TITLE: Opinions about control software from engineers on the 'Net'.
AUTHOR: Kompass, Edward.
PUBLICATION: Control Engineering. Jul 1996, v43n10, p. 92 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-8049
ABSTRACT: Participants posting messages to the group must assume certain
knowledge on the part of the others who might attend. Real
communication depends on shared knowledge. Unfortunately,
miscommunication only becomes evident when another attendee
decides to reply. Messages from the automation list
(automation@control.com) are presented.
THESAURUS: Internet; Trends; Automation; Web sites; United States;
Short article; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Live on the Internet--it's Control Engineering!
AUTHOR: Gerold, Jane S.
PUBLICATION: Control Engineering. Aug 1996, v43n11, p. 39 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-8049
ABSTRACT: Control Engineering magazine goes on-line on the Internet with
full launch of its web site - http://www.controleng.com -
scheduled for October 1, 1996. This will enable the magazine
to provide the control engineer with more information on a
demand basis.
THESAURUS: Editorials; Web sites; Magazines; United States;
Short article; Telecommunications systems;
Publishing industry
TITLE: Strategies abound at ARC's manufacturing automation forum.
PUBLICATION: Control Engineering. Aug 1996, v43n11, p. 16,20 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0010-8049
ORGANIZATION: Automation Research Corp
ABSTRACT: Unifying enterprise information flow from control through
business levels was one of several themes developed at
Automation Research Corp.'s Forum on Automation Strategies
for Success in Manufacturing, held in Boston June 19-20,
1996. Nearly 300 attendees, mainly control supplier and user
company executives, took part in the well-run event. User
presence was much larger than at 1995's forum. Other common
themes - both humanistic and technology issues - were
threaded into the program: importance of the operator,
enabling decisions at all worker levels, life-cycle demands
on automation strategies, the need for scalability in control
systems, Web/Internet on the factory floor, and evolution of
standards-based and open solutions.
THESAURUS: Automation; Conferences; Strategic planning;
Software industry; Manycompanies; United States;
Planning; Software & systems;
Software & computer services industry
TITLE: HR cyberspace.
AUTHOR: Frost, Mike.
PUBLICATION: HRMagazine. Jul 1996, v41n7, p. 28-30 (2 pages)
ISSN: 1047-3149
ABSTRACT: When choosing between Internet service providers and online
services, consider these points: 1. set-up fees, 2. software,
3. multiple users, and 4. length of service arrangement.
According to a recent study by the National Association of
Temporary Staffing Services, US companies retained more that
2 million temporary employees and paid temporary firms more
than $39 billion last year. Monster Board's HR1 service is an
effort to create well-rounded service for human resource
practitioners.
THESAURUS: Internet service providers; Electronic mail systems;
Human resource management; Temporary employment;
Web sites; United States;
Software & computer services industry;
Human resource planning; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Learning the Internet : A Workbook for Beginners.
AUTHOR: Copler, Judith A.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 94 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: A book review is presented of Learning the Internet: A Workbook
for Beginners by John Burke.
THESAURUS: Internet; Information retrieval; Book reviews;
Short article; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: The Internet Searcher's Handbook : Locating Information, People
& Software.
AUTHOR: Copler, Judith A.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 94 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: A book review is presented of The Internet Searcher's Handbook:
Locating Information, People & Software by Peter Morville, et
al.
THESAURUS: Internet; Book reviews; Information retrieval; Searches;
Short article; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Actually Useful Internet Security Techniques.
AUTHOR: Copler, Judith A.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 93 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: A book review is presented of Actually Useful Internet Security
Techniques by Larry J. Hughes Jr.
THESAURUS: Book reviews; Internet; Computer security; Short article;
Telecommunications systems; Security Management
TITLE: The rhythm of searching.
AUTHOR: Ojala, Marydee.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 52-54 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: Experienced searchers develop a certain rhythm when they
search. They often simply log on and start keying their
strategy. Going directly online is more a matter of
experience and environment than intuition. They have learned
which databases probably contain the information they seek
and how to construct a strategy most likely to find it. But
this search rhythm differs among individual researchers. One
can ask the same question and different searchers will
proceed in different directions. Rhythm can be seen in 3
major areas - online host/media choice, database choice and
search strategy composition. Work environment can also affect
search rhythm. Knowing one's own search rhythm can have some
practical consequences. One may have to change his rhythm as
questions and the environment around him change.
THESAURUS: Internet; Searches; Information retrieval; Skills;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: An online interview with Jeff Crigler at IBM infoMarket.
AUTHOR: Pemberton, Jeff.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 28-34 (6 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ORGANIZATION: IBM Corp
ABSTRACT: IBM's new infoMarket product offers some new solutions to
information retrieval and delivery on the Internet. In an
interview, Jeff Crigler, the father of the infoMarket
concept, discussed his vision for the future of information
on the Internet. The important difference with infoMarket is
that the customer belongs to each individual publisher. A
publisher on infoMarket has a direct customer relationship
with every person who buys the information. Most publishers
on infoMarket are going to host their own content. IBM
cryptolope technology is going to change the fundamental
nature of publishing. It is an example of something called a
secure container. It is a technology that alters the nature
of information management.
THESAURUS: Internet; Information retrieval; Electronic commerce;
Computer security; Searches; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Security Management
TITLE: A net explorer's log.
AUTHOR: Makulowich, John S.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 25-26 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: Information on various web sites is presented. The web sites
include: 1. U.S. Business Advisor, 2. Trade Point USA, 3. HUD
User. 4. The Police Officer's Internet Directory, 5. National
Political Index, 6. E-Zines Database and 7. Zoonet.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Government; Politics; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Public sector organizations
TITLE: Telnet, the forgotten Internet tool.
AUTHOR: Notess, Greg R.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 22-24 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: Before the hierarchical menus of gophers and the graphical
hypertext realm of the World Wide Web, telnet was the primary
way to connect to Internet information services. Telnet, the
plain ASCII terminal emulation protocol for logging in to
remote systems, made library catalogs, online services,
bulletin boards and databases accessible to the Internet
population. Telnet seems to be the Net's forgotten child,
even though thousands of Web sites include links to telnet
URLs. Most library catalogs on the Internet remain accessible
only via telnet connections. Commercial online services use
the telnet protocol for Internet access. Many Internet
newcomers get a start-up package from their Internet service
provider that only includes a TCP/IP stack, a Web browser and
an email program. With just these, the telnet galaxy in the
Internet universe remains inaccessible.
THESAURUS: TCP-IP; Web browser; Internet service providers; Protocol;
Information retrieval; United States;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Brewing up : A Web approach to industry research.
AUTHOR: Tudor, Jan Davis.
PUBLICATION: Online. Jul/Aug 1996, v20n4, p. 12-21 (8 pages)
ISSN: 0146-5422
ABSTRACT: The amount of useful data on the Internet increases as more
businesses, government agencies, universities and individuals
develop home pages on the World Wide Web. Because it is easy
to spend endless hours on the Internet, one must develop a
strategy before beginning a research project. The Internet
can serve as a classic reference tool that can lead one to
additional sources of data, as well as provide background
information. One strategy for finding industry information on
the Internet involves a combination of these tools: a keyword
search engine, an Internet index and web sites for a known
source or publisher. A case study on microbreweries is
developed to illustrate the types of information one can find
on the Internet to support an industry analysis.
THESAURUS: Internet; Web sites; Searches; Web browser; Research;
Guidelines; Strategic planning; Microbreweries;
United States; Telecommunications systems; Guidelines;
Planning; Research & development
TITLE: Info highway study goes to President.
PUBLICATION: Security. Apr 1996, v33n4, p. 66-68 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0890-8826
ABSTRACT: The National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council's
2-year study of the information superhighway, "A Nation of
Opportunity," says that the Internet and computer and
communications technologies linked to it should be developed
and operated by the private sector. In recommending that the
private sector is best to handle security issues within the
Internet scheme, the report is in juxtaposition to Clinton
Administration proposed regulation of encryption methods.
THESAURUS: Internet; Regulation; Computer security; United States;
Short article; Telecommunications systems; Regulation;
Security Management
TITLE: New generation biometrics : The future is now.
PUBLICATION: Security. Apr 1996, v33n4, p. 26-32 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0890-8826
ORGANIZATION: Logica Inc IriScan Inc T-NETIX Inc
ABSTRACT: Not only are new and existing products proving the viability of
biometrics in today's security environment, but they are also
opening up a whole new world of possibilities. A new
generation is evolving that may take the technology even
further, especially as smart cards, home banking and the
Internet begin to demand identification and verification of
their users. For example, Logica's High Definition Fingertip
Geometry units will be made available this fall, after they
undergo field and beta testing this summer. The technology
takes 3,072 precise measurements of 12 cross-sections of a
fingertip.
THESAURUS: Security systems; Technological change; Biometrics;
Product development; Manycompanies; United States;
Electrical, electronics, instrumentation;
Security Management; Product planning & development
TITLE: A dialog with bond clients.
AUTHOR: Schmerken, Ivy.
PUBLICATION: Wall Street & Technology. Jun 1997, v15n6, p. 70 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1060-989X
ORGANIZATION: Arbor Trading Group
ABSTRACT: Arbor Trading Group, which does its heaviest volume in
treasuries, strips, mortgages, agencies, and corporate bonds,
trades about $4 billion to $5 billion in bonds a month. In
1995, Arbor decided it needed a new information delivery
method and hooked up with Online Innovations. Arbor used the
Open Dialog toolkit to build a graphical interactive version
of the bond application called GovView that resides on an NT
server at the firm. A Unix version is being beta tested.
Investment managers can access Arbor's GovView via the
Internet without anyone having to actually run the historical
database on a local machine.
THESAURUS: Case studies; Investment banking; Client server computing;
Electronic trading; Customer services;
Information retrieval; United States;
Company specific/case studies; Investment services;
Software & systems; Investment analysis
TITLE: PC Quote signs letter of intent with Track Data.
PUBLICATION: Wall Street & Technology. Jun 1997, v15n6, p. 16 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1060-989X
ORGANIZATION: PC Quote Inc Track Data Corp
ABSTRACT: PC Quote has signed a letter of intent with Track Data Corp.
that gives Track all rights to PC Quote's traditional client
server-driven quote business - including its HyperFeed line
of products and its ticker plant. The non-binding agreement
is intended to allow PC Quote to focus solely on distributing
real-time stock quotes over the Internet.
THESAURUS: Acquisitions & mergers; Online information services;
Stock prices; Brands; United States;
Acquisitions & mergers;
Software & computer services industry; Investment analysis
TITLE: Dow Jones/Microsoft alliance draws skepticism.
PUBLICATION: Wall Street & Technology. Jun 1997, v15n6, p. 8 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1060-989X
ORGANIZATION: Dow Jones Markets Microsoft Corp Dow Jones & Co Inc
ABSTRACT: In early April 1997, Dow Jones announced that it has signed a
technology and marketing pact with Microsoft Corp. The
agreement - which calls for Microsoft to supply Dow Jones
with key technologies such as the Windows NT network
operating system Internet Explorer Web browser, and ActiveX
object-oriented programming language - is expected to
accelerate Dow Jones' plan to build a new Dow Jones Market
data delivery infrastructure based on open Internet
standards. However, at the annual shareholder meeting, many
investors took turns criticizing the company's $650 million,
multi-year commitment to Dow Jones Markets, labeling the unit
as a bottomless pit that will continue to weigh down Dow
Jones' stock price.
THESAURUS: Alliances; Marketing agreements; Software industry;
Publishing industry; Online information services;
Shareholder relations; Problems; Strategic planning;
United States; Publishing industry;
Software & computer services industry; Public relations;
Planning; Marketing
TITLE: Integrating NT into a UNIX network.
AUTHOR: Werden, Scott.
PUBLICATION: UNIX Review. Jun 1997, v15n7, p. 27-34 (6 pages)
ISSN: 0742-3136
ABSTRACT: Since UNIX uses Domain Naming System (DNS) , and Windows NT
uses Windows Internet Name Service (WINS), in order to
integrate both operating systems on a single network, the
network administrator needs to get the namespaces
communicating. The only TCP stack commercially available for
Windows NT is the one that comes with NT, so it is not a
variable. Recommendations include: 1. Standardize on Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) rather than the Bootstrap
Protocol (BOOTP). 2. Use a DHCP server coupled dynamically to
a DNS server so it updates names and IP addresses in the DNS
database. 3. If NIS is used for hostname resolution, make
sure it is configured to use DNS.
THESAURUS: UNIX; Windows operating system; Names; Systems integration;
Connectivity; Guidelines; United States;
Software & systems; Telecommunications systems;
Guidelines
TITLE: Multicasting moves ahead.
AUTHOR: Levine, Shira.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 19, 1997, v232n20, p. 61 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: Stardust Technologies Inc
ABSTRACT: Sponsored by the IP Multicast Initiative and Stardust
Technologies, the Multicast Video Channel demonstration of
Internet protocol multicasting at the recent Networld+Interop
show featured a series of video and audio clips broadcast
simultaneously from multiple vendors' software products over
the show's network. Multicast technology has long been touted
as a more efficient use of bandwidth than traditional unicast
technology.
THESAURUS: Internet; Protocol; Multimedia computer applications;
Exhibits; United States; Telecommunications systems;
Short article
TITLE: Web testing gets a little wet.
AUTHOR: Guy, Sandra.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 19, 1997, v232n20, p. 56 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: Hewlett Packard Co
ABSTRACT: Hewlett-Packard has introduced the Internet Advisor, a datacom
test tool equipped with a Java-enabled Web browser. Tests for
urgent network problems can be controlled form remote
locations. The on-line capabilities of the tool let
technicians access HP and other Web sites to get application
information, technical documents, network equipment
specifications, and industry forums.
THESAURUS: Data communications; Test equipment; World Wide Web;
Product introduction; United States;
Electrical, electronics, instrumentation;
Product specific treatment; Short article
TITLE: PBXs embrace 'openness'.
AUTHOR: McCarthy, Vance.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 19, 1997, v232n20, p. 36 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ABSTRACT: A commentary discusses the PBX industry's move toward more open
systems. In spring 1997, a handful of PBX makers are testing
technology that would let them exchange voice mail messages
between systems. PBX vendors, such as Octel Communications
and Lucent Technologies, are able to adopt existing Internet
standards used for text and multimedia e-mail to connect
their voice messaging systems to other vendors' voice
mailboxes.
THESAURUS: PBX; Open systems; Technological change;
Voice messaging systems; Product development;
United States; Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Product planning & development
TITLE: Unwrapped protocol.
AUTHOR: Meyers, Jason.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 19, 1997, v232n20, p. 32 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: Unwired Planet Inc
ABSTRACT: Unwired Planet recently presented version 2.0 of its hand-held
device transport protocol (HDTP) to the wireless industry as
an open architecture. The protocol creates a gateway that
allows Internet protocol-based content to be transmitted to
wireless terminals equipped with the hand-held device markup
language specification.
THESAURUS: Standardization; Wireless communications;
Handheld computers; Data transmission; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Short article;
Product planning & development
TITLE: Voice and video at the gates.
AUTHOR: Bucholtz, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 19, 1997, v232n20, p. 12 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: DataBeam Corp
ABSTRACT: DataBeam Corp. has paired with Intel to create the H.323
Toolkit Series for software developers and network providers.
The tool kits embed H.323 videoconferencing and
voice-over-Internet technology into multimedia software and
hardware products. The H.323 Gatekeeper Toolkit offers the
bandwidth usage, application registration, and directory
services components required for building gatekeeper
applications to maintain network integrity for the end user.
THESAURUS: Integrated software; Computer programming;
Video teleconferencing; Voice communication; Internet;
Product introduction; United States; Software & systems;
Product specific treatment; Short article
TITLE: Reed Hundt : IXC dupe.
AUTHOR: Titch, Steven.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 12, 1997, v232n19, p. 76 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ABSTRACT: A commentary states that the FCC in May 1997 essentially forced
incumbent local exchange carriers to raise prices in both the
business and residential areas. Then it exempted Internet
service providers, competitive local exchange carriers and
wireless companies from the same obligation. The net effect
is that customers will have to pay as much as $5 more a month
for every additional line purchased from LECs.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications industry; Federal regulation; Effects;
Problems; Pricing policies; United States; Broadcasting &
telecommunications industry; Regulation
TITLE: Peer fears.
AUTHOR: Bucholtz, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 12, 1997, v232n19, p. 28 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: UUNet Communications Services
ABSTRACT: UUNet has told a dozen Internet service providers (ISP) that it
will terminate peering agreements to exchange traffic with
them unless the ISPs pay access fees, which could cost tens
of thousands of dollars a month. UUNet, which along with MCI
and Sprint controls 60% of all Internet traffic, moved to
dissolve these agreements based on the disparate sizes of the
ISPs. The cancellation of the agreements will mean that
customers of the smaller ISPs would no longer have access to
sites hosted by UUNet and vice versa, meaning a break in the
Internet's hallmark of universal connectivity.
THESAURUS: Carriers; Alliances; Fees & charges; Changes; Problems;
Internet service providers; Effects; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry; Marketing
TITLE: Battle for the big IP backbone.
AUTHOR: Snyder, Beth.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 12, 1997, v232n19, p. 7 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: Cisco Systems Inc Ascend Communications Inc
ABSTRACT: In May 1997, Cisco Systems previewed Gigabit Switch Router, an
OC-12 switch/router with high-end Internet protocol
capabilities specifically targeted at large data network
growth, and its first carrier-class router. Meanwhile, Ascend
Communications already sent out information on its competing
GRF, which it began shipping late 1996.
THESAURUS: Network switching; Routers; Ethernet; Product introduction;
United States; Short article; Telecommunications systems;
Product specific treatment
TITLE: GTE Blitzkrieg.
AUTHOR: Levine, Shira.
PUBLICATION: Telephony. May 12, 1997, v232n19, p. 6 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0040-2656
ORGANIZATION: GTE Corp
ABSTRACT: GTE announced several major deals in May 1997 that will anchor
it firmly in the upper echelons of the Internet arena. Chief
among them is its plan to acquire BBN Corp., a service
provider hailed as one of the inventors of the Internet. GTE
also announced a strategic alliance with Cisco Systems to
jointly develop data services and its intent to buy a
national fiber optic network from Qwest Communications.
Finally, the telco announced that it will restructure its
telephone operations division.
THESAURUS: Carriers; Strategic planning; Market strategy;
Acquisitions & mergers; Alliances;
Corporate reorganization; United States; Broadcasting &
telecommunications industry; Planning; Marketing;
Acquisitions & mergers
TITLE: Placing your bets on electronic networks.
AUTHOR: Hagel, John III.
Bergsma, Ennius E.; Dheer, Sanjeev.
PUBLICATION: Telecommunications (Americas Edition). May 1997, v31n5, p.
42-46 (4 pages)
ISSN: 0278-4831
ABSTRACT: Proponents of the Internet say that its strength lies in its
enormous diversity of resources - far greater than any
business could hope to assemble in one place. They say users
will be comfortable using navigation tools and specialized
services to locate and access resources from a plethora of
independent suppliers. Champions of online services respond
that while surfing may suit technologically literate users,
the mass market will never be lured onto such a disaggregated
network. They insist that most people will want one-stop
shopping - bundled services that assemble, organize, and
merchandise a broad range of resources. Aspiring online
participants will want to consider their choice of business
model from the network user's point of view. For users, value
will derive from 3 kinds of aggregation: 1. aggregating
users, 2. bundling for convenience and cost, and 3. bundling
for quality. By staying focused on business models and the
functionality they imply, players should gain a flexibility
and sense of urgency that will serve them well as they
navigate through the seas of technological innovation.
THESAURUS: Technological planning; Internet;
Online information services; Competition; End users;
Software & computer services industry;
Telecommunications systems;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry; United States
TITLE: The 10 hottest technologies in telecom.
AUTHOR: Flanagan, Patrick.
PUBLICATION: Telecommunications (Americas Edition). May 1997, v31n5, p.
25-32 (6 pages)
ISSN: 0278-4831
ABSTRACT: Telecommunications magazine's 10 most popular technologies for
1997 are: 1. Web broadcasting, 2. remote access servers, 3.
extranets, 4. Internet telephony, 5. Enterprise Network
Directory Services, 6. Web site management tools, 7. IP
switching, 8. Wavelength Division Multiplexing, 9. Digital
Subscriber Lines, and 10. higher-speed POTS modems.
Commercial online services jumping on the Web broadcasting
wave include America Online (AOL), CompuServe, and Prodigy.
AOL is planning a rollout in July 1997 of a push service that
delivers AOL content, Web pages, e-mail, and, eventually,
regular updates from newsgroups and message boards. IP's
widespread acceptance on enterprise networks creates a great
opportunity for improved switching, particularly when
high-speed backbones are involved. The urgency of getting
more throughput from conventional modems is being addressed
through 2 developments: the 56kbps modem and software modems
that take advantage of the ever-increasing processing power
of today's computer chips.
THESAURUS: Information technology; Webcasting; Network switching;
Digital subscriber line; Customer services;
Product development; Manycompanies; Technological change;
Software & systems; Telecommunications systems;
Product planning & development; Public relations;
United States
TITLE: Network-based marketing.
AUTHOR: Kennedy, Michael.
PUBLICATION: Telecommunications (Americas Edition). May 1997, v31n5, p. 22
(1 pages)
ISSN: 0278-4831
ABSTRACT: Voice and data networking technologies such as call management
systems, wireless mobile data, the Internet, and electronic
funds transfer systems help make value-added service
offerings possible. Loyalty strategies improve the quality of
customer interaction processes. Every point of contact with
the customer is part of this interaction process and must be
managed to support a given loyalty strategy. Thoughtful
managers can bring network technology to bear at every
customer interaction point as a tool for implementing an
overall customer loyalty strategy. Saturn uses a Web site to
generate interest in its cars and to funnel potential buyers
to its dealers. PowerComputing's Web site leads a prospective
customer through a questionnaire to custom-configure a
Macintosh clone personal computer, receive an immediate price
quote, and place the order. Gas distribution companies are
increasingly using automatic meter reading to improve their
customer interaction processes.
THESAURUS: Electronic commerce; Voice communication; Data transmission;
Customer services; Marketing; Brand loyalty; Advantages;
Telecommunications systems; Public relations; Marketing;
United States
TITLE: Motorola/VocalTec team on Internet telephony.
AUTHOR: Flanagan, Patrick.
PUBLICATION: Telecommunications (Americas Edition). May 1997, v31n5, p.
10-11 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0278-4831
ORGANIZATION: Motorola Inc VocalTec Inc
ABSTRACT: Motorola Inc. is licensing and selling software from VocalTec
Ltd. that links LANs and PBXs to the Internet by automating
the process and bridging the Internet with the public
switched telephone network.
THESAURUS: Internet; Telephone service; Software packages;
United States; Short article; Telecommunications systems;
Software & systems;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry
TITLE: It's free, but buy the book.
AUTHOR: Socka, George.
PUBLICATION: CMA Magazine. May 1997, v71n4, p. 30 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0831-3881
ABSTRACT: The Microsoft Press has published the Official Microsoft
Internet Explorer Book.
THESAURUS: Books; Web browser; Documentation; Short article; Software
& computer services industry; Software & systems
Full text of this article is available on the BPO system in
Jackson Library.
TITLE: Sharing the Internet connection.
AUTHOR: Socka, George.
PUBLICATION: CMA Magazine. May 1997, v71n4, p. 29-30 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0831-3881
ABSTRACT: The Internet has become a valuable tool for business activities
ranging from purchasing to sales and marketing. It is
becoming hard to think of reasons not to provide Internet
connections to everyone in the company. For small groups of
computers from which local area network connections are not
planned, the WebShare device from Protect Microsystems of
Montreal allows 3 computer to share one telephone line, one
modem and one Internet account simultaneously. The i.SHARE
software from Artisoft allows up to 32 computers on the
network to connect to the Internet using only one Internet
service provider account, and only one modem and telephone
line.
THESAURUS: Internet; Computer networks; Software packages;
Network management systems; Software utilities;
Manycompanies; Telecommunications systems; Canada;
Software & computer services industry
TITLE: The corporate Web site.
AUTHOR: Hudson, Bob.
PUBLICATION: CMA Magazine. May 1997, v71n4, p. 7-10 (4 pages)
ISSN: 0831-3881
ABSTRACT: Despite the potential benefits, most firms have not yet
realized value from Internet access in proportion to their
investments. Nor have they seen any fundamental change in the
way they do business. One of the most significant costs is
the cost of reengineering business processes to maximize the
business value. Organizations who have not already done so
need to get their employees more comfortable with using
Internet services such as e-mail and the World Wide Web.
Another important step is to identify the skill needed to
deploy a Web site and conduct an assessment of the in-house
talent.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Management accountants; Chartered accountants;
Public relations; Guidelines; Guidelines; Canada;
Public relations; Accountants;
Professional services not elsewhere classified
TITLE: Using the Internet for effective safety management.
AUTHOR: Breeding, David C.
PUBLICATION: Occupational Health & Safety. May 1997, v66n5, p. 24 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0362-4064
ABSTRACT: For many people, the Internet has become a critical tool for
collaboration on complex issues and technologies, a quick and
easy communications vehicle for keeping current, and a way to
access state-of-the-art tools to help them do their jobs
better. The greatest strength of the Internet is that it
provides immediate access to information resources, including
chemical databases, books, manuals, experts in a variety of
fields, images and graphs. The Internet provides "fingertip
access" to technical reference data and conversion data.
Several Web sites that provide safety information are listed.
THESAURUS: Safety management; Web sites; United States;
Safety management
TITLE: Lotus gives cc:Mail an Internet boost in Version 8.
AUTHOR: McNamara, Paul.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. 31 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Lotus Development Corp
ABSTRACT: Lotus Development Corp. recently released cc:Mail 8, the latest
version of its workhorse E-mail product that some industry
watchers have speculated may soon be phased out in favor of
the company's flagship Lotus Notes/Domino offerings. Lotus
insists it has no plans to phase out cc:Mail but does
encourage customers to migrate from cc:Mail to Notes. The
upgrade includes support for Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3),
Internet Message Access Protocol 4, Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol and Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions
(MIME). Lotus also announced the release of Lotus Mail 4.5, a
POP3 mail client that comes bundled with cc:Mail.
THESAURUS: Electronic mail systems; Product introduction;
Computer upgrading; Market strategy; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Product specific treatment;
Marketing
TITLE: Belgian police turn to the 'Net to hunt down suspected crooks.
AUTHOR: Messmer, Ellen.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. 29,33 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: Belgium's high-tech police say they are closing in on a
child-pornography ring that used the Internet to lure
teenagers and distribute kiddie porn for profit. When police
searched the computer of suspected porn distributor Michel
Nihoul, they discovered a cache of Usenet logs, recorded chat
sessions and E-mail addresses - all clues pointing toward a
crime ring operating on the 'Net. Belgian authorities have
set up a Web site (www.gpj.be) to ask for the public's help
in tracking down missing children and to receive tips about
suspected pornography dealers. The Belgium Jucidical Police
have developed Internet robots that scan newsgroup messages
based on automated searches of character strings and other
information. The robot programs, dubbed the Cyber Order
Patrol, can create a database with the names of graphic files
containing pornography.
THESAURUS: Pornography & obscenity; Children & youth; Internet;
Crime prevention; Internet service providers;
Western Europe; Social policy; Law; Broadcasting &
telecommunications industry
TITLE: ISPs will continue to be snatched up by service providers, for
their own good.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. 27 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: Local exchange carriers will soon go on an Internet service
provider (ISP) buying spree, looking to garner ISP
infrastructure and Internet know-how. Because ISPs do not own
the physical underlying facilities, they have to lease fiber
connections from traditional service providers such as AT&T,
MCI Communications Corp. and Sprint Corp. That is why the
operational costs are so high. Because the ISPs have a cash
flow problem due to their leased-line costs, they are prime
targets for acquisition.
THESAURUS: Local loop; Carriers; Internet service providers;
Acquisitions & mergers; United States; Broadcasting &
telecommunications industry; Acquisitions & mergers
TITLE: Nets, Inc. bankruptcy ignites Manzi debate.
AUTHOR: Nerney, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. 8 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Nets Inc
ABSTRACT: The financial community never bought into former Lotus
Development Corp. executive Jim Manzi's plan to position his
company as an Internet-based broker for buyers and sellers of
heavy equipment for manufacturers. Manzi's lack of success
led his company, now called Nets Inc., to file for Chapter 11
bankruptcy protection. Several people who worked with Manzi
when he headed Lotus' Notes project laud his intelligence,
character and ability to inspire. Others - primarily venture
capitalists - accuse Manzi of being unduly arrogant, a poor
manager and harboring a distorted view of Nets Inc.'s worth.
The company is reportedly discussing a deal to sell its
assets or merge operations with Cahners Publishing Co.
THESAURUS: Internet; Electronic commerce; Computer service industry;
Bankruptcy; United States;
Software & computer services industry;
Telecommunications systems; Investment analysis
TITLE: IBM middleware to link client apps with back-end transaction
systems.
AUTHOR: Cox, John.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. 6 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: IBM Corp
ABSTRACT: IBM's new component broker connector is a quick way to marry
software components on PCs with legacy applications. The
CBConnector and its companion, CBToolkit, are designed to
enable developers to write middleware applications capable of
capturing transactions from back-end systems such as
databases or CICS. CBConnector can then turn the transactions
into component software and combine the components with
existing ones or create new distributed applications for the
Internet, extranets or corporate intranets.
THESAURUS: Middleware; Product development; Computer programming;
Components; Client server computing; United States;
Software & systems; Product planning & development
TITLE: Companies shell out hard cash for Web searches.
AUTHOR: Wallack, Todd.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. 1,65 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Datalytics
ABSTRACT: Fortune 500 companies are paying a lot of money to hire outside
firms to search the Internet. Datalytics Inc. is charging
$895 for an automated search of AltaVista, Lycos and other
resources, and public relations firm Middleberg Associates is
charging between $10,000 and $15,000 to let companies know
what is being said about them online. Specifically,
Datalytics is targeting legal departments - urging them to
use the service to help spot possible trademark infringement.
Some off-the-shelf programs already do much of the job.
Quarterdeck Corp.'s WebCompass automatically plows through 35
search engines and can be programmed to look for more. It
also checks links to see if they are still active, tosses out
duplicates and churns out a dense summary of each Web site.
THESAURUS: Computer service industry; Internet; Searches; Outsourcing;
Market potential; Trademarks; Infringement;
United States; Software & computer services industry;
Telecommunications systems; Purchasing; Marketing
TITLE: JavaScript : Dressing up Web pages with ease.
AUTHOR: Gibbs, Mark.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. S6-S9 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: For creating sophisticated, user-aware intranet pages,
JavaScript is the best bet for users of Netscape
Communications Corp.'s Navigator or Communicator or Microsoft
Corp.'s Internet Explorer. JavaScript is a lightweight
interpreted language with basic object-oriented functions.
Its advantage as an interpreted language is that the
correctness of the source can be determined. Undesirable
actions, such as writing to local storage and communicating
with unauthorized IP addresses, can be prevented. JavaScript
code is implemented by embedding JavaScript statements in the
body of Web pages written in HTML. A number of features are
left out of the JavaScript language because they implicitly
compromise security. In addition, the language does not
support any networking primitives. It can only cause URLs to
be loaded and form data submitted to Web servers.
THESAURUS: Object oriented programming; Programming languages;
Web sites; United States; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Legal limbo.
AUTHOR: Watt, Peggy.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. S22-S23 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Shiva Corp
ABSTRACT: No one is sure how all the laws and policies that apply to
paper stand up against electronic links and digital ink,
especially on an intranet with its theoretically limited
exposure. Shiva Corp. treates intranet documents with the
same care as Internet documents, which usually undergo legal
review before posting. Shiva also discourages its employees
from having personal home pages on the intranet. Employees
might stumble into legal limbo when posting their favorite
poems or embedding an audio clip of a song. Copyright
infringement and trademark misuse usually bring fines, which
can be large. The smart corporation puts an AUP and content
guidelines in place before anyone goes online.
THESAURUS: Copyright; Infringement; Prevention; Intranets;
Policy making; United States; Telecommunications systems;
Law
TITLE: Pure business.
AUTHOR: Dix, John.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. S14-S20 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Fidelity Investments
ABSTRACT: Fidelity Investments expects its 20,000 employees to be using
Web browsers to access the bulk of its information resources
within 3 years. While this will simplify the task of managing
desktops in the corporation, even more important is a
complementary effort to pull the firm's mammoth data
warehouse into the intranet fold. The Internet desktop vision
has browsers serving as universal front ends to all other
applications. Complementing this push is the data warehouse
initiative, designed to improve the quality of information
available to Fidelity's browsing users. Fidelity is pursuing
a solution based on a data warehouse from Red Brick Systems
Inc. and a host of decision-support tools. The
decision-support tools are the glue in the middle, a
middleware layer that couples the warehouse to the desktop,
resulting in a 3-tier architecture. The top layer is the Fund
Intellect data warehouse, an SQL system that contains data
gleaned from Sybase Inc. and Oracle databases, as well as
other data sources. The data warehouse is up and running, but
the Information Advantage products are only being used by 20
people in Boston and 5 in Texas.
THESAURUS: Investment advisors; Data warehouses; Intranets;
Decision support systems; Systems integration;
Case studies; United States; Investment services;
Software & systems; Data processing management;
Company specific/case studies
TITLE: HNS' DirecPC Commercial : Satellite access to your intranet.
AUTHOR: Gibbs, Mark.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. S12 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Hughes Network Systems Inc
ABSTRACT: DirecPC Commercial, a new service from Hughes Network Systems
Inc. (HNS), could considerably shorten the waiting time for
IT managers trying to get high-speed connections for Internet
or intranet access. DirecPC Commercial builds on the Personal
Earth Station (PES) very small aperture terminal system HNS
has been offering since 1986 to handle voice, video and LAN
traffic. It adds much higher bandwidth IP transport to the
HNS satellite service portfolio. DirecPC Commercial is the
industrial-strength version of DirecPC, a consumer-oriented
Internet access product. With DirecPC Commercial, users can
set up permanent virtual circuits or switched virtual
circuits supporting committed information rates allocated in
64K bit/sec portions. Other services supported are a package
delivery service, MPEG1 and MPEG2 video distribution and
multicast services for datastreams such as stock ticker
services.
THESAURUS: Internet; Connectivity; Service introduction;
United States
TITLE: Webcasters push into intranets.
AUTHOR: Watt, Peggy.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 19, 1997, v14n20, p. S10-S11 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION:
Intermind Corp Diffusion Inc PointCast Inc Lanacom Inc
Caravelle Inc
ABSTRACT: Webcasting technology has found a job on some intranets.
Intermind, one of several early developers who first targeted
Internet broadcasting, is developing Dynamic Publisher, which
integrates with corporate databases and can Webcast legacy
information. Lanacom Inc. entered the push market with
Headliner, a free downloadable client that pulls data from
any Web site. Other newcomers show their intranet orientation
by featuring central management tools and extranet functions.
Targeting the intranet from the start, with among the most
flexible selections of in-boxes, is Diffusion, Inc.'s
IntraExpress, which works with a variety of other push
products. Its task is to deliver business documents by
which-ever channels users want, including Webcasting
applications, E-mail, pager and fax.
THESAURUS: Webcasting; Intranets; Software packages; Manyproducts;
Manycompanies; United States; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems; Product specific treatment
TITLE: ATM available bit rate : Second thoughts.
AUTHOR: Gadecki, Cathy.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 44 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: The high cost of implementing complex available bit rate (ABR)
algorithms has drastically slowed their adoption by ATM
equipment vendors and carriers. Further, many are now
questioning how well the schemes will work in boosting
bandwidth efficiency. The ABR specifications leave many
technical aspects open to vendor implementation, such as the
algorithm for calculating the explicit traffic rate value. In
the absence of ABR, many carriers are now focusing on
unspecified bit rate service packages to make ATM more
cost-effective for bursty LAN-to-LAN and Internet traffic.
THESAURUS: Asynchronous transfer mode; Specifications; Algorithms;
Telecommunications systems; United States; Short article
TITLE: The key to high-performance VPNs.
AUTHOR: Kagan, Richard.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 39 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: The dynamic nature of the most popular WAN applications -
extranets, intranets, and remote networks - combined with
widely available, low-cost Internet access, are the market
drivers behind virtual private networks (VPN). These networks
take advantage of public data networks, such as the Internet,
to transport private intracompany and intercompany
information. VPNs allow companies that already use the
Internet to obtain e-mail, maintain a World Wide Web
presence, or gather information to use the same public
facilities to provide cost-effective remote access, extend
intranet services across the WAN, and improve communications
with business partners and customers through ad hoc extranet
links.
THESAURUS: Virtual networks; Internet; Connectivity; Remote computing;
Advantages; Telecommunications systems; United States
TITLE: IP Multicast all over Interop.
AUTHOR: Nerney, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 35 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Novell Inc Lucent Technologies Inc StarBurst Communications
Corp Platinum Technology Inc Newbridge Networks Corp
ABSTRACT: At the recent NetWorld+Interop 97 trade show, Novell Inc.
announced that it would support the IP Multicast technology
in NetWare 3.1, 4.X, and its IntranetWare networking
platform. Novell also announced that it had joined the IP
Multicast Initiative. Other IP Multicast announcements at
Interop included: 1. StarBurst Communications Corp. announced
a deal with Platinum Technology Inc. that would allow users
to automate large-scale software distribution. 2. Lucent
Technologies Inc. announced that it would release a beta
version of its file transfer IP Multicast software in June
1997.
THESAURUS: Product development; Internet; Software packages;
Manycompanies; Product planning & development;
Software & systems; Telecommunications systems;
United States; Short article
TITLE: The travails of being IBM/Lotus.
AUTHOR: Blum, Daniel.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 32 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Lotus Development Corp IBM Corp
ABSTRACT: According to a commentary, a number of perils and opportunities
are facing Lotus Development Corp. and its parent, IBM.
Historically, IBM has done well in delivering high-volume
solutions but has not always done as well at making them
accessible to PC users and workgroups. Since acquiring Lotus,
IBM has tried to do this through links to Notes, with add-ons
such as MQSeries for Notes and NotesPump. Lotus is
modularizing its Domino server to counteract a perception of
overkill and the increasingly prevalent notion that, for many
users, native Simple Mail Transfer Protocol/Multi-purpose
Internet Mail Extensions or Internet Message Access Protocol
4 servers cost less to run.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Product development; Groupware;
Market strategy; Software & computer services industry;
Product planning & development; United States
TITLE: Omnis Studio blends ActiveX, Java components.
AUTHOR: Cox, John.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 31 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: OMNIS Software Inc
ABSTRACT: Omnis Software Inc. has developed Omnis Studio, a graphical,
rapid application development tool set that lets developers
combine ActiveX and JavaBeans software components in a single
application. The product's cross-platform code generators
allow developers to run the program on Windows or Macintosh
computers or within Web browsers. Omnis Studio is a complete
development environment - including editing screens,
debuggers, a set of code browsers, and other features - all
written in C++. The final application is generated in Omnis
Script.
THESAURUS: Product introduction; Systems development; Internet;
Integrated software; Product specific treatment;
Software & systems; Telecommunications systems;
United States
TITLE: Novell employs directory for user access to Web.
AUTHOR: Burns, Christine.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 27-30 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Novell Inc Microsystems Software Inc
ABSTRACT: Novell Inc. recently revealed a plan to use Novell Directory
Services (NDS) as the central point of administration for
assigning access rights for Web content and host data.
Through a partnership with Microsystems Software Inc., Novell
will provide content-filtering technology in its upcoming
Border Services product, which uses NDS to deny a user or
group of users access to undesirable information from the
Internet. Novell also unveiled its new Web-to-host
connectivity product, IntranetWare HostPublisher. This
product employs NDS for browser-based user authentication to
host resources. The IntranetWare HostPublisher is a
standalone product that sits on an IntranetWare server
running the Novell Web Server 3.0 and NetWare for SAA 2.2.
THESAURUS: Product development; Network directories; World Wide Web;
Access control; Connectivity;
Product planning & development; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems; United States
TITLE: Exchange 5.0 sellout slowing rollouts.
AUTHOR: McNamara, Paul.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 10 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange Server 5.0 is out of stock, just
weeks after hitting the open market. Customers unable to wait
can download a promotional version of the software from
Microsoft's Web site. The next version of Exchange,
code-named Osmium, will include a major increase in
Exchange's current 16G-byte message store, as well as support
for Internet Message Access Protocol 4 and Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol.
THESAURUS: Product introduction; Groupware; Computer upgrading;
Shortages; United States; Product specific treatment;
Software & systems
TITLE: GTE gobbles up BBN.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 8 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: GTE Corp BBN Communications Corp
ABSTRACT: Local exchange giant GTE Corp. recently shelled out $616
million to acquire BBN Corp. and another $485 million to buy
a 13,000-mile fiber-optic network from Qwest Communications
Corp. The BBN purchase would bring under the GTE umbrella BBN
Planet, a national Internet service provider, as well as
BBN's technology research and development group. In order to
support its new national service offerings, GTE has created a
sales force whose mission is to market package of local,
long-distance, Internet and wireless services coast to coast.
THESAURUS: Carriers; Internet service providers;
Acquisitions & mergers; United States; Broadcasting &
telecommunications industry; Acquisitions & mergers
TITLE: Cisco moves past 7500 router line.
AUTHOR: Brown, Bob.
Duffy, Jim.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 6-8 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Cisco Systems Inc
ABSTRACT: Cisco Systems Inc. recently unveiled its next-generation 12000
Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) line, a pair of switch-based
routers targeted at Internet service providers looking to
unclog congested links. The first 2 GSR models, the 4-slot
12004 and the 12-slot 12012, will boast switching capacities
of up to 5G bit/sec and 60G bit/sec, respectively. Initially,
the GSRs will include OC-3 (155M bit/sec), OC-12 (622M
bit/sec) and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
THESAURUS: Network switching; Routers; Product development;
Bottlenecks; Problem solving; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Product planning & development
TITLE: Bay bets on Adaptive Networking.
AUTHOR: Cohen, Jodi.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 6 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Bay Networks Inc
ABSTRACT: Bay Networks Inc. CEO David House recently revealed his plan to
get Bay back on track. Under Adaptive Networking, the new Bay
will be focused on 4 key technology areas: switching, access,
IP services and network management. Bay's frame-based
backbone switch strategy includes: 1. lower pricing for 10M
bit/sec switches with 100M bit/sec uplinks, 2.
High-performance Layer 3 routing switches, 3. Ethernet and
token-ring workgroup switches with ATM uplinks, 4.
enhancements to the MultiLAN Centillion platforms, and 5.
software upgrades that support Private Network-to-Network
Interface, Internet Group Management Protocol for IP
Multicast and Multiprotocol over ATM for Layer 3 switching
over ATM.
THESAURUS: Electronics industry; Network switching; Market strategy;
Corporate objectives; Product development; United States;
Electrical, electronics, instrumentation; Marketing;
Planning; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Chaos reigns in domains.
AUTHOR: Nerney, Chris.
Wallack, Todd.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 12, 1997, v14n19, p. 1,57 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Internet Society PSInet Network Solutions Inc
ABSTRACT: The Internet Society (ISOC) is struggling to keep intact its
fraying plan to revamp the Domain Naming System (DNS).
Internet professionals say that unless the global cyberspace
community can achieve consensus regarding the DNS, the
Internet as we know it may cease to exist. PSINet Inc. CEO
William Schrader criticized ISOC for rushing the process
without seeking input from the Internet community, and said
PSINet would not go along with the plan unless it had grass
roots support. Network Solutions Inc., the company the
National Science Foundation contracted to register the
current top-level domains, threatened to bar the 7 new
proposed domains from its root servers. Schrader called for a
global convention to be held in cyberspace, with a
high-profile Internet advocate, such as Vice President Al
Gore, as moderator.
THESAURUS: Internet; URLs; Policy making; Problems; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry; Software &
computer services industry; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: The net's a necessity for fin'l planners.
AUTHOR: Friedman, Amy S.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). May 12,
1997, v101n19, p. 5,8 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: The Internet is becoming a necessity for any financial planner.
According to Dusty Huxford, president of Financial Computer
Support Inc., basic needs for a practice are: access to the
Internet, a Web site, and e-mail. To improve a planner's
marketing ability, he recommends that independent planners
get their own domain names for their practices.
THESAURUS: Financial planners; Internet; Market strategy;
United States; Investment services;
Telecommunications systems; Marketing; Short article
TITLE: Meet the newest buzzword : 'Push 'technology.
AUTHOR: Friedman, Amy S.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). May 12,
1997, v101n19, p. 2,14 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: The newest buzzword concerning the Internet and content
availability is "push technology." Companies providing push
software, such as PointCast, Marimba, After Dark, BackWeb and
InCommon, make their software available free of charge from
their web sites. These software providers have agreements
with content providers to provide information feeds to
channels. Users can then select a specific number of these
channels, which can be downloaded, or "pushed," onto their
PCs whenever they are on-line. The most recent trend has been
for a corporation to use push technology not just to control
what comes in, but also to choose what it wishes to broadcast
on its own internal networks.
THESAURUS: Internet; Webcasting; Trends; United States;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Taking your products to the main streets.
AUTHOR: Maynard, Roberta.
PUBLICATION: Nation's Business. Jun 1997, v85n6, p. 10 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0028-047X
ORGANIZATION: MillerShor Inc
ABSTRACT: The changing retail landscape has convinced Douglas Miller that
it is not wise for manufacturers to rely on big chain
retailers for success. Accordingly, Miller, president of
MillerShor Inc. in New York City, is building sales of his
line of women's silk clothing by reaching out to customers on
his own via the Internet.
THESAURUS: Clothing industry; Web sites; Distribution channels;
United States; Textile & apparel industries; Distribution;
Short article
TITLE: In the US, consumers are using the Internet to gather
information on high ticket items, before buying them through
traditional retail channels.
AUTHOR: Tracy, Bernadette.
PUBLICATION: Marketing Week. May 8, 1997, v20n6, p. 32 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0141-9285
ABSTRACT: Contrary to the popular media hype, companies certainly are
making money online. However, it is not through electronic
commerce but through retail sales. Because a good Web site
can generate virtually pre-sold customers among the Internet
users who will then make purchases the traditional rather
than electronic retailing routes.
THESAURUS: Retailing industry; Interactive marketing; Web sites;
Success; Western Europe; Short article;
Retail stores, includes groceries; Marketing
TITLE: Let the people speak.
AUTHOR: Vidal-Hall, Charlotte.
PUBLICATION: Marketing. May 15, 1997, p. 28 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0025-3650
ABSTRACT: Although interactive techniques are not new, the development of
multimedia technology in the past 18 months has increased
their potential. The result has been a leap forward in the
use of multimedia presentations and truly interactive events.
Nick Lamb of Crown Communications believes we are only at the
beginning of the multimedia revolution and the Internet and
Intranet could remove the need for business presentations.
THESAURUS: Presentations; Interactive media; Multimedia communications;
Trends; Western Europe; Software & systems
TITLE: Rooms with a digital view.
AUTHOR: Wolff, Carlo.
PUBLICATION: Lodging Hospitality. May 1997, v53n5, p. 66 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0148-0766
ORGANIZATION: Hyatt Corp
ABSTRACT: The Hyatt San Jose Airport is the site of a joint effort of the
Fourth Communications Network and Mobedshahi Hotel Group.
Guests at the hotel pay a $5 daily fee for Internet access,
plus 20 cents per minute for use of Microsoft Office. By
summer, each room in the hotel is to be equipped with a
custom PC featuring 32 megabytes of RAM, a 150-megahertz
Pentium chip, a 17-inch monitor, speakers, keyboard and
mouse. Additionally, Hilton has introduced the Internet to
televisions in the 355 guestrooms of the San Jose Hilton &
Towers.
THESAURUS: Hotels & motels; Service introduction; Internet;
Case studies; United States;
Hotel & restaurant industries;
Company specific/case studies;
Product planning & development; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Continuing education on the Net.
AUTHOR: Rach, Lalia.
PUBLICATION: Lodging Hospitality. May 1997, v53n5, p. 8 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0148-0766
ABSTRACT: The computer puts the power of education in the hands of the
user. It allows hospitality professionals anywhere to earn
degrees working at the own pace, from their homes or offices.
Questions that should be asked before choosing a particular
form of on-line education and a list of resources on distance
learning education are presented.
THESAURUS: Hotels & motels; Continuing education; Internet;
Distance learning; Short article; United States; Hotel &
restaurant industries; Training & development
TITLE: The business of life : Computers, complaints and agents.
AUTHOR: Kosnett, Jeffrey R.
PUBLICATION: Life Association News. May 1997, v92n5, p. 48 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0024-3078
ABSTRACT: Direct online insurance sales is not the only Internet issue
for agents and financial services practitioners. There will
be more, such as the matter of online regulatory complaints.
In March, the NASD ordered Smith Barney to refund $5.6
million to customers it and its predecessor firm overcharged
in the redemptions of mutual funds. NASD regulators leaned of
the problem from one customer and then found violations.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Federal regulation; Compliance;
Complaints; Internet; United States;
Life & health insurance; Regulation
TITLE: Information for all, but managed by whom?
AUTHOR: Gibson, Paul.
PUBLICATION: Information World Review. May 1997, n125, p. 21-22 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0950-9879
ORGANIZATION: Fulcrum Technologies Inc
ABSTRACT: While the Internet promises to make information more accessible
to end-users, intranets take this concept one stage further
by combining external databases with a company's internal
files. The IT resources required are much reduced compared
with having to install separate client software for every
database. It is the practical implications of installing an
intranet, maintaining it and managing the content that
continue to stir debate, the crux of the issue revolving
around who should install and who should manage/maintain. One
company offering impressive software for accessing and
managing multiple database formats is Fulcrum, whose
Knowledge Network allows users to search across all data
sources simultaneously by inputting just one search.
THESAURUS: Data bases; Information management; Intranets;
Technological planning; United States; Software & systems;
Data processing management
TITLE: ClariNet starts playing for Europe.
AUTHOR: Blake, Paul.
PUBLICATION: Information World Review. May 1997, n125, p. 19-20 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0950-9879
ORGANIZATION: ClariNet Communications Corp
ABSTRACT: ClariNet Communications, unlike other companies in its field,
has been in profit throughout its 7 year history of supplying
Internet-based news that, from the user's perspective, is
free. What makes ClariNet different is a novel business model
that concentrates on Internet Service Providers (ISP). ISPs
who subscribe to ClariNet's ClariNews receive 17 different
newswires for a fixed monthly fee. These are then made
available to each ISP's subscribers as part of their monthly
fee for Internet access. So far 250 ISPs, primarily in North
America, have subscribed to ClariNews. Among the 17 newswires
taken by ClariNet are those from Reuters, NewsBytes, UPI and
most recently Agency France Presse. It reclassifies these
into 500 subject buckets. There are two axes to the
classification system: a geographical classification and one
based on industries and lifestyles.
THESAURUS: Corporate profiles; Online information services; News media;
Pricing policies; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Publishing industry; Marketing
TITLE: Trade magazines going strong, but challenges looming.
AUTHOR: Reilly, Brian.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. 16 (1
pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Netscape Communications Corp
ABSTRACT: New research shows that some marketers are still doing a poor
job of converting leads generated from trade advertising into
sales. Though the business press experienced a healthy 9.7%
increase in ad revenue in 1996 over 1995, that growth is in
danger as companies discover the power of the Internet as a
sales and marketing tool. No company has tapped the Internet
as deeply as Netscape, now the leader in the browser wars.
Instead of print, Netscape, which is targeting the same
corporate market that trade magazines reach, buys ads on the
Internet.
THESAURUS: Trade publications; Advertising media; Target markets;
Competition; Internet; Editorials; United States;
Advertising; Publishing industry; Short article
TITLE: To boldly go where no consumer marketer has gone before.
AUTHOR: Egolf, Karen.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. 14 (1
pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Cisco Systems Inc Fisher Technology Group
ABSTRACT: A commentary is presented on the Internet as an economic model.
What started out as a kind of technogeek forum is now a
growing, vibrant place for business-to-business commerce.
B-to-b marketers are leading the way in demonstrating for
their consumer marketing brethren some pretty savvy
electronic commerce models. Companies are quickly making the
leap from thinking they need a Web site to thinking they need
a Web commerce site. Cisco Systems Inc. and ProcureNet are
used as examples.
THESAURUS: Electronic commerce; Internet; Editorials;
Industrial markets; United States; Marketing
TITLE: Forget the trip, meet in cyberspace.
AUTHOR: Blankenhorn, Dana.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. 10 (1
pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: NetMeeting is a Microsoft Corp. program, introduced in 1996,
that will eventually let users share video, audio and all
kinds of data feeds over the Internet with anyone else who
has the same software. A standard called RSVP will be in
place in late 1997 to guarantee the quality and bandwidth of
transmissions. Phone companies and other Internet service
providers are expected to offer RSVP at a premium price over
standard Internet connections by 1998.
THESAURUS: Software packages; Internet; Software reviews;
Teleconferencing; United States; Software & systems;
Product specific treatment
TITLE: Slow time for trade deals.
AUTHOR: Ingebretsen, Mark.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. 3,33
(2 pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Walt Disney Co Chilton Co Fairchild Publications
ABSTRACT: Concerns about an overheated economy, competition from the
Internet and perceived mixed signals from The Walt Disney Co.
are slowing the sale of Disney's trade magazines, a variety
of industry sources say. The magazines - which range from
"Institutional Investor" to "Feedstuffs," as well as the
complete portfolio of almost 50 Chilton Publishing Co. titles
- were acquired when Disney purchased Capital Cities/ABC for
$19 billion in February 1996. The company announced in late
January 1997, it would sell them. Then in February the
company said it would keep Fairchild Publications.
THESAURUS: Trade publications; Divestiture; Publishing industry;
Business conditions; United States;
Acquisitions & mergers; Publishing industry
TITLE: Can Web marketing alone beat Microsoft?
AUTHOR: Johnson, Bradley.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. 1,46+
(3 pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Netscape Communications Corp Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: Netscape, the fastest growing software company in history,
plays by its own rules of marketing. It refuses to buy into
the theory that it needs a heavy dose of print and TV ads to
build a technology brand - even though it's locked in
competition with Microsoft Corp. For Netscape, all business
flows from the Internet, including marketing. The Web is at
the center of Netscape marketing and the company's use of the
Internet is comprehensive and cutting-edge. Next to the Web,
Netscape's most important marketing communications tool is
public relations. The company spends more on PR than
traditional advertising. Netscape bets it can get a bigger
bang for the buck with PR.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Advertising expenditures; Competition;
Market strategy; Advertising media; Web browser;
Market shares; Public relations; Corporate profiles;
United States; Advertising;
Software & computer services industry;
Company specific/case studies; Public relations
TITLE: Web malls add online purchasing.
AUTHOR: Blankenhorn, Dana.
Strazewski, Len.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. 1,42
(2 pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Norton Co GE Information Services Co Fisher Technology Group
Thomas Publishing Co Inc Nets Inc
ABSTRACT: The Internet is finally becoming a viable sales channel for
industrial marketers. This is happening as simple web sites
sthat began as forums to bring buyers and sellers together
evolve into true electronic marketplaces with transaction
capabilities. Two of these marketplaces, ProcureNet
(http://www.procurenet.com) and General Electric Information
Systems' Trading Process Network (http://tpn.geis.com),
already offer electronic purchasing online. Two others,
Manufacturing.Net (http://www.manufacturing.net) and
Industry.net (http://www.industry.net), will do so soon.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Electronic commerce; Industrial goods;
United States; Distribution
TITLE: Marketers taking sides on how to use mass e-mail.
AUTHOR: Blankenhorn, Dana.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. M6 (1
pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: Cyber Promotions Inc NetCreations Inc
ABSTRACT: While using e-mail for press releases remains relatively safe,
using it for direct marketing is still a controversial area.
A debate continues to rage within the industry on the
"opt-in" vs. "opt-out" philosophy of building e-mail lists.
Marketers who build their own lists by getting permission
before sending mail, providing incentives to recipients and
sending short teaser messages aimed at provoking action, not
a direct sale, say they are finding gold on the Internet.
Sanford Wallace, president of Cyber Promotions, offers tips
for marketers: 1. Take people off the list upon request. 2.
Test the promotion first on a small number of people. 3. New
companies should send short e-mails.
THESAURUS: Electronic commerce; Direct marketing; Mailing lists;
Electronic mail systems; United States; Distribution
TITLE: Ask a lot of questions before choosing an ISP.
AUTHOR: Carmichael, Matt.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. M5 (1
pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ABSTRACT: Every Internet service provider is different. This is a
decision that calls for a lot of balancing features. Price,
reliability, flexibility and service are all variables in
this equation. Among many questions presented to use when
choosing a provider are: 1. What are the company's needs? 2.
Will the site take up a lot of room on the server? What sort
of extras will be needed (e-mail addresses, domains, etc.)?
3. What is your budget?
THESAURUS: Internet service providers; Guidelines; Selection;
United States; Telecommunications systems; Guidelines
TITLE: GE's e-commerce network opens up to other marketers.
AUTHOR: Blankenhorn, Dana.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p.
M4,M11 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ORGANIZATION: GE Information Services Co Textron Automotive Co
ABSTRACT: GE Information Systems is converting to the Internet and
opening its digital door to other marketers such as Textron
Automotive. At the heart of its strategy is the GE Trading
Process Network (http://www.tpn.geis.com). Textron will have
43 trading partners linked to it via the Trading Process
Network by the end of June 1997. The costs of converting
suppliers to TPN is borne by GEIS. Because GE is so big, its
commitment to business-to-business electronic commerce over
the Internet will have far-reaching impact.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Electronic commerce; Industrial markets;
Service introduction; Market strategy; United States;
Distribution
TITLE: Internet labor costs run $100 an hour and up.
AUTHOR: Carmichael, Matt.
PUBLICATION: Advertising Age's Business Marketing. May 1997, v82n4, p. M11
(1 pages)
ISSN: 0745-5933
ABSTRACT: In NetMarketing's Web Price Index, variation in pricing among
Web developers has to do with hourly rates and how they are
assigned. The biggest variance is not in terms of price,
according to a NetMarketing survey, but in terms of how
individual developers break up tasks and estimates. Survey
results ranged from a national median of $90 per hour for
basic HTML service to $150 per hour for more rugged
database-related programming.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Computer service industry; Fees & charges;
Polls & surveys; United States; Short article; Software &
computer services industry
TITLE: Team Internet makes setting up remote links easy.
AUTHOR: Merenbloom, Paul.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 66H (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Apexx Technology Inc
ABSTRACT: Apexx Technology Inc.'s Team Internet router is reviewed. The
router lets remote users share either dial-up modem
connections or ISDN access at a rate of 128Kbps. The
Ethernet/modem unit comes configured with a dual-interface
Ethernet card and a 33.6Kbps dial-up modem.
THESAURUS: Hardware reviews; Routers; High speed; United States;
Product specific treatment; Hardware
TITLE: FCC's Hundt takes a step forward, two backward with subsidies
and taxes.
AUTHOR: Metcalfe, Bob.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 133 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ABSTRACT: A commentary discusses the Federal Communications Commission's
decision, under chairman Reed Hundt, to cut $1.7 billion from
the $25 billion paid by long-distance telecommunications
providers to subsidize local exchange carriers (LEC)
monopolies. The FCC also just voted to spend $2.25 billion
per year subsidizing Internet access for schools and
libraries. The Commission also voted to force Internet
service providers to give schools and libraries discounts,
playing into LEC hands by forcing ISPs to beg telco
regulators for reimbursement.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications policy; Federal regulation;
Fees & charges; Carriers; Internet service providers;
United States; Regulation;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry
TITLE: Exposing the ActiveX security model.
AUTHOR: Dugan, Sean.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 98 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: Because the ActiveX security model relies on the ability to
verify the identity of whoever developed the ActiveX control,
it cannot protect the client from malicious or buggy controls
on the Internet. All it can do is give the user the ability
to screen out controls based on their authorship. ActiveX
security is provided by Authenticode, Microsoft's program to
implement code signing. Authenticode provides a driver's
license of sorts embedded within an ActiveX control that
tells the user who built the control.
THESAURUS: Web browser; Computer security; Problems; United States;
Software & systems; Security Management
TITLE: FCC OKs wireless high-speed Sky Stations for Web access.
AUTHOR: Ferranti, Marc.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 67,70 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Sky Station International
ABSTRACT: The Federal Communications Commission has approved high-speed,
stratospheric transmissions in the 47-GHz frequency band. Sky
Station International inc. is leading an international
consortium that plans to use stratospheric transmissions to
provide Internet access to businesses and consumers by
selling the service to telecommunications companies. The
company's namesake Sky Station airships are positioned 13.02
miles above Earth and will provide Internet links to laptop
and desktop computers. The Sky Station system provides
wireless, 1.5 Mbps T1 links directly to computers.
THESAURUS: Internet; Data transmission; Wireless communications;
Spectrum allocation; International markets; Consortia;
United States; United States; International; Broadcasting
& telecommunications industry
TITLE: ISPs remain free of local charges.
AUTHOR: Ferranti, Marc.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 67 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ABSTRACT: The Federal Communications Commission does not expect to make
Internet service providers pay local access charges, as part
of its telecommunications rate reform plan. The news that
ISPs are off the hook and will now not have to pay local
access charges made new charges for 2nd lines in residences
more palatable to some popular online service providers.
THESAURUS: Regulation; Fees & charges; Internet service providers;
Carriers; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry; Regulation
TITLE: At your service.
AUTHOR: Woollacott, Matthew.
Vizard, Michael.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 61,65 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Worldtalk Corp
ABSTRACT: In an interview, Sathvik Krishnamurthy, vice president and
general manager of Worldtalk Corp.'s Internet security
subsidiary, discussed the network directory services market.
The industry is trying to consolidate around the common
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) because with
different directory implementations, the operational costs
were misunderstood. The one critical piece that is still
missing from LDAP is replication in the core specification.
Worldtalk provides full replication capability across
different directory implementations.
THESAURUS: Network directories; Internet; Industrywide conditions;
United States; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: HTML evolution won't be easy.
AUTHOR: Radosevich, Lynda.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 19, 1997, v19n20, p. 1,82 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp Netscape Communications Corp
ABSTRACT: Two issues may hamper the adoption of a new batch of HTML
extensions being developed by Internet software vendors:
incompatible implementation in Microsoft and Netscape
browsers and lack of support in leading Web tools. At the
forefront of the next wave of browser presentation is Dynamic
HTML, a term that has different meanings depending on who
uses it. In Microsoft parlance, Dynamic HTML is object
technology in Internet Explorer 4.0 that makes HTML elements
programmable. Meanwhile, Netscape is plugging its own version
of Dynamic HTML in its Communicator Web client. Netscape's
model includes a technique for creating animated effects
called layering, and support for Cascading Style Sheets,
which is the only piece of Dynamic HTML that Microsoft and
Netscape agree on.
THESAURUS: Web browser; Product development; Hypertext;
Standardization; Competition; United States;
Software & systems; Product planning & development
TITLE: American Chemical Society publishes scientific journals on the
Internet.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 57 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: American Chemical Society
ABSTRACT: Three of the American Chemical Society's most widely read
scientific journals are now commercially available as
Internet Journal Editions: The Journal of Physical Chemistry,
Biochemistry, and Environmental Science & Technology.
THESAURUS: Electronic publishing; Associations; Science;
Non-profit institutions; Publishing industry;
United States; Short article; Research & development
TITLE: Simon & Schuster announces launch of Internet supersite.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 56 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: Simon & Schuster Inc
ABSTRACT: Simon & Schuster has announced the launch of an Internet super
site comprising more than 100 World Wide Web sites in
education, business, professional, computer book, reference,
and trade publishing.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Service introduction;
Online information services; Telecommunications systems;
United States; Product planning & development;
Short article
TITLE: SilverPlatter's Internet Subcription Service implements
enhancements.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 55 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: SilverPlatter Information Inc Knight-Ridder Information
ABSTRACT: SilverPlatter Information Inc. has recently announced that,
through KR SourceOne, the document-delivery arm of
Knight-Ridder Information Inc., it now provides document
delivery service to Internet subscribers of SilverPlatter
Information's electronic data bases.
THESAURUS: Online data bases; Document delivery; Service introduction;
Product planning & development; United States;
Publishing industry; Short article
TITLE: Ovid and ISI announces agreement for document delivery service.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 54 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: Ovid Technologies Inc Institute for Scientific Information
ABSTRACT: Ovid Technologies Inc. has announced that it has reached an
agreement with the Institute for Scientific Information in
which ISI will provide Ovid users with document delivery
service accessible over the Internet.
THESAURUS: Document delivery; Alliances; Science;
Online information services; Telecommunications systems;
United States; Short article; Publishing industry
TITLE: SilverPlatter announces Second Edition of Primary Care CD-ROM
series with Companion Internet Site.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 37 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: SilverPlatter Information Inc
ABSTRACT: SilverPlatter Education Inc. has announced the availability of
Core Curriculum in Primary Care Medicine: Part 1, Second
Edition, on CD-ROM.
THESAURUS: Curricula; CD-ROM; Product introduction; Medical research;
Software & systems; United States;
Product specific treatment; Short article; Software &
computer services industry
TITLE: Pro CD introduces Listings Deluxe : A comprehensive reference
resource.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 31 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: Pro CD Inc
ABSTRACT: Pro CD Inc., a leading publisher of electronic directories on
CD-ROM and on the Internet, has announced its release of
Listings Deluxe, calling it the most extensive reference tool
in the Phone Book-on-CD-ROM category.
THESAURUS: Electronic publishing; Data bases; Product introduction;
Telecommunications systems; Publishing industry;
Short article; United States; Product specific treatment
TITLE: LEXIS and WESTLAW on the Internet.
AUTHOR: Griffith, Cary.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 28,78 (2 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: Westlaw LEXIS-NEXIS
ABSTRACT: Computer assisted legal research continues to evolve. The
latest development involves the Internet. Today there are an
increasing number of new services striving to use the
Internet to convey valuable, reliable information - for a
prices. These services are beginning to revolutionize the
value of primary and secondary law on the Internet. Most of
the service enable users to perform full-text searches of
their primary law content - a very LEXIS- and WESTLAW-like
service. The LEXIS-NEXIS home page is primarily used to
convey information about its services to the general public.
On opening West's home page, users are give a variety of
information, most of which is about using its myriad
services. LEXIS-NEXIS (http://www.lexis-nexis.com); Westlaw
(http://www.westpub.com)
THESAURUS: Legal services; Research; Online data bases; Web sites;
Searches; Law; United States; Telecommunications systems;
Software & computer services industry
TITLE: The 1997 NFAIS annual conference.
AUTHOR: Brenner, Ev.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 16-18 (3 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: National Federation of Abstracting & Information Services
ABSTRACT: The National Federation of Abstracting and Informational
Services (NFAIS) held its annual conference February 23-28,
1997, at a hotel that turned out to be a training ground for
navigating the Internet. The key note speakers was Bob
Massie, director of the Chemical Abstracts Service. The three
subjects chosen as hot topics were interlibrary loan,
electronic journals and copyright matters.
THESAURUS: Conferences; Associations; Information industry; Internet;
Non-profit institutions; United States;
Publishing industry
TITLE: Open Market to acquire Folio Corporation.
PUBLICATION: Information Today. Apr 1997, v14n4, p. 3 (1 pages)
ISSN: 8755-6286
ORGANIZATION: Open Market Inc Folio Corp
ABSTRACT: Open Market Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Folio Corp. Open Market claimed that the
acquisition will result in unprecedented Internet-based
solutions for companies engaged in the $16 billion
information commerce market.
THESAURUS: Acquisitions & mergers; Information industry; Internet;
Acquisitions & mergers; Publishing industry;
United States; Short article; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: The newest job in Cyberspace.
AUTHOR: Brown, Eryn.
PUBLICATION: Fortune. Jun 9, 1997, v135n11, p. 146; European 72 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0015-8259
ABSTRACT: Stephen P. Puchkoff is the world's first CyberCierge. His job
is to make people living in the Grand Millenium luxury condo
building in Manhattan feel good about being wired. He
installs and maintains the phone lines and Internet
connections and manages the building's switches and hubs.
Puchkoff responds to pages at all hours of the night.
THESAURUS: Careers; Information technology; Customer services;
Technical support; United States; Human resource planning;
Data processing management; Short article
TITLE: Interhooey.
AUTHOR: Garber, Joseph R.
PUBLICATION: Forbes. May 5, 1997, v159n9, p. 176 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0015-6914
ABSTRACT: A commentary argues that the Internet, like any technology, is
ideologically neutral. It is merely a tool that smart folk
can put to good use, and that crooks and cranks can put to
bad. Attorney Howard Nemerovski has this recommendation for
people who get smeared on the Net: Unless they feel like
funding precedent-setting litigation, they should grin and
bear it.
THESAURUS: Internet; Litigation; Telecommunications systems;
Litigation; United States
TITLE: Airship Internet.
AUTHOR: Hutheesing, Nikhil.
PUBLICATION: Forbes. May 5, 1997, v159n9, p. 170-171 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0015-6914
ORGANIZATION: Sky Station International
ABSTRACT: Blimps are back, promoted by a bevy of investors including the
former Secretary of State, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The goal is
to revive the dirigible as a rival to the communications
satellite. Haig's Washington, D.C.-based Sky Station
International, Inc. has grand ambitions: provide Internet
access, telephony, videophone service and high-speed data
networking to 80% of the world's population by 2005. The
blimps would be able to relay radio communication signals and
would be low enough to permit high-bandwidth communications
channels.
THESAURUS: Airships; Satellite communications; Technological change;
Case studies; Equity financing; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Company specific/case studies
TITLE: Solving the DEC puzzle.
AUTHOR: Koselka, Rita.
PUBLICATION: Forbes. May 5, 1997, v159n9, p. 45-46 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0015-6914
ORGANIZATION: Digital Equipment Corp
ABSTRACT: With 156 million shares outstanding selling at a recent 26,
Digital Equipment Corp. comes to $4 billion, plus $1 billion
in debt. That is scarcely 1/3 of DEC's annual revenues.
Digital gets such contempt from Wall Street because profits
are skimpy and revenues are on the decline. DEC includes: 1.
the fastest microprocessor in the US, 2. the StrongArm chip,
3. the AltaVista Internet browser, 4. data servers for the
Internet and corporate networks, and 5. a computer service
and repair business with 25,000 employees at 450 location in
100 countries.
THESAURUS: Debt; Market value; Computer industry; Case studies;
Product lines; United States;
Company specific/case studies;
Product planning & development; Computer industry
TITLE: Cyber-Schwab.
AUTHOR: Schifrin, Matthew.
PUBLICATION: Forbes. May 5, 1997, v159n9, p. 42-43 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0015-6914
ORGANIZATION: Charles Schwab & Co Inc
ABSTRACT: Of the 1.5 million active, online brokerage accounts in the US,
700,000 are with Charles Schwab. The firm has twice the
market share of its closest rival. The company's e.Schwab
customer pay $29.95 per 1,000 share trade, plus 3 cents a
share over 1,000. More than 1/2 of Schwab's 700,000 online
accounts are drawn from its 4.2 million regular discount
brokerages accounts. Schwab President David Pottruck draws a
parallel with Schwab's growth in the mutual fund market via
its OneSource group of funds - a no-load, no-transaction fee
fund trading program.
THESAURUS: Internet; Stock brokers; Investment banking; Mutual funds;
Business growth; Securities trading; Success;
Market shares; Case studies; Telecommunications systems;
Investment services; Investment analysis; Marketing;
United States; Company specific/case studies
TITLE: AP's online wire making strides.
AUTHOR: Consoli, John.
PUBLICATION: Editor & Publisher. May 3, 1997, v130n18, p. 12 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0013-094X
ORGANIZATION: Associated Press
ABSTRACT: Louis Boccardi, Associated Press president and CEO, spent the
bulk of his address at the AP annual meeting proudly
profiling the news cooperative's 6-month-old Internet news
service for members, the Wire. In addition to written news
stories and photos, visitors can get access to audio news
updates from AP Network News and video clips from AP's APTV.
THESAURUS: News wire services; Service introduction; Web sites;
Success; United States; Short article;
Publishing industry; Product planning & development
TITLE: Fear me not.
AUTHOR: Fitzgerald, Mark.
PUBLICATION: Editor & Publisher. May 3, 1997, v130n18, p. 11 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0013-094X
ORGANIZATION: Newspaper Association of America Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: When Microsoft chairman Bill Gates spoke to the Newspaper
Association of America, he praised newspapers as potentially
strong players on the Internet. Gates told the audience not
to think of Microsoft as a primary competitor - the company
is not doing local news or classifieds but seeing where this
technology can go. New NAA chairman David Cox, the president
and CEO of Cowles Media Co., said Gates was clearly extending
a hand of friendship and trying to partner with newspapers.
However, it is still a fact that Microsoft has chosen to
enter areas that are competitive with newspapers, and it is
important to be cautious.
THESAURUS: Newspapers; Online information services; Competition;
Industrywide conditions; United States;
Publishing industry; Software & computer services industry
TITLE: HTTP gets a makeover : Resellers face rollout of HTTP 1.1.
AUTHOR: Piven, Joshua.
PUBLICATION: Computer Technology Review. Apr 1997, v17n4, p. 14 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0278-9647
ABSTRACT: While Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 1.1 may sound like a
minor tweak, it is an important - and sorely needed revision.
The huge load currently placed on the network by millions of
control packets, the need for persistent connections between
clients and servers, and the desire to eliminate
bandwidth-hogging data retransmission are just a few of the
important issues that HTTP 1.1 seeks to address. There are 3
main elements of the HTTP 1.1 spec that will have a
significant impact on end user performance. These are
persistent connections, pipelining and advanced cache control
mechanisms.
THESAURUS: Hypertext; Protocol; Specifications; Internet; Changes;
United States; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Integrators juggling intranet plates.
AUTHOR: Trowbridge, Dave.
PUBLICATION: Computer Technology Review. Apr 1997, v17n4, p. 1,6+ (4 pages)
ISSN: 0278-9647
ABSTRACT: The simplicity and openness of Internet Protocol technologies
often makes Intranet development a bottom-up affair in
corporations, as computer-savvy workers use them to solve
their everyday problems. When properly managed, this is a
very efficient way to test new technologies on a departmental
level without much enterprise-wide risk. As a result, most
intranets, and their WAN cousins, extranets, grow like coral
reefs, by the gradual accretion and integration of existing
resources. Although this process generates more opportunities
for integrators, it also generates its own set of problems.
One of the most costly is the inefficient allocation of
network resources.
THESAURUS: Intranets; Technological change; Systems integration;
Advantages; Disadvantages; Internet; Protocol;
United States; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: What's in a name?
AUTHOR: Oberndorf, Shannon.
PUBLICATION: Catalog Age. May 1997, v14n5, p. 55-56 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0740-3119
ORGANIZATION:
Gateway 2000 Sundance Catalog Co InterNIC Registration
Services
ABSTRACT: Given the lack of a definitive Internet directory, an easily
remembered Web address is a must for cyber-merchants. But
some catalogers are finding that they cannot prevent other
companies from using a domain name similar to that of their
catalog. Catalogers' only recourse is to conduct a trademark
search on domain names before registering them and police the
Net for infringements.
THESAURUS: URLs; Mail order houses; Litigation; Infringement;
Prevention; Short article; United States;
Telecommunications systems;
Retail stores, includes groceries; Litigation
TITLE: Web-enabled solutions will proliferate.
PUBLICATION: Chain Store Age. May 1997, v73n5, p. 242 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1087-0601
ABSTRACT: The proliferation of Web access will force vendors of
enterprise applications software to rewrite current packages
and plan future packages to function over the Web. The move
would make it much easier for retailers, suppliers and those
who shuffle goods between them to do their jobs quickly and
economically. Paul Wahl of SAP America said companies
striving to trim costs and time from the supply chain are
increasingly amenable to the idea of giving outside partners
access to their information.
THESAURUS: Information dissemination; Retailing industry; Internet;
Applications; Electronic commerce;
Telecommunications systems; United States;
Retail stores, includes groceries
TITLE: Shopping center presence grows on the Web.
PUBLICATION: Chain Store Age. May 1997, v73n5, p. 102-104 (2 pages)
ISSN: 1087-0601
ORGANIZATION:
Corporate Property Investors FAC Realty Inc Commercial Real
Estate On-line Inc
ABSTRACT: More and more, individual centers and shopping center
management companies are establishing a presence on the
Internet. While some companies, such as TrizecHahn Centers,
have established elaborate sites using in-house staff, others
are choosing to outsource their Web site operations. Factory
outlet center developer FAC Realty actually has established 2
sites, one for customers, another for leasing its properties.
FAC Realty (www.factorystores.com, www.facrealty.com)
THESAURUS: Web sites; Shopping centers; Real estate companies;
Web sites; Retailing industry; Manycompanies;
Distribution; Real estate industry;
Retail stores, includes groceries; United States
TITLE: Baby steps.
AUTHOR: Hayes, Frank.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 12, 1997, v31n19, p. 85-87 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Corel Corp
ABSTRACT: Corel Corp.'s Corel Office for Java, currently in beta testing,
is reviewed. Office for Java consists of scaled-down versions
of the WordPerfect word processor, Quattro Pro spreadsheet,
Corel Presentations, a calendar, and an address book. The
applications are electronic mail-enabled and can be launched
from a user's desktop or within a World Wide Web browser. In
a test using Netscape Navigator 3.01, Office for Java could
not read or save local files; it functioned as if it had been
downloaded from a Web server. Under Internet Explorer 3.0,
the suite could load and save files, but the word processor
crashed when a document grew longer than a page. Another
problem is that the suite lacks critical business features in
its word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation package.
The lack of business features makes the suite unusable in an
office context.
THESAURUS: Product testing; Software reviews; Data base management;
Java; Performance evaluation;
Product planning & development; Software & systems;
United States; Canada
TITLE: ActiveX!
AUTHOR: Bothe, Stefan R.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 12, 1997, v31n19, p. 81-82 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp Sun Microsystems Inc
ABSTRACT: Microsoft Corp.'s ActiveX and Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java are
compared and contrasted. ActiveX components can be written in
C++ and several other languages and visual presentation
environments. The language independence of ActiveX lets
companies avoid the redundancy of building and maintaining a
separate Internet extension that multiplies the complexities
and maintenance issues of existing client/server modules. At
FlexiInternational, ActiveX Controls expose the same methods
that are used in the company's applications through reuse of
its financial class libraries. Had such an extension been
written in Java, developers and customers would need to
maintain and synchronize the deployment of 2 sets of source
code written in 2 languages. The
change-it-once-and-change-it-everywhere advantage of object
orientation would be neutralized.
THESAURUS: Programming languages; Java; Object oriented programming;
Internet; Advantages; Disadvantages; Software & systems;
United States
TITLE: Web firms eye suit on link policies.
AUTHOR: Wagner, Mitch.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 12, 1997, v31n19, p. 61-63 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp Ticketmaster Corp Total News
ABSTRACT: Disputes involving who can link to a commercial site on the
World Wide Web pit commercial interests against traditional
Internet values that encourage the free flow of information
online. Commercial sites say they are not trying to prevent
links, they just do not like the way some sites seem to
acquire information - and sell advertising to go along with
it - in the course of building links. The most recent, most
high-profile conflict is a lawsuit by Ticketmaster Corp.
against Microsoft Corp. over links in Microsoft's Seattle
Sidewalk community directory that linked to pages deep within
the Ticketmaster site, rather than to the home page.
Microsoft denies any wrongdoing.
THESAURUS: Litigation; Web sites; Connectivity; Problems;
Electronic commerce; Litigation;
Telecommunications systems; United States
TITLE: Prediction : Microsoft Office for Java.
AUTHOR: Hayes, Frank.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 127 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: A commentary discusses Microsoft's treatment of ActiveX, and
the predominance of Java on the Internet. The remedy for
Microsoft is Office for Java.
THESAURUS: Java; Market strategy; Product acceptance;
Software industry; United States; Short article;
Software & systems; Marketing;
Software & computer services industry
TITLE: Hotels seek to answer needs of business traveler.
AUTHOR: Blodgett, Mindy.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 67-68 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ABSTRACT: From basic requirements such as mutliple telephone lines and
data ports to high-speed Internet access, hotels in the past
year have evolved more services aimed at answering the myriad
information technology needs of business travelers.
THESAURUS: Hotel chains; Business travel; Customer services;
Information technology; United States;
Hotel & restaurant industries; Public relations;
Communications & information management
TITLE: Servers slow spoofs, spam.
AUTHOR: Cole-Gomolski, Barb.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 59-60 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Software-com Inc
ABSTRACT: Internet mail server vendors, including Microsoft Corp. and
Lotus Development Corp., are developing server technology
that may help IS managers curb common e-mail abuses such as
spamming and spoofing. In May 1997, Software.com Inc. will
release Post.Office Version 3.0, which can stop spammers from
making it appear that other users' servers are the source of
junk mail. The update also lets systems managers block mail
from certain addresses.
THESAURUS: Servers; Electronic mail systems; Mailings;
Problem solving; Computer upgrading; Manyproducts;
Manycompanies; United States; Software & systems
TITLE: OS/2 utilities use the Web.
AUTHOR: Schindler, Esther.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 59,62 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION:
Revolutionary Software Inc Emtec Innovative Software FX
Communications
ABSTRACT: Revolutionary Software Inc.'s InterCom, Emtec Innovative
Software's Network Suite, and FX Communications' InJoy OS/2
Internet utilities are reviewed. InterCom is a beautifully
crafted, OS/2-based Internet telephone application. An FTP
client and gopher client are included with Network Suite.
While both do an adequate job, Emtec's newsreader, built into
this comprehensive Internet utility suite, is useful to keep
up with Usenet. InJoy is a flexible and reliable Internet
dial-up connection tool that is well worth the money. It
supports 32-bit Point-to-Point Protocol connections, 32-bit
compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol connections, full
terminal mode capability, dial-on-demand, and IP
masquerading.
THESAURUS: Software reviews; Software utilities; Internet;
Connectivity; Manycompanies; Manyproducts; United States;
Software & systems; Product specific treatment
TITLE: Virus battle spreads to enterprise.
AUTHOR: Machlis, Sharon.
Cole-Gomolski, Barb.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 59-60 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ABSTRACT: Increasingly, vendors are offering antivirus scanning at
multiple points on a network to prevent data destruction and
keep staff from having to clean machines that become
infected. In May 1997, Symantec Corp. will announce Norton
AntiVirus for Firewalls, which will scan for malicious code
that might come in via the Internet. It joins other products
designed for e-mail servers from Cheyenne Software, Dr.
Solomon's Software, McAfee Associates Inc., and Trend Micro
Devices Inc.
THESAURUS: Enterprisewide computing; Computer viruses; Trends;
Manycompanies; Manyproducts; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Security Management
TITLE: Nokia plans cellular PDA devices.
AUTHOR: McKay, Niall.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 43 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Nokia Telecommunications
ABSTRACT: Nokia Telecommunications Corp. is developing the Nokia 9000
Communicator, a combined mobile cellular telephone and
personal digital assistant. The company's new Smart Messaging
technology will enable Internet access from standard Global
Systems for Mobile Communications cellular phones with Short
Messaging Service.
THESAURUS: Personal digital assistants; Cellular telephones;
Product development; Internet; Service introduction;
United States; Hardware; Product planning & development;
Short article; Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Product specific treatment
TITLE: Social security site shutdown sparks debate.
AUTHOR: Machlis, Sharon.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 20 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Social Security Administration
ABSTRACT: In one way or another, any organization that holds sensitive
data has to face the issues that recently prompted lawmakers
to urge a shutdown of a Social Security Administration (SSA)
World Wide Web service. An SSA Web server that provided
personalized earnings and benefits records to American
taxpayers over the Internet sparked concerns that snoops
could easily access someone else's records. The service was
suspended while the agency, at congressional request, holds a
series of public hearings beginning May 5, 1997 with computer
security and privacy experts, as well as consumers.
THESAURUS: Government agencies; Web sites; Computer security;
Access control; Congressional investigations;
United States; Telecommunications systems;
Security Management; Public sector organizations
TITLE: Free virus screening offered to Web surfers.
AUTHOR: Machlis, Sharon.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 14 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Trend Micro Devices Inc
ABSTRACT: Starting on May 5, 1997, World Wide Web surfers can get a free
virus checkup over the Internet by connecting to
housecall.antivirus.com. An ActiveX component will download
to the user's machine to look over a floppy disk, hard drive
and even scan network connections for common viruses and
remove them. Operated by Trend Micro Inc., the new site is
mostly an interesting demonstration for now. However, the
company hopes to use similar techniques over corporate
intranets to screen systems for viruses.
THESAURUS: Web sites; Computer viruses; Diagnostics;
Service introduction; United States; Security Management;
Telecommunications systems; Product planning & development
TITLE: Show-goers will find gigabit galore.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 9 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Foundry Networks Inc Extreme Networks Inc Netscape
Communications Corp Compuware Corp Cisco Systems Inc
ABSTRACT: At Networld/Interop '97 in May 1997, vendors will showcase
high-speed access equipment for wide-area networks, network
management tools and Internet wares. Foundry Networks Inc.
will announce NetIron 16, a Gigabit Ethernet switch pair that
routes 7 million packet/sec. Extreme Networks Inc. will
announce an 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with a 17.5G
bit/sec switching core. Netscape Communications Corp. will
reveal plans for a new version of its Directory Server, which
will let users build global directories that span the
Internet and extranets. Compuware Corp. will enhance its
EcoScope. Cisco Systems Inc. will announce a family of
switching products that will save users money by funneling
voice and data traffic from multiple LANs to one or 2
high-speed WAN links.
THESAURUS: Network switching; Ethernet; High speed;
Network management systems; Product introduction;
Network directories; Manycompanies; Manyproducts;
United States; Telecommunications systems;
Software & systems; Product specific treatment
TITLE: Bay, Novell place bets in Las Vegas.
AUTHOR: Wallace, Bob.
DiDio, Laura.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 8 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Novell Inc Bay Networks Inc
ABSTRACT: At the Networld/Interop '97 show in May 1997, Bay Networks Inc.
is introducing a new networking vision that it hopes will
help retain existing users and win new ones. Novell Inc. is
introducing Border Services, an integrated package of
Internet/intranet services. Bay CEO David House is expected
to detail Bay's new networking vision and strategy, called
Adaptive Networking. Novell will detail Border Services,
which includes firewall and proxy server caching capabilities
and coming Wolf Mountain clustering technology.
THESAURUS: Internet; Intranets; Network management systems;
Product introduction; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Software & systems;
Product specific treatment
TITLE: Off-line business reversals can undercut or spike online
projects.
AUTHOR: Wagner, Mitch.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 6 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Express Inc
ABSTRACT: Saying it needed to focus on its ailing core business of mall
stores, women's clothing retailer Express, once a showcase
site for Internet commerce, has stopped offering sales online
after just 7 months. Express officials maintain that the
company's online effort was a success. It was very
educational, and it met revenue goals. Express' parent
company, The Limited Inc. - which also owns Victoria's Secret
- has been beset by financial problems at its women's apparel
chains and earlier in 1997 announced plans to shut down 200
stores nationwide.
THESAURUS: Retail stores; Financial performance; Electronic commerce;
Shutdowns; United States;
Retail stores, includes groceries;
Telecommunications systems; Investment analysis
TITLE: Users complain about pain of more domains.
AUTHOR: Hamblen, Matt.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 3 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ABSTRACT: Some business users see an international accord to bring 7 more
domain names to the Internet as a prescription for chaos. The
confusion it may cause may mean more business for World Wide
Web search firms and directory services. It also could be a
boon for the trademark attorneys hired to settle disputes
about uniform resource locators. However, a spokesman for MCI
Communications Corp., which was one of the 56 signers of the
International Ad Hoc Committee accord in Geneva, said the
pact will mean fewer squabbles over names and will increase
the supply of available names.
THESAURUS: Internet; Name changes; Committees; Problems; End users;
United States; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Remote users fight to dial in.
AUTHOR: Blodgett, Mindy.
Girard, Kim.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 0_1,16 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION:
Lotus Development Corp NYNEX Corp Data Race Inc AtHome Corp
US Robotics Inc
ABSTRACT: As more employers work from home at least part of the time,
they are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of
technological advances in telecommuting. Lotus Development
Corp. has built a private network with Nynex Corp. and
Westell Technologies Inc. to bring Asymmetrical Digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL) to 51 Lotus telecommuters who live
within 3.5 miles of headquarters. Other technology and
product developments include: 1. Be There, a remote access
system from Data Race Inc. that recreates the user's desktop
interface on laptop, 2. and agreement between @Home Network,
which offers Internet access packages to businesses, and
Teleport communications Group Inc. to provide remote access
via fiber-optic networks, and 3. a low-end router from US
Robotics Corp. that gives users near ISDN speeds over analog
lines.
THESAURUS: Remote computing; Product introduction;
Service introduction; Manycompanies; Manyproducts;
Trends; Technological change; Problems;
Digital subscriber line; Private networks; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Product specific treatment;
Research & development
TITLE: Novell blitz will try to restore glitz.
AUTHOR: DiDio, Laura.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 0_1,125 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Novell Inc
ABSTRACT: Novell Inc. has planned a spring product blitz and strategic
road map announcement for May 19, 1997 at New York's Solomon
R. Guggenheim Museum. Novell CEO Eric Schmidt will outline
short-term product introduction and a road map for Novell's
Java, Internet and intranet initiatives. Novell hopes to
enhance its existing operating system, provide business with
greater network reliability and scalability and polish the
company's tarnished image among customers.
THESAURUS: Computer industry; Product lines; Product introduction;
Market strategy; Customer services; United States;
Computer industry; Marketing; Public relations
TITLE: Suits attack Web fundamentals.
AUTHOR: Wagner, Mitch.
PUBLICATION: Computerworld. May 5, 1997, v31n18, p. 0_1,125 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-4841
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp Ticketmaster Corp
ABSTRACT: Central to a handful of ongoing lawsuits, including litigation
between Ticketmaster Corp. and Microsoft Corp., are 2 issues:
1. whether a Web site administrator must remove a link after
being asked to do so by the site's owners, and 2. whether a
site owner can direct how a link is presented on a connecting
site. Depending on how the courts rule, site administrators
might be required to ask permission before linking to another
site, which some fear might drastically reduce the free flow
of information on the Internet.
THESAURUS: Hypertext; Litigation; Trends; Web sites;
Systems management; Marketing agreements; Problems;
United States; Telecommunications systems; Legislation
TITLE: Keeping the faith.
AUTHOR: Wheelwright, Geof.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 53-54 (2
pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ABSTRACT: Despite the many and varied demands of deploying and selling
ADSL, it appears that a growing number of companies are
slowly rising to the challenge. In turn, telcos are starting
to exploit the hardware and market opportunities represented
by high-speed Internet access over copper wire. According to
the Yankee Group, an industry research group, ADSL is set to
become the darling of those looking for low-cost ways to
implement high-speed Internet solutions. According to Garrick
Case of Performance Telecom, digital subscriber line will
provide telcos with the trump card they need to compete
effectively - it is a cable modem killer.
THESAURUS: Digital subscriber line; Telecommunications industry;
Technological planning; Competition; Trends;
United States; Telecommunications systems; Broadcasting &
telecommunications industry
TITLE: Managing the future of ADSL.
AUTHOR: Hunter, Philip.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 37-40 (3
pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ABSTRACT: Emerging ADSL services bring fresh management challenges to
telecommunications companies, not least of which is how to
integrate the new circuits with the existing network
infrastructure. The answer to whether telecommunications
companies want 10BaseT, Ethernet, 100BaseT, ATM, or frame
relay depends partly on what infrastructure the telco already
has. With an existing cell switching core, it makes sense to
use ATM, or possibly frame relay if the latter is already
supported as an access method. However, if the main purpose
of the ADSL access network is to provide high speed Internet
connections, then it may be preferable to concentrate the
incoming IP traffic via an Ethernet switch onto a
conventional IP router.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications industry; Digital subscriber line;
Network operating systems; Integration;
Technological change; Trends; United States; Broadcasting
& telecommunications industry; Software & systems
TITLE: An inspector calls.
AUTHOR: Scales, Ian.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 29 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ORGANIZATION: Ipsilon Networks Inc
ABSTRACT: US network technology company, Ipsilon, is one of the few to
tackle the Internet/intranet bandwidth crunch. Ipsilon's
solutions blend ATM technologies into the existing Internet
infrastructure, rather than requiring wholesale change.
Ipsilon was formed by Tom Lyon in 1994 to champion Internet
Protocol (IP) switching, which introduces ATM to an IP
environment where it is needed to support large or
time-sensitive data flows while protecting the huge
investment in connectionless infrastructure and applications.
THESAURUS: Computer industry; Internet; Intranets;
Asynchronous transfer mode; Technological change;
Corporate profiles; United States;
Software & computer services industry;
Telecommunications systems; Company specific/case studies
TITLE: Much ado about nothing.
AUTHOR: Savarnejad, Atoosa.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 22 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ABSTRACT: Internet usage is growing at a phenomenal rate and somebody has
to pay for its maintenance and upkeep. Pacific Telesis, the
holding company for west coast RBOC Pacific Bell, is urging
the Federal Communications Commission to drop what is calls
an outdated regulation that protects Internet Service
Providers against paying for connection time. At Wescon/96,
Pacific Telesis Enterprises CEO Michael Fitzpatrick told
attendees that it was time for the government to rescind its
13-year-old regulation exempting Enhanced Service Providers,
of which ISPs are members, from network access charges. It is
time to normalize these companies' - which include Compuserve
and America Online - share of the nation's infrastructure
burden, said Fitzpatrick.
THESAURUS: Federal regulation; Fees & charges;
Internet service providers; Problems; United States;
Regulation; Broadcasting & telecommunications industry
TITLE: US wakes up to SMDS.
AUTHOR: Bee, Adrianne.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 19 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ABSTRACT: According to a study from International Data Corp. (IDC) and
the SMDS Interest Group, there has been a 30% increase in the
number of US companies using the connectionless data service
between January 1996 and June 1996. During the same period,
IDC found there was a 135% increase in switched multimegabit
data serviced (SMDS) port installation, with over 7,000 ports
in place within the 600 US companies that now use the
technology. According to Amie White of IDC, because of its
multicasting capabilities, SMDS provides services for those
companies with multiple locations that are not catered for as
well as by frame relay services.
THESAURUS: Electronic switching systems; Digital switching; Internet;
Trends; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Keeping the supply lines open.
AUTHOR: Daniels, Guy.
Warwick, Martyn.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 16 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ORGANIZATION: Alcatel
ABSTRACT: Following the abject failure of most of the video-on-demand
trials around the world, ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber
line) seemed destined for the scrap-heap until the arrival of
the Internet. The dramatic growth of the Internet, with the
resulting demand for high-speed access, gave ADSL an
unexpected lease on life. ADSL trials have been under way for
some time, but a trial is not a commercial rollout. For
manufacturers to make profits, there must be volume sales.
The US Joint Procurement Consortium recently gave the
technology a shot-in-the-arm by awarding a substantial
contract to Alcatel for the supply of ADSL access equipment.
THESAURUS: Information technology; Digital subscriber line;
Digital transmission; Telephone service;
Purchasing contracts; Trends; United States; Broadcasting
& telecommunications industry; Telecommunications systems;
Purchasing
TITLE: Asia asserts its independence.
AUTHOR: Shetty, Vineeta.
PUBLICATION: Communications International. Jan 1997, v24n1, p. 8-9+ (4
pages)
ISSN: 0305-2109
ABSTRACT: Confidence is high that Internet traffic will overtake
telephony traffic on the world's switched digital networks by
the end of the decade. However, while the Internet is daily
becoming more of an opportunity for telcos, it also poses
some distinct threats. Growth of the Internet, for example,
varies by region, and, at present, the Asia Pacific is the
area of fastest development. Carl Silva of Bellcore says that
the years of 1996 to 1998 will show 3-fold growth in users -
up from 2 million to 6 million. One of the main reasons for
such dramatic growth is Asian demographics: some 50% of the
regional population is under the age of 25, the dominant age
of Internet users. However, the existing infrastructure is
inadequate and national and international networks have
struggled to keep pace with the huge growth in Internet
usage. The scarcity in backbone capacity across the Pacific
is slowing access speeds, causing delays in connections, and
resulting in traffic congestion.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications industry; Internet service providers;
Business growth; Internet; Problems;
Technological planning; Geographic profiles;
Asia & the Pacific;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Wireless Internet.
AUTHOR: Edwards, Morris.
PUBLICATION: Communications News. Apr 1997, v34n4, p. 58-59 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0010-3632
ORGANIZATION: ARDIS Co RAM Mobile Data Inc Metricom Inc WinStar
Communications Inc Advanced Radio Telecom Corp
ABSTRACT: On the surface, wireless connections seem poorly suited to
Internet access because of their limited speed and awkward
pricing structure, but the lure of untethered computing or
vendor ingenuity should never be underestimated. Suppliers of
smart phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants are
poised to introduce next-generation models to tap into the
growing demand for anytime, anywhere access to the Internet,
e-mail, and corporate databases and Web sites. At the same
time, cellular carriers are upgrading their wireless data
capabilities to meet competition from the emerging personal
communications services networks and plan-ned satellite
services, as well as existing wireless carriers and several
start-ups. The future of wireless networking for a number of
companies and in several areas is considered.
THESAURUS: Wireless communications; Market potential; Internet;
Product development; Competition; Manycompanies;
Manyproducts; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems; Product planning & development
TITLE: Electronic commerce : A time to sell.
AUTHOR: Dern, Daniel.
PUBLICATION: Communications News. Apr 1997, v34n4, p. 22 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-3632
ABSTRACT: To date, sales consummated over the Internet represent only a
fraction of the total sales per day, consumer or
business-to-business. However, it is becoming more
significant every day. Companies should look at using their
Web sites not just as an online info-kiosk, literature rack,
and fax-back system, but also as part of their sales
fulfillment process. To go from an "infomercial" Web site to
a commerce site, companies first need a commerce server that
includes more security features and other features necessary
for online selling. The sites need commerce applications that
interface to the company's inventory and shipping systems.
These systems also must interface with the company's EDI and
accounting systems, and to any 3rd-party payment
authentication systems. Companies also will want ways to
route and process queries, complaints, requests, and
specialty orders. In addition, they have to think about
authentication.
THESAURUS: Electronic commerce; Sales; Web sites; Information systems;
Guidelines; United States; Telecommunications systems;
Sales & selling; Guidelines
TITLE: Saving with international Internet faxing.
PUBLICATION: Communications News. Apr 1997, v34n4, p. 16 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0010-3632
ORGANIZATION: FaxLine International
ABSTRACT: As Fortune 500 companies find up to half of their phone charges
going toward international faxing, they have begun looking at
ways to reduce those costs. FaxLine International, which
manages faxing, realized that an Internet fax service could
offer those companies a more cost-effective communications
solution. FaxLine decided to establish a global network of
servers providing Internet faxing services to companies and
individuals, allowing clients to send their faxes from a fax
machine, e-mail, application, or Web site. With Internet fax
software, companies are able to detour their faxes from long
distance PSTN connections onto the Internet, where a server
at the receiving end then forwards them to the intended fax
machines. In this scenario, only 2 local calls are made
instead of the one international call.
THESAURUS: Corporate profiles; Facsimile transmission; Internet;
Cost reduction; Multinational corporations; United States;
Company specific/case studies;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Multinational corporations
TITLE: For auto finance specialists it's a whole new ball game.
PUBLICATION: ABA Banking Journal. Apr 1997, v89n4, p. 50-53 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0194-5947
ABSTRACT: Nationally, marketing for automobiles via the Internet is quite
new, and sales are not yet a significant number. However, the
potential is dramatic, and both automobile dealers and the
lenders who finance them have to take account of this. The
Internet instantly provides a nationwide sales territory, and
new franchising concepts are bound to develop. In the past 2
years, used-car superstores have caused a lot of hoopla and
at least some controversy. In unsettled times, a common
phenomenon is the so-called flight to quality, where people
shift their business to the biggest, most reliable names, and
away from the smaller, less tested, and more marginal ones.
In this dawning age of marketing via the Internet, which
promises to revamp a lot of long-standing relationships and
arrangements, something similar could happen in financing
dealers, where economies of scale, high-cost technology, and
specialized product knowledge may all come into play.
THESAURUS: Automobile dealers; Market strategy; Automobile loans;
Industrywide conditions; United States;
Retail stores, includes groceries; Retail banking services;
Marketing
TITLE: Selling policies online can save 60%.
PUBLICATION: Best's Review (Life/Health). Apr 1997, v97n12, p. 89 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0005-9706
ABSTRACT: According to a study by management consultants Booz-Allen &
Hamilton Inc., the Internet offers insurers the ability to
save more than 60% over the life of a customer, but few seem
eager to take full advantage of the technology.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Internet; Electronic commerce;
Cost reduction; Short article; United States; Marketing;
Insurance industry
TITLE: Grander role seen for Java language.
AUTHOR: Sharples, Hadley.
PUBLICATION: Graphic Arts Monthly. May 1997, v69n5, p. 90 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1047-9325
ORGANIZATION: Sun Microsystems Inc
ABSTRACT: While Java will likely transform the Internet, it also promises
to change the landscape of corporate computing. Java will
play a key role in the new network computer, the NC, also
called a "thin client," described as a streamlined computer
that exploits the network server for much of its processing
power, storage, content, and administration.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Predictions; Java; Computer networks;
United States; Software & computer services industry
TITLE: Using the Internet to transmit files.
AUTHOR: Schneider, Mary Lee.
PUBLICATION: Graphic Arts Monthly. May 1997, v69n5, p. 88-89 (2 pages)
ISSN: 1047-9325
ABSTRACT: The next phase of adopters of Internet-based printing solutions
will be customers who can use these solutions for
transmitting relatively small files, such as revisions to
pricing or last-minute merchandise changes for a catalog. In
addition, customers who are paying a premium for a dedicated
line and using it infrequently will soon be swayed by the
flexibility and cost efficiency of Internet-based solutions.
One option is to use a page such as First Class, a front-end
interface for transmission via the Internet.
THESAURUS: Printing industry; Internet; Data transmission;
Predictions; Trends; United States; Publishing industry;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Sun brews Java as Internet language.
AUTHOR: Wilken, Earl.
PUBLICATION: Graphic Arts Monthly. May 1997, v69n5, p. 87 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1047-9325
ORGANIZATION: Sun Microsystems Inc
ABSTRACT: For those industry executives who are tracking the Internet,
Java is being advanced by Sun Microsystems as a broad
language - perhaps even a universal one - for the Internet.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Internet; Product development; Java;
United States; Software & computer services industry;
Telecommunications systems; Product planning & development
TITLE: The taste of defeat.
AUTHOR: Savitz, Eric J.
PUBLICATION: Barron's. May 19, 1997, v77n20, p. 12 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1077-8039
ABSTRACT: As the Internet endures, so do the fears of skeptic Bob
Metcalfe, even though he has already eaten his words. A year
ago Metcalfe had predicted the Internet would
catastrophically collapse. The Internet did not meet his
prediction of a "gigalapse," which Metcalfe defines as a loss
of Internet access for a billion or more hours of potential
on-line usage.
THESAURUS: Internet; Predictions; Catastrophes; United States;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Use the Internet!
PUBLICATION: American Salesman. Apr 1997, v42n4, p. 29-30 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0003-0902
ABSTRACT: Maury Kauffman of The Kauffman Group recommends the following
to keep international FAXing costs at a minimum: 1. FAX at
night when telecommunications rates are lower. 2. Do not use
a cover page unless absolutely necessary. 3. Do not FAX
graphics or photos. 4. Consider Internet FAXing. Hiring an
Internet FAX bureau is the easiest and most trusted technique
to send FAXs via the Internet.
THESAURUS: Facsimile transmission; International; Guidelines;
Cost control; United States; International;
Telecommunications systems; Guidelines
TITLE: Thinking about getting on the Internet?
AUTHOR: Flannery, Liam.
PUBLICATION: Accountancy Ireland. Apr 1997, v29n2, p. 31-32 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0001-4699
ABSTRACT: A basic, simple-language introduction to the Internet is
provided, including information on electronic mail, the World
Wide Web, and web site development. The Internet is made up
of networks or collections of millions of computers around
the world all linked together and talking to each other.
Several things are required to access the Internet,
including: 1. a PC, 2. a modem, 3. a telephone line, and 4. a
dial-up account with an Internet service provider.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications systems; Western Europe; Internet;
Electronic mail systems; World Wide Web
TITLE: Office 97--The Internet and a whole lot more!
AUTHOR: Fulford, James.
PUBLICATION: Accountancy Ireland. Apr 1997, v29n2, p. 26-28 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0001-4699
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp
ABSTRACT: Microsoft's Office 97 software suite was released recently, and
it has already received much acclaim, winning the prestigious
Best of Show award at the Comdex '96 show. Among other uses,
the suite allows users to produce documents, including
spreadsheets and word-processing reports, and then publish
them directly on the World Wide Web. The suite includes the
following programs: 1. Excel, 2. Word, 3. Access, 4.
PowerPoint, and 5. Outlook.
THESAURUS: Product specific treatment; Western Europe;
Software & systems; Software reviews; Software packages;
Internet
TITLE: The Internet : Technology and trends.
AUTHOR: Palmer, Robert B.
PUBLICATION: Vital Speeches of the Day. May 1, 1997, v63n14, p. 444-448 (5
pages)
ISSN: 0042-742X
ABSTRACT: As Internet standards and technology become more robust and
pervasive, as issues surrounding bandwidth and security are
resolved, and as new kinds of Internet access devices are
developed and deployed, the Internet will undoubtedly become
the universal computing platform of choice. The next
generation Internet will require next generation technology
and 3 technology trends will provide the support and
reliability needed for exponential Internet growth: 64-bit
computing, high-speed networking, and robust Internet
standards. As the Internet becomes the dominant business
platform in computing, changes are foreseen in the 4 broad
areas of globalization, virtualization, disintermediation and
velocity. However, technology alone will not allow us to
realize the potential of the Internet; it is the application
of that technology to new, innovative, and thoughtful uses
that will create economic and social value.
THESAURUS: Internet; Technological change; Trends; Predictions;
Globalization; Business community;
Telecommunications systems; International; Marketing
TITLE: Web servers in embedded systems enhance user interaction.
AUTHOR: Quinnell, Richard A.
PUBLICATION: EDN. Apr 10, 1997, v42n8, p. 61-68 (6 pages)
ISSN: 0012-7515
ABSTRACT: Explosive Internet growth has generated fallout beneficial to
embedded-system developers. The technology that makes the
World Wide Web so popular can provide embedded systems with a
rich but inexpensive user interface and can simplify
connections to remote equipment. The trick is to pick the
right match for system needs. An embedded Web server can
source system-status information and accept configuration
data, software updates, and control commands.
THESAURUS: Internet; Web browser; User interface; Software;
Manycompanies; Servers; Hardware; Software & systems
Full text of this article is available on the BPO system in
Jackson Library.
TITLE: A virtual prototype.
PUBLICATION: Training & Development. May 1997, v51n5, p. 33 (1 pages)
ISSN: 1055-9760
ORGANIZATION: Andersen Consulting
ABSTRACT: Prairie, a prototype of a virtual organization, was developed
originally to help Andersen Consulting's Center for Strategic
Research (CSTaR) show its clients how businesses and
organizations might work in the future. The researchers at
CSTaR knew that basic Internet connections can link dispersed
workers and help information flow. What they sought, however,
were ways to foster interaction and social meetings in a
virtual space. For example, at Prairie, every community had
an area called commons, where people could meet casually in a
virtual environment.
THESAURUS: Virtual corporations; Research; Corporate culture;
United States; Organizational behavior;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: @ work.
AUTHOR: Cohen, Sacha.
PUBLICATION: Training & Development. May 1997, v51n5, p. 26-28 (3 pages)
ISSN: 1055-9760
ABSTRACT: Webcrawler (http://www.webcrawler.com), Infoseek
(http://www.infoseek.com), and Excite (http://www.excite.com)
are search tools that can make the Web more manageable. Each
has its strengths and weaknesses. Tips on using the 3 search
tools are provided.
THESAURUS: Internet; Search engines; Information retrieval;
United States; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Q&A : Van Hoff 'pushes' Marimba into enterprise fray.
AUTHOR: Frye, Colleen.
PUBLICATION: Software Magazine. May 1997, v17n5, p. 76-77 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0897-8085
ORGANIZATION: Marimba Inc
ABSTRACT: In an interview, Arthur van Hoff, co-founder and chief
technology officer at Marimba Inc., discussed Marimba's
Castanet technology, which is used to distribute software
applications and channels across the Internet/intranets,
Bongo, a visual interface builder for Java applications, and
push technology.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Case studies; Product development; Java;
Internet; Webcasting; Market potential; Market strategy;
Software & computer services industry;
Company specific/case studies;
Product planning & development; Telecommunications systems;
United States
TITLE: MQ in the middle : ISVs rally around reliable MOM.
AUTHOR: O Donnell, Debra.
PUBLICATION: Software Magazine. May 1997, v17n5, p. 70-74 (5 pages)
ISSN: 0897-8085
ORGANIZATION: New Paradigm Software Corp
ABSTRACT: IBM's MQSeries, a family of message-oriented middleware (MOM)
products, is both up-front and behind the scenes. MQSeries is
up-front because the middleware enables applications running
on more than 20 different kinds of platforms to communicate
with each other; it is behind the scenes because IBM is
fine-tuning the basic middleware and leaving all the add-ons
- tools for systems management, application development, and
data translation - to 3rd-party vendors. MQSeries has managed
to work its way into so many businesses so quickly because of
its reliability and platform coverage. Broad connectivity is
the foremost differentiator for MQSeries, and integration is
only going to get better. Still, MQSeries is not without its
shortcomings. Chief among these is that, like other MOMs,
MQSeries offers no simple management and configuration
system. Data translation capabilities do not exist in MQ, but
they can be provided by such ISVs as New Paradigm Software
Corp.
THESAURUS: Product development; Middleware; Market potential;
Internet service providers; Add ons;
Product planning & development; Software & systems;
United States
TITLE: The component war heats up.
AUTHOR: Lawton, George.
PUBLICATION: Software Magazine. May 1997, v17n5, p. 51-54 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0897-8085
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp Sun Microsystems Inc
ABSTRACT: Corporate software developers using the Web and corporate
intranets to deliver component-based business applications
will have to choose between developing with ActiveX controls
from Microsoft Corp. and platform-independent Java applets
from Sun Microsystems Inc. Both ActiveX and Java are new,
immature technologies. As a result, both must still add
security features before they can be used confidently in
electronic commerce applications. With Microsoft's Internet
Explorer, users can set the level of security they want. The
keys for certifying software are managed by VeriSign Inc.
Java applets are relatively small components that must be
downloaded each time they are run. Java can also be used for
creating full-blown applications. One limitation of Java may
be the developer's inability to prevent the piracy of applets
over the Internet. One of its key advantages is support for
numerous platforms.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Systems development; Standards;
Electronic commerce; Computer security; Competition;
Software & computer services industry; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems; Security Management;
United States
TITLE: In line for on-line.
AUTHOR: Dash, Julekha.
PUBLICATION: Software Magazine. May 1997, v17n5, p. 32 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0897-8085
ORGANIZATION: PeopleSoft Inc
ABSTRACT: PeopleSoft recently announced that it has Internet-enabled its
suite of HR and financial tools. The company has made 15
employee self-service applications available to key customers
during a pilot phase, with general availability slated for
the first quarter of 1998 with the release of PeopleSoft 7.
According to Rick Bergquist of PeopleSoft, deploying
enterprise applications via the Internet opens them up to the
occasional user as opposed to seasoned users who access them
every day.
THESAURUS: Product development; Internet; Connectivity;
Enterprisewide computing; Product planning & development;
Telecommunications systems; Software & systems;
United States
TITLE: Do you know where your software is?
AUTHOR: Cimino, Daniela.
PUBLICATION: Software Magazine. May 1997, v17n5, p. 28 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0897-8085
ORGANIZATION: Globetrotter Software Inc
ABSTRACT: Both software vendors and customers are turning to electronic
licensing technology to help control software assets. One
vendor that has already made inroads with its electronic
licensing technology is Globetrotter Software. The firm's
FlexIm license management product helps vendors track their
licenses once they have distributed their software, either
via CD-ROM or the Internet. On the flip side, Globetrotter's
Flexadmin software asset management tool helps companies
monitor software usage throughout the enterprise.
THESAURUS: Software packages; Licensing; Distribution;
Product introduction; Product specific treatment;
Software & systems; United States
TITLE: Holy data!
AUTHOR: Carnoy, David.
PUBLICATION: Success. May 1997, v44n4, p. 45-48 (4 pages)
ISSN: 0745-2489
ORGANIZATION: Firefly Network Inc Amazon-com Books CDnow-The Internet Music
Stores PhotoDisc Inc Reel Inc
ABSTRACT: Today, through a unique process of database building, some have
figured out how they - and any business - can use the World
Wide Web for ultraprecise marketing and targeted sales. For
example, Patti Maes, an MIT professor who developed a
computer program that was an artificial-intelligence program
that was able to make recommendations based on people's
preferences, and her associates, teamed up with Nick Grouf, a
student at Harvard, to create a Web site, Firefly, and a
company, Firefly Network Inc. Today, Firefly, which
recommends movies as well as music, is one of the most
popular sites on the Web, with more then 1.5 million members.
At the heart of the technology is a better, more refined
search engine, which can help customers find what they are
looking for in anything from a restaurant to a doctor to an
HMO to a Web site.
THESAURUS: World Wide Web; Internet; Data base marketing;
Search engines; Online information services;
Manycompanies; Business growth; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Market research; Software &
computer services industry
TITLE: Rock steady.
AUTHOR: Jacobson, Gianna.
PUBLICATION: Success. May 1997, v44n4, p. 40-42 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0745-2489
ABSTRACT: According to Don Holcombe, an artist who hand-paints
Southwestern scenes on gemstones, spheres of sandstone, and
other semi-precious material, technology is now an extremely
significant factor in what he does and how he sells his
artwork. Working out of his home studio, Holcombe spends as
much time marketing his business as he does creating the
artwork itself, which sells for $95 to $6,500. With an NEC
Pentium 90 and numerous software programs, he creates highly
individualized brochures and table displays, purchases and
managed electronic mailing lists, handles invoices and
accounting, and even designs some of his original images.
Holcombe uses the Internet to distribute promotional and
informational materials and will eventually sell his work
directly from his year-old Web site.
THESAURUS: Case studies; Artists; Personal computers; Marketing;
Electronic commerce; Web sites; Advantages;
United States; Company specific/case studies;
Entertainment industry; Telecommunications systems;
Marketing
TITLE: Start-ups seek formulas for success.
AUTHOR: Nerney, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 126-128 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: HAHT Software Inc BackWeb Technologies Novera Software
ABSTRACT: HAHT Software Inc., BackWeb Technologies and Novera Software
Inc. - 3 Internet start-ups who are fighting for supremacy,
or at least profitability in their respective markets - are
profiled. The decision these and other high-tech start-ups
make can ultimately shape the course of technology, as well
as the products and service options available to network
managers.
THESAURUS: Software industry; Internet; Target markets;
Market strategy; Technological change; Effects;
Market shares; Competition; United States; Software &
computer services industry; Marketing;
Research & development
TITLE: Why wait? Build your own Web-based management framework.
AUTHOR: Csenger, Michael.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 74 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Cable & Wireless Internet Exchange
ABSTRACT: Cable and Wireless Internet Exchange (CWIX) provides global
Internet backbone service to Internet service providers and
large multinational corporations. In April 1997, CWIX rolled
out an internal/external business platform, called CWINTRA,
that gives customers a secure view of the same network
service, as well as status and account information CWIX uses
to run and manage its own network worldwide.
THESAURUS: Network management systems; Systems design; World Wide Web;
Case studies; United States; Short article;
Software & systems; Data processing management;
Company specific/case studies
TITLE: And the winner of the telecom free-for-all is ...
AUTHOR: Gallant, John.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 68 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: An editorial states that the current contenders in telecom
reform would have users believe the winners, at least in the
business arena, will be the providers that put together the
best packages of services with the best pricing. However,
customers are talking about a profound shift toward embracing
the Internet as the foundation of their WANs. Embracing the
Internet as the WAN architecture, obliterates long-standing
boundaries between local and long-distance service, shifts
the competitive landscape among the players, canceling out or
amplifying strengths and weaknesses.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications policy; Regulatory reform; Internet;
Changes; Market potential; United States; Short article;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry; Regulation;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: An Internet logic brownout.
AUTHOR: Bradner, Scott.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 64 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Sprint Corp MAI Network Services
ABSTRACT: A commentary discusses a brownout on a Sprint Corp. network
caused by MAI Network Services and Sprint.
THESAURUS: Carriers; Brownouts; Systems management; Routing;
Case studies; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems; Data processing management;
Company specific/case studies
TITLE: 'Net E-commerce sites face plenty of legal challenges.
AUTHOR: McKay, Niall.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 60 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: According to a new report by Forrester Research Inc.,
electronic commerce vendors face a range of legal challenges
if they fail to influence local lawmakers drafting rules for
online transactions around the world. The report, called Law,
Regulation, and the Internet, outlines 5 problem areas for
organizations trying to conduct electronic commerce over the
Internet. These include new tax traps, problems with
international lawsuits, increased pressure from intellectual
property organizations, clashes over free speech and privacy
rights, and uncertainty about the status of electronic
contracts.
THESAURUS: Electronic commerce; Policy making; International trade;
Taxation; Intellectual property; Problems;
Federal regulation; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Regulation; International trade
& foreign investment
TITLE: ThingMaker headlines Internet Showcase.
AUTHOR: Nerney, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 57,62 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Parable Corp emWare Lanacom Inc Activerse Inc
ABSTRACT: In April 1997, Parable LLC unveiled ThingMaker - Web-based
multimedia authoring software that uses a drag-and drop
interface to create dynamic Web pages. The announcement was
one of dozens made at Internet Showcase, a 4-day event
featuring 60 Internet start-up companies. ThingMaker lets
users easily build Web pages that contain multimedia
components utilizing sound, images and animation. Other
announcements made at Internet Showcase include: 1. emWare
unveiled a micro Web server, Embedded Micro Interface
Technology 1.0. 2. Lanacom Inc. unveiled Lanacom Headliner
Professional, which delivers filtered news and information to
users from the Internet. 3. Activerse Inc. introduced Ding, a
Java-based browser designed to let users know at a glance who
is online.
THESAURUS: Software packages; Product introduction; Manyproducts;
Manycompanies; Internet; Servers; Webcasting;
Web browser; Java; United States; Software & systems;
Product specific treatment
TITLE: AT&T's Evslin takes on Internet issues.
AUTHOR: Messmer, Ellen.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 57,62 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: AT&T WorldNet Service
ABSTRACT: In an interview, Tom Evslin, vice president of AT&T WorldNet
Services, discusses AT&T's strategy in adapting to the
Internet.
THESAURUS: Internet; Carriers; Market strategy; Market potential;
Technological planning; Technological change;
United States; Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems; Marketing
TITLE: Tracking the move to IP-only LANs.
AUTHOR: Burns, Christine.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 37,45 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp Novell Inc
ABSTRACT: At the NetWorld+Interop 97 general conference session, a panel
of industry consultants will explore how to run TCP/IP-only
NetWare and Windows NT networks. The panel will discuss the
headway Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are making to
accommodate TCP/IP-only networks. While most companies have
already started to standardize on a single network operating
system, they have not yet settled on one network protocol.
The forces that are likely to drive TCP/IP into the LAN are
Internet access and a skyrocketing number of
business-critical applications that require TCP/IP. To
establish a TCP/IP-only network, an administrator must
install a protocol stack on every desktop machine. The
administrator must also update and tune all the network
routers for handling a single protocol instead of multiple
ones.
THESAURUS: Conferences; TCP-IP; Network operating systems;
Connectivity; Internet; Sales & selling;
Telecommunications systems; United States
TITLE: BBN ignites firewall service.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 28 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: BBN Planet Corp
ABSTRACT: BBN Planet has developed Internet Site Patrol 3.0, an upgraded
managed firewall service. Through the use of its new 56-bit
encryption, the service will allow the ISP to support
multisite intranets and extranets. The added 56-bit Data
Encryption Standard security lets BBN perform encrypted
tunneling over the Internet, which is the key to safely
supporting multiple sites. BBN uses Trusted Information
Systems Inc.'s Gauntlet Firewall for the Site Patrol service.
THESAURUS: Service introduction; Firewalls; Network management systems;
Data encryption; Computer upgrading;
Product specific treatment; Software & systems;
Security Management; United States
TITLE: BT/MCI struts its synergy at Innovation '97.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 25-28 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: MCI Communications Corp BT Laboratories
ABSTRACT: At BT Laboratories' Innovation '97 conference, the theme was
BT/MCI Communications Corp. synergy. The conference
highlighted a range of new technologies, such as intelligent
networks, intranets, and advanced call center tools. BT and
MCI have been working closely on intranet developments since
Concert Internet Plus was announced in 1996. BT plans to use
MCI's Vault technology, announced in 1997, to bring computer
telephony integration into call center services. Vault will
let users simultaneously use a single telephone line to
access the Internet and make a voice call.
THESAURUS: Conferences; Telecommunications industry; Call centers;
Computer telephone integration; Product development;
Alliances; Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Sales & selling; Product planning & development;
Western Europe; United States
TITLE: Actra readies EDI gateway for the Internet.
AUTHOR: Messmer, Ellen.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 14 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Actra Business Systems
ABSTRACT: Actra Business Systems LLC is getting ready for its debut on
May 19, 1997, but its first product, the ECXpert gateway, and
electronic data interchange (EDI) gateway for the Internet,
may be delayed. Beta users are currently testing ECXpert to
send EDI business messages over the Internet. The ECXpert
gateway is a collection of parts: a Netscape FastTrack
Server, Netscape mail and directory servers, an EDI
translation engine from TSI International Ltd., a Seagate
Technologies Inc. Seagate Crystal reports generator, and an
Oracle Corp. Web application server with an Oracle7 database
to record EDI audit trail and administrative data.
THESAURUS: Startups; Product development; Product testing;
Electronic data interchange; Gateways;
Product planning & development; Telecommunications systems;
United States
TITLE: The fastest DSL to date.
AUTHOR: Greene, Tim.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 10,15 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Dagaz Technologies Inc Pulsecom
ABSTRACT: Dagaz Technologies Inc. wants to convince Internet service
providers and carriers to adopt its new Odin 3480 VDSL
platform, the same device that supports the karaoke service
in Korea today. Now available in the US, the Odin 3480 can
support broadband services over regular copper phone lines.
Meanwhile, Pulse Communications Inc. recently introduced a
convenient way for traditional telephone carriers to support
all-data 128K bit/sec DSL. Pulsecom's WavePacer ISDN DSL 128
Liner Card drops into standard D4 channel banks.
THESAURUS: Product introduction; Digital subscriber line; Carriers;
Broadband; Product specific treatment;
Telecommunications systems; United States; Short article
TITLE: VSATs get an IP bandwidth boost.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 10 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Hughes Network Systems Inc
ABSTRACT: DirecPC Enterprise Edition IP Advantage, a new satellite
service from Hughes Network Systems Inc., is designed to
boost the speed of remote communications. DirecPC Enterprise
Edition IP Advantage enables customers of Hughes' Personal
Earth Station very small aperture terminal to increase their
bandwidth and support IP Multicasting to remote locations.
The service will let users send video feeds and large file
transfers over high-bandwidth virtual connections. DirecPC
Enterprise Edition is based on the same data encapsulation
technology found in DirecPC Internet access service.
THESAURUS: Service introduction; Direct broadcast satellites;
Remote computing; Bandwidths; Virtual networks;
Product specific treatment;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems; United States
TITLE: Netscape plunks down $56 million for two companies.
AUTHOR: Sliwa, Carol.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 8 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Netscape Communications Corp
ABSTRACT: Netscape Communications Corp. recently signed agreements to buy
2 companies: DigitalStyle Corp. and Portola Communications
Inc. DigitalStyle offers expertise in Java-based graphics
animation and component models, while Portola is a leading
authority on the Internet Message Access Protocol 4 and Post
Office Protocol 3. The agreements calls for Netscape to
purchase 100% of the privately held companies' outstanding
capital stock by issuing approximately 2.08 million shares of
Netscape's stock.
THESAURUS: Electronics industry; Agreements; Acquisitions & mergers;
Market strategy; Electrical, electronics, instrumentation;
Acquisitions & mergers; Marketing; United States;
Short article
TITLE: Explosion of spam leads to pesky new scam.
AUTHOR: Nerney, Chris.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 1,16 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ABSTRACT: Multi-level marketers, pyramid scheme operators, and chain
letter artists are quickly learning the power of bulk e-mail
spamming. Christopher Erickson's letter is the most
widespread recent example. The letter invites participants to
take part in what Erickson calls an e-mail multilevel
marketing program that promises to make the participant
wealthy. The letter then urges all recipients to repeat the
process and send bulk e-mail by the thousands soliciting
money for the reports. It offers to help by providing e-mail
lists. Some people who have received Erickson's posts have
forwarded copies to the Federal Trade Commission, the US
Postal Service, and the Internal Revenue Service.
THESAURUS: Electronic mail systems; Internet; Fraud; Marketing;
Telecommunications systems; Law; Marketing;
United States
TITLE: ISP peering boosts reliability.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 1,128 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: MCI Communications Corp Sprint Corp
ABSTRACT: ISPs such as MCI Communications Corp. and Sprint Corp. are
increasingly deploying high-speed links among their networks.
The links enable them to exchange Internet traffic without
going through the overcrowded hubs that handle the bulk of
Internet traffic today. These so-called private peering
arrangements promise to improve service reliability and help
the carriers prepare to offer quality-of-service guarantees
to corporate customers. Private peering connections enable
ISPs to sidestep the network access points and metropolitan
area exchanges, which were created in 1995 a Internet
exchange points. Because private peering establishes a clear,
high-bandwidth line between 2 ISPs, traffic traveling over
that connection could be monitored and controlled more
closely. MCI is leading the way in private peering with more
than 30 agreements. Sprint has half as many private links as
MCI.
THESAURUS: Internet service providers; Connectivity; High speed;
Bandwidths; Alliances;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems; United States; Planning
TITLE: Service to relieve remote access pain.
AUTHOR: Pappalardo, Denise.
PUBLICATION: Network World. May 5, 1997, v14n18, p. 1,122 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0887-7661
ORGANIZATION: Concentric Network Corp
ABSTRACT: A new service from Concentric Network Corp. will address 2 key
issues: security and cost. Concentric RemoteLink allows users
to both outsource remote access problems and authenticate
dial-in users via a Remote Authentication Dial-in Users
Service (RADIUS) server. The service includes software that
helps remote users locate nearby Concentric access points,
which can reduce line charges by more than 50%, as compared
to using an 800 line.
THESAURUS: Service introduction; Internet service providers;
Remote computing; Access control; Outsourcing;
Software packages; Product specific treatment;
Telecommunications systems; Security Management;
Purchasing; Software & systems; United States
TITLE: Insurers fail to tap Internet, Conning says.
AUTHOR: Esters, Stephanie D.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Property & Casualty/Risk & Benefits
Management). May 5, 1997, v101n18, p. 3,20 (2 pages)
ISSN: 1042-6841
ORGANIZATION: Conning & Co
ABSTRACT: A new study from Conning & Co. concludes that the insurance
industry is letting a marvelous opportunity pass to sell its
wares and service its customers on the Internet. Conning's
conclusions reflect responses from some 56 insurance company
representatives. According to the report, entitled Electronic
Commerce and the Internet: A Whole New World, the presence of
insurers selling insurance on the Internet is minuscule
compared with the presence and activity of banks and
brokerage firms. The report recommends that insurers at least
establish World Wide Web sites to benefit from interest in
the company and its products generated among online surfers.
THESAURUS: Reports; Market potential; Internet; Insurance companies;
Problems; Requirements; United States; Market research;
Telecommunications systems; Insurance industry
TITLE: Newly evolving nets will actively engage customers.
AUTHOR: Rabkin, Barry.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). May 5,
1997, v101n18, p. 42,49 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: Two forces - customer wants and needs, and the growing web of
telecommunications linking computers around the world - are
reshaping the marketplace for all manner of products and
services. Customers will come to expect linkages, access
points, and pathways from all their providers - especially
companies whose products and services are based primarily on
information flows such as insurance and financial service
firms.
THESAURUS: Technological change; Electronic commerce; Internet;
Information dissemination; Consumer attitudes;
United States; Short article; Telecommunications systems;
Market research
TITLE: Regulator : Net 'redlining' unlikely.
AUTHOR: Otis, L H.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). May 5,
1997, v101n18, p. 30,35 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: According to David Blair of the Ohio insurance department,
shopping for insurance on the Web will be a convenience
enjoyed by all segments of American society because the
access to the technology is going to take the availability
down to even the lowest income stratum. Blair cited the
availability of Internet television hookup systems for about
$300, a figure that makes Internet technology available to
even those of modest means.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Electronic commerce; Internet;
Target markets; Low income groups; Technological change;
Availability; United States; Insurance industry;
Distribution; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: The need for agents will still be strong.
AUTHOR: King, Carole.
Pasher, Victoria Sonshine.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 242 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: Several insurance industry leaders reveal what they think the
future will bring for insurance agents. William V. Regan III,
executive vice president & CEO, National Association of Life
Underwriters, believes the agency system, of the future will
be leaner, better educated, and necessarily more productive
than today's field force. Agents who can adapt to coming
changes in the financial services marketplace - such as
competition from banks, new compensation arrangements,
increased specialization, and greater reliance on computers
and the Internet - will be posed for the new millennium.
THESAURUS: Insurance agents & brokers; Predictions;
Industrywide conditions; United States;
Life & health insurance
TITLE: How technology will transform the business.
AUTHOR: West, Diane.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 235 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: Several observers comment on how technology will shape the
life, health, and financial services industries during the
21st century. According to Charles S. Nelson, technology
consultant, Nationwide Insurance, the use of the Internet as
a means of commerce, the coming availability of affordable
high speed access to the hoe and the network computer all
will synergistically combine to alter distribution channels,
increase consumer sophistication, and force rapid product
development.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Technological change; Predictions;
Distribution channels; United States; Distribution;
Communications & information management;
Life & health insurance
TITLE: Internet surfing can be hazardous.
AUTHOR: Richardson, Diane.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 231,237 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: The Internet as it exists today is unwieldy and nearly
unworkable. On one level, the technology has outstripped our
ability to manage it, but on another level, the technology is
not sufficient to enable us to carry out much more than
information retrieval applications. Some issues regarding the
Internet as it relates to the insurance industry are
addressed.
THESAURUS: Internet; Problems; Insurance industry; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Insurance industry
TITLE: Technology to shape ins. future.
AUTHOR: Mooney, Sean F.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 228 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: A major force shaping the economic and social life in the 21st
century will be technology. In the insurance industry this
will impact most directly on the distribution system. The
Internet, for example, is likely to lead to critical changes,
both in the distribution of insurance products and their
design.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Technological change;
Business forecasts; United States; Short article;
Insurance industry
TITLE: Industry poised to shape its destiny.
AUTHOR: Campbell, Carroll A Jr.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 208-209 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: On Capitol Hill, legislators are examining the core industry
issues in ways they never have before. Financial services
reform proposals would allow affiliations between companies
in different financial services businesses. Other proposals
would flatten the federal tax system and neutralize the
advantages products have enjoyed for years. Both within and
outside the legislative arena, the demographic wave of baby
boomers is creating a new environment for many financial
service providers. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
reform offer opportunities for private sector products that
support public benefits. Technology is another force the
industry must face. Computer technology is shaping tomorrow's
life insurance industry. The Internet is changing the way
products are marketed and sold, bringing both customers and
businesses together in one vast marketplace as never before.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Life insurance; Long term planning;
Market strategy; Internet; Technological change;
Federal legislation; Effects; United States;
Life & health insurance; Planning; Legislation;
Marketing
TITLE: Ignore industry myths about agents.
AUTHOR: Borowski, Patricia A.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 173,186+ (3 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: The insurance agency system has not only survived, it is
thriving in spite of the webs of myths out there. A few of
these inaccurate tales are examined, including: 1. The agency
system is dying because it is decreasing in unit count. 2.
Agencies do not operate efficiently because, although there
are fewer agencies, there are still the same number of
agents. 3. The Internet will put the agent out of sales.
THESAURUS: Insurance agents & brokers; Industrywide conditions;
United States; Insurance industry
TITLE: Agency system faces constant change.
AUTHOR: Woodbury, Louie E Jr.
Ireland, Jackie.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 172,180 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: One hundred years ago, fire insurance was the predominant line
of coverage and the typewriter was emerging as a new tool for
automating and streamlining agency operations. This was the
nature of the business when the Independent Insurance Agents
of America was founded, in 1896, and the National Underwriter
printed its first issue, in 1897. The independent agency
system has undergone many changes since then, and the
National Underwriter has reported on them - from employers'
liability and the political debate over insurance coverage
around the turn of the century, to the rise of direct writers
in the 1920 and 1930s, to the creation of package insurance
policies in the 1940s, to the explosive growth in business
and distribution channels since the development of mass
communications mid-century. Today, agents use the Internet to
gather information and develop relationships with their
companies and their customers. The possibility of creating a
paperless office is increasingly a reality, and submitting an
application with the touch of a computer button is pretty
much here.
THESAURUS: Independent insurance agents & brokers; Technological change;
Effects; History; Distribution channels; United States;
Distribution; Insurance industry
TITLE: Heat of competition dominates 1990s.
AUTHOR: Friedman, Sam.
PUBLICATION: National Underwriter (Life/Health/Financial Services). Mar 31,
1997, Centennial Supplement, p. 159-161 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0893-8202
ABSTRACT: Relentless competitive pressures have forced insurers,
insurance agents, brokers and risk managers to justify their
existence in the turbulent property-casualty market of the
1990s. The intensifying drive for efficiency, productivity,
and profitability has overshadowed all other developments in
a decade dominated by mergers, acquisitions, the emergence of
new competitors and downsizing. The pressure has been most
intense on the middlemen - defined these days as anyone who
gets in the way when customers try to do business with
product and service suppliers. No one has had a harder time
surviving the 1990s than independent agents - especially
those with the bulk of their book in personal lines. Direct
writers have whittled away the market share of this
vulnerable group of decades, but new threats from direct
response marketing, banks, and the Internet have combined to
make the jungle that much more dangerous for the average
agent.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Industrywide conditions; Competition;
Distribution channels; United States; Insurance industry;
Distribution
TITLE: Be patient as Internet marketing 'grows up'.
AUTHOR: Shermach, Kelly.
PUBLICATION: Marketing News. May 12, 1997, v31n10, p. 29 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0025-3790
ABSTRACT: A commentary discusses the evolution of Internet marketing.
THESAURUS: Internet; Advertising media; Marketing; United States;
Short article; Advertising; Telecommunications systems
TITLE: On-line focus groups reshape market research industry.
AUTHOR: Parks, Alexia.
PUBLICATION: Marketing News. May 12, 1997, v31n10, p. 28 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0025-3790
ABSTRACT: People on the Internet are not a mass market. However, they are
perfect for companies who use the Internet to sell products
and services and are trying to gain rapid market share or
gather intelligence. They are also the perfect audience if
they are employees linked by a corporate intranet that
management want to use to gather feedback on workplace issues
such as downsizing, job changes, and diversity.
THESAURUS: Market research; Internet; Target markets; United States;
Short article; Market research;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: 'Eyeball' the validity of Internet ad measures.
AUTHOR: Mosley-Matchett, J D.
PUBLICATION: Marketing News. May 12, 1997, v31n10, p. 28-29 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0025-3790
ABSTRACT: Internet marketers can now restrict viewers' access to
particular ads, ensure that ads are seen by exactly the
number of people the advertiser purchased, and provide
advertisers with detailed statistics on demand. Although the
Internet Advertising Bureau reported that only $267 million
in revenue was generated from Internet ads last year, the
rate of growth that this medium is experiencing translated
into a 45% increase from the 3rd quarter to the last. By the
year 2000, ad revenues are expected to reach $4.8 billion.
THESAURUS: Internet; Advertising revenue; Advertising media;
Market research; United States;
Telecommunications systems; Market research; Advertising
TITLE: Internet technology to highlight the A/E/C Systems Show.
AUTHOR: Koucky, Sherri.
PUBLICATION: Machine Design. May 8, 1997, v69n9, p. 152 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0024-9114
ABSTRACT: The A/E/C Systems show will include the M/cad EXPO and be
joined by the International Engineering Document Management
and Product Data Management Exposition and Conference and
Engineering Inter/Intranet Conference and Expo on June 16-19,
1997.
THESAURUS: Trade shows; Internet; Computer aided design; CAD;
United States; Sales & selling; Software & systems;
Short article
TITLE: The Internet : Tool or toy?
AUTHOR: Bardes, David.
Harris, Andrew.
PUBLICATION: Life Association News. Apr 1997, v92n4, p. 100-104 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0024-3078
ABSTRACT: The secret to using the Internet is total integration of
web-site marketing into your existing business plan. An
on-line strategy should become another tool in your toolbox,
not a replacement for other tried and tested marketing
methods. In terms of new sales, the best visitors to your web
site are the ones you send there directly, such as your
existing clients, prospects and referrals. To make this work,
you need a stand alone web site. If your web site is situated
next to and around other producer web sites, you will just
invite visitors to shop around and not stay with you.
THESAURUS: Insurance industry; Web sites; Sales prospecting;
Market strategy; Guidelines; United States;
Life & health insurance; Sales & selling;
Telecommunications systems; Guidelines
TITLE: Bargain basement.
AUTHOR: Wilcox, Joe.
PUBLICATION: Life Association News. Apr 1997, v92n4, p. 38-40 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0024-3078
ORGANIZATION: OfficeMax Inc Price Co Micron Electronics Inc Juno Online
Services LP UUNet Technologies Inc
ABSTRACT: Tips on getting the most out of supplying your insurance
practice are presented. Concerning computer furniture,
OfficeMax's web site is a great resource with a full catalog
and security for taking online orders. GTE and PageNet have
teamed up to offer PageSoft, a PCMCIA pager card you carry in
your laptop or Windows CE-based hand-held PC. You can use
PageSoft as a regular pager or receive Internet e-mail via
your portable. You also can get a free e-mail address with a
dial-up Internet account. Best service comes from UUNET
Technologies - and at a premium: $30 for 25 hours. OfficeMax
Inc (http://www.officemax.com)
THESAURUS: Purchasing; Office furniture; Portable computers;
Paging systems; Electronic mail systems;
Internet service providers; Web sites; Guidelines;
Manycompanies; United States; Purchasing; Hardware;
Telecommunications systems; Guidelines
TITLE: Potential customers not hiding behind smoke screen.
AUTHOR: Levine, Karen.
PUBLICATION: Life Association News. Apr 1997, v92n4, p. 34 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0024-3078
ABSTRACT: Although there is no shortage of insurance companies soliciting
business on the Internet, firms that include detailed
questionnaires or mock applications say that while Web
surfers are willing to share personal information, they
rarely turn into bona fide customers. Agents report most
leads are from outside their jurisdiction.
THESAURUS: Life insurance companies; Electronic commerce;
World Wide Web; United States; Life & health insurance;
Distribution; Short article
TITLE: Assurance services on the Internet.
PUBLICATION: Journal of Accountancy. May 1997, v183n5, p. 96,98 (2 pages)
ISSN: 0021-8448
ORGANIZATION: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
ABSTRACT: The AICPA has created an assurance services section on its
World Wide Web site, AICPA Online. The site contains
information on how assurance services will affect CPAs in
different areas, discussions of major themes and descriptions
of new assurance services. American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (http://www.aicpa.org)
THESAURUS: Associations; Certified Public Accountants; CPAs;
World Wide Web; United States; Non-profit institutions;
Accountants; Short article
TITLE: Going local.
PUBLICATION: Journal of Accountancy. May 1997, v183n5, p. 89-91 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0021-8448
ABSTRACT: CPA David B. Robinson decided to ignore the ability of the
World Wide Web to link international sites as easily as local
ones. He designed his Web site as one part of a marketing
plan to make himself known throughout Chesterfield County,
Virginia, so the site focuses almost exclusively on local
links and local information. Robinson's Web presence gives
additional polish to a firm that grew from 5 clients at its
1990 inception to 650 today. Robinson's Web site helps
identify him as a new breed of CPA - the entrepreneurial
accountant. He knows that potential clients who have, or are
planning to start, local businesses need local information -
and not just accounting information. Robinson's Internet
service provider charges $19.95 a month for unlimited
Internet use and $5 a month for space for the Web site. The
total expenditure, although a lot less than the $30,000 he
was told it would cost, was enough to create a site that
selected as a Top Accounting Web Site by Harcourt Brace
Professional Publishing.
THESAURUS: Accounting firms; Web sites; Market strategy;
Target markets; United States;
Professional services not elsewhere classified; Marketing;
Telecommunications systems
TITLE: Forging a union.
AUTHOR: Dennis, Anita.
PUBLICATION: Journal of Accountancy. May 1997, v183n5, p. 81-83 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0021-8448
ORGANIZATION: Brooklyn Union Gas Co
ABSTRACT: CPA Sean D. Windsor is the manager of diversification
accounting services at Brooklyn Union Gas Co., a $1.4 billion
utility that serves 3 New York City boroughs. As liaison
between the utility's financial operations and those of its
subsidiaries, Windsor concentrates on ensuring that
accounting policies are consistent, reviewing the
subsidiaries' operations to identify problems and keeping the
far-flung companies abreast of new developments in accounting
literature or applications. Technology plays an important
part of the job. To keep up with development at myriad
standard setters and to examine other companies' accounting
choices, Windsor relies on the Internet. Pending deregulation
among New York utilities will change the company's accounting
procedures. Windsor believes that the profession must
continue to examine the relevance of what it produces. In
working with the subsidiaries, he has tried to cultivate a
proactive role to produce a more cooperative relationship.
THESAURUS: Case studies; Natural gas utilities; Financial executives;
Certified Public Accountants; CPAs; Roles; Subsidiaries;
Information technology; Deregulation; United States;
Company specific/case studies;
Electric, water & gas utilities; Executives; Accountants;
Communications & information management; Regulation
TITLE: Bill Gates' win-win scenario for CPAs.
AUTHOR: Koreto, Richard J.
PUBLICATION: Journal of Accountancy. May 1997, v183n5, p. 59-61 (3 pages)
ISSN: 0021-8448
ABSTRACT: With growth in core accounting services flat, small CPA firms
should turn to consulting to grow their practices. Big 6
firms are getting nearly half their revenues from consulting,
and the same opportunities are there for small firms and
their small business clients. Technology is the key to
helping small businesses grow. According to Microsoft founder
Bill Gates, CPAs are trusted business advisers well suited to
providing their clients with what they need to prosper. The
Internet is just one example of how technology is changing
the face of business - and consulting. MCS engagement can be
performed online. CPAs will need to learn how to choose a
business model, create models for staffing, education,
pricing, and service delivery, get started with strategy
planning, and effectively use technology tools of toady and
tomorrow. Microsoft and the AICPA have formed an affiliation
to help CPAs expand their knowledge. In cooperation with the
AICPA, Microsoft, Great Plains, and Compaq are sponsoring a
Partners' Conference June 1-3, 1997.
THESAURUS: Accounting firms; Customer services; Consultants;
Information technology; Conferences; United States;
Professional services not elsewhere classified; Marketing;
Communications & information management
TITLE: Robots rampage through Internet! Well, not really.
AUTHOR: Taylor, Dave.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 80F (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ABSTRACT: The secret of the robots.txt file is that it is used by
automatic Web-searching systems (robots) to ascertain whether
user want to have their sites indexed. Many search sites,
including AltaVista, WebCrawler, HotBot, and Lycos, use robot
programs to crawl the Web and index the Web pages they find.
Robot-based indexing systems are a good choice for intranets
because an intranet is by definition a constrained space with
hundreds or thousands of Web pages, instead of millions. When
examining search engines, users should be sure to take a look
at how the results of searches are displayed.
THESAURUS: World Wide Web; Search engines; Indexing;
Telecommunications systems; Software & systems;
United States
TITLE: Z-Mail Pro has 'net features galore for power users.
AUTHOR: Saarinen, Juha.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 80D (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: NetManage Inc
ABSTRACT: The beta version of NetManage Inc.'s Z-Mail Pro 6.1 is
reviewed. Z-Mail Pro 6.1 can honestly claim to be Internet
and intranet ready: It supports POP3, SMTP, and IMAP4
protocols for e-mail, as well as Network News Transfer
Protocol for discussions through the included Forum client.
Z-Mail uses HTML for rich e-mail content. The product is
Messaging API-compliant and, as such, integrates well with
Microsoft's Office 97. Although Z-Mail Pro 6.1 readily
converts mail files from Z-Mail 4, cc:Mail, Eudora, Profs,
and Unix mail systems, Z-Mail Pro cannot import Microsoft
Exchange files. In addition, Z-Mail Pro's interface is not
quite as slick as those of Microsoft and Netscape, and it
takes some getting used to.
THESAURUS: Software reviews; Product testing; Electronic mail systems;
Internet; Intranets; Product planning & development;
Software & systems; Telecommunications systems;
United States
TITLE: Web, paper publishing unified.
AUTHOR: Heck, Mike.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 80A (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Design Intelligence
ABSTRACT: The beta version of Design Intelligence Inc.'s i publish 1.0,
Preview Edition 2.0, is reviewed. Almost everything about
this product follows a Web browser metaphor, so anyone who
uses an intranet or the Internet should be able to learn
quickly. i publish knows whether content is text, graphics,
video, sound, or an OLE object. The product will reconfigure
basic content for different media, especially the Web. i
publish cuts the time needed to get reports, newsletters,
catalog sheets, and booklets to look just right.
THESAURUS: Product reviews; Product testing; Web browser;
Electronic publishing; Product planning & development;
Software & systems; United States
TITLE: Deja vu all over again : Java applications repeat mistakes of
client/server.
AUTHOR: Tebbe, Mark.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 126 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Corel Corp
ABSTRACT: At the recent Internet Showcase, nearly 100 different
Internet-related products in various degrees of market
readiness were on display, many having the look and feel of
traditional Windows applications. These features come at a
price: the applications are huge. For example, Corel's
Java-based application suite currently weighs in at more than
10MB. According to a commentary, remote Internet users
probably will not download these beefy applications in real
time.
THESAURUS: Product development; Internet; Java; Systems development;
Product planning & development; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems; United States; Canada
TITLE: After steering clear of Microsoft's pathway, Ferguson takes on
FCC.
AUTHOR: Metcalfe, Bob.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 125 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ABSTRACT: An essay by Charles Ferguson, who sold his company, Vermeer, to
Microsoft and is now a visiting scholar at the University of
California at Berkeley and MIT, is discussed. Ferguson's
essay, which analyzes policy issues related to future local
telecommunications services, concludes that the FCC policy
fails to give Internet service providers the right to
interconnect or collocate their data networking equipment
with the monopoly LECs, creating barriers to entry and
retarding technological progress. Ferguson's essay is titled
The Internet, U.S. Economic Growth, and Telecommunications
Policy.
THESAURUS: Telecommunications policy; Regulatory reform;
Internet service providers; Essays;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry; Regulation;
United States
TITLE: Showcase spotlights emerging technology.
AUTHOR: April, Carolyn A.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 78 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: TIBCO Inc Activerse Inc VitalSigns Software Inc
ABSTRACT: The recent Internet Showcase conference featured demonstrations
of existing products and new products. Among the
announcements, Activerse Inc. introduced Ding, a peer-to-peer
Java program that lets browser users know who is online and
then lets them communicate via instant messaging, 2 or
multiparty chat, file transfer, or status bulletins.
VitalSigns Software Inc. introduced Net.Medic, an end-user
browser companion designed to monitor, isolate, diagnose, and
correct Internet performance problems. Tibco Inc. announced a
series of deals.
THESAURUS: Conferences; Product introduction; Product testing; Java;
Web browser; Internet; Network management systems;
Manycompanies; Manyproducts; Product specific treatment;
Product planning & development; Software & systems;
Telecommunications systems; United States; Short article
TITLE: IETF set to finalize Internet Print Protocol.
AUTHOR: Fitzlove, Emily.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 78 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Internet Engineering Task Force
ABSTRACT: In April 1997, a working group of the Internet Engineering Task
Force took steps to complete the Internet Print Protocol
(IPP), which aims to standardize printing on the Internet.
IPP will enable end users to locate any printer on the
Internet through a directory service, install it, and print
the desired document. Users will have the ability to verify
the status and success of the print.
THESAURUS: Internet; Printing; Standardization; Protocol;
Telecommunications systems; United States; Short article
TITLE: Vendors develop e-commerce specification.
AUTHOR: Balderston, Jim.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 77 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ORGANIZATION: Microsoft Corp American Express Co
ABSTRACT: In May 1997, a business-to-business Internet
electronic-commerce specification will be announced that is
being spearheaded by American Express Co. and Microsoft Corp.
The Open Buying on the Internet (OBI) specification will
attempt to bring a common, open, vendor-neutral architecture
to electronic commerce. The OBI standard would include
purchase-order management and links to payment institutions.
THESAURUS: Electronic commerce; Internet; Corporate purchasing;
Specifications; Telecommunications systems; Purchasing;
United States; Short article
TITLE: Routing errors require filtering.
AUTHOR: Mills, Elinor.
PUBLICATION: InfoWorld. May 5, 1997, v19n18, p. 64 (1 pages)
ISSN: 0199-6649
ABSTRACT: After a routing error was propagated through networks in the US
that comprise much of the backbone of the Internet, Internet
traffic was disrupted for several hours on April 25, 1997.
Filters designed to check for routing errors did not alert
the backbone providers, which allowed the problem to expand
and slow Internet traffic to a near halt beginning around
8:30 a.m. PST.
THESAURUS: Internet; Routing; Problems; Short article; United States;
Broadcasting & telecommunications industry;
Telecommunications systems