In an antitrust case separate from Intel's (INTC) Federal Trade Commission trouble, the chipmaker has filed an appeal denying it held a monopoly or harmed a competitor, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
This latest action, filed in the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, is aimed at overturning a preliminary injunction issued in April in a lawsuit filed by Intergraph Corp. (INGR). In its appeal, Intel repeated its response to an antitrust complaint filed against it Monday by the FTC, which cited the Intergraph case. Intergraph filed suit in November 1997, charging Intel with cutting off its supply of vital technical information during the patent dispute, the Journal said.
Going Once: In the latest addition to the great portal build-up race, Classifieds2000 Inc., a division of Excite (XCIT), unveiled its new Auctions service on its site today. Attention shoppers - you too can bid on other people's junk in real time. The service is searchable and has an email notification service to let shoppers know when the bidding starts on that perfectly olive-green lounge chair. Auctions will be available on around 100 Web sites, thanks to the Classifieds2000 Network. Bidding lasts from 3 days to two weeks. Just wait and see if the other portals are itching to get their own ecommerce funnel. Auction envy, anyone?
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Yahoo, Compaq deal: Yahoo (YHOO) says it has an agreement with computer-maker Compaq (CPQ) to direct users of Compaq's new Internet PC to Yahoo as their primary gateway to the Internet. Under the agreement, the "My Yahoo" page enables Compaq customers to fully personalize their Web experience with national news, sports, weather information, and a link to computer support. A Yahoo spokeswoman said the deal is another example of the company's expanding its services to reach a wider audience.
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Global PC sales slowing: International Data, a major technology research firm, says the worldwide market for personal computers is slowing. The report says global PC unit volume is expected to grow by only 9 percent in the second quarter, as it copes with inventory problems and economic turmoil in Asia. IDC said worldwide PC shipments grew by 11 percent in the first quarter, and by 15 percent in 1997.
