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(NEWS)(GENERAL)(SFO)(00001)

CompuServe Expands Services 03/07/94
COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Compuserve has added
several new forums, options and services for its online service. At
the same time, the company is claiming it has been singing up new
members at a record rate.

The latest offerings include five new hardware/software forums and
the release of HMI toolkit for third-party developers using the
Magic Cap environment. According to CompuServe, software and
hardware forums are growing at explosive levels as more computer
product companies limit free technical support to ninety days and
then begin various pricing levels of technical service.

Newsbytes has previously reported Symantec's pay-as-you-go or
premium services which are typical of the trend to compensate for
the lower prices of software packages. SunSoft, a Sun Microsystems
joins the SunSelect Forum; Intuit, the Quicken wizard, Epson, Sybase
and DiagSoft round out the new members of CompuServe forums. The GO
command with the appropriate company name accesses the forum.

The availability of HMI Toolkit to third party developers in the Magic Cap
software environment shows CompuServe's intention to support developments
that will allow members to access CIS features through mobile computing
devices.

In January, General Magic announced Magic Cap, a new operating
system for personal digital assistants (PDAs) that will support
devices to be built by Matsushita, Motorola, Philips and Sony.

According to CompuServe, the HMI Toolkit will allow developers to
create software products that will provide CompuServe members with
global electronic mail and information services using PDAs.

Speaking with Newsbytes, Bill Evans, CompuServe's marketing manager,
said: "We want to be where our users are going and we see the mobile
computing environment as a growing environment where our members are
going to expect our services. Developers who are interested can
download our HMIDEV.TXT file under the GO COMPUSERVE command."

Evans told Newsbytes that Compuserve's entertainment forums and
services, with celebrity guests from the movie, rock and TV
industries, are one of the fastest growing trends in its online
service and new announcements are expected in the coming week.

(Patrick McKenna/19940307/Press Contact: Michelle Moran, CompuServe,
tel [phone] )


(NEWS)(APPLE)(LON)(00002)

Apple UK Unveils Low-Cost Inkjet Printer 03/07/94
UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Apple Computer UK
has announced the Color Stylewriter Pro, a color inkjet printer for
all Mac users. The company claims that the new printer is a color
unit at an affordable price -- UKP 549 street price.

Apple reckons that the new printer is particularly well-suited for
business, educational and home office users. Bianca Walker, Apple
UK's peripheral sales manager, said that the unit provides superior
print quality, color performance and versatility.

"Small offices, educational and home users can now use color to add
impact to their documents, without a major dent to their bottom
line. The Color Stylewriter Pro delivers color documents with
superior quality and speed for those who require color capability at
a reasonable price. It gives users the advantage of looking like a
big organization with minimal resources," she said.

Print resolution on the new printer is 360 dots per inch (DPI)
which, Apple claims, is around 44 percent better than the industry
standard of 300DPI.

The heart of the printer is a thermal ink jet system. In use, the
printer operates in one of three Colorsync modes - photographic,
business graphics and spot color. The printer also has a color
matching system to allow the user to "tweak" the output color mix to
ensure that the final print matches that seen on the Mac screen.

"When combined with the Apple Quicktake 100, our new digital point
and shoot camera, the Color Stylewriter provides a complete
publishing solution from image capture through color output, making
it an excellent solution for small business users," Walker said.

Despite the high cost of some inkjet printers, Apple claims that the
Color Stylewriter unit ekes out the maximum number of pages from its
ink cartridges. The unit prints on plain paper and has individual
color ink cartridge, with both features cutting the overall cost of
printing, Apple claims.

The printer includes 64 Truetype fonts and allows printer sharing
and password protection using the supplied Colorshare software. The
printer will work with any May equipped with 4 megabytes (MB) of
memory, a hard drive and System 7.0.0 operating system or later.

(Steve Gold/19940307/Press Contact: Russell Brady, Apple - Tel: +44-
81-730-2480; Public Contact - Apple UK tollfree on 0800-127753)


(NEWS)(IBM)(SYD)(00003)

Canon Australia Announces Color Notebook W/Integral Printer 03/07/94
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1994 MARCH 4 (NB) -- Canon Australia has released
a color notebook computer with built-in Bubble Jet printer. The
BN100C, which builds on the success of the monochrome Squirt
notebook launched last year, is also scheduled for shipment in the
UK, Newsbytes understands.

The color LCD VGA 640x480 pixel screen has dual scan for fast
refresh. It measures 240mm diagonally. The machine is a 25 megahertz
(MHz) 486sx with 120 or 200 megabyte (MB) hard disks and 4MB of
memory, with space for up to 12. The inbuilt printer is a 116
character per second (CPS) adapted version of the Canon BJ 10sx
standalone printer. It features 360x360 resolution, and paper feed
is either sheet by sheet or via a 10-sheet feeder.

Standard software includes MS Dos 6.0, Windows 3.1 and advanced
power management routines. It has a two-button trackball, a 2.5 hour
NiCad battery and a worldwide power adaptor. There are two personal
computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) type II
slots (or combined as one type III slot), a 3.5" diskette drive and
an external VGA port. Total weight is 4 kilos (9 pounds). Price in
Australia is AUS$8995 for the 200MB version (around US$6400).

(Paul Zucker/19940307)


(NEWS)(IBM)(TOR)(00004)

Easel Launches Synchrony Object Tool Set 03/07/94
BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Easel
Corporation has announced Synchrony, a tool set that the company
has said will work with its Enfin application development software
to support object-oriented development.

Easel said that Synchrony is a tool kit for business object
management, which integrates the design, assembly, and re-use of
business objects for building scalable client/server applications.
It is an addition to the company's Object Studio line of object-
oriented development products for corporate use, which also includes
Enfin.

Synchrony is integrated with the Enfin development environment,
which is based on the object-oriented Smalltalk programming
language. Easel said it lets developers create "objects" in code
that mirror objects and processes in the real world. For instance,
an application might include a credit check object that would
interact other objects such as order approval and billing, the
company said.

Synchrony includes several components. The Object Browser is for
adding, editing, and deleting classes, while the CRC Browser is used
to create new classes. The Object Diagrammer graphically represents
classes in a model. An Attribute Editor is used to add or modify the
attributes of objects. Developers define objects' service and
responsibilities using the Service Editor, and add and delete
objects from views using the View Manager.

Integration with Enfin Designer lets developers assign a graphical
user interface (GUI) to each business model as it is being designed.
An Event-Driven Methods Generator automates the generation of event-
driven Smalltalk methods, and Code Generation Preferences lets
developers control the Smalltalk methods generated for every class
in the system.

A version of Synchrony to work with the OS/2 operating system will
be available at the end of March, Easel said, and will cost $6,995.
A version for Microsoft Windows is due at the end of April, with a
list price of $4,995. For orders received before March 31, the
company is offering introductory prices of $2,995 for Windows and
$4,995 for OS/2.

(Grant Buckler/19940307/Press Contact: Christine Simeone, Easel,
617-221-3072, fax [phone])


(NEWS)(TRENDS)(LON)(00005)

PA Consulting Releases Dutch Telecom Report 03/07/94
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- The recommendations of a report,
recently produced by PA Consulting Group showing that the
Netherlands lags behind the rest of Europe in adopting
mobile communications, has been used to frame the Dutch
government's[proposed cellular communications legislation.

Prepared on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the
report compared the Netherlands lags behind the rest of Europe in
adopting mobile communications, has been used to frame the Dutch
Government's proposed cellular comms legislation.

Prepared on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the
report compared the Netherlands with other European nations involved
in mobile comms. It showed that market penetration in the
Netherlands is relatively low, averaging just 15 users per thousand
in contrast to some Scandinavian countries that average almost 100
per thousand.

The report revealed the reasons behind this low penetration to be
unsuccessful marketing, a dearth of competition and a general lack
of insight into the economic benefits of mobile comms.

The report recommendations included in the proposed legislation
include:

[] mobile operators must have access to railway, electricity
   and cable company infrastructures.

[] early implementation of open network provision principles.

By the year 2000, the report predicts that the adoption of its
recommendations should produce the following results:

[] An increase in the number of mobile telecoms jobs from
   the current 2,200 to 4,600.

[] An increase in revenue from mobile telecoms from 900
   million to 1,600 million guilders.

[] An overall increase in cost savings to business users from
   8.7 to 20 billion guilders.

"Once these recommendations are made law, there will be nothing to
prevent the Netherlands mobile communications sector from growing at
a tremendous pace," explained Max Kopijn, the author of the report.

The proposed bill received its first reading in the Netherlands
House of Commons on February 28 this year and is expected to become
law by the late spring, Newsbytes understands.

Copies of the report, entitled "Mobicom study -- the importance of
wireless communications in the Netherlands, bottlenecks preventing
mobile takeup and possible solutions," are available from the Dutch
Ministry of Economic Affairs - Tel: [phone].

(Sylvia Dennis & Steve Gold/19940307/Press & Public Contact - PA
Consulting - Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone])


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(LON)(00006)

Microcom Unveils Carbon Copy 2.0 For Windows 03/07/94
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Microcom UK, which claims to be
one of the leading communications product developers, has
demonstrated Carbon Copy for Windows 2.0, a package which allows
users to access, control and communicate with remote PCs running
either Windows or DOS.

This new version, the company claims, is very effective, both for
small businesses and large organisations which use and support
communications solutions, including point-to-point connections
across a local area network (LAN), dial-out connections from a LAN
through an Asynchronous Communications Server (ACS), and PC-to-PC
communication via modems.

"Carbon Copy for Windows 2.0 fulfils two primary needs of
individuals and businesses; remote access and remote support. Mobile
professionals, telecommuters and remote offices require easy-to-use
remote access to corporate LANs and office PCs, whereas technical
support providers need cost-effective connections to clients running
either Windows or DOS. Carbon Copy for Windows 2.0 meets all of
these needs," explained Martin Perry, the European general manager
for Microcom UK.

The new package includes features such as: LAN support, which allows
to communicate with other PC networks; and Asynchronous
Communication Server support, NCSI, NASI and INT14 to share modems
on a network, providing a connection to remote PCs; high resolution
video support with 256-colour Super VGA resolutions, including XGA.

Other facilities within the UKP 145 package include: enhanced DOS
support to run DOS applications full screen, windowed or external to
Windows; enhanced data compression algorithm to increase the speed
of file transfer; Drag & Drop file transfer to enable quick copy
files; Remote Clipboard; Compatibility with Carbon Copy for DOS.

(Sylvia Dennis/19940307/Press & Public Contact: Microcom UK - Tel:
[phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(LON)(00007)

Wordperfect UK Announces WP Office VMS Gateway 03/07/94
ADDLESTONE, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Wordperfect has
announced THE WordPerfect Office 4.0a VMS Mail Gateway. Expected to
ship in the UK this quarter the gateway allows users to send
electronic mail messages between WordPerfect Office 4.0a and Digital
Equipment Corporation's VMS Mail.

According to WordPerfect UK, the package provides directory
synchronization, direct messaging, send options and a migration
utility that can move VMS Mail users mailboxes to WordPerfect
Office 4.0a.

The WordPerfect Office 4.0a VMS Mail Gateway allows multiple text
and/or binary files to be sent from WordPerfect Office to VMS Mail.
Document attachments sent to VMS Mail can be converted to ASCII or
other formats. WordPerfect Office tasks, notes and appointments are
converted to mail messages that can be read by a VMS Mail user. A
single text or binary file can be sent from VMS Mail to WordPerfect
Office 4.0a.

"This solution provides those customers using WordPerfect Office and
DEC VMS Mail with the compatibility and functionality they need to
communicate between the disparate messaging systems," explained
Daniel Sumner, product marketing manager at WordPerfect UK.

"The Move User Utility also facilitates the migration from a VMS
Mail environment to the more advanced WordPerfect Office environment
at a pace the customer chooses," he added.

The Move User Utility preserves each message(s) read/unread status,
which becomes an opened/unopened status in WordPerfect Office. The
utility also preserves whatever folder structure the user has in VMS
Mail, and re-creates it in the WordPerfect Office mailbox.

According to WordPerfect, addressing messages through the gateway in
either direction is simple. Users can send messages to multiple
recipients, and can use carbon copy and blind copy. Automatic
directory synchronization keeps the WordPerfect Office directory
current with the users defined on the VMS system, without
administrator intervention.

The gateway also supports pass-through mode, allowing local
WordPerfect Office users to communicate with remote WordPerfect
Office users who are utilizing VMS Mail as the transport. This
allows all WordPerfect Office functionality between the local and
the remote systems.

The WordPerfect VMS Mail Gateway operates in conjunction with the
WordPerfect API Gateway that ships with WordPerfect Office. The API
Gateway software can be executed from the same machine as the
WordPerfect Office message server, or from a dedicated workstation
that has the ability to map a drive on a VAX disk.

The WordPerfect Office API Gateway requires an 80286 or higher based
PC with a minimum 20 megabyte (MB) hard drive and 640K RAM with DOS
3.3 or higher. An 80386 or higher based PC with at least 2MB of RAM
is recommended. The WordPerfect VMS Mail Gateway, meanwhile,
requires a complete installation of VMS version 5.4 or higher, with
VMS Mail version 5.4.

(Steve Gold/19940307/Press & Public Contact: WordPerfect UK - Tel:
[phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(LON)(00008)

HP Slashes Pricing on DesignJet 200/Monochrome Plotters 03/07/94
BRACKNELL, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Hewlett-Packard
has reduced list prices by up to 20 percent for its large format
monochrome inkjet plotters; the HP DesignJet 200 and 600 series.

The HP DesignJet 200, previously listed at UKP3,450 for A1 paper
size and UKP 4,430 for A0 paper size, are now UKP 2,800 and UKP
3,650 respectively. The HP DesignJet 600, previously listed at UKP
6,700 (A1 paper size) and UKP 7,900 (A0 paper size) are now UKP
5,800 and UKP 6,800 respectively.

"Never before has such high performance been available at such a low
price. The HP DesignJet 200, HP's entry level product of the HP
DesignJet family, is now within every designer's reach," said
Richard Milan, HP's UK Plotter Programme Manager. "For designers who
require faster, higher quality output and more features, the HP
DesignJet 600 is now even more attractive."

HP's inkjet technology has largely affected the pen plotter market,
HP claims. According to the company, this technology provides a
highly competitive solution, with much faster plot times and
additional features and functionality at pen plotter prices.

Inkjet plots are raster-based and therefore fast, reliable and
excellent in area fill and shading, without the clogging and
skipping often associated with pen plotters. In the next few years,
according to BIS Strategic Decisions market research, inkjet
plotters will grow to more than 50 percent of the overall plotter
market.

The HP DesignJet 200 is particularly well suited for users on a
tight budget needing a pen plotter replacement, HP claims. It is
also suitable for new users working on standalone PCs, who create
engineering, architectural or construction drawings and have
relatively low plot volumes of up to eight plots per day.

With a resolution of 300 dots per inch (DPI) and featuring two print
modes, final and draft, the HP DesignJet's quiet operation makes the
plotter ideal for a small office environment.

In the UK, the HP DesignJet 200 is available in two models - A0
paper size (36 inches wide) and A1 paper size (24 inches wide).
Although the plotter is designed as a tabletop plotter, optional
legs and output collection bin can be purchased, transforming the
HP DesignJet 200 into a free-standing device.

For users with more advanced needs, the HP DesignJet 600 is a high
resolution monochrome plotter for faster output with minimal user
intervention. The drop in pricing, HP claims, means that customers
can afford a high-resolution inkjet plotter from HP for less than
they would pay for many high-end plotters.

This unit is billed as ideal for PC and workstation users, whose
growing work volumes require fast, affordable monochrome plots. It
is also suitable for decentralised use, by workgroups of
architectural, mechanical, civil, electronic and electrical
engineers who work on stand-alone PCs or operate in networked,
multi-platformed environments and require broad connectivity
solutions.

According to Hewlett-Packard, the HP DesignJet 600 offers three
output quality levels including enhanced mode, which uses
addressable 600 x 600 DPI resolution to provide the plotter's highest
print quality.

It also has 4 megabytes (MB) of memory, which is expandable up to 20
MB, and with the convenient nesting and queuing features it can be
left unattended for long periods.

(Steve Gold/19940307/Press & Public Contact: Hewlett-Packard - Tel:
[phone])


(NEWS)(TRENDS)(LON)(00009)

Plastic Card Fraud Rising Steadily In UK 03/07/94
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Despite the banks' best attempts
at reducing fraud in the UK, the Association for Payment Clearing
Services (APCS) has revealed that counterfeit plastic cards cost the
financial services industry UKP 6.5 million in the first three
quarters of 1993 -- up from UKP 5.9 million in the same period of
1992.

The news comes in the wake of promising results from the inclusion
of photo IDs on debit and credit cards issued by a growing number of
British financial institutions, including the Royal Bank of Scotland
and the National & Provincial Building Society.

The announcement by APCS coincides with a massive clampdown on the
authorization of electronic debit and credit card transactions,
Newsbytes notes. Over the last two weeks, transaction floor limits
in London have been cut from their normal UKP 50 to UKP 100 levels
to as little as UKP 10 in some stores.

Many of the latest EFTPOS (electronic funds transfer at point of
sale) terminals in stores tend to only dial up the bank network for
authorization if the floor limit is exceeded. For transactions under
this limit, the machine validates the card number in two ways --
firstly, it applies a checksum algorithm to the card to test for a
genuine number, and secondly, it compares the card with a "hot list"
of stolen and counterfeit cards which is downloaded from the bank's
central computers every night when transactions are uploaded to the
network for processing.

If a transaction is "locally authorized" -- i.e. by the machine --
then authorization takes a few seconds. Dial-up transactions
typically take 15-20 seconds although, in the case of major stores
with X.25 data links, the transaction time is reduced to as little
as five seconds.

In Covent Garden, London yesterday, this Newsbytes bureau was amazed
to see debit card transactions of under UKP10 being authorized over
a dial-up link. Discreet enquiries with the store staff revealed
that all transactions are now requiring authorization, no matter how
small.

Since each transaction typically costs the retailer between 5 and 10
pence, the cost of card processing is rising. As a result, many
stores in the UK, Newsbytes notes, are imposing minimum plastic card
transaction limits of UKP 10 or more.

(Steve Gold/19940307)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(ATL)(00010)

Motorola FLEX on Schedule 03/07/94
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- On the same day
it announced an entry into the Personal Digital Assistant market
(PDA), Motorola has revealed that its new entry in the booming
paging business remains on-track for a mid-year launch.

The new paging system is called FLEX, and equipment using the new
system will replace many existing networks using a protocol called
POCSAG. Vic Jensen of Motorola told Newsbytes that the main
advantage of FLEX is speed, but the new system will not require
replacement of old pagers. "It gives them a nice migration," he said
of paging operators. "Existing systems typically use POCSAG from
1,200-2,400" bits/second on a 25 KHz frequency channel. "With FLEX
you can start at 1,600, and as it grows you can grow with it,
without replacing the pagers," all the way up to 6,400 bits/second.

Even on networks which are not growing fast, that can be important,
as new pagers allow users to send longer messages. But while making
the move, paging operators don't want to lose the loyalty of their
existing users. "POCSAG can co-exist with FLEX, but they're two
different receivers," Jensen added. "FLEX allows a mix of the two.

In the latest beta-test announcement, PageNet tested FLEX in Kansas
City. PageNet is the nation's largest paging operator, with 3
million pagers in use. The company says it's growing so fast it
needs greater capacity immediately, yet it's finding national
frequencies scarce as it tries to expand its geographic reach.

With FLEX, PageNet said, it can handle 600,000 or more pagers per
calling channel, three times the present capacity. Other paging
companies are also testing the protocol, Jensen added, and FLEX
equipment should be available around mid-year.

(Dana Blankenhorn/19940307/Press Contact: Motorola, Vic Jensen,
407/364-2630; FAX [phone])


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(ATL)(00011)

Scientific Atlanta Wins New Time Warner Order 03/07/94
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- While stocks in firms
which supply cable networks have been hammered recently, as tests of
new digital systems are delayed and takeover fever cools, both
suppliers and operators are trying to contain the damage by
announcing new orders for equipment.

The latest such piece of news is from Scientific-Atlanta, which said
that Time Warner Cable has entered into a three-year purchase
agreement for up to 1 million of its latest 8600x set-top
converters. Time Warner had earlier announced it was delaying the
start of its Full Service Network test from the spring to the fall,
partly because of delays in delivering new set-top converter
technology including digital compression.

Bill Brobst of Scientific-Atlanta emphasized to Newsbytes that the
8600x line is an analog converter. But he added it has advanced
features like addressability cable operators need in order to sell
pay-per-view and other services for which prices are unregulated.
Also, the 8600x terminals will be upgradeable to more advanced
services as they become available, the company said.

(Dana Blankenhorn/19940307/Press Contact: Bill Brobst, Scientific
Atlanta, 404-903-6306)


(NEWS)(IBM)(TOR)(00012)

IBM Sets Up Commercial Desktop Group 03/07/94
SOMERS, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- The IBM Personal
Computer Company has put the finishing touches on a closer
relationship between its PS/2 and PS/ValuePoint personal computer
lines by bringing both under the umbrella of a new Commercial
Desktop Systems business segment.

The move follows a mid-January announcement that the two brands
would become part of a single marketing group. This announcement
brings them together from a development perspective as well.

Formerly, an organization called the premium brand handled PS/2
machines and a value brand group sold the ValuePoint.

IBM spokeswoman Liz Arends told Newsbytes that while the two product
lines have quite different architectures -- ValuePoint PCs use the
Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) system bus while the PS/2 line
uses IBM's Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) -- they sell to the same
customers.

Company officials said the new setup will let IBM get new technology
to market faster and more cost effectively. The nameplates on PS/2
and ValuePoint computers will not change, Arends said.

Arends said that IBM does not plan to rationalize the two product
lines by eliminating similar models, because the different system
buses make the models quite different even when their specifications
are otherwise quite similar.

Jose Garcia has been named general manager of the new Commercial
Desktop Systems unit, reporting to Anthony Santelli, president, IBM
PC Co., products.

(Grant Buckler/19940307/Press Contact: Liz Arends, IBM,
914-766-1004; Mike DeMeo, IBM, 914-766-1802)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(BOS)(00013)

 ****Sysop Charged With Using BBS To Solicit Boy For Sex 03/07/94
CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- The sysop
(systems operator) for a Massachusetts-based BBS (bulletin board
service) called "County Morgue" has been arrested on charges that he
allegedly used the BBS to convince a local high school student to
help him abduct a young boy for sexual purposes.

John D. Rex Jr. of Chelmsford, Massachusetts has pleaded not guilty
to charges of solicitation and attempted kidnapping filed by the
Middlesex County district attorney's (DA's) office.

Arrested by Westford, Massachusetts police, Rex is currently being
held on bail pending a pre-trial hearing scheduled for March 9,
according to Jeff Shapiro, acting spokesperson for the Middlesex
DA's office.

The 23-year-old Middlesex Community College student has not yet
posted bail, which was set for $50,000 cash or $500,000 surety.

Shapiro told Newsbytes that Rex has been charged with using the BBS
in an attempt to arrange the abduction of a "blond, five-to-eight-
year-old boy with little bodily hair."

Rex was arrested at the teenager's home in Westford, when the sysop
went there to pick up a camera, according to Shapiro.

Shapiro denied previous reports, broadcast over Boston television
stations, that the camera had contained film showing pictures of a
prospective kidnapping and child molestation victim. Instead, he
said, the film was unexposed.

Officials are now conducting further investigations with regard to
the possibility that other prospective victims were involved, and
might be filing more charges against Rex in the future, Shapiro
added.

(Jacqueline Emigh/19940307/Press contact: Jeff Shapiro, Middlesex
County District Attorney's Office, 617-494-4050)


(NEWS)(IBM)(SFO)(00014)

 ****AST & Acer Plans 100MHz Pentium-Based PCs/Servers 03/07/94
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- At the same time
that Intel has announced its new 100 megahertz (MHz) processor, both
Acer America and AST Research have announced personal computers
(PCs) and servers that will support Intel's new microprocessor.

According to AST, its new Bravo LC 4/100t supports the IntelDX4
processor which features clock tripling capabilities, and performs
at 100MHz internally and 33MHz externally. The company is
also planning to introduce the Premmia GX PC, which supports the new
high-speed chips.

Meanwhile, Acer has added several new servers to its AcerAltos 800
and 7000 lines. The entry-level AcerAltos 800 comes with the
486DX2/66 (66MHz) and IntelDX4 models and is designed primarily as a
file-and-print server for up to 32 users, with estimated street
pricing expected to start at $2,135 for a base 486DX2/66 version,
rising to $2,490 for a base IntelDX4 system.

The mid-range AcerAltos 7000 is designed as a multiuser host or
application/database server for up to 64 users. The company claims
that the 7000 will soon carry the new Pentium 90MHz and Pentium
100MHz processors, and be available with street pricing beginning
$4,600.

The Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA)-based AcerAltos
800 comes in a minitower chassis and will support both the five-volt
486DX2/66 and the 3.3-volt IntelDX4. The company says that models
carrying the 486DX2/66 are already available, while those carrying
the IntelDX4 will be available in April.

Other features include: four megabytes (MB) RAM, upgradable to 64MB;
256 kilobyte (KB) second-level cache, expandable to 1MB, eight 32-
bit EISA slots; two with VESA (Video Electronics Standards
Association) local bus extensions; integrated dual-channel, fast
SCSI-II (small computer systems interface type II) interface; 3.5-
inch, 1.44MB, floppy-disk drive; two 3.5-inch and three 5.25-inch
drive bays; two serial ports; and one parallel port.

Acer claims that its own FramePATH architecture enables users to
"easily" upgrade their 486-based AcerAltos 7000 system to
accommodate the new Intel Pentium processors. According to
the company, when a Pentium processor board is installed, the
AcerAltos 7000 will automatically expand the memory of the CPU
(central processing unit) and datapath bus from 32-bits to a full
64-bits.

Housed in a modular tower chassis with 12 drive bays for storage,
the new AcerAltos Pentium 90MHz and 100MHz models will be available
in May, with estimated street prices starting at $4,600.

AST says it plans to support the new high-speed Intel Pentium
processor with the Premmia GX desktop system set for introduction in
the second calendar quarter. The new system will support both the
90MHz and 100MHz Intel Pentium processors.

The company says that the new machine will be suitable for such
applications as: video compression and live video capture and
storage; color separation and pre-printing production, image
processing and video manipulation.

A fully configured Premmia GX, equipped with features such as
16MB of RAM, 256KB second-level synchronous cache, a double-
speed SCSI CD ROM and a 400MB hard drive will be available
for an estimated price of less than $4,000. Specific models and
pricing will be announced at a later date, said the company.

Meanwhile, the company's new Bravo LC 4/100t also supports the new
IntelDX4 processor which features clock tripling capabilities. The
Bravo LC also meets the guidelines established by the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) "Energy Star" program. The PC offers quick
local bus graphics and comes standard with three external bays, two
internal bays, four 16-bit ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) with
one VESA Local Bus (VL)/ISA expansion slot, which, according to the
company, allows the user to upgrade graphics and supports IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drives up to 1GB.

The Bravo 4/100t model 3 will include 4MB RAM and 512KB graphics RAM
and has an estimated sales price of $1,885; the model 273W, with
270MB hard drive, 8MB RAM, 1MB graphics RAM, MS Windows 3.1, a two-
button mouse and mouse pad has an estimated price of $2,335; the
model 343C with 340MB hard drive, 8MB RAM, double speed CD-ROM
drive, 1MB graphics RAM, MS Windows, two-button mouse and mouse pad
has an estimated price of $2,820; the model 543W with 540MB hard
drive, 8MB RAM, 1MB graphics RAM, MS Windows, two-button mouse and
mouse pad has an estimated price of $2,720.

All the systems come with a three-year limited warranty, with one
year on-site service for hard drive models.

(Ian Stokell/19940307/Press Contacts: Hollie Chriss Cronin, 714-727-
7977, AST Research; Kate Blocker, 408-432-6200, Acer America)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(TOR)(00015)

Canadian Product Launch Update  03/07/94
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- This regular feature,
appearing every Monday or Tuesday, provides further details for the
Canadian market on announcements by international companies that
Newsbytes has already covered. Announced this week: Apple's new
Newton MessagePad 110, Dell's Latitude notebooks and new 486-based
servers, and Hewlett-Packard's ColorSmart printers and OmniBook 430
PC. Also, Claris Canada announced a special offer for users of its
discontinued Claris Resolve spreadsheet who want to move to
ClarisWorks.

Apple Canada in Markham, Ontario, announced the Newton MessagePad
110, a new version of its personal digital assistant (Newsbytes,
March 4). The revamped MessagePad is due to be available in late
March from Apple Canada's Newton dealers, with prices starting at
about C$850.

Apple spokeswoman Franca Miraglia told Newsbytes that Apple Canada
will not offer the MessagePad 100, a modified version of the
original Newton that the U.S. company also announced March 4. The
company is still evaluating an upgrade program being offered to
current Newton users in the US, she added.

Claris Canada, of Toronto, said it has ceased development of its
Claris Resolve spreadsheet software (Newsbytes, March 1), and is
offering current users of the package the option of switching to
ClarisWorks 2.1, the company's integrated software. Canadian Resolve
users can get ClarisWorks 2.1 for C$29 until the end of September by
calling Claris at 800-361-6075, the company said. ClarisWorks'
regular Canadian list price is C$349.

Toronto-based Dell Computer Corp. launched in Canada its Latitude
line of notebook computers (Newsbytes, Feb. 22). All using various
models of the Intel 486 processor, the new Latitude notebooks have
Canadian list prices starting from C$2,299, Dell said.

Dell also announced its OmniPlex 486 family of computers, aimed at
demanding desktop PC users (Newsbytes, February 16). Canadian prices
start at C$2,110, and the machines are available now, Dell Canada
said.

Hewlett-Packard (Canada), based in Mississauga, Ontario, announced a
line of four new DeskJet printers, two of which are color models
using the company's ColorSmart technology (Newsbytes, March 4). In
Canada, the DeskJet 560C and DeskWriter 560C list at C$998, and the
DeskJet 520 and DeskWriter 520 list for C$476.

HP Canada also announced the HP OmniBook 430 PC, a new version of
its notebook computer (Newsbytes, March 2). The new machine is
available in three models, ranging in price from C$1,709 with a 40-
megabyte (MB) hard drive to C$2,279 for a 105-MB model. HP Canada
also cut prices on the existing OmniBook 425 models, to C$1,795 for
the version with a 40-MB hard disk and C$2,095 for the version with
a 10-MB "flash disk" or flash-memory storage device.

(Grant Buckler/19940307/Press Contact: Franca Miraglia, Apple
Canada, 905-513-5511; Martti Kangas, National Public Relations for
Claris Canada, 416-586-0180; Claris, 416-941-9611, fax [phone];
David Smith or Sue Rennie, Dell Canada, 416-758-2100; Martha Terdik,
Hewlett-Packard Canada, 905-206-3311)


(NEWS)(IBM)(BOS)(00016)

Borland Unveils OBEX Image Enabling Kit For Windows Apps 03/07/94
SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Borland has
announced the Object Exchange (OBEX) Image Enabling Kit, a set of
programming tools aimed at allowing Windows software developers to
enhance their programs with workgroup communications.

Available as part of Borland's Developer Relations Early Experience
Program (EEP), the kit provides programming interfaces between
Borland's OBEX and Windows.

Officials explained that the OBEX engine operates as middleware,
providing Windows-based applications with communication and
messaging services across "all popular local area and wide area
networks," including MCI Mail; Microsoft's Messaging Application
Programming Interface (MAPI); Lotus cc:Mail and Notes through Vendor
Independent Messaging (VIM); Novell's Message Handling Service
(MHS); and WordPerfect Office.

Programming interfaces supplied by the new OBEX kit include a Call
Level Interface (CLI) and Microsoft Visual Basic Controls (VBXes),
as well as the use of Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE).

Virtually all Windows applications can be customized to take
advantage of OBEX, because virtually all of them are DDE-compliant,
according to the company.

One early user of the OBEX Image Enabling Kit predicted that the
product will save developers at his firm "hundreds of hours."

"We've been using the OBEX Enabling Kit for several months now, and
we're impressed with the capability it can offer our workflow
product, Office.IQ.  We see a significant advantage in being
interoperable with Borland's and other OBEX-enabled applications on
the market," said the user, Ted Marr, president of Portfolio
Technologies.

Noted Richard Schwartz, senior vice president and chief technical
officer of Borland:  "We're providing the lubricant that allows
people to use which ever tools add value to their own work, while
enabling them to share their work with people who need the
functionality of other tools."

The OBEX Enabling Kit is broadly available now at a suggested retail
price of $99.95.  Limited versions have been shipping since late
1993.

Borland's EEP offers developers early access to pre-release beta
tools.  For qualifications on joining EEP, or other information
about the program, call 408-431-5172.

(Jacqueline Emigh/19940307/Reader contact: Borland, 408-431-5172;
Press contact:  Sandra Hawker, Borland, 408-431-1659)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(ATL)(00017)

Hughes Releases HandHeld Cellular Phone With Voice Control 03/07/94
GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- General Motors'
Hughes division released a new cellular phone called "EyesFree"
which it says is the first pocket phone to take voice commands.

The new unit, also called the P7100VR, weighs about 9.5 ounces and
fits in a shirt pocket. That makes it only slightly larger than the
Motorola Micro-Tac, the world's smallest handheld. Hughes hopes the
additional feature will stand the new unit in good stead. The
P7100VR was released at the Celullar Telecommunications Industry
Association's annual trade show in San Diego.

The phone provides up to 170 minutes of talk time and 25 hours of
stand-by service with an optional Nickel Metal Hydride battery. A
standard Nickel Cadmium battery provides abpit 120 minutes of talk-
time.

Voice commands have been a feature on car phones for some time, a
Hughes spokesman told Newsbytes, and have proven popular. With the
new Hughes technology, using chips from Voice Control Systems of
Dallas, Texas, users can program up to 20 frequently-called numbers
and speak the pre-programmed code names to dial them.

Other commands are speaker-independent, and can respond to anyone's
voice. The new phone, Hughes' second entry into the celllular phone
market, will retail at $995 and should be available in June. The
company's previous entry was a car-phone model, the M6100, launched
two years ago. That model can handle calls on either analog or TDMA
digital cellular networks. Hughes said the software on the two cell
phones is similar, but the radio is different on the new model.

(Dana Blankenhorn/19940307/Press Contact: Holly Pollinger for
Hughes, 301/279-5555)


(NEWS)(APPLE)(ATL)(00018)

New For Education: MathTeam 03/07/94
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Philosopft has released
MathTeam, a new software package for the Apple Macintosh which
includes standard benchmarks so parents can get a detailed
assessment of their child's standing in math relative to peers.

Philosoft's Konstantine Bazos told Newsbytes his company is in the
process of compiling a database on the performance of MathTeam users
across the U.S. and Canada. In return to sending files to Philosoft,
parents receive a report detailing on their kids rank on speed and
accuracy in every level and area of math that's part of the program.

MathTeam has over 80 levels of topics, everything from basic number
concepts and algebra to fraction expressions, conversion of units
and rounding. A special version of the product is available for
schools, which enables teachers to customize the benchmarks for
their own curricula.

(Dana Blankenhorn/19940307/Press Contact: Konstantine Bazos,
Philosoft, 416-603-9251)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(ATL)(00019)

Rochelle Offering Caller ID Applications 03/07/94
AUSTIN, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Rochelle Communications
announced 20 new software applications for its Caller ID software.

Caller ID is a function of modern phone networks, controversial when
first introduced, which allows the called party to know the phone
number someone is calling from. Some states restricted use of the
technology, but more important acceptance of it among customers was
slow, in part because it required them to buy new add-ons for their
phones.

Rochelles's Caller ID Plus software runs the phone call, and the
Caller ID information, through a personal computer, where it can be
linked to databases of customers or prospects. To date, the company
has shipped over 4,000 systems, making it the nation's largest
provider, president Gilbert Amine told Newsbytes.

Amine noted that 43 states and the District of Columbia now allow
Caller ID to be offered, and small businesses are becoming more
aware of its potential. Another hopeful sign is that long distance
companies are beginning to provide the service -- it's usually been
offered locally. Major telephone equipment makers also ship key
telephone systems for businesses with Caller ID capability, Amine
added. "We see 1994 as the `Year of Caller ID,'" he concluded.

Among the applications Rochelle demonstrated at its booth during the
Computer Telephony show in Dallas are voice mail and response
systems, a call distribution system for service agents, a taxi cab
management package, and programs that integrate Caller ID data with
contact software from leading MS-DOS and Windows vendors.

(Dana Blankenhorn/19940307/Press Contact: Rochell Communications,
Gilbert Amine, 512- 339-8188; FAX: [phone])


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(BOS)(00020)

DECWrite 3.0 Brings Alpha AXP Support, Other Enhancements 03/07/94
MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Digital Equipment
Corporation has unveiled DECwrite 3.0, the first edition of its
WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) electronic publishing
software to be offered for Alpha AXP, along with such previously
supported platforms as Microsoft Windows, OpenVMS VAX, SunOS, and
RISC Ultrix.

DECwrite is an "all)purpose" electronic publishing application for
preparing complex documents with mixed content that can include
text, images, graphics, tables, and audio content, officials said.

The software can also impose "house styles" -- or formatting rules -
- on authors to ensure consistency in appearance and quality among
documents created throughout the organization.

Aside from Alpha AXP support, other enhancements in Version 3.0
include multi-page and color tables, the ability to "auto-save"
documents, and improvements to the user interface.

In addition, the edition for Microsoft Windows now supports
Microsoft ole (object linking and embedding) and drag and drop.
Several text and graphics converters are also included in the
package.

DECwrite 3.0 is slated to ship this month for OpenVMS Alpha AXP, DEC
OSF/1 AXP, OpenVMS VAX, and Microsoft Windows. A personal use
license is priced at $1,375, and a concurrent use license at $1,870.

(Jacqueline Emigh/19940307/Reader contact: Digital Equipment
Corporation, 508)493)5111; Press contact: Dave Price, DEC,
603*881)0638)


(NEWS)(IBM)(BOS)(00021)

Borland Unveils OBEX Image Enabling Kit For Windows Apps 03/07/94
SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Borland has
announced the Object Exchange (OBEX) Image Enabling Kit, a set of
programming tools aimed at allowing Windows software developers to
enhance their programs with workgroup communications.

Available as part of Borland's Developer Relations Early Experience
Program (EEP), the kit provides programming interfaces between
Borland's OBEX and Windows.

Officials explained that the OBEX engine operates as middleware,
providing Windows-based applications with communication and
messaging services across "all popular local area and wide area
networks," including MCI Mail; Microsoft's Messaging Application
Programming Interface (MAPI); Lotus cc:Mail and Notes through Vendor
Independent Messaging (VIM); Novell's Message Handling Service
(MHS); and WordPerfect Office.

Programming interfaces supplied by the new OBEX kit include a Call
Level Interface (CLI) and Microsoft Visual Basic Controls (VBXes),
as well as the use of Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE).

Virtually all Windows applications can be customized to take
advantage of OBEX, because virtually all of them are DDE-compliant,
according to the company.

One early user of the OBEX Image Enabling Kit predicted that the
product will save developers at his firm "hundreds of hours."

"We've been using the OBEX Enabling Kit for several months now, and
we're impressed with the capability it can offer our workflow
product, Office.IQ. We see a significant advantage in being
interoperable with Borland's and other OBEX-enabled applications on
the market," said the user, Ted Marr, president of Portfolio
Technologies.

Noted Richard Schwartz, senior vice president and chief technical
officer of Borland: "We're providing the lubricant that allows
people to use which ever tools add value to their own work, while
enabling them to share their work with people who need the
functionality of other tools."

The OBEX Enabling Kit is broadly available now at a suggested retail
price of $99.95. Limited versions have been shipping since late
1993.

Borland's EEP offers developers early access to pre-release beta
tools. For qualifications on joining EEP, or other information about
the program, call 408-431-5172.

(Jacqueline Emigh/19940307/Reader contact: Borland, 408-431-5172;
Press contact: Sandra Hawker, Borland, 408-431-1659)


(NEWS)(IBM)(DEN)(00022)

 ****CompuAdd Announces DX4-based PC Family 03/07/94
AUSTIN, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Compuadd Computer
Corporation has announced a new family of personal computers
designed around Intel Corporation's recently announced DX4
technology. Most of the new systems will also use a Peripheral
Component Interconnect (PCI) bus architecture.

Compuadd says the eight new C475 models include a choice of either a
75 megahertz (MHz) or 100 MHz microprocessor and low profile,
desktop, minitower and tower chassis.

The PCI bus speeds up the operation of the system from three to ten
times faster than the earlier Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
and Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus technology.

To further improve performance Compuadd is also using new PCI video
controller cards in the new systems. An ATI Mach 32 card is the
standard in the low profile model, while the other systems come with
a Tseng W32P. Compuadd says it builds its systems to the
specifications of its customers, so you can also get a Viper W9000
for another $200 or so.

"We are going to sell people what they want," Compuadd spokesperson
John Pope told Newsbytes. Both cards come with two megabytes (MB) of
video memory and support resolutions of 1,280 by 1,024 pixels.

The Compuadd C475D low profile system comes with a VESA local bus,
4 megabytes (MB) of memory which can be expanded to 64MB, a 212MB
hard drive, and a 128K cache. It carries a $1,999 price tag.

The $2,299 C475Dp is available in a desktop or mini-tower case,
comes with 8MB of system memory that can be increased to 128MB, 256K
cache, and a 212MB hard drive..

If you choose the C475Dp in a tower case you get the same features
as the desktop or minitower but 32MB of memory expandable to 128MB
and a one gigabyte (GB) capacity SCSI (small computer system
interface) hard drive. This system is priced at $4,799.

All systems come with one 3.5 inch high density floppy drive, a 14
inch color monitor, mouse, MS-DOS 6.2, diagnostics software, Close-
up 4.0 remote access software for support by Compuserve technicians,
a Compuserve starter kit, and Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
When its available, add $150 for the 100MHz chip.

Compuadd says the 75MHz models are immediately available. It expects
to ship 100MHz systems in June, to coincide with the availability of
the faster processor from Intel.

(Jim Mallory/19940307/Press contact: John Pope, Compuadd, 512-250-
2000; Reader contact: Compuadd Computer Corporation, 800-627-1967 or
512-250-2000)


(NEWS)(IBM)(DEN)(00023)

 ****Compaq Intros Notebook PCs With Built-in AC Adapter 03/07/94
HOUSTON, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Compaq Computer has
introduced a line of 486-based notebook computers that have a build-
in AC adapter, eliminating the need to carry the cumbersome
device as a separate item.

The company says that the five models of its new 6.8 pound LTE Elite
computers will be available with four different display options and
a track ball to eliminate the need to carry a mouse.

Optional features include removable hard drives with up to 510
megabytes (MB) of storage capacity, personal computer memory card
international association (PCMCIA) slots, memory upgrades to 24MB,
and various Intel microprocessors with speeds up to 75 megahertz
(MHz). Compaq says that, when Intel releases its newly announced
100MHz chip later this year, Elite PCs will also be available with
that microprocessor.

There are also three available desktop expansion systems. The Compaq
Smartstation includes a motorized VCR-style docking system, built-in
Ethernet, and a battery charger compartment. There is also a docking
system from Accumem systems that includes a compact disc read only
memory (CD-ROM) drive, a full size Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA) expansion slot, integrated 16-bit stereo and two high fidelity
stereo speakers, serial and parallel connections, a small computer
systems interface type 2 (SCSI-2) interface, mouse, and SVGA
interface.

Elite notebook systems are "hot pluggable," allowing the user to
connect an external keyboard, mouse, or monitor without turning the
computer off. The Elite will automatically adapt to the new
peripherals. Pricing for the Elite line ranges from $3,299 to $6,499
depending on configuration.

(Jim Mallory/19940307/Press contact: John Sweney, Compaq Computer
Corporation, 713-374-0484; Reader contact: Compaq Computer
Corporation, 800-345-1518 or 713-374-1459)


(NEWS)(APPLE)(LAX)(00024)

 ****Apple System 7.5, Future Operating System Direction 03/07/94
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- On the eve of the
introduction of the PowerPC-based Macintosh, Apple Computer is again
talking about intelligent assistance in the future and its enhanced
System 7.5 operating system scheduled for release this year. The
company is also emphasizing its desire to entice DOS and Windows
users into the Macintosh fold with a new advertising strategy,
"Stand Out and Fit It."

The company says it plans to extend the user interface capabilities
on upcoming Macintosh on PowerPC systems. The company has already
disclosed that some PowerPCs will have the option of running DOS and
Windows applications via Insignia's Softwindows.

However, this announcement of operating system strategy is
reiterating Apple's dream of allowing the user to interact verbally
with the Macintosh. Apple has been talking about this concept for
years and has even shown demonstrations of a computerized "agent"
that would listen and talk to the user, offering reminders and doing
information errands, such as retrieving documents or reports. While
no definite time frame is being announced, Apple says the PowerPC
puts the company closer to making this a reality with advanced
graphics and multimedia technologies as well as improved speech
recognition and text-to-speech capabilities.

As a step toward this dream, Apple said it will ship a major release
of the operating system, System 7.5, which will includes a range of
advancements in the areas of active assistance, customization,
advanced graphics, networking, and interoperability.

In the area of active assistance, System 7.5 will include Apple
Guide, a software application that acts as a tutorial for
instructing users in how to accomplish tasks. Apple claims
applications developers can use Apple Guide to create tutorials as
well.

As for customization, System 7.5 will have the first scriptable
Finder. Apple Script has been available for some time to record and
automate tasks on the Macintosh, but this will be the first time
scripting has been available at the operating system level, Apple
representatives said.

Apple's Quickdraw GX application will be the advanced graphics built
into System 7.5 and in terms of networking Apple will add networking
protocol TCP/IP. The addition of TCP/IP will make the Macintosh more
interoperable with DOS and Windows-based computers. A new Open
Transport architecture will be included and Apple's Mac PCP, now
offered as a separate product, will be built into System 7.5 as
well.

Also, Apple's Easy Open and PC Exchange products will be included in
the new operating system. These products include translation
software in order to make it possible for the user to open an file,
even if the application used to create the file isn't available.

Apple also again mentioned Opendoc, known as "component" software.
Sun and other operating system vendors have announced a similar
strategy where users would not need to jump from one application to
another to get their work done as they do now.

For example, to create a document with graphics at the moment
requires a word processor to create the document, graphics software
to design or modify drawings, and page layout software to arrange it
all. Component software would enable users to do all the work they
need to do in one place, so a user could grab a drawing tool and
draw, then a word processing tool and enter text, and so on.

Apple announced Opendoc in December of last year and said it hoped
third party software developers would want to build interchangeable
components for Opendoc which users could then purchase as the need
arises. In this announcement, Apple said it expects to deliver
Opendoc to software developers this year and incorporate Opendoc
into a release of its operating system software within the next two
years..

Other announced enhancements for the operating system in the next
two years include technology advances in the area of active
assistance and system-level improvements in areas such as
multitasking, memory protection, and data input/output.

Out in the more distant future, Apple said it plans to deliver an
even more advanced version of its operating system, which will offer
intelligent assistance, a fully exploited microkernel architecture,
and a significant advancement in graphics.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940307/Press Contact: Nancy Morris, Apple
Computer, tel [phone], fax [phone])


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(MSP)(00025)

NewsPix Images For Newsbytes Publishers 03/07/94
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- These are the
photos that have been digitized and correspond to stories Newsbytes
has reported recently. These photos are not available to the general
public, but are designed for use by licensed Newsbytes publishers
who log into our private bulletin board system in Minneapolis. For
information on how to become a licensed Newsbytes publisher in any
medium call Newsbytes at 612-430-1100.

Newspix weekly summaries will appear Mondays on the Newsbytes wire.
All photos are in JPEG format. Please note starting this week the
jpeg file sizes will be increasing to improve picture quality. Photo
file names correspond to year-month-day-story number-brief name of
picture contents.

---------------------------

Week of March 7 - March 11,1994

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94030301PowerXplor - Color from photo of new Parsytec parallel
processor using PowerPc chip

94030206Medview - Color from photo of Fakespace medical device; guy
in white coat looks through it, medium shot from side.

94022401ASTexp60 - Color from slide of PC in question.

94030225MovieMan - Color from slide, shot of card.

94030320PBookCut - Color from slide of powerbook180c.

94030119ClarisRes - Color from slide of Claris Resolve box.

940222513Autodesk - Color from slide of cadcam screen.

940222263DOPlayer - Color from slide of Panasonic player.

94030222MData - Color from transparency of hand holding disc unit
with the M Data disc nearby.

94030208ProDrive - Color from transparency of Prodrive drives; very
lit shot with drives on cloth backdrop. Lower center: 3.5inch
ProDrive LPS 540, Upper Left: 3.5 inch Quantum Empire, Upper Right:
ProDrive LPS 170, Center Right (NO ID ON THIS ONE) Center drive:
2.5 inch Go Drive GLS for notebook systems.

94030224HPOmniBk - Color from slide of the PC.

94030321HPDskJt/WT - B&W from photos of both HP Printers.

94030321HPJET/Color - Color from slide of both printers.

94022807KPhotoImp - Color from photo of custom photo treatments
laid out on table.

94022807KCopyPrnt - 2 pix from color photo: hardware shot with
backdrop and the medium cs of photo coming out of printer.

94022807KCreation - 2 pix from color photo: Woman at Creation
Station and medium of cs of her hand taking photo from printer.

94022807KDigEnhanc - 2 pix from color photo: hardware array on
backdrop and picture of modified picture on screen (little kid's
birthday shot).

94030203Cirrus - B & W from photo of PC and chip.

94022202Altia - Color from slide, screen shot of auto dashboard
design.

94020717Compaq - Color shot of Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C.

94021828AM486SX2 - Color shot of chip.

94021718R'Rabbit - Color from slide of Reader Rabbit screen.

94022420TriCoder - Color from slide of hand holding the Tricoder
device.

94022223Compton - Color from slide of space article screen from
Compton's Interactive Encyclopaedia.

94022402NewMedia - Color from slide of new plug and play card with
desktop gear (CD Rom, computer, speakers,etc.)

94020823S'Look - Screen shot from printout of Page-Views Note
Function.

94021414CpqAero - Color from slide of subnotebook computer.
Newspaper in foreground for scale.

94020305PanlBook - Demonstration with presenter using Panel Book to
project image. Color from slide.

94021805Sanrio - That lovable kitty in color.

94021501Ofoto - Color from slide; screen shot of Ofoto app.

94021720BookWrk - Color from slide; Books That Work screen showing
how to replace a shingle on a roof.

94011412Gravis - Color from slide; array of personal piano gear,
keyboard, discs, speakers, cables, etc.

94020305LitePro - Color from slide; video projector on display
column. Lighting is colorful, column is faux greco-roman.
94020909HPtoner - B&W of printer, toner cartridge and
remanufacturing program brochure.

94020820Netpwr - B&W of terminal and drive towers.

94020821Kodak1580 - Color from slide of copier.

94021120skel - Color from slide of workstation with skull in
foreground.

94012715ATIGWondr - Color from slide: view of ATI Technologies
windows accelerator card and product box.

94020428MTouch - B&W shot of TruePoint DS-17 flat square
touch monitor. With hand coming off frame to touch screen.

94012118CLIRad - Color of desk setup showcasing Compression Labs
Inc new Radiance videoconferencing system. Product and people
shot.

(Newsbytes/19940307)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(WAS)(00026)

CD Radio Wants Satellite-To-Car Service 03/07/94
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- "Shoot for the stars."
That appears to be the guiding principle behind the awesomely
ambitious CD Radio, a Washington, D.C., company that wants to create
an entirely new entertainment and information network for the
nation's drivers.

CD Radio, in a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as part of an initial public offering of stock, says it
wants to put two satellites in orbit in order to provide 50 channels
of CD-quality music and information, free of commercials, on the "S-
band."

Cars and trucks equipped with radios that can receive S-band would
be the target market and CD Radio says it will sell its broadcast
service to motorists for a $10 month fee. The company estimates the
project will cost $500 million. The company says it has spent $10
million so far and the initial public offering of 4.5 million shares
is expected to raise some $44 million after expenses.

But money isn't the only problem. First, the company must convince the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a license. There are
currently four applicants for S-band licenses at the FCC. Because it
wants to be in service by mid-1997, CD Radio has asked the FCC to
let it start spending money on the project before the licenses are
awarded, which is probably around the end of 1995.

FCC-watchers say the agency is generally reluctant to allow that
kind of thing. Loral would build the two satellites and Arianespace,
the European consortium, would launch the birds into orbits 22,300
miles up. Then, CD Radio has to persuade radio manufacturers to
build and carmakers install the S-band sets.

The folks who are putting CD Radio together have a pretty impressive
track record. Chairman and Chief Executive David Margolese, 36, was
a founder of Cantel, Canada's national cellular telephone company;
Robert D. Briskman, 61, chief technical officer, spent 20 years at
Communications Satellite Corp. (Comsat); Richard Cooperman, 55, vice
president of CD Radio Systems division, spent 15 years at Comsat; He
founded USA Today Sky Radio, which to delivers news and
entertainment programs via satellite to airline passengers.

But they are not talking to press, referring inquiries to their
written prospectus.

(Kennedy Maize/19940307)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(TOR)(00027)

Motorola, Clearnet, Nextel Plan SMR Network 03/07/94
PICKERING, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Motorola, Clearnet
and Nextel Communications have announced an agreement in principle
to combine Motorola's and Clearnet's 800-megahertz (MHz) specialized
mobile radio (SMR) networks. Pickering, Ontario-based Clearnet would
operate the combined network, with Motorola and Nextel both holding
stakes in the operation.

Motorola would supply the equipment for the merged network. George
Grimsrud, a spokesman for Motorola in Schaumburg, Illinois, told
Newsbytes that his company sees itself as primarily an equipment
supplier rather than a network operator.

Nextel, based in Rutherford, New Jersey, had already announced an
agreement to acquire certain Motorola SMR operations in the United
States. As part of that deal, Nextel will get a minority stake in
the Clearnet network.

The companies plan to use Motorola Integrated Radio System (MIRS)
technology to build a digital Enhanced SMR network in major
population centers and traffic corridors across Canada. This network
would make it possible, for the first time in Canada, for customers
to use one multifunctional handset for dispatch, telephone
interconnect, short messaging, and data communications, explained
Walter Piecyk, a spokesman for Nextel.

Use of the MIRS technology will also mean a consistent standard
across Canada and the United States, so that subscribers from
either country will be able to use their mobile equipment in the
other, Piecyk told Newsbytes.

Customers currently using analog dispatch services would be moved
to digital technology, the companies said.

The transaction, which does not include Motorola SMR properties
in the provinces of Nova Scotia and Manitoba, is subject to
approval by the boards of directory of all three companies, and
by regulators and government agencies.

SMR networks operate in the same part of the radio frequency
spectrum as cellular telephone systems, but have traditionally
provided service to commercial customers. According to the
companies involved in this deal, there are more than 700,000
dispatch radio users in Canada. Among them are courier companies,
construction firms, and service companies. Clearnet said
completion of this deal would make it the country's largest SMR
operator, with more than 50,000 subscribers.

(Grant Buckler/19940307/Press Contact: George Grimsrud, Motorola,
708-576-2346; Anne-Lise Farmer, Motorola LMPS International,
708-538-3113; Walter Piecyk, Nextel, 201-438-1400)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(DEN)(00028)

 ****Microsoft, TCI In Cable TV Deal 03/07/94
REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Microsoft
Corporation says it has signed a letter of intent with TCI to
develop and market a new cable television network targeted at the
consumer market for personal computer hardware, software and
accessories.

The letter of understanding calls for an equal partnership between
the software giant and the cable television operator. The cable
network will be dedicated to personal computing, including magazine-
format shows and home shopping. TCI says it will deliver the network
using digital compression technology and set-top digital devices.
Local cable companies will also be able to carry the shows over
their current analog systems. The technology will probably be
available in 12 to 18 months.

Microsoft says that the joint venture will also deliver a range of
interactive services to PCs using cable-modem technology that allows
personal computers to access information directly from the cable
system. Microsoft spokesperson Allison O'Brien explained that while
current cable television doesn't provide a true interactive
capacity, General Instruments and Microsoft are developing a "smart
box" for television sets that will perform digital compression,
allow basic interactive functions and access to more channels.

According to O'Brien, there is also a project by General Instruments
and Intel Corporation to develop a special modem device that will
allow your PC to connect to the cable network. A modem is the device
that currently is used to connect personal computers to telephone
lines and supports the exchange of electronic mail and data files
between computers.

O'Brien told Newsbytes that the next step in the process is the
development of a specific agreement, which could be accomplished
within the next three months. O'Brien said shows to be carried could
also include tutorial programs. The magazine type show will probably
introduce the latest computer hardware and software.

O'Brien said that the independent company that will be formed as a
result of the deal still doesn't have a home location or a name, and
is not expected to employ current Microsoft staffers.

(Jim Mallory/19940307/Press contact: Allison O'Brien, Waggener
Edstrom for Microsoft Corporation, 503-245-0905)


(NEWS)(IBM)(LAX)(00029)

 ****New Toshiba Multimedia Notebook Computer Has IntelDX4 03/07/94
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Toshiba says its
newly introduced T4800CT notebook computer is aimed at the mobile
multimedia and presentation graphics market. The company boasts
the notebook computer offers the 75 megahertz (MHz) Intel 486DX4
processor and is the first notebook to include a 500 megabyte
(MB) hard disk drive.

The T4800CT offers built-in audio, local-bus video, and a video
graphics accelerator, all in 6.9 pounds. The audio capabilities
include 16-bit .WAV audio, a built-in microphone and speaker for
audio input/output, and a headphone/speaker jack and a microphone
jack. Video is displayed on the large 9.5-inch thin film transistor
(TFT) active matrix color screen that can display 256 colors in 640
by 480 picture element (pixel) resolution.

Also, the notebook includes 8 MB of random access memory (RAM), a
super video graphics array (SVGA) color monitor port, a parallel
port, a serial port, a PS/2 keyboard port, and a PS/2 mouse port.
An 82-key keyboard is built-in as is a front-loading 3.5-inch
diskette drive.

Steve Lair, vice president of marketing for the Toshiba Computer
Systems Division said: "Multimedia is the way of the future. As
multimedia begins to penetrate various applications, we are
providing our customers with more value added features such as pre-
installed advanced multimedia software like Windows Sound System to
make it easier to create presentations, Run Time for Video for
Windows and Indeo Video for video clip playback and the newest high
performance Windows for Workgroups 3.11. The end result is a
portable platform instantly ready for multimedia applications
without the need for additional software or peripherals."

The power-saving 3.3 volt SL Enhanced IntelDX4 processor is 75
percent faster than the i486DX2/40 and 38 percent faster than the
i486DX2/50, Toshiba said. To save battery life, the notebook
includes an automatic CPU "sleep" mode.

Other power saving features include an automatic display and hard
drive shut down after user-specified time of keyboard inactivity;
an Autoresume electronic bookmark; and an Autosave feature that
automatically enables Autoresume if the battery runs out.

A digital battery gauge lets the user keep abreast of the
remaining battery life of the included rechargeable NiMH
batteries. Toshiba says that the T4800CT runs for over 2 hours in
rundown tests and recharges in 3 hours when it is on; 1.5 hours when
it is off. A compact universal AC adapter is also included with the
T4800CT.

Two dedicated side-by-side Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA) slots are included. One is a 5
millimeter (mm) Type II slot, while the other is a 16 mm slot
that supports Type I, II, III and larger cards such as oversized
removable hard disk drives and modems with built-in dual RJ-11
jacks. The T4800CT has a separate memory slot for optional user-
installable credit-card style cards available in 4 MB, 8 MB, and
16 MB modules.

The T4800CT can also be a desktop unit via a 150-pin bus
connector that plugs into an optional Desk Station IV docking
station. The docking station offers two full-size expansion
slots, a 5 1/4-inch drive bay, and interfaces for peripherals
like small computer systems interface (SCSI) port, a compact disc
read-only memory (CD-ROM) drive, a video capture board, or an
external keyboard.

Software with the system includes: MS-DOS 6.2, Windows for
Workgroups 3.11, Windows Sound System 2.0, Run Time Video for
Windows 1.1, Indeo Video 3.1, and Ultrafont.

Currently shipping, the T4800CT carries a three-year limited
warranty on parts and labor and is retail priced at $6,499.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940307/Press Contact: Howard Emerson, Toshiba
America Information Systems, tel [phone]; Bob Maples, Maples
and Associates, tel [phone], fax [phone]; Public Contact:
Customer Technical Assistance, Toshiba, 800-999-4273, Information,
800-334-3445/PHOTO)


(NEWS)(IBM)(LAX)(00030)

 ****Intel Intros New Pentium, DX4 Chips, Talks About P6 03/07/94
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Intel has made
its official announcement of its 90- and 100-MHz Pentium processors
and a its 75- and 100-MHz IntelDX4 processors. An entire list of
companies have already announced systems that will include one of
the new processors.

Intel boasts its new Pentium processors offer up to 166 million
instructions per second (MIPS) of processing performance. The 100
MHz Pentium processor is nearly 175 percent faster than a 66 MHz
IntelDX2 processor. The company says it will spend $150 million this
year to promote the Pentium, which Intel's chief executive officer
Andy Grove has said should make up 15 percent of the company's
market in 1994.

The IntelDX4 may be a surprise name change. It's predecessor was the
DX2, but Intel said rather than going to the DX3, the company wanted
to reflect the concept that the chip offers other features besides
clock tripled performance. The company says the IntelDX4 processors
offer up to 50 percent more performance than the IntelDX2 processor
using essentially the same system design.

After the Pentium, the next generation processor, code named the P6
is expected to ship in 1995. The chip will offer 300 MIPS
performance and will integrate six million transistors or twice as
many as the Pentium.

To original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the The 90-MHz Pentium
processor is priced at $849 and the 100-MHz CPU is $995 in
quantities of 1,000 pieces. The 75 MHz IntelDX4 processor is $475
and the 100 MHz IntelDX4 processor is $580 each in 1,000-piece
quantities.

Companies making announcements today concerning systems with one of
the faster Pentium or IntelDX4 processors are: Acer, ALR, AST,
ATT/GIS, Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Dell, Gateway
2000, Hewlett-Packard (HP), IBM, Intergraph, Micron, NEC, Unisys,
Texas Instruments (TI), Toshiba, Zeos, and Packard Bell.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940307/Press Contact: Nancy Pressel, Intel,
tel [phone], fax [phone]/PHOTO)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(LON)(00031)

RAM Mobile Data, Xcellenet, Unveil Mobile System 03/07/94
HIGH WYCOMBE, HERTS, ENGLAND, 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Xcellenet, the
software house, has revealed it is undertaking a series of trials
with RAM Mobile Data, the radio packet data network service
provider.

According to Xcellenet, the tests have proven that the company's
RemoteWare remote business automation software suite, and the UK-
wide RAM Mobile Data network, work together as a comms bridge
between roving computer users and their offices,

Using RAM's network and RemoteWare, companies can now integrate
their laptop computer-using employees into the corporate
communications network, the company claims. This, company officials
say, allows remote users access to a wide range of information
technology (IT) functionality, including access to legacy and SQL
(structured query language) database enquiries, electronic forms and
catalogues and electronic mail.

Although new to the UK, Xcellenet claims that RemoteWare is growing
in popularity in the UK, with more than 400 corporates using the
software. The package is claimed to be optimized for use over
occasional circuits such as modem links. X.25, integrated service
digital networks (ISDN) and the public switched telephone network
(PSTN).

It claims to provide fully centrally managed communications with
mainframe standards or security and transmission integrity, together
with custom Windows and OS/2 application generators for automatic
common business processes.

The trials with RAM, during which Remoteware's compression
facilities have enabled data transfer speeds of up to 10,000 bits
per second over the network, have prompted the two companies to sign
a marketing alliance between themselves.

Announcing the deal between the two companies. John Jarvis, RAM
Mobile Data's chief executive officers (CEO) said: "We're very
excited about the result of the trials."

"Clearly, we hope that Remoteware will increase the use of our
network, but there's a wider, more fundamental issue that bears on
the future of mobile data as a corporate tool," he said.

"Until now, companies have had no practical wat of giving mobile
staff access to the same wide spread of information technology
benefits as those attached to the corporate local area network, Now,
we haven proven that, with our radio-based network, separation from
conventional phone lines is no longer a bar to computer-enhanced
productivity," he added.

RemoteWare runs at central sites with OS/2 servers. Each server can
support up to 16 remote connections at any one time. Pricing on the
technology depends on the site licensing requirements.

(Steve Gold/19940307/Press & Public Contact: Xcellenet - Tel: +44-
494-558000; Fax: [phone])


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(MSP)(00032)

Newsbytes Seeks Applelink Comments 03/07/94
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- Newsbytes
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One or two sentences about the quality of our publication,
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(Wendy Woods/19940304)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(MSP)(00033)

Newsbytes Daily Summary 03/07/94
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.,  1994 MAR 7 (NB) -- These are
capsules of all today's news stories:

1 -> CompuServe Expands Services 03/07/94
Compuserve has added several new forums, options and services for
its online service. At the same time, the company is claiming it has
been singing up new members at a record rate.

2 -> Apple UK Unveils Low-Cost Inkjet Printer 03/07/94
Apple Computer UK has announced the Color Stylewriter Pro, a color
inkjet printer for all Mac users. The company claims that the new
printer is a color unit at an affordable price -- UKP 549 street
price.

3 -> Canon Australia Announces Color Notebook W/Integral Printer 03/07/94
Canon Australia has released a color notebook computer with built-in
Bubble Jet printer. The BN100C, which builds on the success of the
monochrome Squirt notebook launched last year, is also scheduled for
shipment in the UK, Newsbytes understands.

4 -> Easel Launches Synchrony Object Tool Set 03/07/94
Easel Corporation has announced Synchrony, a tool set that the
company has said will work with its Enfin application development
software to support object-oriented development.

 -> PA Consulting Releases Dutch Telecom Report 03/07/94
The recommendations of a report, recently produced by PA Consulting
Group showing that the Netherlands lags behind the rest of Europe in
adopting mobile communications, has been used to frame the Dutch
government's[proposed cellular communications legislation.

6 -> Microcom Unveils Carbon Copy 2.0 For Windows 03/07/94
Microcom UK, which claims to be one of the leading communications
product developers, has demonstrated Carbon Copy for Windows 2.0, a
package which allows users to access, control and communicate with
remote PCs running either Windows or DOS.

7 -> Wordperfect UK Announces WP Office VMS Gateway 03/07/94
Wordperfect has announced THE WordPerfect Office 4.0a VMS Mail
Gateway. Expected to ship in the UK this quarter the gateway allows
users to send electronic mail messages between WordPerfect Office
4.0a and Digital Equipment Corporation's VMS Mail.

8 -> HP Slashes Pricing on DesignJet 200/Monochrome Plotters 03/07/94
Hewlett-Packard has reduced list prices by up to 20 percent for its
large format monochrome inkjet plotters; the HP DesignJet 200 and 600 series.

9 -> Plastic Card Fraud Rising Steadily In UK 03/07/94
Despite the banks' best attempts at reducing fraud in the UK, the
Association for Payment Clearing Services (APCS) has revealed that
counterfeit plastic cards cost the financial services industry UKP
6.5 million in the first three quarters of 1993 -- up from UKP 5.9
million in the same period of 1992.

10 -> RAM Mobile Data, Xcellenet, Unveil Mobile System 03/07/94
Xcellenet, the software house, has revealed it is undertaking a
series of trials with RAM Mobile Data, the radio packet data network
service provider.

11 -> Motorola FLEX on Schedule 03/07/94
On the same day it announced an entry into the Personal Digital
Assistant market (PDA), Motorola has revealed that its new entry in
the booming paging business remains on-track for a mid-year launch.

12 -> Scientific Atlanta Wins New Time Warner Order 03/07/94
While stocks in firms which supply cable networks have been hammered
recently, as tests of new digital systems are delayed and takeover
fever cools, both suppliers and operators are trying to contain the
damage by announcing new orders for equipment.

13 -> IBM Sets Up Commercial Desktop Group 03/07/94
The IBM Personal Computer Company has put the finishing touches on a
closer relationship between its PS/2 and PS/ValuePoint personal
computer lines by bringing both under the umbrella of a new
Commercial Desktop Systems business segment.

14 -> ****Sysop Charged With Using BBS To Solicit Boy For Sex 03/07/94
A systems operator) for a Massachusetts-based BBS (bulletin board
service) called "County Morgue" has been arrested on charges that he
allegedly used the BBS to convince a local high school student to
help him abduct a young boy for sexual purposes.

15 -> ****AST & Acer Plans 100MHz Pentium-Based PCs/Servers 03/07/94
At the same time that Intel has announced its new 100 megahertz
(MHz) processor, both Acer America and AST Research have announced
personal computers (PCs) and servers that will support Intel's new
microprocessor.

16 -> Canadian Product Launch Update 03/07/94
This regular feature, appearing every Monday or Tuesday, provides
further details for the Canadian market on announcements by
international companies that Newsbytes has already covered.

17 -> Borland Unveils OBEX Image Enabling Kit For Windows Apps 03/07/94
Borland has announced the Object Exchange (OBEX) Image Enabling Kit,
a set of programming tools aimed at allowing Windows software
developers to enhance their programs with workgroup communications.

18 -> Hughes Releases HandHeld Cellular Phone With Voice Control 03/07/94
General Motors' Hughes division released a new cellular phone called
"EyesFree" which it says is the first pocket phone to take voice
commands.

19 -> New For Education: MathTeam 03/07/94
Philosopft has released MathTeam, a new software package for the
Apple Macintosh which includes standard benchmarks so parents can
get a detailed assessment of their child's standing in math relative
to peers.

20 -> Rochelle Offering Caller ID Applications 03/07/94
Rochelle Communications announced 20 new software applications for
its Caller ID software.

21 -> DECWrite 3.0 Brings Alpha AXP Support, Other Enhancements 03/07/94
Digital Equipment Corporation has unveiled DECwrite 3.0, the first
edition of its WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) electronic
publishing software to be offered for Alpha AXP, along with such
previously supported platforms as Microsoft Windows, OpenVMS VAX,
SunOS, and RISC Ultrix.

22 -> Borland Unveils OBEX Image Enabling Kit For Windows Apps 03/07/94
Borland has announced the Object Exchange (OBEX) Image Enabling Kit,
a set of programming tools aimed at allowing Windows software
developers to enhance their programs with workgroup communications.

23 -> ****CompuAdd Announces DX4-based PC Family 03/07/94
Compuadd Computer Corporation has announced a new family of personal
computers designed around Intel Corporation's recently announced DX4
technology. Most of the new systems will also use a Peripheral
Component Interconnect (PCI) bus architecture.

24 -> ****Compaq Intros Notebook PCs With Built-in AC Adapter 03/07/94
Compaq Computer has introduced a line of 486-based notebook
computers that have a build-in AC adapter, eliminating the need to
carry the cumbersome
device as a separate item.

25 -> ****Apple System 7.5, Future Operating System Direction 03/07/94
On the eve of the introduction of the PowerPC-based Macintosh, Apple
Computer is again talking about intelligent assistance in the future
and its enhanced System 7.5 operating system scheduled for release
this year. The company is also emphasizing its desire to entice DOS
and Windows users into the Macintosh fold with a new advertising
strategy, "Stand Out and Fit It."

26 -> NewsPix Images For Newsbytes Publishers 03/07/94
These are the photos that have been digitized and correspond to
stories Newsbytes has reported recently. These photos are not
available to the general public, but are designed for use by
licensed Newsbytes publishers who log into our private bulletin
board system in Minneapolis. For information on how to become a
licensed Newsbytes publisher in any medium call Newsbytes at 612-
430-1100.

27 -> CD Radio Wants Satellite-To-Car Service 03/07/94
"Shoot for the stars." That appears to be the guiding principle
behind the awesomely ambitious CD Radio, a Washington, D.C., company
that wants to create an entirely new entertainment and information
network for the nation's drivers.

28 -> Motorola, Clearnet, Nextel Plan SMR Network 03/07/94
Motorola, Clearnet and Nextel Communications have announced an
agreement in principle to combine Motorola's and Clearnet's 800-
megahertz (MHz) specialized mobile radio (SMR) networks. Pickering,
Ontario-based Clearnet would operate the combined network, with
Motorola and Nextel both holding stakes in the operation.

29 -> ****Microsoft, TCI In Cable TV Deal 03/07/94
Microsoft Corporation says it has signed a letter of intent with TCI
to develop and market a new cable television network targeted at the
consumer market for personal computer hardware, software and
accessories.

30 -> ****New Toshiba Multimedia Notebook Computer Has IntelDX4 03/07/94
Toshiba says its newly introduced T4800CT notebook computer is aimed
at the mobile multimedia and presentation graphics market. The
company boasts the notebook computer offers the 75 megahertz (MHz)
Intel 486DX4 processor and is the first notebook to include a 500
megabyte (MB) hard disk drive.

31 -> ****Intel Intros New Pentium, DX4 Chips, Talks About P6 03/07/94
Intel has made its official announcement of its 90- and 100-MHz
Pentium processors and a its 75- and 100-MHz IntelDX4 processors. An
entire list of companies have already announced systems that will
include one of the new processors.

(Steve Gold/19940307)