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 Vol 2                       March 6, 1995                     Number 5
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In This Issue
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-COMPUTER HARDWARE-
1790 - Fujitsu introduces Stylistic RF
1795 - Texas Instruments introduces TravelMate(TM) 5000 Notebooks
1805 - Epson to ship Microsoft Windows 95 operating system
1807 - Toshiba and Microsoft announce plans to promote Windows 95
1810 - HP Continues Assault on Industry PC Prices
-PERIPHERALS-
1789 - Computone now shipping PCI-based multi-port adapter
1792 - Overland Data to show latest network backup technologies
1793 - CypherTech Introduces Scanning System
1796 - 2.5-Inch Disc Drive From Seagate Brings Multimedia to Notebooks
1798 - SpartaCom uses Cebit 95 to launch modem sharing software
1811 - FWB Offers 5 Year Warranty On MAC Storage Sys
-SOFTWARE-
1788 - Platinum enhances its database recovery solution
1791 - Artisoft announces utility pack for LANtastic(R) networks
1797 - Adobe Systems rebrands Aldus PageMaker
1799 - BBN Hark Systems announces speech recognition products
1802 - Lotus Ships SmartSuite 3.1 For Windows
1804 - Oracle7 Release 7.1 Wins Product Of The Year Award
1808 - Frame Technology to Participate in Dell's "ReadyWare" Program
-CD-ROM / MULTI-MEDIA
1800 - Introducing MultiNet '95
1806 - Qsound Labs and Intel to develop interactive 3D audio
-MISCL-
1794 - Companies Comment on HP OpenView Program Announcement
1801 - Florida Law Professor Will Battle Microsoft Corporation
1803 - Dramatic Increase In The Use Of E-Mail
1809 - Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order In Favor Of Apple
1812 - Senate Bill 314
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             News and Press Releases from week of: 02/27/95
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#1788

PLATINUM ENHANCES ITS DATABASE RECOVERY SOLUTION

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - Feb. 27, 1995 - PLATINUM technology, inc.,
today announced two additions to its database recovery product line:
PLATINUM Merge/Modify, a new DB2 utility that creates up-to-date backup
copies without taking end-users off-line; and PLATINUM Fast Recover 1.2,
a significant upgrade that increases DB2 data recovery performance.

PLATINUM Merge/Modify creates up-to-date backup copies (``image
copies'') without restricting users' access during the backup process.
Image copies can be made while users continue updating data and
performing other normal DB2 operations. The second product, PLATINUM
Fast Recover 1.2, adds another 15-20 percent improvement in performance
over earlier versions of PLATINUM Fast Recover, which provided 80-85
percent performance improvements to DB2 recoveries.
info: tel. 708/620-5116, ext. 1730
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#1789

COMPUTONE NOW SHIPPING INDUSTRY'S FIRST PCI-BASED MULTI-PORT ADAPTER

ROSWELL, Ga. - Feb. 27, 1995 - Computone Corporation, the company that
launched the world's first intelligent mult-port I/O adapter in 1984,
is now shipping the world's first distributed multi-port solution for
PCI-bus microcomputers.

IntelliCluster allows widely-distributed workgroups to be easily
connected to a central UNIX host in a cost-effective fashion. It merges
RISC processing power with Computone's next-generation RS-232/RS-422
multi-port technology, allowing up to 1,024 serial devices to be
connected to a UNIX host through a single PCI expansion slot.
info: tel. 800/241-3946, ext. 280
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#1790

FUJITSU INTRODUCES STYLISTIC RF WITH FULLY
INTEGRATED WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Feb. 27, 1995 - Continuing its commitment to
provide industry-leading mobile computing solutions, Fujitsu Personal
Systems Inc. today announced that it has integrated a high-speed
wireless local area network (LAN) into its popular, super portable
Stylistic 500 tablet computer.

The new Stylistic RF features a fully integrated wireless LAN adapter
utilizing the 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) bandwidth recognized around the world
as the standard for wireless data communications. The wireless LAN
enables Fujitsu's Stylistic RF to seamlessly send and receive data for
distances up to 1,000 feet at rates up to 1.6 megabits per second (Mbps)
across 15 independent channels.
info: tel. 800/831-3183
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#1791

ARTISOFT ANNOUNCES UTILITY PACK FOR LANtastic(R) NETWORKS

TUCSON, Ariz. - Feb. 27, 1995 - Artisoft Inc. Monday announced
a new utility package for LANtastic network operating system users.

The LANtastic Utility Pack includes four productivity-enhancing
products: Artisoft's LANtastic Management Services(TM) Basic software
for minicartridge drives and ArtiCom(R) modem-sharing software as well
as the Windows(TM) version of Microcom's award-winning Carbon Copy(TM)
remote communications software.
info: tel. 800/233-5564
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#1792

OVERLAND DATA TO SHOW LATEST NETWORK BACKUP
TECHNOLOGIES AT NETWORLD+INTEROP `95

SAN DIEGO - Feb. 27, 1995 - High performance network backup solutions
will be shown by Overland Data Inc., at Networld+Interop `95, March 27
through March 30, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The company will feature several new products, including its DLT
MultiLibrary, which meets the needs of high-capacity LAN and WAN
environments. Designed for scalable configurations, the product
incorporates 1 to 8 DLT drives with 24 to 120 cartridges.
info: tel. 619/571-5555
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#1793

CypherTech INTRODUCES SCANNING SYSTEM THAT ENTERS
ANY PRINTED LIST INTO A DATABASE WITHOUT TYPING

CypherTech, the company that changed the way people enter business cards
into their computers, today introduced CypherScan(TM) Scan-A-List, its
latest integration of scanning technology and expert systems. CypherScan
Scan-A-List lets people quickly create database records, address lists,
mailing labels & text files using their handheld, flatbed or sheetfed
scanners. Users will be able to scan sales leads, trade show guides,
exhibitor directories, classified ads, and almost any printed list.
Without requiring the user to type in the data, Scan-A-List automatically
determines fields such as name, address, phone, fax & email numbers and
enters them into a built-in database.
info: tel. (408) 734-8765
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#1794

COMPANIES COMMENT ON HP OpenView SOLUTION
FRAMEWORK PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

              The Following  Companies Comment on
       HP OpenView Solution Framework Program Announcement
                        Feb. 27, 1995
   AXENT Technologies
   BMC Software, Inc.
   Boole & Babbage
   Computer Associates International, Inc.
   Dun & Bradstreet Software
   Innovus Technologies, Inc.
   Legent Corporation
   Oracle Corporation
   Remedy Corportion
   Sterling Software
   Sybase, Inc.
   Unison Software
   ed. note: The company comments appear in the Full Text Release
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#1795

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCES TravelMate(TM) 5000 NOTEBOOKS

TEMPLE, Texas - Feb. 27, 1995 - Ushering in a new era of notebook
performance, Texas Instruments today introduced the TravelMate 5000.
Created in the tradition of TI's award-winning notebooks, the TravelMate
5000 includes an all-new design that delivers performance previously
available only on desktop PCs. This performance includes the blazing-fast
75MHz Pentium processor utilizing PCI bus architecture. TI integrated
PCI bus architecture realizing users need the input and output
performance allowed only through PCI. TI continues to be first to market
with features that most benefit the user.
info: tel. 1-800-TI-TEXAS
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#1796

HIGHEST CAPACITY 2.5-INCH DISC DRIVE FROM SEAGATE BRINGS
MULTIMEDIA CAPABILITIES TO NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - Feb. 27, 1995 - Seagate Technology today
announced a new, high-capacity point in its Marathon family of 2.5-inch
disc drives, providing notebook and mobile computer users with storage
that can easily handle the demands of emerging portable multimedia
applications.

The new Marathon 810 is an 810-Mbyte glass-media disc drive that
features a Fast ATA-2 interface capable of external transfer rates of up
to 16.6 Mbytes/sec. Its 4,500-rpm rotational speed reduces latency to
6.67 milliseconds and contributes to a high sustained data transfer rate
necessary for multimedia applications.
info: tel. 408/439-2838
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#1797

ADOBE SYSTEMS REBRANDS ALDUS PageMaker

SEATTLE - Feb. 27, 1995 - Marking a major milestone following its merger
with Aldus Corp., Adobe Systems Inc. today announced the rebranding and
repackaging of Aldus PageMaker as Adobe PageMaker for both the Macintosh
and Windows platforms.

While the functionality -- and version number -- of the product remain
unchanged, Adobe PageMaker 5.0 combines the Macintosh and Power
Macintosh versions for the first time, providing users the choice of
which version to install. Additionally, Adobe PageMaker offers more than
$6,000 extra value through a limited time bundle with PageTools
software, 220 free Adobe fonts, and other Adobe products and information.
info: tel. 800/796-9798
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#1798

SpartaCom USES CEBIT 95 TO LAUNCH MODEM
SHARING SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS NT

ATLANTA - Feb. 27, 1995 - SpartaCom Monday announced that it will
announce its new version of SAPS (SpartaCom Asynchronous Port Sharing)
software for the Microsoft Windows NT environment at the Cebit 95 show
in Hannover, Germany.

With this new release, Spartacom's Modem Sharing software offers full
compatibility with Microsoft's RAS technology for Windows NT. SAPS
allows all modems in the pool to be shared for both outbound calling as
well as by those who need to access the LAN from remote locations.
Network administrators can now manage more effectively the modem
hardware on the network by either reducing the hardware requirement
or simply making better use of existing hardware.
info: Booth telephone: 49-511-89-51892
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#1799

BBN HARK SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES CLIENT/SERVER-BASED SPEECH
RECOGNITION PRODUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL TELEPHONY MARKET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Feb. 27, 1995 - BBN HARK Systems Corp., a subsidiary
of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., today announced three new commercial-
grade speech recognition software products and applications developed
for the emerging customer-focused enterprise telephony market.

Customer telephony incorporates speech recognition to improve the way
businesses interact with their customers over the telephone.
info: tel. 617/873-2810
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#1800

INTRODUCING MultiNet '95

PARIS - Feb. 27, 1995 - The first Forum on Multimedia Networking for
Business Applications will take place on the 23rd and 24th of March 1995
at La Grande Arche de la Defense, Paris, France.

Over the coming years multimedia business applications will dramatically
change the way in which information is exchanged. The impact of
multimedia will be profound. Essentially, it will allow people in the
office, at home and on the road to exchange data, voice, text, image and
video over nationwide and worldwide Information Superhighways.
Multimedia will provide information-rich communication tools anywhere
one can plug in, dial in or raise an antennae.
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#1801

FLORIDA LAW PROFESSOR WILL ANNOUNCE FEDERAL POLITICAL
ACTION COMMITTEE TO BATTLE MICROSOFT CORPORATION

A Florida public interest lawyer and adjunct professor of law will hold
a news conference Wednesday in Washington, D.C. to announce he has
established a federal political action committee, The Committee to Fight
Microsoft Corporation, to battle Microsoft Corp. in Congress. Anthony
R. "Andy" Martin will also announce that he has petitioned the U.S.
Court of Appeals to intervene in the pending appeals by Microsoft and
the Department of Justice from the Decision of U.S.D.J. Stanley Sporkin.
info: tel. 407-833-6917
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#1802

LOTUS SHIPS SMARTSUITE 3.1 FOR WINDOWS

New release features organizer 2.0, automated
installation and smartCenter 2.0

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 27 - Lotus Development Corp. announced today the
immediate availability of SmartSuite 3.1 for Windows, the complete
Notes-ready suite of desktop applications for users who work
independently or collaborate in teams.
info: tel. 800-343-5414
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#1803

DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE USE OF E-MAIL

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 - In a survey just completed, 66.1% of 605 companies
questioned said they are currently reviewing Electronic Mail, E-Mail,
for inclusion in their computerized field operations.

All of these buyers will be attending the New York LAP&PALMTOP portable
computing & communications exposition, held at the New York Hilton on
March 9th and 10th, to see exhibitors like IBM, Nynex, Toshiba and Dell
demonstrate products and services covering E-Mail, Internet, Cellular,
Wireless, Notebooks and all aspects of mobile computing.
info: tel. 800-444-EXPO
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#1804

ORACLE7 RELEASE 7.1 WINS PRODUCT OF
THE YEAR FROM LEADING TRADE JOURNAL

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb. 28 - Oracle7 Release 7.1, the flagship
product of Oracle Corp., was named "1994 Product of the Year-Database
Software" by DATAMATION magazine readers in the publication's annual
readers poll. The award praised Oracle's parallel everything
architecture and rapid transaction capability.

"It's always rewarding to win this type of award, as we also did last
year, because it really shows a high level of customer satisfaction,"
said Ray Lane, president of Oracle's Worldwide Operations.
info: tel. 415-506-7000
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#1805

EPSON TO SHIP MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 OPERATING SYSTEM

TORRANCE, Calif. - March 1, 1995 - EPSON and Microsoft Corp. Wednesday
announced a marketing agreement in which EPSON will ship its future
desktop and notebook products with the Microsoft Windows 95 operating
system.

The combination of Windows 95 and EPSON's full-featured PCs provide
users with the most easy to use, Plug and Play systems. The Plug and
Play specification dramatically increases compatability and connectivity
capabilities for the PC.
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#1806

QSOUND LABS AND INTEL TO DEVELOP INTERACTIVE
3D AUDIO FOR PENTIUM (R) PROCESSOR-BASED PC'S

CALGARY, ALBERTA - March 1, 1995 - QSound Labs, Inc. today announced
it has signed a development agreement with INTEL for the porting of
QSound's proprietary interactive 3D audio technology to the Intel
Pentium processor.

This agreement will make a software version of QSound's real time 3D
audio capabilities available to an estimated installed base of over ten
million high-end multimedia home PC's in time for the 1995 Christmas
season, providing a powerful incentive for PC software developers to add
this extra dimension to their interactive applications.
info: tel. 403/291-2492  (QSound Labs)
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#1807

TOSHIBA AND MICROSOFT ANNOUNCE PLANS TO PROMOTE
WINDOWS 95 ON TOSHIBA'S NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS

IRVINE, Calif. - March 2, 1995 - In a move to put more computing power
in the hands of their customers, the Computer Systems Division of
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS) Thursday announced the
launch of a North American Joint Marketing Plan with Microsoft Corp.

The plan provides support by both companies for the new revolutionary
operating system designed to simplify the mobile computing experience
for the widest range of customers, while increasing power, ease of use
and functionality.
info: tel. 800/334-3445
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#1808

FRAME TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN
DELL COMPUTER CORP.'S "ReadyWare" PROGRAM

SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 2, 1995 - Frame Technology Corp. today
announced its participation in Dell Computer Corp.'s "ReadyWare" program.

"Frame is providing customers with easy and convenient ways to acquire
our products," said Bill Pieser, vice president of marketing at Frame
Technology. "Time is a valuable asset to organizations and buying a
system that is ready-to-run is a huge benefit to our customers."
info: tel. 800/289-3355 or http://www.us/dell.com
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#1809

COURT GRANTS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER IN FAVOR
OF APPLE IN COPYRIGHT SUIT AGAINST MICROSOFT

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2, The following was released today by Apple
Computer Inc.

The United States District Court of the Northern District of California
has issued a temporary restraining order halting Microsoft Corporation's
distribution of certain files in its Video for Windows developer kits.

The order was granted in response to an application by Apple Computer,
Inc. in Apple's copyright infringement suit against the San Francisco
Canyon Co., Microsoft and Intel Corporation. The lawsuit alleges that
the defendants illegally have copied and distributed significant
portions of Apple's QuickTime for Windows software. Specifically,
Apple charges that Microsoft is using Apple's QuickTime technology to
boost the performance for Microsoft's Video for Windows 1.1d program.
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#1810

HP CONTINUES ASSAULT ON INDUSTRY PC PRICES

PALO ALTO, Calif. - March 3, 1995 - Continuing its assault on industry
PC prices, Hewlett-Packard Company today cut prices up to 16 percent on
OmniBook notebook PCs, up to 11 percent on Vectra desktop PCs and up
to 13 percent on its NetServer server lines. The reductions mark HP's
third extensive price drop in the last six months and underscore the
company's aggressive stance on PC pricing. All price cuts are effective
immediately.

Separately, HP also announced what it believes are the industry's
lowest-cost, highest-performing Pentium(tm)-based PCs for the corporate
market.
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#1811

FWB OFFERS 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON MAC STORAGE SYS

San Francisco - FWB, Incorporated highlighted its commitment to
providing the best Macintosh storage systems by increasing the
warranty period on its Hammer-Professional and SledgeHammer drive lines
by three full years (from two years to five years). Already providing
the premiere high-capacity, high-performance storage systems for
Macintosh digital video and color pre-press applications, FWB's new
warranty policy reflects its dedication to long-term customer
satisfaction.
info: tel. 415-474-8055,  fax 415-775-2125  rec'd. from: BAKER ENTERPRISES
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#1812
                         Senate Bill 314

Senators Exon (D-NE) and Gorton (R-WA) have introduced S314. If
enacted, this so-called "Communications Decency Act of 1995" would
place criminal liability ($100,000 fine or 2 years in prison) on
operators of telephone networks, commercial online services, the
Internet, and independent BBSs -- if their network is used by
anyone who "makes, transmits, or otherwise makes available any
comment, request, suggestion, proposal, image, or other
communication which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy,
harassing, threatening, or indecent using a telecommunications
device."

Senate Bill 314 would compel service providers to choose between
severely restricting the activities of their subscribers or
completely shutting down their e-mail, Internet access, and
conferencing services under the threat of criminal liability.
info: tel. (202) 861 7700 or djohnson@eff.org
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