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Articles in December, 1994 issue of Software Industry Report
- Microsoft advances plan for 'global rollout' of interactive broadband network software. (testing of Insight Program with Tele-Communications Inc.)
- E&S buys GL-based tools. (Evans and Sutherland Computer Corp. acquisition of Portable Graphics Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Noorda retires from Novell board. (former chief executive officer Raymond J. Noorda)
- Brazil software show draws crowd and global interest in LatAm market. (International Developers Opportunity Conference 1994, Latin American software market)
- IMC gets interactivity patent. (Interactive Media Corp.) (Market Watch)
- Intel software 'fix' will work around flaw in Pentium microprocessor: Intel looks for software patch that will not significantly slow Pentium operation.
- IBM selling 'firewall' software to companies hooked into the Internet. (NetSP Secured Network Gateway)
- Big FCC wireless auction begins today, agency hopes for $10 billion in bids. (personal communications services license auction, December 5, 1994)
- Sirlin bought by Autodesk. (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- New Mobil Software company. (Mobile Software Products) (Market Watch)
- Axent adds to security offerings. (Axent Technologies acquires Datamedia Corp.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Novell ships Netware 4.1, upgrade considered the 'critical fix' of 4.0 version.
- Apple multimedia device using simplified Mac OS will debut in Japan. (Bandai Company Ltd. to manufacture Pippin game machine using version of Macintosh operating system)
- Meridian bought by Parallan. (Meridian Data Inc., Parallan Computer Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Oracle widely expected to make big acquisition to counter Sybase.
- Apple takes another big step to help developers build bridges to PowerMac. (Apple Computer Inc. contract with Digitool Inc. for licensing, development of Macintosh Common LISP)
- Infonet Software Solutions. (contract with VSNL for electronic mail system for India) (Global Software Marketing)
- ADP acquires investment tool. (Automatic Data Processing Inc., Investment Software Systems Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Block targets home banking. (Block Financial Software Inc.) (Market Watch)
- Hewlett-Packard, Oracle announce object-oriented product sales alliance. (marketing of the Odapter database application development software) (Evaluation)
- Insight gets presentation tool. (Insight Development Corp. acquires Squiggle software from Premisys Corp.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- MCI becomes first big phone company to offer special Internet hookup. (MCI Communications Corp. introduces software for Internet access) (Product Announcement)
- Novell/T1 copublishing deal. (T1 News Media, marketing agreement for multimedia entertainment software) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- IBM. (International Business Machines Corp. OS/2 Warp licensing agreement with German microcomputer manufacturers) (Global Software Marketing)
- General Magic software alliance files with SEC for public stock offering.
- Sterling Software joins CommerceNet to boost business on the Internet.
- Apple sues software firm, charges it with stealing and passing on video code. (San Francisco Canyon Company Inc., QuickTime)
- Arkansas Systems. (contract with Bank Access 24 automated teller machine network for electronic funds transfer software) (Global Software Marketing)
- SPA pushed hard for GATT, called its provision to combat piracy a critical plus. (Software Publishers Association, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
- Oracle announces its new multimedia authoring tool, dubbed 'Oracle Media Objects.' (Product Announcement)
- IBM may offer MAC OS to customers after all, but deal is not certain. (International Business Machines Corp. to license operating system from Apple Computer Inc. if customers demand it)
- Mentor buys simulation expert. (Mentor Graphics Corp., Model Technology Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Latest Internet commerce deal. (Mosaic Communications Corp. and First Data Corp. Electronic Funds Services contract enables banks, companies to use Internet for funds transfer) (Market Watch)
- DCA ready for Windows95. (Digital Communications Associates Inc.'s Irma Suite software) (Market Watch)
- NeXT, SunSoft make good on year-long promise to release OpenStep API. (NeXT Computer Inc. application programming interface for operating system)
- Novell collaborates with Collabra to enhance its groupware product line. (Collabra Software Inc.)
- Corel 'graphics powerhouse' is expanding with new home CD-ROM product line. (Corel Systems Corp. introducing a line of Corel CD Home multimedia programs)
- Spyglass offers software tailoring Mosaic for use by business on the Internet. (Enhanced Mosaic 2.0)
- Spry licenses Enhanced Mosaic. (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- New data distribution tool. (Platinum Technology Inc.'s Platinum Data Transport distributes MVS-based data to other database systems) (Market Watch)
- PC makers said angry over over proposed prices for bundling Windows95. (personal computer)
- EDS sells mainframe app. (Electronic Data Systems Corp. sells Multiple Report Creation System application to Syllogisteks Co.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Sybase tool doing well. (Sybase Replication Server DBMS utility sales for third quarter 1994) (Market Watch)
- Lucid sells C/C++ & Energize. (software compilers sold to Tartan Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Oracle using Peer SNMP. (Peer Networks Inc.'s Simple Network Management Protocol software) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- IBM stops shipping Pentium-based PCs, will replace flawed chips. (personal computers)
- Allen likes HSC. (Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures Inc. investment in Harvard Systems Corp.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Novell beefs up tax tool. (shipping of TaxSaver, licenses for NetWare 4.1) (Market Watch)
- Allchin says Microsoft ready to ship System Mgt. Server. (vice president Jim Allchin, System Management Server 1.0 for Windows NT)
- Adobe Systems Inc. (introduces two software applications for Japanese market) (Global Software Marketing)
- Interactive software venture. (Capital Cities/ABC Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. to develop software) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- NGC invests in AIM. (Network General Corp., AIM Technology Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- Jobs ships NeXTstep upgrade, says enhancements result from customer feedback. (NeXT Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs, NeXTstep 3.3)
- DG reselling WP tools. (Data General Corp. contract with Novell Inc. to market GroupWise 4.1 on AViiON file servers) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- DEC, Lotus team to deliver cc:Mail for MailWorks. (Digital Equipment Corp., Lotus Development Corp. electronic mail software programs are compatible)
- Borland, I-Solv strengthen ties. (Borland International Inc. to develop program interface for INTERSOLV Inc.'s PVCS version control software) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- DEC to manage infrastructure for Microsoft's new online service. (Digital Equipment Corp. contract to manage client/server computers for Microsoft Network)
- Microsoft, Chinese electronics ministry to develop localized Windows95 version.
- Versant ODBMS gets rave reviews. (Versant Object Technology Corp.'s ODBMS software named best object-oriented database management system by ButlerBloor Organization) (Market Watch)
- Discovery Channel parent creates new unit to exploit multimedia software market. (Discovery Communications Inc., Discovery Multimedia)
- Cheyenne signs distributor. (Cheyenne Software Inc. marketing agreement with AmeriQuest Technologies Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- 'Cyberleaf' introduced as ideal tool for publishing on the Internet. (Interleaf Inc.) (Product Announcement)
- Avalon, IBM link tools. (Avalon Software Inc., International Business Machines Corp. to develop software link between CIIM and ProductManager engineering software) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- GEIS network software enhances global reach of corporate messaging. (GE Information Services introduces Business Network electronic mail and database access software) (Product Announcement)
- SCO buys Visionware. (Santa Cruz Operation Inc.) (Mergers/Acquisitions/Alliances)
- "TOP END" has OSF DCE. (AT and T Global Information Solutions's TOP END network software uses Open Software Foundation Inc.'s Distributed Computing Environment technology) (Market Watch)
- HP and Microsoft working together on infrared transfer software.
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