InfoWorld articles from October 1992

InfoWorld archives from October 1992

PC price wars force Everex out of low end. (Everex Systems Inc.)
October 26, 1992... Everex Systems became the first major casualty of the PC price wars last week when it bowed out of the low-price PC clone business to focus on high-end multiprocessors and servers. Officials of the $550 million company confirmed that due to...

New round of price cuts ignited by ValuePoint line. (IBM's PS/ValuePoint computers)
October 26, 1992... Last Monday Compaq Computer Corp. tried to pre-empt IBM's PS/ValuePoint line introduction, scheduled for the next day, by cutting prices and introducing new low-cost ProLinea systems. IBM's ValuePoint brand team gathered that same day and, in...

Lotus to bridge E-mail gap: will leapfrog Microsoft's mail plans. (Lotus Development Corp.)
October 26, 1992... Lotus Development Corp. chairman Jim Manzi is expected to reveal plans today to build a bridge between Lotus' and Microsoft Corp.'s competing E-mail protocols. Lotus hopes to take the leadership role from Microsoft in overcoming one of the...

Critics say excitement over WFW won't match lavish debut. (Microsoft Corp.'s Windows for Workgroups)(includes related article on WFW competitors) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Microsoft launches Windows for Workgroups Tuesday with a lavish bash on Broadway, but analysts and potential customers wonder if the software will play well in Peoria. A broad survey of Fortune 1000 companies and consultants by InfoWorld...

Access to hit market at a huge discount: introductory price will be $99.99. (Microsoft Corp.'s Access database ) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Microsoft Corp. will offer its new Access database at a special introductory price of $99.99 in hopes of jump-starting the product and cutting into the substantial market for Borland International Inc.'s Paradox. The promotion, which amounts...

Taligent object-oriented code headed for OS/2 next year: IBM envisions modules for printing and graphics tasks.
October 26, 1992... Users could get their first taste of Taligent's object-oriented code as early as next year. That's when IBM plans to incorporate portions of Taligent's technology into IBM's OS/2 and AIX operating systems, said John Patrick, vice president...

Users awed by Approach 2.0: Windows DBMS update comes quick, adds flexibility. (Approach Software Corp.'s Approach 2.0 database management system) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... In an industry where the time between major updates of database management systems (DBMSes) is measured in years, users of Approach for Windows are astonished at the improvements made in Version 2.0, which shipped earlier this month. "It...

Third parties using MAPI in WFW products. (Microsoft Corp.'s Messaging Applications Programming Interface, Windows for Workgroups)
October 26, 1992... Although some of the third-party software to be shown at Microsoft Corp.'s formal introduction this week of Windows for Workgroups (WFW) will be little changed from the companies' existing products, others -- such as JetForm Corp.'s JetForm for...

Top packages' pricing gets aggressive. (Frame Technology Corp. and Ray Dream Inc. offering competitively priced software)
October 26, 1992... Two software vendors, looking to capture users outside their niches, are selling their flagship software products at greatly reduced prices. Frame Technology Corp. of San Jose, Calif., is offering a competitive upgrade price through year end...

Multimedia firms aim for workgroups.
October 26, 1992... Judging from demonstrations at last week's MultiMedia Expo, in Santa Clara, Calif., users will soon get multimedia capabilities in workgroup programs. Lenel Systems International Inc. demonstrated a package that allows users to add...

EIS Pak builds apps atop Microsoft Excel: toolkit expected out this week. (Microsoft Corp.'s Open EIS Pak, a toolkit for building Excel-based corporation information systems) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Microsoft Corp. is set to announce this week Open EIS Pak, a toolkit for building Excel-based corporation information systems. The Pak will ship for $99 next month. The product uses dialog boxes to lead users through application development...

A complex but effective way to increase the power of batch files. (using batch files with Microsoft Windows)(Window Manager ) (Column)
October 26, 1992... I was recently corresponding with a friend about how a batch file can find the directory that holds WIN.COM, WIN.INI, and other such files. The solution is by no means straightforward. A full-blown Windows program can always find out the...

HP releases RISC-based LaserJet 4: two models feature high resolution, enhanced PCL 5 printer language. (reduced-instruction-set computing) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Today Hewlett-Packard Co. shipped its long-awaited RISC-based LaserJet 4 printers. New features of the printers include a true resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi), an enhanced version of HP's PCL 5 printer language, and a bidirectional...

Apple tests premium pricing: PowerBooks rely on features to offset extra cost. (PowerBook notebook computers)
October 26, 1992... The latest PowerBook and midrange systems from Apple Computer Inc. have an air of deja vu, as the company that entered the notebook marketplace like gangbusters last year is again counting on style and performance to justify its pricing....

Printer makers optimize products to specific OSes: Windows, Sparc users targeted. (operating systems)
October 26, 1992... Several printers optimized for use with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows or Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Sparcstations recently hit the market. SRS Imaging has three new printers on the market, including the $11,995 Imager 1200L. The 11-by-17-inch,...

PCs needs a little extra help to emulate complex sound of Macs. (Tech Talk) (Column)
October 26, 1992... The much-ballyhooed multimedia extensions to Windows 3.1 deliver very little value to most Windows users, but some free and simple finagling can change that for your system. PC users who have heard the supple and compelling "ding" emitted...

Use Rconsole and take the legwork out of working on the LAN. (local-area network) (Column)
October 26, 1992... There is a button pinned to the wall of my friend's office that says, "Only by attempting the absurd can we achieve the impossible." I suspect a LAN administrator wrote this. With the number of single-server and multiserver LANs growing,...

There is more than one perfect E-mail package for every network. (Peer to Peer) (Column)
October 26, 1992... The search for the perfect E-mail package. This has been my technical passion for the past six months. Every moment that I dedicate to my search makes me more excited. It also makes me more frustrated. Let me give you a little history of...

Windows and TCP/IP tie the knot: a perfect match for LAN users who require enterprisewide information access. (transmission control protocol/internet protocol, local-area network)
October 26, 1992... Microcomputers no longer function simply as stand-alone productivity tools. Skyrocketing PC and LAN use have made the microcomputer the portal to enterprise systems. In growing numbers, companies are turning to TCP/IP to build these...

Messaging wars revisited: standardizing APIs. (application programming interfaces)(Enterprise Computing/Management)
October 26, 1992... Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) -- the intermediate layer between a program's user interface and the underlying logic that actually handles the data -- usually aren't very controversial. But competing attempts by several electronic...

Automated database strengthens customer support operation. (Actel Corp.'s customer support operation)(IS Profiles) (Company Profile)
October 26, 1992... Customer service is becoming the watchword in many IS departments these days. Vendors and service providers are attempting to distinguish themselves in the tight PC market with exemplary service and support. But according to many IS managers,...

Dirty data is dancing dollars out the door, but Currid has a cure. (Cheryl Currid)(New Age IS) (Column)
October 26, 1992... Isn't it about time people stop talking and start doing something about the crummy condition of corporate data? More and more I see people trying to make real business decisions using data so dirty that it cannot be washed into meaningful...

Drawing conclusions: InfoWorld tests seven packages for Windows and Macintosh and illustrates the differences. (Software Review) (overview of five evaluations of drawing software packages)(includes related articles on testing drawing software and choosing the best drawing software package) (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... In the 1980s, the Apple Macintosh became synonymous with graphics and type excellence. Its intuitive graphical interface, coupled with software that supported Adobe's PostScript language, yielded output rivaling dedicated graphic workstations....

Adobe Illustrator version 4.01 (Windows) version 3.2 (Macintosh). (Software Review) (one of five evaluations of drawing software packages in 'Drawing conclusions: InfoWorld tests seven packages for Windows and Macintosh and illustrates the differences.') (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... Adobe Systems Inc.'s Illustrator 4.01 for Windows and Illustrator 3.2 for the Macintosh both contain key features, including outstanding Bezier curve editing and charting. On the Windows side, you also get some unique additions, such as...

Aldus Freehand version 3.1 (Windows) version 3.1 (Macintosh). (Software Review) (one of five evaluations of drawing software packages in 'Drawing conclusions: InfoWorld tests seven packages for Windows and Macintosh and illustrates the differences.') (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... Aldus FreeHand combines a clean interface with powerful drawing features and built-in prepress color output options. FreeHand is often the choice of business users because of its simplicity, yet the program's drawing flexibility closely...

CorelDraw version 3.0b. (Software Review) (one of five evaluations of drawing software packages in 'Drawing conclusions: InfoWorld tests seven packages for Windows and Macintosh and illustrates the differences.') (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... CorelDraw 3.0b offers both professional artists and midrange business users the best features of competing products while retaining the simple interface that made CorelDraw 2.0 such a popular product. Version 3.0b fills practically every gap...

Micrografx Designer version 3.1. (Software Review) (one of five evaluations of drawing software packages in 'Drawing conclusions: InfoWorld tests seven packages for Windows and Macintosh and illustrates the differences.') (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... Designer 3.1 is a fast, precision drawing package. Although it has the same version number, over the last year Micrografx augmented the program with Windows 3.1 compatibility, including Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), TrueType support, an...

Acer 486/50 proves fast performer: high-end AcerPower processor carries top-of-the-heap price tag. (Hardware Review) (Acer America Corp.) (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... Intel's release of the 66-MHz 486DX2 clock-doubling chip has overshadowed in many ways the 486/50 CPU. However, we've found the average 50-MHz 486 system to still be faster, albeit not by a large margin. (See Dell 466DE review, October 5,...

Hyundai 433S performs well, but doesn't live up to the hype. (Hardware Review) (Hyundai Electronics Industries Company Ltd.'s Hyundai 433S microcomputer) (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... When I read the specs of the Hyundai 433S, I was impressed. And I used the machine and liked it. But after running tests, it was clear that the press release and marketing pitch were trying to dupe us again. The press release claimed 18...

Squeegee eases Windows program, file launching: offers file management shortcuts. (Software Review) (Icom Simulations Inc's Squeegee file management software) (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... The first test I put Icom Simulations Inc.'s Squeegee to was writing this article. I found that Squeegeemade the job of starting a Windows application easier, so much so that I've switched from my old trusty DOS word processor to the Windows...

Truth in advertising: DoDot is a complete toolbox: Windows utility suite captures, shows, and manages a wide variety of graphics formats. (Software Review) (Halcyon Software Inc.'s DoDot) (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... Halcyon Software advertises DoDot as "the complete Windows graphics toolbox." The fact is, it's pretty darn close to being right. DoDot can handle a broad range of file formats, including not only most of the major raster formats -- TIF,...

Aldus founder Brainerd refocuses company's strategy. (Paul Brainerd) (Interview)
October 26, 1992... Mention PageMaker these days and desktop publishers will rattle off a litany of issues they have with Aldus. Principally, that the company seems to be letting its lead over QuarkXPress erode as it finishes much-needed updates (PageMaker 5 is...

Professional Draw version 1.0. (Software Review) (one of five evaluations of drawing software packages in 'Drawing conclusions: InfoWorld tests seven packages for Windows and Macintosh and illustrates the differences.') (Evaluation)
October 26, 1992... Gold Disk Inc.'s Professional Draw, although relatively new, has strong credentials. Besides a plethora of drawing tools and modifiers, such as fillets and tangents, the program's fancy wraps, blends, and three-dimensional effects are aimed...

Interop showcases messaging standards. (1992 Interop San Francisco) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... The first in a string of standards-based enterprise messaging products will be introduced this week at Interop in San Francisco. The products are the results of partnerships Enterprise Solutions Ltd. has forged with NCR Corp., Digital...

Zenith, DFI, Austin first to bundle WFW on PCs. (Zenith Data Systems, DFI Inc., Austin Computer Systems; Microsoft Corp.'s Windows for Workgroups) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Zenith Data Systems and clone maker DFI Inc. will be the first PC manufacturers to pre-install Microsoft Corp.'s Windows for Workgroups on their systems, according to company officials. Zenith said it will be installed as a standard feature on...

Microsoft Rolls out Windows NT beta. (At Deadline) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... This week the first of about 20,000 copies of the Windows NT beta will ship as scheduled, according to a Microsoft official. Several thousand copies will ship each week in what Microsoft calls a "rolling beta" program. Early comments and bug...

PenPoint gets communications. (AT and T and Go Corp.) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Today, AT&T and Go Corp. will provide more information about their personal communicator agreements, as the two companies formally detail communications links for PenPoint-based devices. Go will supply messaging and fax components -- including...

Apple beats IBM on unit shipments. (first three quarters 1992) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Apple Computer Inc. has surpassed IBM in unit shipments for the first three quarters of this year. According to figures released by International Data Corp. last week, Apple shipped 2.04 million systems compared with IBM's 1.85 million....

cc:Mail for Windows, OS/2 readied. (Lotus cc: Mail 2.0 for Windows and new OS/2 operating system to ship first quarter 1993) (At Deadline) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Lotus cc:Mail 2.0 for Windows and the new OS/2 release will ship by the first quarter of 1993, said Andy Watts, cc:Mail product manager. Version 2.0 has added rules and script capabilities, a spelling checker, and improved searching of messages...

IBM Japan shows 2.6-pound tablet. (ThinkPad PS/55 T22sx tablet computer) (At Deadline) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... IBM Japan Ltd. introduced a 2.6-pound tablet computer to the Japanese market last week. Although the ThinkPad PS/55 T22sx will initially be sold only in Japan, it will be released in the United States "when market conditions become more...

Voila! The miraculous intercontinental modem link from France. (Distributed Thinking) (Editorial)
October 26, 1992... I checked into the NOGA Hilton, in Cannes, France, this week and boy was I surprised. I am here to speak to 500 of Microsoft Corp.'s largest European customers and had planned on being disconnected from electronic mail for the whole time....

ClarisWorks for Windows integrated software due at Comdex. (Claris Corp. to announce software at trade show) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Claris Corp. will announce ClarisWorks for Windows at Comdex and plans to ship the product early next year, sources said. The integrated software package will include word processing, graphics, spreadsheet, charting, and database tools....

Apple pushes server focus with rebate. (Quadra 700 servers) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Apple Computer Inc. is offering a special promotion for Quadra 700s running under A/UX as a prelude to a planned drive to become a major server company in 1993. Networking VARs who buy three of the specially configured Quadras between...

Corrections. (Correction Notice)
October 26, 1992... The story "Wacom tablet takes on IBM," October 19, page 32, contains a number of factual errors. Richard Breen is not, as stated in the story, Wacom Technology Corp.'s president. Breen is consultant on technology strategies to Wacom. The...

HP pumps up LaserJet 4 with features, keeps price low. (printer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Hewlett-Packard Co.'s new LaserJet printer will ensure the company's dominance in the corporate business world, analysts predict. The LaserJet 4, which ships today, offers superior print quality, a rich font set, faster processing, automatic...

WinRules sorts mail on WFW. (Beyond Inc.'s tools for mailbox management and applications; Windows for Workgroups software) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Beyond Inc.'s WinRules product will be unveiled at Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups rollout in New York next week. WinRules is a set of rules-based tools for mailbox management and applications. Features include automated mail messaging....

Workstation flood coming; HP, Sun, DEC ready workstation lines for November 10. (Sun Microsystems Computer Corp.; 1992) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... The workstation market is heating up as Hewlett-Packard Co., Sun Microsystems Computer Corp., and Digital Equipment Corp. prepare to announce new lines next month, according to HP, DEC, and industry sources. HP is expected to make the...

IBM sustaining OS/2 sales growth; Price-Waterhouse signs deal for up to 15,000 users. (OS/2 2.0 operating system) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Despite the shortage of applications for OS/2 2.0, IBM appears to be sustaining growth for the operating system with increased shipments and a volume purchase deal with Price-Waterhouse Inc. IBM has shipped slightly more than 1.5 million...

Microsoft proposes fast port protocol. (Extended Capabilities Port protocol) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Microsoft Corp. is garnering industry support for a faster parallel port protocol to help boost the printing performance of Windows. Last week the company presented specifications for the protocol to the Institute of Electrical and...

dBase for Windows is released; first rewrite in 10 years. (Borland's database) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Borland quietly marked the first anniversary of its acquisition of Ashton-Tate this month by releasing alpha copies of dBase for Windows to selected developers. Much is riding on this product, observers say. It is the first true rewrite of...

Intel processor boosts notebook speed, battery life. (Intel Corp.'s 486SL) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... A microprocessor Intel Corp. will announce November 9 will help produce notebooks that not only perform better but have longer battery life as well, according to sources familiar with the chip. The 486SL will run for 4 hours when all power...

Pipeline. (Software)
October 26, 1992... ANNOUNCED SoundBits links sound to Windows events Microsoft Corp. announced the SoundBits sound clip collections, which lets users attach digitized sounds to Windows events. It is available in three collections, each priced at $39.95. It...

Autodesk turns Animator into a real Pro. (Animator Pro 1.3 animation software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Autodesk Inc.'s multimedia division unveiled last week an upgrade version of its two-dimensional paint and animation package. Animator Pro, Version 1.3 will offer PC users a variety of enhancements, including a CD ROM containing 400 texture...

Object tools shown at OOPSLA by IBM, Borland, DEC, Digitalk. (Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications conference) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- At last week's Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications (OOPSLA) conference here, vendors introduced development tools that will make it easier for programmers to move to object...

Cross-platform image browse with Pictpocket. (Imspace Systems Corp.'s browsing utility for the Macintosh) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Graphic designers, desktop publishers, and multimedia producers can manage on-line graphic images with a browsing utility called Pictpocket, from Imspace Systems Corp., of San Diego. Pictpocket is one of three utilities included in Imspace's...

Lotus, Borland copyright trial is postponed until February. (Lotus Development Corp.; Borland International Inc.; 1993) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... U.S. District Judge Robert E. Keeton pushed back to February the copyright infringement trial of Lotus Development Corp. and Borland International Inc. The case, filed more than two years ago, was to have been heard next month. Lotus'...

3-D Typestry for Windows impresses beta testers. (Pixar) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Beta testers are responding positively to Pixar's Typestry for Windows, due to ship next month along with a $99 companion product called Glimpse. Typestry, currently available on the Macintosh, lets users turn standard two-dimensional type...

Video Fusion lets users edit QuickTime movies. (Video Lake Ltd.'s editing software for Macintosh QuickTime movies) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Users can alter and view videos frame by frame with a VideoLake Ltd. editing program for Macintosh QuickTime movies. Video Fusion can be used with applications such as Adobe Premiere. It requires a Mac II or higher, System 7.0 or later, a...

ProLinea's sales put some clone makers in jeopardy. (Compaq) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Surging sales of Compaq Computer Corp.'s ProLinea line are coming at the expense of IBM and lower tier clone manufacturers, analysts said. Revenues from ProLinea computers, introduced last June, helped Compaq post a 50 percent increase in...

Grid Systems to announce convertible pen-based notebook. (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... The new pen-based notebook that Grid Systems Corp. plans to introduce at Comdex next month has enough features to make it attractive as a notebook computer, but it also allows users to write on-screen, according to those familiar with the...

Beta users say BitFax update is leaner and faster. (version 4.0 of Bit Software Inc.'s faxing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Speed and a reduction in memory requirements were the most important improvements made to the DOS-based BitFax faxing application from Bit Software Inc., according to beta testers. "I would have to say that the best improvement was in the...

Competition forces Brightbill-Roberts to close its doors. (Brightbill-Roberts & Co.) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Brightbill-Roberts & Co., makers of Hyperpad, Hypernet, and Showpartner F/X DOS software, has ceased operation, according to company officials. "We didn't have the money to reinvest and educate people about the products anymore," said...

Pipeline. (Hardware)
October 26, 1992... PRICE CUTS Radius cuts price of MultiView board Radius Inc. has cut the price of its 24-bit MultiView 24 graphics board for PCs to $1,499. The company has also introduced a version of the board, which supports up to 16.7 million colors,...

Canon set to put its name on systems. (Canon Computer Systems Inc.) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Canon Computer Systems Inc. is attempting to shed its OEM reputation and become a billion-dollar player in the end-user market with a lineup of printers and computers. Primarily known as an OEM supplier of bubble-jet and laser technology,...

TI introduces 486-based line of notebooks with two color models. (Texas Instruments Inc.'s TravelMate WinSLC/25, TravelMate 4000 WinDX2/50, TravelMate 4000 WinSX/25 and TravelMate 4000 WinDX2/40) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Four 486 notebooks will debut from Texas Instruments Inc. today. The notebooks include a 25-MHz monochrome 486SLC, a 486DX2/50 monochrome model, a 25-MHz 486SX passive matrix color system, and a 486DX2/40 passive matrix color model. They...

Hyundai unleashes Value line; looks to add value with 32-bit VESA bus, local video. (Hyundai Information Systems Inc.'s Value Engineered line of microcomputers; Video Electronics Standards Association) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Hyundai Information Systems Inc. is betting that technology such as a 32-bit VESA bus, a local video bus, and direct-mapped write-back cache will give its Value Engineered line an edge over competitors' PCs. The company is also launching two...

Futura notebook PCs offer upgrade path. (Amrel Technology Inc.) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Notebook users can get a built-in upgrade path along with easy connectivity to a desktop with the Futura series, recently introduced by Amrel Technology Inc. The notebooks' processors -- which include a 25-MHz 486SX, a 33-MHz 486DX, a...

IBM envisions electronic PET as man's best friend. (Personal Electronic Thing palmtop computer) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- What will computers look like in 25 years? At the AIX Expo last week, IBM took a shot at describing the future digital assistant. Holding up a disk that fit comfortably in his palm, IBM vice president Bill Filip detailed...

NCR rolls out 25-MHz 486SX that upgrades to Intel's P5 chip. (NCR System 3000 Model 3350 computer; Intel 80486SX microprocessor; Pentium chip) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... NCR Corp. last week started shipping a 486-based computer that can be upgraded to Intel's Pentium chip, also known as the P5. The NCR System 3000 Model 3350 can be used as a desktop computer for high-end applications such as presentation...

Pipeline. (Networking)
October 26, 1992... DEMONSTRATIONS Computer Mail links MCI Mail to Unix Computer Mail Services will unveil at InterOp M-Bridge for Unix, a gateway linking MCI Mail to Unix mail systems using CMS's M-Bridge Message Handling Service (MHS). The connection gives...

Show promises help for managers. (Interop fall 1992 trade show; systems managers) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Network administrators looking for better ways to manage systems will find a lot of help at this week's Interop show, in San Francisco. Heading the list, the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) -- a consortium made up of IBM, Digital...

Users gain multiple network access from Windows. (Cogent Technologies Inc.'s WinNet Plus) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Windows users next month will be able to access multiple networking environments directly from the desktop thanks to Cogent Technologies Inc.'s WinNet Plus. Expected to be announced at Interop this week in San Francisco, the WinNet Plus...

Hughes technology demonstrations to feature ATM backplane. (Hughes LAN Systems; Asynchronous Transfer Mode; Interop fall 1992 trade show) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... An asynchronous transfer mode backplane will be the centerpiece of a suite of technology demonstrations from Hughes LAN Systems at the Interop show this week. The products are designed to provide a migration path from today's shared media...

Network Software beefs up line of 3270 emulators. (Network Software Associates Inc.'s 3270/Elite Plus 2.2 emulation software, DynaComm/Elite 3.4 and AdaptSNA LAN Gateway 4.4) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Network Software Associates Inc. has souped up its line of 3270 emulators with fuller and more direct TCP/IP backbone support, eliminating the need to use the cumbersome Telnet standard to achieve TCP/IP connectivity. The company's new...

Transports add TCP/IP. (Corporate Microsystems Inc.'s MLink with TCP/IP and ACM Mail electronic mail software; Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Corporate Microsystems Inc. has broadened its data transport offerings with a TCP/IP version of its MLink and an E-mail system designed to operate with MLink and Advanced Communications Manager (ACM). MLink with TCP/IP begins shipping this...

SunConnect to provide inexpensive access to high-speed WANs. (Sunlink ISDN, SunLink Frame Relay and SunLink PPP software; Wide Area Networks) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... SunConnect, a Sun Microsystems Inc. business, will introduce this week three Sparc-based applications intended to provide users with low-cost access to high-speed WANs. SunLink ISDN, SunLink Frame Relay, and SunLink PPP enable LAN...

Ethernet switch offers low cost, high bandwidth. (Artel Communications Corp.'s Starbridge Turbo) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Artel Communications Corp. is targeting workgroups needing high bandwidth at low cost by introducing a 60,000-packet-per-second (pps), eight-port Ethernet switch for $900 per port. The Starbridge Turbo enables users to divide their networks...

DEC lets Sun workstations connect to DEC clusters. (Network Application Support software) (Brief Article ) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... This month, DEC will provide software to allow Sun workstations to communicate with PC and mainframe members of DEC clusters. The introduction of Network Application Support (NAS) 250 for SunOS Sparcstations makes good on Digital's promise to...

Eclipse adds 20 enhancements and an OCR module to fax package update. (Eclipse Systems' Eclipse Fax 1.2 fax communications software; optical character recognition) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Eclipse Systems, which debuted its Windows-based fax communications software earlier this year, will add more than 20 user-requested enhancements this month. Eclipse Fax 1.2 will let users send cover pages for quick notes, erase portions of...

Cabletron suite manages move from SNA to multiprotocol LAN. (Cabletron Systems Inc.'s BlueVision, SNACMIM platform, TRBMIM bridge and management module and TRXI line of hubs) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
October 26, 1992... Cabletron Systems Inc. will debut during this week's Interop a suite of hardware and software products for managing migration from an IBM SNA networking environment to multiprotocol LANs. The combined offerings set a framework for connecting...

Vendors ship first wave of network, modem cards. (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) standard cards) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... A slew of vendors have recently announced network and modem cards that fit in standard slots on notebook computers. The cards meet the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association's Version 2.0 standard, which allows compliant...

What's in the future for E-mail? The message is clear. (From the Ether) (Column)
October 26, 1992... Interop swaggers into San Francisco's Moscone Center this week, and with it comes the Electronic Mail Association, now meeting up on Nob Hill at the Fairmont Hotel. (The EMA can be reached at [703] 875-8620.) Rather than trying to tell a...

Solomon puts accounting on server. (Solomon Software's Solomon III NLM Network System Manager software) (Brief Article)
October 26, 1992... Solomon Software's network accounting system can now run as a NetWare Loadable Module on Novell's NetWare 3.11, offering increased performance and speed. The Solomon III NLM, Network System Manager, announced at NetWorld and scheduled to...

An enhanced DOS shell is the key to restoring your directories. (Buyers Advisory) (Column)
October 26, 1992... Q: Is there a way that I can capture DOS' current drive and directory to environment variables, so that I can restore them after a batch file has run? Terry O'Neill A: I know of three solutions to this common problem. The first is to...