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The O.J. Simpson trial has turned into a goldmine for merchandisers, with everything from trading cards to T-shirts, and from books to video games. The public's fascination with the case has led to a surge in demand for products bearing Simpson's image or related to
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Paul Green Jr., an esteemed researcher and manager of IBM's Advanced Optical Networking Group, is driving innovation in the field of all-optical networking. His team, consisting of seven researchers, aims to enhance the efficiency and speed of information transfer through fiber. Green's outstanding contributions to data
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NeXT Computer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. have successfully delivered NEXTSTEP and NEXTSTEP Developer Release 3.2 for HP's PARISC-based workstations. This strategic partnership combines the power of HP's RISC workstations and servers with the flexibility of NeXTSTEP's object-oriented operating system. The two companies have
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HP has announced plans to ship one of the industry's first servers based on the Intel 100MHz Pentium processor, which is expected to be the fastest Intel-based uniprocessor server from the company. Shipments of the high-end HP NetServer LM Series server are expected to begin on September 1,
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The emergence of OpenDoc, a software development standard backed by most large software companies, poses a significant challenge to Microsoft's dominance in the PC industry. OpenDoc promises to deliver true interoperability among different brands of software, addressing the current limitations of compound documents that often require cumbersome workarounds.
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A significant agreement has been reached between Microsoft, the US Department of Justice, and European Union officials, aimed at addressing the company's competitive methods in the personal computer industry. The pact, welcomed by IBM and Lotus Development Corp., will not dethrone Microsoft as the king of personal computer
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The first notebooks featuring Intel's high-performance Pentium processor will soon hit the market, offering buyers a powerful mobile PC experience. Toshiba and IBM have announced plans to release Pentium-powered notebook computers, which are expected to be available in Australia by the final quarter of the year. These notebooks
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As the trend of moving employees into virtual offices, also known as "mobile offices" or "home offices," continues to gain momentum in the US, people problems are surfacing. Many companies, including those like General Electric, Xerox, and Compaq Computer, are forcing hundreds of thousands of workers
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Compaq Computer Corporation has formed a significant partnership with Sears, Roebuck & Company to sell its personal computers, marking a major step in expanding its penetration of the consumer market. Sears, the nation's second-largest retail chain, will start selling Compaq's Contura Aero notebook PCs, and later
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SideKick, a PC-based spreadsheet and accessory package, is reported to malfunction if the PC's date is set to a date in the past. Additionally, users have experienced issues with the modem hanging up after using the package's auto-dialing facility. WordStar for Windows v.2.0 also
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Australia's leading PC vendors are set to converge on the Melbourne Personal Computer Show this year, marking a significant shift from their earlier indifference to the event. Major companies including Apple, IBM, Compaq, Intel, and Microsoft will exhibit their latest products and technologies, drawing corporate attention to the
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Taligent Inc.'s founding partners, Apple Computer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., and IBM, have announced plans to ship the open, portable Taligent Application Environment (TAE) to key platforms in 1995. The TAE is expected to become the industry standard application system for the enterprise, thanks to the combined market leverage
