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PRESS DIGEST - U.S. technology trade publications
Reuters Story - June 06, 1997 08:13
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For the week of June 2, here are some of the top stories
reported in major U.S. technology trade publications.
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NETWORK WORLD - Microsoft Corp. is taking aim at
erstwhile ally Cisco Systems Inc's dominance within
corporate networks by beginning to position its Windows NT
network routing software system code-named Steelhead as a rival
to Cisco's core Internetworking Operating System (IOS), Network
World reported in its June 2 issue.
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PC WEEK - IBM Corp is readying a new suite of
knowledge-based support tools for its corporate and retail
customers that diagnose system problems, recommend solutions
and provide trouble-shooting via the World Wide Web, PC Week
reported June 2.
Push technology pioneer PointCast Inc has pulled back from
its trailblazing past with the forthcoming version of the
PointCast Network, focusing on needed improvements and
performance gains rather than on major new features, PC Week
reported June 2.
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COMPUTERWORLD - External users increasingly are trying to
get the keys to companies' data warehouses and companies are
starting to comply with their customers' requests. But this
raises issues on how to give external users access to the
historical information via the World Wide Web without
threatening the security of extranets, ComputerWorld reported
in the June 2 issue.
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COMPUTER RESELLER NEWS - Too much heat and too little space
sum up current problems with the next generation of Intel
Corp's Pentium II processors for notebooks, and the
heat problem is expected to be so severe it could delay the
early first quarter 1998 introduction of the chip, code-named
Deschutes, Computer Reseller News reported June 2.
IBM is jumping with both feet into Java, putting the
industry giant on an eventual collision course with its key
allies Sun Microsystems and Netscape Communications, as it
seeks to become the top Java vendor, CRN reported June 2.
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INFOWORLD - Both IBM and Microsoft plan to release
message-queuing software this summer,intensifying competition
in the middleware niche, InfoWorld reported June 2.
Corporate PC buyers increasingly are turning to direct
sellers like Gateway 2000 Inc and Dell Computer Corp
for their computer needs, putting pressure on more
traditional manufacturers like Compaq Computer Corp ,
InfoWorld reported.
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INFORMATION WEEK - Oracle Corp will roll out its
much-anticipated Oracle8 database management system June 24
amid questions about whether it can live up to high
expectations, Information Week reported June 2.
Microsoft's Windows NT 5.0 may have slipped further and
might not be released until the second half of 1998, analysts
and developers are warning, according to Information Week.
Microsoft said it is on track to ship the beta (test) version
in calendar 1997.
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EE TIMES - A group of chip vendors and
consumer-electronics companies will hold a private meeting in
Germany this week to develop a possible scheme for the first
deployment of satellite-based digital-audio-broadcast (DAB)
services. Digital radio transmissions around the world could
start as soon as the end of 1998, EE TIMES reported June 2.
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ELECTRONIC BUYERS' NEWS - Cyrix Corp is counting
on its 6x86MX of M2 processor to pull it out of a bad slump.
The M2 is expected to ship this week, Electonic Buyers News
reported in its June 2 issue. Cyrix, which has seen sales fall
over 25 percent in the last three years, said it plans to
target the midrange computer market with its top-line processor
and the low-end market with its integrated MediaGX processor,
EBN reported June 2.
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MACWEEK - Apple Computer Inc and Macintosh clone
developers have made considerable progress in negotiations over
future licensing terms, but the parties remain far apart over
central issues and some licensees said their patience is
wearing thin, MacWeek reported June 2.
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