Computer Weekly 631

Thursday, December 14, 1978

Price 18p

Publication Date : 14th December 1978

Publication Contents :

Page	Item
1	Whitbread may put its own viewdata on the market [Article] Donald Kennett Brewing firm Whitbread is considering selling the marketing rights to its viewdata software package.
1	28,558 through the turnstiles at Compec [News Item] Not credited Reports on the success of COMPEC 78
1	ICL Exports [News Item] Not credited ICL reports an export surplus for 1977, in contrast to a deficit in the UK computer sector as a whole.
1	Premier puts £100m into micros [Article] Not credited James Callaghan announces increased government funding for microcomputers in the face of uncertainty about its impact on employment
2	Computerview [Article] Not credited Expresses the view that investment in microelectronics is not enough without investment in telecommunications.
3	O'Heron leaves ICL and heads for the West [Article] Not credited Former ICL "troubleshooter" Brian O'Heron is leaving the company and moving to work for an unnamed computer company in the US.
5	IBM at work on ten-fold increase in densities [Article] Not credited IBM is working on new semiconductor process technology that will increase the density of both memory and logic circuits.
10	Another honorary degree for Wilkes [Article] Not credited Maurice Wilkes receives an honorary degree from the Technical University of Munich
11	ICL woos -- and warns -- services firms [Article] ICL is attempting to improve co-operation with computer services companies by offering more favourable OEM terms.
33	Programmers, Analysts, Consultants [Advert] Not credited Job advert for Unilever Computer Services Ltd offering salaries ranging from £4500 to £8000
41	Saudi Arabia '79 [Advert] Not credited Ad offering 18 jobs in the oil industry, with salaries ranging from £3500 to £8000
48	Muted approval of DPC report [Article] Reactions to the Data Protection Committee's report.

Creator : IPC

Format : Tabloid

Physical Description : Newspaper

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Computer Weekly 631

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