The HiTek Report
Robert H. McIver
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September 26, 1994
In This Issue
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-COMPUTER HARDWARE-
1192 - AST computers now available at Radio Shack
1193 - New-Generation Compaq Contura Notebook Builds on Success
1194 - Sun's Sparc Technology Business Discloses Next-Generation Processor
1204 - Dell Announces Support For Windows NT 3.5, Backoffice Server Suite
1208 - Samsung Introduces The Notemaster 486DX4/75 For Power Notebook Users
-PERIPHERALS-
1187 - Three Products Extend the Use of HP's Color LaserJet Printer
1191 - HP Takes Aim at Price Leadership in PC Market
1195 - New generation of 2.5-inch Areal drives withstand greater shock
1202 - Canon adds Scanner line: Delivers unmatched cost and performance
1207 - Gigatek's new DC2120XL minicartridge expands storage capacities
-SOFTWARE-
1190 - Brainstorm Technologies Introduces Datalink For Lotus Notes
1198 - Symantec Delivers Speed Disk Update In Norton Utilities For Macintosh
1200 - Microsoft Mail Continues To Accumulate Accolades
1201 - Macintosh System 7.5 Now Available
1209 - Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Backoffice Integrated Information System
-CD-ROM / MULTI-MEDIA
1188 - A Line Of Multimedia PCs As Simple To Use As Other Home Appliances
1196 - New Generation Of Spectrum Cards Deliver Powerful Multimedia Features
1206 - WordPerfect Main Street ships seven new home education titles
1211 - Sports Illustrated Multimedia Almanac from StarPress
-MISCL-
1189 - Digital Named As Novell's First Worldwide Software Maintenance Provider
1197 - Cray Research Acquires Savant Systems
1199 - Multi-Media Communications To Distribute Intervoice Systems In Malaysia
1203 - Apple Unveils New Identity For The Macintosh Operating System
1205 - Networld+Interop Atlanta 94 Enjoys Incredible Market Demand
1210 - Put your John Hancock in your computer
-BOOKS-
1212 - The Way Multimedia Works
1213 - Running Microsoft Excel 5 For The Macintosh
1214 - Microsoft Word 6 for the Macintosh step by step
1215 - The Macintosh Bible
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******* Computer Hardware - Software - Peripherals - Books *******
Press Releases from week of: 9/19/94
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#1187
THREE PRODUCTS EXTEND THE USE OF HP's COLOR LaserJet PRINTER
BOISE, Idaho - Sept. 19, 1994 Extended Systems announced today enhanced
support in three product families for Hewlett-Packard's new Color LaserJet.
FaxConnection MFP lets users send and receive color faxes on their HP Color
LaserJet. ShareSpool XL lets up to 16 PCs share a HP Color LaserJet on or off
the network. ExtendNet directly connects the HP Color LaserJet to any
Ethernet, Token-Ring or Arcnet network.
info: tel. 208/322-7575
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#1188
FOR THE FIRST TIME, A LINE OF MULTIMEDIA PCs FOR CONSUMERS
AS FUNCTIONAL AND SIMPLE TO USE AS OTHER HOME APPLIANCES
SOMERS, N.Y. - Sept. 19, 1994 - Starting today, consumers can buy a home
computer from IBM Corporation that is so easy to use it can be as much a
part of their daily lives as the microwave or the coffee maker. Called the
IBM Aptiva(a) Personal Computer, this new appliance can entertain them,
teach their children, manage the household finances and even turn itself on
to work for them when they're not home.
info: tel. (914) 766-1809
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#1189
DIGITAL NAMED AS NOVELL'S FIRST WORLDWIDE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER
MAYNARD, Mass. - Sept. 19, 1994 - Novell NetWare users world- wide can now
enjoy the benefits of "unbundled" one-step shopping for Novell NetWare 3 and
4 software upgrade services under terms of an agreement naming Digital
Equipment Corporation as Novell's first worldwide software maintenance
provider.
info: tel. 508/496-9981
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#1190
BRAINSTORM TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCES DATALINK FOR LOTUS NOTES
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - September 19, 1994 -- Brainstorm Technologies today
introduced DataLink for Lotus Notes, the first cost-effective, point-and-click solution for migrating and synchronizing data
between Lotus Notes and all major relational databases.
info: tel. (617) 224-1100
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#1191
HP TAKES AIM AT PRICE LEADERSHIP IN PC MARKET
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Sept. 19, 1994 - Taking aim at industry price leadership
in the corporate desktop PC market, Hewlett-Packard Company today announced
wide-ranging price reductions on its HP Vectra brand PCs, including a number
of recently introduced models. The reductions, ranging from 5 percent to 20
percent, are effective October 1. HP made similar price cuts in Europe last
week.
info: tel. 408/553-2916
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#1192
AST COMPUTERS NOW AVAILABLE AT RADIO SHACK
IRVINE, Calif. - Sept. 19, 1994 - AST Computer and Radio Shack Monday
announced that the home electronics retailer will now carry AST's
popular Advantage! line of easy-to-use, family-oriented personal computers.
info: tel. 714/727-7977
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#1193
NEW-GENERATION COMPAQ CONTURA NOTEBOOK BUILDS ON THE
SUCCESS OF AWARD-WINNING SIBLING
Building on the reputation of the successful Contura family of notebook PCs,
Compaq Computer Corporation, the world's leading supplier of portable
PCs for the first half of 1994, today introduced the new Compaq Contura 400
family.
info: tel. 617-536-0470
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#1194
SUN'S SPARC TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS DISCLOSES NEXT-GENERATION
PROCESSOR
BURLINGAME, Calif. - Sept. 19, 1994 - Sun Microsystems' SPARC Technology
Business today unveiled UltraSPARC, the company's next-generation superscalar
RISC (reduced-instruction set computing) microprocessor that will be presented
at next month's Microprocessor Forum.
info: tel. 408/774-8675
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#1195
NEW GENERATION OF 2.5-INCH AREAL DRIVES WITHSTAND GREATER
SHOCK, OFFER HIGHER CAPACITIES
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 19, 1994 - Areal Technology Monday announced the
introduction of four new high-capacity disk drives for notebook and
sub-notebook computers.
The four drives, the A175, A345, A520 and A700, are the thinnest, lightest
and shortest drives on the market.
info: tel. 408/436-6800
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#1196
NEW GENERATION OF SPECTRUM PC CARDS DELIVER POWERFUL
MULTIMEDIA FEATURES IN THREE NEW PRODUCTS
BURNABY, British Columbia, Sept. 19 - Spectrum Signal Processing Inc.
Toronto, Vancouver: SSY) today unveiled three new Windows-based multimedia
PC cards that offer users various combinations of telephone management, voice
and data communications, audio functions and Internet interface features in
seamlessly integrated packages.
info: tel. 604-421-5422
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#1197
CRAY RESEARCH ACQUIRES SAVANT SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE PURSUIT
OF COMMERCIAL PARALLEL PROCESSING MARKET
EAGAN, Minn., Sept. 19 - Cray Research, Inc. said it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Savant Systems, Dallas, Texas, a privately held
consulting firm specializing in database and transaction-processing business
solutions. The acquisition supports Cray Research's pursuit of the growing
commercial market for parallel processing computer systems, according to
company officials.
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#1198
SYMANTEC DELIVERS SPEED DISK UPDATE IN NORTON UTILITIES FOR MACINTOSH 3.1
Update Available Direct from Symantec, Retail Stores and Online Services
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 19 - Symantec Corporation announced that it has
shipped the Norton Utilities for Macintosh Version 3.1, which resolves a
technical issue with the Speed Disk module of Version 3.0. Norton Utilities
for Macintosh 3.1 is now available directly from Symantec and retail stores
and the Speed Disk update has been posted on several online services.
info: tel. 408-446-7142
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#1199
MULTI-MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE INTERVOICE SYSTEMS IN MALAYSIA
DALLAS, Sept. 19 - InterVoice announced today that Multi-Media Communications
Sendirian Berhad will distribute InterVoice systems in Malaysia. Under the
terms of the distribution agreement, InterVoice and Multi-Media
Communications will jointly market and sell InterVoice OneVoice(R) solutions
to businesses, governmental agencies, educational institutions, telecom
companies, and other organizations.
info: tel. 65-538-8116
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#1200
MICROSOFT MAIL CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE ACCOLADES
FROM CUSTOMERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 19 - Microsoft(R) Mail for PC Networks version 3.2, the
fastest-selling electronic-mail system, recently received The NetWare(R)
Users' International Readers' Choice Award and the GroupWare '94 Best of Show
Award for e-mail and messaging.
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#1201
MACINTOSH SYSTEM 7.5 NOW AVAILABLE
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 19 - Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that its
new operating system, Macintosh System 7.5, is now available throughout the
United States through software resellers and Apple authorized resellers.
Macintosh System 7.5 makes using an Apple Macintosh computer even easier by
providing new capabilities that streamline how people work on a computer,
individually and with others. It also makes it easier to work with MS-DOS and
Windows disks and files.
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#1202
CANON ADDS SCANNER LINE: DELIVERS UNMATCHED COST AND PERFORMANCE
COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 19 - Sales of scanners for the small office/home
office environment are expected to increase significantly and Canon is
leading the way with feature-rich products at affordable prices. Today Canon
Computer Systems Inc. (CCSI) introduced the IX-3010, a grayscale, flatbed
scanner which offers the greatest versatility at the lowest cost of any
grayscale scanner currently available.
info: tel. 800-848-4123
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#1203
APPLE UNVEILS NEW IDENTITY FOR THE MACINTOSH OPERATING
SYSTEM; MAC OS GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD AGAINST WINDOWS
CUPERTINO, Calif.,Sept. 19 Apple Computer, Inc. today revealed that a new
face will begin to appear on millions of Apple Macintosh computers around
the world. As part of its strategy to increase worldwide market share for
the Macintosh computing platform, Apple is rolling out a new visual identity
for the Macintosh operating system -- now called the Mac OS. The new Mac OS
logo adds the profile of a new face to the well known "Happy Mac" icon --
signifying Apple's more open approach to attracting new users to the
platform, and underscoring the company's long-standing focus on friendly
interaction between people and computers.
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#1204
DELL ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS NT 3.5, BACKOFFICE SERVER SUITE
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20 - Dell Computer Corporation today announced support
for Microsoft's Windows NT Version 3.5 operating system, announced at the
Windows World trade show in Dallas today. With today's announcement, Dell
intends to offer Windows NT 3.5 across its full line of server and advanced
workstation products.
info: tel. 800-289-3355
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#1205
NETWORLD+INTEROP ATLANTA 94 ENJOYS INCREDIBLE MARKET
DEMAND AS SECOND DOMESTIC EVENT MIRRORS SIZE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FIRST
Held at the Georgia World Congress Center, NetWorld(SM)+Interop(TM) was the
site for hundreds of industry announcements by more than 530 leading computing
and networking vendors, the first show floor with an interactive educational
center and an educational program of conferences, tutorials and workshops
attended by over 4,000 domestic and international delegates. The three-day
exposition, attended by more than 57,000 people, showcased advance technology
topics including ATM, high-speed networking, middleware, network applications
and Internet issues.
info: tel. 415-578-6963
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#1206
WORDPERFECT MAIN STREET SHIPS SEVEN NEW HOME EDUCATION TITLES
OREM, Utah - Sept. 21, 1994 - WordPerfect, the Novell Applications Group,
today began shipping a complete range of multimedia home education titles
focusing on reading, writing and arithmetic.
info: tel. 801/228-5063
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#1207
GIGATEK'S NEW DC2120XL MINICARTRIDGE expands storage
capacities for existing 250 MB tape drives
LA COSTA, Calif. - Sept. 21, 1994 - Gigatek Memory Systems Inc. has announced
that it will begin shipping the new DC2120XL QIC minicartridge that expands
storage capacities from 250 MB to 350 MB in the existing base of industry
standard QIC-80 tape drives.
info: tel. 619/438-9010
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#1208
SAMSUNG INTRODUCES THE NOTEMASTER 486DX4/75
AND 486DX4/100 FOR POWER NOTEBOOK USERS
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., Sept. 21 - Samsung Electronics America (SEA) is
introducing the NoteMaster S394ST that is available with either an enhanced
Intel 486DX4/75 or DX4/100 microprocessor.
The new notebook, that has an innovative ergonomic design, is easy to
upgrade or expand to meet the mobile computing needs of all power notebooks
users. The NoteMaster with 486DX4/75 is now shipping and units with DX4/100
chips will be available in October.
info: tel. 212-355-5049
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#1209
MICROSOFT UNVEILS MICROSOFT BACKOFFICE INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM
TO PROVIDE "INFORMATION NETWORKING," SOLVE BUSINESS PROBLEMS
DALLAS, Sept. 21 - Microsoft Corporation today introduced Microsoft(R)
BackOffice, an integrated information system that makes it easier for
companies to improve decision making and streamline business processes,
so companies can deliver goods and services faster and reduce business costs.
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#1210
PUT YOUR JOHN HANCOCK IN YOUR COMPUTER!
WOONSOCKET, R.I. - Sept. 22, 1994 - Computer-based faxing is an explosive
growth area in today's personal computer marketplace, but there's just one
problem: there is no way to "sign" these electronic documents. Until now.
Rhode Island Soft Systems (RISS) announces a new service for Microsoft
Windows users: TrueType Signature Fonts. RISS can create a scalable TrueType
font of a customer's individual signature. The signature is used like any
other font and can easily be incorporated into computerized faxing, mail
mergers and form letters, offering considerable time savings.
info: tel. 800/959-RISS
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#1211
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MULTIMEDIA ALMANAC FROM STARPRESS TO
SHIP WITH PACKARD-BELL MULTIMEDIA COMPUTERS
The Sports Illustrated Multimedia Sports Almanac from StarPress, which was
honored as one of the top three consumer information multimedia products in
the NewMedia INVISION 1994 Multimedia Awards Program, will be packaged with
various configurations of the Packard-Bell multimedia personal computers for
North America.
info: tel. 800/782-7944
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#1212
THE WAY MULTIMEDIA WORKS
THE WAY MULTIMEDIA WORKS from Microsoft Press and Dorling Kindersley is a
full-color book guide that shows beginners the ins and outs of the exciting
world of multimedia computing.
A straightforward, nontechnical introduction to multimedia, THE WAY
MULTIMEDIA WORKS utilizes vivid photography, art, and design to tell the
story. Photos and easy-to-understand illustrations lead readers step by
step through the basics and beyond. The stunning layout draws readers into
the book and encourages browsing and exploration.
info: tel. 800-MSPRESS
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#1213
RUNNING MICROSOFT EXCEL 5 FOR THE MACINTOSH
RUNNING MICROSOFT EXCEL 5 FOR THE MACINTOSH is one book that Microsoft Excel
for the Macintosh users won't outgrow. Written by The Cobb Group, PC
Magazine contributing editor Craig Stinson, Mark Dodge, and Chris Kinata,
RUNNING MICROSOFT EXCEL S FOR THE MACINTOSH is a complete how-to guide,
providing in-depth coverage of both basic and advanced Microsoft Excel
features. The book's results-oriented, step-by-step tutorials help
newcomers to Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh get up and running fast--and
then sprint beyond the basics.
info: tel. 800-MSPRESS
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#1214
MICROSOFT WORD 6 FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP
MICROSOFT WORD 6 FOR THE MACINTOSH STEP BY STEP, the most efficient way to
learn the latest version of the world's bestselling word processing
application for the Macintosh, has been completely updated for version 6 of
the software. This new book-and-disk self-paced training package from
Microsoft Press is ideal for busy people who prefer to learn on their own
or don't have time to attend classroom training.
info: tel. 800-MSPRESS
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#1215
THE MACINTOSH BIBLE
September 1994--Berkeley, CA--When the first printing of 100,000 copies of
the newest edition rolls off the presses this month, there will be 916,000
copies of The Macintosh Bible in print. This includes translations in
Chinese, Danish, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Readers
have made this hefty tome the bestselling Macintosh book of all time.
info: tel. 800-283-9444
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In This Issue
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-COMPUTER HARDWARE-
1225 - Lexington Computer Research Announces 100MHZ DOS/UNIX Notebook
1228 - Cray Research Compact Supercomputer Delivers Performance Increase
1236 - Dell's Latitude XP Notebooks Recognized By Industry Experts
1238 - Zeos Announces Active Matrix Color Subnotebook Computer
1243 - AST'S Ascentia 900N notebook computer awarded "Best Buy"
-PERIPHERALS-
1217 - HP begins shipping top-of-the-line AdvanceStack Router 650
1220 - Micropolis announces two new multigigabyte 3.5-inch drives
1227 - Apple Ships PCMCIA Expansion Module For Powerbook 500 Series
1229 - Boca Research launches ITU V.34 Bocamodem
1234 - SunDisk introduces world's smallest flash storage drive
1237 - Now All 24-Bit Microtek Scanners Can Read Text
1245 - Apple Adds High Performance Laser Printer
-SOFTWARE-
1216 - Alpha Software fills major void in Windows database market
1218 - Global Village ships new network versions of FaxWorks Pro for OS/2
1219 - Oracle And Lotus Announce Pact
1222 - Intuit announces Quicken 8 for DOS
1226 - Logicon Announces LMDS Interface To Lotus Notes
1230 - IBM Extends DB2 To Exploit Ssytem/390 CMOS Parallel Technology
1231 - Artisoft shipping French, Italian & German versions of CorStream
1232 - IBM to offer extensive multimedia technology in new OS/2
1235 - NEBS introduces Page Magic software for small businesses
1242 - Plustek Announces Integration of ScanFX With Leading BCR Software
1244 - Lotus ships Lotus Notes Server for Windows NT
-CD-ROM / MULTI-MEDIA
1232 - IBM to offer extensive multimedia technology in new OS/2
1233 - Oracle introduces products to manage multimedia information
-MISCL-
1223 - Geoworks demonstrates "Power of Partnership" at Geoworks Summit
1224 - HP launches new program to help IBM AS/400 customers move to UNIX
-BOOKS-
1239 - Internet In a Box Is Now Available
1240 - The Visual Guide To dBase For Windows
1241 - The Visual Guide To Paradox For Windows
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#1216
ALPHA SOFTWARE FILLS MAJOR VOID IN WINDOWS
DATABASE MARKET WITH RELEASE OF ALPHA FIVE
BURLINGTON, Mass.- Sept. 26, 1994 - Alpha Software, maker of Alpha Four,
the No. 2 selling DOS database, announces its entry into the Windows
database marketplace with the release of Alpha Five.
info: tel 617/229-2924 x207
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#1217
HP BEGINS SHIPPING TOP-OF-THE-LINE AdvanceStack ROUTER 650
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Sept. 26, 1994 - Hewlett-Packard Company today announced
that it has begun shipping its top-of-the-line AdvanceStack Router 650
(announced in April), the price/performance leader in routers for central-
site or headquarters applications.
info: tel 415/975-2206
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#1218
GLOBAL VILLAGE SHIPS NEW STANDALONE AND NETWORK
VERSIONS OF FaxWorks Pro FOR OS/2
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Sept. 26, 1994--Global Village Communication Inc.
Monday announced that it is shipping version 2.0 of both FaxWorks Pro for
OS/2 and FaxWorks Pro LAN for OS/2.
info: tel 415/390-8218 (E-mail) kathy...@globalvillag.com
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#1219
ORACLE AND LOTUS ANNOUNCE PACT TO INTEGRATE INDUSTRY
LEADING DATABASE AND WORKGROUP PRODUCTS
SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 26, 1994 - Oracle Corp. and Lotus Development Corp.
today disclosed terms of a joint marketing and development agreement.
The agreement calls for the companies to achieve interoperability between
their market leading products -- Lotus Notes, the popular workgroup software
package, and Oracle Media Server, the leading multimedia database for storage,
retrieval and sharing of relational, text and video information. The
announcement was made at the 1994 International Oracle User Week (IOUW).
info: tel 415-506-4176
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#1220
MICROPOLIS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MULTIGIGABYTE 3.5-
INCH DRIVES FEATURING INDUSTRY-HIGH RPM
CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Sept. 26, 1994 - Micropolis Corp. Monday announced two
new multigigabyte 3.5-inch Fast SCSI-2 hard disk drives offering a fast 7,200
rpm spindle speed, allowing for a 33 percent improvement in data latency and
an 11 percent reduction in seek time.
The new drives are also available in AV-optimized versions to support
growing industry demand for application-tuned storage.
info: tel 818/718-5264
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#1221
EPSON UPGRADES ActionPC AND MULTIMEDIA-READY
ActionTower FOR SMALL-OFFICE AND HOME COMPUTING
TORRANCE, Calif. - Sept. 26, 1994 - EPSON Monday introduced a sweeping series
of upgrades to its ActionPC and ActionTower series of home and small-office
computing systems, providing increased features and capabilities
for greater utilization of applications and multimedia resources.
info: tel 310/782-5161
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#1222
INTUIT ANNOUNCES QUICKEN 8 FOR DOS
For the first time in Intuit's history, the company simultaneously announced
a full line of new Quicken products for all major personal computing
platforms. In addition to upgrades for Quicken for DOS, Windows, Macintosh
and CD-ROM, Intuit announced two new Deluxe versions of quicken for Windows,
one on floppy disk and one on CD-ROM.
info: tel 415/329-3569
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#1223
GEOWORKS DEMONSTRATES "POWER OF PARTNERSHIP"
AT GEOWORKS TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT '94
ALAMEDA, Calif.- Sept. 26, 1994 - Geoworks announced Monday that industry
leaders from software, hardware and consumer electronics companies will
present their perspectives on the emerging consumer computing device (CCD)
market at the Geoworks Technology Summit '94, Oct. 25-26 at the Hyatt Regency
in Burlingame, Calif.
info: tel 510/814-5750
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#1224
HP LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM TO HELP IBM AS/400 CUSTOMERS MOVE
TO UNIX SYSTEM-BASED HP 9000 SERVERS
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Sept. 26, 1994 - Hewlett-Packard Company today announced
the Open Midrange Alternative, a new program to help IBM AS/400 customers
transition their systems, applications and data to the HP 9000 family
of business servers.
info: tel (408) 447-1665
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#1225
LEXINGTON COMPUTER RESEARCH ANNOUNCES
100MHZ DOS/UNIX MULTIMEDIA NOTEBOOK
SUDBURY, Mass., Sept. 26 - Lexington Computer Research (LexiComp) today
announced the addition of a 100Mhz 80486 DX4 DOS and UNIX multimedia
notebook computer to its extensive line of notebook and desktop computer
products.
info: tel 508-443-1424
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#1226
LOGICON ANNOUNCES LMDS INTERFACE TO LOTUS NOTES
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 - Logicon Inc. announced today a new version of the
Logicon Message Dissemination System (LMDS) which features a fully integrated
interface to the Lotus Notes groupware product from Lotus Development Corp.,
Electronic documents -- newswire stories, business reports, financial
information or electronic mail -- may be disseminated in real time to Notes
databases and to user Views based on LMDS interest profiles. Users can create
and manage their dissemination profiles using the Notes Forms capability.
info: tel 310-373-0220
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#1227
APPLE SHIPS PCMCIA EXPANSION MODULE FOR POWERBOOK 500 SERIES
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 26 - Continuing its efforts to support industry
standards and offer cross-platform compatibility, Apple Computer, Inc.
today announced shipment of its first PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association) Expansion Module for the recently announced
PowerBook 500 series computers.
info: tel 408-974-3120
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#1228
NEW CRAY RESEARCH COMPACT SUPERCOMPUTER SERIES DELIVERS UP
TO 12-FOLD PRICE-PERFORMANCE INCREASE
EAGAN, Minn., Sept. 26 - Cray Research, Inc. today announced the CRAY J916
system, the first in a new series of low-cost, compact supercomputers
designed to operate as powerful simulation servers for large problems that
challenge or exhaust the capabilities of workstations. The company said the
new series is fully compatible with Cray Research's entire line of parallel/
vector supercomputers and is expected to provide up to 12 times the price-
performance of Cray Research's successful CRAY EL90 compact systems.
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#1229
BOCA RESEARCH LAUNCHES ITU V.34 BOCAMODEM
... the latest in modem technology
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Sept. 27, 1994 - Boca Research Inc. launches V.34
28,800bps BOCAMODEM, the next generation of its high speed data/fax modems
featuring technology approved by ITU, the standards body for international
telecommunications.
A user can achieve data transfer speeds of 28,800bps with maximum throughput
of up to 115,200bps - the highest standard speed available for file transfer
applications over analog phone lines. The modem also supports 14,400bps for
send/receive fax.
info: tel 407/997-6227
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#1230
IBM EXTENDS DB2 TO EXPLOIT SYSTEM/390 CMOS PARALLEL TECHNOLOGY
ORLANDO, Fla. - Sept. 27, 1994 - At the DB2 Technical Conference here today,
IBM announced a new version of its premier large-system relational database
server that is designed to take advantage of the capabilities of mainframe
parallel processing. DATABASE 2(a) (DB2(a)) for MVS/ESA(a) Version 4, which
runs on IBM's CMOS-based System/390(a) Parallel Transaction Server, delivers
data sharing to provide customers with improved availability, increased
system scalability, and a reduced cost of computing.
info: tel 914/766-1750
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#1231
ARTISOFT NOW SHIPPING FRENCH, ITALIAN, GERMAN &
SPANISH VERSIONS OF CorStream DEDICATED SERVER
TUCSON, Ariz. - Sept. 27, 1994 - Artisoft Inc. Tuesday announced that it is
now shipping French, Italian, German and Spanish versions of its recently
released CorStream server, a dedicated server for Artisoft's LANtastic
network operating system.
The Artisoft server product is a high-performance, 32-bit LANtastic network
NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) with a platform of the runtime version of
Novell's NetWare 4 network operating system.
info: tel 800/233-5564
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#1232
IBM TO OFFER EXTENSIVE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY IN NEW OS/2
AUSTIN, Texas - Sept. 27, 1994 - IBM today announced that the next version
of OS/2(a), code-named Warp, will include high-performance multimedia support
designed to make it easy for users to transform their computers into
televisions, store and view their favorite photos, and host live video
teleconferences with friends and colleagues.
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#1233
ORACLE INTRODUCES PRODUCTS TO ENABLE CORPORATIONS TO MANAGE,
SHARE AND ACCESS ALL TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION
SAN FRANCISCO - Sept. 26, 1994 - Oracle Corp. today extended its software
architecture by introducing a series of new products that for the first time
enables corporations to manage, share and access all their information,
regardless of type. With these announcements, Oracle is the only company to
offer an enterprise-scale information management solution that combines a
powerful multimedia database and groupware software with wireless networking
software, advanced development tools and desktop applications. Oracle's full
range of products allow corporate users to access any data, any time,
anywhere.
info: tel 415/506-4176
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SunDisk INTRODUCES WORLD'S SMALLEST FLASH STORAGE DRIVE
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Sept. 27, 1994 - SunDisk Corp. Tuesday introduced the
world's smallest flash storage drive -- the IDE FlashDrive.
The new embedded flash mass storage drive has a 1.3" form factor and is
available in 4, 10, 20, 40 and 60MB capacities. The announcement marks
SunDisk's entry into the 1.3" form factor storage market.
info: tel 408/562-3456
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NEBS INTRODUCES PAGE MAGIC DESKTOP PUBLISHING
SOFTWARE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
NASHUA, N.H. - Sept. 27, 1994 - NEBS Inc. the leading provider of integrated
business solutions for small businesses, today introduced Page Magic(TM), a
new Windows-based desktop publishing software package designed for businesses
with fewer than 50 employees.
info: tel 603/880-5109
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DELL'S LATITUDE XP NOTEBOOKS RECOGNIZED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS
FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 - Dell's new long-life Latitude(TM) XP notebook
family is already in need of some mantle space at the company's corporate
headquarters. Dell Computer Corporation said today that in less than two
months since their introduction, the Dell(R) Latitude XP notebooks have
already received industry accolades for their breakthrough power technologies
and performance leadership.
info: tel 800-289-3355 or http://www.dell.com
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NOW ALL 24-BIT MICROTEK SCANNERS CAN READ TEXT
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sept. 27 - Microtek Lab Inc., the leading manufacturer
of affordable desktop scanners, announced today that it will add OmniPage
Direct 2.0, Caere Corp.'s optical character recognition (OCR) program, to the
software bundles of its entire line of black & white, grayscale and 24-bit
color flatbed scanners.
info: tel 310-297-5000, ext. 5353
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ZEOS ANNOUNCES ACTIVE MATRIX COLOR SUBNOTEBOOK COMPUTER
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27 - ZEOS International, Ltd. announced today the
availability of an active matrix color display, in addition to the previously
available monochrome and passive matrix color displays, for the revolutionary
ZEOS Meridian(TM) 400 subnotebook.
The ZEOS Meridian 400A employs active matrix technology in a 7.8 inch
diagonal, backlit screen with 256 colors. Also available, the 400C passive
matrix backlit 7.8 inch diagonal display and the 400 monochrome backlit 8.2
inch diagonal display.
info: tel 800-423-5891
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INTERNET IN A BOX IS NOW AVAILABLE
Internet In A Box is now available! O'Reilly is the exclusive distributor of
Internet In A Box to bookstores. Spry is making the product available in
the United States and Canada only. Internet In A Box is the first
shrink-wrapped package to provide a total solution for PC users to get on
the Internet. It provides instant connectivity, a multimedia Windows
interface, a full suite of applications, and a complete online guide to the
Internet.
info: tel 707-829-0515
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#1240 (book)
THE VISUAL GUIDE TO DBASE FOR WINDOWS
Chapel Hill, NC; September 28, 1991 dBASE for Windows brings the treasures
of object-oriented programming to users of the world's most popular database
software for personal computers. New from Ventana Press, The Visual Guide
to dBASE for Windows teaches new concepts of forms, object-oriented
extensions and productivity-enhancing tools via an abundance of screen
shots and other visual elements.
info: tel 800/743-5369
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THE VISUAL GUIDE TO PARADOX FOR WINDOWS
Chapel Hill, NC; Sep. 28, 1994 - With its icons, buttons, graphics and
OLE, Paradox for Windows has transformed complex database development into
simple drag-and-drop exercises. Likewise, The Visual Guide to Paradox for
Windows, new from Ventana Press, tells the Paradox for Windows story
through screen shots, flow charts and other graphic examples.
info: tel 919/942-0220
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PLUSTEK ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION OF ScanFX WITH LEADING BCR SOFTWARE
Touch-Activated BCR Becomes Reality
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Sep. 30, 1994--Plustek, America's leading sheetfed
scanner manufacturer, today announced successful integration with
CypherTech's CypherScan BCR software, granting ScanFX users the ability to
convert their business cards to a Windows database by touching a single
button on the ScanFX front panel.
info: tel 800-685-8088
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AST'S ASCENTIA 900N NOTEBOOK COMPUTER AWARDED
"BEST BUY" BY PC WORLD MAGAZINE
IRVINE, Calif. - Sept. 28, 1994 - AST Computer's Ascentia 900N high-
performance notebook computer was awarded a "Best Buy" in the power mobile
computer category of PC World's October Top 20 Systems Review.
info: tel 800/876-4278
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LOTUS SHIPS LOTUS NOTES SERVER FOR WINDOWS NT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Sept. 29, 1994 - Lotus Development Corp. today announced
it has begun shipments of the Lotus Notes Server for Windows NT, a version
of its best-selling Notes client-server platform for developing and deploying
groupware applications designed for Microsoft's new 32-bit operating system.
info: tel 617/862-4514
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APPLE ADDS HIGH PERFORMANCE LASER PRINTER
AND HIGH QUALITY COLOR INKJET PRINTER
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 29 - Underlining its commitment to maintaining
price/performance leadership and providing industry-leading imaging
products, Apple today introduced two new printers, one for mixed-
environment office workgroups, the other for the home, education and
small business.
info: tel 800-538-9696