InfoWorld articles from August 1992

InfoWorld archives from August 1992

Microsoft blasted for hidden Windows code. (graphical user interface) ('Undocumented Windows book')
August 31, 1992... Competing software developers reacted angrily last week to confirmations that Microsoft applications make use of undocumented calls in Windows. A book released this month, Undocumented Windows, identifies a number of Windows calls used by...

NT beta targets big enterprise sites. (Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT operating system)
August 31, 1992... Microsoft Corp. is working with more than 100 firms to offer corporate beta testers of Windows NT an enterprise suite of Windows NT hardware and software packages when the 32-bit operating system goes into beta in October. As a result,...

Multimedia stumbles on Intel chip cancellation. (V3 video processor)
August 31, 1992... Intel Corp.'s decision to halt development of its V3 video processor has, for the short term, upset the fledgling multimedia market, leaving users and third-party developers wondering what lies ahead. The V3 was originally intended to be a...

HP users vent frustration with sales, support. (includes related article on how HP Users are Downsizing Cautiously)
August 31, 1992... NEW ORLEANS -- While Hurricane Andrew threatened to disrupt the International Association of Hewlett-Packard Computer Users' (Interex) conference here last week, HP officials weathered a storm of user complaints about HP's new sales and...

3Com Etherlink III network interface cards set price-performance standard. (3C509 Etherlink III)(First Look) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... 3Com Corp. has set a new price-performance standard for workstation network interface cards (NICs) with its new 3C509 Etherlink III Ethernet adapters. In addition the card's design suggests an even more significant event is just around the...

NetWare updates Burst Mode for transaction processing.
August 31, 1992... As Novell Inc. engineers complete work improving their Burst Mode protocol for NetWare 4.0, company officials admit that some users have not seen clear-cut benefits from the current NetWare 3.11 version. Novell's Burst Mode NetWare Loadable...

Micrografx to offer low-end paint program.
August 31, 1992... Micrografx Inc. is readying a low-end paint program based on its Picture Publisher image editing software. The new package, due to be released as early as next month, is designed to compete with products like the $399 Painter from Fractal...

Mobile computing could improve before it goes wireless. (Editorial)
August 31, 1992... We hear a lot about wireless, untethered computing -- how it will change the computing landscape, how it will release us from our earthly bonds, and how it will increase our productivity even more. (Quite frankly, despite Dr. Metcalfe's musings...

Zeos owns up to owning Occidental. (Zeos International Ltd.'s Occidental Systems)
August 31, 1992... Occidental Systems is the new kid on the mail-order block -- bearing a distinguished heritage as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeos International. Compaq Computer Corp. and Dell Computer Corp. loudly announced new, low-cost, low-tech...

IBM still tickled Pink about Taligent operating system. (object-oriented operating system)
August 31, 1992... Long derided by some as an unwanted stepchild of the Apple/IBM alliance, Taligent Inc.'s object-oriented operating system, still known as Pink, might become the most crucial of the five areas of cooperation between the two companies. Pink...

Kodak software backs up Photo CD. (Eastman Kodak Co.'s Kodak PhotoEdge image processing software, Kodak Shoebox search software; includes related article on IEV International Inc.'s Profile image data base application) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Seeking to promote its Photo CD technology, Eastman Kodak Co. last week announced its entry into the software market with a suite of products for filing and manipulating Photo CD images. Kodak PhotoEdge is a new image enhancement and...

If you're using Windows, our study shows you're not alone. (Microsoft Corp.'s Windows graphical user interface)(Windows Manager) (Column)
August 31, 1992... When I look into the world of corporate computing, every company I see seems to be grappling with the best ways to roll out Windows to as many desktops as possible. I have a bias toward graphical environments, of course. But confirmation of...

NEC follows trend to build to order. (NEC Technologies Inc.)
August 31, 1992... With NEC Technologies' new "customer-configured solutions," as many as 20 software applications and networking packages can be combined in a variety of ways with NEC's hardware. Using software from companies such as Microsoft Corp., Aldus...

Tandy to target home market with Sensation. (multimedia microcomputer) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Tandy Corp. hopes to sweep the nation with its computer Sensation -- a 25-MHz 486SX multimedia desktop with CD ROM, Windows 3.1, fax/modem, sound, and answering machine capabilities. The Tandy Sensation, introduced August 19, lists for...

Toshiba introduces color screen in low-cost notebook. (Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.'s T1800 Satellite, T1850 Satellite, T1850C Satellite) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Toshiba America Information Systems' line of low-cost notebook systems features a new design and the latest in passive matrix color displays. Toshiba's Satellite systems come in three configurations, priced from $1,799 to $3,299. At the...

Copyright laws promote protection of art, not monopoly. (Tech Talk) (Column)
August 31, 1992... My prior two columns discussing issues of intellectual property rights have focused briefly on patent protection. Although basic copyright law seems simpler than patent protection, most of our industry's recent warfare has been based upon...

Novell/Memorex to help cut costs. (Memorex Telex) (9430 Enterprise Gateway gateway device) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... The partnership between Novell Inc. and Memorex Telex Corp. promises later this year to bring cheaper, more efficient downsizing options to corporate IS managers. Novell/Memorex Telex announced last week an enterprise gateway designed to...

Lannet developing network multimedia. (Lannet Data Communications Inc.)
August 31, 1992... Lannet Data Communications Inc., a maker of fault-tolerant smart hubs, is spearheading the development of a network topology for multimedia applications. Lannet's approach, slated to be demonstrated at Interop '92 in October, combines its...

Help desk tools to offer relief to LAN managers. (local area network) (Emerald Intelligence's Mahogany HelpDesk 2.1, Answer Computer Inc.'s TexTracer, Isicad Inc.'s Command HelpDesk) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... LAN administrators may get relief with upgraded help desk support tools to be released this month from Emerald Intelligence, Answer Computer Inc., and Isicad Inc.. Emerald's Mahogany HelpDesk, Version 2.1 is a knowledge-based application...

3Com adapters boost speed. (EtherLink III single-chip Ethernet adapters) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... 3Com Corp. announced last week its new line of single-chip Ethernet adapters, which promise to set new price and performance standards in the competitive network adapter industry. The third-generation EtherLink III family of adapters are...

Put your passe PC to good use: donate it to Dr. Randall. (East West Education Development Foundation)
August 31, 1992... My Apple II is long gone, as is the DisplayWriter used by my wife, Robyn. So, too, are our twice-upgraded 1984 Macintoshes. But I still have my 1982 floppy-only IBM PC and the four Macintoshes we think we share with our kids. This is just at...

Deciding which operating system to go with is not always easy or obvious. (Peer to Peer) (Column)
August 31, 1992... (Keith Seivers is vice president of information processing and treasurer of Federal Kemper Insurance. He is also a member of InfoWorld's CAB.) Several years ago, Federal Kemper decided to begin moving our critical customer services systems...

Reigning in corporate systems. (help desks)(Enterprise Computing) (Tutorial)
August 31, 1992... The proliferation of inexpensive but sophisticated PC products has proven beneficial for end-users but has wreaked havoc with help desk professionals. "There are so many feature-rich products out on the market today that most users don't...

Scott Paper's successful help desk maintains flexible, four-category standards. (Enterprise Computing)
August 31, 1992... The help desk at Scott Paper Co. has a flexible approach to PC standards. Sherron Laurrell, manager of IS support services at the Philadelphia-based company, says because the help desk is considered the "customer service center" for...

Marketing the benefits of an internal help desk. (Enterprise Computing/Management) (Tutorial)
August 31, 1992... When making a case for an internal help desk, the most compelling argument an IS manager can make is to compare the relative costs and productivity losses suffered when the company chooses not to have one. In the competition for scarce...

The memoless office is now a reality at Messner Vetere agency. (IS Profiles) (Column)
August 31, 1992... When five partners formed the advertising agency of Messner Vetere Berger Carey Schmetterer five years ago, they had a unique vision: no secretaries and no intermediaries between the firm's principals and their clients. The objective was...

Companies threw out good information centers with the bad. (New Age IS) (Column)
August 31, 1992... I'm beginning to grieve over the death of the Information Center(IC). Company after company has seen fit to exterminate, disband, or sideline a worthwhile organization. And, slowly but surely, the effects are beginning to show. The mission...

AutoCAD adds external database support. (Software Review) (Autodesk Inc.'s AutoCAD 12 computer-aided design software) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... Release 12 of Autodesk's AutoCAD has a little something for everyone. For users interested in streamlining what they already do, a number of modifications to the menus and commands bolster productivity. Drawing, editing, selection, and...

LotusWorks 3.0: slicker, easier to use. (Software Review) (Lotus Development Corp.'s integrated software package) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... The universe for DOS integrated software is shrinking. With Windows as the popular "integrator," the major market for integrated packages has been OEMs that bundle the software with their low-end systems and users whose PCs don't have ample...

WordStar for Windows excels at frame-based tasks. (Software Review) (WordStar International Inc.'s WordStar for Windows 1.5 word processing software) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... WordStar's flagship Windows word processor offers a few refinements and improved performance in its recent upgrade to Version 1.5. WordStar for Windows now includes Object Linking and Embedding capabilities, enhanced graphic import facilities,...

Personal Librarian 3.0 for Windows revamp appeals to end-user. (Software Review) (Personal Library Software Inc.'s indexing program) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... After years of selling to the high-end corporate and academic markets, Personal Library Software has revamped its powerful text retrieval software to appeal to individual users as well. Personal Librarian 3.0 for Windows adopts a friendlier...

IsaCAD's CADVance 5 beta does Windows right. (Software Review) (CADVance for Windows computer-aided design software) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... IsiCAD devoted many of its resources to getting CADVance for Windows right the first time. Nearly every feature that Windows 3.1 offers is available to the CAD user in CADVance 5. I looked at a beta version of this package. Perhaps the most...

WindowPhone provides slick, hands-off telephone dialing. (Hardware Review) (AG Communications Systems Corp.'s phone dialing software and communications board) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... In its advertisements and news releases for WindowPhone, AG Communications mostly touts the package's capability to use Caller ID to record the identity of all incoming callers. The phone rings and, even before you answer, WindowPhone alerts...

Outside In makes transferring data from DOS to Windows easy. (Software Review) (Systems Compatibility Corp.'s Outside In for Windows 1.01) (Evaluation)
August 31, 1992... Want to jump to Windows but held back by the need to access megabytes of old data in DOS application formats? No sweat. Outside In for Windows, Version 1.01 makes bringing DOS data into Windows applications easier than falling off a roof, and a...

HP minis, NetWare/iX blow past NetWare 3.11. (NetWare/iX for the HP 3000 network operating software) (At Deadline) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... LAN administrators who have a Hewlett-Packard Co. minicomputer sitting around may find that their HP 3000 running NetWare/iX offers faster performance for large workgroups than a PC-based server running NetWare 3.11, according to HP. The two...

Emerald plans Windows front end. (Emerald Systems Corp.'s Microsoft Windows-based front end) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... Emerald Systems Corp. of San Diego said last week it will develop a Windows-based front end for Novell Inc.'s Storage Management Services (SMS), allowing backup and restore applications to run in Windows. With the front end, users have...

Natural Language delays release. (Natural Language Inc.'s Natural Language for Windows) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... The development schedule for Natural Language Inc.'s Natural Language for Windows has slipped well beyond its projected ship dates. The Berkeley, Calif.-based company hoped to ship a version that would let Windows users pose English-language...

Storm spares two software firms. (Deneba Systems Inc., Fifth Generation Systems Inc. spared by Hurricane Andrew) (Brief Article )
August 31, 1992... Two software companies in the path of Hurricane Andrew reported limited damage late last week. Deneba Systems Inc., in Miami, resumed limited operations after electrical power was restored to its headquarters building, located some five miles...

Accelerator chip has video capture. (Tseng Labs) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... Next week Tseng Labs will introduce a Windows accelerator chip set that will include video capture and playback capabilities. Although the board lacks compression and decompression capabilities, it can support full-motion video at 60 frames per...

IBM ready to play restructuring card on Thursday. (IBM to reorganize September 3, 1992) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... With its reorganization announcement tentatively set for Thursday, IBM's Personal Systems business may finally be ready to come out fighting after months of simply massing its forces. "We have been just mobilizing since last December," said...

Tandy multimedia system to run Modular Windows. (Microsoft Corp.'s Modular Windows operating system for Tandy Corp.'s Video Information System multimedia player) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... The Windows interface and some Windows-based applications will soon run on television screens, and analysts believe this technology is especially good for corporate users. Microsoft Corp., in Redmond, Wash., announced last week that it is...

Corrections, updates. (Correction Notice)
August 31, 1992... The August 17 chart on page 131 should have been titled "Unit purchases for the 12-month period ending June 1992." The chart reflected buying habits for a 12-month period. Brightwork Development has agreed to the terms of the InfoWorld...

IBM wants to make OS/2 run on PDAs; Big Blue intends to keep shrinking memory requirement for the code. (OS/2 operating system; personal digital assistants) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM intends to shrink the memory requirements for OS/2 and allow it to run on personal digital assistants, IBM's director of OS/2 developer programs, John Soyring, said at the Downsizing Expo here last week. "We'll continue...

Sun president predicts doom for all but NT, OS/2, and Solaris. (Sun Microsystems Inc. president Scott McNealy; Windows NT, OS/2, Solaris operating systems) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... TOKYO -- The world isn't big enough for computer companies other than IBM, Intel, Microsoft . . . and Sun Microsystems Inc., according to Sun president Scott McNealy. "Intel, the RS/6000 Power, and Sparc are going to win in the...

QMS to unveil two multitasking color thermal transfer printers. (QMS Inc.'s ColorScript Models 210 and 230) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... QMS Inc. next week will introduce two new color thermal transfer printers based on the company's Crown multitasking operating system, sources close to the company said. The RISC-based ColorScript Models 210 and 230 are built around an engine...

Microsoft, IBM pushing 32 bits, but users balk. (IBM's OS/2 2.0, Microsoft Corp.'s Microsoft Windows NT 32-bit operating systems) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... As OS/2 2.0 gathers momentum and Windows NT nears its beta debut, user advocates are looking -- sometimes in vain -- for compelling reasons to switch from DOS to the new operating systems. For years Microsoft and IBM evangelized OS/2,...

Pipeline. (Software)
August 31, 1992... WordPerfect Corp. said it will incorporate database technology from Pioneer Software into future releases of its Windows word processing product, giving WordPerfect users access to 14 databases. The companies did not provide a timeline for...

Users say XTree makes Windows easier to manage; disk management utility offers all Windows shortcuts, plus easier access. (XTree Co.'s XTree for Windows) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... Xtree for Windows from XTree Co. drew praise from users for its flexibility and in a few cases made converts out of reluctant Windows users. "You could say I am a hostile Windows user," said John Clarke, technical specialist at Computer...

Stanford Graphics 2.0 ships. (3-D Visions Corp.'s presentation software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Shipping now, Stanford Graphics 2.0 offers new presentation features; increased analytical charting options; 30 new statistical functions; and a new Professor who pops up on users' screens to guide them through the process of creating...

Symantec readies C++ debuggers for Windows. (Symantec Corp.'s MultiScope Debuggers 2.0 for Windows) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Symantec Corp. is scheduled to ship this week MultiScope Debuggers 2.0 for Windows, an application designed specifically for debugging C++ code that impressed beta testers with its speed and ease of use. "MultiScope got rid of bugs in our...

ERwin/SQL features expanded; Windows tool offers drag-and-drop database design. (Logic Works Inc.'s ERwin/SQL 2.0 structured query language for Microsoft Windows) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Logic Works Inc. has updated its popular Windows tool for turning visual representations of data into actual SQL database designs or files. ERwin/SQL 2.0 now offers drag-and-drop file opening, automatic layout, and the capability to define...

CorelDraw upgrade is an all-in-one offer. (Corel Corp.'s CorelDraw 3.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... In an aggressive move aimed at increasing its user base -- particularly in corporate settings -- Corel Corp. has announced a competitive upgrade for users of 12 graphics packages and a bundle deal with Frame Technology Corp.'s FrameMaker 3.0...

Servio's DBMS adds rapid app development. (Servio Corp.'s GemStone 3.0 object-oriented database management system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Servio Corp.'s object-oriented database management service (DBMS) for Unix now sports rapid application development, better support for Smalltalk, and improved encapsulation of C code. Client applications can also be deployed on Macintoshes...

Q/Media plans easy, powerful presentation tool. (presentation software under development, code-named Whirlwind) (Brief Article )
August 31, 1992... Q/Media plans to ship at fall Comdex a presentation package it wants to position somewhere between programs like Aldus Persuasion and Asymetrix Toolbook -- easy to use, but powerful. The Quorum Computer Corp. subsidiary said its new...

SunSoft's first Solaris application is a text retriever. (SearchIt) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... SunSoft last week shipped its first application for the company's Solaris operating system. SearchIt, a search-and-retrieval program, looks for words or phrases in any plain-text document that can be accessed over an ONC/NFS network,...

Windows 3.1. (Helpdesk) (question-and-answer) (Column)
August 31, 1992... InfoWorld's HelpDesk is designed to deliver timely technical support information on a variety of products. The solutions presented here were developed in conjunction with and/or verified by the vendor whose product is mentioned or the...

HP Dashboard lets users customize Windows views. (push-button utility panel for Microsoft Windows) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Hewlett-Packard Co. is scheduled to ship Dashboard today, a push-button utility panel for users working in Microsoft Windows. Dashboard offers users customized three-, five-, seven-, and nine-screen views for organizing and switching...

Pipeline. (Hardware)
August 31, 1992... PIPELINE PRICE CUTS Unisys slashes PW2 prices to the bone Unisys Corp. has cut prices of its PW2 Advantage PCs by as much as 61 percent, with most price cuts ranging from 47 to 49 percent. A 16-MHz 386SX-based system with 1 megabyte of...

DEC targets corporate market with line of six PCs. (DECpc LP line) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Digital Equipment Corp. has introduced six systems in hopes of becoming a major PC player. The DECpc LP line ranges from an entry-level 33-MHz 386SX machine to a dual-speed 33/66-MHz 486DX2 system. All are bundled with Microsoft's DOS 5.0...

Compaq can remotely troubleshoot problems with RemotePAQ. (troubleshooting software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Compaq Computer Corp., formerly well known for its "don't call us" customer service policy, has turned nearly 180 degrees and added "we'll call you" to its list of service options. Compaq's RemotePAQ software enables the company's...

Hewlett-Packard joins the PC price war by lowering Vectra prices up to 26 percent. (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... Hewlett-Packard Co. has joined the throng of manufacturers competing on price by lowering prices this week on its Vectra PC line by as much as 26 percent. The price cuts give HP a line that is priced from $999 for a 25-MHz 386SX-based system...

DAT system doubles speed of data backup. (Ardat's Turbo Python digital audio tape back-up system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Ardat, a division of Archive Technology, has introduced a digital audio tape (DAT) backup system that offers users twice the speed of current DAT drives. The Turbo Python DAT will feature a data transfer rate of 366K per second, said Michael...

Zenith Data to ship low-cost line of Intel-based systems. (Zenith Data Systems' Z-325SX, Z-433DX microcomputers based on Intel Corp.'s microprocessors) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... The ranks of low-cost computer system manufacturers expanded again with Zenith Data Systems' introduction last week of a line based on Intel Corp.'s 386 and 486 processors. List prices for the new line start at $1,039 for the 25-MHz...

24-bit Windows accelerator is latest in RasterOps' line of PC graphics cards. (RasterOps Corp.'s PaintBoard PC graphics accelerator card) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... RasterOps Corp. is expanding its line of PC-compatible graphics cards with a 24-bit Windows accelerator system that offers users 16.7 million colors at resolutions of 1,024 by 768. PaintBoard PC is based on three chips designed by S3 Inc.,...

AT600 Plus chip speeds graphic applications. (National Design Inc.'s AT600 Plus accelerator board) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... National Design Inc. has expanded its line of Windows accelerator boards to offer users true color and high noninterlaced resolutions. The AT600 Plus is based on S3's new 86C924 Windows accelerator chip. Common among all Windows...

LSI's Video Seven bought by German graphics company. (Spea Software AG buys Video Seven, graphics board division of LSI Logic Corp.) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... Spea Software AG, a large German graphics company, has acquired Video Seven, the graphics board division of LSI Logic Corp. "We want to come into the U.S. marketplace," said Gunnar Hurtig III, chief executive officer of Spea's U.S....

Pipeline. (Networking)
August 31, 1992... PIPELINE AGREEMENTS Cabletron, SAS form Spectrum gateway Cabletron Systems Inc. has linked its Spectrum enterprise management platform with the SAS System from SAS Institute Inc. to form a network management gateway that allows users to...

CommPort transforms PowerBooks into wireless devices. (Applied Engineering CommPort line of communication add-ons) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Applied Engineering plans by year end to ship a family of products that will turn a Macintosh PowerBook into a wireless communications device offering voice, answering machine, modem, fax, and pager support. The CommPort family of...

Dharma links embedded SQL applications to DBMSes. (Dharma Systems Inc.'s Dharma/SQL Network structured query language networking software for database management systems) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Dharma Systems Inc. has joined the ranks of SQL middleware vendors by shipping networking software for linking embedded SQL applications to database management systems. "Dharma/SQL Network provides users with a method for incorporating...

The heart wants what it wants, and this time it wants a CAD vendor. (computer-aided design) (rumor) (Notes from the Field) (Brief Article) (Column)
August 31, 1992... The heart wants what it wants, and this time it wants a CAD vendor For two weeks now, Pammy has been fuming at me, demanding to know the identity of Karen, the woman who wrote "all my love," to me in a copy of Now that I have OS/2 2.0 on my...

SoftKlone ships modem software; Mirror for Windows lets users access dial-up services. (SoftKlone's Mirror for Windows 1.0 asynchronous communications software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... SoftKlone has begun shipping a Windows communications and terminal emulation software package for PCs and local area networks. SoftKlone's Mirror for Windows 1.0 asynchronous communications software allows users to connect to dial-up...

Irma supports TCP/IP, NetWare for SAA. (Digital Communications Associates Inc.'s Irma Workstation for Windows, Irma Workstation for DOS, Irma Workstation for Macintosh) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Expanding its IBM mainframe connectivity offerings, Digital Communications Associates Inc. is adding support for terminal emulation over TCP/IP and Novell's NetWare for SAA. DCA's Irma Workstation for Windows, Irma Workstation for DOS, and...

JetForm adds MAPI support to E-mail package. (new version of JetForm Corp.'s JetForm for E-Mail that includes support for Microsoft Corp.'s Messaging Application Programming Interface) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... JetForm Corp. is beta testing a new release of its JetForm for E-Mail, adding support for Microsoft Mail for Windows and Microsoft's Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) used to mail-enable Windows applications. The software,...

RAM is first public network with wireless TCP/IP protocol support. (RAM Mobile Data supports Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol standard) (Brief Article)
August 31, 1992... RAM Mobile Data last week became the first public wireless data network to support the TCP/IP protocol used by most Unix systems for internetwork communications. By adding TCP/IP, RAM will also support the Simple Mail Transport Protocol...

NodeVision keeps an eye on desktops. (Fresh Technology Co.'s node management software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... Fresh Technology Co. is shipping a comprehensive Windows-based software tool this month to help LAN administrators manage PCs and other end-user nodes. NodeVision node management software automatically investigates each node's hardware,...

Know how (and from what) to protect your data when traveling. (Buyers Advisory) (Brief Article) (Column)
August 31, 1992... Know how (and from what) to protect your data when traveling Q: What things can happen to floppies and laptops passed through metal detectors? Bill Jorgensen A: The metal detector you walk through at the airport, and at some...

MetaDesign quickly fashions Windows organization charts. (Meta Software Corp.) (Charting Software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 31, 1992... If you need to design or document complex, interrelated systems, such as organization charts, flowcharts, workflow plans, or network layout plans, MetaDesign for Windows can help. MetaDesign lets you select boxes, ellipses, wedges, or...

HP chief promises to get units working together. (Lewis E. Platt) (Brief Article) (Interview)
August 31, 1992... One On One HP chief promises to get units working together Interview with: Lewis E. Platt Executive vice president computer systems Hewlett-Packard Co. Palo Alto, Calif. ...

Lotus ports its Notes to OpenDesktop. (Lotus Development Corp.'s electronic mail system on The Santa Cruz Operation's operating environment) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 24, 1992... Lotus Development Corp. announced last week it is porting Lotus Notes to The Santa Cruz Operation's OpenDesktop, and Lotus may port other desktop applications at a later time. The announcement -- made at the SCO Forum in Santa Cruz, Calif. --...

Pink's apps support questioned. (Taligent's object-oriented operating system) (Brief Article)
August 24, 1992... Recent events have left users wondering how quickly Taligent's object-oriented operating system will be able to support OS/2, Macintosh, and AIX applications. Earlier this month, IBM vice president Richard Guarino -- who oversees his...

WordTech ships low-cost LAN version of Arago. (local area network) (WordTech Systems Inc.'s data base development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 24, 1992... WordTech Systems Inc. shipped last week a low-cost LAN version of its Arago line of dBase IV language and compiler tools. WordTech officials say they will market Arago 2.5 on price and performance, allowing use by an unlimited number of...

Microsoft eyes RISC platforms. (aims to port Microsoft Windows NT operating system to reduced-instruction-set computers) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 24, 1992... Microsoft Corp. said it will show Windows NT this week running on a 16-bit processor Sequent mainframe and is negotiating to make NT available on several additional RISC platforms, possibly as soon as 1993. Windows NT is currently planned for...

IBM's PC reorganization is more of the same old thing. (Editorial)
August 24, 1992... How should the new IBM company organize itself? The latest news, as reported on page 1, is that IBM has decided to model its personal computer business, including the operating system software, after a holding company. The theory, apparently,...

Corrections. (Correction Notice)
August 24, 1992... In our August 3 comparison of high-end desktop publishing packages, QuarkXPress was incorrectly awarded the Buyers Assurance Seal. Quark Inc. has not agreed to the limited replacement and refund guarantee required to earn the seal. In our...