InfoWorld articles from August 1994

InfoWorld archives from August 1994

As competition heats up, WilTel seeks lower cost frame relay. (WilTel Communication Systems)
August 29, 1994... Competition in the frame-relay market is starting to look like the long-distance telephone market, with rates taking a decided turn for the better. WilTel is considering a move that could reduce rates by as much as 40 percent for large...

Smaller, faster Pentiums in Intel pipeline. (Intel's microprocessors)
August 29, 1994... Intel Corp. is at it again. The chip giant is already planning its next-generation Pentium processor, a smaller P54C-class Pentium that will pave the way for low-power Pentium notebooks operating at 90 to 100 MHz. The company plans to...

AT&T, New Media to ship wireless PCMCIA cards. (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Wireless network users will get hot-swapping PCMCIA cards later this year as a result of a joint development agreement announced last week. AT&T Global Information Services and New Media Corp. have announced plans to codevelop a...

Of mice and men, ThinkPad buyers, Microsoft, and dear old IBM. (use of Microsoft mice in IBM ThinkPad notebook computers) (From the Editor) (Editorial)
August 29, 1994... I'm happy to report that it should be perfectly all right for you to plug your Microsoft Mouse into an IBM ThinkPad's mouse port. Now, you may have already gone ahead and done this without my blessing, and that's fine. But you missed all the...

Warp factors home users into the mix; games, ease of use improve OS/2. (IBM's OS/2 for Windows operating system) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... IBM's next OS/2 for Windows release, code-named Warp, shows that the company is finally beginning to understand that it can't sell an operating system on technology alone. Because the older version, OS/2 2.0, was aimed at the computing...

Old fogies to duke it out for credit at Internet's 25th anniversary. (Bolt Beranek and Newman to sponsor anniversary event) (From the Ether) (Column)
August 29, 1994... The Internet's 25th birthday will be celebrated September 10 at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Many Internet fogies will be there to eat, reminisce, jockey for credit, and wildly party into the night as only we elderly engineers can. The...

Novell readying Mobile IPX for wireless links to NetWare. (network transport protocol)
August 29, 1994... Wireless LANs could get a big boost as early as this winter when Novell Inc. releases Mobile IPX, a version of its network transport protocol specifically tailored to users of portable computers. Currently being tested by several wireless LAN...

Drafting the right Unix database server. (selecting database servers)
August 29, 1994... The products seem similar, but the way they work varies. Finding your blue-chipper may take some scouting Hannaford Bros. Co. had no choice when buying its first Unix-based database server: Sybase Inc.'s SQL Server simply arrived embedded in...

Oracle turning to OLE for connectivity. (Oracle Objects DBMS utility) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Oracle Corp. next month will announce new database connectivity software that will allow its upcoming desktop and workgroup databases to interoperate with other applications using OLE instead of Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), an Oracle...

Acquisitions: are they good for IS? (effect of acquisitions on IS managers)
August 29, 1994... Gaining ground on "convergence," "computer industry consolidation" is the latest information technology buzzword to perplex managers and confuse users. The recent rash of alliances, acquisitions, and mergers, especially in the software arena...

Manager's Bulletin Board.
August 29, 1994... Bypassing the channel. IBM is taking a big step toward enabling managers to buy and download software from on-line services rather than through traditional channels. Big Blue said it will provide electronic software shopping, ordering, and...

Wells Fargo distributes software cargo. (includes related article on use of open systems)
August 29, 1994... Wells Fargo made a name for itself in the 1850s and 1860s by shuttling newly ored gold from California's gold country to urban and financial centers in the East. The Wells Fargo stagecoaches came to represent reliable links to the cities the...

Novell to support DCE in NetWare, UnixWare, tools. (Distributed Computing Environment) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... In an attempt to support enterprise directory technologies beyond NetWare Directory Services (NDS), Novell Inc. will embrace the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) on two important fronts this week. The company will announce that its...

Microsoft to unveil server pricing plan. (Windows NT 3.5, Exchange, Systems Management Server, SQL Server) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Microsoft Corp. will launch a new server pricing scheme that will apply to all future server products when it announces and ships Windows NT 3.5, also known as Daytona, in about a month, said Steve Ballmer, executive vice president of sales and...

AT&T to wire North Carolina for Iway. (information superhighway) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... AT&T will announce this week that it won the contract to provide high-speed lines that will form the wide-area backbone foundation for the state of North Carolina's information superhighway network. (See "Groundbreaking ATM plan to get under...

Briefly noted. (At Deadline)
August 29, 1994... Corel Corp. will revise the credit-based support program it instituted in June by offering CorelDraw 5 users two 15-minute support credits instead of one. With the revision, effective September 1, Corel will also institute a grace period that...

Protect your investment by documenting your LAN network. (LAN Talk) (Column) (Tutorial)
August 29, 1994... How long would it take you to build -- or rebuild -- your network? Can you remember every bridge, router, and address used on the network? How long would it take you to communicate this to someone else during a crisis? As LAN architects and...

Wollongong's PathWay Access gets our affections now that fix is in. (Wollongong Group Inc PathWay Access 3.0 network software) (Down to the Wire) (Column)
August 29, 1994... We're getting dangerously close to our TCP/IP product comparison deadline and still haven't tested The Wollongong Group Inc.'s PathWay Access, Version 3.0. We've got to find a way to squeeze it in because it's an important product. Not to...

Compaq set to flex its TriFlex. (Compaq Computer Corp's hardware architecture; Zenith Data Systems Corp's Z-Server GT Pentium-based system) (new technology and products introduced during 1994 NetWorld+Interop) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Zenith server, AST architecture to be shown at Interop An enhanced version of Compaq Computer Corp.'s TriFlex architecture, new server lines from Zenith Data Systems Corp. and AST Research Inc., and a redesigned redundant array of inexpensive...

Borland gears up for Chicago-based tools. (Borland International Inc's C++ 4.5, decision-support applications) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... There's little rest for weary Borland International Inc. developers who, after finally getting dBase for Windows out the door, are busy working on the company's first Chicago-based software -- a line of decision-support tools. Also on the...

Frankenberg to outline the new Novell. (CEO Robert Frankenberg)
August 29, 1994... NetWare Everywhere -- but the desktop. That seems to be the rallying cry that Novell Inc.'s CEO Robert Frankenberg will set out next month as he delivers the blueprint for a made-over Novell at NetWorld+Interop next month. Frankenberg is...

Lotus Notes super suite on tap. (Lotus Optimizer for Notes integrated software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Lotus Development Corp. will release a superset of SmartSuite this fall that adds its flagship Notes groupware product to the five suite applications. The suite, called Lotus Optimizer for Notes, will include the current versions of 1-2-3...

Powersoft plans PowerBuilder 4, beyond. (database application development software)
August 29, 1994... Powersoft Corp. will address users' complaints about PowerBuilder's slow performance and lack of support for high-volume, complex client/server applications when it ships PowerBuilder 4.0 later this year, the company said last week....

Informix's distributed management tools to use TME. (Tivoli Systems Inc's Tivoli Management Environment) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Informix Software Inc. last week became the second major database vendor this month to announce distributed systems management tools. Following in the footsteps of rival Sybase Inc., Informix said it will embed Tivoli Systems Inc.'s Tivoli...

IBM price cuts set stage for new line of Intel, PowerPC machines. (ValuePoint, PS/2 microcomputers, ThinkPad notebook computers) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... IBM announced price cuts of as much as 27 percent across its desktop, portable, and server lines last week, clearing the way for the company to completely revamp its product line in October with new Intel and PowerPC-based systems. IBM...

Make, IBM to aid ATM migration. (Make Systems Inc's NetMaker XA diagnostic software; IBM's NWays ATM switch) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Make Systems Inc. and IBM this week will detail plans to extend Make's NetMaker XA network modeling and design tools suite to accommodate IBM's forthcoming NWays ATM switches. The move will help IBM ease user migration to enterprisewide...

Windows tool links PC, mainframe apps; Netwise to ship TransAccess A/IW. (application development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... WASHINGTON -- Netwise Inc. will ship this week a Windows tool that easily connects PowerBuilder and other PC client development tools to mainframe Cobol applications. Application/Integrator Workbench (A/IW) lets developers rapidly build...

Visual Mailbox brings audio messages to PCs; Octel software manages voice mail. (Octel Communications Corp's telephone management software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Voice mail systems maker Octel Communications Corp. will announce this week software that lets users manage audio messages on their PCs without multimedia support. Visual Mailbox for Windows, combined with Octel's VMX 200/300 voice mail...

IBM adds routers, upgraded OS, adapters to internetworking line. (6611 router, Multiprotocol Network Program 1.3 operating system) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... IBM will formally introduce in the coming weeks a large-scale expansion of its current 6611 router line, providing three new models, new adapter cards, an upgraded router operating system, and a remote office model. IBM's three new central...

Polaris bets future on PIM upgrade. (Polaris Software Inc's PackRat) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Polaris Software Inc. is hoping it can ship the next version of its PackRat personal information manager before the company has to pack it in for good. The next release, whose version number is not set, but will likely ship by year's end,...

Seeing is believing; Intel-alternative CPUs enter Intel territory. (evaluation of eight Intel-based and Intel-compatible systems) (includes related articles on features and flaws of evaluated products and testing criteria) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... Intel-alternative processors are showing signs that they're coming of age. Without sacrificing speed or compatibility, you can buy desktops that use a range of non-Intel CPUs. What you will sacrifice, however, is the high price of a brand name...

NetWorth's NLMs to assist high-speed Ethernet hubs. (NetWare Loadable Modules)(NetSwitch Balance, Flow, Redundancy and Route-Off modules) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... With help from Novell Inc., hubmaker NetWorth Inc. next month will ship an NLM-based solution to the problems of lost data and session time-outs that confront NetWare users moving to high-speed Ethernet switching hubs. NetWorth's solution...

Compaq and TI develop faster LAN connection. (Compaq Computer Corp, Texas Instruments Inc) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Texas Instruments Inc. and Compaq Computer Corp. have jointly developed a technology that will provide a path from existing 10Mbps network connectors to LAN connectors operating at between 100Mbps and 200Mbps. The ThunderLAN technology will...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
August 29, 1994... Due to an editing error, an InfoWorld Recommended Product seal was left off a notebook in our August 22 review (page 88). Duracom Computer Systems' TravelPro 5110 color notebook should have received the seal.

Rev to 486 upgrade card really gets you going. (Evergreen Technologies Inc's Rev to 486 microprocessor upgrade) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... Evergreen Technologies Inc.'s Rev to 486, a new processor retrofit for 386DX-based computers, may increase your system's performance threefold. It's powered by an IBM Blue Lightning 33/100-MHz clock-tripling processor, which is soldered onto a...

Xylan plans ATM, FDDI switches for Ethernet, Token Ring LANS. (Xylan's OmniSwitch and PizzaSwitch for Ethernet packet switches) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... A Calabasas, Calif., start-up will this week announce a family of high-speed switches that can pass data from both Ethernet and Token Ring LANs over high-speed FDDI and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) backbones. Xylan's nine-slot OmniSwitch...

Microsoft will put color-matching engine in Chicago. (operating system) (technology licensed from Eastman Kodak Co) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Along with including 32-bit functionality, pre-emptive multitasking, and OLE 2.0, Microsoft Corp. will be adding color-matching technology to its Chicago operating system. The technology will include a colormatching engine licensed from...

Pipeline. (Software)
August 29, 1994... SHIPPING Pinnacle connects Ethernet, fiber optics Pinnacle Communications Inc. is shipping a new line of Ethernet microtransceivers and converters for connecting Ethernet LANs to other media. The 2212-ST Ethernet Fiber Optic Transceiver...

IS managers wary of effect of Chicago logo. (Microsoft demanding third-party developers to adhere to strict rules if they want to include Chicago operating system logo on products) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Microsoft Corp.'s demand that third-party developers adhere to a strict list of rules if they want the Chicago logo on their software boxes could cause friction between IS managers and end-users. Software vendors and IS managers fear the...

Crosswise Face to Face finally comes to Windows; 2.0 offers cross-platform document conferencing. (telephone management software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Crosswise Corp. has finally delivered on its promise of cross-platform document conferencing by shipping Macintosh and Windows versions of Face to Face 2.0. Version 1.0 for the Mac shipped in January, and Crosswise said a Windows version...

CrossTarget client can export data. (Dimensional Insight Inc's DBMS) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... The client portion of CrossTarget, a multidimensional data analysis tool from Dimensional Insight Inc., was updated last week to export data directly into spreadsheets and other desktop applications, according to the company. CrossTarget is...

XVT cross-platform tool gains power. (XVT Software Inc's XVT Development Solutions 3.0 programming utility) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Development Solution supports graphics, databases, and fonts XVT Software Inc. has added support for databases, images, fonts, and hypertext help to its cross-platform application development environment. XVT Development Solution 3.0 for...

Global Network to expand distribution of IBM's software. (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Alternative methods of software distribution received another boost recently when IBM announced its Global Network program, which will enable customers to order and install workstation software electronically. The Global Network electronic...

DCA tool makes it easier to develop client/server apps. (Digital Communications Associates Inc's QuickPeer application development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... QuickPeer, a middleware tool announced by Digital Communications Associates Inc. last week, promises to cut client/server application development time by letting developers write code without worrying about network communications protocols....

Fall upgrade of OS/2 for Windows will come with native 32-bit applications. (IBM's operating system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Hoping its new version of OS/2 will hit the ground running, IBM plans to bundle more than 10 native 32-bit applications with the OS when its ships in October. IBM is offering four of its programs with the second beta version of the upgrade...

Oracle, CA vie for Ingres customers. (Computer Associates International Inc) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Oracle Corp. and Computer Associates International Inc. are playing tug-of-war over Ingres users. Oracle last week announced its Ingres Upgrade Promotion, which offers a licensing discount on Oracle's database and Cooperative Development...

Executive summary. (evaluation of eight Intel-based or Intel-compatible systems) (part of "Seeing is believing; Intel-alternative CPUs enter Intel territory") (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... Intel-alternative processors have long been vying with Intel and each other for a piece of the glory. As in the past, we've found that the most reliable and best performing systems are usually manufactured by some of the larger vendors with the...

Micro Focus releases analysis tool for Cobol; Revolve offers graphical view of applications. (Revolve 2.0 debugging software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Legacy Cobol code has never been easy to understand, but Micro Focus Inc. is giving its users some help with Revolve, a visual analysis tool for Cobol. Revolve can analyze millions of lines of code and thousands of programs running on...

ClientBuilder puts Windows front end on mainframe apps. (ClientSoft Inc's programming utility) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... ClientSoft Inc. will stake a claim in the "screen scraper" development tool market in mid-September when it ships ClientBuilder, which offers new object technology and a money-back guarantee. Unlike many other client/server tools,...

Easel to ship object-oriented tools for building front ends to SQL databases. (Synchronicity 2.0 database application development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... With the announcement last week of Synchronicity 2.0, Easel Corp. joins the ranks of object-oriented business modeling tools that focus on being good SQL database clients. Formerly called Synchrony, Synchronicity 2.0 is a member of Easel's...

ProdeaSynergy automates Office tasks. (Prodea Software Corp's ProdeaSynergy for Microsoft Office and ProdeaSynergy 2.1 programming utility) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... A new utility called ProdeaSynergy for Microsoft Office uses OLE 2.0 technology to let users set many of their repetitive Office tasks on autopilot. Shipping this week and priced at $49, ProdeaSynergy, from Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Prodea...

MicroHelp responds as 'uninstall' saga continues. (legal trademark issues) (Window Manager) (Column)
August 29, 1994... I revealed in my last two columns that MicroHelp Inc., in Marietta, Ga., had sent letters from its law firm to three other software companies, threatening to sue them for using the word "uninstall" in their product names if MicroHelp was...

A closer look at 486 architecture. (Intel's 80486 microprocessor)
August 29, 1994... As Intel Corp.'s 486DX microprocessor became popular, makers of compatible chips felt the need to begin labeling all of their new chips with the number "486," whether or not they deserved that appellation. How do we define a 486? Answers to...

Microsoft insists testing for Chicago is thorough despite pressure to ship. (operating system) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Microsoft Corp. officials claim that pressure to ship Chicago by the end of the year is not affecting their vigilance in beta testing the operating system. In fact, the overall Chicago beta program is two to three times larger than the...

Pipeline. (Hardware)
August 29, 1994... PRICE CUTS Pioneer drops prices on multidisc drives Multiple-disc CD-ROM drives from Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc. are now less expensive. The company has slashed prices for its double-speed and quadruple-speed drives. The...

HP adds 100-MHz Pentium to servers. (NetServer LM Pentium-based system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to ship early next month a 100-MHz Pentium-based system as part of its NetServer line. In addition to including the 100-MHz Pentium processor, the newest member of the HP NetServer LM line will include 16MB of RAM,...

The DOS heavyweights go another round; IBM bolsters PC DOS features; MS-DOS gets data compression back with DriveSpace. (IBM's PC DOS 6.3 and Microsoft's MS-DOS 6.22 operating systems)
August 29, 1994... In yet another round of the ongoing battle of one-upmanship in the DOS arena, behemoths IBM and Microsoft Corp. have recently updated their DOS offerings. In its MS-DOS, Version 6.22, Microsoft added a legally correct version of data...

Multimedia portable has 90-MHz Pentium chip. (Micro Express Inc's Regal Multimedia P90 Pentium-based portable computer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Micro Express Inc. is offering a transportable powered by a 90-MHz Pentium as a multimedia system. In addition to including Intel Corp.'s Pentium processor, the Regal Multimedia P90 comes equipped with a 10-inch active matrix color screen, a...

MegaMotion system ships. (Alpha Systems Lab Inc's full-motion video board with videoconferencing capabilities)
August 29, 1994... Alpha Systems' bundle sends video, sound Alpha Systems Lab Inc. made its first foray into the videoconferencing market last week with a true-color system that runs over standard telephone lines. Alpha's MegaMotion videoconferencing board,...

RasterOps adds higher resolution to monitor. (20T Enhanced Multifrequency Display color monitor) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... RasterOps Corp. has upgraded its 20-inch Trinitron monitor by adding more controls and support for higher resolutions. In addition, the company has improved the monitor's beam-convergence technology, allowing the monitor to display more...

Cornerstone display subsystem designed for document imaging. (Cornerstone Imaging's 20/70 color display subsystem) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Cornerstone Imaging Inc. has announced a digital color subsystem, the 20/70, designed for use primarily with document imaging applications. The subsystem consists of a monitor, a video controller board, and driver software. The 20/70 color...

MS-DOS version 6.22. (Microsoft's MS-DOS 6.22 operating system) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... PRODUCT SUMMARY MS-DOS, Version 6.22 Company: Microsoft Corp., in Redmond, Wash., can be reached at (800) 426-9400. List price: $40 to $50 estimated street price for upgrade package; $9.95 for StepUp. Requirements: Intel 8086 or...

Digital unveils Fast Ethernet LAN controller. (DEC 21140, 21040A Ethernet adapters) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Digital Equipment Corp. has announced what it says is the first PCI Fast Ethernet LAN controller. The DEC 21140 controller chip is designed to link computers based on the PCI bus to high-speed LANs. The controller has both a 100Mbps and a...

Wyse adds X terminals. (Wyse Technology Inc's WX-17LC, WX-19LC) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Two entry-level models priced at less than $4,000 Wyse Technology Inc. has added two entry-level models to its line of X terminals, the company announced last week. The WX-17LC and WX-19LC list for $3,105 and $3,605, respectively. They are...

Tablet captures, stores signatures. (Inforite Corp's Portable MP100 graphics tablet) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Inforite Corp. is shipping a tablet designed to capture signatures and then store them on portable computers. The 1.6-pound Portable MP100 can also function as the computer's pointing device. Users can place paper forms over the pad to...

Desktop systems. (Infoworld Street Prices) (Illustration)
August 29, 1994... Percent Hard change 486DX2/66 system(1) drive Low High Average from July AST Bravo LC 4/66d 540MB $2,369...

Off-line readers save you money on CompuServe. (question-and-answer) (Help Desk) (Column)
August 29, 1994... Q: I have a Hewlett-Packard Co. HP ScanJet Plus and have been using it on a Macintosh. I'd like to switch over to an IBM compatible. I understand that you can connect the scanner to a bidirectional parallel port connection but don't know how...

Pipeline. (Networking)
August 29, 1994... SHIPPING Lotus now shipping SmartSuite 3.0 Lotus Development Corp. is shipping SmartSuite 3.0. The suite contains 1-2-3 Release 5, Approach 3.0, Ami Pro 3.1, Organizer 1.1, ScreenCam 1.1 (a multimedia utility), and Freelance Graphics 2.1....

PC DOS version 6.3. (IBM's PC DOS 6.3 operating system) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... PRODUCT SUMMARY PC DOS, Version 6.3 Company: IBM, in Armonk, N.Y., can be reached at (800) 342-6672. In Canada, (800) 465-7999. List price: $127; $77 for upgrade version. Requirements: Intel-based 8086 or higher compatible computer;...

Some users hit with QuickTime 2.0 conflicts. (upgrade problems with Apple's desktop video software)
August 29, 1994... A number of mysterious bugs have afflicted users of Adobe Systems Inc.'s Premiere software and Radius Inc.'s VideoVision Studio board when they have tried to upgrade to Apple Computer Inc.'s QuickTime 2.0. Users, who have been particularly...

My Duo, Dell PCs have evil inside and it's all my fault. (Distributed Thinking) (Column)
August 29, 1994... I'm beginning to feel like I've got a black thumb when it comes to hardware. I own two machines (more accurately, InfoWorld owns two machines on my behalf): a Macintosh Duo 250 (with a Duo Dock) and a Dell 450/ME. Both machines give me no end...

Cringe-O-Matic slices, dices, and peers into Microsoft's Daytona plans. (rumor) (Notes From the Field) (Column)
August 29, 1994... This column answers the question, "What if Bob Cringely went on strike because InfoWorld wanted him to wear a celery cap?" That's where the Cringe-O-Matic comes in. While Dad walks the picket line, you can create your own column by simply...

Appraiser 2.0 makes staff reviews easy. (Austin-Hayne Corp Employee Appraiser 2.0) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... Managers faced with the important but unenviable task of evaluating and improving their employees' performance will welcome Austin-Hayne Corp.'s Employee Appraiser 2.0. Employee Appraiser helps managers focus their evaluations and lets them...

AT&T, Intel join for videoconferencing. (joint development agreement)
August 29, 1994... As expected, AT&T and Intel Corp. last week inked a joint development agreement aimed at making the business call of the future a desktop voice, video, and data conference call. The two firms have committed to making sure their incompatible...

MediaDeveloper spans multiple file formats. (Lenel Systems International Inc's MediaDeveloper 2.0 multimedia development software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... The appeal of multimedia is cresting, and Visual Basic developers are catching the wave. One company catering to this trend is Lenel Systems International Inc. It offers MediaDeveloper 2.0, a set of multimedia development tools for Windows...

Improved color management adds spice to Picture Publisher 5.0. (Micrografx Inc's image-editing software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 29, 1994... While most companies revamp their programs every couple of years, it seems as if Micrografx Inc. brings out a new version of Picture Publisher every summer. And this is not just cosmetic repackaging. Scheduled to ship by the time this review...

Spry unveils first Internet software with Mosaic. (Air Series 3.0 network software) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Spry Inc. will ship this week an upgrade to its Air Series communications suite that is designed to give desktop users easy access to corporate on-line resources and even the Internet. Air Series 3.0 features Air Mosaic, the first commercial...

Cylink's AirLink Bridge crosses wireless speed with network links. (wireless bridge) (1994 NetWorld+Interop) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Attempting to put companies in command of their own short-haul data communications, Cylink Corp. will introduce next month the AirLink Bridge, a wireless link between networks with a range as great as 30 miles. The $9,000 AirLink Bridge will...

Cisco router software will enhance X.25 links. (Cisco Systems Inc's Internetwork Operating System network management software) (Brief Article)
August 29, 1994... Cisco Systems Inc. will ship in September an enhanced version of its router software that will boost the X.25 capabilities of its entire line of central office, regional site, and remote office routers. Cisco's enhanced Internetwork Operating...

U.S. Robotics ships modem for V.34, V.fast. (Courier V.Everything modem) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... U.S. Robotics is shipping a high-speed modem that is fully compliant with the international V.34 28.8Kbps standard and nimble enough to work with proprietary high-speed modems from competing vendors. The Courier V.Everything modem is $595 for...

Spry's Wilson helps to tame the Internet jungle. (Air Mosaic software engineer Chris Wilson) (Hot Seat) (Interview)
August 29, 1994... If you're browsing the Internet's World Wide Web, you have Chris Wilson to thank. While at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Wilson led the development team that brought Mosaic from the arcane...

FlowModel set to debut. (Arcland Inc's flow chart software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 29, 1994... Diagramming tool attaches data to shapes Arcland Inc. will introduce at next month's Windows Solutions show Windows and Windows NT versions of FlowModel, a model-based diagramming tool that lets users attach underlying data to shapes or...

IBM cleans up LAN Server's act; Version 4.0 is poised to gain broader appeal. (network operating system) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 22, 1994... IBM's LAN Server 4.0, due to be released sometime in the fourth quarter of 1994, takes the seasoned network operating system out of the dark ages and into the future. With the addition of its object-oriented administration tools, peer-to-peer...

Honey, did you lock the LAN? (includes related article on certifying network security)
August 22, 1994... Despite a huge collection of security tools, many NetWare LANs are still left open to intruders Folks in the town of Booneville, Iowa, frequently leave their homes without locking the doors. Situated nearly 20 miles from Des Moines,...