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NEWSBYTES PACIFICA DAILY SUMMARY
Thursday, August 28, 1997
BROADCAST
PanAmSat Satellite Launched By Russian Rocket
TOKYO, JAPAN, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Martyn Williams. A Russian Proton rocket has
carried a broadcasting satellite belonging to PanAmSat Corporation [NASDAQ:SPOT] into
space. The PAS-5 satellite will be positioned over the Atlantic Ocean and provide
telecommunications and broadcasting services to Europe and the Americas.
BUSINESS
ITT & Racal Launch JV To Develop UK's Bowman Defense Program
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. ITT Defence
Ltd., a unit of ITT Industries' [NYSE:IIN] Defense & Electronics group, is taking a direct
aim at Bowman. The company announced this morning that it is forming a joint venture
with Racal Electronics and Siemens Plessey Systems to develop the Bowman Program, a
$2.4 billion tactical communications system for the British Armed Forces.
Olivetti Shares Up On Deutsche Telekom Takeover Rumors
IVREA, ITALY, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Steve Gold. The Italian press reports that troubled
Olivetti is about to get a takeover bid from Deutsche Telekom, which appears to be coming
out of its financial problems caused by Germany's reunification.
CHIPS
NEC Announces New RISC Microprocessor For Portable Devices
TOKYO, JAPAN, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Martyn Williams. NEC Corporation
[TOKYO:6701] has announced a new 32-bit RISC (reduced instruction set computer)
microprocessor designed for use in portable equipment. Special features of the new range,
which will be available from December, include ultra-low power consumption and low
noise.
EDUCATION
Law Firm Donates Computers To Chicago Public School
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. Trash the lawyer
jokes, not the lawyers. Although they still can bedevil their opponents in court, one
Chicago law firm has turned into an angel by donating 75 computers and a teacher's salary
to a Windy City charter school.
****Yale Univ Suggests Students Purchase Windows PCs Not Macs
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Patrick McKenna. Apple
Computer Inc. [NASDAQ:AAPL], recognized as a leader in the education market, heard a
stunning announcement from Yale University when the Ivy League institution advised
incoming students to purchase Windows-based computers rather than Macintosh
computers. In the same announcement, Yale claimed the school could not guarantee
support for Macintosh computers beyond June, 2000.
GENERAL
****DVD Video Sales Figures Announced By Some
TOKYO, JAPAN, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Martyn Williams. After an initial silence,
manufacturers of DVD-Video players are beginning to release sales figures and the
message they are all keen to get across it that everything is running according to plan. The
format was first launched, in Japan, in November 1996 and has recently been launched
nationwide in the United States.
Hong Kong - ASM Etrade Appoints New Exec Director
HONG KONG, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- IT Daily. ASM Etrade trade management solutions
provider and software subsidiary of the Asian Sources Media group, has appointed
Thomas Ng as its executive director.
Humboldt Univ Wins RoboCup'97 Simulation Challenge
NAGOYA, JAPAN, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Martyn Williams. A team from Germany's
Humboldt University, led by Hans-Dieter Burkhard, has been crowned champion of the
simulation league in RoboCup'97, the first ever robot world cup. The team beat Tokyo
Institute of Technology by eleven goals to two in the final, held today in Nagoya, Japan.
McAfee Combines Virus Defense With Network Security
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. McAfee
[NASDAQ:MCAF] is taking a two-fisted approach to system security problems, combining
its anti-virus software with a comprehensive security package to protect enterprise
networks.
****Newsbytes Breaking News Headlines
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bob Woods. Here's a look at some
of today's breaking news now being researched and written by the Newsbytes news team.
Access these and other stories as they are filed throughout the day at the Newsbytes Web
site, at :
October 97 Networld+Interop UK Show Gets Boost
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis. Softbank has teamed up
with EMAP (East Midlands Allied Press) and EJ Krauss to start promoting its October
Networld+Interop show.
Personnel Update - Consultants For Acer
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. Acer America
Corp. says that Senior Vice President Steve Lair, will be "elevated to an independent
consulting role," directly counseling and advising Stan Shih, chairman of Acer Inc.
Personnel Update - Freepages Group Gets Board Director
OXFORD, ENGLAND, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. Freepages Group plc
[NASDAQ:FREEY] has appointed Thomas J. Lawrence a non-executive director.
Personnel Update - Submicron Gets VP Engineering
ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff.
SubMicron Systems Corp. [NASDAQ:SUBM] has appointed Robert P. Tetu vice president
of engineering.
Ricoh Launchers Digital Product In Hong Kong Region
HONG KONG, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Mahlon Campbell, IT Daily. Perfect Treasure, a
Hong Kong-based distributor has announced the availability of a range of digital products
for Ricoh, to be sold in Hong Kong, Macau, and the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Script Plus Tests Smart Card In Northern California Town
WOODINVILLE, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sami Menefee. The
Pathways Group [OTC:PTHW] began the training of 25 smart card issuers and 75 local
merchants for the September 15 start of a pilot program in Northern California. If the pilot
program is successful the firm will continue to the next phase of an agreement with Script
Plus, the nationwide vendor of discounted gift certificates.
SGML Group Expands Membership To Japan
TOKYO, JAPAN, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Martyn Williams. Fuji Xerox Information
Systems, a subsidiary of Fuji Xerox, and Uniscope have joined SGML Open, an industry
consortium that promotes the structured document and data interchange based on the
SGML (standard generalized markup language) and XML. The companies become the first
Japanese members of the group.
Tandem Appoints New Sales Director For Hong Kong
HONG KONG, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- IT Daily. Tandem Computer has recruited Dennis Ng to
drive its local sales and marketing efforts in Hong Kong.
TV, Movie, Online Mogul Brandon Tartikoff Dies
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bob Woods. Brandon
Tartikoff, the one-time NBC programming genius who recently landed at America Online
[NYSE:AOL], died Wednesday after a long bout with Hodgkin's disease, at age 48.
GOVERNMENT
FTC Asks For Info On Intel's Chips & Technologies Bid
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. The US Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) appears to be putting Intel Corp.'s [NASDAQ:INTC] bid to buy
graphics chip maker Chips & Technologies Inc. [NASDAQ:CHPS] under the antitrust
microscope.
US Army's Attack Radar System Passes Data Tests
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. The US Army's
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS) program has passed a major test
in its development, simultaneously receiving and displaying radar data on a Common
Ground Station developed by Motorola's [NYSE:MOT] Space and Systems Technology
Group (SSTG).
LEGAL
****Clinton Advisor Sues AOL & Gossip Columnist
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Patrick McKenna. Whitehouse
advisor, Sidney Blumenthal, and his wife, Jacqueline Blumenthal, have filed a $30 million
lawsuit against America Online [NYSE:AOL] and an Internet gossip columnist named Matt
Drudge. Within 24 hours, Drudge retracted his comments as AOL removed a report in
which Drudge accused Sydney Blumenthal of spousal abuse.
Lotus And Radnet Settle Recruitment Suit
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Grant Buckler. Lotus
Development Corp., an IBM [NYSE:IBM] subsidiary, said it has reached an out-of-court
settlement in a lawsuit it filed against Radnet, Inc., last November. The suit alleged that
former Lotus executive Donald Bulens violated an agreement not to try to lure Lotus
employees to Radnet after he moved to the two-year-old company last August.
Microsoft Anti-Piracy Efforts Target Canada
REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 27 (NB) -- By Patrick McKenna. Microsoft
Corp. [NASDAQ:MSFT], in announcing its Server Anti-Piracy Campaign in Canada, said
server software piracy in that country was comparable to other nations, including the US.
In a growing trend, Microsoft claims piracy of server software products is increasing as
Windows NT and Microsoft BackOffice sales continue to soar.
NETWORK
Networking Roundup - Hi!Net Video Phone For Internet Use
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. The Internet
is being used increasingly for corporate communications, and not just data transfer and
e-mail. Voice and video use is also on the rise. Now STI Certified Products Inc. has
introduced its Hi!Net family of video phone products.
Networking Roundup - Ipsilon Intros Fiber Access Device
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. Switching
and the use of the Internet Protocol (IP) in corporate networking has been highlighted by
Ipsilon Networks' announcement of a product that the company claims "provides
cost-effective, high-speed fiber Internet connectivity with integrated Ethernet-to-IP
switching," called the FAS116.
Networking Roundup - Merisel & Qualcomm Partner On Eudora
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. E-mail
remains the killer application of the Internet. Now Merisel Inc. [NASDAQ:MSEL] has
signed an agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to distribute that company's line of commercial
Eudora client/server software.
ONLINE
Boca To Bundle Cast-A-Vision Videoconferencing With Modems
BOCA RATON, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Craig Menefee. Boca
Research Inc. [NASDAQ:BOCI], known for modems and other hardware products, is
making its second entry into the software market. Under an exclusive arrangement with
Galacticomm Technologies, Boca will bundle high-end Internet broadcasting software
videoconferencing systems and with 33.6 kilobits-per- second (Kbps) and 56 Kbps Boca
modems. The videoconferencing software suite, which Boca has dubbed Cast-a-Vision,
will be available in mid-September, the firm said.
Classifieds2000 Brings CBS TV Into The Web Ad Market
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sami Menefee.
Classifieds2000, Inc., and CBS Television will offer a cross-media classified advertising
service on the World Wide Web for ten of the CBS owned and operated stations. CBS
stations in New York City, New York, Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco,
California will be the first to offer the service to viewers and advertisers, according to the
firm.
Hundt Calls Internet The Key To Competition
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. Calling the
Internet the key to competition and economic growth, Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Chairman Reed Hundt said he wants to see the Internet "grow like
kudzu."
Internet Society Members Going For The Gold
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. The Internet Society
(ISOC) is giving companies a golden opportunity to continue supporting efforts to help
the Internet regulate its own activities. As part of a membership drive to add 100
organizations to its membership rolls, ISOC today formed a new level of membership,
Sustaining Gold.
****Internet Update
TOKYO, JAPAN, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Martyn Williams. This is a roundup of new and
updated resources and services on the global Internet including: Internet live - college
football; Internet live - Major League Baseball; Internet live - Grateful Dead and jazz
tonight; KidsHealth at the AMA; homework help for kids; CNN in depth - space news; free
translations moves; tips for the savvy traveler; JFK executive orders; new book - How to
Access the Federal Government on the Internet 1998; W95 software - BBase7; W95
software - Pcast.
****Internet Update Special - Fen-Phen Warnings
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bob Woods. With the news that the
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered warnings on prescriptions of the
combination of fenfluramine and phentermine (fen-phen) that fight obesity, the Internet is
bound to used by people looking to find their own information on the controversy. The
FDA said the drug combination might cause damage to heart valves.
Java Show - Oracle To Java-Enable Sedona By End Of 1997
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Jacqueline Emigh. Oracle Corp.
[NASDAQ:ORCL] will Java-enable Sedona, its next generation application development
platform, by the end of this year, said Beatriz Infante, senior VP of Oracle Corp.'s
Application Server Division.
Java Show - Sun, IBM, Netscape Team On Java Centers
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Jacqueline Emigh. Sun
Microsystems [NASDAQ:SUNW], IBM [NYSE:IBM], and Netscape [NASDAQ:NSCP]
plan to speed up Java development and deployment through a new Java Porting and
Tuning Center at Sun's JavaSoft division in Cupertino, California, as well as via IBM's
Solutions Studios for Java, said executives of the three companies, in a collaboratively held
press conference at Java Internet Business Expo (JIBE).
Solid Oak's Internet Addiction Cure
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Craig Menefee. Solid
Oak Software, maker of a widely bundled Internet content screening program named
Cybersitter, says Internet addiction is real and is no laughing matter. The company's
solution is not a life-changing 12-Step program, but a free-for-private-use CyberTimer
program that can be set by a parent or supervisor to limit the times and length of Internet
connections.
Track Down Old Classmates In Huge New Database Web Site
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sami Menefee. Imagine more
than 200,000 home pages at a single site. Now imagine being able to track down your
long-lost best friend from the third grade. It's possible now, since The American School
Directory (ASD) has expanded its World Wide Web site at asd.com to include,
not only every school in the United States, but also the alumni from each of those schools.
UK - Demon Internet To Support Give 5 Online Charity
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Steve Gold. Demon Internet, which claims
to be the largest European Internet service provider (ISP), has announced its support for
Give 5, Channel 5's new charity campaign, which takes place during the week of September
8-15.
PC
HP Releases Imaging For Internet Suite 2.0
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Craig Menefee.
Hewlett-Packard Company [NYSE:HWP] has announced the first entry in its Imaging for
Internet Developer's Program. It describes Imaging for Internet Suite 2.0 as "the industry's
first open, extensible client and server platform based on HP's Imaging for Internet
architecture." Interested developers can download the suite at no charge from HP's
corporate World Wide Web site, the firm said.
TELECOM
Datacraft China Wins US$5Mil Telecom Contracts
CHENGDU, CHINA, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- IT Daily. Main-board listed Datacraft Asia, has
won US$5 million worth of contracts form the Chengdu PTA, the telecommunications
authority of Chengdu city, and other cities PTA's in the Southwest region of China.
Denmark - Tele Danmark Interconnects To Global One & NetCom
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Steve Gold. Tele Danmark
[NYSE:TLD] has concluded new interconnection agreements with Global One
Communications and NetCom Systems.
Deutsche Telekom In US$20Mil Deal With VocalTec
BONN, GERMANY, 1997 AUG 8 (NB) -- By Steve Gold. Deutsche Telekom has announced
it has contracted with Israel's VocalTec in a US$30 million purchasing deal. As part of the
deal, the German telco has taken a US$21.6 million stake in the Israeli comms company.
Hughes Lands $1.2Bil Satellite Contract From Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha. Hughes
Electronics Corp. [NYSE:GMH] must be flying high after landing a $1.2 billion contract to
design, build, and launch a satellite system for Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Satellite
Telecommunications Co.
Infonet Signs Greek National Messaging Service Contract
ATHENS, GREECE, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis. Infonet Software Solutions
(ISS), a business division of Infonet Services Corporation in the US, has been contracted
by Intracom to install a national ERMIS messaging system in Greece.
Nova Scotia Service Offers Fast Net Access & Software
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Grant Buckler. About 200
people in Halifax and neighboring Dartmouth are trying out a new telecommunications
service that provides high-speed Internet access and desktop software on demand from
central servers. Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Co. (MT&T) is currently beta-testing the
service, which it calls Mpowered, and will make it commercial this fall.
SingTel Offers One-Card Roaming In India
SINGAPORE, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- IT Daily. Beginning in September, SingTel Mobile's
global system for mobile communications (GSM) customers will be able to enjoy roaming
service in India to cities Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, and New Delhi, and three states -
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka - using just one subscriber identity module card,
according to a report in the Singapore Business Times.
Telecom Roundup - Apropos Ships New Call Link Pdt
OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. Call center
management software developer Apropos Technology Inc. said introduced the newest 3.5
version of its flagship product, Call Link. Version 3.5 introduces the Call Link Server for
Windows NT, as well as performance enhancements to the entire Call Link suite.
Telecom Roundup - Geotek Launches Houston Wireless Network
MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. Wireless
telecom provider Geotek Communications [NASDAQ:GOTK] said it launched its tenth US
regional wireless network covering the cities of Houston and Galveston, Texas, allowing
the company to deliver services to a much broader geographic area.
Telecom Roundup - Teltrust Opens Second Call Center In Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Newsbytes Staff. Wholesale
telecom service provider Teltrust Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its second
Utah-based call center, located in Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah.
TRENDS
Belgian Supermarket Installs Self-Scanning Shopper System
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis. Belgian supermarket
shoppers are about to experience the joys of the self- scanning technology that some of
their British and US counterparts have been experiencing in the past few years, thanks to
the joint efforts of Symbol Technologies, its distributor Europdata, and Delhaize, the
Belgian supermarket chain
Int'l Fiber Optic Network Market To Top $25Bil
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Bill Pietrucha.
International fiber optic networks are growing at a rate of over 85 percent per year, a market
expected to exceed $25 billion over the next five years, according to a new study by
Pioneer Consulting.
Microsoft To Manufacture Software At New Egyptian Plant
CAIRO, EGYPT, 1997 AUG 28 (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis. Microsoft Corp.
[NASDAQ:MSFT] has announced plans to start producing software for the Egyptian
market at a new facility in Cairo, in return for the Egyptian government's agreement to
stamp out software piracy in the country.
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