Apollo Computer Inc now says that the much lower level of business than expected in the second quarter from its supply contract with Siemens AG was because software Siemens is developing for the workstations is behind schedule: Our European business is healthy, our international business is healthy, and the British division turned in a record performance for the second quarter, according to chairman Tom Vanderslice; the company also says that despite making a loss, it actually exceeded its forecast for shipment volumes in the second quarter – but it was cutting prices where arch-rival Sun Microsystems actually raised them to take account of soaring memory chip prices.
