Macworld.co.uk staff

BT Group PLC has announced the trial of a new service that will allow Short Message Service (SMS) messages from mobiles to be sent to fixed-line phones using automatic text-to-speech conversion technology.

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) has done a deal with Microsoft Corp. that means U.K. schools may save up to 37 per cent when they choose to buy equipment from that company.

British Telecommunications PLC has been told by U.K. telecoms regulator, Oftel to cut its wholesale charges for unmetred Internet access by 17 per cent.

Marconi Corp. PLC has announced that it has been selected by British Telecommunications PLC (BT) for the supply and installation of its Access Hub multiservice access node (MSAN) to support the ongoing rollout and development of BT's broadband access service in the U.K.

Apple Computer Inc. has officially announced Xserve RAID, its 3U 2.5TB rack storage system.

BETT, the UK

Storage solutions provider WiebeTech LLC is presenting a range of new products at Macworld Expo.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. has replaced LG Electronics Inc. as the supplier of Apple Computer Inc.