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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 11:22:22 -0500
From: "Swisher, Bob" <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@ou.edu'" <it-fyi@ou.edu>
Subject: Edupage, 23 September 1997
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> TOP STORIES
> IBM Forges Computer-Chip Breakthrough
> Sun Wants Java As A Standard Of Its Own
> Electronic Commerce
> IntraLoan Targets "Sneaker Net"
>
> ALSO
> WebTV Pilots Full-Motion Commercials
> IBM Adopts 3Com Palm Pilot
> PC Users Ignore Most Programs
> Online Suggestion Box In California
>
> IBM FORGES COMPUTER-CHIP BREAKTHROUGH
> IBM researchers have developed a way to successfully substitute copper
> for aluminum in making semiconductors, using a patented "fusion
> barrier" that keeps the copper from "poisoning" the silicon. The
> company expects that using the new process, dubbed CMOS 7S, will
> enable them to make high-performance PC chips at prices about 20%
> lower than conventional chips. "This is really fundamentally
> different," says a senior analyst at MicroDesign Resources. "There
> was general industry agreement that copper was the way to go, but
> until now it was just too hard. Now everyone will have to move to
> copper, willingly or kicking and screaming." The new chips promise to
> perform at least two to four times faster than conventional chips.
> (Wall Street Journal 22 Sep 97)
>
> SUN WANTS JAVA AS A STANDARD OF ITS OWN
> Sun Microsystems is accusing Microsoft of trying to cripple the
> Sun-developed Java computer language by leading Intel, Compaq, and
> Digital in a call for Sun to turn Java over to the Geneva-based
> International Standards Organization (ISO). "Every single thing that
> Microsoft says and does is designed to protect their monopoly," says
> Sun executive Alan Baratz. Sun wants to win ISO approval for Java as
> an industry standard and yet retain ownership of Java by Sun. (New
> York Times 23 Sep 97)
>
> ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
> Research by International Data Corporation suggests that the level of
> electronic commerce conducted over the Internet will increase from
> this year's estimated $10 billion to more than $220 billion by 2001,
> with business-to-business transactions accounting for almost 80% of
> business volume. "Commerce is the Internet's killer application,"
> says IDC executive Frank Gens. (Financial Times 23 Sep 97)
>
> INTRALOAN TARGETS "SNEAKER NET"
> A new electronic banking service marketed by IntraLinks is aimed at
> eliminating "sneaker net" -- the use of messengers, couriers,
> overnight mail, telephones, faxes and the U.S. Postal Service to
> shuffle the mountains of paper involved in completing a multi-million
> dollar loan. The IntraLoan service, based on IBM Lotus Notes Domino
> technologies, coordinates loan documentation over the Internet. The
> technology was recently used in a successful test by BancAmerica,
> involving a $4-billion transaction for Compaq. That deal is the
> largest loan-syndication contract ever completed over the Internet,
> says a BancAmerica VP. (TechWeb 22 Sep 97)
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> WEBTV PILOTS FULL-MOTION COMMERCIALS
> WebTV is looking more like conventional TV all the time -- the first
> thing subscribers will see when they log on is a series of short video
> ads produced by 15 national advertisers. "The service is really
> moving the online experience toward television," says WebTV's VP of
> sales. "TV functionality and online functionality are going to be
> married together." The ads use a proprietary VideoFlash technology,
> which streams at 30 frames per second. (Broadcasting & Cable 15 Sep
> 97)
>
> IBM ADOPTS 3COM PALM PILOT
> IBM will relabel 3Com's popular PalmPilot pocket organizer and sell it
> as an IBM WorkPad for $399. The move marks IBM's first foray into the
> personal digital assistant arena, and the company has decided to play
> it safe by repackaging a proven product. (Wall Street Journal 23 Sep
> 97)
>
> PC USERS IGNORE MOST PROGRAMS
> The average home PC owner has about 48 software programs installed,
> but uses only about 6.3 a month, according to surveys conducted by
> Media Metrix Inc. The report also indicates that business productivity
> software is used more than twice as often as entertainment programs.
> "Personal computers are clearly a tool for getting work done," says a
> Media Metrix VP. "While
> entertainment plays a strong role in PC usage, the variety of packages
> used in any given month is much more narrow than the common
> perception." (St. Petersburg Times 22 Sep 97)
>
> ONLINE SUGGESTION BOX IN CALIFORNIA
> California has passed a law requiring state agencies with Internet
> sites to allow citizens to make complaints through e-mail directly to
> agencies. The law also requires the agencies to include their Web
> addresses in telephone directories and to let people know that they
> can use computers at public libraries to lodge complaints about
> government services. (AP 22 Sep 97)
>
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