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News The best application for the corporate would be for remote access to the corporate LAN from the home, videoconferencing or to download information between distributed sites. Parnaby added: "ADSL will mainly be taken up... [15 Oct 1998]
Tesco stocks up with Siemens PCs
News Alan Norman, marketing director at Siemens Computer Systems, said: "It is an attractive bundle for the first time buyer or home user. UK retail giant Tesco has announced plans to sell Siemens PCs in all 60 of its... [14 Oct 1998]
Boots home shopping benefits from Logica software
News Logica has won a contract with Boots The Chemist to automate its forthcoming home shopping delivery service. The UK retailer has decided to introduce a home shopping service for its line of 'Mother and... [14 Oct 1998]
Australian Stock Exchange feeds on Y2K fears
News A spokeswoman for ASX confirmed the exchange's managing director and chief executive Richard Humphry, speaking at a Securities Institute function, said companies in Asia will be helped if they come to the ASX with problems regarding... [13 Oct 1998]
Communications failure blamed for man's death
News Controllers received an emergency call from Pamela Roche after her husband Billy was taken ill at their Wigan home, but were unable to contact an ambulance crew for 40 minutes. The Greater Manchester Ambulance Service... [12 Oct 1998]
Shiva gets under the sheets at Waterloo station
News The company tucked a businessman under a duvet with a laptop to demonstrate to commuters that they could be home in bed instead of running down the concourse. He should be offering incentives to work at... [01 Oct 1998]
Apple continues its growth
News It's a great product in the home but unsure about its use in the business world" Apple Computer is expected to show its largest increase in sales for two years, according to analyst predictions. Following on from the... [01 Oct 1998]
Make the Internet cheaper!
Comment BT launched its Home Highway and Business Highway services for consumers, teleworkers and small and medium sized enterprises. When his roadshow trundled into town this week, Intel boss Craig Barrett became the latest... [30 Sep 1998]
UK cable firm offers free digital upgrade
News The company is hyping its cheapest bundle of TV channels plus telephone line rental as marginally more expensive than a regular BT line rental, but it is the prospect of a free digital upgrade which should do most for prospective... [28 Sep 1998]
@Home Benelux gets EC go-ahead
News @Home Benelux, the Dutch joint venture to provide residential Internet access, has been approved by the EC. Under the terms of the merger regulation, the creation of the company by @Home, Palet Kabelcom... [23 Sep 1998]
Chips crisis continues as NEC takes tumble
News At a news conference in Japan, NEC's managing director, Shigeo Matsumoto, said: "A delay in the economic recovery at home and in Asia had a profound effect on the company's business. NEC announced on Friday that its... [21 Sep 1998]
High-tech youngster sets up shop
News Ben Way, aged 17, has been running his computer consultancy from home for two years. Britain's youngest IT entrepreneur is all set to open for business first thing on Monday morning. At an age when most people are more... [20 Sep 1998]
In brief: Compaq changes tack with German PC deal
News Compaq is to team up with a German PC assembler in a move that could signal a change in its approach to Europe's home PC market. Schaeffer-IT-Logistics will build Compaq's latest consumer PC - the Presario 5501 - which... [17 Sep 1998]
In brief: Netscape breathes life into browser war
News Called Preview Release 2 (PR2), the software enables users to select Netscape Navigator as their default Internet browser, and resets their home Web page to the Netcenter portal site. According to a company statement,... [16 Sep 1998]
In brief: UK lacks enthusiasm for home Net use
News A Mori poll has revealed that the UK is lagging behind many countries when it comes to home Internet usage. In addition home Internet access rose by just 2 per cent in the UK last year while the other... [14 Sep 1998]
