InfoWorld articles from March 1996

InfoWorld archives from March 1996

Oracle chases intranets: database giant links apps to the Web. (Oracle Web Employees human resources software and Oracle Web Customers database access software)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... In a move that represents a major shift in its Internet strategy, Oracle Corp. next month will announce three World Wide Web applications designed to strengthen its links to corporate intranets. The three applications, Oracle Web Employees,...

Sun's Internet tools to make Java stronger. (Sun Microsystems subsidiary SunSoft's Java Workshop and Internet Workshop application development software and Java Joe programming utility)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Unwilling to cede the Internet high ground to Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. will step up its campaign at the Internet and Electronic Commerce Conference and Exposition in New York this week. Only two weeks after Microsoft outlined...

Object lobby targets 'net; Microsoft, OMG square off for control of the Internet. (Object Management Group) (Technology Information)
March 25, 1996... Microsoft Corp. and the Object Management Group (OMG) are lobbying hard to make their respective architectures the standard for transferring across the Internet objects that contain live data. And the Open Applications Group (OAG), which...

Hot stuff. (Java programming language) (includes related article on Java development tools) (Technology Information)
March 25, 1996... All the percolation over Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java has real grounds to it. Developers are already using the language to create World Wide Web-based applications whenever there is a need to deliver cross-platform access and interfaces that...

Apple's aggressive plan attracting vendors. (licensing hardware and software) (Company Business and Marketing)
March 25, 1996... A more competitive and aggressive licensing plan has rekindled interest on the part of major PC vendors in licensing Apple Computer Inc.'s hardware and software designs. Apple has cut the licensing fees for its Macintosh operating system to...

Pending accords help strike a hopeful note. (Microsoft cooperates with Object Management Group, Netscape Communications)(From the News Desk) (Company Business and Marketing)
March 25, 1996... Peace in our time is a relative thing. After all, there is a peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians, the Daytona accords are in effect in Bosnia, and the Irish are talking about the prospects for equal but separate traditions. None of...

HP finally set to roll out Tornado 2. (next generation of OpenView network management software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... After more than a year of delays, Hewlett-Packard Co. will announce next week at NetWorld+ Interop in Las Vegas the next generation of its OpenView network management software. Dubbed Tornado 2, the distributed peer-to-peer management model...

Cabletron to launch VNS at NetWorld. (Cabletron Systems' Virtual Network Server network management platform debuts at NetWorld+Interop trade show)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Cabletron Systems Inc. next week will formally launch its Virtual Network Server (VNS) network management platform at the NetWorld+Interop trade show. The VNS features a management GUI that simplifies virtual LAN and intranet configuration and...

OpenDoc for Win95, NT to ship in fall. (IBM plans beta of application development software in Jun 1996, final version in November)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Versions of OpenDoc for both Windows 95 and Windows NT will ship by fall Comdex in Las Vegas, said Steve Mills, general manager of IBM's Software Solutions division. As part of the Object Management Group's adoption of OpenDoc (see related...

NetWare upgrade delayed until fall. (Novell testing Green River network operating system) (Product Development)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Green River, the next major release of NetWare, has slipped from a summer 1996 release to fall to provide more testing time, according to Novell Inc. The company is performing additional work to support third-party drivers and integrate...

Briefly noted. (News Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... The I2O SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP announced last week Version 1.0 of the I20 specification for alleviating I/O bottlenecks in PC servers. IONA TECHNOLOGIES LTD. and BELL SOUTH CORP. this week will announce a partnership to port Iona's Orbix...

Microsoft to unify Windows 95, NT drivers. (Worldwide Windows Driver Model means hardware add-ons will need only one driver for both operating systems) (Product Development)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Microsoft Corp. plans to unify its support for hardware device drivers to help ease the hardware support burden for IS. The company will announce a single device-driver interface for Windows 95 and Windows NT at the Windows Hardware...

Novell, Open Market ink deal. (Novell licences OM-SecureLink, OM-Transact Internet commerce server software) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Novell Inc. last week announced plans to bring electronic commerce to NetWare and its World Wide Web server via a pact with Open Market Inc., in Cambridge, Mass. Novell has licensed OM-SecureLink commerce server software for the Internet,...

Novell reveals plans for improving NDS: clustering support being looked at. (NetWare network operating system's NetWare Directory Services) (Product Development)
March 25, 1996... Novell Inc. is investigating clustering technologies that would enable NetWare to support thousands of simultaneous inquiries to NetWare Directory Services (NDS). In addition, Novell is extending NDS to provide X.500 interoperability with...

Novell to adopt Java, ActiveX architectures. (Net2000 architecture supports Sun Microsystems' programming language, Microsoft's Network OLE technology) (Company Business and Marketing)
March 25, 1996... Novell Inc. last week embraced both the Java and ActiveX component architectures in a bid to become the primary vehicle for distributing applets across the Internet. But the company's intranet and Internet blueprint, which focuses on making...

For the record.(Correction Notice)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... The March 11 product comparison of presentation graphics software (page 68) should have included the following contributor information: Rich Grace is the author of several books on presentation graphics and word processing topics, including the...

Tivoli details Internet strategy for IBM. (IBM acquisition Tivoli Systems announces netCommander module for managing Web software enhancement to Tivoli Management Environment network management software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... In its first major announcement since being acquired by IBM, Tivoli Systems Inc.'s officials this week will detail Big Blue's strategy for managing the Internet. The company will unveil a new netCommander module for the Tivoli Management...

Advent creates Java tools for SNMP apps. (Simple Network Management Protocol) (Advent Management Systems' Java class libraries) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Advent Network Management Inc., a small systems integrator, is challenging the Goliaths of network management with World Wide Web-based management software. The company has created Java class libraries for Simple Network Management Protocol...

Novell to roll out version of NetWare SAA for AS/400. (protocol gateway software joint announcement with IBM)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Novell Inc. and IBM next month will introduce an AS/400-only version of NetWare for Systems Application Architecture (SAA) that features user-based pricing. NetWare for SAA-AS/400, due from IBM this summer, is expected to be less expensive...

Intel ships hot-dock chip set for notebooks. (82380 Dock standard IC)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Intel Corp. will introduce this week a 380 Dock chip set that, along with the Intel 8340MX Mobile PCI set and Pentium processor, completes the company's mobile platform and allows Windows 95 users to "hot dock" notebook computers. The chip...

Major application developers to showcase Web, Java tools. (Software Development 96 conference) (Industry Trend or Event)
March 25, 1996... This week's Software Development 96 conference in San Francisco will offer proof of the industry's headlong rush to embrace all things Internet. Reflecting the current focus on supporting Internet-enabled development, this year's show will...

GroupWise XTD delayed again; Novell plans to license Web browser technology. (workgroup software; specific browser undecided) (Product Development)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... GroupWise XTD may eventually become Novell Inc.'s vehicle for cruising the Internet, but users will have to wait until at least August for the upgrade to Novell's next-generation messaging system as the company continues to rearchitect key...

AT&T plans to offer Notes as Web tool. (Lotus Notes 4.2 integrated with Internet service; to be development tool) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... AT&T is embracing Lotus Development Corp.'s Notes again, a few weeks after abruptly announcing plans to pull the plug on AT&T Network Notes. AT&T now plans to integrate Notes 4.2 servers with its Internet service offerings and offer Notes as...

Cheyenne tool fights macro viruses in Word files. (Cheyenne Software's Macro Virus Analyzer fights virus in Microsoft's word processing software; offered as part of InocuLAN 3.15 anti-virus software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Cheyenne Software Inc. last week introduced a tool for combating the new fast-moving strains of macro viruses that affect Microsoft Word files. Company officials said the Macro Virus Analyzer (MVA)--which will be included free in the Version...

Corel, Micrografx unveil Web design tools. (Corel's Web Designer and Micrografx' QuickSilver Web authoring packages)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Corel Corp. and Micrografx Inc. last week announced new publishing tools that aim to simplify Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and graphics editing on World Wide Web pages. Corel has licensed Macromedia Inc.'s Backstage Designer, an HTML...

Shannon Group readies 64-bit PCI bus. (Platform 2000 architecture for motherboards) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Tiny Shannon Group Inc. is stealing a march on its larger competitors by offering a system design capable of supporting multiple processors and a 64-bit PCI bus. Shannon's architecture can accommodate a variety of processors, using plug-in...

Database, middleware makers launch upgrades. (five new products)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... A handful of vendors are set to roll out new versions of database, middleware, and management tool software at this week's Database Client/Server World, in Boston. Sybase Inc. will lead off the show by announcing the shipment of Sybase SQL...

Gateway works on customer support; CD-ROM drive swap offered. (Gateway 2000) (Company Business and Marketing)
March 25, 1996... Users of Gateway 2000 Inc. products may encounter less frustration with customer support as the result of measures taken this month by the company. An increased number of support calls were spurred by problems with a six-speed Wearnes CD-ROM...

Widget works up Internet tool for distributed applications. (Widget Workshop's Saffire application installation/distribution software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Tools that will help developers get a handle on the Internet as a platform for distributed applications are on the horizon. Widget Workshop Inc., in Cary, N.C., is developing Saffire to track Java applets, ActiveX components, and full-fledged...

Third-party Exchange add-ons start to roll out. (Fulcrum Technologies' Fulcrum Find for the Microsoft Exchange Server, SearchBuilder Express text search and retrieval packages and Surfboard 2.0 Internet search software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... With Exchange Server set to ship this week, third-party vendors are beginning to jump on Microsoft Corp.'s messaging bandwagon. Fulcrum Technologies Inc. this week will unveil three new products: Fulcrum Find for the Microsoft Exchange...

OMG bridges CORBA gap with OpenDoc standard selection. (Object Management Group and Common Object Request Broker Architecture) (Technology Information)
March 25, 1996... The Object Management Group (OMG) last week announced its adoption of the OpenDoc compound document architecture as a standard element of its Object Management Architecture. As a result, OpenDoc parts, or components, can be distributed via...

Insignia opens up Windows in the Mac; SoftWindows 95 emulation software to include multitasking support. (Insignia Solutions)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Windows 95 is coming to the Macintosh with Insignia Solutions Inc.'s announcement that it is ready to ship SoftWindows 95. The emulation software will enable Power Macintosh systems to run the Windows 95 OS and Windows applications as if they...

Pipeline. (Client) (News Briefs)
March 25, 1996... ANNOUNCED SHARP ELECTRONICS Corp. has announced its 133-MHz Pentium-based notebook, model PC-9070. Features include a 12.1-inch Super VGA active matrix LCD display, a removable quad-speed CD-ROM, an infrared communications device, 256KB...

Three-chip set from IBM offers MPEG-2 video solution. (full-motion video board) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... IBM will announce a chip-based MPEG-2 video solution this week for OEMs that is already integrated into the company's ThinkPad 760CD notebook. The company intends to make the chip set available to OEMs for use in products designed to deliver...

600-dpi monochrome laser printers. (table of ten)(Directory)
March 25, 1996... Chg. from Model(1) RAM Ppm2 Low High Avg. Jan. Apple LaserWriter Select 360 7MB 10...

China tension may affect trade. (China, Taiwan imbroglio threatens US interests) (Industry Trend or Event)
March 25, 1996... U.S.-based companies are striving to find a delicate balance as political tensions between China and Taiwan threaten to disrupt the flow of critical components to domestic manufacturers. A breakdown of trade relations between the three could...

Apple, HP printers improve functionality. (Apple Color StyleWriter 1500, 2500 color ink jet printers; HP OfficeJet 330, 350 multifunction printers)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Low-cost output is going upscale: Apple Computer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are revamping entry-level products to provide better functionality at lower prices. Apple is now shipping its Color StyleWriter 1500 and 2500 color ink-jet...

Analog mixes audio, video, telephony: MMX-ready controllers unveiled. (Analog Devices' motherboard) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Analog Devices Inc. became one of the first third-party developers to support Intel Corp.'s proposed multimedia extensions (MMX) standard by announcing plans for delivery of a motherboard sound controller. During the next few weeks, according...

InfoChannel integrates graphics across WANs. (Scala's InfoChannel IC100 multimedia authoring software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Scala Inc. will bring its multimedia presentation and electronic file distribution software to the PC with the release of InfoChannel IC100 in May. The multimedia tool, previously available only on proprietary hardware, is used to integrate...

Memory prices may level off. (DRAM) (Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Corporate IS managers who are thinking about upgrading the memory on their standard desktop systems may want to move quickly. Prices for 4MB and 16MB memory modules have dropped precipitously since the fourth quarter of last year, but...

Micro Express offers $2,300 PC. (MicroFlex-PCI/P166 Pentium-based system)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Prices for even the fastest Pentium-based systems continue to drop. Micro Express Inc. has introduced a 166-MHz system that starts at $2,295. The MicroFlex-PCI/166 comes with 16MB of Extended Data Out RAM, a 512KB Level 2 cache, a...

HP, Apple flatbed scanners share resolution, color, cost. (Apple OneScanner 600 27, HP ScanJet 4p)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Apple Computer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. were thinking along the same lines when they announced their color flatbed single-pass scanners last week. The Apple OneScanner 600/27 and the HP ScanJet 4p both cost approximately $600. Both offer...

Add Windows 95 Help files to the listing on your start button. (Windows 95 tutorial) (Window Manager) (Product Support)(Column)
March 25, 1996... Last week, I described how you can create a Network Install tab within the Windows 95 Control Panel. (See "How to make a handy Install tab in Control Panel, March 18, page 34.) I mentioned that this technique was documented incorrectly in a...

Pipeline. (Server) (News Briefs)
March 25, 1996... SHIPPING DIGITAL EQUIPMENT Corp. is bundling Microsoft Corp.'s BackOffice server software with selected models of its Prioris PC server. The bundle is available with Digital's Prioris HX5166 and ZX5133MP/2 systems. BackOffice is made up of...

PowerCerv launches flexible apps. (Object Extensible Architecture-based programs) (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Client/server application vendor PowerCerv Corp. is hoping to leverage object-oriented technology to make the buy vs. build question a moot point for IS chiefs. The Tampa, Fla.-based vendor next quarter will start rolling out shrink-wrapped...

LBMS ships object-based tool. (Learmonth and Burchette Management Systems' Insight application development software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... With an eye toward streamlining component-based application development, LBMS Inc. has introduced a multifaceted object-based client/server development package composed of an object management tool, a configuration manager, and an object...

Pentium Pro server coming; quad servers push high-end envelope. (Industry Trend or Event)
March 25, 1996... If PC server vendors keep their promises, this summer will be ablaze with symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) servers based on Intel Corp.'s Pentium Pro chips. At the CeBit trade show last week in Hannover, Germany, a handful of PC makers from...

FlexiFinancials 3.0 integrates workflow tools. (FlexiInternational Software's integrated accounting software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Next week FlexiInternational Software Inc. will release FlexiFinancials 3.0, an upgrade to its suite of financial applications. FlexiFinancials is composed of FlexiLedger, FlexiPayables, FlexiReceivables, and FlexiPurchasing. The suite also...

SAP bolsters configuration tools, eases R/3 installation. (R/3 3.0 CIM software includes Business Engineering Workbench)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... SAP AG has enhanced its R/3 configuration tools in an effort to simplify and streamline the installation process of its business applications. SAP's new Business Engineering Workbench (BEW), which was announced last week at the CeBit trade...

Web boom gives boost to object databases. (Versant Object Technology, Object Design develop solutions) (Industry Trend or Event)
March 25, 1996... The explosion of the World Wide Web has object database vendors rubbing their hands in glee. Companies such as Versant Object Technology Corp., Object Design Inc., and others say they have a head start on powerhouse relational database...

NCR expands data warehousing options. (First Step, RightStart and Custom Engagement programs) (Company Business and Marketing)
March 25, 1996... IS managers wary of taking the data warehousing plunge may be willing to test the waters with NCR Corp.'s newest services, which include scaled-down solutions. This week the company will announce at Database & Client/Server World in Boston...

Lexmark takes aim at HP with Optra printer. (Lexmark International's Optra N laser printer)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Lexmark International Inc. is filling out its Optra line. The company announced the Optra N network printer and enhancements to its MarkVision connectivity software last week. The printer manufacturer intends to take on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s...

Business Objects bridges query, OLAP. (Business Objects 4.0 database access software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Business Objects Inc. will deliver on its promise to bridge on-line analytical processing (OLAP) and data query and reporting tools with the release later this month of Business Objects 4.0. The suite of tools, formerly code-named Mercury,...

Vendors to unveil RAID storage systems. (Storage Dimensions' SuperFlex 3000, Falcon Systems' ReelTime)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... IS shops with increasing storage needs may find relief with spring's arrival of redundant array of independent disks (RAID) subsystems from Storage Dimensions Inc. and Falcon Systems Inc. Storage Dimensions plans to unveil at NetWorld+Interop...

Document management tool upgrades unveiled. (Documentum's Enterprise Document Management System 3.0, OpenText's LiveLink Intranet and XSoft's Astoria)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... A handful of document-management tool vendors rolled out upgrades to their core tools at last week's Documation '96 trade show in Long Beach, Calif. Documentum Inc. last week released an upgrade to its Documentum Enterprise Document...

How are Java and JavaScript codes different? (Help Desk) (News Briefs)(Column)
March 25, 1996... Q: Like everyone else, our company is interested in getting onto the World Wide Web with Web pages and applications. I've heard that to make the most of the Web, I will have to learn how to program in not one but two languages: Java and...

Pipeline. (News Briefs)
March 25, 1996... SHIPPING SYMANTEC Corp. has released systems management software for small to midsize networks of less than 1,000 nodes. The Norton Administrator Suite Essential Edition includes hardware and software inventory, software metering and...

Microsoft's plans for adding DFS to Cairo reap criticism. (Distributed File System to be based on Exchange engine)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... A tempest has blown up about whether Microsoft Corp. will build a global directory service into Cairo, the next generation of Windows NT. Although Microsoft last week reiterated its commitment to include such a service with Cairo, officials...

Digital unveils clearVisn suite.(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Digital Equipment Corp.'s Network Product Business announced this week the first offerings in its clearVisn line of network management products. The introductions include a suite of integrated tools for managing routers and hubs from a...

Tivoli's new view. (interview with Tivoli Systems CEO Frank Moss) (Company Business and Marketing)(Interview)
March 25, 1996... After years of trying to go at it alone in systems management, IBM last month reached out for help by acquiring Tivoli Systems Inc. Frank Moss, CEO and president of Tivoli, spoke to InfoWorld Reporter Mark Leon about the impact this acquisition...

BindView to offer cross-platform tools. (BindView Development Corp's BindView Enterprise Management System)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... BindView Development Corp. will announce new cross-platform management software for NetWare and Windows NT at NetWorld+Interop next week. The BindView Enterprise Management System (EMS), an object-oriented framework, will consist of a...

Citrix revamps application server for dial-up access. (Citrix Systems Inc's WinFrame/Access)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Two new incarnations of Citrix Systems Inc.'s application server will make it less expensive to run remote applications. For starters, the Coral Springs, Fla., company began shipping a scaled-down version of its server for users who needed...

Madge integrates ATM into existing networks. (Madge Networks Inc's Collage 240, 250, 280, 530, 540 and 740 switches)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Madge Networks Inc. this week will introduce switching products for integrating Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches into mainstream networks. The offerings include Collage 530 and 540 access switches for connecting Ethernet and Token...

ISDN vendors ready wares for higher demand. (Motorola HMTA 200, BitSurfr Pro, ConnectWare Inc's PhoneWorks ISDN To Go, U.S. Robotics Allegra boards)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Anticipating demand for higher bandwidth as remote users try to run multimedia applications, communications vendors have geared up with a slew of ISDN products. ISDN transmits data at three or four times the speed of a conventional 28.8Kbps...

Airsoft upgrades Powerburst remote access. (Powerburst 2.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Airsoft Inc. has streamlined its Powerburst remote-access accelerator so that it's easier for remote users to start and requires less overhead on the server. Powerburst 2.0 will now accelerate Windows 95 applications, in addition to Windows...

Microsoft, DirectTV plan satellite networks for PCs. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
March 25, 1996... Microsoft Corp. and direct broadcast services provider DirecTV Inc. have announced an agreement to bring digital video programming and interactive multimedia to PCs. The agreement calls for Microsoft to develop a decoder designed to run with...

Solutions for consolidating WinCim and AOL for TCP/IP traffic.(LAN Talk) (Product Support)(Column)
March 25, 1996... It seems that the idea of consolidating WinCIM and America Online using the Internet was a hit. (See "A cheap, fast way to get data on-line and under control," Feb. 12, page 51.) But several of you wrote to me indicating that you had difficulty...

Pipeline. (News Briefs)
March 25, 1996... ANNOUNCED PENOP Inc. is introducing its PenOp signature software at the Internet and Electronic Commerce show in New York this week. The software captures handwritten signatures electronically for legal documents and tax returns. With the...

The Web Hotlist. (Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 25, 1996... McAfee -- http://www.mcafee.com Network security and management software vendor McAfee Associates Inc. features a broad range of anti-virus and Internet-related products. The Internet Support Forum allows users to interact on-line with McAfee...

Next's Web tool to support Visual Basic. (WebObjects to be expanded)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Next Software Inc. pressed a little closer to Microsoft Corp. by promising to support Visual Basic (VB) scripting in WebObjects, Next's upcoming World Wide Web application development tool. At the Professional Developers Conference in San...

Developers wait for Microsoft to deliver ActiveX components. (Product Information)
March 25, 1996... IS professionals are largely taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the Microsoft Internet development initiative based on ActiveX components, formerly known as OLE custom controls. Launched earlier this month, ActiveX is Microsoft's counter...

Security tools to stand guard over corporate intranets. (Digital Secured Networks Technology's WebFortress)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Fear of unauthorized access in corporate intranets has security vendors rushing to get new security products to market. Digital Secured Networks Technology (DSN) this week will unveil WebFortress, a plug-and-play encryption and key-exchange...

Paradigm Plus adds Java coding capability. (expansion of Platinum Technology Inc's CASE software)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Platinum Technology Inc. has added the capability to generate Java code to its Paradigm Plus object-oriented design tool, bolstering the cross-platform reach of the development tool. Paradigm Plus with Java code generation, which is currently...

MCI Internet 2000 will boost Internet bandwidth: 155Mbps pipes due next month. (Company Business and Marketing)
March 25, 1996... MCI Communications Corp. last week announced an initiative to beef up its Internet service with faster network speeds, new consumer offerings, ISDN support, and a new unit to spearhead these efforts. MCI will triple the capacity of its global...

Microsoft to link SMS to Web. (Systems Management Server) (Product Information)
March 25, 1996... Microsoft Corp. is eyeing the Internet with network and systems management in mind. The company's Systems Management Server (SMS) group sees three areas of interest: using the Internet as a WAN for software distribution and asset management,...

Quarterdeck prepares for Internet transition. (introduces WebStar for Windows and WebCompass)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Quarterdeck Corp. is eyeing electronic collaboration and commerce as the way to transform itself from a utility company into an Internet company. At the CeBit conference in Hannover, Germany, earlier this month, Quarterdeck outlined plans to...

Oracle lines up browser, developers for Network Computer platform. (ANT Ltd's Fresco, Icon Technologies Ltd's EasyWriter)(Product Announcement)
March 25, 1996... Two companies that develop software for Acorn Computer Group Plc. machines have been chosen to provide the World Wide Web browser and word processor software for Oracle Corp.'s Network Computer reference platform. ANT Ltd. is porting its...

Microsoft, Netscape, Novell put the squeeze on small Internet companies. (American Internet Corp's difficult marketing task) (Product Information)
March 25, 1996... Throop Wilder is caught in a shadow between a rock and a hard place. I found him huddled there recently during a blizzard in Bedford, Mass., at American Internet Corp., the year-old software company he leads. Wilder is caught in that same...

Software vendor screens aren't making much of a splash with multitaskers.(The Gripe Line) (Technology Information)(Column)
March 25, 1996... Real multitaskers don't like splash screens. I have to confess I'm not much of a multitasker myself; in fact, I probably don't even rate very highly as a task switcher. Checking my E-mail while I'm printing is about the best trick I can do, and...

Client/server at work: in search of the 100 most innovative projects.(Editorial)
March 25, 1996... Our annual search for the best client/server projects in the land begins this week. The search will culminate later this year in publication of the third annual InfoWorld 100. This special report will showcase the best of client/server at work....

More than rings: An Apple and a 23KB ceremony.(15 Years Ago at InfoWorld) (News Briefs)(Column)
March 25, 1996... March 30, 1981--When we came across the article in our archives about an Apple II performing a wedding in Silicon Valley in 1981, we thought of several reasons why the editors gave this the choice spot on Page One. * It was a slow news week....

App development in Web time: think of it like dog years.(Peer to Peer) (Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
March 25, 1996... Is time compressing? How long did it take for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, distributed computing, or the C language to really take hold? Five, 10, and 20 years, respectively? Now take a look at the World Wide Web. The number of Web users...

It was a Warped year.(1995 Reader's Choice Awards) (Product Information)(Column)
March 25, 1996... After it won our Overall Readers' Choice Product of the Year Award three years running, we were skeptical about OS/2's winning it again in 1995. The year, after all, was dominated by news, hype, water-cooler conversation, and radio and...

Have faith in the free market: the Internet should survive the year.(IS Survival Guide) (Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
March 25, 1996... Management speak: You need to see the big picture. Translation: My boss thinks it's a good idea. Thanks to the anonymous reader who sent this in. Bob Metcalfe has been predicting the imminent collapse of the Internet in these pages. (See...