Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

On November 6, 2001, Microsoft entered into a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and nine State Attorneys General, which was designed to resolve the remaining liability findings in the government antitrust lawsuit. Although the proposed consent decree has not been entered by the District Court, Microsoft agreed to abide by its terms pending approval. Since November, Microsoft has been engaged in extensive efforts to meet the milestones established under the consent decree, many of which will be reached in the coming weeks.

Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Tweakers Australia has posted a press release from SOYO about the new P4X400 Dragon Ultra Motherboard

SOYO send us their latest press release regarding their plans to launch one of the world's first VIA P4X400 based motherboards, the SOYO P4X400 Dragon Ultra. Quote - The P4X400 DRAGON Ultra motherboard continues the DRAGON legend with VIA’s P4X400 chipset and many advanced integrated features. Doubling the speed of the current graphics support, P4X400 officially brings 8X AGP to the Intel:registered: platform, providing incredible graphics bandwidth at 2100MB/sec. Another break through feature is the new DDR400 support, enabling Intel:registered: Pentium:registered: 4 processors with 533 MHz FSB to perform at exceptional levels. On board connectivity features include USB 2.0/1.1, IDE ATA-133, and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet. For the enthusiasts, several overclocking options are provided to bring the best performance out of the P4X400 DRAGON Ultra... more...
Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

PowerLeap Announces 1.4GHz Upgrade Solutions for Pentium II and Pentium III Systems

New cost-effective and environmentally-friendly PC performance solutions!

MILLSTONE NJ (BUSINESS WIRE) - July 9, 2002 - PowerLeap is pleased to announce the release of two new 1.4GHz CPU upgrade solutions for existing Pentium II and Pentium III computers. The PL-iP3/T is PowerLeap's very popular slot-1 upgrade solution and the PL-370/T is for socket 370-based systems. Both solutions are now certified and available with the high-performance Intel Celeron 1.4GHz CPU.

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

C&A announces SignStation: digital signature - encryption software

C&A an European company with headquarters in Milan - Italy -, announces SignStation, software for windows that centralizes all the tasks related to digital signatures and encrypting of any kind of file. SignStation handles multiple signatures keeping track of the signers and the signature timestamping, allowing audit decisional processes. As a part of its asymmetric encryption capabilities, SignStation multiple document encryption feature lets the user encrypt a document to share it with her/his team, all in one step. SignStation is now downloadable in Internet and in the C&A web site.

Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Web Information Solutions, Inc is proud to announce that Pocket Informant 3.1 has been released. Pocket Informant is the most innovative and best selling personal and business information manager in the Pocket PC market with over 30,000 users. Pocket Informant has won outstanding recognition with the People’s Choice Award 2002 and Pocket PC Magazine Best Product Award 2001. Web Information Solutions, Inc. has won the Handango Outstanding Achievement Award 2002. With the best reputation for excellence, support, and innovation, we strive to create an environment to increase the productivity of the mobile professional.

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Toshiba is taking a page out of Apple Computer's book with an upcoming music player for the Japanese market that bears more than a passing resemblance to Apple's iPod but is geared toward Windows users.

Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Matrox introduces Parhelia:tm:-512 based line of graphics accelerators
Groundbreaking technologies take 2D quality and 3D realism to a new level
Montreal, Canada, June 18th, 2002—Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading professional graphics company, announces the Matrox Parhelia:tm: family of graphics accelerators, the first graphics boards based on the revolutionary, new Matrox Parhelia-512 high fidelity GPU. Delivering the highest quality, excellent performance and unique features, the Matrox Parhelia line of graphics boards is the first to offer a multitude of new features, including a full 256-bit DDR memory interface, partial compatibility with Microsoft:registered: DirectX:registered: 9.0 and the most advanced multi-display computing capabilities.

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thanks John for this one:

AOpen has announced the AX4B-533Tube, which is (get this!)... the World's first Vacuum Tube motherboard. It uses vacuum tubes for its audio section! This should really get the attention of those rabid audiophile types.

Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

T-Break has posted a press release from Creative:

Creative Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, introduces the Creative TravelSound, a miniature digital amplifier speaker system, now shipping to European and Asian retail stores at an estimated street price of US$79.99.

Exceptionally compact, the foldable Creative TravelSound speaker system is perfect for travelling – spanning the size of a palm and weighing in at a mere 320g*. Unlike other travel speakers, Creative TravelSound speaker system’s single-fold design virtually eliminates the hassle of setting up; simply flip the swivel-stand open and rest the speaker on a flat surface to get started.

Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

PowerLeap send a press release about their new Pentium 4 upgrade solution

Announces Adapter to use the New Intel Celeron and Pentium 4 CPUs in Legacy Pentium 4 systems

Upgrade Socket 423-based P4 to New Intel socket 478 1.8GHz Celeron and beyond

Technology Editors

MILLSTONE NJ (BUSINESS WIRE) - May 29, 2002 - Today PowerLeap is pleased to announce the release of the PL-P4 upgrade solution for existing socket 423 Pentium 4 systems to use Intel's latest 1.8GHz Celeron as well as other socket 478 CPUs (currently up to 2.4GHz). PowerLeap believes this product to be timely as the supply of 423-pin Pentium 4 CPUs continues to dwindle and important since there are many manufacturers and distributors with socket 423 motherboards still in inventory.

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft Corp. today announced that more than 60 million customers have been licensed for Office XP since the product was launched nearly one year ago. License numbers for Microsoft:registered: Office XP are more than double the number for Office 2000 licenses during a comparable time frame.

Read more

Press Release 842 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thanks James for this one:

InterVideo, Inc. today announced the availability of WinDVD 4, the latest version of the world’s most popular DVD player. WinDVD 4 features over 30 new features and enhancements such as easier-to-use Time-Stretching and Video Desktop – which lets you watch movies under your desktop icons while you work or check email. The new version also includes a remarkable 10 new audio features including TruSurround XT :tm: from SRS Labs (NASDAQ:SRSL), for powerful virtual surround sound over two speaker systems or headphones, plus over a dozen other improvements.

Read more