Intel's new chip may bring only a small dose of relief; Xeon to sell for above $1,000, but problems in PC realm remain a drag

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Intel's introduction of its over-$1000 Xeon microprocessor, aimed primarily at machines such as servers that use multiple processors, comes at a time the company is encountering lower profits, slowing sales growth and FCC's investigation of its business practices. However, it is questionable whether the Xeon, priced in the $1,100 to $2,800 range, can offset the downward trend in the selling prices of Intel's chips because Xeon is likely to sell only in volumes of hundreds of thousands, while low-end chip sells in tens of millions. Problems plaguing Intel include chip inventory buildup among big PC makers, Asia problems and the market demand for PCs that cost under $1,000. Intel has already predicted that its second quarter revenue would be flat compared with an equally lackluster first quarter. However, analysts believe that Xeon and Intel's other new chips such Katmai will help the company to bounce back in 1999.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor Devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Semiconductor industry, Management, Planning, Microprocessor, Product information, Product introduction, CPUs (Central processing units), Intel Corp., INTC, Microprocessors, Company analysis, Company product planning, Company business planning, Intel Xeon (Microprocessor)

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Microsoft's DOS 6.0 is still selling well despite reports of 'compression' glitch

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Microsoft Corp has sold more than 3 million copies of MS-DOS 6.0 despite reports of bugs in the operating system. Many of the complaints center on DoubleSpace, a new data-compression feature. The critics include InfoWorld, a trade publication, computer retailers and users. Some retailers are warning customers away from the product, and some are even discouraging the use of rival data-compression programs such as SuperStore, from Addstore Inc, and Stacker, from Stac Electronics. Stac Electronics introduces a new version of Stacker that it claims remedies some flaws in DOS 6.0. For its part, Microsoft reports no major problems or customer complaints about DOS 6.0. The strong sales are testimony to Microsoft's domination of the PC software market.

Prepackaged software, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Computer software industry, Software industry, Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Corp., Statistics, Data compression, Sales, Bugs (Software), Program Errors, MS-DOS 6.0 (Operating system)

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