Updated March 28, 1997
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March 28, 1997, Weekend Edition Testers deliver early word on DB2--'it works as promised' Making sense of the Java phenomenon Wang creates office of the president; rewards CEO Sun, Lotus strings grow tighter Modular PC maker Nexar to go public March 28, 1997, Morning Edition Adaptec buys Skipstone for $7.5M March 27, 1997, Evening Edition JavaOne's cup overflows Java, Java everywhere Developers prep security, collaboration at JavaOne Italian investors mine for Silicon Valley talent Blast from the past: Gateway to buy remnants of Amiga Ex-Compaq whiz kid Stimac joins Tandem board March 27, 1997, Midday Edition Oracle's Ellison does the Apple tease--again Microsoft ending cold war with banking community Apple: Still time to tune in the digital picture? March 27, 1997, Morning Edition Group in mass suicide apparently ran Web design firm New browser security flaw discovered Intel joins Kodak in battle to send digital photography mainstream Windows NT boot process gets a kick OpenCard Framework will allow users to access any NC with any smart card Intel ups buyback program Motorola stock down on report of poor quarter Avidly interested: Why Intel didn't let this sleeping dog lie March 26, 1997, Evening Edition Xerox to go modular on tax day CompuServe quietly grows Network Services business Jungle fever: Behind Amazon.com Heavy hitters line up for Java database support Novell's R&D; efforts could be just the thing Federal judge dismisses challenge to ban on online abortion info Corel in the black for Q1 Apple won't jump on Windows delay Techs rally, bringing up NASDAQ March 26, 1997, Midday Edition Intergraph to launch new 3-D systems next week Novell's next products will target remote access, intranet Netbot introduces 'parallel pull' E-commerce application IBM teams with application developers to propose visual modeling spec March 26, 1997, Morning Edition New version of Explorer promises security fix HP X terminal division sniffs Java Microsoft posts virus warning system for E-mail clients WavePhore licenses RealAudio Accord clinched on making smart cards work on all NC systems Nu-kote asks court to stop HP from changing cartridges Cisco to acquire Telesend The PC Forum Diaries: Crichton kvetches and the VCs do bad jam March 25, 1997, Evening Edition Modem makers getting hit by the 56K blues Novell plays to crowd, but may need a new audience Novell readies Java-based NT/NetWare Command Centers Dr. Solomon's rolls out virus protection for newsgroups Multi-language search engine debuts March 25, 1997, Midday Edition Oklahoma City bombing trial goes on AOL Work it girl! NEC gets versatile Austrian ISPs pull plug to protest police raid Is the Internet ready for a new 'View-Master'? My diary from PC Forum Startup Netmosphere targets collaboration market March 25, 1997, Morning Edition AMD will price K6 25 percent below Intel prices Internet ad revenue up in Q4 By millennium's end, Intel commits to increasing computing power Telecoms report progress on 40G bits/second bandwidth network plan 3Com hit with class-action lawsuit STB buys Symmetric March 24, 1997, Evening Edition Hayes CEO on buyout: 'Make me an offer' Novell reveals new deals to strengthen its Internet strategy and overall message Read all about it: Amazon.com readies public offering Intel buys part of Avid March 24, 1997, Midday Edition Novell's Wolf Mountain ready to rock Microsoft preps Java perks PGP buys 'metadirectory' maker Zoomit Novell, Oracle to integrate NDS, Web App Server 3.0 Techs continue to slide iMarket sends out Direct Mail Express The next seat may be your own in cyberauditorium Digital tosses hat into the network computer arena March 24, 1997, Morning Edition Novell extends cluster reach Novell making a run for the Border Handheld PCs cause support conundrum Unicenter enters 'Next Generation' A taste of the Real World CA bolsters Unicenter Not so fast, Pentium II Oracle prepares data mart bundles Tooling up for Win 95 Cisco, Sun embrace Fast EtherChannel C/S suites tap into Java Reseller takes on wireless outsourcing Micron to take the wraps off value-line notebooks Vendors push for server clustering standard Microsoft ships new IE beta Researchers seek an edge on Web Open Market spruces up storefronts Smart cards move to head of class at FSU March 21, 1997, Weekend Edition Microsoft's IE 4.0 delay to set back Memphis by a month Compaq to stop paying 'blood money,' analyst says CDA or no CDA, if you want it, you've got it on the Net Alta Vista Software to deliver "zero footprint" software Zona predicts $100 billion in Net business by 2000 Olicom buys CrossComm March 21, 1997, Midday Edition Compaq direct-shun to change One-stop buying coming to the Web ISPs in danger as phone companies gird for battle Xcert Software unveils first cross-authentication package March 21, 1997, Morning Edition Novell and Netscape spin off "Novonyx" Broader server replication proposed by Microsoft and Cisco Progress Software Q1 profits drop Geoworks lowers revenue estimates, but ambitions stay high 3Com to Bundle Check Point's Firewall Gateway to bundle x2 modems March 20, 1997, Evening Edition 3Com comes in above expectations Gerstner, Pfeiffer share a lot (about $4 million) FoxPro bug rare but deadly for data NEC Technologies' boss resigns Bell Atlantic, Nynex merger completion delayed March 20, 1997, Midday Edition Motorola jumps on smart card bandwagon Amelio's new mantra--it's the Internet Oracle preps Java clients for 'cheap' Network computers Company to shut down, claims AOL owes it $2.2 million E*Trade launches investment service with InvesTools VivoActive products to support Microsoft's Visual Tools March 20, 1997, Morning Edition AT&T stops deployment of PACT Oracle NC Division preps server, client software More MMX notebooks on the way PC vendors sign on to Zip Drives March 19, 1997, Evening Edition High Court zings both sides in CDA debate Bearish remark, bad news from 3Com, Cisco tumble tech stocks IBM buys access to NetObjects for Domino Notes Server March 19, 1997, Midday Edition Angels and devils form part of CDA protests High noon at Supreme Court as sides stage final CDA duel Microsoft and HP get ready to get cozy Tech stocks off in market slide Time sues CompuServe March 19, 1997, Morning Edition Ellison says, 'Give me back my pencil' Struggle to codify cyberspace by courts, Congress begins in earnest Analysts see IBM/NetObjects deal as plug for hole in Lotus lineup New technology will let networked PCs get remote updates Netscape focuses on flexibility in searching Adobe shares soar on strong Q1 Microsoft sets pricing for Visual Studio March 18, 1997, Evening Edition Novell's Marengi says his future at company is 'Up to Schmidt' Microsoft files first lawsuit against security code cracker Gateway insiders sell off shares Bandwidth boost ahead, according to Bell Atlantic CEO Ray Smith Time Warner orders quarter-million cable modems from Motorola Red Cross launches an Internet lottery to benefit charities Digital steps up to plate against Intel March 18, 1997, Midday Edition CDA battle won't end with court decision Schmidt can think, but can he lead? Visa president says era of 'infomoney' is just starting Digital wins injunction in AltaVista legal snit March 18, 1997, Morning Edition Novell taps Schmidt as CEO Market reacts cautiously to Schmidt hire at Novell Oracle finally ready with new data mart product SAP to bolster R3 connection to World Wide Web Micron shares off after sales slip For Cyrix, AMD: Two letters spell trouble March 17, 1997, Evening Edition Corel to spin off new company Sun angles for a single Java standard ESPN sets up one-day pass for 'impulse' surfers Analysts say Iomega's roller coaster still in gear Ex-Apple honcho maps out VeriFone sales push March 17, 1997, Midday Edition Usenet newsgroups hacked; ISP security compromised Wall Street on Apple: Show us NEC to RAID the corporate market US West prepares to DiveIn to local content IBM, SAP in DB2 development pact March 17, 1997, Morning Edition Java moving to server Novell partners with Netscape, JavaSoft for IntranetWare Little things mean a lot in Internet Explorer 4.0 Bug-bitten browser Beyond Exchange 5.0 Groupware vendors flirt with Java Intel, Cyrix, AMD extend reach of desktop chips Microsoft makes mainframe moves SAS prepares data mining, reporting tools Wolfpack's also at the door IBM commerce catalog server gets smart Push is on for CDF spec March 14, 1997, Weekend Edition Requiem for OpenDoc From vox to video on the Internet Rockwell, Motorola announce delay in shipments of 56K products Free speech advocates: CDA fight might not end with Supreme Court NEC to slash prices on Versa notebooks Oracle VP resigns to assume position at McAfee eShare debuts chat server for Unix March 14, 1997, Midday Edition Intel sues Cyrix, AMD over MMX name Apple's darkest day Oracle slated to ship NC software in April MMX grabs share in January retail sales From the mind of Minolta: printers E*Trade to be included in Packard Bell's Planet Oasis interface Return of the JEDI: SGIs expands tech pact with Lucas company March 14, 1997, Morning Edition Oracle Q3 results meet analysts' expectations IBM Net exec: 'Tremendous growth' in E-commerce IBM set to unveil high-octane workstations SunSoft details clustering plans for Solaris Startup's switches to boast Gigabit speeds, QOS features Comcast places order for 300,000 set-top boxes StorageTek, Imation at work on new storage platform March 13, 1997, Evening Edition Oracle Q3 net income in line with expectations 120M-byte LS-120 drives a hit at CeBIT Web window shopping gains momentum American Stock Exchanges launches Year 2000 Index InstallShield aims to simplify Web downloads, installs March 13, 1997, Midday Edition Intel's Gill looks over the Internet rainbow for a pot of gold March modem madness: Hayes to buy Cardinal Informix modifies suit against Oracle Microcom to roll out new modems; Boca and Bay announce 56K pricing Mitsubishi takes the LS-120 drive on the road BackWeb to let users download while they work HP joins Dow, shares rise CA releases Office 97 virus update CompuServe opens shopping mall on the Web March 13, 1997, Morning Edition Intel elaborates on specs for reducing cost of PCs, NetPCs Microsoft previews 'Zero Administration' at CeBIT AMD releases new chip sets Push comes to shove over PointCast Connections March 12, 1997, Evening Edition Amelio warns of significant layoffs in store for Apple CDA 'not a good act,' says Clinton advisor Magaziner Cisco serves up 'network appliance' AT&T;, Mondex wade into 'micropayment' battle Cisco draws map for melding data centers and intranets BellSouth, IBM forge Net access ties March 12, 1997, Midday Edition PointCast pushes brave new world of 'Connections' Digital's Palmer: Internet is real 'information at your fingertips' U.S. Robotics flexes remote access muscle Exabyte introduces fast, low-cost 14GB drive Dr Solomon's rolls out Anti-Virus for consumers PeopleSoft to offer free supply-chain software on Web March 12, 1997, Morning Edition Microsoft's IE repairs still incomplete VDOnet to demo advanced video technology Not sure how copyright laws apply on the Web? Join the club PointCast to announce Internet version of local-access channel Powersoft plans major upgrade of PowerBuilder tool Market for online stock quotes heats up Microsoft forms 'push' alliance HP steps up cross-platform drive March 11, 1997, Evening Edition HP's new Pentium II-based Vectra PCs to stress easy upgrades, greater expansion Independent Web page posts Pentium II benchmarks; Intel says numbers are bogus Free speech, constitutional law headline Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy Microsoft officially rolls out Exchange 5.0 E-mail glitch hits AOL OnLive enhances voice conferencing, announces partnership IBM has slew of new network adapter cards in store FreeLoader 2.5 offers greater control over search results Digital takes over Fortran PowerStation from Microsoft AT&T; adds to roster of local services March 11, 1997, Midday Edition Smaller ISPs face cloudy future, BBN exec says Sybase aims to simplify database transactions McAfee's PC-medic alleviates pain of GPFs AT&T; to help Net surfers reach out and find someone March 11, 1997, Morning Edition Reporter's notebook: Next generation talks a good game Damages to laptops on the rise, according to insurer New owner of D&B; Software plans shakeups March 10, 1997, Evening Edition Corel rolls out WebMaster Suite Bundle targets software distribution over corporate intranets Dell makes big waves in PC server pond CompuServe to close down forums during system upgrade UMAX offers details on Wintel PCs Astound announces WebCast push tools AOL to buy LightSpeed Media, create entertainment unit headed by ex-NBC exec Tartikoff Progressive Networks gets boost from Spike Lee BigBook has big plans for growth March 10, 1997, Midday Edition Microsoft posts IE patch VeriSign, Network Solutions to offer organizations 'one-stop registration' for the Net National Semi buys supplier of MPEG decoders USR, Lotus to develop extensions for PalmPilot Nets Inc., PSDI forge E-commerce alliance Macromedia announces Director 6 multimedia authoring tools March 10, 1997, Morning Edition Netscape plans 'CrossWare' trio E-commerce grows up with aid of D&B, Actra Microsoft ready to show 'zero administration' Photo opportunity: Publisher's intranet finds just-right pictures just in time Focusing on simplicity: PC Week Labs finds business case for Simon & Schuster's CDA IBM making the switch Intel to broaden the scope of workgroup network line D-Day for 'Normandy' SAP, PeopleSoft mull data warehouse tools CardBus not in gear AltaVista extends directory, adds firewall Java run-time package frees browser applets Polishing up Microsoft's SMS 'Opal' Pentium II, desktops, M2 all on tap for CeBIT IBI puts data, graphs in WebFocus Sun expands Ultra server line with HPCs XCD taps the Web to bolster remote printing services Copyright(c) 1997 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. 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