Compaq updates its Internet PCs

Compaq has also announced availability of 2GHz Pentium 4 systems, within its updated Presario range. The Compaq Presario 7000T Series - the desktop "Internet PCs" - will feature Intel's latest processor. The most basic configuration starts at $1,499, including a 20Gb hard drive, 128 MB of PC800 RAMBUS memory, 48x CD-ROM drive and a 17" CV735 monitor. ...more

Orange to float for ?44bn

Mobile operator Orange is to be floated on the London and Paris stock exchanges this month, amid debate about its chances of success. Orange has been passed from pillar to post in the past couple of years. At one point it was part of German group Mannesmann BG. ...more

Successful trial puts the accent on URLs

ICANN has announced the successful completion of tests on the viability of Internet domain names that contain international characters such as ?, ? and ? or scripts such as Arabic and Chinese. A Swedish company, Autonomica, began trials of internationalised domain names (IDNs) on ICANN's behalf in December, investigating whether the addition of encoded internationalised characters would have any impact on the operations of the servers that direct Internet users to the required website. Autonomica successfully deployed IDNs using the two major server implementations used by most root server operators: BIND and NSD. ...more

Dan is still the man

Dan Technology has been bought out and plumped up with ?2.5m of private investment. A new management team has bought out the company and broadened its remit, aiming its products at the education and public, as well as the consumer sectors. ...more

Intel 4GHz Pentium chips no longer scheduled for 2004

Intel has admitted that it will miss its year-end target for Pentium 4 processors to hit the 4GHz mark. It now appears that early 2005 is the date for this desktop clocking milestone. The announcement is further bad news for the chip giant in what has been a rather rocky (although still profitable) year. ...more