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To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (8345)	5/12/2000 5:43:00 PM
From: LK2	Respond to of 9256

Another large distribution deal for PCs reported. For Personal Use Only >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ===================== PeoplePC to supply PCs to 300,000 Singapore workers By David Becker Staff Writer, CNET News.com May 12, 2000, 12:45 p.m. PT URL: news.cnet.com Discount computer company PeoplePC has landed another major contract in its push to emphasize affiliate buying programs, with an agreement to supply computers and Internet service to up to 300,000 workers at the National Trade Union of Singapore. PeoplePC is pushing what it calls "corporate connectivity" programs. The company signed an agreement with Ford in February to supply discounted PCs, peripherals and Internet access for up to 380,000 workers. One day later, Delta Airlines announced a similar program with PeoplePC covering up to 75,000 workers. More established PC makers have gotten into the act recently, with Dell Computer scoring a deal last month to supply PCs and Internet service to up to 100,000 American Airlines employees. Also last month, Gateway struck a deal to provide PCs for up to 500,000 sales representatives for cosmetics giant Avon. Analysts have said that such programs represent a significant shift in consumer PC marketing and distribution, with some predicting that the majority of home PCs will be acquired through employers instead of through retail outlets in a few years. Employers benefit by ensuring that workers have easy access to corporate resources, while workers get the latest technology for free or at a substantial discount. PeoplePC's Singapore deal is particularly important because it's the first such deal of any significance involving an overseas client and the first with a trade union rather than an employer. The scope is also impressive--PeoplePC chief executive Nick Grouf said it will cover 10 percent of Singapore's population. "Singapore has really shown tremendous vision in pointing a direction in which we think PC penetration and the presence of the Internet is moving," he said in an interview. The deal comes at a good time for PeoplePC, as the company prepares for an initial public offering. The company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission early last month to raise up to $100 million in its IPO. Despite competition from Dell and Gateway, Grouf said the Singapore program shows that PeoplePC remains the affiliate leader. "This has been a concept we introduced, and I think we're retaining our leadership in that area," he said. PeoplePC debuted last year as another player in the crowded market for cut-rate consumer PCs. It offers a low-end PC and Internet access for $24.95 a month through direct sales via its Web site. ===================== <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (8345)	5/13/2000 2:06:00 PM
From: LK2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

DELL offers work station so we can start daytrading like Yogi and cash in on the stock market boom. Disclaimer--DELL offering doesn't come with stock market smarts. But if we find out where Yogi hides, maybe we can hook him up to a USB port. For Personal Use Only >>>>>>>>>> ========== biz.yahoo.com Friday May 12, 5:01 pm Eastern Time Dell unveils work station for serious home investor NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp.(NasdaqNM:DELL - news) is expected to unveil on Tuesday a new souped-up work station designed to provide home online investors with the tools of the trade used by the professionals. ``It's a complete package with tools similar to those found on trading floors,'' Dell Spokesman David Graves said on Friday. ``These customers have high performance needs. They're sophisticated, tech-savvy.'' The work station will provide online investors with data analysis software as well as market data services, and will be powerful enough to analyse the large amounts of information flowing into it. Dell, based in Round Rock, Texas, said it would disclose the name of the product, its price, availability and other details on Tuesday. The work stations will be powered by Intel Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) Pentium III processors. In February, Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news) announced a similar arrangement with Intel and online brokerage firm Wall Street Access. ``We view the trend as a really hot area,'' said Tom Gibbs, director of Intel's vertical marketing. ``The more focused use of computer equipment in the home is happening,'' Gibbs said. ``They have taken professional workstation products, and modified them for the user at home.'' ``This is democracy of data and access, democracy of execution (of trades),'' he said. Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. ========== <<<<<<<<<<