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To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (8625)	11/5/1997 2:45:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

Feel-good factor should boost Europe's PC sales Reuters Story - November 05, 1997 09:07 By Neil Winton, Science and Technology Correspondent CANNES, France, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Personal computer sales in western Europe were better than expected in the third quarter and the rest of the year looked good, according to a report from Dataquest on Wednesday. The report said PC sales should be boosted by the economic pickup and a return of consumer confidence. COMPAQ Computer Corp improved its position as market leader, capturing 16 percent of the market, the report said. Big winners in the quarter were Hewlett-Packard Co , Siemens AG's Siemens Nixdorf and Dell Computer Corp . IBM (International Business Machines Corp) , although retaining second place, has the look of a loser, according to Dataquest analyst Steve Brazier. IBM's market share slipped to 8.4 percent in the third quarter from 9.2 percent in the same period last year. IBM has had problems in its consumer division which has been introducing new models in its Aptiva range. "IBM is unable to match the power of the industry. I'm afraid IBM is not fast enough getting its products to market. Its market share is in decline and it is beginning to lose second place to Hewlett-Packard," Brazier said. "The third quarter was better than expectations, with economies across Europe seeming to pick up and consumer confidence returning," said Brazier. Brazier was answering questions after making a presentation to U.S. high technology consultancy Gartner Group's Symposium ITxpo97. Dataquest is a division of Gartner. "We are optimistic for the fourth quarter and the Christmas season," Brazier said. According to Dataquest, sales in the third quarter rose 16.9 percent to 4.03 million personal computers, compared with the same period last year. Sales had risen 16 percent in the second quarter, compared with an average growth rate of about 10 percent in the previous few quarters. Standout markets in the region were Norway, up 30 percent, and Sweden, ahead by 32 percent. Also notable during the period was the faltering of so-called direct - mail order and telephone - sellers, other than Dell. "The direct channel is losing market share in Europe. Even Compaq tried this and made a mistake. Dell is doing well, but others (including Gateway 2000) are failing," Brazier said. Brazier said the belief that growth was to be found in Asia has been stymied by the recent stock market crashes. "These problems will lead to a downturn of PC sales in Asia. Europe is returning as the centre of the world economy and Europe is where the growth will come from in 1998," Brazier said. -- Neil Winton 44 171 542 7975 neiljinks.demon.co.uk

To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (8625)	11/5/1997 3:03:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

I see AT&T WorldNet is playing it smart and not using the ROK cheap chips, but instead is using LU's chips as one would expect. BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov 5 (Reuters) - AT&T Corp's WorldNet Internet service provider said Wednesday it has begun to use 56-kilobit-per-second, high-speed access technology in its network. 56k technology allows Internet users to access the World Wide Web, electronic mail and other electronic information quicker than the current 28.8k speed that is available to most consumers. AT&T WorldNet Service said its subscribers in 11 cities can reach local 56K access numbers, and it plans to equip 15 more cities with the high-speed capability by the end of November. By June of 1998, AT&T WorldNet plans to make the high-speed access available to all its subscribers. There is no additional charge for accessing AT&T WorldNet Service using 56K technology. Currently, AT&T WorldNet subscribers in the 11 cities can use the 56k technology through modems made 3Com Corp . Spokesman Mike Miller said it plans to make the service accessible "in the near future" through modems made by Lucent Technologies Inc -- the other maker, beside 3Com, of modems that use 56k technology. Additionally, AT&T WorldNet said an 888 number equipped with WorldCom's 56k technology is available to subscribers nationwide. It carries the same 10-cent-per-minute charge associated with the nationwide 800-number for 28.8K access to AT&TWorldNet Service. I like this <GGG> statement: "the other maker, beside 3Com, of modems that use 56k technology.