========================================================================= FYI NEWSLETTER (Abridged Edition) Information Media and Technology News Published online every Saturday Volume 1, Number 17 / Saturday, October 22, 1994 CIRCULATION: See list at end of this newsletter ========================================================================= Copyright 1994 by John Hart & Hart Publishing. NOTE: This abridged version of FYI Newsletter may be freely duplicated and/or uploaded to BBS's and online host systems, providing that the entire contents remains unchanged. Except as permitted herein, unauthorized duplication is a violation of Pan-American & International Copyright Conventions. Any and all parties found guilty of infringement will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. ==================== EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ==================== John Hart 767 South Xenon Court, Suite 117 Lakewood, CO 80228 Voice/Fax: 303-987-3246 CIS: 71044,2446 Internet: fyi@marketplace.com (Please send press releases and other news to jhart@csn.org.) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * STORIES IN THIS ABRIDGED FYI NEWSLETTER ISSUE... 1. From the Editor 2. PDA Market To Eventually Get Going, Study Says 3. Anti-Piracy Enforcement Nets $5 Million In 1993 4. Prodigy Offers Internet Newsgroups 5. Playing To Win Founder Wins Social Responsibility Award 6. Microsoft & Compaq Team On Free Airline Ticket Promo 7. GEnie's Full Internet Plans 10/19/94 8. E-Mail Shopping At Seattle's Nordstrom 10/19/94 9. Digital Future Press On Disk -- A New Service 10. AOL Claims "Most Popular" Internet Connection Title 11. Colorado Hi-Tech Employee Mailing List 12. Upcoming Conferences and Workshops * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * STORIES IN THIS EXPANDED FYI NEWSLETTER ISSUE... (The WEEKLY expanded edition of FYI is available only by subscription. See special offer at the end of the file.) 1. Cellular Phone Fraud Ring Charged 2. Autograph Document Automation Software Introduced 3. GTE Airfone Opens Info Centers At Airports 4. Winstar "Last Mile" Wireless Service Begins 5. Pioneer Wireless License Flap Continues 6. MacWorld - Digital World Offers Potential & Pitfalls 7. Allnet Expands Mobile Line With Three Baby Bells 8. US Robotics & Megahertz To Merge 9. Microsoft Comments On Spielberg, OS/2, Online Service 10. New Book On World Wide Web--1,100-Page Guide Covers Web Tools, Web Exploration and Web Development 11. White House Unveils New U.S. Gov't Information Internet Service * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FROM THE EDITOR OF FYI NEWSLETTER... It seems many of you want to know what other online services are selling your demographic information, besides America Online, so here's a quick rundown: CompuServe compiles lists based on members' broad areas of interest as shown by their online activity, but claims it does not disclose specific forums that a member might access. CIS members must contact Customer Service by phone or online (FEEDBACK). Prodigy, GEnie and Delphi say they do not disclose names at all. As for you America Online members, use the keyword "marketing prefs" to get to a menu where you can exclude your name from any list that Steve Case might sell. I thought I gave you the cryptographic key, dear... As the debate over copyright protection of electronic documents heats up, new encryption programs may preempt the need to overhaul the current copyright law by providing a technical fix instead. The Electronic Copyright Management System, developed by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives, the Library of Congress, and DOD's Advanced Research Projects Agency, will be tested at the University of Illinois later this month. The purchaser of digital data would receive a cryptographic key to decode the document. A cypher would then exist in the document, identifying the owner and the buyer. If the buyer distributes the document on a BBS, for instance, cybercops will be able to trace the transgression back to the offending party. Another approach would turn a document purchased for one-time use into gibberish when transmitted via e-mail. (Wait a minute! Most e-mail I get now is gibberish..how do I turn it into intelligence?) The first money-changer on the virtual frontier... A San Diego startup company called First Virtual Holdings, backed by Electronic Data Systems and the First USA credit card company, will offer a system that promises shoppers the ability to make purchases over the network without concern for fraud. A consumer wishing to buy a product would send an e-mail message to the merchant over the Internet, furnishing the buyer's First Virtual account number; the merchant would confirm the account number and notify First Virtual of the transaction; and First Virtual would send a message to the consumer confirming that the request was legitimate. These guys are taking "what" out of going online?... Another company has set up shop on the Internet, this one specializing in helping other companies to do the same. Open Market Inc. has already signed up Reed Elsevier and Digital Equipment Corp., lured by the company's promise to "take the technology barriers out of" going online, according to Open Market's CEO. The full-service treatment includes advertising services for clients, and setting up the proper security measures for online payment. A tracking system generates detailed customer feedback and information on the popularity of clients' products. (I'm sorry, but I don't see any technology barriers stopping anyone from going online. But I do see plenty of apathy barriers.) Who really killed telecom legislation?... At an industry conference, executives from Regional Bell Operating Companies denied charges that their lobbying efforts had killed telecom legislative reform, but FCC commissioner Andrew Barrett remarked sardonically: "I cannot find anyone in this house or anywhere that was against this bill. I haven't found anybody that didn't support it. I'm trying to figure out why the hell it died." (Follow the buck, Mr. Barrett. Follow the buck.) If you flunk this test, you have to bring your own laptop... New students at the University of Delaware will need to pass the Electronic Community Citizenship Examination before gaining access to the school's computers. Questions cover topics such as password security, copyright restrictions on software, and penalties for deliberate misuse of computer access. --JH * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PDA MARKET TO EVENTUALLY GET GOING, STUDY SAYS Personal digital assistants (PDAs) have been slow to take off so far, mostly because they just don't offer enough value for the price. But in time, PDA manufacturers will get it right, according to Forrester Research Inc. Susan Cohen, senior analyst of computer strategy research at Forrester, told Newsbytes that today's PDAs don't meet customer expectations and cost too much. They lack the easy wireless communications vendor hype has led buyers to expect, handwriting recognition falls short of its promise, and data exchange with desktop computers is too complex, Cohen said, "all of which can be summed up as not enough 'bang for the buck.'" The first manufacturers to launch PDAs, such as Apple Computer Inc. with its Newton MessagePad, marketed them as products for ordinary people. But most people are reluctant to part with the roughly $700 that is the average cost of a PDA today, Cohen said. As a result, "for the last three years, activity in the pen computer and handheld market has been discombobulated at best," a recent report from Forrester says. "High profile hardware and software start-ups -- GO, Eo, Momenta, and Slate -- have vaporized. After being announced in a blaze of hype, Apple's Newton MessagePad has seen sales plod along at very modest levels." The most voluble complaints about -- and ridicule of -- PDAs has centered around handwriting recognition. This technology is "a huge problem," Cohen said, "not because it doesn't work, but because it doesn't live up to expectations." Cohen agreed with many PDA proponents who say the devices have many useful applications that don't depend on handwriting recognition, but she noted that software developers are still learning how to write programs that are suitable for PDAs. She added that handwriting recognition is improving fast, pointing in particular to Los Altos, California-based Palm Computing Inc.'s Graffiti, which achieves highly accurate recognition by requiring users to learn a set of standard, simplified ways of forming letters. Despite their early shortcomings, PDAs have found "a foothold in the Fortune 1,000," according to Forrester. The firm's recent study, entitled "PDAs: Time Will Tell," says PDA sales in 1995 will be about 373,000 units. The near-term market for PDAs is in specialized uses such as field sales, dispatching, health care, and transportation, according to Forrester. By 1999, the company says, falling prices and better wireless communications will help hardware sales reach $1.5 billion -- still a limited market. After 1999, Forrester expects a consumer market for PDAs to develop, helped along by falling prices that by the decade's end will probably break the $100 barrier. The PDA vendors that survive will be those that are patient or have other PDA-related revenues besides those from selling the devices themselves, the report maintains. At the moment, Cohen observed, "the market is Apple's to lose over the next couple of years. If they go back to their old, closed culture, that would kill them." Forrester's prognosis for another current PDA contender, BellSouth, is not so good. Calling BellSouth's Simon, which combines PDA functions with a cellular telephone, a "jack of all trades, master of none," Forrester predicts the company will drop it and return to its core business, cellular telephone service. And Forrester predicts that General Magic Inc., of Mountain View, California, will do poorly with Magic CAP, a PDA operating system, and will end up emphasizing TeleScript, a language for building communications applications. Contact: Katie Kelley, Forrester Research, 617-497-7090. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ANTI-PIRACY ENFORCEMENT NETS $5 MILLION IN 1993 The Business Software Alliance says it collected more than $5 million in penalties in 1993 from software copyright infringers around the world. The money was reinvested to fund future anti-piracy programs, BSA's Diane Smiroldo told Newsbytes. Since its inception in 1988, BSA has filed over 500 piracy lawsuits worldwide, according to BSA's newly released Worldwide Report. The report summarizes the group's efforts in over 60 countries from 1992 through the first quarter of 1994. The report made a number of findings: BSA received more than 10,000 calls in North America to its anti-piracy hot-line. Calls came from all 50 states in 1993. Europe showed measurable results, with a decrease in the regional piracy rate to 61 percent by the end of last year. The most significant decrease in software piracy over the past year was in Italy, where software piracy fell from 86 percent to 50 percent (the US rate is 35 percent), and the legitimate software market jumped by 300 percent. BSA says this is because the Italian government has made a strong commitment to eradicating software piracy. The new North American Free Trade Agreement has led the Mexican government to adopt copyright act amendments that have seen software sales soaring 130 percent. In South Korea, BSA persuaded the government to strengthen its copyright law, increasing maximum penalties for infringement 10-fold, from $3,750 to $37,500. BSA calculates that the software publishing and distribution industries lost more than $12.8 billion last year through software theft, but adds that the problem is getting better, particularly in Europe. "Italy's success is a perfect example of effective policy, education and enforcement initiatives," said Robert Holleyman, BSA president. "Despite these improvements, BSA's efforts will not diminish. Software piracy is theft, and its widespread presence continues to hinder software publishers' efforts to develop new products. Much more remains to be done in order for the industry to reach its fullest market potential." BSA represents leading publishers of PC software, including Apple, Autodesk, Intergraph, Lotus Development, Microsoft, Novell and the WordPerfect Applications Group, and Santa Cruz Operation. Contact: Diane Smiroldo, tel 202-872-5500, fax 202-872-5501. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PRODIGY OFFERS INTERNET NEWSGROUPS Following its recent price reduction, Prodigy joins the other two major online providers offering limited Internet access. Effectively immediately, Prodigy users may browse Internet's newsgroups through Usenet at the hourly rate of $2.95 which is charged after the first five hours of use each month. Prodigy's newsreader service offers an online tutorial and text of frequently asked questions (FAQs, in Internet language) for first- time users. Since some of the newsgroups contain information which may be unsuitable for minors, Prodigy requires the permission of an adult before a users under 18 years of age may enter the area. The company provides several custom options which include allowing a user to exclude articles posted by a particular ID (identification), a full set of search algorithms, the ability to make a private response to an article, and the ability to maintain and attach a personal signature file which often accompanies a post as a "footer." According to Prodigy, users should also enjoy the ability to "quote" selected text within a response to a posted article. A new interface was developed to make the newsgroups as easy as possible for Prodigy users to begin their introduction to the "Net." A spokesperson for the company told Newsbytes, "We are offering the lowest possible hourly rates to Usenet newsgroups. Our price reduction began immediately and makes us the most affordable of the major online providers." Contact: Mike Darcy, Prodigy, 914-448-8846. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PLAYING TO WIN FOUNDER WINS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) has announced that Playing to Win founder, Antonia Stone, is the 1994 winner of the Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility. The award is presented annually to a distinguished computer professional who has, according to CPSR, through personal example, demonstrated a deep commitment to the socially responsible use of computing technology. "The greatest danger on the horizon for the national information infrastructure (NII) is that we will be left with two societies: a privileged class that enjoys the benefits of the information age, and another that is left behind with none of those advantages," said Stanford professor and CPSR board President Eric Roberts. "Through her work with Playing To Win, Antonia Stone has been fighting for years to achieve the equality of access necessary to empower all of us together." "I'm thrilled," said Stone. "I believe that CPSR, in recognizing the work I've been doing by honoring me with the Norbert Wiener award, emphasizes the importance of a grass-roots effort towards real equity of technology access, and the need to offer opportunities for learning about and hands-on use of technology to those who otherwise wouldn't have such an opportunity." Stone was presented with the Wiener award at CPSR's recent annual meeting banquet in San Diego, California. This year's annual meeting included a two-day conference entitled "Organizing for Access: A National Forum on Computer Networking, Community Action and Democracy", that brought together local, regional and national activists and decision makers to take a critical look at some of the social implications of the NII. Stone has been working in computer learning since the 1970s. After an intense period of fund-raising and outreach, she opened a computer center in a basement room of a Harlem housing project. Starting from that base, with Stone serving as executive director from 1980 through 1992, the Playing to Win (PTW) network has grown to over 45 affiliates located across the US, as well as in Poland and Northern Ireland. The PTW network of non-profit groups are dedicated to "promoting and providing equitable technology access and education for economically, socially, and geographically disadvantaged people." The organization says it seeks to establish a national community of neighborhood technology access providers dedicated to "true universal technological enfranchisement." Each PTW community computer center shares a belief that everyone can learn as long as they "are allowed to follow their own motivational path and develop according to their own interests." The Wiener Award was established in 1987 in memory of Norbert Wiener, the originator of the field of cybernetics and a pioneer in looking at the social and political consequences of computing. Author of the book, "The Human Use of Human Beings," Wiener began pointing out the dangers of nuclear war and the role of scientists in developing more powerful weapons shortly after Hiroshima. Past recipients of the Wiener Award have been: Dave Parnas, 1987, in recognition of his actions opposing the Strategic Defense Initiative; Joe Weizenbaum, 1988, for his pioneering work emphasizing the social context of computer science; Daniel McCracken, 1989, for his work organizing computer scientists against the Anti Ballistic Missiles deployment during the 1960s; Kristen Nygaard of Norway, 1990, for his work in participatory design; Severo Ornstein and Laura Gould, 1991, in recognition of their "tireless energy" guiding CPSR through its early years; Barbara Simons, 1992, for her work on human rights, military funding, and the U.C. Berkeley reentry program for women and minorities; and the Institute for Global Communications, 1993, for their work to use network technology to "empower previously disenfranchised individuals and groups working for progressive change." Founded in 1981, CPSR is a national, non-profit organization of computer scientists and other professionals concerned with the impact of computer technology on society. CPSR says its mission is to provide the public and policymakers with "realistic assessments of the power, promise, and problems of information technology." Contact: CPSR, 415-322-3778, Internet e-mail cpsr@cpsr.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MICROSOFT & COMPAQ TEAM ON FREE AIRLINE TICKET PROMO Microsoft Corporation and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) have announced a joint promotion for the upcoming holiday season that gets you free airline tickets when you buy hardware and/or software. The deal, dubbed "Fly With Us," offers tickets on Delta Airlines Inc.'s more than 5,000 daily flights to any destination in the world, when you buy two software programs from Microsoft's Home product line, a Compaq Presario PC or Contura Aero portable, or two Microsoft Home software programs and one of the Compaq computers. Microsoft Home products include: Flight Simulator and Space Simulator; the Encarta encyclopedia on CD-ROM; Cinemania, a movie guide; creativity programs for children like Creative Writer and Fine Artist; Microsoft Money; and Microsoft Works. Microsoft Home products have suggested retail prices that range from $28 to $99. Purchase of two Microsoft Home products or one of the Compaq PCs gets you one free companion ticket. If you buy a Compaq personal computer and two Microsoft Home products you get vouchers for two companion tickets plus a package of travel discounts and other goodies with a retail value of $500. The travel pack contains discounts on Delta Dream Vacation packages to Europe and Walt Disney World Resorts, a free rental car for one day from Alamo Rent-a-Car, software, a mouse pad, and other products and services. Each free ticket has to be accompanied by the purchase of a regular Delta ticket costing $359 or more. There is also a $10 processing fee on the free flights, and some blackout periods apply. The promotion ends January 15, 1995, and the free tickets, which are valid beginning November 1, 1994, have to be used by July 1, 1995. Contact: Microsoft, 206-882-8080 of 800-426-9400 Compaq Computer Corp., 713-374-1459 or 800-348-1518. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GEnie's FULL INTERNET PLANS GEnie, which has been offering Internet information and document retrieval through its Internet Roundtable, has announced plans to deliver Internet access to its members. Sometime during December of this year, "Phase I" of its Internet Access Service is scheduled to offer file transfer protocol (FTP), UseNet newsgroups, outbound Telnet service, Gopher service, and Wide Area Information Server (WAIS). An as of yet, unannounced "Phase II" is planned for 1995. That phase will complete the company's Internet services with the addition of World Wide Web (WWW, the Web). Recent announcements of hourly rate reductions from America Online and Prodigy have challenged the $3-and-under rate which GEnie has maintained. For the time being, GEnie has not announced a reduction in its rates and its Internet Services Access will be available at the company's standard rate of $3-per-hour after the first four hours of non-prime time access included in the monthly fee of $8.95. Newsbytes notes America Online's rate announcement is not effective until January, 1995, although Prodigy's rate reduction is now in effect. Speaking to Newsbytes, Scott Melnick, spokesperson for GEnie, said, "With the assistance of our sysops, we will have tested the service out thoroughly before we release a very short beta version. The public beta period will only be about two weeks, as we plan by that time to have all details of the program worked-out." Between now and the introduction of its Internet service, GEnie says the Internet Roundtable will continue to offer users a retrieval service of Internet documents and provide introductory information in response to users inquiries. GEnie promises there is more news to come as the company approaches the December delivery date. Newsbytes notes GEnie seems to be preparing some special features for its members to access the "Net" and longtime GEnie users should expect to use their familiar GEnie commands while surfing the menu-driven access the company is readying. Contact: Vivian Kelly, GEnie, 301-340-4494. ********************************************************************* E-MAIL SHOPPING AT SEATTLE'S NORDSTROM Nordstrom, a 93-year-old fashion retailer with stores in 14 states, is taking it into the 21st century with a 24-hour electronic-mail (e-mail) shopping service. The service is a collaboration between Nordstrom's flagship Seattle, Washington branch, MCI Communications Corp., and telecommunications program publisher ConnectSoft. The service, dubbed Nordstrom Personal Touch America, or NPTA, will feature "personal shopper" assistants and a two-day Federal Express delivery of the selected goods. Nordstrom says all purchases are guaranteed and may be returned to the store at Nordstrom's expense if not satisfactory. The firm called it "a personalized approach to e-mail shopping not currently available through other services." A Nordstrom spokesperson told Newsbytes it is really a pilot project, and if demand materializes for it, the store will hire additional "personal shoppers" as needed. The new service accepts Nordstrom's in-house credit card plus Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. The service can be reached by any online service at MCI Mail:Nordstrom PT America, or via the Internet at Nordstrom_PT_America@MCIMAIL.COM. The X.400 e-mail address is c=US A=MCI s=Nordstrom PT America. People without an online account can order a $25 special "Nordstrom Connection" package from ConnectSoft and order directly through MCI Mail. Messaging charges will be paid by Nordstrom. Said Geevy Thomas, manager of the flagship Seattle, Washington store where the service will be run: "Once a NPTA customer connects with one of our personal shoppers, they can count on that personal shopper to assist them every time. Their personal shopper can keep records of the customer's sizes, preferred styles and colors plus special dates to remember for gift items." Thomas added: "This allows NPTA combine the best of new technology with very personalized service." The firm says each personal shopper is trained to help customers with everything from selecting single items to assembling whole wardrobes. Contacts: MCI Mail e-mail: Nordstrom PT America; Internet e-mail Nordstrom_PT_America@MCIMAIL.COM; Voice information, 800-925-4254. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DIGITAL FUTURE PRESS ON DISK -- A NEW SERVICE What important news are you missing about the future of electronic communications and marketing? FYI NEWSLETTER is great for staying in touch on a weekly basis, but due to the limitations of downloading time, we just can't publish everything about the digital future. We do put everything we receive into text format and store it on disk, and that disk is now available for purchase, each month. The disk contains practically every piece of relevant news about broadcasting, computers, corporate business news, foreign digital news, the Internet, legal, Microsoft, multimedia, computer software, online services, networks, tele- communications, wireless services, and more, that was announced, or discussed, in the month you request. The DIGITAL FUTURE PRESS disk contains nearly 1Mb of information in easy-to-read text files, accessible with any word processor, or text-processor on any computer platform. All stories are categorized for easy searching. Coming in October: a feature article titled "The Basics of T1," and a special report on personal privacy, liability, freedom of information and intellectual property rights on the electronic frontier. To order the DIGITAL FUTURE PRESS disk for September, or October 1994, please send $12.95, in U.S. funds on a U.S. bank, to: Hart Publishing 767 South Xenon Court, #117 Lakewood, CO 80228 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AOL CLAIMS "MOST POPULAR" INTERNET CONNECTION TITLE America Online says it is the most popular Internet service provider in the US, and plans to roll out major new Internet services in the next few months, including a World Wide Web site so Internet users can access AOL. "As a result of our subscribers' enthusiastic response to our initial Internet offering, we are now the nation's leading Internet provider," said Steve Case, AOL president and chief executive officer. "With our planned enhancements that we are announcing today, we are positioning AOL to be the 'on ramp' for millions of Americans." In addition to the WWW site, AOL will also make its software and a trial membership available for downloading by Internet users. "Until now," said Case, "America Online's Internet presence has been one way -- AOL subscribers have had access to Internet content, but Internet-only users have not had a way to access or view services from AOL. By establishing a WWW site on the Internet and including AOL software and trial membership, we are reaching out to the market of Internet-only users who can simply, and without delay, experience the magic of America Online." Case noted that AOL has "done more than any other site on the 'Net' to educate and inform our subscribers about the Internet, and we will continue to move forward with sensitivity as we bring these two rapidly growing communities together." AOL's moves to broaden Internet interconnection could end the somewhat snobbish attitude some Net surfers have toward addresses that end with "aol.com." Some "Unixcentric Netheads" look down on the folks from the graphical world of AOL and "flame" them when they log onto Newsgroups. AOL is also broadening its Internet capabilities, including a preview of FTP (File Transfer Protocol). The company plans to expand FTP support over the coming months. Also, AOL has beefed up its Newsgroups capability, adding "reply to author" and "mark as read/unread" enhancements. Future plans also include a WWW browser somewhat similar to Mosaic, and addition of Telnet. Both are planned for this winter, said AOL. Contact: Pam McGraw, 703-556-3746. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COLORADO HI-TECH EMPLOYER MAILING LIST The addresses of 300 Colorado high-technology employers are now available on mailing labels, from Hart Publishing. The mailing list is regularly updated from direct mailings to each company. The list is perfect for job-hunters, vendors, catalog marketers, and others who need to reach the cream of Colorado's high-tech firms. The package of 10 sheets of labels, with 30 labels per sheet, comes postpaid for just $35.00. Please specify the addressee choice: HUMAN RESOURCES, OPERATIONS MANAGER, V.P. of PURCHASING, or any custom addressee. Send $35.00 U.S. funds on a U.S. bank to: Hart Publishing 767 South Xenon Court, #117 Lakewood, CO 80228 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UPCOMING INFORMATION MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS OCTOBER 1994 Independent Computer Consultants Association 1994 National Conference, October 19-22, 1994, Costa Mesa, CA, contact 800-774-ICCA, or CIS 70007, 1407. ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, October 22-26. Chapel Hill, NC. Contact 919-962-1869; fax: 919-962-1799. Online/CD-ROM conference, October 24-26, 1994, Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco. Contact 203-761-1466. First Annual Midwest Imaging Expo, October 26, 1994, Drury Lane-Oakbrook Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, sponsored by the Association of Imaging and Information Management (AIIM). 312-357-3330. Technology + Learning Conference, October 26-28, Dallas, TX. Contact 703-838-6722; fax 703-549-6719. The Folio:Show, The Art and Science of Magazine Publishing, October 31 - November 4, 1994, contact Jo-Ann Papp, 203-358-9900. NOVEMBER 1994 Intelcom 94, Turin, Italy, November 2-5, 1994, contact 617-769-9750. First National Corporate Entrepreneurship Conference, November 3-5, 1994, Convention Center, Orlando, FL, contact 800-297-3403 or fax 614-421-3423. CMA Telecom 94, November 7-10, 1994. New York Hilton Hotel & Towers. Contact 800-CMA-EXPO. Fax 214-245-8700. COMDEX, November 14-18, 1994, Las Vegas, NV, contact Registration Dept., 300 First Avenue, Needham, MA 02194-2722, or fax 617-449-2674. Supercomputing '94, November 14-18, 1994, Washington D.C. Convention Center Contact: Linda Callahan, 607-254-8609; fax 607-254-8888. DECEMBER 1994 Internet World 94, December 6-9, Washington Hilton & Towers, Washington, DC, contact 800-632-55337 or 203-226-6967. Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, December 8-9, 1994, Dream Inn, Santa Cruz, CA, contact 313-763-4413. JANUARY 1995 Mobile Communications '95 Conference, January 16-18, 1995, Dallas, TX, contact 800-256-1076. Lotusphere '95, January 22-26, 1995, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, FL, contact 617-894-5326. ComNet '95, January 23-26, 1995, Washington, DC. Contact 800-225-4698. Information Superhighway '95, January 24-27, 1995, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, contact Charles Van Horn, ITA, 505 Eighth Avenue, New York 10018; Tel: 212-643-0620; Fax: 212-643-0624. FEBRUARY 1995 Inter Comm 95, February 20-23, 1995, Vancouver, Canada, contact 604-669-1090. High Tech Direct 2000, February 27-March 1, 1995, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, contact 800-808-3976. MARCH 1995 IEEE INFOCOM'95 -- The Conference on Computer Communications, April 2-6, 1995, Boston, MASS., USA, contact 816-235-2361. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================================= INTRODUCTORY SUBSCRIPTION FOR EXPANDED EDITION OF FYI NEWSLETTER! The expanded edition of FYI NEWSLETTER is available only by subscription and delivered electronically to e-mail addresses. Limited offer: 26 weekly issues of the expanded edition of FYI, uploaded to your e-mail address, are $25.00; 52 weekly issues are $40.00. SPECIAL OFFER EXPIRES December 31, 1994. 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