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British Police Fraud Squads Missing Computer Clues 01/05/93 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1993 JAN 5 (NB) -- Divisional fraud squad detectives in Britain have admitted they are missing vital clues when solving […]

UK: Samsung Signs With Ideal Hardware For Distribution 11/11/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 NOV 11 (NB) -- Samsung Electronics has formed an interesting alliance with Ideal Hardware, one of its primary […]

Apple UK Launches Educational Marketing Campaign 10/22/92 UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1992 OCT 22 (NB) -- Apple Computer in the UK has announced an ambitious sales campaign targeting students and their […]

UK: Cognito Packet Radio Network Revived 10/21/92 NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 OCT 21 (NB) -- Three months after the Dowty Group wound down its Cognito packet radio operation, a group […]

UK: Elonex Unveils Office PC Range 10/15/82 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 OCT 15 (NB) -- Elonex, the UK direct-sell operation, has announced the Office PC series of computers. The PCs are […]

****Rabbit Mobile Phone Service Goes National In UK 10/13/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 OCT 13 (NB) -- After a roll-out in the Northeast and Northwest regions of the UK in the […]

UK: Astair Conference Details 10/09/92 DORKING, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1992 OCT 9 (NB) -- The organizers of the Astair '92 conference and exhibition, which takes place in London from November 9-11, […]

All Change At IBM UK As 50 New PCs Unveiled 10/08/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 OCT 8 (NB) -- IBM UK has announced no less than 50 new PCs. At the […]

UK: Wordperfect Increases Market Share 09/29/82 ADDLESTONE, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1992 SEP 29 (NB) -- Wordperfect is claiming that is reported record share of the word processing market share of earlier […]

UK: British Firms Need To Computerize, Survey Shows 09/28/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 SEP 28 (NB) -- According to a survey commissioned by IBM, more than 50 percent of Britain's business […]

UK: Dell Slashes 10-15% 09/28/92 BRACKNELL, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 SEP 28 (NB) -- Dell has slashed UK pricing on all its machines by between 10 and 15 percent. The direct-sell […]

UK: Elonex's UKP 500,000 Football Sponsorship 09/04/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 SEP 4 (NB) -- In a deal worth UKP 500,000 over the next two seasons, Elonex, the direct-sell supplier, has […]

UK Printer Sales: A Slump On The Way, Says Context 09/03/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 SEP 3 (NB) -- The printer market could be in for a poor 1992, unless something […]

Britain's Tax Service Could Be Privatized 07/24/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 24 (NB) -- The British equivalent of the IRS, the Inland Revenue, could soon be privatized, Government officials have […]

UK: Western Systems Opens Regional Showrooms 07/23/92 RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX, 1992 JUL 23 (NB) -- Western Systems has opened three new showrooms around the UK. The showrooms, sited in Birmingham, Leeds […]

Mercury Invests UKP 22 Million In North-East UK 07/21/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 21 (NB) -- Mercury Communications has announced its has invested UKP 22 million (around $38 million) in […]

Computer Network Tech Acquires Its UK Distributor 07/15/92 UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 15 (NB) -- Computer Network Technology Corporation (CNTC) has bought up all the outstanding shares in its […]

UK: Mercury Intros Differential Charging System 07/15/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 15 (NB) -- Mercury's indirect long distance and international telephone service, which uses the British Telecom network to gain […]

****UK: Apple Signs Ryman High Street Stores To Sell Macs 07/14/92 UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 14 (NB) -- Ryman, the high street business stationers here in the UK, has […]

Wordperfect UK Ships Interim Wordperfect 5.1/Windows 07/14/92 ADDLESTONE, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 14 (NB) -- Wordperfect UK has begun shipping an interim release of Wordperfect 5.1 for Windows for just […]

UK Telecoms Trade Show Opens Up To The Public 07/13/92 BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 13 (NB) -- After five years of being trade-only, the Telecoms Industry Association (TIA) has turned […]

UK: Info Shortage/Too Much Paper, Says Business Report 07/09/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 9 (NB) -- Almost 70 percent of organizations believe that they have too much paper (the bulk […]

UK: Wyse Ships 50MHz 486DX2-Based PC 07/09/92 TWYFORD, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 9 (NB) -- Confirming plans announced at the Which Computer? Show earlier this year, Wyse Technology has begun […]

3Com Claims A First With European Support Center 07/08/92 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTS, ENGLAND, 192 JUL 8 (NB) -- 3Com has opened what it claims is a first for the industry […]

More On Cellnet's Plans For Low-cost Cellular Phone Svc 07/08/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 8 (NB) -- Cellnet has released further details of its "Project Liberty" low-cost cellular phone service […]

Cellnet To Launch Low-Cost UK Cellphone Service 07/07/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 7 (NB) -- Cellnet has announced that it will be offering a budget cellular phone tariff starting in […]

Microsoft Plans For Fox In UK, Hongkong 07/06/92 WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 6 (NB) -- In the wake of its formal completion of the acquisition of Fox Software, (as […]

****UK Survey Shows Finance Managers Reject Windows 07/02/92 MARLOW, BUCKS, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 2 (NB) -- A detailed survey recently carried out by computer industry guru Dennis Keeling, and published […]

Transpac Teams With Ram Mobile Data In UK 07/02/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUL 2 (NB) -- Transpac Network Services, the UK data networking subsidiary of France Telecom, is to team […]

UK Telecom Watchdog Starts Cellphone Market Investigation 06/26/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 26 (NB) -- Oftel, the British government-appointed telecom watchdog, has announced it has begun an investigation into the […]

UK: Miracom Offers Special "Two Pack" Modem Deal 06/26/92 SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 26 (NB) -- Miracom has announced a special two-pack deal on its Courier 2400 Quad modems. […]

****Modem Usage Over Cellular Is Possible - Though Tricky 06/26/92 TORQUAY, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 26 (NB) -- For the second year running, Newsbytes' UK bureau took a week's vacation […]

UK: Microsoft Announces Application Development Program 06/25/92 WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 25 (NB) -- Microsoft has launched the Microsoft Developer Network (MDN), a program that it claims gives UK […]

Ericsson Secures Major UK Mobile Telecoms Contract 06/24/92 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 1992 JUN 24 (NB) -- Vodafone has awarded Ericsson, the Swedish telecoms company, with a UKP 30 million contract for […]

UK Regional Electricity Board In Telecom Venture 06/17/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 17 (NB) -- The Yorkshire Electricity Board (YEB), one of the UK's recently privatized electronic companies, has announced […]

UK: Wordperfect Claims Lion's Share Of WP Market 06/16/92 ADDLESTONE, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 16 (NB) -- Wordperfect is claiming that it now holds the lion's share of the UK […]

Mercury Offers Private Circuit Guarantee 06/15/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 15 (NB) -- One of the biggest headaches facing telecom managers in companies these days is the possibility that their […]

Govt Price Review On UK Telecoms Prices Causes Stir 06/11/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 11 (NB) -- The normally sleepy telecoms markets here in the UK were shaken this week […]

Cellular Phones Still Selling In UK, Despite Recession 06/10/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 10 (NB) -- Vodafone, one of the UK's two cellular network operators, has reported pre-tax profits of […]

Microsoft Windows Selling Strong In UK 06/10/92 WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 10 (NB) - Microsoft UK has announced that Windows 3.1 is outselling all its forecasts, having shipped around […]

Artisoft Triples UK Operations Staff 06/09/92 SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 9 (NB) -- Artisoft has expanded its European operations to exploit what it claims is a rapidly expanding peer-to-peer […]

****Indian Terminal Manufacturer Sets Up UK Operations 06/09/92 ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 9 (NB) -- VXL, which claims to be India's top terminal manufacturer, has opened a UK office […]

Microsoft Offers MS-Mail Upgrade Path For 3Com Users 06/05/92 WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 5 (NB) -- Microsoft believes it has found a way to boost the number of computer […]

Mercury Intros New Toll-free Numbering Scheme For UK 06/02/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 2 (NB) -- After beta testing the service last summer, Mercury has announced its toll-free and national […]

UK: Seven Convicted Of Credit Card Scam 06/01/92 BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 1 (NB) -- Seven men have been convicted of defrauding Visa and Mastercard in what appears to be […]

UK: Wordperfect Instructor Kits For Trainers 06/01/92 ADDLESTONE, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1992 JUN 1 (NB) -- Wordperfect UK has developed a range of training packages designed to assist trainers in companies […]

New For Unix In UK: Wordperfect Debuts On HP 9000 05/26/92 ADDLESTONE, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1992 MAY 26 (NB) -- Wordperfect UK has ported its Wordperfect 5.0 word processor to two […]

****UK: Mercury Communications Hit By Telecom Fraud 05/26/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 MAY 26 (NB) -- Mercury Communications has revealed that it has been hit by a long distance telephone fraud, […]

****Newsbytes Audiotex Service Debuts In The UK 05/26/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 MAY 26 (NB) -- After several weeks of exhaustive beta tests, Newsbytes' Audiotex service -- a spoken word version […]

UK: Reuters Links Fully To Financial Times Profile On-line 05/20/92 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992 MAY 20 (NB) -- The Financial Times Profile service has announced that the full text of the […]