Compaq and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have released workstations based on the high-end version of the Pentium II processor instead of the Xeon chip. At the bottom end, HP's entry-level XA workstation is runs at 350MHz and includes a 4.3GB hard disk.
Dell has joined the throng of vendors rushing to offer Linux by pre-installing the open source operating system (OS) on its workstations. Red Hat Linux 5.2 can now be pre-configured on Dell Precision 410 and 610 workstations.
Barclays has installed a workflow system to help automate its paper based administration system. The high street bank has licensed Staffware 97, which it will later upgrade to Staffware 2000, to manage its Retail Finance Services.
The open source operating system will be deployed on 128 workstations running the department's 3D-modelling system, which is used by the exploration department to find possible oil-bearing features. Oil company Amerada Hess has said it can save...
SGI has released a range of workstations running for the first time on the Linux operating system. The Silicon Graphics 230, 330 and 550 workstations are based on Intel Pentium II and III 32-bit Xeon processors and run on either Red Hat Linux 6.1...
This sounds like a significant gain until you discover that StarOffice was replacing Applix on Unix workstations as well as Windows based software. This is not happening now - perhaps there is nothing left to automate or maybe businesses are afraid...
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