Software industry
The Nasdaq composite index, driven by gains in Microsoft and I.B.M., recorded its largest increase in a week yesterday. Technology stocks staged a late rally after initially plummeting on I.B.M.'s weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings. However, I.B.M.'s new chief financial officer'
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Microsoft's Office Compatible 95 program has seen significant growth, with over 240 companies enrolling and contributing more than 265 products. The program provides technical information to create products that look and work like Microsoft Office, the world's most popular suite of software applications. The increased participation
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James Gosling, the mastermind behind the new computer language Java, is concerned that Microsoft Corp. may be crowding out all competition in the software business. To counter this, Sun Microsystems Inc. will distribute Java freely over the Internet, creating an alternative software world that Microsoft will be unable to dominate.
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Microsoft Corp. and Software AG have formed an alliance to make Microsoft's OLE component software technology available across the majority of computer operating systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Software AG will make the core OLE technology available on most non-Microsoft operating systems, including UNIX, IBM MVS,
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The nation's largest securities firms and banks are rapidly migrating their mission-critical applications to the Microsoft Windows NT operating system. Companies like Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, and Citicorp are adopting the platform to improve customer service, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. The accelerated momentum in the financial-services industry
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Six weeks after its launch, Microsoft's Windows 95 remains the leading seller of new software titles, with its versions of other programs also ranking among the top 10, according to internal sales figures compiled by A Plus Software. Buyers are still snapping up the new operating system, despite
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MCI, a leading communications company, announced a significant partnership with Microsoft Corp. to provide customer support services for MSN, The Microsoft Network. As part of the agreement, MCI will manage a dedicated call center to handle customer inquiries and issues related to MSN, which offers a range of services including
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In a move aimed at strengthening its OS/2 operating system software, I.B.M. will relocate 1,100 software developers and other personnel from its Boca Raton, Florida, center to Austin, Texas. This shift is intended to consolidate OS/2 development in a single location, addressing concerns from analysts
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Spyglass, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation have announced a significant partnership, with Spyglass becoming the developer and prime licensee of Microsoft's and Visa International's Secure Transaction Technology (STT) for multiple platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX. This technology aims to provide a secure method for handling credit
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MidWest Micro has announced that its line of Pentium PCs has qualified for the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo, solidifying its commitment to delivering high-performance computing solutions that are compatible with Microsoft's latest operating system. This achievement is a result of close collaboration between MidWest
Telecommunications software
ON Technology Corporation has released a new version of SofTrack, a software licensing and metering solution designed to support the requirements of Microsoft's new Maintenance Plus option under the Select 3.0 licensing program. SofTrack 2.7 includes enhancements such as a new report generator, allowing network administrators
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Robert Frankenberg, chief executive of Novell Inc., intends to articulate a strategy for protecting the company's lead in the corporate computer networking market, a segment that Novell has historically dominated. Despite Microsoft's recent advancements in network software with Windows NT, Frankenberg is confident that Novell'
