IBM PC group lost nearly $1B in 1998. ibm pc group lost nearly. IBM's Personal Systems Group lost nearly $1 billion in 1998, much more than the year before, according to the company's annual report. IBM's Personal Systems Group lost nearly $1 billion in 1998, much more than the year before, according to the company's annual report. The group ended the year with a loss of $992 million on total revenues of $12.8 billion, compared to a loss of $161 million on revenues of $14.4 billion in 1997....

Advanced Micro Devices says it intends to sell off its Communications Group in a move to counter mounting losses. Advanced Micro Devices says it intends to sell off its Communications Group in a move to counter mounting losses....

IBM pares down PC group. ibm pares down pc group. IBM Corp.'s Personal Systems Group will lay off up to 1,000 of its 10,000 employees.The company may also pull out of many retail outlets next year, focusing instead on trying to build web sales for the money-losing unit. IBM Corp.'s Personal Systems Group will lay off up to 1,000 of its 10,000 employees....

Hacker group joins e-security startup. hacker group joins e. A well-known computer hacker group has joined forces with a new startup firm in the potentially lucrative network security consulting and management services business. A well-known computer hacker group has joined forces with a new startup firm in the potentially lucrative network security consulting and management services business....

Standards group recommends new Web spec. standards group recommends new web spec....

Conservative group pushes Microsoft breakup. conservative group pushes microsoft breakup. A conservative Washington think tank, the group proposes that the company be split into separate OS and applications companies, with the OS side then split again into three independent companies - each of which would control Windows source code and have the power to strike its own deals with OEMs and software vendors....

Group says Microsoft must open Windows. group says microsoft must open windows. Ed Thompson, an analyst for Gartner Group, says Microsoft should release the parts of the source code that interact with Windows APIs (Application Programming Interface) that determine exactly how individual applications will interact with the overall platform....

Group may declare MS Kerberos nonstandard. group may declare ms kerberos nonstandard....