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To: rupert1 who wrote (61338)	5/14/1999 2:56:00 PM
From: rupert1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Dixon's were the first to offer free internet access with Computers. Since October, that free service has become a leader in the UK. They are talkign off spinning it off. This article shows just how fast they are adding cotnentI wish AV was as quick as these go-gettum Brits. _______________________ Posted 14/05/99 12:33pm by Tim Richardson Freeserve adds share buying to its service Dixons has just forked out $15 million for a 13 per cent share in GlobalNet Financial.com to bolster the content provided by its highly successful ISP Freeserve. Within months it appears the electrical retailer-come-Internet company will start offering an on-line sharedealing service to rival established firms such as Charles Schwab. According to reports, the service will cover all stocks and shares listed in the UK and the US and could also lead to a wide variety of other financial products including mortgages. Of course the deal has a reciprocal value for GlobalNet Financial.com giving Freeserve's 1.1 million subscribers access to its Web site UkiNvest.com. "We believe a closer relationship with Freeserve will help us expand at a much faster rate as well as maximise our equity value over the long term," said Stanley Hollander, president and CEO of GLBN. As part of the deal, Freeserve has the option to increase its stake in GLBN to 19.9 per cent. ®

To: rupert1 who wrote (61338)	5/14/1999 11:30:00 PM
From: rudedog	Respond to of 97611

Intel first started development of 4-way server components in 1994. By 1995 they had developed a program they called Standard High Volume (SHV) servers, which were the basis of many OEM products, including DELL and HP. Intel also boxed them up and sold them both under the Intel name and under several white box labels. In 1997 Intel got out of making the boxes. HP and DELL had developed added engineering on top of the basic Intel designs, and thus were not buying either boxes or ready-made motherboards. Intel also had too many complications in the market as a box vendor. They still make the SHV boards which are one of the staples of the white box market, along with products from Tyan and other 'generic' motherboards. So once again the register is a little behind the times. Not likely that intel will set the clock back two years and restart a failed initiative - just not their style.