Stories by Jack McCarthy

Apple launches new iMacs and OS

Priced from $1995, the new line of iMacs are sleeker, faster, quieter and more Net-friendly than previous versions, says Apple.

IDC: Internet economy just beginning

In just a few years, observers will look back at today's e-commerce as nothing but the "primordial ooze" necessary to develop the full-blown economy that is bound to emerge over the internet, said an analyst at an IDC conference on the internet economy in the keynote presentation on Tuesday.

Red Hat Revenues Increase 95 Percent in Q2

Despite posting a US $3.1 million loss in its first public earnings report covering its second fiscal quarter, Red Hat Software Inc. today said it saw revenues increase 95 percent from the same period last year.

US relaxes encryption controls

The Clinton Administration has loosened export controls on mass-market encryption software, winning immediate approval The White House said encryption product of any key length may be exported without a licence, after review, to commercial firms in any country, except for seven that are considered by the US government to be terrorist states.

Intel, again, offers faster Celerons

Intel has rolled out yet another round of faster processors for low-cost mobile computers, releasing mobile Celeron processors running at 433MHz and 466MHz.

IDC: direct sales to top channel by 2001

The popularity of the internet and new corporate distribution strategies are fuelling direct PC sales that are expected to outpace indirect sales by 2001, according to an IDC.

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