1998, December

• Complicated euro conversion makes year 2000 look like small change

• The MacObserver is the reincarnation of Webintosh.com

• SkyMall Internet Sales Up 600 Percent

• J.C. Penney Licenses ModaCAD's 3D Visual Merchant for Advanced Visualization and Space Planning

• MobileMedia Communications, Inc.; Bondholders Form Group to Fight Proposed Merger with Arch Communications Group, Inc.

• The 3DO Company Ships First Tank Shooter for the Nintendo 64

• Sponsor Ballot Opened for 1000BASE-T Specification of Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper

• LanOptics Announces Insiders May Purchase Shares

• Cognizant Technology Solutions Achieves SEI-CMM Level IV Certification

• Quadrant International's DVD Technology will be used in Popular PC Systems Desktop Systems Utilizing Software and Hardware ...

• General Magic Announces Web Sign-up for the Portico Virtual Assistant Service

• P-Com, Inc. Receives From Service Providers in China

• Microsoft under Y2K Suit

• Developing films on-line with Excite

• Pay Bills with the Click of a Mouse

• OnlineLearning.net Offers Over 100 UCLA Extension Courses Online

• Kai's Photo Soap 2 Sets New Standard for Web and Print Delivery

• CTS Set to Acquire Component Business From Motorola's Automotive, Component, Computer and Energy Sector

• ST Announces Cash Offer for Acquisition of Vision Group PLC

• ANADIGICS PIN-TIA Delivers High Sensitivity Required in High-Speed Gigabit Ethernet and Fiber Channel Systems

• Periphonics and Ameritech Form Strategic Alliance

• Trinitech, AT&T Set Their Sights On Electronic Trading

• ORBCOMM Signs Agreement to Bring Satellite Data and Messaging Services to Russia, Belarus and Mongolia

• Output Technology Announces Revolutionary PeerlessPowered Printer

• Aladdin Knowledge Systems Completes the Acquisition of EliaShim and eSafe Technologies Inc.

• Micro Star Kicks Off Its 'Y2K Challenge' by Giving Away Its Free Diagnostic Software

• Iomega Announces First OEM to Build Clik! Drive into Digital Audio Recorder

• The first Russian Internet Forum on Banking Technologies started

• Moscow office of Sun supports Informix anti-crisis migration program in Russia

• Bull signed four contracts in Kazakhstan

• Russian software vendor distributes its products via Internet

• Russian company makes contracts for OS/2 shipments

• Alpha-based products by Compaq enter Russian market

• New Advanced Single-Chip Modem IC Available From TDK Semiconductor

• MUSIC Semiconductors Provides Cisco With Unique Solution for Catalyst 2820

• DataChannel Announces the Most Advanced XML Framework in a Java-based Parser

• Alcatel and Sun Microsystems Bolster Support for Internet Appliance Market

• Motorola First to Offer Cellular Operators Suite of Digital Call Quality Software Features

• Court Rulings Give AOL Three New Victories in the Battle Against Junk E-Mail

• HP Cuts Prices Across Its Desktop, Notebook and Workstation PC Lines by Up to 20 Percent

• SpeechWorks to Integrate its SpeechWorks Solution with SAP's Market-Leading R/3 Enterprise Application

• Varatouch Technology Inc. Now Shipping VaraPoint Sensor

• Actioneer and IBM ViaVoice Speech-Enable Lotus Notes R5

• Sierra Imaging Design Team Integrates ARC Embedded Microprocessor Into New Digital Camera DSP in Just Five Days

• Dell Computer Corporation and America Online Announce New Multi-Year Marketing Agreement

• ObjectShare Enters Beta With New Version of VisualWorks

• Philips Semiconductors Unveils New Set-top Box Solution for Internet TV and Windows-based Terminals

• Trend Micro Ships Virus Scanning and Spam Blocking Solution On Windows NT for Check Point's FireWall-1

• Storage Computer Annouces OEM Partnership With Intelliguard Software Inc.

• CyberCash Technology Selected For Barclays 'ePDQ' Internet Payment System In United Kingdom

• Adhoc and AMD Announce Partnership to Deliver Low-Power Fast Ethernet Physical Layer Devices

• Year 2000 Lawsuit Against Macola Software Dismissed; Global Software Developer Sets Legal Precedent for Industry

• Acer Labs -- Supports Rise Technology's mP6 Microprocessor for Notebook Computers

• Trillium Digital Systems to Develop Enhanced GSM Solutions For Next-Generation Wireless Services

• GraphOn Acquires Corel's jBridge Technology and Engineering Support Team

• Nokia Acquires Vienna Systems Corporation; Strengthens expertise in IP telephony

• Vanguard Announces RioVision 2.1, Further Enhancing the Industry's First Windows Interface to OS/390 Security Server Administration

• Accelerated-X Display Server Now Available for Digital Alpha Processors Running Linux

• Agreement between Jenoptik Infab and VLSI Technology Targets 0.15-Micron Devices

• Metrowerks and AMD Announce Expanded Relationship to Support AMD Technologies

• MetaCreations Names John Dearborn Senior Vice President of Marketing

• IBM Announces OEM Storage Shipment Milestone

• REFAC Licenses 3Com Corporation Under the Storer Patent

• Robert M. Neumeister Jr. Joins Intel

• AMD Purchases Varian's VIISta 80 Implanter

• Network Solutions and Netscape Announce Global Marketing Agreement

• Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux Download Now Available!

• Informix released Dynamic Server Linux Edition

• S3 Announces 10-Year Cross Licensing Agreement With Intel

• Cobalt Delivers Secure Commerce Solution

• Ascend, Cisco, Siemens and others Join ITXC, Lucent and VocalTec in Support of iNOW! Interoperability Initiative

• Pinnacle Systems to Acquire Truevision, Inc.

• New Network Caching Standard Proposed Inktomi, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Sun Microsystems

• SpeechWorks International and Artisoft Team Up on Speech-Activated Computer Telephony Applications

• Crossroads Router Provides Key To SCSI Attachment in McDATA Fibre-Channel Solutions

• SalesLogix Corp. Partners With Puma Technology for PalmPilot Integration

• Banyan DoubleCase Unit Joins Ingram Micro's Partnership America Program

• NEC Introduces New QueWorX Interactive Voice Response Call Center Solution

• Qwest Communications Aligns Management To Support Microsoft Alliance

• ObjectSpace Sweeps Awards at Java Business Expo

• Iomega Ships Clik! Mobile Drive and Disks -- Affordable Storage Solutions for Today's Portable Digital Products

• VIP Calling and Cisco Collaborate on International IP-Voice Services

• Trident Challenges NeoMagic's Allegation of Patent Infringement

• Iomega Ships Next Generation Zip Drives and Disks

• Club Photo Introduces Comprehensive Internet-Based Photo Sharing Network

• UniComp and Oracle Form Strategic Partnership

• The first academic center of Java technology opened in Russia

• Russian vendor offers a standard-compliant C++ compiler

• Microsoft makes Christmas gifts to computer buyers in Russia

• Kaspersky Lab offers antiviral protection for Windows NT servers

• The new media site in Russian Internet

• Russian insurance companies turn to Internet

• Artisoft's Visual Voice 5.0 Harnesses Internet for Global Telephony Development

• IDT's Net2Phone Direct to Launch Nationwide Reseller Program

• UWI.Com Integrates Java Into Award-Winning XML Software Line

• Diamond Multimedia Grows OEM Partnership With Packard Bell NEC

• Network Solutions Signs Global Agreement with Yahoo!

• New Video-Based Communications Tools Enable Internet Marketing

• AT&T WorldNet Service Introduces AT&T 'I M Here' Instant Messaging

• Epoch Internet and Rhythms NetConnections Expand Nationwide DSL-based Solutions Reach

• Microsoft presents SQL Server 7.0 in Moscow

• Baan reorganizes its business in Russia

• Introduction of Oracle8i in Russia

• Aquarius Data production line is ISO 9002 certified

• IBM and R-Style release an AS/400-based banking system for Russia

• Russian nation-wide Internet payment system

• Russian vendor releases new version of banking forms recognition software

• 1C and Symantec announce a joint project

• Baltimore Technologies Partners with Datakey to Deliver Certificate-based Smart Card Solution

• Genesis Microchip and Harris Semiconductor Collaborate to Simplify LCD Flat Panel Monitor Design

• NetObjects Fusion Wins Prestigious JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award

• MPEG-4 Authoring Tools Let Pros, Consumers Create Multimedia for Web Pages, TV, HDTV

• Corel Corporation Joins Business Software Alliance

• ALT Announces Availability of Next Generation Java-to-Relational Database Technology

• 3Com And Siemens Spearhead the Converged Voice-Data Enterprise Networking Market With Joint Venture

• Xircom Signs License Agreement with Ericsson to Provide Wireless Solutions for Mobile Users

• HP Partners With BEA and Symantec to Offer Enterprise Java Application Development

• Ericsson, Nortel Networks and General DataComm Demonstrate Key Component of MPLS Standard

• IXLA Signs Software Licensing Agreement With Corel

• IBM Expands Open-Standards Leadership With Enterprise Javabean Support Availability

• Matsushita Electronics Licenses Oak Technology CD-ROM Block Decoder Design

• Compaq Enhances Commercial Modem Offering

• Tivoli and Novell Integrate NDS and Enterprise Management Products

• PMC-Sierra Announces 622 Megabit ATM Device with On-Chip Clock and Data Recovery and Clock Synthesis

• Intel Licenses Pentium Processor Design Technology to U.S. Government for Space and Defense Needs

• Panasonic to Develop and Supply Handsets for ICO

• New High-end, 128-way HP Server Delivers Performance for Technical Data Centers

• HP Delivers Next Generation of Complete Data-Warehouse Solutions

• Metrowerks Now Shipping CodeWarrior Professional Release 4 for Solaris with Full Support for JDK 1.2

• Schlumberger Announces Cyberflex Access with Java-based Smart Cards

• HP To Ship New Release of Java Development Kit On HP-UX Operating Environment

• Pitney Bowes and Canon Enter a Business and Technical Partnership for Bubble Jet-Mailing System

• Bluestone Software Announces XML Server for e-commerce

• Aladdin Knowledge Systems Acquires eSafe Technologies, a Leader in Internet Security Innovation

• S3 and UMC Group Leapfrog the Competition with First 0.18 Micron Design

• Sun Delivers Next Version of the Java Platform; Java 2 Brand Unveiled

• Sun Announces Standard Extensions to the Java 2 Platform; Technologies and Process for Enhancing Java 2 Platform ...

• HP Announces Breakthrough Speeds for the HP DesignJet 3000CP Series Large-Format Printers

• AT&T To Acquire IBM's Global Network Business For $5 Billion

• Informix Announces Availability of New Solution Set for Java Enterprise Applications

• GemStone Systems Offers Implementation of Enterprise-Class Security in Enterprise Javabeans Application Server

• Veo Systems Announces Support For Sun Microsystems' New Java Development Kit

• RadView Introduces WebLoad 3.0 -- Web Application Scalability Testing Tool

• HP Introduces World's Fastest UNIX System Desktop Workstation

• Sequent and Microsoft Work to Enhance Windows NT Price/Performance in the Data Center vs UNIX

• Crystal Systems Launches JavaMaker for Automatic Cobol-To-Java Application Conversion

• New Cisco Server Technology Expands Revenue Opportunities for Service Providers

• ParaSoft's Insure++ and CodeWizard Now Support 64-Bit Development on HP 11 and SGI 64

• Pantone Colors a Bright Picture for Microsoft Publisher 2000

• Mirapoint Unveils Industry's First High-Performance Internet E-mail Thin Servers

• InLine Software and Persistence Team To Bring Server-Side Java To The Masses

• Free HotSend Software Lets Users Send Self-Viewing Email Attachments from any Application

• Optiquest Announces Its First 15.1 Inch Flat Panel Display

• New IBM Chips Help Digital Cameras See the Light

• Netopia Introduces Timbuktu Web Seminar Enabling Virtual Meetings

• AMD And Computer Associates to Enhance Management of Networked Desktops

• AMD Extends NAND Technology to Code Storage With 64-Megabit Flash Memory

• Mitsubishi Electric Announces Breakthrough in Copper Interconnect Technology

• Mitsubishi and Winstation Announce First iMac Storage Drive

• Webmoney Exchange make Internet payments a reality

• The contest for the longest range xDSL modem

• MediaLingua presented a Spanish-Russian dictionary at SIMO '98

• Russian Platinum BX computers are certified for Windows NT and 98 compatibility

• Soros Fund holds a conference in Russia on Internet applications

• Ericsson strengthens its positions at Russian market

• American Multiplexer Announces an Alliance Partner Agreement with Oracle for Communications Solutions via Satellite.

• Inprise VisiBroker Now Supports IBM S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers

• Insurance Holdings of America Launches Ultra-Fast Network For 2000-Plus Sites

• Clarion Unveils World's First Auto PC Powered by Microsoft Windows CE

• 3Com, C-Cube, DiviCom, MoreCom, Pioneer, and Zenith Join Forces to Showcase Digital Television, Web Access and Interactive ...

• Standard Microsystems Corporation Ships Its First PC Chipset

• Microsoft and Compaq Announce Windows 2000 Initiative For System Area Networking

• Worldwide Election Systems Announces World's First Commercial Internet Voting System

• Hitachi Launches First All-Digital Desktop PC Family Using Silicon Image's PanelLink Technology

• Tickets.com Creates Ticket -- Industry's First Web-Integrated Call Center

• Computer Associates To Acquire Aventura Systems, Leading E-Commerce Solutions Specialists

• Samsung Selects 8X8 LVP Chip for Web Videophone

• Dialogic Bringins Enterprise Computer Telephony Capabilities to the Small/Medium Business Market

• Xerox ScanSoft Unit and Visioneer to Form New Digital Imaging Software Company

• Motorola Announces New IP Telephony Architecture

• IBM Coprocessor First to Earn Highest Security Validation

• MetaCreations Ships Kai's Power Tools Version 5

• Diamond Multimedia's New High-Performance Monster Sound MX300 Audio Accelerator Ships to Retail

• VocalTec to Demonstrate Voice Calls Over IP Backbone to Comcast Headend At Western Cable Show

• Cisco Systems to Acquire PipeLinks, Inc.

• IDT Unveils New Version of Net2Phone; Net2Phone 9.0 launched today

• 8x8 And 3Com Establish Broadband Cable Telephony Lab

• REPEAT/ IBM Brings Enterprise and Web File Sharing to Linux

• Lycos and AdOne's ClassifiedWarehouse.com Create Online Alliance

• Broadcom Demonstrates Integrated IP Telephony and IP Videoconferencing Solution for Cable

• Cabletron Announces End-to-End Solution for Cable Modem Services

• Smart Storage Introduces DVD-ROM Creation and Access Storage Software

• Intel to Showcase First PC-Based Video Phone Designed Specifically for Cable Connections

• Marubeni Corporation and Hitachi Software to Distribute NetGuard Products in Japan

• 8x8 Announces First Integrated Internet Audio Phone Adapter for Two-Way Cable

• Xerox Corporation Licenses IPNet Solutions' eCommerce Software

• QueryObject And Siemens Partner on 'Smart Warehouse' Software For Telecom Industry

• TGS Ships New Amapi 3D Modeler; The Natural Way to Create 3D Models

• IVT Earns New Video-On-Demand Patent; 7th Faster-Than-Real Time

• First Russian Conference on Electronic Commerce

• Three industry-leading Russian Internet companies formed an ad alliance

• New Processor Platform Accelerates Development of Video, Multimedia and DTV Products

• Lucent and Unisys Join Forces in the Speech Technology Industry

• HP Designs Comprehensive Program for Web Developers and Internet-Focused Systems Integrators to Deliver New Internet Solutions to

• Intel to Acquire iCat

• Xerox Expands Availability of HP-Compatible Toner Cartridges

• Hitachi Introduces 128-Mbit Flash Memory Devices

• Adaptec Provides Ultra2 to Linux Community

• Okidata Expands Digital LED Printer Family With Three New Models

• National Semiconductor Introduces DC'97 Audio Accelerator

• Sony Announces Industry's First 16-Mbit SRAM

• National Semiconductor Announces Industry's First Complete Scanner-on-a-Chip

• MetaCreations Announces MetaStream to Be Distributed With Microsoft Windows 98

• Fujitsu PC Corporation Begins Shipping New Slim and Light Line of LifeBook Notebooks

• KwikRAID Provides Network Attachable Hard Drive Storage

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