The cuts apply to machines using '486 and Pentium processors. HP says the price cuts are designed to give the firm an edge going into this year, although some reports suggest the cuts are necessary to meet competition from Compaq, Packard-Bell, IBM, and Gateway 2000. HP has also announced plans to slowly expand its presence in the retail market with both its server and desktop PC products. New features in ver. The new release adds a number of new features including a full-featured report writer and a query tool, in response to user requests.
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