Online articles from July 1996

Online archives from July 1996

Online then and now. (marveling at evolution of computer information technology since early 1980s)(The Inverted File)(Column)
July 1, 1996... As I put the finishing touches on my last issue of ONLINE, many memories flitted through my mind, juxtaposed with glimpses of what is yet to be in the world of online. Having entered into online in the early 1980s, I don't qualify as a real...

IBM and Sears announce the sale of Prodigy. (online service fetches estimated $250 million from International Wireless, GrupoCarso)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... International Wireless and a group of Prodigy executives have acquired the lagging third-place consumer online service from IBM and Sears. GrupoCarso of Mexico is a financial and strategic partner in the estimated $250-million deal. Analysts...

InfoSeek debuts personalized service, Reuters acquires a $1 million stake. (InfoSeek Corp., Reuters NewMedia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... InfoSeek Debuts Personalized Service, Reuters Acquires a $1 Million Stake InfoSeek Corporation, developer of the popular Web search engine, has introduced InfoSeek Personal, a free service that allows users to construct personalized "news pages"...

Brewing up a Web approach to industry research. (World Wide Web gives businesses quick access to useful information)(includes bibliography)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1996... A year ago I remember staring in disbelief at a student who told me he found good information about the snowboard industry on the Internet. "Show me," I good-naturedly challenged him, thinking he probably found a whole bunch of personal home...

On the Nets: telnet, the forgotten Internet tool. (forerunner to World Wide Web still provides access to online information)
July 1, 1996... Before the hierarchical menus of gophers and the graphical hypertext realm of the World Wide Web, telnet was the primary way to connect to Internet information sources. Telnet, the plain ASCII terminal emulation protocol for logging in to remote...

Net sitings: a Net explorer's log. (listing of 12 useful sources of information on the Internet)
July 1, 1996... BUSINESS U.S. Business Advisor http://www.business.gov/ A one-stop shop on the Net is the U.S. Business Advisor--the "electronic link to government for business" developed by the Small Business Administration and National Performance Review....

An Online interview with Jeff Crigler at IBM infoMarket. (International Business Machines Corp. executive)(Interview)
July 1, 1996... IBM's new infoMarket product offers some new solutions to information retrieval and delivery over the Internet. Jeff Pemberton recently had the opportunity to spend a morning in the Virginia headquarters of the infoMarket operation, where he...

Information metering: paving the way for pay-per-view information. (new systems charge computer users for specific material they want)
July 1, 1996... Throughout the approximately 25-year history of electronic information services, pricing has frequently occupied center stage. There has been considerable debate over pricing metrics, the value of information, pricing for different markets, and...

Profound M.A.I.D. for end-users.(Profound Market Analysis Information Database)(includes related articles on using Profound with Adobe technology and on downloading and viewing documents)(Evaluation)
July 1, 1996... It's not often that something comes along to shake information professionals out of our "been there, seen that, know everything" attitude toward end-user products. But if you're looking for a new trick to turn, Profound just might do the job....

Watching your online bottom line.(online services and database search costs)
July 1, 1996... It is human nature to return again and again to a restaurant or pub we like, ignoring the fact that the competition might serve up better steaks, colder beer, and better coffee--for less money. But as in the movie, Grumpier Old Men, even regulars...

The rhythm of searching.(online search techniques)
July 1, 1996... "Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme. Get on up, it's bobsled time!" --The Jamaican bobsled team, as portrayed in the movie Coll Runnings. Experienced searchers develop a certain rhythm when they search. It's not planned. It happens over time....

Downloading, by any other name.(downloading files in online searches)(includes related article on downloading online searches)
July 1, 1996... I love getting mail from readers talking about practical post-processing problems. This one seemed very basic: Dear Susanne: I'm writing to you as the editor of the OUTPUT OPTIONS column. Is there anywhere I can go to find specific...

AT&T Business Network joins business info fray.(information services industry)
July 1, 1996... AT&T's entrance into online information has been watched with keen interest by the rest of the industry. With a proposed suite of products including business, consumer, transactional, and Internet services, AT&T looms over the whole field of...

Online Inc. launches a new Web site.(World Wide Web)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... Online Inc. has launched a web site at http://www. onlineinc.com containing substantial content for online users. From the Online Inc. corporate page, visitors can link to sites featuring the Online Inc. magazines--ONLINE, ONLINE USER, DATABASE,...

Ernst & Young introduces Ernie.(Ernst & Young L.L.P launches online consulting service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... Professional services consultants Ernst & Young LLP have introduced Ernie, an online consulting service aimed at entrepreneurial firms as well as E&Y's traditional Fortune 500 clientele. Subscribers enter their inquiries on a Web-based form,...

Pro CD allies with InfoSpace to provide data on the Web.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... Pro CD, producer of electronic directories on CD-ROM, has licensed its phone, fax, and email directory data to InfoSpace, Inc. for distribution on the Web. Pro CD publishes several directory products including Select Phone Deluxe, a directory of...

Forbes and Cahners launch Web sites.(Cahners Publishing Co., World Wide Web)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... Forbes magazine has established a presence on the Web, offering previously-published content from the magazine itself and from the supplements Forbes ASAP and Forbes FYI. The advertiser-supported site (http://www.forbes.com) will initially be...

BiblioData debuts Web page.(World Wide Web)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... Needham Heights, MA-based BiblioData, publisher of Fulltext Sources Online has established a Web presence at http://www.bibliodata.com. The new site features a free sample issue of The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research, an eight-page...

Interactive online resource for medical professionals.(Dotter Institute launches medical World Wide Web site)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... IR Online, a medical Web designed to provide information, education, and conferencing facilities for specialists in interventional radiology, has debuted under the auspices of the Dotter Institute in Portland, Oregon. The site...

ProCite Internet Enabler helps organize Web resources offline.(World Wide Web)(Brief Article)
July 1, 1996... Personal Bibliographic Software of Ann Arbor has bundled two of its Net-oriented information management tools into a package called Internet Enabler. NetCite[R] is designed to help ProCite for Windows users catalog and index Internet information...