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[dakinky]

Apple to Introduce iPhoto Studio & Studio in a Bag

By Kasper Jade ([e-mail])

April 17, 2001


Apple will soon be adding another application to their "i" line of digital media editing products that will fall alongside iMovie, iDVD, and iTunes.

The new product, iPhoto, will continue to expand on Apple`s goal of transitioning to a greater software company instead of a purely hardware based operation. This, in turn, allows the computer maker to more effectively market Macintosh PCs as there are more readily available predefined solutions for industry professionals. Solutions that are built from the ground up, for the Macintosh Operating System.



Said to be based on core Apple technologies such as QuickTime and ColorSync, iPhoto will interface seamlessly with the company`s FireWire In/Out technology, allowing the application to instantly rip and process images from many of the latest professional digital cameras, sources said.

According to sources, iPhoto, along with a second Apple-branded digital image solution called "Studio in a Bag," will present an Apple scriptable workflow environment that incorporates ColorSync technology to easily process photos with color clarity for digital media or print.

A sneak preview of both new Apple software products is scheduled during an Apple sponsored Digital Workflow For Photographers Seminar to be held in New York city this Friday.


Do you have information? Contact AppleInsider directly at (315)-372-6391 or by anonymous voice
mail at (202)-364-9969. Confidential information can also be sent to [e-mail]

[dakinky]

OS X iMac May Contain Widescreen

By Kasper Jade ([e-mail])

April 17, 2001


Sources tell AppleInsider that Apple is scheduled to introduce the next generation of their iMac personal computers in July with availability in time for the late educational buying season.

Apple introduced the iMac personal PC in May of 1998, but the product line has seen very little cosmetic alterations in its three year life span. The computer maker has relied on increases in component speed and size, such as faster processors and larger hard drives, to sustain significant revenue intake over that time.

Sales of the iMac have successively become less impressive over the past year. The consensus among industry analysts is that the PC maker needs to do something radical to spice up interest in the iMac line, as the once revolutionary innovation of a compact and translucent all-in-one desktop machine is no longer pulling the demand that it did 3 years ago.



That much is indeed true, say sources employed by Apple, who claim that changes to the next line of the company`s iMac computers will be "bigger and more apparent than ever before."

Though it is unconfirmed by sources who can be considered reliable, its been said that the new line of iMacs are being designed with some of the same ideals as the company`s new Power Book G4. One of the highly rumored features is said to be a wide-screen display, ideal for home video editing in iMovie.

Aside from the rumored wide-screen, sources say the iMac will acquired a 133MHz bus, sport processors with speeds of 533 and 633MHz, and finally pack a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics processor for superior gaming performance.

Sources are referring to this revolutionized line of iMacs as the OS X iMacs, as they say these will be the first of the units to ship with Mac OS X pre-installed as the core system.

If you have any additional info on the new line of iMacs, drop us a line @ [e-mail]

[dakinky]

AppleInsider Blurbs [04/15- 04/21]

By AppleInsider Staff ([e-mail])

April 17, 2001


iTunes 1.2

Ever since the release of iTunes 1.1, the development team has been working on yet another release that will increase stability and add additional support for third party peripherals.

According to sources, version 1.2 of the software, which will be released around the same time that Roxio releases Toast 5.0.1, will now work flawlessly with the updated version of Toast and vice versa.

Apple Network Assistant 5.0 Beta

Apple has been working on a new release of Apple Network Assistant, according to reliable sources. The release, which began its seeding process in February, is version 5.0 and is written for Mac OS X.

The final feature set has yet to be determined.

Imation 2 in 1 FireDisk

Imation is apparently getting ready to market a new series of pocket-sized "FireDisk" drives in the United States. The drives are hybrid USB and FireWire and come in 10GB and 20GB capacities. They perform at 400Mb per second and 12Mb per second under FireWire and USB, respectively, and operate at 4200 rotations per minute.



According to sources, the drives may operate without the assistance of a power adapter when using a genuine 400Mbs FireWire port. The larger 20GB drive will apparently cost around $340 in the states.


April 16, 2001


QuickTime 5.0 Turns Beta 19

QuickTime 5.0, or as it is now referred to as QuickTime 5.0.1, turned beta 19 last Monday. According to sources, Apple will apparently required all users of QuickTime Pro 5.0 to purchase a new "Pro" registration key, regardless of whether they have paid for registrations previous to QuickTime 5.0 This will apparently be in effect for both Classic and Mac OS X versions of the QuickTime software.

Additionally, there are apparently still some issues with sound input and audio capture under the Mac OS X version of QuickTime 5 that need to be ironed out before its release.


Do you have information? Contact AppleInsider directly at (315)-372-6391 or by anonymous voice
mail at (202)-364-9969. Confidential information can also be sent to [e-mail]

[dakinky]

Quelle: www.macwelt.de
Aus der Nachrichtenredaktion, 23.04.2001



Neue iBooks Dualprozessor-Macs Anfang Mai?

Apple lädt zur außerordentlichen Pressekonferenz

Laut news.com hat Apple für nächsten Dienstag, den 1. Mai, Journalisten in seine Firmenzentrale in Cupertino geladen. Insider vermuten, dass der Mac-Hersteller neue Hardware präsentieren wird, der immer noch ausstehende offizielle Start einer eigenen Handelskette könnte jedoch auch Thema sein. Mehr...


Alles neu macht der Mai, wenn die Spekulationen der US-Website C|net news.com sich als wahr erweisen sollten. Demnach hat der Mac-Hersteller Journalisten zu einer Pressekonferenz am 1. Mai in Cupertino eingeladen und will sich im Anschluss daran den Fragen der Reporter stellen.

Während außerordentlicher Pressekonferenzen haben bei Apple in der Vergangenheit oft außerordentliche Produkte das Licht der Welt erblickt, im Oktober 1999 beispielsweise drei neue "slot-loading" iMac-Modelle. "Aufregende Ankündigungen" von Steve Jobs und leitenden Managern des Unternehmens verspricht nun auch die Einladung. Vor den versammelten aktionären soll der Apple-CEO bereits letzte Woche angekündigt haben, in diesem Jahr auch ausserhalb der regulären Termine neue Produkte vorzustellen. Die nächste dieser Gelegenheiten wäre erst im July zur Eröffnung der MAcworld Expo in New York gegeben, sieht man von der WWDC im Mai ab, die Jobs jedoch mit einer "Kamingespräch" genannten Veranstaltung eröffnen will.

Nicht weniger als die Vorstellung eines neuen, "schlanken" iBook und die von Multiprozessor-Macs erwartet nun C|net unter Bezug auf nicht näher genannte Quellen. Einige Indizien sprechen dafür: Das iBook ist mittlerweile das älteste Gerät in Apples Produkt-Portfolio, zuletzt gab es im September 2000 Modifikationen. Der Distributor Ingram Micro gab C|net gegenüber an, keine iBooks mit 366 MHz schnellen Prozessor mehr auf Lager zu haben und vom iBook SE mit 466-MHz-Prozessor und DVD-Laufwerk nur noch geringe Stückzahlen.
Macs mit Dual-Prozessor hat Apple bereits im Januar versprochen, zu einem Zeitpunkt, zu dem diese "Sinn machen würden", also wenn Mac-OS X, das Multiprozessing unterstützt, auf den Markt gekommen sein wird. Zudem hat der Mac-Hersteller erst vor kurzem das Modell mit 677 MHz Taktrate aus dem Angebot genommen, die Rückkehr zur Produkt-Dreifaltigkeit "Fast, faster, fastest", wobei jede der angebotenen Maschinen mit zwei Prozesoren ausgestattet ist, scheint plausibel.

Die Spatzen pfeifen es seit Anfang des Jahres von den Dächern, eine offizielle Bestätigung, dass Apple mit drei Läden im Silicon Valley sowie einer Niederlassung in Chicago eine eigene Handelskette eröffnen wird, steht nach wie vor aus. Bereits für April dieses Jahres hatten Insider die Premiere des ersten Apple Retail Stores erwartet, eine Bestätigung wäre also überfällig.

Apple Deutschland gab Macwelt gegenüber keine Stellungnahme zu den Gerüchten ab. Was uns also Steve Jobs in die Mai-Bowle geben wird, bleibt abzuwarten. pm

Info: C|net news.com

[dakinky]

Tuesday April 24, 7:30 am Eastern Time

Press Release
SOURCE: The Descartes Systems Group Inc.
via BCE Emergis e-News Services

Apple Selects Descartes
Waterloo, Ontario

The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (NasdaqSGX - news), (TSESG - news), a leading provider of global Internet logistics solutions, announced today that Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) has entered into an agreement to license Descartes` DeliveryNet solution.

About Descartes Descartes is a leading provider of global Internet logistics solutions that facilitate B2B e-commerce. Descartes` logistics network technology and network-based services enable companies to create high-speed, high-performance fulfillment networks called DeliveryNets. DeliveryNet solutions empower organizations to deliver reliable, responsive customer service in a profitable manner and to create innovative new products and services.

DeliveryNet solutions leverage Descartes` Internet-based Global Logistics Network, an open, worldwide network of shippers, receivers, carriers, logistics service providers, e-marketplaces, vertical portals, and transportation exchanges. The result is a global logistics community connected to Descartes` technological infrastructure that provides cost savings and revenue opportunities for businesses that need to manage physical product movement.

For more information about Descartes, visit www.descartes.com.

[dakinky]

Sehr, sehr interessant!

Quelle: www.macwelt.de - Morgenmagazin vom 25.04.2001

Guten Morgen!
Ein klein wenig verspätet erscheint heute das Morgenmagazin, Wartungsarbeiten an der Energieversorgung unserer Server hatten den kurzzeitigen Ausfall von macwelt.de zu verantworten. Wir bitten um Verständnis für Macwelt Offline.

Die Indizien mehren sich, dass Apple in den nächsten Tage eine neue iBook-Reihe ankündigen wird (macwelt.de berichtete). Im US-amerikanischen Apple Store sind die Einsteiger-Mobilrechner ausverkauft, zuletzt bekamen Produkte, die Apple als "temporarily unavailable" gekennzeichnet hatte, rasch einen Nachfolger. Im deutschen Apple Store sind das iBook und das iBook SE jedoch nach wie vor erhältlich.

....




!!!

dakinky

[downjones1]

Dieses Jahr geht bei apple die Post ab!

Tuesday, April 24
Two "totally new" Apple products out this year -- and not at Expos Rumor

New reports from long-time sources close to Apple`s hardware marketing efforts have confirmed that Apple is reaching the beta stage with two new products described as completely unlike its existing computer models -- while they are both based around complete computer motherboard architectures, these Digital Hub devices are reported to blur the line between computer and entertainment appliance.
Neither is referred to in the company documents Rumors has acquired by its shipping name -- only by obscure product codes which sources have asked us not to release as yet. But a few details are known about their common heritage:

* Both will ship with Mac OS X preinstalled, at least one of the two with significant customization to the new Finder interface to accomodate the computer-illiterate consumer by dramatically simplifying the process of running simple applications like iTunes, QuickTime, iDVD, Mail, and the like.
* One will be desktop-oriented and one portable-oriented, but both are intended to be lightweight and comfortable to pick up and move with the same ease one would portage a small stereo or mini-television. Interestingly, one third-party report suggests both devices use new high-tech hinges designed to last longer than the lifetime of the computers; the desktop device in particular apparently uses the hinge to adjust the angle of its display, bolstering the rumor that both of these machines will employ flat-panel displays.
* Both devices are targeted at price points below the iMac, but Apple prominently mentions "cost uncertainties" in more than one document relating to them. Apparently, flat-panel TFT LCD prices still aren`t dropping as quickly as Apple has predicted last year when these designs had begun to really take shape...and similar problems with the present global economic slump`s impact on computer component prices appear to be playing a part as well. If Apple is able to meet its price targets, however, the desktop device will be in the $500-$600 range and the portable in the $700-$800 region.
* Both devices are reportedly based on a greatly simplified motherboard architecture including some form of system-on-a-chip technology, but there have been sufficient contradictions between documents and reports from different stages of their development that it is not clear whether they will employ Motorola`s Thunderbird G3-class SOAC, or a more recently developed competing technology from IBM that would offer much better CPU performance by adding a more up-to-date 750CX-class G3 core but would probably not be available soon enough to ship both machines at full volume in 2001.
* One of the key means to keeping costs down for these machines is restricting the kinds of applications that are run on them by default; by creating a Classic-free environment and not running a large number of complex apps simultaneously, RAM requirements of Mac OS X drop to about 64MB and smaller hard disks can be accomodated as well.
* Complete feature specs are not yet available, but the basics appear to mirror current UMA-1.5 specifications: 100MHz main bus, 4X AGP graphics, 10/100Mbps Ethernet, USB 1.1, Firewire, 56Kbps modem, AirPort slot, etc.

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Slimmer Titanium-like iBook Due Next Week

By Kasper Jade ([e-mail])

April 27, 2001


Apple has been refining the next generation of its consumer laptop, which the computer maker calls the "iBook," ever since sales of the units began to dwindle last year. The iBook currently sports an ice and translucent colored enclosure, and is quite bulky by today`s standards.

But if sources are to believed, on May 1st Apple CEO and co-founder Steven P. Jobs will introduce an iBook that is much more compact and about as thin as the titanium G4 PowerBook. In fact, rumor has it that the unit may feature the same color and make of titanium shell as the current PowerBook G4s, with what sources are calling a `tight cover` that reads `iBook.`

Inside the units are G3 processors ranging up to 500MHz running on a 100MHz system bus, sources said. The unit, which goes by the codename "Marble" or "P29", will feature a new thin 12.1" TFT flatscreen display with a standard resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels; the current iBooks only support a maximum of 800 x 600 pixels.


2 USB and 1 FireWire ports are said to be standard on the new unit, with the addition of a non-composite S-video out port. An Ethernet/Modem jack is also included, as well as an unknown port resembling a USB type A port.

A 10GB hard drive and 128MB of RAM are said to be standard on the high-end 500MHz models of P29 test units, though lower end models may ship with 64MB of RAM.

According to sources, P29`s graphics are powered by an 8MB ATI RageM3 (model P29s) graphics card. A hybrid CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive is standard on test units of the high-end 500MHz models, with single CD-RW drives expected in lower-end units.

Prototypes of some P29 units are said to contain an unknown expansion slot in addition to the slot under the unit`s standard portable keyboard.

The units identify themselves as iBook/PowerBook G4s and sport custom ROM files. Sources say the units will ship with Apple`s AppleWorks, iMovie and iTunes, and Pangea`s Cro-Mag Rally, Nanosaur and Bugdom.

Additional information may be posted before the unit`s debut, so keep that dial tuned to AppleInsider.com


Do you have information? Contact AppleInsider directly at (315)-372-6391 or by anonymous voice
mail at (202)-364-9969. Confidential information can also be sent to [e-mail]

[dakinky]

Monday April 30, 8:02 am Eastern Time

Press Release
SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

Ron Okamoto Joins Apple as Vice President of Developer Relations

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced that Ron Okamoto has joined Apple as vice president of Developer Relations, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

``We are thrilled to have Ron leading our developer relations team,`` said Steve Jobs, Apple`s CEO. ``Ron`s firsthand experience at two successful Mac developers will help Apple to become an even better partner for our third party developers.``

Okamoto was previously vice president of Product Management and Marketing for graphics products at Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for the worldwide marketing and management of many award-winning products including Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects. Prior to joining Adobe, Okamoto was director of Product Marketing at Macromedia, Inc. Okamoto holds a bachelors of science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.

NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and Mac are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

[dakinky]

Monday April 30, 8:04 am Eastern Time

Press Release
SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

QuickTime 5 Downloads Top 1.5 Million in Less Than One Week

CUPERTINO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced that QuickTime(TM) 5, Apple`s industry-leading software for creating, playing and streaming high-quality audio and video over the Internet, has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times during its first week of availability. QuickTime 5 is available as a free download to Mac® and Windows users at www.apple.com/quicktime.

``QuickTime 5`s quality, speed and UI enhancements are already a hit with Mac and Windows users,`` said Philip Schiller, Apple`s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. ``QuickTime 5 builds on the success of QuickTime 4, of which 150 million copies have been distributed worldwide.``

QuickTime 5 includes an enhanced user-interface with new audio controls, ``Hot Picks`` guide and QuickTime TV(TM) (QTV) channels display; a new DV codec for enhanced speed and quality; the ability for content creators to design custom interfaces for the delivery of their QuickTime content; and a component downloader to add Apple`s own enhancements as well as third-party plug-ins on the fly. QuickTime 5 also offers full support for MPEG-1, Flash 4 and QuickTime`s new Cubic VR technology.

Availability

QuickTime 5 is available for free download at www.apple.com/quicktime. Localized versions of QuickTime 5 will be available in May 2001.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.

NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac, QuickTime and QuickTime TV are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

[tarex]

Noch mehr aus der Geruechtekueche.

Several sources who have provided spot-on reports about prototype Macs (including the original iMac, the first iBook, and the PowerMac G4) are now reporting that proof-of-concept PowerMacs with developmental G5-class PowerPC processors from Motorola have been demonstrated to at least two of Apple`s strategic partners.

The enclosures, motherboards, and components are all based on Apple`s UMA-2 chipset -- which will ship with next-generation PowerMac G4s later this year -- sporting up to 200MHz Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM memory, 8X AGP graphics bus, 800Mbps Firewire, and an ATA-100 IDE storage bus. These features have been seen in prototypes for over a year, however with the exception of 8X AGP, which is a much more recent development and probably won`t be seen in shipping Macs until some time in 2002)....the big surprise is the reports that a functional PowerPC 7500 (G5) prototype chip is being tested in these latest prototypes.

As previously reported on Rumors, Motorola`s version of the next-generation PowerPC architecture, called Book E, is embodied in the 7500. The G5 is a true 64-bit processor, with deeper pipelines for higher clock rates (up to 2GHz+), twice the on-chip Level 2 cache memory of the latest G3 and G4 processors, an enhanced memory architecture, added processing units, and one killer feature -- the ability to produce up to four CPU cores on a single chip, reducing the cost and complexity of powerful PPC multiprocessing configurations.

These first developmental 7500s are single-core, and do not include all of the features intended to be in the final version -- not all reports agree, but more than one suggest that the prototypes only include a 256K on-chip L2 cache, as opposed to the 512K cache specified in Motorola plans for the processor; apparently this greatly reduces the total transistor count of the chip and makes it easier to produce prototypes.

According to the reports, these prototypes are for demonstration and development only; they do run a complete version of Mac OS X, but are highly unstable even when downclocked to their most reliable speed, 900MHz. Reportedly, at least one prototype was booted and ran several tasks such as Photoshop filters and browsed the web with a 7500 running at 1,333MHz -- 1.33GHz! Unfortunately, within minutes that configuration was crashing, a clear indicator that there is much more work to be done before the machines are ready to ship.

tarex

[dakinky]

Tuesday May 1, 1:44 pm Eastern Time

Press Release
SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

Apple Unveils All New iBook

Sleek New Portable Perfect for Today`s Digital Lifestyle

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today introduced an all new iBook(TM) -- the lightest and smallest full-featured consumer and education notebook on the market today. Weighing just 4.9 pounds*, the new iBook features the first 1024-by-768 resolution 12.1-inch display in its class, FireWire® for video editing, and up to 5 hours of battery life. Starting at only $1,299, the amazingly affordable new iBook fits perfectly in today`s active digital lifestyle.

The new iBook offers the choice of a CD, DVD or CD-RW drive for easily burning music CDs, or a ``Combo`` DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive for both burning CDs and watching movies on DVDs. New iBooks include both iTunes, the world`s best and easiest to use ``jukebox`` software, and iMovie(TM) 2, the world`s most popular and easy-to-use consumer digital video editing software. Every new iBook model has a brilliant 1024-by-768 resolution 12.1-inch TFT display that has as many pixels as a typical 14-inch notebook display.

``The new iBook is wonderfully small and light, and packs in all the amazing features you`d expect from Apple,`` said Steve Jobs, Apple`s CEO. ``With iMovie, iTunes and iTools, the new iBook builds on the incredible success of the original iBook and is designed to fit today`s digital lifestyle.``

Every iBook is powered by 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processors, and offer up to twice the onboard memory, twice the memory expansion, and twice the storage than previous models. iBook`s new stunning design is almost two pounds lighter and twice as durable than previous models, and small enough to easily fit into any backpack or computer bag. Made for students and consumers alike, iBook`s streamlined impact resistant polycarbonate enclosure has no doors protruding, latches or levers to break or accidentally catch.

The new iBook offers great features such as:

-- fast PowerPC G3 processors running at 500 MHz with 256K backside level
2 cache;
-- a crisp 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix 1024-by-768 resolution TFT
XGA display;
-- a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW drive and optional "Combo" DVD-ROM/CD-RW
drive;
-- either 64- or 128MB onboard memory with increased RAM expansion to
640MB;
-- one FireWire and two USB ports;
-- AGP 2X Rage Mobility 128 with 8MB SDRAM;
-- built-in 10/100 Ethernet and 56K modem;
-- full-size keyboard;
-- VGA and composite video output;
-- AirPort(TM) ready with integrated antennas; and
-- built-in microphone and stereo speakers.


Still the easiest way to get on the Internet, all models offer instant Internet access with a free 30-day trial with EarthLink; Mac® OS 9.1, featuring iTools, Apple`s unique suite of free Internet services; and support AirPort, Apple`s revolutionary wireless networking for cable-free Internet access. With an optional cable, every iBook also offers video out as either VGA or composite video.

Pricing and Availability

The new iBook will be available in mid-May from Apple Authorized Resellers and The Apple Store® (www.apple.com) in three standard configurations:

-- iBook 500 MHz with 64MB SDRAM, 256K level 2 cache, 10GB Ultra ATA hard
drive, CD-ROM drive, USB and FireWire, built-in 56K modem, 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet and AirPort ready for an estimated retail price of
$1,299 (US);
-- iBook 500 MHz with 128MB SDRAM, 256K level 2 cache, 10GB Ultra ATA hard
drive, DVD-ROM drive, USB and FireWire, built-in 56K modem, 10/100BASE-
T Ethernet and AirPort ready for an estimated retail price of
$1,499 (US); and
-- iBook 500 MHz with 128MB SDRAM, 256K level 2 cache, 10GB Ultra ATA hard
drive, CD-RW drive, USB and FireWire, built-in 56K modem, 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet and AirPort ready for an estimated retail price of
$1,599 (US).


Build-to-order options include an additional 64- or 128MB RAM, a combination DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, 20GB hard disk, and AirPort Card and AirPort Base Station.

Special education pricing can be found at www.apple.com/education/store.
* Depending on configuration.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.

NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, AirPort, The Apple Store, FireWire, iBook, iMovie and Mac OS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

[dakinky]

Tuesday May 1, 1:45 pm Eastern Time

Press Release
SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

Apple to Supply 23,000 iBooks to Henrico County Public Schools

Largest Portable Computer Sale to Education Ever

CUPERTINO, Calif. and HENRICO COUNTY, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced an agreement with Henrico County Public Schools to supply 23,000 iBooks(TM) to the district. This initiative will give every middle and high school student and teacher access to their own laptop computer with plans to eventually provide every teacher and student throughout the district with an iBook.

``This is the mammoth -- the single largest sale of portable computers in education ever,`` said Steve Jobs, Apple`s CEO. ``Apple is thrilled to partner with Henrico County Public Schools in their revolutionary initiative because when every student and teacher has access to wirelessly-networked mobile computing, learning reaches far beyond the classroom.``

``Students, teachers, parents and the community will now have the best technology tools in the world at their fingertips every day,`` said Dr. Mark Edwards, superintendent of Henrico County Public Schools. ``We chose Apple`s iBook because our experience has shown that it costs significantly more to support other platforms. Apple`s iBook is the best product available to meet our instructional needs.``

According to leading market research firm International Data Corp. (IDC), Apple was the leading supplier of portable computers to the U.S. education market for calendar year 2000. In 2000, Apple captured an 18.2% share of the U.S. education portable market and had the largest annual growth in this segment of any vendor. From 1999 to 2000, the portable growth in the U.S. education market was 37%, more than twice that of desktops (15%). In 2001, IDC forecasts that the rate of portable growth in the U.S. education market will continue to significantly outpace the rate of growth for desktop computers.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.

NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac and iBook are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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[dakinky]

Tuesday May 1, 1:45 pm Eastern Time

Press Release
SOURCE: Apple Computer Inc.

Apple Releases Mac OS X Update With CD Burning

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple® (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) announced that it will release its second software update for Mac® OS X today, which together with a simultaneously-released update to iTunes will add the ability to burn custom music CDs on Mac OS X. Both software updates will be released at noon today and will begin automatically notifying users and updating their copies of Mac OS X over the Internet during the coming week.

Along with providing support for burning music CDs with CD-RW drives, the second software update to Mac OS X also features improvements in overall application stability and the latest version of the Internet file transfer service (ftpd). The update will be made available by automatic software update to all Mac OS X users for free.

``As promised, CD burning is now available on Mac OS X,`` said Steve Jobs, Apple`s CEO. ``As you can see, we`re improving Mac OS X on a regular basis by using our amazing Internet-based software update technology.``

iTunes for Mac OS X will now allow users to create custom music CDs and watch stunning full screen visualizations on their computer display. Available exclusively for the Mac®, iTunes also lets users import songs to their hard drives from their favorite CDs and compress them into MP3s; organize their music using powerful searching, browsing and play list features; and tune into hundreds of Internet radio stations. Since its launch in January 2001, iTunes has been downloaded more than 2 million times.

Users around the world will be automatically notified of the Mac OS X v10.0.2 update via Apple`s Software Update system. Earlier this April, users received the first update to Mac OS X, which improved support for third-party USB devices, improved Classic compatibility, increased application stability and provided support for the popular open source Secure Shell service.

Availability

Mac OS X is available through The Apple Store(TM) (www.apple.com) and through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $129 (US).

Mac OS X requires a minimum of 128MB of memory and is designed to run on the following Apple products: iMac(TM), iBook(TM), Power Macintosh(TM) G3, Power Mac G4, Power Mac G4 Cube and any PowerBook® introduced after May 1998.

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[siek]

CUPERTINO (dpa-AFX) - Apple Computer Inc. wird sein neues iBook-Notebook anfänglich für 1.299 USD verkaufen. Allein 23.000 davon werden an die Schulen im US-Bezirk Henrico County ausgeliefert, teilte das Unternehmen am Dienstag im kalifornischen Cupertino mit. Die neuen Geräten seien "die leichtesten und kleinsten Geräte auf dem Markt, die sich es für die private Nutzung und für Ausbildungsstätten gibt“. Apple-Vorstand Steve Jobs nannte den Großauftrag aus Henrico den größten jemals erteilten Einzelauftrag für tragbare Computer. Finanzielle Details fügte er jedoch nicht hinzu.

Der neue Computer wird mit einem 500-Megahertz G3-Prozessor betrieben, der je nach Ausstattung über 64- oder 128-Megabytes RAM verfügt. Der Speicherplatz lässt sich nachträglich auf bis zu 640 MB aufrüsten./so

wird steigen

siek

[dakinky]

Quelle: www.macwelt.de und www.heise.de (Bild)




NACHRICHTEN

Morgenmagazin vom 02.05.2001

Guten Morgen!
Apple hat auf einer Pressekonferenz in Cupertino gestern ein vollkommen überarbeitetes iBook vorgestellt. Während Apple für das Gehäuse nur ein Design anbietet, weißes Plastik in an das Powerbook G4 erinnernde Form gegossen, liegt das Innenleben des neuen Mobilrechners in vier Konfigurationen vor.
Zum Einstiegspreis von 1.299 US-Dollar (3.499 Mark) hat Apple ein CD-Laufwerk eingebaut, für 3.999 erhält man ein Modell mit DVD-Laufwerk, im 4.299 teueren Modell tut ein CD-RW-Laufwerk seinen Dienst und das für 4.799 Mark erhältliche Top-Modell kann mit seinem Kombi-Laufwerk sowohl CDs (wieder)beschreiben als auch DVDs lesen.
Allen vier Konfiguration gemeinsam ist ein 500 MHz schneller G3-Prozessor mit 256 KB on-chip-Cache, eine Festplatte mit 10 GB Kapazität und als Grafikkarte die ATI Rage Mobility 128. In der kleinsten Variante stecken 64 MB RAM, die drei größeren Modell sind mit je 128 MB RAM serienmäßig ausgestatttet.
Apple hat mit der Renovierung dem iBook ein 12,1-Zoll-TFT-Display mit einer Auflösung von 1024 x 768 Pixeln verpasst, zwei USB-Anschlüsse und ein Firewire-Port finden sich in das Gehäuse integriert, das wie das Vorgänger-Modell keinerlei Klappen benötigt. Mikrophon-Eingang, Lautsprecher und Ausgänge für VGA und composite Video gehören nach wie vor zur Standardausstattung, ebenso die Möglichkeit, das iBook mit einer Airport-Karte aufzurüsten.
Apple liefert das iBook mit Mac-OS 9.1 aus, dazu legt der Hersteller die MP3-Software iTunes 1.1 und das Videoschnitt-Programm iMovie 2 bei. Nach Wunsch von Apple-CEO Steve Jobs soll das lediglich 2,5 Kilogramm wiegende neue iBook an den "unglaublichen Erfolg" des Originals anknüpfen und den Bedürfnissen des "digital lifestyle" entsprechen.
Mit Mac-OS X soll man ab sofort auch CDs brennen können. Anwender des neuen Apple-Betriebssystems können sich ab sofort über die Systemeinstellung "Software aktualisieren" das Update auf Mac-OS X 10.0.2 herunterladen. Wesentliche Neuerung gegenüber der am 24. März ausgelieferten und vor rund zwei Wochen aktualisierten Version ist die Integration der Brennsoftware Disc Burner. Zeitgleich mit dem Systemupdate hat Apple auch eine neue Version von iTunes fertig gestellt, das man jetzt ebenfalls zum Brennen von Audio-CDs verwenden kann. Zudem sollen sich die "Visuals" nun auch im Vollbild-Modus abspielen lassen.

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Das neue Betriebssystem Windows XP von Microsoft kommt nach amerikanischen Presseberichten möglicherweise erst im kommenden Jahr auf den Markt. Die von dem Softwareriesen für Herbst 2001 angekündigte Markteinführung sei nach Ansicht von Experten und führender Computerhersteller sehr fraglich, berichtete das Computerblatt ZDnet.
Der Sprecher einer Computerfirma sagte, mehrere Firmen seien von Microsoft in der vergangenen Woche über XP informiert worden. Anschließend seien alle mit dem sicheren Gefühl aus dem Raum gekommen, dass es in diesem Jahr kein XP mehr geben werde. Dies würde bedeuten, dass die Hersteller das neue Betriebssystem für das wichtige Weihnachtsgeschäft nicht mehr anbieten könnten. Nach Ansicht von Experten könnte die Verzögerung auch mit Microsofts neuer Spielkonsole XBox zusammenhängen. Vermutlich wolle Microsoft nicht, dass die XP-Einführung die Kampagne für die Spielekonsole gefährdet. (dpa)

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Die Apple-Aktie hat an der Nasdaq weiter zugelegt, der Kurs stieg am gestrigen Tag um 44 Cent oder 1,73 Prozent auf den Wert von 25,93 US-Dollar.
Am gestrigen Tag der Arbeit ruhte in Frankfurt der Handel, Anteilsscheine des Mac-Herstellers hatten am Montag bei einem Wert von 29,95 Euro geschlossen, 1,15 Euro oder 3,99 Prozent mehr wert als am Freitag.
Einen erfolgreichen Tag wünscht
Peter Müller

[dakinky]

Apple rises from the flames -- again

May 02, 2001 12:00 AM ET
by Michelle RushloRELATED STORIES

The headlines said it all: Apple (AAPL) was bruised.


It had bushels of inventory and not enough buyers. Investors had soured on the flashy computer maker.

Whatever the Apple analogy, it was clear the computer maker`s performance had been downright dismal late last year. So, when its most recent quarterly conference call rolled around on April 18, the bar was low.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial/First Call only expected the company to earn 1 cent per share. But Apple, helped by brisk laptop sales and falling component costs, reported 11 cents, and investors did a double-take.

The miraculous turnaround was nothing new. Just when it seems the niche computer maker is on the ropes, sales rebound and investors are wooed back -- again. (Its stock is up roughly 14 percent since it earnings report, running roughly double its year-low.)

Boom and bust

"Apple will always work on boom and bust cycles based on new products," said A.G. Edwards analyst Brett Miller. "I don`t think you`ll ever really see Apple become a stable long-term player. I would love to see them become that. But they are a great niche player, a great alternative to the beige box."

He and other analysts say the worst, at least this time around, seems to be over for the colorful computer marker.


"The worst is really behind Apple. They had their trough in earnings in December," said WitSoundview analyst Andy Preikschat. "Fundamentally, we like this stock."


Analysts credit Apple`s ability to get its bloated inventory down a quarter earlier than expected. They say the combination of slimmer inventory and a famously loyal customer base that is anxious to buy new products is helping bolster the company`s earnings and setting expectations higher.

"Without the new products and new applications, it would be a pretty bleak situation right now," Miller said. But the new products should mean a "long smoother upcycle" for the company in the coming months, he said.

Keep `em coming

Since the first of the year, Apple has introduced its much-anticipated new operating system, a flashy PowerBook aimed at professionals and an updated line of Power Macs, including one that writes DVDs.

The Titanium PowerBook G4 was such a hit, the company had difficulty keeping up with demand last quarter.

"We are enjoying phenomenal sales of our notebooks," CEO Steve Jobs said at a news conference Tuesday.

He made the comment at the company`s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters as he introduced another new laptop for Apple`s line-up. Apple updated its consumer laptop, the iBook, by making it look more like the Titanium PowerBook.

Loyalty counts

The new product introductions stand to be such a boon to Apple, in part, because of its loyal fan base, analysts say.

"They have a group of customers that are devoted to them. Those people are so loyal, they stick with them in tough times," said Stephen Baker, an analyst with the research firm NPD Intelect. "Apple is full of really smart people who come up with really good stuff, and they have this customer base that`s waiting anxiously when they have this really cool stuff."

Very few companies, especially in the computer and electronics world, can brag of that kind of customer devotion, he said. "People have these ingrained things in their stomach about what they should support," and Apple benefits from that.

What Apple needs now, analysts say, is a recovery in consumer demand and a rebound in its education sales.

Preikschat said consumer demand is probably the biggest catalyst for Apple, and after months of declining interest from computer buyers, "we`re seeing some signs in early April that demand is improving."

Consumers seem to be responding to price cuts from Apple and other computer vendors indicating the environment has stabilized, he said.

Juicing education

The other key for Apple, he said, is its plans to juice education sales. "The summer season is a pretty key buying season," Preikschat said.

On Tuesday, Jobs said the company had reinforced its education efforts, which have suffered pressure from Dell (DELL) and other computer makers recently. He promised that in the next several months, other Apple education announcements would join the iBook introduction.

While he was not specific, Jobs did say the company is pumping research, sales and marketing efforts into its education market.

"Apple has been helping teachers teach and students learn since 1977," he said. "It`s in the DNA of our company. We care deeply about this."

Michelle Rushlo is a reporter at Upside.com covering big-cap hardware and software companies. If you would like to submit a letter to the editor regarding this story, email [e-mail].

[studied]

Die xBox von Microsoft wird wohl eh ein Verlustgeschaeft fuer Microsoft.
Gibts dafür wohl auch Games?????????
Windows XP verschiebt sich, wohl geschockt vom neuen MacOS X?

[berganza-chipion]

Hallo!
Gestern ist in der Financial Times Deutschland ein relativ großer Artikel über Apple erschienen. Es ging vor allem um das neue iBook und die Rivalität von Apple und Dell im Bildungsbereich. Nachzulesen unter www.ftd.de, dann "Apple" in die Suche eingeben.

Kleiner Ausschnitt:
"Die neuen Notebooks kosten etwa gleich viel wie die der Konkurrenz, bieten nach Auffassung von Jobs jedoch bedeutend mehr. Als besonderen Vorteil hob er die Möglichkeit zur drahtlosen Vernetzung über das Airport-Modul von Apple hervor, was vor allem in überfüllten Schulen der Wettbewerbsvorteil von Apple sei. Die Computer kämen so zu den Schülern, die Schüler müssten nicht mehr in eigens eingerichtete Computerzimmer, die kostbaren Platz wegnehmen, umziehen.


Die Einsteigermodelle von Compaq oder Hewlett-Packard kosten zwischen 999 $ und 1199 $. Sie wiegen allerdings mehr als das iBook und würden sicherlich keinen Designpreis gewinnen. Das Einsteigermodell von Dell wiegt etwa gleich viel und kostet 1249 $.


"Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis des iBook überzeugt - und Apple hat einmal mehr bewiesen, dass sie die coolsten Produkte machen", urteilte Chris Le Tocq, Branchenanalyst beim Marktforschungsunternehmen Guernsey Research im Silicon Valley.


"Apple ist auf dem richtigen Weg, um im Bildungsmarkt wieder Marktführer zu werden", sagte Le Tocq. Analysten waren sich einig, dass der neue Apple-Computer genauso wie das vor wenigen Monaten vorgestellte Profimodell G4 Titanium ein Hit würde. Das erste iBook kam im September 1999 auf den Markt und wurde 700.000 Mal verkauft.


© 2001 Financial Times Deutschland , © Illustration:  Apple

[dakinky]

Monday May 14 07:20 PM EDT

OS X: They`re Baack!
By Matt Johnston, www.osOpinion.com

A couple of years ago I would have thought it impossible but businesses -- small, mid-sized and enterprise -- are coming back to the Mac.

I`m not talking about a bunch of LCIIs in dusty storerooms running ancient terminal programs or a forgotten Powerbook in the drawer of a manager who harks back to the heady Mac days. I`m talking about G3 Powerbooks running Mac OS X (news - web sites) and rooms filled with Power Mac G4s being used to build code. But to succeed, the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) Mac OS X needs to step beyond the classroom and the little computer table under the stairs.

The best feeling is when you`ve worked hard for something and everything starts to work out. Years of work and the end result proves that you were right, completely justified in everything you did. Extremely satisfying.

I`ve worked on over a dozen platforms now and I`ve decided that each of them is good for certain tasks and certain people. I never thought, for example, there could be a single platform that would service both the needs of the seasoned code monkey as well as the needs of my techno-phobic parents. I`ve seen that platform now, and its name is Mac OS X.

It`s Happening

I started out in IT with DEC UNIX while studying for a degree in genetic engineering. I`d see the odd little boxy Macs, but didn`t pay attention to them. After all, the Internet was the "great new thing" and I was busy with this new icon that appeared upon my workspace one morning. It was called Mosaic.

I didn`t get into the Mac until my final year, when a Mac Classic allowed me to write up my entire final-year project in three days and make it look the way I wanted it to. At that point I`d begun a romance that eventually took me into the depths of IT working for a very large telecommunications company, discarding my biology training, and ensuring I`d have enough moolah to put a roof over my head.

I was seduced by Solaris and hung out with HP-UX, but always eyed the PowerMac 7100 my colleague had on his desk and even had gadget-envy looking at the Mac SE/30 that sat discarded on a shelf. We both moved on, but the 7100 always had a place in my heart as a workhorse.

When my employer moved to Windows, I gathered as much Mac stuff as I could, saving them from a cruel disposal in a big hole somewhere in Wales, and took it all home. I was heartbroken, but the moolah kept me working.

I`ve changed jobs a couple of times since then, but I still remember feeling a terrible woe as I saw those poor machines heading out the door. Something was wrong.

Macs to the Max

Anyway, they`re back.

And like I said, I`m not talking about LCIIs in dusty storerooms running ancient terminal programs or a forgotten Powerbook in the drawer of a manager who harks back to the heady Mac days. I`m talking about G3 Powerbooks running Mac OS X and rooms filled with Power Mac G4s being used to build code. The glassy door on the server room hides a lot, but it does not hide the silvery sides and crystalline plastics of the G4s. I`m there to build the network, to add in multi-gigabit links for some new servers they have.

These are servers with Apple logos, networked via gigabit ethernet to incredibly fast RAIC file-system clusters. These machines are cutting build times to one-sixteenth of the time it previously took. Apple`s WebObjects is also pulling people back as they realize the best platform for Web development and deployment will be on Mac OS X.

I allow myself a little smile of satisfaction as my old boss, a self-confessed PC freak, paws my Pismo and starts to grill me on the version of UNIX installed on it. Is it Linux (news - web sites)? It`s not Solaris. It must be Linux, but it looks so good!

I took him aside and told him that it`s a Mac, then proceeded to show him the logo.

"They`re baaack! But, shhhhh ... no one is supposed to know."

Author`s background: Matt Johnston is a network engineer, IT trainer, lecturer and Mac evangelist from Northern Ireland working for a rather excellent dot-com company. He divides his time between work, his local Mac user group, teaching, writing and training people about networks and Mac OS X. He does not sleep.

[dakinky]

Quelle: http://www.macwelt.de/


Morgenmagazin vom 15.05.2001

Guten Morgen!
Am nächsten Montag wird Steve Jobs mit einem "Kamingespräch" die weltweite Entwicklerkonferenz (WWDC) in San Jose eröffnen. Dabei wird er es allem Anschein nicht bei Begrüßungsfloskeln belassen, sondern neue Produkte vorstellen. Längst überfällig dürfte die Vorstellung von Mac-OS X Server 2.0 sein, die betagte Vorgängerversion wartet seit geraumer Zeit auf Ablösung. Näheres zum Update will die Website Think Secret erfahren erhaben. Demnach soll der Kern der Software dem der "Client"-Version entprechen und das Update auf Mac-OS X 10.0.1 enthalten. Mac-OS X Server kommt mit dem JSP-Server Tomcat und einer neuen Version des Quicktime-Streaming-Servers, ein komfortables Admin-Tool soll alle Services aus einer einzigen Applikationm konfigurierbar machen. Sobald einer der Services abstürzt, soll eine Auto-Boot-Funktion die Maschine komplett neu starten.
Wie Think Secret aus nicht näher bennanten kreisen erfahren haben will, bringt Apple zusammen mit der Software auch gleich die passende Hardware heraus. Dabei soll es sich um mindestens eine G4-Konfiguration mit zwei Prozessoren handeln, auf der Mac-OS X Server 2.0 vorinstalliert sein wird.
Macwelt wird mit zwei Redakteuren in San Jose sein und ab Montag, den 21. Mai über alle Neuheiten von der WWDC auf macwelt.de berichten.

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Die Apple-Aktie hat möglicherweise ihr Zwischentief überwunden und ist wieder mehr als 23 US-Dollar wert. Nach einem Plus von 44 Cent oder 1,93 Prozent schloss das Papier gestern an der Nasdaq bei 23,29 US-Dollar. Einen Zuwachs von 1,27 Prozent oder 34 Cent verzeichnete der Kurs in Frankfurt, dort ging das Papier bei 27,04 Euro aus dem Handel.
Einen erfolgreichen Tag wünscht
Peter Müller

[dakinky]

Quelle: www.macwelt.de


Morgenmagazin vom 16.05.2001

Guten Morgen!
Es ist soweit. Wollen wir shoppen gehen...
Nach monatelangen Spekulationen hat Apple auch offiziell angekündigt, in den USA eine Ladenkette zu eröffnen. Die ersten beiden Fillialen werden in McLean, Virginia und Glendale, Kalifornien diesen Samstag eröffnen, 23 weitere werden landesweit in den nächsten Monaten folgen. Nach Plänen des Mac-Herstellers soll die Kette im Jahr 2002 weiter expandieren, man wolle, so Steve Jobs vor der in McLean versammelten Presse, jedoch zunächst abwarten, wie die ersten Läden laufen, bevor man den zweiten Schritt mache.
In erster Linie soll eine eigene Ladenkette dem Mac-Hersteller dabei helfen, seinen Marktanteil zu erhöhen. Diese liege laut Steve Jobs bei rund fünf Prozent, man habe weltweit etwa 25 Millionen Kunden. Zwar machten BMW und DaimlerChrysler bei Marktanteilen von 1,8 respektive 2,1 Prozent hervorragende Geschäfte, für Apple sei jedoch die entscheidende Frage, wie man die restlichen 95 Prozent des Computermarktes erreichen könne. Marktforschungen hätten jedoch gezeigt, dass diese Masse einen Computer von Apple nicht einmal in Betracht ziehe, bevor sie sich "auf die Straße" mache, um einen Rechner zu erwerben. Man habe bei Apple keine Laufkundschaft und wolle nun genau diesen Umstand ändern. Wenn man nun in Verbindung mit einer intensiven Werbekampagne unter dem Motto "5 down, 95 to go" auch nur 5 der 95 "Nicht-Käufer" je Hundert dazu bringen könne, Apple-Kunde zu werden, hätte man den Marktanteil verdoppelt.
Apple-Retail-Stores sollen auch dem vielzitierten "digital lifestyle" dienen, indem Kunden dort die gelegenheit haben sollen, selbst die diesbezüglichen Vorzüge das Mac an aktuellen Geräten auszuprobieren und dort iMovies zu erstellen oder CDs zu brennen.
Als dritten Grund für die Eröffnung der eigenen Ladenkette nennt Jobs das Ziel, einen "Goldenen Standard" für den Verkauf von Macs zu schaffen. Die Apple-Retail-Stores sollen Konzepte entwickeln, wie man Produkte dem Kunden optimal präsentiert und verkauft, andere Reseller sollen diese Ideen aufgreifen können und selbst umsetzen. Gerne nehme man jedoch auch gute oder bessere Ideen von Resellern in das eigene Konzept auf. Als "Musterläden" sieht Steve Jobs die eigene Kette nicht als Konkurrenz für bestehende Verkaufstellen an, unter den bestehenden 3.000 Apple-Verkäufern in den USA machen die 25 Apple-Retail-Stores nur ein Prozent aus. Es gebe zudem keine Pläne, manche Produkte exklusiv in der eigenen Kette anzubieten, alles, was in den Handel gelange, sollen auch andere Reseller erhalten. "Unsere Strategie ist es nicht, unsere Reseller aus dem Geschäft zu drängen. Wir wollen mit ihnen Seite an Seite arbeiten. Wir denken, dass unsere Läden den Resellern eine Menge dabei helfen werden, die Präsenz der Mac-Plattform zu verstärken."
Der Schauplatz der Veranstltung im Einkaufszentrum Tyson’s Corner in McLean wählte Apple laut Steve Jobs deswegen, weil dort die Apple-Filiale als erste fertig gewesen sei.

Die New Yorker Technologiebörse Nasdaq blieb gestern größtenteils harmlos, die Apple Aktie ging nach einem Minus von 11 Cent oder 0,47 Prozent bei einem Kurs von 23,18 US-Dollar aus dem Handel. Auf 27 Euro file das Papier in Frankfurt, lediglich 4 Cent oder 0,15 Proeznt weniger wert als gestern.
Einen erfolgreichen Tag wünscht
Peter Müller

[dakinky]

Quelle: http://www.macosrumors.com/

Tuesday, June 5
Mac OS 9.2 update Beta Software

According to developers familiar with Apple`s Moonlight project, soon to ship as Mac OS 9.2, a fifth final candidate has been seeded to beta tesers. The latest build is very stable, according to the reports, and there is only one more externally seeded build on the schedule before 9.2 is to be declared Golden Master and readied for distribution.
One notable new component in the latest 9.2 builds is CarbonLib 1.4, designed to bring the Classic Mac OS up to parity with the Carbon functionality now in development for Mac OS X 10.1 (code-name Puma) as well as fixing a number of OS 9-specific bugs that cropped up in CarbonLib 1.3.1, the most recent released version.
If Apple is able to adhere to its schedule for Moonlight, the OS update should be available for download in the last week or so of this month with Full Install and Update versions of the CD available for order at the same time - then actually beginning to ship a few days later.



Apple beginning to clear out existing iMac inventory in preparation for Macworld? Rumor

Numerous reports from Apple sources and retailers are now pointing to the early stages of a classic Apple hardware inventory clearance for the current crop of iMacs. The Apple Store is already including several promotions (50% instant rebate on memory, free or discounted printers, special financing or a free RIO 600 MP3 player) to move the existing models out the door quicker, and retailers are being told to plan their next two months` orders now because of anticipated shortages as we approach Macworld New York in late July.
There have been numerous rumors as to what the next-generation iMac will be like; the consensus seems to be that a flat-panel display will enable a new, super-slimline form factor that retains some of the exsting models` funky styling while also adopting many of the elements of Apple`s new "2001" design scheme as seen in the Powerbook G4 Ti and 2001 iBooks. Cost is not expected to go down significantly as Apple is working on new entry-level Digital Hub devices that will take over the sub-$800 price brackets....but features are expected to jump significantly (combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives for all but the low-end model, for example).

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©1995-2001 Mac OS Rumors

[studied]

Aktueller Kursrückgang auf Grund von Optionen?
An den Produkte kanns ja wohl kaum liegen....

[Der_Bronstein]

@studied

Ich kann mir das auch nicht erklären. Weißt Du, wann die nächste Hauptversammlung ist?

[studied]

Q3 FY 01 Earnings Results 7/17/01
Q4 FY 01 Earnings Results 10/17/01

[Der_Bronstein]

danke

[tarex]

Moin

Letzten mittwoch oder donnerstag gab es ein"kaufen" von einen analystenhaus in den usa.
Leider finde ich die seite nicht mehr.
Hat es zufaellig jemand von euch gelesen und hat den link fuer mich?
Als kurs ziel wurden glaube 28$ angegeben.

bye tarex

[tarex]

Das hab ich noch gefunden......
www.thestreet.com

     
Market News : Analyst Actions
Sanford Bernstein Raises Estimates on Apple Computer
By Eric Gillin
Staff Reporter
6/14/01 12:50 PM ET

Sanford Bernstein`s Vadim Zlotnikov has taken a shine to Apple (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - commentary), raising his third-quarter and full-year earnings estimates above Wall Street`s consensus due to strong notebook sales. The analyst kept the company at market perform, however, citing the uncertain long-term outlook.

"Recent channel surveys indicate strong initial iBook sales and continued success of Power Book, consistent with overall strength in notebooks. Notebooks should drive 60% of Apple`s sequential revenue growth," Zlotnikov wrote. As a result, the analyst took his third-quarter earnings target up to 17 cents a share and his 2001 estimate to a loss of 21 cents. The analyst didn`t reveal his previous estimates. Sixteen analysts expect the company to make 15 cents a share in the third quarter and lose 23 cents for the full year, according to Thomson Financial/First Call.


tarex

[dakinky]

So meine Favoriten im Nasdaq 100 sind für das nächste Jahr
Apple und Realnetworks in meinem Depot.
Auch wenn es in diesem Thread heiß diskutiert wird, so glaube ich doch,
daß Microsoft etwas zu sehr aneckt mit seinem neuen XP-Produkt, und
auch die X-Box wird es wohl schwerer haben als gedacht. Die Notebook-
Verkäufe von Apple in U.S. sollten das Quartalsergebnis stützen können
und wieder vermehrt Fantasie in den Aktienkurs bringen.
Bei Realnetworks wird sich die Koop. in MUSICNET, bei der unter anderem
AOL TIME WARNER, Napster, EMI teilnehmen langfristig wohl sehr
positiv auswirken, vor allen Dingen nach der AOL Entscheidung zu Gunsten
des RealPlayers und gegen die Forderung von Microsoft nur den Windows
Media Player in die AOL-Plattform zu integrieren...

dakinky

[studied]

So langsam gehts wieder aufwärts bei Apple über 7% im Plus heute.
analysten gefällt das neue vertriebskonzept....

[dakinky]

Quelle: www.macwelt.de


Aus der Nachrichtenredaktion, 11.07.2001

Gute Noten für Apples Politik

Analysten zeigen sich begeistert

Apple hat bekannt gegeben, die nächsten Quartalszahlen am 17. Juli zu veröffentlichen, einen Tag bevor Steve Jobs die Macworld Expo mit einer Keynote eröffnen wird. Angesichts eines verhältnismäßig stabilen Aktienkurses hat Apple diese Woche von einer ganzen Reihe einflussreicher US-Analysten gute Noten erhalten. Diese resultieren aus einer Reihe positiver Faktoren. Wichtigster davon war die diese Woche von MacCentral und den US-Marktforschern Quality Education Data (QED) herausgegebene Meldung, Apple habe wieder die Spitzenposition im US-amerikanischen Bildungsmarkt zurückerobert.

Trendwende im Bildungsmarkt

QED führt seit 15 Jahren regelmäßige Erhebungen über an öffentlichen US-Schulen eingesetzte Rechner durch und geht für den Zeitraum Mai/Juni 2001 von insgesamt 3 263 000 an Public Schools installierten Apple-Rechnern aus. Dies zeigt nach Ansicht der Marktforscher nicht nur einen weiten Abstand zu Dell (1 572 000 Geräte), sondern einen positiven Trend, der sich fortsetzen wird. QED prognostiziert für Apple bis Jahresende eine im Schulbereich verkaufte Stückzahl von knapp 450 000 Rechnern für das Gesamtjahr. Dell und Compaq folgen bei dieser Schätzung mit einem weiten Abstand von 270 500 beziehungsweise 215 700 Rechnern.
So hat sich offensichtlich die "Bildungsoffensive" gelohnt, die Apple im April dieses Jahres gestartet hatte, um die im Sommer 2000 an Dell verlorene Spitzenposition im US-Bildungsmarkt wieder zu erlangen (macwelt.de berichtete). Im Rahmen dieser Offensive hatte Apple die Firma Power School übernommen und die im Oktober 2000 als Vizepräsidentin für den Bereich " Education Marketing and Solutions" eingesetzte Cheryl Vedoe mit einer 600 Mann starken Abteilung ausgestattet. Das im April gesetzte Ziel, bis September eine Trendwende erreicht zu haben, hat Apple also schon jetzt geschafft, wozu die erfolgreiche Produkteinführung des neuen iBooks sicherlich ebenfalls beigetragen hat.

Eine der positiven Beurteilungen stammt vom renommierten US-Analysten Don Young (USB Warburg), der die Aussichten für den PC-Markt generell als schlecht einstuft. Eine der Ursachen dafür sieht Young in der geringen Unterscheidbarkeit der Rechner und dem Mangel an echten Innovationen. Speziell in Europa rechnet Young mit einer Erholung des Marktes erst in 2002, die Steigerungsrate setzt er mit zehn Prozent entsprechend vorsichtig an. Apple könne die Rezession als innovatives Unternehmen mit einem starken Markennamen relativ unbeschadet überstehen.

Ähnlich optimistisch zeigt sich Youngs Kollege Dean Witter (Morgan Stanley), der mit einem Umsatz von knapp 1,6 Milliarden US-Dollar für Apples aktuelles Quartal rechnet. Dies sei "ein gutes Ergebnis in einem sehr harten Markt" gratulierte der Analyst nach Cupertino.


Auch diesmal wird Apple seinen Gewinn durch den Erlös aus Verkäufen von Aktien der Firma ARM stützen. Wie viele Anteile Apple an dem Unternehmen besitzt, ist unbekannt, Steve Jobs hatte jedoch bekannt gegeben, zu jedem Quartal weitere Aktien abzustoßen. Da ARM momentan in den USA als Kaufempfehlung gilt und einen entsprechend günstigen Aktienkurs hält, könnte Apple auch hier höher als erwartet profitieren.

Marlene Buschbeck-Idlachemi

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Ein paar schone gedanken.....
Es sieht so aus als wuerde es doch keine neuen iMac`s geben.

Apple At Expo: Carpe Desktop

By Matthew Rothenberg Special To Interactive Week

While Mac enthusiasts generally relish their reputation for nonconformity, the semiannual Macworld Expo gatherings on either U.S. coast have imposed a time-tested rhythm on major Mac news.

Like kids popping open the paper shutters of an Advent calendar, Mac fans spend the days leading up to the next big show speculating about what tasty new treats Apple Computer may be about to spring.

Regular readers of this column know that my own susceptibility to this variety of Mac sweet tooth has resulted in a bewildering scatter of hits and misses when it comes time to Expo predictions.

Thanks to my association with the folks who do the real heavy lifting in this industry, I`m sometimes able to nail Apple`s next moves despite the company`s best efforts to keep them hidden - or to make an utter fool of myself if my Expo forecasts turn out to bear little or no resemblance to the products Steve Jobs actually unveils.

With that time-tested caveat in mind, I`d like to field my best guesses for next week`s Macworld Expo/New York. Let`s meet back here next week and compare notes on how they bore out.

In general, I`m betting that the most significant pyrotechnics at the Javits Center will involve desktop hardware.

The current iterations of the professional PowerBook G4 and consumer iBook - both introduced within the past six months - wrought profound engineering and design changes on both sides of Apple`s portable line.

By comparison, enhancements to the newest Power Mac G4 and iMac systems were minor ones. While improvements in processor speeds, graphics acceleration and removable-storage options were all welcome, Apple hasn`t shaken up its desktop hardware in quite some time. The one exception? The Power Mac G4 Cube, which Apple unveiled at last year`s New York Expo and retired in June after its innovative, compact stylings failed to carve out a third desktop niche between the G4 tower and G3 all-in-one.

I`m predicting that a new crop of Power Mac G4 and iMac models at the coming show will adopt engineering lessons learned from the Cube while at the same time forging a far more successful connection with Apple`s core markets of graphics professionals and discerning consumers.

Power Mac G4

On the professional front, I`m putting my money on a sleek new Power Mac G4 system that closely resembles the alleged spy photos that appeared this week on MacOSX.org before being unceremoniously yanked under orders of Apple`s tireless legal department. What I saw on the site matches up nicely with what I`ve heard is in the pipeline: a system - code-named Titan - that features a slimmed-down chassis, new drive bays and an improved speaker. While I`d love to see Apple break the 1-gigahertz mark, I`m going to wager that processor speeds of these new machines will be 733, 800 and 867 MHz. And while we`re on the subject of G4 Macs, I`ve been closely following my friend Nick dePlume`s speculation on Think Secret that Apple is on the verge of unveiling a full-blown server strategy that features rack-mounted, hot-swappable hardware with a plethora of PCI slots. I`ve heard some of these server rumblings myself, and I think that the recent upgrade to Mac OS X Server adds fuel to reports that Apple is thinking seriously of its new OS as a server platform. Personally, I`ll bet that Apple holds any such rollout for an event tailored more closely to a pro audience - possibly September`s Seybold San Francisco 2001 convention and expo.

iMac Redux

Turning to the consumer side of the equation, I`m going to stick my neck out about a quarter-inch and join the throng predicting that this show will finally see major changes to Apple`s three-year-old iMac line.

It`s worth noting that some reputable Mac observers--most notably the good folks at MacMinute.com--are wagering that flat-panel iMacs won`t hit the street until the next generation, and that this summer`s stock will stick with the traditional CRT displays. Nevertheless, from what I hear, Apple isn`t even purchasing the tubes that shaped the current all-in-one systems. I`m voting with the hoi polloi that this summer`s model will bring the iMac up to speed with the flat-panel display technology deployed across the rest of Apple`s hardware lines. I believe that the new system`s form will follow function with a radically altered profile.

While I bet that processor speeds will rise a bit - to a top speed of 700 MHz, at any rate - I assume that the new system won`t make the leap from the PowerPC G3 to the G4. This distinction remains the primary differentiator between Apple`s professional and consumer systems.

Unless I miss my guess, all these new systems will come garnished with a complement of new peripherals, including a redesigned optical mouse and keyboard, new external speakers courtesy of Harman Kardon, and perhaps even a Webcam.

File under "Miscellaneous": I`d be astounded if Jobs doesn`t use his keynote presentation to initiate the next wave of grand openings of brick-and-mortar Apple stores and put his imprimatur on the company`s third-quarter results, which Apple is slated to announce the day before Jobs` Wednesday-morning appearance.

And what about Apple`s next software moves? Amid all the hardware hosannas, I`m betting that while Apple will by no means keep silent about Mac OS X, it will remain relatively soft-spoken; I predict the first major revamp to the new OS - code-named Puma - won`t be ready until sometime in August.

Meanwhile, I`m confident that the latest upgrade to the classic Mac OS - Mac OS 9.2, a k a Moonlight - will slip under the Expo radar with the same stealth that Mac OS 9.1 evinced during its launch at January`s Macworld Expo/San Francisco. Survey says that while Moonlight will ship pre-loaded on the new generation of desktop Macs, this penultimate version of the traditional OS won`t see a general release.

Mac veteran Matthew Rothenberg is Managing Editor of Ziff Davis Internet.


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