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The Wordperfect Corporation has announced the introduction of 25 software products, aimed at the fast-growing home computer market. The new line of products, called Main Street, will compete directly with Microsoft Corporation's software titles for the home market. The push into the home market has been in the
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Stac Electronics, a California-based data compression technology firm, saw its stock jump significantly after signing a supply pact with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to license its Stacker data compression technology. The deal, announced after market hours on Wednesday, allows IBM to provide Stac's data-compression technology in future
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Beijing has warned Microsoft that it may ban the sale of its products in the country unless the software giant agrees to support Chinese government plans to promote domestic software programs, according to the official China Daily newspaper. The Chinese government is pushing Microsoft to adopt software standards being developed
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Microsoft and Mobile Telecommunications Technologies Corp. (Mtel) have joined forces to develop a nationwide, two-way personal communications services network in the United States. The partnership aims to upgrade Mtel's Nationwide Wireless Network (NWN) to enable customers to receive and send wireless text messages. This network will be operational
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Microsoft has announced the latest version of the Access Developer's Toolkit, designed for developers creating advanced database applications. The toolkit is a companion product to Microsoft Access version 2.0 and offers tools for application distribution, sample code, and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Custom Controls. Key features
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The Taligent operating system, a collaboration between Apple, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard, made its public debut last week. The consortium is gearing up to release the first development kits in July, with the system expected to hit the market next year. Taligent's object-oriented technology and reusable components aim to
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Government purchasing schemes for computer equipment are facing a significant overhaul in the wake of harsh criticism in a report tabled by the Industry Science and Technology committee. The report suggests that the Partnerships for Development, Fixed Term Arrangements, and Systems Integration Panel programs are to be subsumed within a
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Microsoft Corp. has obtained a landmark ruling that will affect the way many resellers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) obtain software, particularly through unauthorized distribution or the "gray market." The ruling, made by Judge Raymond Dearie, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, in the case
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The difference between the vanilla-flavored OS/2 and OS/2 for Windows lies in the installation, as explained by Neil Stokes. OS/2 for Windows is a special upgrade edition of OS/2 that allows users to take their Windows 3.1 code and upgrade it to a full-function OS/
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Peter Norton's introduction of the "undelete" utility, which allowed users to recover accidentally deleted files, revolutionized the industry. This simple innovation eventually grew into the Norton Utilities package, which has undergone significant changes and improvements over the years. With the release of version 8.0, Norton
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Sun Microsystems, the leading maker of computer workstations, has been written off by many in the tech industry as a company on the decline. However, despite being overshadowed by Apple's new Macintosh line and Intel's quicker Pentium chip, Sun has been quietly working on new products
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Microsoft's Creative Writer has made a splash in the computer press with its innovative approach to word processing, making it a must-have for kids aged 8-14. As a father of two children in this age group, the author put the software to the test, and the results are
