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Intels Plan for Faster Chips Hits Speed Bump

Already dealing with an inability to meet demand for its 1GHz mobile Pentium III chips, Intel Corp. is now facing a manufacturing problem that...

Compaqs Legal Woes Grow

Amid concerns about sagging PC sales and Dell Computers growing dominance, Compaq Computer has yet another worry: Wayne Reaud.This week, according to sources close...

After Buyout, IBM Eyes Informix Customers

IBMs $1 billion acquisition last week of Informix Software—and its 100,000-customer base—will give IBM added ammunition in its war with database giant Oracle Corp.But...

March of the A.I. Robots

Just one word: robots.Thats the next big boom being buzzed about by the worlds leading technology visionaries."In the last millennium, we came to rely...

Ripe for the Pickin

Consolidation in the Internet services space quickened last week, when Compaq Computer disclosed plans to boost it professional-services organization with the acquisition of Proxicom.Compaqs...

Its Your Move, Larry

IBM has placed Oracle on its radar with its planned $1 billion acquisition of Informix."We are Larry Ellisons worst nightmare, and it just got...

PC Price Wars Begin to Shake Loyalties

Once reluctant to change PC horses in midstream for lower prices alone, large companies faced with stringent cost-cutting policies are finding it increasingly difficult...

The Buzz: April 23, 2001

Matcher.A Not a HeartbreakerAnti-virus software companies said a new virus that disguises itself as a program for finding romance partners is spreading quickly among...

Building Stronger Partner Muscle

Intel is taking a bit of its own medicine. The chip maker, which has repeatedly advised its integrator partners to differentiate themselves, is now...

Cool to Upgrades

Projecting optimism despite an 82 percent drop in the companys first-quarter profits, Intel Corp. executives last week predicted that chip sales will rebound later...