per minute
News The desktop size scanner is aimed at the insurance, transport and government markets and is able to scan 250 images per minute in portrait format. Bell & Howell has added the Copiscan 8125D to its high-performance... [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: IBM wins Chiron contract
News IBM will design and implement a company-wide distributed network, establish a helpdesk operation and standardise the company's desktop platform. Multinational pharmaceuticals company, Chiron, has awarded IBM a ten year... [26 Jun 1998]
