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Abstracts: Southwestern Bell to end test of data 'gateway' offer. A.T.&T. pact with MCI on sign-ups. AT&T files lawsuit against MCI
Abstracts: AT&T, NCR unveil strategy of merged firm. AT&T racing rivals to lay undersea lines. In computer industry, no one is laughing at AT&T's effort now; phone giant exploits niches, unifies Unix, even starts manufacturing own PCs; grooving with the 5 Satins
Abstracts: Intel, NMB amend pact on chip supply. Japan aims to show that chip market is open to the West. Japan's chip makers take glut in stride despite U.S., Korean price competition
Abstracts: Estate programs make updating estate plans easier. Depreciation calculations can be simplified considerably with software
Abstracts: Motorola to unveil microprocessor chip on Monday, much later than promised. part 2 U.S. Memories to abandon bid for chip venture
Abstracts: Computer software firms are expected to post profit gains for fourth quarter. Microsoft, Lotus are expected to lead software firms to solid quarterly gains
Abstracts: New drive by Sematech for funding. After a long fight, U.S. yields on a vital chip-making tool. Computer makers decide to abandon joint U.S. venture; lack of investors cited
Abstracts: Preparing tax returns on home computers. 3 ways to face tax preparation. Software as accountant
Abstracts: One-two punch for PC makers: market pummeled at top and bottom. Silicon Valley is changing programs
Abstracts: Carbon paper 1, technology 0: the latest printers do little for a company that must process bulky multipart forms
Abstracts: Apple had loss of $53.1 million in latest period; declining profit margins, revamp charges hurt; sales increased just 12%
Abstracts: Collapse spells victory for foe of consortium. 'Chip set' unveiled for use in making faster computers. Compaq, Microsoft plan industry group to create standard for workstations
Abstracts: Lessons linger as U.S. Memories fails: chip venture unable to win wide backing. part 2 Intel keeps rolling up strong results even as chip industry sits in a slump
Abstracts: AT&T outage disrupts phones and air travel. Blame, explanation for AT&T's power failure remain on hold; utility blames technicians but lawmakers demand probe of latest outage
Abstracts: TV via telephone lines planned for Manhattan. Making sense of telephone services. Facing the incredible: 1 (800) N-O-T-H-I-N-G (AT&T unable to connect 800 number calls)
Abstracts: A computer-on-chip patent granted in shock to industry. Motorola and Hitachi in accord; chip pact could end threat to halt sales
Abstracts: Apple warns of an earnings dip. Apple Computer profits off; cheaper machines lift sales. Cost cuts announced by Apple
Abstracts: Global phone systems act to avoid failures. Superhuman failure: A.T.&T.'s trouble shows computers defy understanding even in collapse
Abstracts: Superhuman failure: A.T.&T.'s trouble shows computers defy understanding even in collapse. Small company scrutinized in U.S. phone breakdowns
Abstracts: AT&T will change backup-power plan as a result of pressure from customers. Glitch imperils AT&T advantage in long-distance wars
Abstracts: AT&T tells what caused January's glitch. AT&T cost cutting sparked outage. US Sprint tries to reach out and thump AT&T over snafu
Abstracts: Lotus to unveil delayed 1-2-3 for Macintosh. Lotus's founder shows first work of new company. Lotus set back in developing 1-2-3 for Apple
Abstracts: COBRA takes effect. 'Comparable worth' claims rejected. Pre-employment test invades privacy and discriminates
Abstracts: I.B.M. net rises 9.2% in quarter; analysts surprised but say competitive pressures will rise. Earnings fall 74.8% at I.B.M.; $2.4 billion charge cut 4th-quarter net
Abstracts: Hitachi's quest for super chips: Japan's giants vie for market edge. Contrasts on chips; a joint venture collapses in U.S., Japanese companies act like a cartel
Abstracts: IBM net fell 75% in quarter on a big charge; disappointing year ended with net 35% off; firm vague on 1990 outlook
Abstracts: Microsoft again signals growth is leveling off; software firm to be 'happy' if fiscal 1993 revenue rises at only 25% pace
Abstracts: What's next? Steve Job's vision, so on target at Apple, now is falling short; he struggles to win a niche in the computer industry after a series of missteps; deep faith in his own genius
Abstracts: Phone industry's expected profit gains may not reflect robust performances. Ameritech's earnings increased 7%, Cincinnati Bell's 31% in 4th quarter
Abstracts: Sliding by: high-quality presentations with a low overhead. Now you see it; to make better presentations, put your right brain forward - get visual
Abstracts: Computer firm results likely to be gloomy; industry's quarterly data to reflect ills abroad, weak U.S. recovery
Abstracts: Apple's Sculley plans to oversee new products. Apple Computer, in a switch, decides it will keep Claris unit in company
Abstracts: Motorola to unveil microprocessor chip on Monday, much later than promised. Advanced Micro begins shipping its Am386 chip
Abstracts: Phone concerns remain on path of slow growth; baby Bells, GTE expected to post modest gains for second quarter
Abstracts: AT&T mirrors MCI's service for collect calls. AT&T plays a new card in its strategy. AT&T is planning Valentine's Day gift to atone for snafu; firm asks FCC to approve special discount on calls that are placed Feb. 14
Abstracts: Student says his error crippled computers. From hacker to symbol: U.S. officials hope one man's punishment will say that computer jokes are crimes
Abstracts: Direct-broadcast TV may be getting off the ground. Time Warner, TCI join to set cable standard. Tele-Communications' big spinoff plan to test business acumen of John Malone
Abstracts: A pioneer is out on a limb again; Carver Mead's faith in microchips proved out. Is he right about neural networks?
Abstracts: With sound, graphics - it's multimedia; I.B.M. is giving chase in an area where Apple and Commodore have a head start
Abstracts: And not a personal computer in sight: Xerox bobbled a brilliant computer vision in the 70's. It's trying again with 'ubiquitous computing.' (Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center)(includes related articles on the history of PARC and on the close linkage planned between PARC and parent company, Xerox) (company profile)
Abstracts: Next computer's 2d time around. Sun to sell its computer work stations in stores. Jobs's new computer off to a sluggish start
Abstracts: Broader use of Macintosh software set; Quorum has program for fast work stations. New retrieval software by On Technology Inc
Abstracts: Compaq Computer to acquire 13% of Silicon Graphics for $135 million. Artificial reality: computer simulations one day may provide surreal experiences; Jaron Lanier develops way for the user to control and 'feel' video action. A kind of electronic LSD?
Abstracts: Intel Corp. plans to announce supercomputer. Intel to unveil supercomputer with low price. Intel announces a line of workstations using its 386 and 486 microprocessors
Abstracts: Microsoft and Justice end a skirmish, yet war could escalate; company agrees to unbundle Internet software; will regulators widen case? Why Netscape still frets
Abstracts: Intel stock drops as chip competition intensifies; fallout from a price cut and a new product from an old rival
Abstracts: Prefab publishing; ten template packages for PageMaker. Throw it a curve: TypeAlign. Three's a charm: RagTime 3
Abstracts: Computer intruder gets probation and fine but avoids prison term. Student found guilty in computer jamming
Abstracts: Cyrix hopes to chip out niche in tough PC business; unique strategy springs from living in shadow of well-known rival Intel
Abstracts: U.S. maker of chips in alliance: Advanced Micro teams with Fujitsu. Europe sets prices for Japan's chips
Abstracts: Profit of Computer Associates rises on lower revenue. Significant drop seen in Computer Associates revenue. Computer Associates profit soared 45% in fiscal 1st quarter; stock price surges
Abstracts: Wang Labs posted profit of $2.6 million in latest period, it first in 7 quarters. Wang posts loss of $10.5 million for its 2nd period
Abstracts: IBM to introduce in February a series of more powerful AS/400 computers. IBM joins with Siemens AG to develop advanced chips, hoping to share risk
Abstracts: Sun Microsystems exceeds forecasts on 2nd-period net. Amdahl's profit tumbled 42% in 4th quarter. Sun Microsystems reports a profit for its 4th quarter
Abstracts: Businessland posts $1.2 million loss for its 2nd period. Businessland posts fourth-quarter loss of $21.5 million; stock plummets 58%
Abstracts: Improving mainframes at I.B.M.: chips being utilized as way to counter desktop competition. I.B.M. joins Siemens in developing chips
Abstracts: Microsoft's earnings rose 73% in the second quarter. Judge paves way for Apple copyright trial. Adobe's typeface program granted copyright by U.S
Abstracts: A computer star's new advance. I.B.M's chief criticizes staff again. Unisys's creator stepping down
Abstracts: Amdahl had profit in fourth quarter after a 1993 loss. Amdahl posts big loss in 1st quarter on lower revenue, $243 million charge
Abstracts: Lotus predicts lagging results for 2nd quarter: software maker is hit hard by price competition: stock takes 23% dive
Abstracts: Unisys' Blumenthal to resign as chief, to be succeeded in April by Unruh. IBM's Schwartz asked to cut firm's red tape
Abstracts: Windows word processors do battle. Microsoft's new version of DOS improves management of memory; DOS 5.0 goes a long way to lifting the curse of a decade
Abstracts: Laser device could be key to faster computer; making calculations with light pulses, not by electricity. Plan to overtake the fastest computer
Abstracts: Making more room in your data attic. Dull at first glance, I.B.M.'s latest have a surprise inside; its disk-control technology offsets a stodgy processor, the company says
Abstracts: Getting about by computer: step-by-step programs. A Babel of programs and one translation. Business programs reaching big time
Abstracts: Apple promotes European unit chief in realignment. Top posts at Momenta to ex-Apple official. IBM Japan names new president; reorganization of unit mirrors U.S. strategy
Abstracts: Precise navigation points to new worlds. AT&T shrinks space for 'photonics,' bringing light-based technology closer
Abstracts: Apple's Gassee plans to resign as shake-up continues. Apple picks Spindler as chief for rough days ahead. Apple names Spindler to new position of operating chief; Loren resigns post
Abstracts: U.S. may relax export safeguards for computers. Curbs relaxed for exporters of technology; U.S. concerns won't need licenses for shipments beginning in early July
Abstracts: Computer makers likely to post weak results for June 30 quarter. Alliant to post $1 million profit for 4th quarter
Abstracts: Hewlett's 'consummate strategist': an executive rises on the strength of laser printers. Key resignation reported at Apple
Abstracts: Sony's newest portable is an electronic book. A CD advance starts a new battle; the MD, or mini disk, can record as well as play
Abstracts: MCI posts 11% drop in 4th-period net as price-war fears hurt phone stocks. MCI posts loss of $176 million; charge is cited
Abstracts: A giant killer in Silicon Valley: MIPS is a leader in chip-selling race. Intel target: customers' customers
Abstracts: A.T.&T. net up 12.5%; MCI gains. A.T.&T.'s earnings up by 26%: big write-off seen before end of year; stock rises $1.625
Abstracts: $680.4 million loss for 1989 is reported by Control Data. Digital net drops 83%, Apple profits fall 39%. NCR's profit dips 12%; A.T.&T. gets just 4 seats
Abstracts: 3 Western allies seek end to a high-tech export ban. Supercomputer tensions rise. Soviet computer people attend an American convention
Abstracts: Xerox posts quarterly loss of $736 million; special charges are cited; core business shows gains, and stock climbs
Abstracts: IBM official says company won't sell clones, as suggested by other executives. PC industry pessimistic about 1990
Abstracts: Drop in Compaq profits is less than expected. Earnings fell 80% in period at Compaq. $70.3 million deficit posted by Compaq; first quarterly loss for computer maker; 1,400 job cuts planned
Abstracts: Compaq profits decreased 14% in 4th quarter. Compaq net increased 42% in 3rd quarter. Compaq's net climbed 70% in 4th quarter
Abstracts: Program's ease comes at the cost of speed. A new sidekick for a modern world; the program's changes reflect the networked office environment
Abstracts: Pulling charts out of a hat. An alternative Window view. Sharing between Macs and I.B.M.'s
Abstracts: Work stations from I.B.M. to offer Next Inc. software. I.B.M. notebook computers to be marketed by Hitachi. The Borland barbarian's new weapon
Abstracts: Borland case briefs raise questions about software copyright protection. Lotus trial may clarify copyrights
Abstracts: 4 major phone companies report increased profits. United Telecom falls 55% and stock plunges; GTE gains. GTE profits up 20.2 percent; United Telecom down
Abstracts: Apple workers mull collective bargaining push. Apple says top U.S. sales aide to work part time; Dionne to succeed Coldrick
Abstracts: Ambitious start for a computer research group. IBM and Rogers to study better transfer of data. Computer simulation produces activity resembling brain's electrical waves
Abstracts: IBM bolsters lines of minicomputers, its AS/400 and 9370. IBM to unveil several models in AS/400 line. IBM to introduce various models of workstations
Abstracts: Resignation is expected at Apple: president of products would be 2d official to leave in 2 weeks. A quirky loner goes mainstream; Apple strives to be like Sony and I.B.M., but it could sacrifice its innovative soul
Abstracts: Apple's Sculley looks for a breakthrough. Apple's Sculley says new links to IBM are 'humming,' sees formal pact in fall
Abstracts: An expanding employee benefit: personal financial planning with expert systems. Expert systems for management accountants
Abstracts: FCC fines Nynex units $1.4 million, orders refund for excessive markups. Nynex charged with violating decree on Bells; indictment says unit sold MCI services prohibited under 1982 legal accord
Abstracts: Bell firms, armed with $21 million, try to foster public outcry to lift legal restraints on services. part 2 Phone firms are becoming poles apart; Bells, in varying degrees, diverge and diversify
Abstracts: For scientists and others, vast and costly power. Tandy cooks one up for the kitchen. Zenith may have a breakthrough machine; a remarkable storage controller improves as its responsibilities are increased
Abstracts: Research venture creates unit that can earn profit. Digital finally follows a trend. Digital planning sales venture in Hungary
Abstracts: EC, U.S. pursue research link in electronics. Digital plans joint research with Olivetti. Digital Equipment sets joint venture to market its computers in Hungary
Abstracts: IBM unveils series of multimedia PCs, offers price cuts. IBM unveils PS/1 models priced to sell. New IBM workstation line aims for credibility
Abstracts: Is there a sub-subnotebook in your future? Quite possibly, but you'll find it handles some chores a lot better than others
Abstracts: Learning ecology from an illustrated data base, with sound effects. Seeing branches on the data tree
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