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Novell and UUNET Pipex pair off for ISDN
News Novell will hook up with Internet service provider UUNET Pipex and ISDN specialist ITK Telecommunications to launch a packaged ISDN communications solution next week. [22 Oct 1996]
Novell heads Net printing standards bid
News Novell is at the forefront of a posse of industry leaders bidding to make printing across the Internet as easy as printing over a LAN. [22 Oct 1996]
Rupert Goodwins' Weekend Diary
News Monday
Ah. What a weekend. The doctor says it'll probably snap back into shape in a couple of days if I don't strain it… but we're not here to talk about me. Let's talk about computers! Modems! Super-fast stuff! [19 Oct 1996]
DigiPhone first to dial into conference calls
News DigiPhone Europe today launched into the emerging Internet phone software market with the first product capable of handling conference calls. [18 Oct 1996]
USR's 56Kbps modem to ship January
News [17 Oct 1996]
USR lines up first 56Kbps modems
News US Robotics is expected to this afternoon release formal plans for the first 56Kbps analogue modems. [16 Oct 1996]
ICL brings Net shopping to high streets
News ICL today claimed a world first in pioneering high-street Internet shopping kiosks. [15 Oct 1996]
MS to release VB for ActiveX
News Microsoft will later this month release a beta of a version of Visual Basic (VB) dedicated to creating and modifying ActiveX components. [15 Oct 1996]
Quarterdeck CleanSweep update planned for New Year
News Quarterdeck will bring in the new year with a revision of its CleanSweep uninstaller that includes a vogue-ish feature for adding new versions via an Internet connection. [15 Oct 1996]
ATI hooks PCs up to TVs
News [14 Oct 1996]
Quotes of the Week, October 7-11
News [11 Oct 1996]
Easynet, UK Online in merger talks
News European Internet access provider Easynet today announced it is in merger discussions with UK Online. [10 Oct 1996]
MS plugs IE Windows 3.x, Unix holes
News Microsoft is plugging two gaps in its Web browser line, releasing a beta version of Internet Explorer (IE) 3.0 for Windows 3.1 and an alpha version for Unix. [10 Oct 1996]
Byte blasts out Dixons warning with 46 outlets
News [09 Oct 1996]
Voice Europe 96 shows strong Internet links
News Computer telephony show Voice Europe 96 kicked off today at Olympia in London. [08 Oct 1996]
UK firms dig deep in pockets for IT outlay
News The UK has spent 12 per cent more on IT this year than it did in 1995, with Europe's top companies spending over £31 billion on IT last year. [07 Oct 1996]
Micrografx fits low price to high-end graphics pack
News Micrografx has launched a budget graphics and photo package which boasts 3D, photo manipulation and Internet graphics facilities. [07 Oct 1996]
Ma Bell puts IE up front on Web
News UK users of AT&T's WorldNet Internet access service will get Internet Explorer 3.0 as their default entrance to the World-Wide Web after another significant win for Microsoft in the browser wars. [04 Oct 1996]
Casio camera sharpens its image
News Casio today bolstered its digital camera efforts with the QV-100 LCD (£500 + VAT). [03 Oct 1996]
Net banking trial gains high returns
News The Norwich and Peterborough building society today published feedback on one of the UK's first Internet home banking trials. [03 Oct 1996]
UB Networks switches to fast lane
News UB Networks today brought its GeoLan/500 hub up to speed with a series of low-price internetworking products. [01 Oct 1996]
Cabletron buys into frame relay market
News Cabletron Systems has announced plans to buy frame relay supplier Netlink in a deal worth $160 million. [30 Sep 1996]
Netscape CEO spurned AT&T top job
News Netscape's CEO James Barksdale recently turned down the position of CEO of AT&T, according to reports. [30 Sep 1996]
Luckman strikes to acquire WebEdit
News Internet software vendor Luckman Interactive said today it has added WebEdit to its software arsenal. [27 Sep 1996]
Murdoch, BT spot Net gains
News BT and News International teamed up today to put newspapers including The Times, Sunday Times, The Sun and News of the World onto an single interactive service. [26 Sep 1996]
