Press Cuttings: August 1995
Corporate
- Sam Wauchope resigns as MD and is replaced by David Lee of Olivetti.
(Daily Mail, Cambridge Evening News 29 July; PC Dealer, Microscope, Aberdeen
Press and Journal, Western Daily Press, Cambridge Weekly News 2 Aug; CTW 7
Aug; Business Weekly Eastern Region 8 Aug; Computer Weekly 24 Aug; TES 25
Aug; Infomatics Digest Aug)
Product
- Free software with Integrex colour printers. (Sign Update July/Aug)
- Windows 95 vs RiscOS. (Daily Telegraph 1 Aug; Weekly Telegraph 9 Aug; Guardian 19 Aug; Daily Telegraph 24 Aug)
- Design to Distribution secures Acorn contract to build A7000. (Stoke Sentinel 14 Aug)
- Brief review of Pocket Book II and competitors. (Time Out 23 Aug)
- New releases from 10/10 Software. (CTW 28 Aug)
- Information on Acorn's Omniclient. (European Computer Sources Aug)
- Article on Sibelius 7 and its writers. (Independent 28 Aug)
- Reviews of Scanlight Video 256 and Sleuth 2. (Computer Shopper Sept)
- Reviews of ArcWeb and Webster for Internet. (.net Sept)
- Letter on software allowing 'pages' in DTP. (Computer Buyer Sept)
- Info on access to Acorn data on Internet. (Internet & Comms Today Sept)
- Articles on launch of A7000. (Practical PC, Computer Shopper Sept)
- Review of Anglia TV's new CD-ROM, Castles. (CD-Rom Magazine Sept)
- Info on sourcing software for Internet. (Internet & Comms Today Sept)
Professional Publishing
- Large format poster system from Acorn. (Printing Product News Summer; Screen Press, Electronic Imaging May)
- Article on variuos publishing systems available. (Electronic Imaging June)
- Article on Acorn's publishing system plus inteview with Simon Woodward. (Creative Technology June)
Education
- Parent raises £870 for new Acorn at school. (Chippenham News 27 July)
- National Grid donates A4000 to school. (Wakefield Express 28 July)
- School raises £3000 to donate RiscPC to children's unit at hospital. (Weald and Tunbridge Wells Courier 28 July)
- Acorn makes advances in Hull schools. (Hull Daily Mail 2 Aug)
- Yeovil company wins Acorn education contract for Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Avon. (Western Gazette 3 Aug; Express & Star 10 Aug)
- School wins Acorn kit in multimedia competition - their entry was called "I hate school". (Dunfermline Press 4 Aug, Fife & Kinross Extra 5 Aug)
- ICD liaises with Acorn to create new schools' marketing database. (Precision Marketing 7 Aug)
- Acorn responds to Watford Electronics comment on new education distribution. (PC Dealer 9 Aug)
- 3SL agrees to sign up to new Acorn Agency scheme. (Microscope 16 Aug)
- Denton school links up via Internet to schools in Ireland and France. (Denton Reporter 17 Aug)
- Moray Micro Computing appointed Education Agent for northern Scotland. (Aberdeen Press & Journal 23 Aug; Aberdeen Evening Express 25 Aug)
- Article on learning to read in school using the Pocket Book. (Daily Telegraph)
- Gainsborough school 'highly commended' for entry in newspaper competition run by TES and Acorn. (Lincolnshire Echo 26 Aug)
- Natural History Museum hosts finals of Dungeons and Dragons championships - winning got £1500 of Acorn kit. (Toys 'N' Playthings Aug)
- Advice on buying a new computer - PC's vs Acorn. (PC Direct Sept)
- Questions parents are always asking about computers in the classroom. (Focus Sept)
Computers in Schools Scheme
- Winning schools in Tesco competitions. (Wythenshawe World 21 July; Eastbourne Echo Shopper 25 July; Herts Advertiser 26 July; West Briton Argus, Royal Cornwall Gazette, Harrow Leader, Rugby Advertiser 27 July; Wycombe Star, South Bucks Star, Chiltern Star 28 July; Swansea Evening Post 2 Aug; The Cornishman 3 Aug; Chester Chronicle 4 Aug; Kent Today 10 Aug; Medway News 11 Aug; Poole & Dorset Advertiser 17 Aug)
- Schools and individuals say thank you to all those who collected vouchers. (Lynn News 25 July; Swansea Evening Post 1 Aug; Newcastle Herald & Post 2 Aug; Craven Herald & Pioneer, Kentish Times Leader, Plymouth Evening Herald 4 Aug; Worcester Evening News 5 Aug; New Forest Post, Amesbury Journal 10 Aug; North West Evening Mail 14 Aug; Sheerness Times 17 Aug; Andover Advertiser 18 Aug)
- Schools record numbers of vouchers collected and what will be bought. (Sheerness Times 27 July; Bucks Free Press 28 July; Wootton Bassett Standard, Marlborough Times 3 Aug; Ascot & Sunningdale Observer, Windsor & Eton Observer 4 Aug; Bournemouth Evening Echo 14 Aug; Leicester Mercury 15 Aug; Oxford Times, Hemel Hempstead Express 18 Aug)
- Theft from school of A4000 obtained in earlier year of scheme. (Brackley & Towcester Advertiser 28 July)
- Tesco responds to concern about collecting vouchers. (Hoddesdon & Broxbourne Mercury 28 July)
- Tesco store reports handing over more than 80,000 vouchers. (Coventry Evening Telegraph 15 Aug)
- Dyslexic girl gets her computer. (Glamorgan Gazette 17 Aug)
Consumer
- Magazine gives Acorn systems as competition prizes. (Chat 12 Aug)
- Acorn introduces interest free credit scheme for consumers. (CTW 14 Aug)
- Acorn system being given away at Baby & Toddler Show. (Birmingham Evening Mail 28 Aug)
- Acorn vs the PC - yet more comment. (Computer Shopper, PC Home, PC Pro Sept)
New Zealand
- Acorn launches education competition with Grafton Gourmet Poultry. (Dominion 24 July)
- Acorn launches new A700 and A7000. (Computerworld NZ 31 July; Otago Daily Times 25 July)
- Paper runs competition with Pocket Book as main prize. (Sunday Star Times 6 Aug and 13 Aug)
- Sam Wauchope resigns - replaced by David Lee. (Dominion 7 Aug; The Press 8 Aug; Computerworld NZ 14 Aug)
- Primary schools win Pocket Books in rubbish recycling competition. (Northshore Advertiser 8 Aug)
- Lytton High school opens hi-tech suite with Acorn systems. (Gisborne Herald 19 Aug)
- Interview with OM boss, Malcolm Bird on recent visit. (Network World Aug / Sept)
ARM
- Disabled programmer raises £3500 for charity with £1000 of it coming from ARM sponsorship. (Computer Weekly 3 and 10 Aug)
- ARM in deal with ES2 to add reprogammable tecnology to processor core. (Electronics Times 27 July; New Electronics 8 Aug)
- GEC Plessey announces 3 new chips based on ARM processor. (Radio Technology International Aug)
Online Media
- Info on second generation set-top box from OM. (Teleconnunications June)
- Cambridge interactive TV trial to expand to 1000 customers by end of year.
(Retail Automation July/Aug)
- Brief article on Cambridge Trial. (Business & Technology Magazine July)
- Comment on how customers will be charged for VoD. (Computer Business Review July)
- OM wins major contract to supply STB to US educational company Lightspan Partnership.
(Telecommunication News 1 Aug)
- Digital selects OM's new STB for Westminster Cable's trial. (Telecommunication News 1 Aug)
- Post Office joins Cambridge Trial in TV shopping link-up.
(Cambridge Evening News, Reuters International 2 Aug; Cambridge Evening News 3 Aug; Broadcast 4 Aug; Precision Marketing 7 Aug, Computing, Computer Weekly 10 Aug; Telecommunication News 15 Aug; Electronics Times 17 Aug)
- GUS joins Cambridge Trial. (Retail Automation July / Aug)
- Viewcall Europe selects STB for new Internet service. (Screen Digest Aug)
- NOP to join Cambridge Trial. (CD-Rom Now, Voice International Aug)
- Article on progress of Cambridge Trail. (Electrotechnology Aug / Sept)
- 14 articles (in Italian) on the Post Office joining the Cambridge Trial.
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