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IMSI releases Gamers Edition of CD Copier

IMSI has released a software utility that allows users to copy the contents of CD-ROMs to their hard drives, with compression rates of up to 80 per cent

Prepaid Net access flavour of the month

ISP Mondial Net is now offering prepaid Internet connections, selling prepaid Internet cards through Tandy stores in metropolitan Adelaide

HP unveils 32-processor server

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a new line of high-powered servers -- the first release's configuration to include 32 central processing units

Intel offers free chip license to US Gov't

Intel has announced it is giving a royalty-free license for its Pentium processor design to the US Government, which will custom-make chips for space and defense use

MS/DoJ: South Carolina's exit won't affect case

South Carolina's exit from the Microsoft antitrust suit is "totally inconsequential" to the case, said the leading trial attorney for the now 19 US states participating in the lawsuit

Compaq launches entry-level Armada

Compaq has added a new entry-level notebook to its Armada range, the $3095 Armada 1575D

Microsoft begins to comply with Java order

Microsoft has released a new version of its Java Virtual Machine for Windows and Internet Explorer, to comply with the court order delivered last month in Sun's Java lawsuit against Microsoft

MS/DoJ: Gates ready to testify if called

If Bill Gates knew his videotaped deposition would be shown during the US Government's antitrust trial against his company, he would have done it differently. Gates said he might have smiled more and asked for a better camera

Netscape prototype is one fast browser

Nine months after Netscape released the Communicator source code to the public domain, and the company has unveiled a developers' preview release called Gecko. Its unprecedented speed and size clearly indicate the directions Netscape's flagship prod...

Microsoft patches Y2K problem in Win 98

Microsoft said today it has identified "minor year 2000 issues" in its Windows 98 operating system which under certain circumstances can cause the wrong date to be displayed after December 31, 1999