IBM, HP go to direct-sales model
Responding to a growing demand by commercial buyers of IT products to make the buying experience easier, Hewlett-Packard and IBM will soon sell their systems directly over the Internet.
Stories by Ephraim Schwartz and Dan Briody
-
-
3Com's Palm tightens link to Web apps
3Com will announce this week at its developer's conference in Santa Clara, Calif., a new wireless version of the PalmPilot, codenamed Eleven, that will serve as the foundation for an initiative with Internet service providers.
-
Time running out for PCs
As the clock ticks down to the millennium, your customers face the Herculean task of identifying and fixing their year-2000 non-compliant desktop and notebook systems. The chief problem is in discovery of which systems are compliant or not.
-
Layoffs on the cards after Compaq/Digital buyout
Layoffs on the cards after Compaq/Digital buyout
-
Compaq buyout of Digital to lead to layoffs
Compaq will announce details of its purchase of Digital in the US in June, following final approval from the Federal Trade Commission, which is expected later this month.
