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To: rupert1 who wrote (38324)	12/3/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: rupert1	Respond to of 97611

Some CPQ internet related news from our friend "helpinout" _____________________________ Millicent Small E-Payment System to be Tested in Japan by: hlpinout 44247 of 44253 December 3, 1998 (TOKYO) -- KDD Communications Inc., KDD Co., Ltd. and Compaq Computer KK will jointly test Compaq's MilliCent electronic payment system for small financial transactions. The tests are to start in February 1999. Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has been appealing for companies to start this type of experiment as part of its effort to promote the use of electronic commerce in Japan. Trials of the MilliCent system already are being conducted on a worldwide scale, including in Japan, but this will be the first test to be done with the system solely within Japan. The three companies involved are targeting the year 2000 as the time when they hope the system will be ready for full commercial operation. MilliCent technology was originally developed by Digital Equipment Corp. of the United States. Digital was acquired by Compaq. MilliCent's main feature is that it makes it possible for settlements of transactions involving petty amounts, between 0.1 cent and US$5, to be made over the Internet. That makes it ideal for applications where customers will be able to download and pay for small amounts of online data, such as individual images or pieces of music. In the spring of this year, MITI was given a budget of 42.5 billion yen (US$347 million) to spend on electronic commerce projects as part of the government's policy to revitalize the Japanese economy. Since April, it has been collecting applications from companies involved in electronic commerce that want to receive government support for their work. So far, about 150 projects have been selected to benefit from the MITI subsidy scheme, out of around 600 applications. The MilliCent field trial is one of these. From now until the start of the trial, the three companies will be looking for content providers that would like to take part

To: rupert1 who wrote (38324)	12/3/1998 9:09:00 AM
From: rupert1	Respond to of 97611

Some market related news from "helpinout" _____________________ Some News Tidbits SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (Dec. 2) BUSINESS WIRE -Dec. 2, 1998--Speaking today to financial analysts and investors at the CS First Boston Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, Micron Electronics' (NASDAQ:MUEI) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joel Kocher,stated that the company continues to make good progress in implementing its mid-market business strategy. This strategy includes highly targeted marketing, development and utilization of unique web-based tools, and improving Micron's unaided brand awareness. Kocher also stated that Micron's gross margin target model remains at 17%. When asked during the question and answer session about industry pricing pressure, Kocher agreed that PC companies could see margin pressure in early calendar 1999. Kocher believes that if the price war between Compaq and Dell heats up, the industry could see increased pressure on gross margins in that time frame. BEIJING, December 03, AsiaPort -- According to the latest statistics of IDC, the sales of Legend computers were ranked the third in the PC market of Asia-Pacific region in the third quarter, as against the forth place in the second quarter and the fifth in the first. Its market occupancy rate chalked up a new record of 5.8 percent. The sales of Compaq and IBM were ranked the first and the second in the third quarter. CHINA, December 03, AsiaPort -- Liandi Zixun Co held a news briefing recently declaring to be the authorized agent of HP and Compaq notebook computers. The products that Liandi will distribute include HP Omni Book series, Compaq Armada series, and 3Com enterprise level products. In addition, Liandi says that it is willing to cooperate with other enterprises in its distribution work.