Previous DayHard disk drive sales boom
News Worldwide hard drive sales are expected to reach $34 billion this year, according to a report from US research company Disk/Trend.
Microsoft buys Java tools firm Cooper & Peters
News Microsoft made further inroads into the Java camp today with the acquisition of Cooper and Peters, a US maker of Java and Smalltalk tools.
Comet fights millennium bug with sticky logo
News Retailer Comet is embarking on a PC accreditation scheme next week in an attempt to combat customer fears of buying hardware not immune to the millennium bug.
Psion Series 5 due in hand next week
News Psion will take the battle to the Windows CE gang next week when it is expected to announce a new line of its huge-selling handhelds.
PC makers target sales to MPs
News Feeling the summer drought in UK sales, PC makers are targeting a new segment that can't wait to get its hands on new systems as they move into new jobs and offices... members of parliament.
Apple exits good news for Dell
News Apple's brain drain is proving good news for Dell in Europe.
56K PC Card modems out in UK
News Intertex Data Systems has released the first 56Kbps PC Card modems to be available in the UK.
MS, Netscape pledge interoperability
News Microsoft Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp., prodded by a 35,000-user petition, plan to sign next week a "Web Interoperability Pledge" that promises cooperation on implementing Internet...
