Newsbytes Daily Summary 09/20/95 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S.A., 1995 SEP 20 (NB) -- These are capsules of all today's news stories: ======================================================================== ------------| N E W S B Y T E S D A I L Y S U M M A R Y |---------- ------------| Wednesday, September 20, 1995 |---------- ======================================================================== (c) Newsbytes News Network (Tm) Editor in Chief: Wendy Woods ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Newsbytes News Network is a computer and telecom industry news wire and digitized picture service. Our news stream includes more than 30 daily first-hand reported US and international news stories about computing and telecommunications. For more information, please e-mail to 'administrator@newsbytes.com' ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATEGORY HEADLINES (*** indicates today's top stories) STORY # ======================================================================== BROADCAST Thailand & Vietnam Plan Satellite Launches................. 13 GENERAL UK - HP Intros Low Cost Laser Printer...................... 07 GENERAL Japan Newsbriefs........................................... 17 LEGAL Moscow Is Paradise For Computer Software Pirates........... 02 ONLINE UK - Demon Internet Services Plans National Access......... 01 ONLINE Wall Street Journal Web Site Adds Company Reports.......... 04 ONLINE Global Post Code & Demographic Info On The Web............. 06 ONLINE See Lake Michigan....On The Internet....................... 09 ONLINE ****IBM Launches Internet Search Service.................. 16 ONLINE ****President Clinton Live On America Online.............. 19 ONLINE Vanguard Offers Online, Internet Education Programs........ 21 ONLINE CompuServe Readies Internet Home Page Service.............. 29 PC Texas Instruments Launches Extensa Series In Europe........ 27 PC UK - Logitech Intros PageScan PC Color Scanning System..... 28 TELECOM Harris Joint Venture For China Telecoms.................... 03 TELECOM Sweden's Ericsson In $250Mil Philippines Telecom Deal...... 05 TELECOM MFS Communications Expands Into Switzerland................ 08 TELECOM MCI Completes Nationwide Cellular Deal..................... 14 TELECOM New Jersey Utility Deploys Packet Cell Technology.......... 18 TRENDS UK - Context Offers Retail Watch Update Services........... 10 TRENDS IDC Sees Compaq Retaining PC Sales Lead In 1995............ 11 TRENDS SPA Reports Flat Software Sales In Western Europe.......... 15 TRENDS ****Losses For Phone & Cable Firms Predicted.............. 20 TRENDS Hal Computer Ships 64-bit SPARC Workstations............... 22 TRENDS Sega Selling 32-bit Game Player For $99.................... 23 UNIX Unix Expo - IBM To Ship DataJoiner......................... 24 UNIX Unix Expo - Digital/Informix/KPMG In Data Deal............. 25 UNIX ****Unix Expo - DEC Chief Urges Unix/NT Interoperability.. 26 WINDOWS Microsoft Intros NetWare File & Print Services Utility..... 12 ======================================================================== These are the headlines and first paragraphs of each story, in order: 1 -> UK - Demon Internet Services Plans National Access -- Demon Internet Services (DIS) plans to be the first Internet service provider (SP) to offer national local call access to its Internet point of presence (PoP) network in the UK. Plans call for 100 percent local coverage to roll out at the end of October. 2 -> Moscow Is Paradise For Computer Software Pirates -- There are few historical monuments which attract so much interest from tourists and locals alike as an inconspicuous park not far from Kutozovovy avenue in Moscow. Despite the fact that this place is practically on the edge of Moscow, more than 1,000 visitors frequent the location every weekend. 3 -> Harris Joint Venture For China Telecoms -- US telecommunications specialist Harris Corp. has formed a joint venture with the Guangzhou Wire Communications Equipment Factory to provide telecommunications systems and services throughout China. The deal is the latest in a number of joint ventures and technology transfers that Harris has formed in the past decade to address China's fast-growing telecommunications market. 4 -> Wall Street Journal Web Site Adds Company Reports -- The interactive Internet World Wide Web publication from the Wall Street Journal is adding a new feature that will let Net surfers access background reports on almost any company in the news. 5 -> Sweden's Ericsson In $250Mil Philippines Telecom Deal -- Ericsson has signed a contract with Smart Communications, the Filipino telecoms operator. Terms of the US$250 million contract call for the expansion of Smart's existing Cellular Mobile Telephone Network (CMTN) and the construction of a fixed network for the local exchange service areas. 6 -> Global Post Code & Demographic Info On The Web -- ALLM Systems and Marketing, publisher of the Global Gazetteer, has plugged into the World Wide Web, opening up a home page at http://www.knowledge.co.uk/xxx/geodata . 7 -> UK - HP Intros Low Cost Laser Printer -- Hewlett-Packard has unveiled the LaserJet 5L, a Plug and Play-compatible LaserJet printer for SOHO (small office/home office) users. The new printer succeeds the LaserJet 4L unit and is a slimmer, vertical design that takes up less space. 8 -> MFS Communications Expands Into Switzerland -- MFS Communications has announced the launch of its business telecoms services into the fifth European financial center 9 -> See Lake Michigan....On The Internet -- All kinds of sites can be seen on the Internet 10 -> UK - Context Offers Retail Watch Update Services -- After ten years of concentrating its market research activities on the dealer side of the computer and information technology (IT) sales channels, Context is moving its services into the retail channel with a new Retail Watch service. 11 -> IDC Sees Compaq Retaining PC Sales Lead In 1995 -- Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) will apparently retain its leadership in personal computer shipments for 1995, but not by much, according to a report released by the International Data Corp. (IDC). 12 -> Microsoft Intros NetWare File & Print Services Utility -- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has released to manufacturing File and Print Services for NetWare, version 3.51. The utility software for Windows NT Server version 3.51 lets Windows NT Server functions as a NetWare 3.12-compatible file and print server. 13 -> Thailand & Vietnam Plan Satellite Launches -- Thailand and Vietnam have announced plans to launch their own satellites, joining other Asian nations with satellites already in orbit or planned. 14 -> MCI Completes Nationwide Cellular Deal -- MCI Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:MCIC) will complete its friendly takeover of Nationwide Cellular Service Inc. (NASDAQ:NCEL) today. Nationwide shareholders have already approved the deal, which runs around $190 million in cash, or $18.50 per share. 15 -> SPA Reports Flat Software Sales In Western Europe -- Personal computer applications software sales in Western Europe were up only slightly over a year ago in the second quarter, the Software Publishers' Association has reported. And sales of both DOS and Apple Macintosh applications were down. 16 -> ****IBM Launches Internet Search Service -- Trying to solve what it described as one of the Internet's three big problems, IBM has launched infoMarket Search, an Internet search service. 17 -> Japan Newsbriefs -- In this roundup of news from Japan: MPT establishes auto telecoms panel, Apple picks Fujitsu for MO drive, KDD to cut rates to Asia, Japan and EU settle phone dispute, IBM supplies OEM displays, Matsushita's digital camera heads overseas. 18 -> New Jersey Utility Deploys Packet Cell Technology -- The wireless lane on the information superhighway is getting its largest test yet. Public Service Electric & Gas of Newark, N.J., is equipping more than 750 field service workers with pen-based computers that will communicate with cellular digital packet data (CDPD) technology over the Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile cellular network. 19 -> ****President Clinton Live On America Online -- Have something you really want to say to President Bill Clinton? You'll be able to do that online, in real time, online, tomorrow, if you are quick or lucky enough, and a member of America Online. 20 -> ****Losses For Phone & Cable Firms Predicted -- Competing cable and phone companies vying in the new broadband multimedia marketplace are heading into a "bloody stalemate," says Mercer Management Consulting. In a study just published, Mercer projects revenue potential for consumer communication, information, and entertainment services to be in excess of $100 billion over the next ten to fifteen years, but this will fall far short of covering costs. 21 -> Vanguard Offers Online, Internet Education Programs -- The Vanguard Group will begin offering educational materials in separate cyberspace channels for people who want to learn about mutual funds and retirement planning. The "Vanguard Online University" mutual fund area will be on America Online (AOL), while 401(k) retirement program information will use Internet World Wide Web technology. 22 -> Hal Computer Ships 64-bit SPARC Workstations --HAL Computer Systems, a Fujitsu company, has introduced a new line of 64-bit Sun Microsystems' SPARC workstations. The company claims the HALstation 300 Series workstations will run existing 32-bit SPARC applications up to 3.3 times faster than any current system. 23 -> Sega Selling 32-bit Game Player For $99 -- Sega of America Inc. announced that the suggested retail price of the Genesis 32x, the arcade upgrade to the Genesis home entertainment system, has been reduced to $99. Previously priced at $149, the upgrade offers a middle ground between the 16-bit Genesis system and the $399 32-bit CD-ROM Sega Saturn system. 24 -> Unix Expo - IBM To Ship DataJoiner -- IBM expects to ship its new DataJoiner "multi-database server" on September 29, said Jeffrey Jones, advisory programmer, Information Warehouse Strategic Planning, in a briefing session for Newsbytes at Unix Expo. 25 -> Unix Expo - Digital/Informix/KPMG In Data Deal -- During a press and analysts' event at Unix Expo called "Digital at Planet Hollywood," officials of Digital Equipment Corp., Informix, and KPMG Peat Marwick announced a data warehousing initiative revolving around a new KPMG-operated data warehousing lab that will be used to test users' applications for a newly announced 64-bit very large database from Informix running on Digital's AlphaServer. 26 -> ****Unix Expo - DEC Chief Urges Unix/NT Interoperability -- With the move of Unix to 64-bit computing, Unix vendors should come together now to support interoperability across Unix platforms, as well as with Microsoft's Windows NT, urged Digital Equipment Corp.'s President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman Robert B. Palmer, during a keynote speech at Unix Expo in New York City. 27 -> Texas Instruments Launches Extensa Series In Europe -- Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the Extensa series of Pentium-based notebooks in Europe. At the same time, the company has launched the TravelMate 5100 into the UK market. 28 -> UK - Logitech Intros PageScan PC Color Scanning System -- Logitech has unveiled the PageScan Color, a full-page, boardless 24-bit color scanning system for PCs. The system will ship from October with an estimated street price (ESP) of UKP299. 29 -> CompuServe Readies Internet Home Page Service -- CompuServe has announced it will soon be allowing subscribers to upload their own Web pages on to its server. In preparation for this, the online giant has announced a dual-application package called the Home Page Wizard and Publishing Wizard. (Ian Stokell/19950920)