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(NEWS)(IBM)(DEN)(00001)

Software For Windows Captures Billable Time 06/20/94
DALLAS, TEXAS, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Carpe Diem is Latin for
"seize the day." It's also the name of a computer program that
captures the user's billable day, and ProSoft Corporation, the
package's publisher, has added a feature that it claims makes that
data capture a lot easier.

The new feature in this latest version of Carpe Diem for Windows is
known as the SmarTimer toolbar. According to the company, the user-
customizable toolbar is a palette of several icons and timer buttons
that remain on top of any currently running Windows application. When
a billable call or meeting starts, the user just clicks on a timer
button to start the clock.

If the user is interrupted, billing time can be suspended with another
click. You can suspend the first clock and start a new one for a
second customer. Each capture can be annotated so you will know what
the subject of that particular billing was.

The buttons that start, stop and suspend tracking can be given
distinctive names by the user. Clients can also be assigned their own
buttons. "Drag-and-drop" moves billable hours from CDTracker into any
Windows application.

Other features of SmarTimer include the ability to add or delete timer
buttons, trash unnecessary information and customize the toolbar look
by displaying it horizontally or vertically and making it wider or
thinner. The captured time can be viewed and edited in CDTracker.

Carpe Diem has three primary functions: CDTracker tracks time as the
user works. CDEntry is intended to track clerical time entry, enabling
the company to bill administrative functions to the client. CDAdmin is
the system administration utility for maintaining CDTracker and
CDEntry.

Carpe Diem can send time and service data electronically over most
local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) to a
computer-based time and billing package that can import data in ASCII
format.

Prosoft spokesperson Melinda Conkling told Newsbytes that the company
also publishes a DOS version of the program but it doesn't include the
SmarTimer toolbar. Data can be exchanged between the DOS and Windows
versions.

Carpe Diem has a suggested retail price of $3,000 for a 10-user
license. Discounts are available for larger numbers of users, Conkling
told Newsbytes.

(Jim Mallory/19940620/Press contact: Melinda Conkling, Springbok
Technologies for ProSoft Corporation, 214-480-9458; Reader
contact: ProSoft Corp, 800-477-6763 or 214-386-7769, fax
214-386-4491/TRACKER940620/PHOTO)


(NEWS)(IBM)(LON)(00002)

Parallel Processing Card For PCs 06/20/94
LEAMINGTON SPA, ENGLAND, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Recognition Systems has
unveiled CNAPS/PC, which it claims is the only commercially available
massively parallel microprocessor board for the PC. The card is
designed to provide PC users with a low-cost system for pattern
recognition analysis, as well as a general increase in speed and
capability on a machine.

According to Recognition Systems, the PC card was designed in the US
by Adaptive Solutions and works in tandem with a PC's main processor,
such as a Pentium, by accelerating high volume pattern recognition
applications, including real time optical character recognition (OCR),
forms processing, image processing, signal processing and neural
networks.

Announcing the CNAPS/PC card, Paul Gregory, Recognition Systems'
managing director, said that the device "will break open the market to
a new class of operations -- those tasks which humans traditionally
perform, but which have been difficult for even the most powerful
computer, such as reading handwritten text, recognizing an
individual's face, or quickly understanding patterns within complex
data such as a manufacturing process.

"Until now, the solutions offered to PC users were in most cases
unworkable. Typically, performance was too slow or the cost too high.
With CNAPS/PC, billions of operations per second are now available on
the desktop to solve this type of problem at an affordable cost," he
said.

The new card is based on the CNAPS 1064 parallel processor, a
massively parallel microprocessor containing either 16 or 64
processors on a single chip. The full length PC card can be configured
with one or two CNAPS chips (16, 32 or 128 processors), on-chip memory
and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) unit.

The result of this processing power is that data can be piped in and
out at an impressive 80 megabytes per second. With its mezzanine board
facility, the card can be expanded to handle 384 processors.

Pricing on the card depends on processor and memory requirements.
Recognition Systems is offering the card in the UK with prices
starting from UKP 3,970, with original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
deals available.

(Steve Gold/19940620/Press & Public Contact: Recognition Systems +44-
61-449-8628; Fax: [phone])


(NEWS)(APPLE)(LON)(00003)

32,000 London Streets On CD-ROM 06/20/94
ASHFORD, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- NextBase, the
publishers of the popular AutoRoute PC map software, has announced
MapVision Plus, a mapping system of London, on a CD-ROM for
the Apple Computer Macintosh and PCs.

The package is billed as a computerized street atlas for London,
based on Nicholson's London Guide, and covering 32,000 streets.
According to NextBase, with the data and programs on CD-ROM,
the user is available to hop freely around London on the
map and pan, zoom, as well as search through all available
data, including topographical maps and street indexes.

All items on the maps, including museums, underground stations, pubs
and hotels, can be interactively searched, as can the street names.
The map covers a rectangle spanning Chigwell to Richmond and Edgware
to Sidcup. There is also a database editor, allowing users to add
their own names and items to the database.

Nick Berry, marketing director with NextBase, said that an extensive
range of extra database information -- on youth hostels, schools,
theaters, fire stations, hospitals, leisure centers, post offices and
the like -- is also shipped with the CD-ROM.

"MapVision Plus will prove to be an invaluable aid for any
organization or individual requiring geographical information on
London quickly and easily. Unlike its paper-based counterparts, maps
can be centered on any point and streets can be found in seconds. The
database editor will enable organizations to mark their own offices
and customers sites," he said.

MapVision Plus for London sells for UKP 195.

(Steve Gold/19940620/Press & Reader Contact: NextBase [phone];
Fax: [phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(LON)(00004)

UK - Lotus Ships 1-2-3 Release 4 For DOS 06/20/94
STAINES, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Lotus Development
Corporation UK has announced the availability of 1-2-3 Release 4 for
DOS, which it claims is a keystone upgrade to the "world's most
popular spreadsheet."

According to Lotus, the package has been enhanced in four main areas:
new features make the product easier to use, there is a highly
graphical user interface, a powerful Version Manager, and
integrated mail enabling. The retail price remains unchanged
at UKP 455.

Other enhancements of the package include a QuickStart tutorial, a
cell notepad (which allows users to attach notes to any cell), and a
"column fit widest" system for auto-adjusting to fit cell data
entered. A context sensitive help file systems rounds off the list of
new features.

"With 1-2-3 Release 4 for DOS, Lotus has delivered valuable and
innovative new features to our 1-2-3 DOS users by focusing on
performance, usability and compatibility," commented Andrew Wyatt,
Lotus UK brand manager for spreadsheets.

"The package was designed with a great amount of input from users who
have chosen to stay in the DOS operating environment, but are
interested in a spreadsheet that allows them to perform their tasks
more easily and efficiently," he said.

Lotus officials are stressing that Release 4 is not a replacement for
Release 2.4, which continues to be available. Release 4 is pitched at
users of 286 or better PCs, while Release 2.4 runs on less powerful
systems (8088-based, with 384K of memory and DOS 2.1 or better).

Release 4 of 1-2-3, meanwhile, needs a 286-based PC with EGA graphics
or better, two megabytes (MB) of memory and 6MB of hard disk space. As
a special offer, Lotus is allowing users of competing spreadsheets to
upgrade to Release 4 of 1-2-3 for UKP 99.

(Steve Gold/19940620/Press Contact: Jenny Cowell, Lotus UK +44-784-
455445; Reader Contact: Lotus Customer Services [phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(LON)(00005)

Lotus Scores Major Danish SmartSuite For OS/2 Order 06/20/94
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) - Lotus Development Corporation
has received one of its largest SmartSuite orders ever. The company's
Danish subsidiary has announced that terms of the contract call for
its to deliver 7,500 copies of the OS/2 version to customers in the
Danish financial sector.

The Danish contract, which is worth about $2 million, involves the
supply of SmartSuite for OS/2 to FinansSupport, a purchasing
cooperative with members from all levels of the Danish banking world,
including several mutual savings banks.

The goal of the bankers is to provide their customers with a quick
service in financial calculations, easy to understand graphics and
high levels of personal consultancy.

Henrik Mo'rck, who manages the Danish Lotus subsidiary, said that he
is more than satisfied with the deal, which is Lotus' second largest
in Denmark. Lotus claims it has been working closely with IBM in
preparing the way for the deal.

(Leif Bomberg/19940620/Press Contact: Elsebeth Zehavi, Lotus
Denmark, [phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(LON)(00006)

Danish Bankers Follow OS/2 Flag 06/20/94
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- IBM seems to have scored
something of a success in the Danish financial services sector as the
company has revealed that around 8,000 financial services staff in
Denmark are to undergo intensive training in the OS/2 operating
system.

Why the sudden surge of interest in matters OS/2? It seems that the
Central SDC (Sparkassernes DataCenter), the cornerstone of the
highly automated Danish banking industry, has decreed that banks
should make the move away from their dedicated terminals and
workstations, and move on up to the networked PC environment.

As with the British banking sector, the Danish financial services
marketplace is dominated by OS/2 applications, making OS/2 flavor of
the month as far as banking services are concerned.

The transition from workstations to a PC local area network (LAN)
environment is a major one, however, and one that will require quite
intensive training for the staff concerned. The training of the 8,000
staff has been assigned to BFC Data, a Copenhagen-based company, and
the mammoth task will take three years to complete.

According to BFC, the contract will require a total of 4,000 person
days of training. That may sound like a lot of training, but BFC
claims to have trained up some 60,000 PC users over the last
five or six years.

(Leif Bomberg/19940620/Press Contact: Annette Moeller, FinansSupport
[phone])


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(HKG)(00007)

Hongkong - 3Com, Novell's Integrated Office Networks 06/20/94
CENTRAL, HONG KONG, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- 3Com Corporation and Novell
have announced a strategic partnership to help their worldwide
customers build "tightly integrated branch office networks that are
reliable, manageable and scalable."

According to both companies, this joint effort is designed to enable
customers to seamlessly mix 3Com and Novell technologies to build a
computing environment of their choice.

The partnership includes enhanced interoperability in network
management, routing, and desktop technologies. "Users can now
implement a complete branch office solution utilizing combined
technology from two major network vendors," explained Roy Johnson,
managing director of 3Com Asia.

"As a result, our joint customers gain a simply implemented set of
products including adapters, hubs, routers, communications and file
services as well as a unified network management," he said.

Andrew Lai, regional director of Novell Asia, said that NetWare has
become an important element of Hong Kong's business environment, while
3Com has been widely respected for several years.

"This strategic partnership should give local users the assurance that
existing investments will be protected as they expand their computing
facilities to keep pace with the territory's growth," he said.

(Keith Cameron/19940620/Press Contact: Roy Johnson, 3Com +852-501-
1100; Andrew Lai, Novell [phone])


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(DAL)(00008)

Compton's Migrates Wholly To CD-ROM Format 06/20/94
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Compton's Newmedia
has moved exclusively to CD-ROM titles and is planning to release its
math educational title, The Human Calculator, and the first of a new
category of self-help titles, Focus for Success, in the laser disc
format.

The Human Calculator is based on work by Scott Flansburg, known for
his unique work in teaching children arithmetic skills. Flansburg
covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and offers
less traditional techniques such as teaching students to carry numbers
from left to right in the same way children in the US learn to read.

Flansburg contends that math skills are not hard, but are poorly
presented. Norman J. Bastin, executive vice president and general
manager of Compton's NewMedia, said: "Many children are convinced that
they don't possess the capability or intelligence to be skilled at
math.

"Later in life they often choose educational courses and careers that
avoid math because they feel uncomfortable with the subject. Flansburg
shows children that they can successfully accomplish what they once
thought was impossible," he explained.

Clever skills, such as calculating cube roots or figuring out the day
of the week of any date in the past, present, or future is covered in
the "Cool Tricks" section of the program.

The Human Calculator had been released on floppy disk, but Compton's
sold off its entire floppy disk software division to Troy, Michigan-
based Softprime, a division of Handleman Company.

Like the personality assessment tests used for career placement, Focus
for Success is a self-help title designed to help users focus on
skills and improve concentration as well. Compton's says the title
provides a task, and then distractions, to determine if the user is
patient or tends to jump the gun. Using games and exercises, the
program attempts to access the users concentration, and then suggests
job choices, vocations, and entertainment.

In addition, exercises are available to help concentration ability by
simulating real-life situations. The CD-ROM is based on the Attention
Control Training System developed by Robert M. Nideffer, Ph.D,
Compton's officials said.

Retail priced at $39.95, "The Human Calculator" CD-ROM for DOS
requires an 80386SX-based or better PC, running at 25 megahertz (MHz)
or faster, 640 kilobytes (KB) memory, DOS 5.0 or higher, a minimum of
two megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM), a 256-color super
video graphics array (SVGA) card and monitor, a sound card, plus a CD-
ROM drive. While not required, a mouse is recommended.

Focus for Success will be available in the US in September of this
year and is retail priced at $49.95. The CD-ROM will be dual-format,
playable on multimedia personal computers (MPCs) or on the Macintosh.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940620/Press Contact: Pat Meier, Pat Meier
Associates for Compton's, tel [phone], fax [phone];
Christina Germscheid, Compton's Newmedia, tel 619-929-
2500/CALCULATOR940617/PHOTO)


(NEWS)(IBM)(DAL)(00009)

Jeteye - Fast, Wireless PC/Omnibook Data Transfer 06/20/94
BOISE, IDAHO, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- For fast, painless transfers
and information updates between a PC and a Hewlett-Packard Omnibook,
Extended Systems has announced Jeteye PC. The unit, which looks like a
mouse in both size and appearance, connects to the PC's serial port
and uses the infrared data transfer capability built into the
Omnibook.

The unit works with any HP product that supports the serial infrared
(SIR) standard, which excludes the HP 100 LX palmtop computer. The
Laplink Remote Access software included in the Omnibook allows the
user to take advantage of the wireless connection. The user can access
local floppy and hard drives as well as printers, and if the PC is
connected to a network, the user can have network access as well.

Jeteye PC can transfer files at up to 115.2 kilobytes per second
(kbps), which is the maximum data transfer speed for most serial
PC ports, and is six to 12 times faster than normal 9,600 or
19,200 bits per second (bps) serial communications. No outside power
source is needed as Jeteye uses power from the PC's serial port.

Many portable computing devices, such as Apple Computer's Newton
personal digital assistant (PDA) and Tandy's Zoomer PDA, use infrared
for wireless data transfer, but won't talk to each other because each
infrared standard is different. However, Apple Computer officials told
Newsbytes that the HP SIR standard appears to be the one the industry
will adopt.

Fred Roehm of Extended Systems said that the company also believes
that the HP standard will become dominant and told Newsbytes that the
Jeteye PC will work with any IR device that meets the HP standard.
However, software is needed to handle the data transactions, such as
the commercially available Laplink Remote Access application.

Jeteye PC ESI-9610A retails for $139 and is available directly from
Extended Systems or through computer hardware retailers. The unit
carries a 30-day warranty and a three-year money-back guarantee.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940617/Press Contact: Fred Roehm, Extended Systems,
tel [phone], fax [phone]; Public Contact: Extended Systems,
Jeteye Orders, US and Canada 800-235-7576, Outside US and Canada 406-
587-7575/JETEYE940620/PHOTO)


(NEWS)(IBM)(SFO)(00010)

Labor Law Online With Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro 06/20/94
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Labor Law
Online is a CD which delivers up-to-date information about labor and
employment issues through articles, cases, statutes, codes and
regulations for existing and eligible clients of Pillsbury, Madison &
Sutro.

According to William Gaus, a spokesperson for the company, the
Windows CD also ties into a centrally located server allowing users
to file email directly with the firm.

"Our CD is actually a small law library with more than one thousand
full-text cases. With sophisticated search abilities and hypertext,
users are able to go directly to the area in question. Given the
requirements of labor law counsel and human resources professionals,
the ability to offer immediate and authoritative information is
crucial," he told Newsbytes.

According to the company, the CD has been designed so that users can
easily search, browse and communicate with simple point and click
movements. Labor Law Online includes the communication commands to
access users' modems and connect to the firm's central server. Weekly
updates are available through the modem connection and quarterly
updates will be produced on an entire CD.

Newsbytes was told that the company plans to add a hotline feature in
the near future. "We want to offer this service to all potential
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro clients as well as our existing clients.
Conflict of interest concerns prevent us from offering the service to
any point of delivery that would be adverse to any of our clients'
interests," said Gaus.

This CD and service have an annual fee of $5,000 and include an
allowance of attorney hours.

(Patrick McKenna/19940620/Press Contact: William Gaus, Pillsbury,
Madison & Sutro 415-983-1327)


(NEWS)(IBM)(TOR)(00011)

IBM PS/2 Model 76 And 77 Finally Arrive 06/20/94
SOMERS, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Faster PS/2 models
76 and 77, promised to select IBM customers last year, have
finally made it out of the door.

IBM has announced this week that it is shipping the new
models, which add faster processors and a Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA) local-bus graphics chip on the system board.

Some of the new PS/2 77 models are meant for multimedia applications.
They come with a feature IBM calls MediaBurst Movie, which uses
circuitry on the main system board to deliver full-screen, full-motion
video.

IBM embarrassed itself by telling a number of major customers about
the new models last year and then was unable to meet the October
shipment date it had first planned. The machines were further delayed
in December. The delays were caused by the failure of chip sets used
in the machines to pass testing, company spokesman Mike DeMeo told
Newsbytes in December.

In an effort to keep customers from jumping ship and buying other
vendors' PCs, IBM scrambled to boost production of the old Model 76
and 77 machines in December and tried to get customers to accept other
models.

The new models use Intel 486 processors, ranging from a 33-megahertz
(MHz) 486SX chip to a 100-MHz 486DX4. They have Pentium Overdrive
upgrade connectors so performance can be increased with a Pentium
chip. A range of hard disk drives are available, from 170 to 540
megabytes (MB). The machines are divided into "i" models with
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard drives and "s" models with
drives using the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), DeMeo said
today.

All the models use IBM's Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) system bus.
They also come with Vital Product Data (VPD), a system record that
makes the computer's serial number, machine type, and other asset-
management information for remote access by systems-management
software. DeMeo could not say immediately whether this feature is
compatible with the Desktop Management Interface (DMI), an emerging
standard for PC asset management.

S3's Vision928 graphics chip is installed on the system board,
providing SuperVGA local-bus graphics at resolutions up to 1,280 by
1,024 and 16 million colors. IBM claimed performance of up to 31
million WinMarks for the chip.

A server model comes standard with Error Checking and Correcting (ECC)
memory, which is available as an option on the other models. IBM also
said the PCs are "Plug and Play ready," meaning peripherals and
adapter cards are configured automatically on installation.

Prices range upward from $2,365 for a PS/2 Model 76 with 170MB hard
drive. A system board upgrade is available for existing Model 76 and
77 PS/2s and for Model 56 and 57 machines.

(Grant Buckler/19940620/Press Contact: Mike DeMeo, IBM 914-766-1802)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(TOR)(00012)

Canadian Product Launch Update 06/20/94
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1994 JUN 20 (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. This week: IBM's new PS/2 models 76 and
77 and Microsoft's Complete Baseball CD-ROM.

IBM Canada of Markham, Ontario, has announced new PS/2 Model 76 and
Model 77 machines (Newsbytes, June 20). Model 76 prices range from
C$3,385 for a unit with a 33 megahertz (MHz) 486SX processor and a
170 megabyte (MB) Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard drive to
C$5,435 for a model with a 100MHz 486DX4 processor and a 270MB Small
Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) hard drive. Model 77 prices range
from C$3,770 for a 33MHz 486SX with 270MB IDE drive to C$7,490 for a
100MHz 486DX4 model with 540MB SCSI drive.

Microsoft Canada of Mississauga, Ontario, has announced that its
Complete Baseball CD-ROM (Newsbytes, June 13) is now available in
Canada. The CD-ROM comes with access to Baseball Daily Online, a
service that updates current baseball statistics. Suggested retail
price for the disk is C$99.95, and calls to the online service cost
C$2.25 each plus applicable taxes.

(Grant Buckler/19940619/Press Contact: Kate Dennis, IBM Canada,
905-316-2191; Anne McKeon, Microsoft Canada, 905-568-0434 ext. 2204,
fax [phone]; Public Contact: IBM Canada, 905-316-9000; Microsoft
Canada, 905-568-0434)


(NEWS)(BUSINESS)(TOR)(00013)

Royal Bank of Canada Boosts High-Tech Lending 06/20/94
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Building on limited
loan programs already in place, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has set
up a nationwide program to address the special banking needs of
knowledge-based industries, including information technology (IT),
entertainment software, and biotechnology.

According to the RBC, one of the key points of the Banking Program for
Knowledge-Based Industries is to improve the traditionally
uncomfortable relationship between banks and businesses whose assets
are intangible. The second phase of the program, due to begin later
this year, will include efforts to find new ways of recognizing a
company's intellectual assets.

In the first phase, the bank means to focus on the short-term cash
requirements of customers, such as investment tax credits, financial
guarantees for large contracts, and financing pre-sold inventory.

Susan Smith, senior market manager for knowledge-based industries and
head of the program, told Newsbytes that the bank expects to increase
its lending to knowledge-based companies as a result of the program.
Though the new group has only just been announced publicly, it began
operations in early May and has already approved more than C$150
million in new loans, bank officials said.

The Royal Bank has had a special group dealing with information
technology customers, based in Ottawa, for about 10 years, and a group
dealing with entertainment software -- which includes recorded music
and television and video production as well as video games and
educational software for computers -- in Toronto for about 12 years.

Now, the bank has appointed 42 specialized account managers in more
than 20 locations across Canada to serve those areas as well as life
sciences, which is defines as including biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

"By understanding the industry better," Smith said, "we're trying to
find how we can be better bankers to them."

For years, entrepreneurs in the Canadian information technology
sector, and particularly software firms, have complained that lenders
were frightened off by the fact that many of their key assets were not
physical objects but intellectual property.

(Grant Buckler/19940620/Press Contact: Shelley Sunohara, Royal Bank of
Canada, tel [phone], fax [phone]; Susan Smith, Royal Bank of
Canada, tel [phone])


(NEWS)(GOVT)(DEN)(00014)

 ****Miniscribe CFO Convicted, Faces 10 Years 06/20/94
DENVER, COLORADO, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- The chief financial
officer of the now defunct Miniscribe Corporation has been found
guilty of filing false financial statements and profiting through
insider trading. He faces up to 10 years in a federal prison and
$500,000 in fines.

A Denver, Colorado federal court jury found Patrick J. Schleibaum
guilty of the charges after being convinced by prosecutors that
Schleibaum personally took part in what US Attorney Vincent Oliva
called "the brick packing party."

That term refers to allegations that Miniscribe officials shipped
bricks instead of the disk drives the company manufactured, as part of
an inventory inflation scheme allegedly designed to conceal a $15
million shortage in the company's 1987 inventory.

US Attorney Vincent Oliva also charged that Schleibaum instructed
Miniscribe employees to break into the locked records of independent
company auditors so he could decide how company records could best be
altered to cover the shortages. Miniscribe declared bankruptcy in
1990.

The insider trading charge alleged that Schleibaum used his inside
knowledge of the company's deteriorating financial condition to
profit on the sale of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of
company stock before share prices plummeted.

Former Miniscribe Chairman Q.T. Wiles is scheduled to go to trial next
month on fraud charges. He is alleged to have approved the inventory
inflation practices. Wiles was present at much of Schleibaum's trial.
Schleibaum is free on his own recognizance pending sentencing. No
date for that action has not yet been set.

(Jim Mallory/19940620)


(NEWS)(IBM)(DAL)(00015)

Magic Quest's New Math, Reading Titles For Mac, PC 06/20/94
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Educational
software developer Magic Quest has announced two new titles: Math
Ace Jr., and Word City for the Windows PC and for the Apple Computer
Macintosh.

Like its successful predecessor, Math Ace, the new math is aimed at
drilling arithmetic skills to a younger audience, while Word City
focuses on reading skills in older children.

In Math Ace Jr. kids get to put together their own aquarium by
correctly answering math problems. They can earn fish and even money,
which can be used to buy things at an electronic fish store. For ages
4 to 8, the product takes three-dimensional graphics and music to
entice children to stay involved working problems from kindergarten
level to about third grade, Magic Quest said.

Word City, designed for ages 7 to 14, offers vocabulary building,
spelling, and reading comprehension. Children are encouraged to pick
reading material from subjects that interest them such as sports,
amazing stories, favorite tales, and science facts. Magic Quest
officers told Newsbytes that one of the favorite activities in the
beta testing of the game has been the speed-reading portion.

The programs retail for $49.95 each and will be available this month.
An Apple Computer Macintosh version of Math Ace Jr. is already
available and a Mac version of Word City is expected in September.
The Mac versions require system 6.07 or higher, a hard disk drive,
and 4 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM).

Math Ace Jr. requires a multimedia personal computer (MPC), versions
require DOS 3.3 or higher, Windows 3.1 or higher, a 256 color video
graphics array (VGA), 4 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM),
a hard disk drive, a mouse, and a Sound Blaster or compatible sound
card. A super VGA (SVGA) monitor is recommended.

Word City will run under DOS on a 286-based or better PC with 640
kilobytes (KB) of RAM, a mouse, and a hard disk drive. The program
supports VGA or better resolution and a Sound blaster or compatible
sound card.

Magic Quest is in the process of being acquired by Canadian-based
CD-ROM software developer Sanctuary Woods in a merger estimated
to be worth $5.6 million.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940620/Press Contact: Sarah Weaver, Magic Quest,
tel [phone], fax [phone]/MAGICQUEST940620/PHOTO)


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

WinDev '94 Developers' Conference Opens Today 06/20/94
TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- WinDev '94, this
year's edition of an annual international developers' conference for
Windows, opens today at the Boston University (BU) Corporate Education
Center in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

Sponsored by BU, the four-day event features keynote talks by Jesse
Berst, executive editor and publisher of Windows Watcher, and J.D.
Hildebrand, editor of Windows Tech Journal and editorial director of
NT Developer, in addition to 50 conference sessions in six separate
tracks.

Aimed at accommodating Windows developers with almost any level of
expertise, the conference tracks include General Windows Programming,
C++ Windows Programming, Win32 Programming, OLE (object-linking-and-
embedding) 2.0 Programming, The Designer's Workshop, and Advanced
Windows Programming.

Activities begin June 20 with a round of full-day sessions, presenting
a choice between "Fundamentals of Windows Programming," "The Chicago
User Interface/Getting Ready for Chicago," "OLE2: A View from Orbit,"
"C++ as a Second Language," and "Practical User Interface Design."

A large slate of one-hour and half-day sessions is in store for
Tuesday through Thursday, on topics ranging from "Painting in Windows"
to "Implementing Container Applications," and from "All about
Messaging" to "Writing Great Network-Aware Applications."

On Tuesday from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm, Berst will deliver a keynote
called "Windows of Opportunity." Topics to be addressed in the hour-
long talk include the top ten opportunities in the Windows market, the
"five new technologies every developer must know in 1994," and "where
Windows is really headed."

On Wednesday during the 11:15 am to 12:15 pm time slot, Hildebrand
will present "New Models for Windows Development," a keynote providing
an outlook on C++ and application frameworks; "pure" object-oriented
programming systems; databases and client-server tools; reusable
components; cross-platform development; and "component-integration
environments" such as Visual Basics, Parts, and PowerBuilder.

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm, attendees will be
able to talk informally with session leaders in "The Chalk Talk
Sessions," an event to revolve around a Q&A format.

Session leaders for WinDev '94 will include such Windows notables as
Alan Cooper, widely regarded as "the father of Visual Basic;" Kim
Crouse, technical director at Synaptix and author of the Windows
Programming Puzzle Book; and Kraig Brockschmidt and Douglas Hodges,
software engineers who are credited with pioneering in OLE at
Microsoft.

On Wednesday from 4 to 5 pm, ten authors of Windows programming books
will be on hand at the show to sign their books. The books will be
available for sale at reduced prices.

Participating authors will include Brockschmidt and Crouse, along with
Mike Blaszczak, Paul Cilwa, Martin Heller, Bruce Krell, Charles
Petzold, Matt Pietrek, Keith Pleas, Jeffrey Richter, and Alok Sinha.

(Jacqueline Emigh/19940620/Reader Contact: 800-218-4194; Press
Contact: Laura Robinson, Boston University Metropolitan College,
Center for Information Technology, 508-649-9731, ext 285)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(HKG)(00017)

Motorola Invests US$40M In Hong Kong Wireless Network 06/20/94
NORTH POINT, HONG KONG, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Motorola has announced
that it is investing US$40 million in Hong Kong to develop a high
speed wireless computing network for the territory based on the latest
microcellular packet switched technology. It is the first such venture
by Motorola anywhere in the world.

One local information technology (IT) industry watcher, who
preferred not to be identified, told Newsbytes that he thought
this would be a forerunner of even more intensified Motorola
activity in the region.

"The telecoms giant is one of the pioneers in this part of the world
and as such commands considerable respect throughout. It is expected
that Australia, because of its wide geographical spread, will be
observing this move with more than a passing interest as well," he
said.

The network will be built and operated by a new Motorola subsidiary,
Motorola AirCommunications Ltd. It will give users of notebook
computers, personal organizers, and personal digital assistants
(PDAs) access to information and messaging services wherever and
whenever they need it, freeing them from the constraints of the wired
telephone network.

"Motorola AirComms is the newest and most exciting communications
company in Hong Kong," said Robert Growney, executive vice president
of Motorola and president and general manager of the company's
Messaging, Information and Media Sector (MIMS). "To us it's more than
an investment - it's a chance for Hong Kong to become the world's
showcase for a whole new concept in personal communications."

Growney adds that Hong Kong was chosen as the ideal city in which
to pioneer such a network because of its "dynamic economic
environment" and its proven acceptance of advanced mobile
communication services such as cellular telephones and CT2.
"Motorola will draw on the experience we gain with this venture
to extend our wireless network operations to other parts of the
world."

Operating at 19,200 bits per second (bps), the Motorola AirComms
network will be operational in trial mode by the end of the year.
Unlike other networks it will primarily offer a range of messaging and
public information services specifically designed for consumers.

"We are investing in a service that will offer four times the speed of
the previous wireless data network, together with greatly improved
geographical coverage and a much wider range of applications," said
Pam Thompson, managing director of Motorola AirComms. "By exploiting
microcellular technology, we will provide comprehensive, uninterrupted
coverage throughout the urban areas and in many parts of the New
Territories.

The new network is expected to be the platform for a host
of new services including wireless fax and email, scribble-and-send
messaging through PDAs, and mobile access to information sources such
as CompuServe Hong Kong, Thompson said. Looking a little into the
future, she added, "we foresee that mobile banking and shopping
will become important applications, together with remote access
to office local area networks."

The Motorola AirComms network will be compatible with similar
networks, also using Motorola technology, which are currently under
development in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia. Together
with Motorola, the carriers involved in these networks have formed a
consortium called AsiaPAC Radio Data Net and intend to offer their
customers a transparent "roaming" service throughout the Asia-Pacific
region.

"Our first priority is to provide our customers with top-quality
service and support. While we invest in the new network, we will
simultaneously be investing in people - skilled technical staff who
will be able to understand our customers' needs and help them to
easily make use of the many services available," said Thompson.

(Keith Cameron/19940620/Press Contact: Pam Thompson, Motorola AirComms
[phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(TOR)(00018)

 ****IBM Launches Wireless Networking 06/20/94
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- IBM has announced
its wireless local area network. The IBM Wireless LAN provides
adapters that fit in Industry Standard Architecture (ISA), Micro
Channel Architecture (MCA), or Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA) expansion slots and link computers
using spread-spectrum radio transmissions.

According to IBM, the system will work with the firm's own OS/2
operating system or with Novell's NetWare, and can be used with
Token Ring, Ethernet, and PC Network LANs.

Like all wireless networks, the system is slower than most wired
systems. It runs at one megabit per second (Mbps), one tenth the speed
of Ethernet. Despite the lower speed, some organizations find wireless
LANs useful for adding machines to networks quickly, for hooking
portable computers to LANs, and for avoiding the need to lay cable in
difficult locations.

Michel Mayer, product manager, told Newsbytes that installation is
simple. The customer needs a wireless adapter for each computer to be
added to the network. Attaching to a wired network requires that a
wireless adapter be installed in a PC that also has a wired
connection, he said.

The user chooses one of the adapters to act as a base station. This
does not prevent normal use of the PC containing that adapter, Mayer
said. Nor is the base station a special device; every adapter is
capable of serving this function.

The Wireless LAN adapters come in two models. One is a PCMCIA card,
while the other is a two-sided card with an ISA connector on one side
and an MCA connector on the other, so it can be used with either bus.
IBM's price for either type of card is $795, Mayer said. The cards are
to be available in the fourth quarter.

The wireless network hardware comes with software for network
administration and management, including the ability for the base-
station card to act as a proxy agent for the rest of the wireless
network under the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This
means the operation of the wireless network can be monitored remotely
using network management tools that support SNMP.

The spread-spectrum technology used for the network was developed for
military use but has turned into a popular way of moving data locally
without wires. It hops across a variety of frequencies. IBM's system
uses an intelligent interference management system that keeps track of
frequencies where interference is common and avoids them in future.
The system operates in the unlicensed 2.4-gigahertz (GHz) frequency
band.

(Grant Buckler/19940620/Press Contact: Zenna Santiago, Makovsky &
Co. for IBM, tel [phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(TOR)(00019)

 ****IBM Forms Network Applications Unit 06/20/94
ARMONK, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- IBM has announced a new
unit, the Network Application Services Division, that will focus on
what is widely known as the information highway. A variety of existing
operations, including Fireworks Partners and other multimedia and
communications groups, will be part of the new division.

The division will be based in Thornwood, New York, IBM spokesman David
Harrah told Newsbytes. At its head will be Fernand Sarrat, former head
of IBM's failed desktop software operation and most recently assistant
group executive in charge of market development. Sarrat will report to
James Cannavino, senior vice-president of strategy and development.

According to an IBM memo, a copy of which was provided to Newsbytes,
Networked Application Services will develop services that work on the
Advantis network and Prodigy consumer online service the company
operates with Sears, Roebuck & Co., as well as other IBM networks
worldwide. It will also tailor these services to specific businesses
around the world.

It will also take charge of Intelligent Communications, a strategy for
personal communications products meant to let customers keep in touch
from anywhere using a variety of devices. IBM has discussed these
plans in general terms and said it will be releasing products through
various alliances over the coming year.

Interactive television, collaborative computing, electronic
publishing, kiosks, and services related to the Internet will be part
of the new group's mandate, IBM said. The focus is expected to be on
services rather than hardware.

Between 300 and 400 people will be working in the new business unit
initially, Harrah said.

(Grant Buckler/19940620/Press Contact: David Harrah, IBM, tel
914-765-6666, fax [phone])


(NEWS)(TRENDS)(DEL)(00020)

India - Software Exports Up 50% 06/20/94
NEW DELHI, INDIA, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- According to the National
Association of Software Companies in India (NASSCOM), the value of
software exports from India have grown by more than 50 percent in the
year to date. NASSCOM officials say that export revenues came to 1,020
crore ($330 million) in 1993/94, compared with 675 crore during
1994/93.

While sales for the domestic software industry touched Rs 695 crore,
up 42 percent, overall sales for the software industry reached Rs 1,715
crore ($553 million). The overall turnover moved up by 47 percent form
Rs 1,165 crore ($375 million) in 1992-93.

The study estimates that more than 100 companies exported Rs 1 crore
($0.32 million) or more during 1993-94, against just five companies
in this category five years ago. Moreover, this last year saw 15
companies registering exports of more than Rs 15 crore compared to
three during the 1991-92 financial year.

The study predicts, that by the time 1997 rolls around, the export
performance of the Indian software industry will surpass the $1
billion, while the domestic sales would reach the same level by the
year 2000.

As well as recognizing of the overall cost and quality advantages of
Indian software, the study attributes increased use of 64,000 bits per
second (bps) data communication links as the main reasons for growth.

The report also notes that 1994 was the year that the government-
sponsored Software Technology Parks (STPs) came of age, recording an
annual growth rate of more than 100 percent. Exports from the STPs
were worth Rs 116 crore ($37 million), compared to Rs 56 crore ($18
million) in 1992-93.

One interesting finding of the study was the noticeable shift in
software exports from on-site to off-shore services, due to the
increased use of high speed links provided by the STPs. Indian
software companies have at least 72 leased high-speed data
communications links that operate at 64,000 bps.

(C T Mahabharat/19940620)


(NEWS)(TELECOM)(ATL)(00021)

 ****Virtual Mall Opens In Cyberspace 06/20/94
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 17 (NB) -- Two entrepreneurs
have launched an Internet service on the World Wide Web called
"Downtown Anywhere," which they describe as the first virtual shopping
mall.

Laid out like a city, the service's museums, libraries, and newsstands
provide free access to global Internet resources. The mall itself is
called Main Street, and allows visitors to browse goods and services
which can be purchased with a few keystrokes. Downtown Anywhere claims
to have the first real-time consumer-oriented credit card processing on
the Internet, and its payment systems eliminate the need for
transmitting credit card numbers over the net.

Co-founder Jonathan Schull told Newsbytes, "Physically it's a
web server. Virtually it's a city in cyberspace."

"We're using Mosaic, although it's browsable through Lynx. That's the
big secret in World Wide Web. It's a text-based Web browser available
for Unix and DOS computers, and it's very fast, because it leaves the
graphics behind. You do readers a service if you make it clear that
anyone with a Unix shell account or a VAX can travel the Web as fast
as they'd like without Mosaic or a high-speed connection. The reason
is the client runs on the Unix shell, then documents move at Internet
speeds from the server to your host, and all that needs to come over
your screen is a page of text," he explained.

"When you log into our home page, graphically you'll see a
city skyline, and everyone -- even text-based people -- will
see words including `conveniently located in downtown cyberspace.'"

But the service's use as a shopping mall will be the key to its
success, Schull said. "In 'Downtown Anywhere,' we can let people
spend money. We have our own currency, which is based on proxy
credit cards and SoftLock passwords.

"At one point we need to store a credit card," or some other payment
method. "We can do that through an automated phone system, where they
can give us the credit card and get a password." This service is
called The Registry. "You fill in a form, online, and that will show
up" on the screen.

He said the form doesn't include the credit card number. At that point
one must dial 800-31-DAWWW, and give the number to an automated system
to get a password. "You can then enter the password when you want to buy
something. You can also fax us your credit card number to 617-522-
5734, sending your name, address, telephone number, the credit card
number and expiration date." That costs $2, "and we want an e-mail
address because when anyone makes a purchase using that account number
we'll e-mail a receipt."

Once the account's set up, here's how purchases work. "You see
something you'd like, like a book. And you want to buy it. You're
asked to enter an account number and password, and we'll ship
it. We can debit that credit card in 60 seconds, and often do before
we hand over the product. It's a completely automated system which
results in the credit card payment being approved or debited in 60
seconds. We dial-up to the credit card processor and the money's taken
out of the account instantly."

That's a faster, lower-cost method of payment than even regular mall
merchants have, Schull notes, because they have to send receipts
through the mail, causing delays in collections. "In a card swipe you
usually just show that the money is there," in the automated
transaction. "In our case we can have the customer pay immediately. We
have a patent pending on several aspects of this technology, including
some of the payment aspects."

Visa has begun working on a system called Payment System 2000, which
has just been unveiled in Germany. The system authenticates credit
cards by using imperfections in how they're created. We asked Schull
about any other security procedures he may have.

"If someone sees you typing in your 'Downtown Anywhere' password, they
can type it in and make a payment. But within minutes you'll get an e-
mail informing you a purchase was just made on your account
password,'" limiting potential losses.

"We're meant to be open to all, including people without credit
cards," he added. "You can also deposit cash, or a check, and we'll
put it in your account. That is a prepaid debit. We call that Internet
Pocket Money, because all you can lose is what you put in the account.
You can also go to a Virtual Teller Machine at the First Virtual Bank
of Downtown Anywhere and get a withdrawal into your account, from a
credit card, which works just like using a credit card at a teller
machine."

The technology comes from Schull's company, SoftLock Services, and has
been available for a few years now.  Schull's partner, Sanford
Bendremer, has been working on Internet services for years.
Schull said Downtown Anywhere has been under development for
six months.

"On the one hand we have a whole suite of solutions to offer, not just
the issue of an online economy," Schull continued. "But many people
want to just rent an office or set up a storefront in Cyberspace, and
when they look into what's involved they're told about bricks and
mortar. With our system they rent an office and get in business in a
few days. We also have removed financial barriers to entry -- we're
willing to work on commission. So people who have products who might
enrich our environment are invited to set up shop and we'll make money
when they make money. We also speak English instead of techie."

We asked about the systems' competition. "It's hard to know how to
define competition. But since we began leaking press releases there
have been a few other enterprises describing themselves as we do.
And there are some very big projects, like CommerceNet, which
are promising to accomplish the kind of thing we've already
accomplished. I guess they're either allies or competitors,
depending on the mood. I think we'll bring more casual users
to our store. Everyone on CompuServe and Prodigy, after all,
is paying admission. You don't have to pay admission to go to
a mall."

The SoftLock technology also addresses intellectual property issues,
Schull said. "The technology provides a way through which your
articles can be made freely available, but parts of them are
unreadable in the absence of a password. You dial our 800 number and
get a password, which will unlock all your prose on a particular
computer, so it can't be forwarded either."

Among the merchants who have already committed to offering products on
Downtown Anywhere are Kroch's and Brentano's Bookstores, Nomad Press,
and The Interactive Yellow Pages.

Downtown Anywhere is owned by SoftLock Services and AnyWare
Associates. It can be accessed at http://www.awa.com/ on the World
Wide Web using a browser such as Mosaic, Lynx, or Cello. The World
Wide Web is an Internet-based global hypertext network.

(Dana Blankenhorn/19940617/Press Contact: Downtown Anywhere Inc.,
Jonathan Schull, 716/242-0348; Sanford Bendremer, 617/522-8102;
Customer Contact: 32 Woodland Road, Boston, Massachusetts,
02130-3018; FAX: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail],
[e-mail] or [e-mail])


(NEWS)(TRENDS)(DAL)(00022)

US Multimedia Quadruples, Continues To Dominate 06/20/94
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- The multimedia
market in the US is expected to multiply by four times between now and
the year 2000, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

According to F&S, factors encouraging the take-off of the US
multimedia market include increasing end-user awareness and lower
prices, which will eventually make multimedia the dominate form of
computing.

F&S' report predicts that the market is expected to go from $4.9
billion in 1993 to $22 billion by the end of the decade. Hardware and
software vendors are also investing more into research and development
in this arena, resulting in technical advances that make sound, video,
and CD-ROM increasingly available at affordable prices. This trend is
already increasing as computers with CD-ROM capabilities and stand-
alone CD-ROM drives continue to drop in price as well as sound and
graphic add-on hardware.

Products for authoring of titles and video products will lead the
growth curve, going from eight and nine percent in 1993 to 13 and 21
percent by the year 2000 while the dominant share going to computing
platforms dips from 69 to 57 percent in the same period.

Projected growth is expected to accelerate from 26 percent in 1993 to
a projected peak of 44 percent by 1996, the market research firm says.

According to the report, further development in the area of standards
is needed to help assure users that their multimedia purchases will
work with most available software. While some standards have been
implemented, the industry needs to back up the commitment to
integrating true color, sound and CD-ROM onto the main circuit board
of the personal computer (PC) also known as the "motherboard."

Making standardized video digitizers an upgrade allowing users to
access multimedia from the desktop is also needed, Frost & Sullivan's
report added.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940620/Press Contact: Amy Arnell, Frost &
Sullivan, tel [phone], fax [phone])


(NEWS)(IBM)(DAL)(00023)

Microsoft Will No Longer Market Sound Hardware For PCs 06/20/94
REDMOND, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Following hard on the
heels of its "strategic relationship" with market leader Creative Labs
to share technology for audio and digital signal processing (DSP),
Microsoft has announced it will no longer market the sound hardware it
introduced in October of 1992. While the company is saying it is
responsible for promoting sound hardware in the PC market, some say
that may be an exaggeration.

The company said that, instead of pushing its own sound card, it will
push its software, which Creative has agreed to include with a number
of sound hardware bundles for personal computers (PCs). In fact,
Creative Labs will be announcing a new product tomorrow (Tuesday, June
21), that includes the Microsoft sound software.

At the introduction of Windows 3.1, Microsoft appeared to have chosen
Creative Labs as the leading sound hardware vendor and supported the
company's product line with drivers in the multimedia Windows. But in
a move that surprised the industry, Microsoft introduced its own sound
product line.

According to Microsoft, if you want something done right sometimes you
just have to do it yourself. Company officials told Newsbytes that
Microsoft wanted the PC industry headed in the 16-bit sound direction
and the PC sound hardware vendors weren't moving that direction fast
enough.

Microsoft said it began shipping the first low-cost, 16-bit, voice-
recognition-capable audio card in October 1992 as part of the Windows
Sound System version 1.0 combination hardware and software product.
Further, it even published the design in November of 1992 and implied
that original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vendors followed its
designs.

In publishing the design, the Microsoft claims it is responsible for
accelerating the market adoption of audio on PC systems to the current
levels, which are about of 10 million units per year according to the
market research group Dataquest.

Microsoft went further to say: "Market acceptance of the Windows Sound
System audio card has been exceptional, and the device has received
industry awards for ease of use. Microsoft plans to maintain a
leadership role in the audio market with continued support of the
Windows Sound System software and development of future audio
products."

However, Newsbytes talked with Joan Carol Brigham, an analyst with
International Data Corporation (IDC), who said Microsoft was making
brash statements about its success in the sound card market. He told
Newsbytes that Microsoft may simply be covering up for the fact that
the sound card was not as a successful as it had hoped it would be.

Publishing a board design is like arranging furniture, Brigham
suggested. Just because you come up with an arrangement, doesn't mean
you designed the furniture. So on a board design, just because you
published where the chips are doesn't mean you designed the technology
behind the chips.

"They're pulling the board off the market. What does that tell
you?" Brigham said.

(Linda Rohrbough/19940620/Press Contact: Sue Barnes, Waggener Edstrom
for Microsoft, tel [phone], fax [phone]; Steffanee Foster,
Creative Labs, 408-428-6600 ext 6430; Public Contact: Microsoft, Sales
and Product Info, 800-426-9400)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(MSP)(00024)

NewsPix Images For Newsbytes Publishers 06/20/94
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- These are the
digitized photos that correspond to stories Newsbytes has reported
recently. The photos are online in the Newsbytes menu on GEnie,
eWorld, and the Newsbytes' private bulletin board systems in
Minneapolis and in the UK. For information on how to become a licensed
Newsbytes publisher in any medium call Newsbytes at 612-430-1100 or
write to [e-mail] on the Internet.

All photos are JPEG format with PICT files for thumbnails. The photos
are titled with name/year/month/day. The JPEG and PICT indicators are
'jpg' and 'pct.'

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Week of JUNE 20 - JUNE 24,1994

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MITSUBISHI940613 - Color from slide / the AM4201R screen at work
in a conference scenario.

BERKELEY940616 - B&W from photo / the Berkeley Flying Toaster
mascot, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by the San
Francisco music group Jefferson Starship.

TOWER940614 - Color from transparency / straight on view of the
Dell Dimension XPS 4100V mini-tower computer.

BASEBALL940610 - Color from tiff / The 'contents' screen from
Microsoft's Complete Baseball interactive cd-rom - online product.

SYMSOFTb940614 - B&W from tiff / 'b' is for 'before'. The before
shot of Mike, before Symsoft's Digital Funhouse for Windows alters
it with various visual effects.

SYMSOFTa940614 - B&W from tiff / 'a' is for 'after'. The after
shot of Mike, with various distortions applied by Symsoft's
Digital Funhouse for Windows.

INFOCOMM940609 - Color from digital / head shot of the virtual
Mark Twain, who held sway at the recent INFOCOMM (June 9-11).

VideoConf940603 - B&W from photo / shot of a video conference, with
group at table looking towards monitors in background. This is in
regards to a California State project to save money and commute time.

GAMETEK940531 - B&W from photo / group shot of the original 'Not
Ready for Prime Time Players' of Saturday Night Live. (Bonus fact:
Bill Murray is co-owner of the St. Paul Saints baseball team.)

SHARP940609 - Color from photo / group shot of people looking at
the new Sharp LCD projection panel.

ADOBE940524 - Color from slide / screen shot of Illustrator 5.5.

Epson940517 - Color from slide / view of the new Epson Stylus
color printer, based on piezo technology.

LOGAN940526 - B&W from print / shot of 'Number Nine' the hit robot
of the recent DB/Expo.

MEDIOa940531 - Color from slide / screen shot from the interactive
cd rom 'Medio Magazine' by Medio.

MEDIOb940531 - Color from slide / screen shot from the interactive
cd rom 'World Beat' by Medio.

SKBOSSES940518 - B%W from photo / shot of SoftKey execs surrounded by
software. (left) Kevin O'Leary president = (right) David Patrick
vice president of worldwide sales and marketing.

R'SHACK940527 - B&W from photo / shot of service tech working on
camcorder.

Amdahl940527 - B&W from photo / shot of Xplorer 2000 Model 100
database server.

NuPBook940516 - B&W from print / Apple PowerBook Duo 280.

NuPBook*940516 - B&W from print / Apple PowerBook 540.

PYRAMID940526 - Color from transparency / the Pyramid 'Nile' server.

MAXIS940523 - Color from slide / screen shot of PrintArtist work.

ECLIPSE940509 - B&W from photo / shot of Eclipse FAX package.

ADOBE940523 - Color from slide / shot of Dimensions program at work.

IDENTITY940523 - Color from slide / view of the liquid proof keyboard
with, OH NO!!, coffee being spilled onto the keyboard.

PHOENIX940426 - B&W from photo / view of the CD Essentials package.

PHONE940510 - Color from slide / view of man (frame right) on
phone set attached to PC, using the InterActive Communicator.

NOTEFLEX940518 - B&W from photo / view of the Zenith Data NoteFlex
notebook computer. For scale; a cell phone, pen & coins frame left.

(Newsbytes/19940620)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(SFO)(00025)

Security Dynamics & Cisco Offer "Crackerproof" Routers 06/20/94
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- As more
companies implement remote access to their corporate networks, the
possibility of unauthorized access to vital information increases. As
a result, computer security company Security Dynamics Inc., says that
an enhanced version of its ACE/Server and SecurID security products
will be integrated into Cisco Systems' network routers and
communications servers.

The companies say that they have entered into a "technology
relationship" that will provide Cisco product users with "crackproof,"
two-factor authentication for accessing corporate networks.

Steve Artick, spokesman for Security Dynamics, told Newsbytes that an
important thing to realize is that, "There is no modification required
in the Cisco products themselves, as long as they use Cisco's own
TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access System) protocol."

The company says it will also work with Cisco on future developments
with the TACACS protocol.

Artick told Newsbytes that his company has made enhancements to its
ACE/Server network security product to support TACACS, and that it
"integrated TACACS security code directly into our security product."

Security Dynamics' SecurID card is a patented, credit-card sized
smartcard that displays a randomly generated access code that changes
every 60 seconds. Combined with a secret personal identification
number (PIN), the system provides a "two-factor" authentication to
prevent unauthorized users gaining access to a protected system.

All TACACS-based Cisco routers and communications servers are
compatible with the new version of the ACE/Server. The new version
will be available in the third quarter of 1994. SDI ACE/Server network
security software is already available on such operating systems as
AIX, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, Ultrix, and IRIX. ACE/Server offerings
start at $1,950, while the SecurID Card starts at $34.

According to the company, the National Center for Computer Crime Data
of Santa Cruz, California, reports that computer-related crime
accounts for annual US business losses of over $550 million. The
Yankee Group estimates that this number is closer to $5 billion
annually.

Artick told Newsbytes that, while the bundled products should be
available early in the third quarter, beta testing will begin in a
couple of weeks.

(Ian Stokell/19940620/Press Contact: David Hammond, 617-547-7820,
Security Dynamics; Randy Sutherland, 415-526-8847)


(NEWS)(TRENDS)(SFO)(00026)

Survey - Backbone Demand Rising For Token-Ring LAN Switches 06/20/94
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- According to a
survey conducted by Infonetics Research, Token Ring local area network
(LAN) switches are being used increasingly at companies that already
use Token-Ring distributed backbone networks.

The study, entitled: "The High Speed LAN Race: Winners and Losers,"
found that 65 percent of such companies are likely to buy Token-Ring
LAN switches "in order to increase bandwidth and relieve congestion in
their Token-Ring networks."

Announcing the results, Michael Howard, president of Infonetics
Research, said: "Buying Token-Ring LAN switches for Token-Ring
environments is just like buying Ethernet switches for Ethernet
environments -- it will be a 'no-brainer' decision. They are the most
cost effective means to increase the bandwidth to desktops and
servers."

There are obviously far more Ethernet installations than Token-Ring
installations, but the company says that the "Token-Ring market is
nevertheless a very healthy market."

In Token-Ring networks, Token-Ring switches can be used to increase
bandwidth without having to make such drastic changes as upgrading the
network to fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) or asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM) technologies. Such a device switches network
traffic among different Token-Rings. This can then increase network
bandwidth.

According to the study, those responding said that they will use
Token-Ring LAN switches primarily for desktop and server connection
with some backbone and data center use.

The company says that the 191-page survey is the result of a telephone
survey of 104 organizations that use or plan to use high speed LANs by
1997. Those that responded are "responsible for planning and designing
high speed networks and have direct influence on the purchase decision
at their companies.

The survey also includes a worldwide forecast of selected high speed
LAN technologies as well as strategic marketing recommendations for
high speed LAN manufacturers.

(Ian Stokell/19940620/Press Contact: Michael Howard,
408-298-7999, Madge Networks Inc.)


(NEWS)(BUSINESS)(TYO)(00027)

Korean Firms Fight For Place In Multimedia Market 06/20/94
SEOUL, KOREA, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- The big three multimedia companies,
GoldStar, Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Electronics, are cooperating
with advanced world-class companies on development of multimedia
equipment and software to prepare for the sharply growing multimedia
market.

GoldStar has decided to invest $10 million for a 3.04% share in 3DO of
the US, a joint company which also includes AT&T,Time Warner and
Matsushita. GoldStar will jointly develop multimedia equipment
including "next-generation game tools and multiplayers."

LG Media, an affiliate of GoldStar, has also signed a contract with
MTI of the US to jointly develop CD titles. Samsung Electronics is
seeking joint development of CD-I and next generation game tools with
Philips and 3DO and is cooperating with USA Video on VOD (video on
demand).

To enlarge the multimedia market through communications, it is jointly
developing a "radio pen PC," a portable information machine, with
Motorola, and CD-I titles with Interlight.

In semiconductors, the company started development of memories for the
multimedia video environment with Micron Tech and purchased shares in
Array of the US to develop DSP (digital signal processing) chips.

Hyundai, focusing on communications, decided to participate in the
Global Star Plan by Loral of the US and is cooperating on development
of set-top box for VOD with Bescom. For MPEG chip development, it is
cooperating with DVS of the US, and is working in cooperation with
Paramount in the film business.

(Terry Silveria/19940620)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(TYO)(00028)

Korea - Computer News Roundup 06/20/94
SEOUL, KOREA, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- In this week's computer news
from Korea: Apple PowerPC market heats up, Samsung shifts
overseas production of semiconductors for transistors and watches to
the former Soviet Union, Hyundai to set up ASIC (application specific
integrated circuit) design centers in the US and Taiwan, GoldStar and
GoldStar Electron to merge.

Apple PowerPC Market Heats Up

According to the related industries on June 11, Kodeck System
Engineering recently announced that it will start selling Power
Macintosh computers as much as 900,000 won below Elex Computer
Industrial, which has dominated the domestic Apple Mac market

Elex has imported the Power Mac from France and Southeast Asia and has
sold around 40 units so far. It is hoping to sell 2,000, 10 percent of
the market, by the end of this year. Several companies are planning to
begin sales following Kodeck's move and large companies like Samsung
and GoldStar are looking into cooperation with Apple; so, sharp
competition is expected in the market.

Samsung Shifts Some Production To Soviet Union, China

Samsung Electronics is transferring production overseas for products
like semiconductors for transistors and watches, which are low in
value and have large production volumes. The company has been
transferring low value-added products to the former Communist areas by
ordering integrated circuits for watches from a Russian company and
transistors from a company in China. It transferred its transistor
production equipment by lease or sale to China.

Hyundai To Set Up ASIC Design Centers In US And Taiwan

Hyundai Electronics announced on June 9 that it will invest $3 million
to set up ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) design
centers in San Jose and Boston of the US and Taiwan and these centers
will start operation next month. The company said it will also set up
local marketing to gain orders for high valued-added products through
the design centers. Hyundai also plans to set up design centers in
Europe, Hong Kong and Japan.

GoldStar And GoldStar Electron To Merge

Lucky GoldStar is reportedly proceeding with a merger of GoldStar and
GoldStar Electron for business efficiency. The merger is expected to
create the largest sales volume in the Korean stock market.

GoldStar's sales last year were 300 billion won with 65.6 billion won
in profits. GoldStar Electron, as one of world's top 10 DRAM (dynamic
random access memory) semiconductor makers, had sales of 598 billion
won and profits of 56.8 billion won in 1992 and sales of 877 billion
won and profits of 91 billion won last year.

A Group source confirmed the merger with a comment that it is in
keeping with the Group's CU (culture unit) establishment and a source
at a GoldStar Electron supplier said the merger will be outlined in
September.

GoldStar is denying any merger plan. On the other hand, Samsung
Electronics' merger of Samsung Semiconductor Communication in 1988 is
estimated to have been a big success as the company has grown into a
market share leader in memory and is seventh in the world
semiconductor market.

(Terry Silveria/19940620)


(NEWS)(APPLE)(SFO)(00029)

 ****Apple Computer's eWorld Goes Online 06/20/94
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- Apple Computer
Macintosh users in the United States are being invited by
Apple Computer to join its new online service, eWorld, which
begins service today with close to 12,000 members already online.

According to Apple, eWorld will be a fully global online service
offering local access numbers and local content for specific
international areas within six months. As part of its continuing
cross-platform commitment, Apple will welcome DOS/Windows users to
eWorld sometime in 1995. Apple claims that the eWorld software is
already included in most Apple computers being shipped this summer.

Officially billed as "eWorld for Macintosh and NewtonMail, an eWorld
messaging center for Newtons," Apple's eWorld opens to a village of
buildings, each labeled with a name to identify its content and a mail
delivery truck to indicate the presence of e-mail.

The village consists of a computer center, learning center, arts and
leisure center, a marketplace, community center, newsstand, business
& finance plaza, e-mail center and info booth. Primarily, created as a
business to business service, eWorld also offers online instant
communication and entertainment features. Point-and-click commands
eliminate any need for the slash (/) commands used in earlier online
services.

More than one hundred partners have joined Apple's eWorld to provide a
host of news, information, service and communication. The Computer
Center offers news, editorials, reviews and features from award-
winning news wire services such as Newsbytes, as well as from MacWeek,
MacUser, Ziff/Net Mac, Macworld and others. A 24-hour Apple Customer
Center support area offers guidance, problem-solving, information and
the latest resources to assist customers.

From the first eWorld online press conference, Michael Spindler,
president and CEO of Apple, typed to the audience, "This launch
of eWorld underscores our commitment to online services as a
new global growth market and one in which we plan to be a major player.
We believe we have a headstart because this industry needs to make
technology easy and more meaningful for people and that is at the
center of what Apple does," he told the `audience.'

"eWorld is a touchstone for the business model we are creating, where
different businesses are linked by technology, services and market
leverage," he added.

NewtonMail is eWorld's messaging service built into every Newton
MessagePad. This service allows Newton users to take advantage of mail
and test exchange services with other Newton users. An Internet
gateway is provided for both Mac and Newton users.

US Mac users may obtain the software directly through Apple at
[phone]. The monthly fee is $8.95 per month and includes two
free hours of evening or weekend usage. Each additional hour is billed
at $4.95 with an hourly surcharge of $2.95 during the business hours
of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. There are no additional charges
for Internet mail or 9600 baud access.

(Patrick McKenna/19940620/Press Contact: Amy Bonetti, Apple 408-974-
1333)


(NEWS)(GENERAL)(LON)(00030)

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(NEWS)(GENERAL)(LON)(00031)

Newsbytes Daily Summary 06/20/94
LONDON, ENGLAND, 1994 JUN 20 (NB) -- These are the capsules
of all today's news stories:

1 -> Software For Windows Captures Billable Time 06/20/94 Carpe Diem
is Latin for "seize the day." It's also the name of a computer
program that captures the user's billable day, and ProSoft
Corporation, the package's publisher, has added a feature that it
claims makes that data capture a lot easier.

2 -> Parallel Processing Card For PCs Debuts 06/20/94 Recognition
Systems has unveiled CNAPS/PC, which it claims is the only
commercially available massively-parallel microprocessor board for
the PC. The card is designed to provide PC users with low cost
solutions for pattern recognition analysis, as well as a general
increase in speed and capability on a machine.

3 -> NextBase Ships London Mapping Package On CD-ROM 06/20/94
NextBase, the publishers of the popular AutoRoute PC map software,
has announced MapVision Plus, a mapping system of London, on a
CD-ROM.

4 - > Lotus UK Ships 1-2-3 Release 4
For DOS 06/20/94 Lotus Development Corporation UK has announced the
availability of 1- 2-3 Release 4 for DOS, which it claims is a
keystone upgrade to the "world's most popular spreadsheet."

5 -> Lotus Scores Major Danish SmartSuite For OS/2 Order 06/20/94
Lotus Development Corporation has received one of its largest
SmartSuite orders ever. The company's Danish subsidiary has
announced that terms of the contract call for its to deliver 7,500
copies of the OS/2 version to customers in the Danish financial
sector.

6 -> Danish Bankers Follow The OS/2 Flag 06/20/94 IBM seems to have
scored something of a success in the Danish financial services
sector as the company has revealed that around 8,000 financial
services staff in Denmark are to undergo intensive training in the
OS/2 operating system.

7 - > 3Com & Novell Announce Integrated Branch Office Networking
06/20/94 3Com Corporation and Novell have announced a strategic
partnership to help their worldwide customers build "tightly
integrated branch office networks that are reliable, manageable and
scalable."

8 -> Compton's Migrates Wholly To CD-ROM Format 06/20/94 Compton's
Newmedia has moved exclusively to CD-ROM titles and is planning to
release its math educational title, The Human Calculator, and the
first of a new category of self-help titles, Focus for Success, in
the laser disc format.

9 -> Jeteye - Fast, Wireless PC/Omnibook Data Transfer 06/20/94 For
fast, painless transfers and information updates between a PC and a
Hewlett-Packard Omnibook, Extended Systems has announced Jeteye PC.
The unit, which looks like a mouse in both size and appearance,
connects to the PC's serial port and uses the infrared data transfer
capability built into the Omnibook.

10 -> Labor Law Online With Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro 06/20/94
Labor Law Online is a CD which delivers up-to-date information about
labor and employment issues through articles, cases, statutes, codes
and regulations for existing and eligible clients of Pillsbury,
Madison & Sutro.

11 -> New IBM PS/2 Model 76 And 77 Finally Arrive 06/20/94 Faster
PS/2 models 76 and 77, promised to select IBM customers last year,
have finally made it out of the door.

12 -> Canadian Product Launch Update 06/20/94 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. This week: IBM's new PS/2 models 76
and 77 and Microsoft's Complete Baseball CD- ROM.

13 -> Royal Bank of Canada Boosts High-Tech Lending 06/20/94
Building on limited loan programs already in place, the Royal Bank
of Canada (RBC) has set up a nationwide program to address the
special banking needs of knowledge-based industries, including
information technology (IT), entertainment software, and
biotechnology.

14 -> ****Miniscribe CFO Convicted, Faces 10 Years 06/20/94 The
chief financial officer of the now defunct Miniscribe Corporation
has been found guilty of filing false financial statements and
profiting through insider trading. He faces up to 10 years in a
federal prison and $500,000 in fines.

15 -> Magic Quest Intros New Math, Reading Titles 06/20/94
Educational software developer Magic Quest has announced two new
titles: Math Ace Jr. and Word City.

16 -> WinDev '94 Developers' Conference Opens Today 06/20/94 WinDev
'94, this year's edition of an annual international developers'
conference for Windows, opens today at the Boston University (BU)
Corporate Education Center in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

17 -> ****Motorola Invests US$40M In Hong Kong Wireless Network
06/20/94 Motorola has announced that it is investing US$40 million
in Hong Kong to develop a high speed wireless computing network for
the territory based on the latest microcellular packet switched
technology. It is the first such venture by Motorola anywhere in the
world.

18 -> ****IBM Launches Wireless Networking 06/20/94 IBM has
announced its wireless local-area network. The IBM Wireless LAN
provides adapters that fit in Industry Standard Architecture (ISA),
Micro Channel Architecture (MCA), or Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA) expansion slots and link
computers using spread-spectrum radio transmissions.

19 _> ****IBM Forms Network Applications Unit 06/20/94 IBM has
announced a new unit, the Network Application Services Division,
that will focus on what is widely known as the information highway.
A variety of existing operations, including Fireworks Partners and
other multimedia and communications groups, will be part of the new
division.

20 -> Indian Software Exports Up 50 PerCent 06/20/94 According to
the National Association of Software Companies in India (NASSCOM),
the value of software exports from India have grown by more than 50
percent in the year to date. NASSCOM officials say that export
revenues came to 1,020 crore ($330 million) in 1993/94, compared
with 675 crore during 1994/93.

21 ->  ****Virtual Mall Opens In Cyberspace 06/20/94 Two
entrepreneurs have launched an Internet service on the World-Wide-
Web called "Downtown Anywhere," which they describe as the first
virtual shopping mall.

22 -> US Multimedia Quadruples, Yet Continues To Dominate 06/20/94
The multimedia market in the US is expected to multiply by four
times between now and the year 2000, according to market research
firm Frost & Sullivan.

23 -> Microsoft Will No Longer Market Sound Hardware For PCs
06/20/94 Following hard on the heels of its "strategic relationship"
with market leader Creative Labs to share technology for audio and
digital signal processing (DSP), Microsoft has announced it will no
longer market the sound hardware it introduced in October of 1992.
While the company is saying it is responsible for promoting sound
hardware in the PC market, some say that may be an exaggeration.

24 -> NewsPix Images For Newsbytes Publishers 06/20/94 These are the
digitized photos that correspond to stories Newsbytes has reported
recently. The photos are online in the Newsbytes menu on GEnie,
eWorld, and the Newsbytes' private bulletin board systems in
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licensed Newsbytes publisher in any medium call Newsbytes at
612-430-1100 or write to [e-mail] on the
Internet.

25 -> Security Dynamics & Cisco Offer "Crackerproof" Routers
06/20/94 As more companies implement remote access to their
corporate networks, the possibility of unauthorized access to vital
information increases. As a result, computer security company
Security Dynamics Inc., says that an enhanced version of its
ACE/Server and SecurID security products will be integrated into
Cisco Systems' network routers and communications servers.

26 -> Survey - Backbone Demand Rising For Token-Ring LAN Switches
06/20/94 According to a survey conducted by Infonetics Research,
Token Ring local area network (LAN) switches are being used
increasingly at companies that already use Token-Ring distributed
backbone networks.

27 -> Korean Firms Fight For Place In Multimedia Market 06/20/94 The
big three multimedia companies, GoldStar, Samsung Electronics and
Hyundai Electronics, are cooperating with advanced world-class
companies on development of multimedia equipment and software to
prepare for the sharply growing multimedia market.

28 -> Korea - Computer News Roundup 06/20/94 In this week's computer
news from Korea: Apple PowerPC market heats up, Samsung shifts
overseas production of semiconductors for transistors and watches to
the former Soviet Union, Hyundai to set up ASIC (application
specific integrated circuit) design centers in the US and Taiwan,
GoldStar and GoldStar Electron to merge.

29 -> ****Apple Computer's eWorld Goes Online 06/20/94 Apple Mac
users in the United States are being invited by Apple Computer to
join its new online service, eWorld, which begins service today with
close to 12,000 members already online.

30 -> Special Notice To All Readers/Republishers Of Newsbytes
06/20/94 As part of Newsbytes' continual improvement to its service,
we are implementing enhanced routing lines for our reports from July
1.

(Steve Gold/19940630)