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Vol 2 March 13, 1995 Number 6
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In This Issue
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-COMPUTER HARDWARE-
1818 - Compaq Enhances LTE Elite Notebook Family
1827 - Expandable keyboard puts new IBM ThinkPad in a class of its own
-PERIPHERALS-
1814 - OKI Semiconductor introduces enhanced voice products
1815 - HP Launches Powerwise family of Power Supplies for Europe
1817 - HP Introduces Low-cost Laser Printers
1822 - Tektronix delivers color printing breakthrough
1826 - Boca Research and Radish Communications announce Boca first
1828 - AT&T Paradyne announces new V.34 modem
1829 - Data Race announces Winmax 'Soft' modem, Fax, Lan Combo PC Card
-SOFTWARE-
1816 - Shareware Industry Award Foundation announces conference
1820 - Hayes first to introduce bold new pricing
1821 - PC Data releases list of top-selling software for 1994
1830 - Corel announces participation in Corelnet
1832 - Bitstream Enhances Multilingual Communication on the Internet
-CD-ROM / MULTI-MEDIA
1819 - Toshiba unveils an integrated CD-ROM
-MISCL-
1813 - Users to present case histories at Ergonomics Exposition
1823 - New study on Microsoft
1824 - PC Concepts to feature new ergonomic keyboard II
1825 - U.S. home computing market is world's most advanced
1831 - Making the virtual office a reality
1833 - Michelangelo computer virus hits strongly on March 6
1834 - EDS expands operations into Africa
1835 - The Alliance at Cebit '95
1836 - New Penthouse Internet Service Breaks Records For Usage
1837 - Senate Bill 314
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#1813
MORE THAN 10 CORPORATE END USERS TO PRESENT CASE HISTORIES
AT THE SECOND ANNUAL ERGONOMICS EXPOSITION AND CONFERENCE
NEW YORK - March 6, 1995 - Hands-on, practical information from end
users will be in abundant supply at the second annual Ergonomics
Exposition and Conference, to be held April 18-20, 1995 at the Cobb
Galleria Centre in Atlanta.
"Our first Ergonomics Exposition and Conference, held last year, was a
sell-out success primarily because it focused on how-to information and
practical solutions," comments Rita Kotch, executive vice president,
Kotch & Poliak, exposition producers. "This year's event will be even
more end-user oriented. Attendees will be able to learn from speakers
who have hands-on experience in implementing in-house programs -- and
who are willing to share their successes and failures," she adds.
info: tel. 212/486-6186
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#1814
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR INTRODUCES ENHANCED VOICE
PRODUCTS OFFERING SUPERIOR, REALISTIC SPEECH
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - March 6, 1995 - OKI Semiconductor announced Monday
the immediate availability of a highly integrated family of audio
playback ICs with enhanced, natural speech characteristics.
"The pent-up demand for this product becomes apparent when you consider
the countless opportunities to improve the connection between people and
computerized products by adding or substituting speech prompts for
visual instructions," noted Avi Zakai, product marketing manager for OKI
Semiconductor. "The possibilities become even more obvious when you
compare the MSM665X series' natural speech reproduction to the
disingenuous, robotic, computerized voices often heard today," he added.
info: tel. 800/OKI-6388
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#1815
HP LAUNCHES POWERWISE FAMILY OF UNINTERRUPTIBLE
POWER SUPPLIES FOR EUROPE
PALO ALTO, Calif. - March 6, 1995 - Hewlett-Packard Company today
introduced its first full line of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
for the European market, featuring preemptive power protection and
powerful ease-of-use management software. The HP PowerWise UPS are
available in 600-VA, 900-VA, 1000-VA and 2100-VA models. They provide
reliable, flexible and easy-to-manage power protection for users and
offer a full range of choices for protecting their network nodes,
servers, applications and data against fluctuations in or loss of power,
including surges, sags, spikes, brownouts and catastrophic outages.
info: CompuServe: 74431,1455
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#1816
SHAREWARE INDUSTRY AWARD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
FIFTH ANNUAL SHAREWARE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - March 6, 1995 - The Shareware Industry Award
Foundation (SIAF) announces that its Fifth Annual Shareware Industry
Conference (SIC) will be held June 22-25 at the Scottsdale Plaza
Resort in Scottsdale. The highlight of SIC '95 will be the presentation
of the Shareware Industry Awards, the most prestigious honors bestowed
on companies within this $300 million industry.
SIC '95 will provide shareware industry participants with the chance to
meet and talk to others within the industry, to attend educational
seminars and workshops led by some of the most experienced individuals
within the industry, and to be introduced to vendor exhibitors supplying
the equipment and services needed to grow a business.
info: tel. 602/443-4109
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#1817
HP INTRODUCES LOW-COST LASER PRINTERS
PALO ALTO, Calif. - March 6, 1995 - Hewlett-Packard Company today
introduced the first HP printers to offer support for wireless
communications. Equipped with built-in Infrared (IR) technology, the
new low-cost printers allow users of IR-compatible computing devices to
print files without first having to establish a physical connection
between printer and device. The IR capability of the LaserJet 5P and
LaserJet 5MP printers highlights HP's commitment to technological
innovation and to the company's pioneering role in wireless computing.
info: tel. 800 752-0900
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#1818
COMPAQ ENHANCES THE ELITE NOTEBOOK FAMILY
HOUSTON - Mar. 6, 1995 - Extending its competitive market position
in high-performance notebook PCs, Compaq Computer Corporation today
introduced four new models to its award-winning LTE Elite family of
notebook computers. Providing customers with enhanced features,
including larger displays and hard drives, the new Compaq LTE Elite
4/75CXL and the LTE Elite 4/75C make portable computing easier and
more convenient for mobile customers.
info: tel. 800-888-5858
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#1819
MULTIMEDIA TO GO
IRVINE, Calif. - March 6, 1995 - Bringing to market its first
notebook computer with an integrated 5.25-inch double speed CD-ROM
drive, the Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information
System, Inc. (TAIS) Monday unveiled the Satellite Pro(tm) T2150CD Series
which combines all the performance and capabilities needed for a no-
compromise portable multimedia solution.
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#1820
HAYES FIRST TO INTRODUCE BOLD NEW PRICING
TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE MARKET
ATLANTA, March 6 - Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. today
announced that it is shipping its complete Windows communications
software solution, Smartcom Data/Fax Pro, for less than half the price
of competitive software programs.
"This low-cost offering of Hayes full-featured integrated data/fax
communications software is intended to expand the market in the same way
that the modem market has expanded as prices have dropped over the past
three years," said Dennis C. Hayes, president, Hayes Microcomputer
Products, Inc.
info: Internet,
[email protected]
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#1821
PC DATA RELEASES LIST OF TOP-SELLING SOFTWARE FOR 1994
RESTON, Va., March 6 - Home Education and CD-ROM software were the big
winners of 1994, according to software sales data released today by PC
Data.
Overall, 1994 retail software sales increased 19% over 1993. The
biggest increases came in educational software, with an increase in
sales of 50%, and personal productivity software, which increased by 43%
over 1993. CD-ROM software sales increased by a whopping 354% over
1993, and now represents 37% of sales dollars of software sold at
retail.
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#1822
TEKTRONIX DELIVERS COLOR PRINTING BREAKTHROUGH
WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 6 - Tektronix Inc. has developed a new
desktop color printing technology that the company believes is fast,
simple, and reliable enough to transform how color printing is used
in the typical office.
The new technology combines the proven reliability of solid inks
with a fast offset-drum architecture to yield a print speed of 4 pages
per minute on common office paper. This speed surpasses other desktop
laser-class color printers, yet it is much simpler to operate than
ordinary color laser because it employs no toners or complicated
components for users to maintain.
info: tel. 800-835-6100 or 503-682-7377
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#1823
NEW STUDY ON MICROSOFT
PALO ALTO, Calif. - March 7, 1995 - According to a study soon to be
released by Killen & Associates, Microsoft will have a major impact on
the global financial services market by the year 2000, with $2 billion
of electronic funds services (EFS) revenues.
"Microsoft's Global Electronic Financial Services Strategy: Impact
and Opportunity" projects that within 5 years, Microsoft's preeminent
position in personal computer software, emerging on-line services, and
other strategic resources will enable it to muscle into the top 15 EFS
suppliers to capture substantial business now controlled almost
exclusively by banks and other financial service providers.
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#1824
PC CONCEPTS TO FEATURE NEW ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD II
PACOIMA, Calif. - March 7, 1995 - PC Concepts has announced an
upgrade to its highly successful ergonomic keyboard design that now
features both English and Spanish versions and a PS-2 connector to
accommodate most IBM-compatible computers being sold today.
Included with each keyboard is a standard DIN-5 converter for other
IBM compatible computers. The color has been changed to an off-white
hue to coordinate with the new, higher-end computers now available on
the market. The custom foam wrist rest remains as a ``value-added''
feature and is included with every keyboard.
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#1825
U.S. HOME COMPUTING MARKET IS WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED
IDC releases results from groundbreaking
worldwide consumer survey
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - March 7, 1995 - By virtually any measure, the
home personal computer market in the United States is considerably more
developed than in major countries of Europe and Japan. Not only do a
much higher percentage of homes have personal computers, but the use of
emerging consumer applications such as education, entertainment, and on-
line services are considerably more developed in the United States.
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#1826
BOCA RESEARCH AND RADISH COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCE
BOCA FIRST WITH VoiceView(r) CERTIFIED MODEM
DALLAS - March 7, 1995 - Boca Research Inc. and Radish
Communications Systems Inc. will announce at the Computer Telephony
Trade Show in Dallas that Boca Research is the first modem vendor to
receive VoiceView certification by Radish.
Boca's first modem to be VoiceView certified by Radish is their
14.4Kbps Multimedia Voice Modem (product code: FDV14I) with plans for
additional modems to be certified in the months ahead. Based on
Rockwell's chip set, it features a 14,400bps fax and data modem with
voicemail system offering up to 1000 password-protected mailboxes.
info: tel. 407/997-6227
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#1827
EXPANDABLE KEYBOARD PUTS NEW IBM ThinkPad IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN
SOMERS, N.Y. - March 7, 1995 - One of the most eye-catching
computers ever built is also one of the most usable. IBM's ThinkPad(a)
701C -- introduced today -- blends head-turning technology with
practical packaging to provide a notebook computer that will continue
to surprise users long after the carton has been opened.
The biggest surprise comes first. Open the 701C -- a machine
smaller than a sheet of typing paper -- and watch two keyboards
ingeniously spread and interlock to form a comfortable, full-size,
85-key typing surface nearly two inches wider than the unit itself. The
revolutionary TrackWrite(a) keyboard overhangs the unit's case by almost
one inch on each side.
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#1828
AT&T PARADYNE ANNOUNCES NEW V.34 MODEM
LARGO, Fla., March 7 - AT&T Paradyne, the worldwide leader in
developing innovative, high-speed modems, has complemented its extensive
modem line with new consumer 28,800 bps standard data/fax modems.
The new AT&T DataPort Express(R) 28.8 bps family of products include
external and internal-PC models, as well as a Macintosh version for
MacPlus.
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#1829
DATA RACE ANNOUNCES WINMAX 'SOFT' MODEM, FAX,
LAN COMBO PC CARD SOLD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS
SAN ANTONIO, March 7 - DATA RACE today announced WinMAX PCMCIA Combo
Card, containing a very high speed "soft" modem and a high performance
Ethernet LAN interface adapter. WinMAX contains a 19.2kbps data modem,
a fax card, and an Ethernet network interface adapter all in one, light,
neat, credit card sized package.
info: tel. 210-558-1929 or
[email protected]
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#1830
COREL ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN CORELNET
OTTAWA, March 7 - Corel Corporation announced today its participation
in CorelNET(TM), a World Wide Web site on the Internet, owned and
operated by Toronto-based Kazak Communications, publisher of the
CorelDRAW(TM) Journal.
Under the agreement, Corel will be able to further its customer
support, sales and marketing objectives by using the pervasive
communications capabilities of the Internet.
info: Inernet -
[email protected]
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#1831
MAKING THE VIRTUAL OFFICE A REALITY
PHOENIX - March 8, 1995 - The "virtual office" is becoming a reality,
and the time it takes to fully develop will be determined by how quickly
mobile communications and mobile computing advance, according to Wayland
R. Hicks, CEO and vice chairman of Nextel Communications Inc.
An analysis of census figures indicates that as many as 65 million
Americans are engaged in occupations that are considered mobile, Hicks
pointed out in a speech at the Eighteenth Annual PC Forum in Phoenix.
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#1832
BITSTREAM ENHANCES GLOBAL & MULTILINGUAL
COMMUNICATION ON THE INTERNET
HANNOVER, Germany - March 8, 1995 - Bitstream announced today two
new applications of its TrueDoc font imaging technology that allow users
to publish, send and receive multilingual and font-rich documents on the
Internet.
Accent Software has licensed TrueDoc for its email utility, code
named "Scotty", enabling users to send and receive electronic mail in
multilingual character sets. No Hands Software has incorporated TrueDoc
into Common Ground 2.0, their document distribution application, to let
Internet users easily publish and link rich online documents regardless
of the fonts, format, application, operating system or platform.
info: tel. 617/497-6222
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#1833
MICHELANGELO COMPUTER VIRUS HITS STRONGLY ON MARCH 6
MINNEAPOLIS, March 8 - Ontrack Data Recovery today announced that,
despite warnings and prevention techniques offered to computer users,
the Michelangelo virus hit hard on Monday, March 6, damaging data on
computers worldwide. Ontrack, which has the ability to recover data from
Michelangelo-damaged drives, reported activity on March 6 that was 360%
higher than on an average day, due to the large number of people
infected with the virus. Michelangelo is a boot sector virus which
triggers on March 6 when users boot their computers. It formats 8.9 MB
of data, wiping out the boot area of the drive, as well as part of the
File Allocation Table (FAT).
info: tel. 800-752-1333 or 612-937-1107
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#1834
EDS EXPANDS OPERATIONS INTO AFRICA, ENTERS
JOINT VENTURE WITH DIMENSION DATA
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 8 - EDS, the world's leading provider
of information technology (IT) services, has entered the African
marketplace through the formation of a joint venture with a South
African company, Dimension Data. The new entity, which will have 600
employees, expects to be the leader in the South African IT services
marketplace.
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#1835
THE ALLIANCE AT CEBIT '95
HANOVER, Germany, March 8 - The PowerPC architecture is on the move
and the momentum is now unstoppable. Speaking at a press briefing in
the "PowerPC Park" at CeBIT '95, Apple, IBM and Motorola executives
reaffirmed the growing success of the PowerPC family as the mainstream
microprocessors of today and for the future.
The PowerPC architecture is the base upon which systems are now
being developed to provide the power and versatility that are necessary
to cope with the growing applications explosion in today's market. These
processor developments are shaping the future of the industry.
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#1836
NEW PENTHOUSE INTERNET SERVICE BREAKS
RECORDS FOR USAGE IN FIRST WEEK
NEW YORK - March 9, 1995 - A new service from Penthouse magazine on
the Internet has broken all known usage records before it was even
formally announced, the publication said today.
On its first day (February 26), over 802,000 Internet "visits" to
Penthouse Internet were recorded to various parts of the service on the
World Wide Web, which includes the magazine's famed pictorials, its
"Forum" letters to the editor and other features. Over the next few
days, the number of visits had climbed to more than 850,000.
address:
http://www.penthousemag.com
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#1837
Senate Bill 314
The Communications Decency Act of 1995 (S. 314) revises the
Communications Act to make the transmittal of "sexually oriented"
material a crime.
Senators Exon (D-NE) and Gorton (R-WA) have introduced S314.
Senate Bill 314 would compel service providers to choose between
severely restricting the activities of their subscribers or
completely shutting down their e-mail, Internet access, and
conferencing services under the threat of criminal liability.
Moreover, to avoid criminal liability, service providers would be
forced to read every private communication, electronic mail
message, public forum, mailing list, and inspect every file
available on their network, a ridiculous proposition which poses
a substantial threat to our freedom of speech and privacy rights.
info: tel. 202 861 7700 or
[email protected],
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