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Parsons Technology, a subsidiary of Intuit Inc., is now offering Microsoft Internet Explorer to its software customers at no additional cost. This new feature is available to those who purchase CD-ROM versions of Parsons' software titles, including Personal Tax Edge, Family Origins, Announcements, and Golf Digest ScoreCard. The integration
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The notion that inexpensive, stripped-down computers could make computing accessible to the general public has been floated by competitors of Microsoft, touting the potential of "internet appliances" that sacrifice features for affordability and ease of use. Industry reports indicate that such devices are in development, but a recent
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Microsoft's ergonomically designed keyboards, designed to accommodate the human physique and encourage natural typing positions, are expected to replace the industry-standard 101-key design. Key Tronic, a computer keyboard maker, has seen a financial slump climb out of late 1991 with the help of these unconventional keyboards. Competitors such
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Don Tapscott, a renowned corporate management guru, has written a comprehensive guide to understanding the digital economy in his bestselling book "The Digital Economy". The book provides a thorough understanding of the Internet and the World Wide Web, as well as new ways of creating wealth, virtual workplaces,
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NBC's main objective in the new venture is to ensure access to novel distribution methods and expand its presence globally. The announcement comes on the heels of ABC's statement about launching its own continuous news channel in early 1997. This move is part of an existing
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Microsoft has selected McKinley's Magellan Internet Directory for its Internet online service, MSN. This partnership will provide MSN users with seamless access to a wealth of information available on the Internet. Magellan, a cutting-edge directory, offers fully reviewed and rated resources, along with powerful search technology, making it
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Microsoft Corporation and Wall Data Incorporated today announced the availability of the RUMBA-SNA Server Solution Pack, a complete turnkey enterprise connectivity solution for business users. The product package consists of Microsoft SNA Server, five client access licenses for SNA Server, and five copies of Wall Data RUMBA OFFICE for SNA
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Microsoft's chairman William H. Gates has secured the support of General Electric's chairman John F. Welch Jr., marking a significant partnership between the software giant and the industrial conglomerate. This alliance comes as Microsoft seeks to expand its presence in the internet and multimedia markets, while
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NBC, a unit of General Electric Co., and Microsoft Corp. have announced plans for a five-year joint venture to produce an all-news 24-hour cable channel, MSNBC Cable. The service, a 50-50 venture, is expected to begin in the Fall of 1996, with Microsoft investing $220 million in the cable operations
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Microsoft has announced that it will license Sun Microsystems' Java software, a move that is seen as an admission by the software giant that it will not dictate the key standards in the booming market for Internet products. This decision marks a significant shift for Microsoft, which has historically
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Silicon Valley companies, including Sun Microsystems Inc. and Netscape Communications Corporation, plan to announce a user-friendly version of Java software technology for the World Wide Web, while Microsoft is in internal turmoil over its strategy with respect to the Java language. This move represents the opening skirmishes in what may
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The Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit, a 1,300-page book and companion CD, has become the best-selling computer book of all time, with over 500,000 copies sold since its publication in August. The book dominated computer book best-seller lists and was in high demand, with certain stores reporting spot
