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COM NET NEWS
Vol. 1 No. 4 July
Part 1--Original and Other News
>From the Editor
This issue of COM NET NEWS reflects the suggestions of several
subscribers. First, COM NET NEWS will contain a Table of Contents,
and two, the newsletter will be broken down into two parts--News from
Other Newsletter Sources, e.g., Edupage.; and Original and Other News.
Two areas of interest which will be covered in future issues of COM NET NEWS
are:
1) Commercial Marketing on the Net--pros, cons, and how its being done.
2) Growth of Community Nets--Problems and Successes.
Richard W. Bryant, Editor
RW Bryant Associates
P.O. Box 1828
El Prado, NM 87529
Tel/fax: 505-758-1919
rbryant@hydra.unm.edu
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ORIGINAL AND OTHER NEWS
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New Organizations on the Net
American Indian Computer Art Project
Rural Economic Development
New Law-Related Internet Site
U.S. Federal Budget 1995/
U.S. Tech Corps
Combining Public Radio and Community Networks
Scholastic Launches Internet Server and New K12 Services
Mosaic Site in China
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NEW ORGANIZATIONS ON THE NET
From: mwalsh@internetinfo.com
New on the Net--April/May 1994
A cursory review of 1,400 plus Commercial Domains and their owners
added to the Internet in the April/May 1994 timeframe yields the
following observations. Over 30% are in the computer related
fields. This is based upon a rigorous and proprietary
classification technique of assuming that if the company's name
contains any of the magic words.... computer, digital, data,
software, etc, etc... that the company probably has something to do
with the computer industry.
Most (70%) of the companies are small or very new. This
observation is based on the fact they do not show up in any of the
standard directories of business organizations or full text
databases of newspaper and trade articles.
Large companies signing on the Net:
ARCO Products AET.COM Anaheim
Baltimore Gas & Electric BGE.COM Baltimore
Bell & Howell Company BHOWELL.COM Ann Arbor
Boston Scientific Corporation SPENCER.COM Spencer
Fisons Instruments FISONS-LIMS.COM Beverly
Gates Rubber Co. GATES.COM Denver
General Cinema Theatres GCTI.COM Chestnut
Hill
GMAC Mortgage GMACM.COM Elkins Park
Greyhound Lines, Inc. GREYHOUND.COM Dallas
Homelite Division of Textron HOMELITE.COM Charlotte
James River Corp of VA JAMESRIVER.COM Richmond
MOTOROLA ROAMING.COM Boynton
Beach
Nordictrack NORDICTRACK.COM Chaska
Olin Aerospace Company OLIN.COM Redmond
Panhandle Eastern PEL.COM Houston
Purina Mills, Inc. PURINA-MILLS.COM St. Louis
Rocky Mountain Health Care RMHCCO.COM Denver
The TORO Company, Inc. TORO.COM Bloomington
Thiokol Corporation THIOKOL.COM Ogden
Wisconsin Electric Power Co WEPCO.COM Milwaukee
Publishing and media related companies:
Books That Work BTW.COM Palo Alto
Booth Newspapers BOOTH-NEWS.COM Ann Arbor
USA Today USATODAY.COM Silver Spring
Encylcopaedia Britannica EBEC.COM Chicago
Gazette Telegraph GAZETTE.COM Colorado
Springs
KVOR/Springs Radio Inc KVOR.COM Colorado
Springs
Macworld Magazine MACWORLD.COM San
Francisco
McGraw-Hill, Incorporated MCGRAW-HILL.COM Highstown
MECKLERMEDIA MECKLERMEDIA.COM San
Francisco
Phoenix Newspapers Inc. PNI.COM Phoenix
R.R. Donnelley & Sons RRD.COM Chicago
San Diego Daily Transcript SDDT.COM San Diego
SENTINEL SENTINEL7.COM Irvine
Telluride Daily Planet DPLANET.COM Telluride
The New York Times Co TIMES.COM New York
Time Warner Inc. TIMEWARNER.COM New York
Time Magazine TIMEINC.COM New York
WCBS Radio WCBS88.COM New York
WIRED HOTWIRED.COM San
Francisco
ZIFF-DAVIS Expo & Conf DIGITALWORLD.COM FOSTER
CITY
Financial:
American Bankers Ins Grp ABIG.COM Miami
Chemical Bank CHEMBANK.COM New York
Chicago Board of Trade CBOT.COM Chicago
Fidelity Investments FIDELITY-INV.COM Boston
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. KP.COM New York
Prudential Securities Inc. PRUSEC.COM New York
The Connecticut HedgeFund HEDGEFUND.COM Easton
Advertising firms:
Bernard Hodes Advertising HODES.COM New York
Bernard Hodes Advert, Inc. CAREERMOSAIC.COM Palo Alto
Hill, Holliday HHCC.COM Boston
Consulting:
Coopers & Lybrand COLYBRAND.COM New York
Ernst & Young EY.COM Lyndhurst
Forrester Research, Inc. FORRESTER.COM Cambridge
KPMG Peat Marwick KPMGUS.COM Montvale
Some big (and some nefarious) law firms:
Cadwalader Wickersham and Taft CWT.COM New York
Canter & Siegel PERICLES.COM Scottsdale
Wiley, Rein & Fielding WRF.COM Washington
Venture capital firms:
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners HUMWIN.COM Emeryville
TA Associates TA.COM Palo Alto
And some that just make the Net more interesting:
American Swings of Florida ASFL.COM Miami
Bakery Crafts BKRYCFT.COM Cincinnati
Propellerhead PROPELLERHEAD.COM Seattle
Roadkill Consulting ROADKILL.COM Champaign
Superior Dairy, Inc. SUPER.COM Canton
Ratite Reporter BIGBIRD.COM Fort Worth
We at Internet Info will not rest till we find out what the dairy
is doing on the Net.
As for geographic concentration, well here are the stats...
The Top 10 States for New Companies Connecting to the Net
April/May 1994
Population
New in New Companies
Companies Millions per Million
California 350 29.8 11.
Canada 95 24.3 3.90
Colorado 85 3.3 25.70
New York 81 18.0 4.49
Texas 81 17.5 4.75
Massachuesetts 78 6.0 12.94
Virginia 55 6.2 8.85
Washington 52 4.8 10.64
Illinois 48 11.4 4.19
Maryland 41 4.7 8.55
Ohio 35 10.8 3.22
Source: Internet Info, Falls Church, VA For more information email to
info@internetinfo.com
The Top 10 States for New Companies Connecting to the Net
April/May 1994 (Adjusted for State Population)
Population
New in New
Companies
Companies Millions per Mill
ion
Colorado 85 3.30 25.70
Dist. of Columbia 10 0.60 16.42
Massachusetts 78 6.02 12.94
California 350 29.83 11.73
Washinton 52 4.88 10.64
Vermont 5 0.56 8.87
Virginia 55 6.21 8.85
Maryland 41 4.79 8.55
New Hampshire 8 1.11 7.19
Rhode Island 7 1.00 6.97
Source: Internet Info, Falls Church, VA For more information email to
info@internetinfo.com
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AMERICAN INDIAN COMPUTER ART PROJECT
From: turtle@aicap.s21.com (Turtle Heart)
Turtle Heart turtle@soft21.s21.com (Ahnishinabeg)
American Indian Computer Art Project BBS 619-374-2100
Land of Kaw-ii-su ancestor: Land of Light
American Indian Computer Art Project needs anywhere from (1) to (8)
4 MB 9-pin SIMMS memory chips. They will trade fine original art for
any chips. (we need at least two real bad). We are in the remote Mojave
Desert.
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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
From: Jeff Lohrmann <jlohrmann@igc.apc.org>
Jeff Lohrmann
Facilitator for Gov Information
IGC Networks
jlohrmann@igc.org
From: Christian Gibbons <chrisg@csn.org>
Subject: Some Practical Stuff
I thought I might post some of the work we have done over the last
couple of weeks to give you an idea of day to day activities here in Littleton.
For a fast growing landscape contractor who wants to take his company
public, we did extensive research on IPO's (Initial Public Offerings). We
were able to find articles on the problems of manipulating earnings
before going public; pro's and con's of IPO's; a list of major underwriters and
their performance; books and other publications on taking your
company public; and a list of local companies who had gone public recently.
He was also concerned about the liability of handling toxic waste and its
impact on his personal finances. We found a whole series of articles
from sources as diverse as Risk Management, Business of New Hampshire,
LA Business Journal and Pennsylvania CPA Journal which indicated that
he did have a major liability as a transporter which would have to be
accounted for when he went public.
We also found a couple of newsletters that we suggested he subscribe to:
Construction Claims Citator and Hazardous Waste Litigation
Reporter.
The idea is that information like this makes you more competitive which
eventually leads to wealth and job creation.
This morning, we worked with our the TV studio of our local community
college to finish production on two video tapes about local "best
practices". One is on customer service at The Tattered Cover, a four
story book store in Denver (Cherry Creek). The other is on business
strategies and features a high quality independent meat store called
Tony's. In the era of mega-grocery stores, Tony's has grown and
prospered by filling a niche for high quality meats.
Last Friday, we briefed some bankers on our search capabilities and
then proceeded to develop a list of auto parts wholesalers in the region,
ranked by sales, so they could make sales calls.
Yesterday, a company that puts embroidered logos on hats and golf
shirts asked for a list of conventions coming to Denver within the next year.
He will approach the participants and offer to provide shirts and hats. We
had the list within 10 minutes.
Last Thursday, we met with a company that specialized in merging
private companies into public shells and providing financing. We do not believe
that our small efforts at trying to solve the multi-billion dollar capital
needs of Littleton businesses will make much of a dent so we try to
improve the workings of the private capital markets through better
information.
Last Tuesday, we worked with our community college and the local
telecommunication companies to kick off a curriculum and training
programming supporting that effort. We recently visited a
CD-I(interactive) shop and may use that technology to deliver training in
the field. The cable TV houses may install CD players in trucks and then
their field people can learn and review while they are on the job. Other
portions may be broadcast out of the college's TV studio. The community
college made a major effort to get a micro-wave path to an uplink
station last year and it is starting to payoff.
We are continuing in our effort to become the "wired city". We are
thinking of T-shirts that say "Whoever dies with the most wires, wins".
We are also sponsoring the Colorado Issues Network meeting in July
with a theme of "Complexity and Economic Development". We hope to talk to
Brian Arthur via conference phone call.
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NEW LAW-RELATED INTERNET SITE
From: Neal Friedman <nfriedma@CLARK.NET>
Pepper & Corazzini, L.L.P.
1776 K St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
VOICE: 202-296-0600 FAX: 202-296-5572
http://www.iis.com/pandc-home.html
gopher://gopher.iis.com/11/p-and-c
ftp://ftp.iis.com/companies/p-and-c
Pepper & Corazzini, L.L.P., is proud to announce the launch of the first
Internet site devoted to communications law and the emerging field of
information law.
Information is reachable by WWW, FTP or gopher.
The URLS are as follows:
http://www.iis.com/p-and-c
gopher://gopher.iis.com/11/p-and-c
Gopher bookmark:
Type=1
Name=Pepper and Corazzini, L.L.P, Attorneys at Law
Path=1/ftp/pub/business-center/companies-and-orgs/by-name/pepper-
and-corazzini
Host=gopher.iis.com
Port=70
ftp://ftp.iis.com/companies/p-and-c
Pepper & Corazzini's site includes memos written by our attorneys on a
variety of current issues related to broadcasting, cable, common
carriers, PCS and information law. Our WWW server has a direct link
to the FCC gopher. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
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U.S. TECH CORPS
From: Gary J. Beach
Publisher Computerworld
ustech@cw.com
Anyone who has written code, maintained a network, or planned a
company information system knows that implementation is everything.
Surprisingly, so do thousands of U.S. school teachers and administrators.
Throughout the U.S., our schools say that a shortage of technical talent
is their largest obstacle in moving the "information superhighway" from
vision to reality. Their tight budgets and a dire shortage of technical skills
stand in the way of implementing technology where it is most needed: the local
classroom.
A solution may be in sight.
Computerworld, the national newspaper of information systems
management, is working jointly with the White House Office of Science
and Technology to develop the U.S. Tech Corp.
Modeled on the U.S. Peace Corps, the U.S. Tech Corps will rally the
talents and skills of more than 1.9 million computer professionals to assist
public schools in planning and implementing information technology. Through
contributions of their time and expertise, these volunteers will play an
integral and crucial role in building local roads to the national
information superhighway. Even an hour a week of discussion and planning can
help your local school.
The U.S. Tech Corps will be operated with assistance from the White
House, the National Education Association, and the National
Association of School Administrators. Volunteers will receive a U.S. Tech
Corps certificate signed by the President, as well as local recognition. Of
course, the greatest reward may be the satisfaction gained from contributing
your valuable skills to the future of our school children.
[Action Items: What else is needed? Do you think that your fellow
computer professionals will respond favorably or unfavorably to this proposal?
How might the U.S. Tech Corp be made to work?]
Comment to ustech@cw.com.
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U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET 1995/
From: Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
The following is from the gopher at: sunny.stat-usa.gov
It is located in:
5. Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1995/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Explanation of Estimates........................................ 3
Government-wide General Provisions............................... 9
Detailed Budget Estimates by Agency:
Legislative Branch............................................. 13
The Judiciary.............................................. 43
Executive Office of the President.............................. 55
Funds Appropriated to the President............................ 67
Department of Agriculture...................................... 109
Department of Commerce......................................... 241
Department of Defense--Military................................ 277
Department of Defense--Civil................................... 343
Department of Education........................................ 361
Department of Energy........................................... 395
Dept of Health and Human Serv, except Social Security 427
Dept of Health and Human Services, Social Security....... 459
Department of Housing and Urban Development................ 463
Department of the Interior..................................... 503
Department of Justice.......................................... 577
Department of Labor............................................ 609
Department of State............................................ 633
Department of Transportation................................... 651
Department of the Treasury..................................... 711
Department of Veterans Affairs................................. 749
Environmental Protection Agency................................ 791
General Services Administration................................ 805
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.............. 821
Office of Personnel Management................................. 831
Small Business Administration.................................. 841
Other Independent Agencies..................................... 853
Other Materials:
Supplemental Proposals......................................... 987
Rescission Proposals........................................... 1005
Amendments to and Revs in Budget Authority for 1994... 1025
Advance Appropriations, Advance Funding, and Forward Funding
for 1995...................................................... 1027
Estimates for Government-Sponsored Enterprises.............. 1029
Index........................................................... 1045
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COMBINING PUBLIC RADIO AND COMMUNITY up information about what we did.
This announcement was played on the radio station this week, and I
posted it to ba.internet and ba.broadcast (ba = Bay Area).
> So you've logged on and you're ready to surf the internet, but which
> way do you go? lt's a long stretch of highway and even the road maps
> are confusing.
>
> Well, on Friday, May 27th, at 8:30am, we can go cruising together
when KPFA's Computer Access show will host a community login. Eric
Theise, from Bay Area Internet Literacy, will guide us thru an exploration of
> USENET and Internet Relay Chat.
>
> So set your radio to 94.1fm, log onto your favorite internet provider
> and join us for a community login on Computer Access, May 27th at
> 8:30am on your listener supported station, KPFA.
>
> --Chupoo Alafonte'
Here's one bit of feedback that came across today on the newsgroups.
> Eric S. Theise (verve@well.sf.ca.us) wrote: ...
> : So set your radio to 94.1fm, log onto your favorite internet provider
> : and join us for a community login on Computer Access, May 27th at
> : 8:30am on your listener supported station, KPFA.
> : ...
> And we of the usually timid, semi-literate public did indeed login and
> actually participate in this broadcast. My wife sat next to me in front
> of the radio and p.c. monitor (which she usually avoids like the plague)
> and showed an interest in the guided tour of the newsgroups. Maybe it
was Eric's and Chupoo's enthusiasm and well modulated voices that sold
her.
>When it came time to join the KPFC IRC, I got cold feet (having
never done more than "lurk" before), but couldn't resist the temptation and
> joined my first IRC. Being all thumbs and having no prepared scripts,
> I only got a couple of one-liners in -- but it was fun. Am I hooked on
> Internet Chats? Well, maybe I'll wait for the next KPFA multi-media
> event. Which brings up the question I came here to ask: When are
you (KPFA, Eric, Chupoo) going to do it again? I'll be there with my wife.
> Make it an hour instead of 30 minutes and I'll invite the neighbors.
> Good show. Keep it up.
> David McKay <mck@rahul.net>
It was a half hour show, and we started by talking about what USENET
was, how it worked, and the different ways of accessing it. The
detailed instructions I gave were for the tin newsreader, but we also
talked about how select aspects of USENET could be found on AOL and
local bulletin board systems such as Women's Wire, SF Net, and the SF
PC Users Group. The USENET stuff went on for about 20 minutes, and
we had a few listeners call in with questions about access.
We then contrasted the asynchronous nature of USENET with the real-
time nature of IRC. I created a #kpfa channel, gave instructions, and was
blown away by a few dozen people cascading in from The WELL,
Netcom, CRL, a21, UC Berkeley, and Delphi. The radio program might have
gone up for grabs at the point, as the IRC channel filled with good natured
banter about the program, questions about USENET, and a call for
people to post what cities they were connecting from.
We're going to do it again on June 17th for 45 minutes as part of the
KPFA Marathon. We're hoping that Osborne, who's local, will kick in a
few pairs of Hahn and Stout as $75 premiums. We'll probably tour
gopher/veronica-space and wind up with another IRC session.
I have a tape of the show. If anyone wants to mail me a cassette (in a
re-usable, post-paid mailer), I'll dupe it for you. I suppose I should
put this out on the Web as an .au file, but maybe I'll just wait until
Carl "Internet Talk Radio" Malamud comes calling. 8-)
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SCHOLASTIC LAUNCHES INTERNET SERVER AND NEW K-12 SERVICES
From: NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY : June 22, 1994 Stephen
Covington <cvington@NETCOM.COM>
New York, NY--June 12, 1994-- Scholastic Network today announced
the launch of Scholastic Internet Services, Created to offer K-12
teachers and students an easy-to-use, high-value destination on the
coming 'Information Superhighway, the Scholastic Internet Services
are accessible to all Internet users and include a K-12 net site running
Gopher, WAIS and WWW..
The new Scholastic Internet services announced today are: Scholastic
Internet Libraries, four electronic curriculum libraries with a myriad of
resources and over 5,000 full-text articles offered for site licenses; the
Scholastic Internet Center, a free Internet site offering information,
lesson plans, and electronic newsletters; and the Ultimate Education Store, a
searchable, on-line catalog of educational books, magazines, software,
curriculum kits, and more. "These Internet Services are an effective
first step in bringing Scholastic's information resources onto the Internet,"
said Susan Mernit, Director of Network Development. "All the Scholastic
Divisions contributed to this effort.".
"As more schools connect to the Internet, Scholastic Internet Services
provide a simpler method for teachers and students to get access to
libraries of information on science, language arts, and technology," said
Richard Robinson, President, Chairman, and CEO of Scholastic. " When we
launched Scholastic Network with America Online last fall, our goal was to
help K-12 teachers and their students work interactively with a variety of
information. With the introduction of our Internet services, all educators with
Internet access gain the ability to connect to Scholastic materials."
"From a national perspective, the emergence of electronic information
delivery presents new opportunities for all sectors of society," said Linda
Roberts, Secretary's Advisor on Technology, U.S. Department of
Education. "The Internet offers educators access to information that was
previously difficult to reach. With a growing number of teachers on the Internet
, this use of technology clearly allows teachers to better serve the needs of st
udents."
Using technology developed by Wide Area Information Services (WAIS),
Scholastic's technology partner in this effort, parents and teachers can
easily search and retrieve what they are looking for in the Scholastic
libraries as well as the aisles of books, magazines, newsletters and other
educational products in the store, without leaving their home, school or
office. Consumers and educators can order information and materials
directly from the company using credit cards and purchase orders online.
The WAIS technology allows Scholastic Internet Services users to
browse and search without typing long commands. For example, a student is
able to ask for information about "volcanoes" and immediately see a list of
all the data available relating to volcanoes. This technology makes the
Internet more accessible to computer-users who often find the Internet
difficult to navigate.
One of the new services, the Scholastic Internet Libraries, is available
to state education networks, regional telephone companies, and regional
internet providers for site license for their account-holders. These
school science, reading and language arts, integrating technology into
the classroom, and teaching with seasonal activities. Subscribers to the
Scholastic Network on America Online have full access to these Internet
resources without additional charge.
Education-related networks, gophers, MOSAIC sites, etc. are
encouraged to connect to the Scholastic Internet Center For more information
on the services, including the URL and Gopher addresses to link to, send email
to sninternet@aol.com. A special effort is being made to provide
appropriate and relevant resources and pages for students as well--stay turned!)
Scholastic Network is the first full-service online network designed
exclusively for teachers and students. Scholastic Inc. (NMS:SCHL) ,
headquartered in New York, is among the leading publishers and
distributors of children's books, classroom and professional magazines, and
other educational materials. The Company also publishes educational
computer software and produces children and family-oriented video and
television programming. Scholastic operates in the United States, Canada,
Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
For press information, contact Todd Friedman,Scholastic, 212-343-6878
email: toddotodd@aol.com
For Internet Services information, contact Susan Mernit,
Director of Network Development
Scholastic Network
555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
phone: 212-343-4940.
email: Susanim@aol.com
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MOSAIC SITE IN CHINA
From:BMcKercher@idrc.ca
Bob McKercher
International Development Research Centre
Ottawa, Canada
The machine in Beijing is bepc2.ihep.ac.cn (in fact it is from bepc1 to
bepc5). You may use the command
finger @bepc2.ihep.ac.cn to find out who is on.
There is a way to find the email address of a particular
person. I forgot the postmaster name of this service.
The WWW service address is
http://www.ihep.ac.cn:3000/ihep.html
it also contains most information about internet in China.
IHEP-SLAC Networking
China Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP)
established its own Local Area Network (LAN)
supporting DECnet in 1988 and became a user of
CNPAC in 1990.
Due to the physics collaboration between IHEP and
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), the
first direct international 64 Kbps leased line
in China via AT&T satellite was established to
SLAC in March, 1993. The US Department of
Commerce ( DoC) restricted this first China
connection to SLAC only. IHEP users can send
e-mail to people all over the world, but can
only transfer files and connect to SLAC
machines. In 1993, IHEP local area network
supported both TCP/IP and DECnet; Only DECnet
ran on this lease line to the outside world.
At the end of 1993, IHEP got the final
permission of removing the restriction and full
access to ESnet part of the US Internet, in
the meantime, IHEP received the approval via DoE
to get the first CISCO in China in Feb, 1994.
ESnet and IHEP are working on the new network
configuration of IHEP since February, 1994.
TCP/IP routing between IHEP and the full ESnet
began on April 25th, 1994.More software has been
installed ( like WWW) and more network service
will be provided.
Dr. Rongsheng XU, director of Computer Center of
IHEP, has opened accounts for more than 300 top
scientists in different research areas in China
so that they can exchange e-mail with outside
world, obtain preprints... at home via modem and
phone line or via CHINAPAC.
In the summer of 1994 when BTA accomplishes the
fiber optic between Beijing and Shanghai, the
IHEP - SLAC network link will be changed from
satellite to fiber optic physical link from
Beijing to Shanghai, to Tokyo, to US, which is
more stable and easier for the future upgrading.
IHEP has an intention to upgrade the link rate
to 128 kbps and establish video conferencing on
the Internet; In the meantime, IHEP continues to
set up its scientific information database for
Chinese scientists. IHEP has gained the support
from National Science Foundation of China ( NSFC)
for the future network development and some
institutes have planed to connect their LAN to
IHEP network directly.
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COM NET NEWS
Vol. 1 No. 4 July
Part 2--News from Other Newsletter Sources
>From the Editor
This issue of COM NET NEWS reflects the suggestions of several
subscribers. First, COM NET NEWS will contain a Table of Contents,
and two, the newsletter will be broken down into two parts--News
from Other Newsletter Sources, e.g., Edupage.; and Original and Other
News.
Richard W. Bryant, Editor
RW Bryant Associates
P.O. Box 1828
El Prado, NM 87529
Tel/fax: 505-758-1919
rbryant@hydra.unm.edu
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NEWS FROM OTHER NEWSLETTER SOURCES
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Educom
Apple Computer--Solutions for Disabled
Broader Electronic Surveillance Powers
CEA Predicts $100 Billion Gain from Telecom Reform
New Network Division at IBM
Telemedicine Expands in Georgia
Lotus Goes Multi-Lingual--Improves E-Mail Prospects
Multimedia Exec Goes Hollywood
Motorola Unveils 3-Way Chip, Snags Hong Kong Contract
PSI Tells Law Firm to "Cease and Desist" Advertising
3 Rs + Computer Literacy
The Traffic Report
Delivering Fish on the Highway
A Virtual Government
Printing on the Leading Edge of the Highway
Electronic Forms To Reduce Paper
Information Highway Guide Headed to the Printer
HPCwire
Singapore Telecom $50 Million System Upgrade
Survey Says: Large U.S. Firms Slowly Buying into Superhighway
Idea
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FROM EDUCOM
Apple Computer, Inc. provides solutions for people with disabilities.
Apple has announced Aisle 17, a mail-order source that provides
technology solutions for those with disabilities. It's the first
nationwide distribution channel to bundle Macs with assistive
technology products from leading software and peripheral
manufacturers. Bundles are affordably-priced for individuals with
learning disabilities, visual impairment, and physical disabilities.
Also available: bundles for rehabilitation professionals. Contact: Aisle
17 at 800-600-7808.
BROADER ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE POWERS
The Canadian government wants a review of proposed legislation
that would make it easier for police to intercept digital or computer
communications. If approved, the legislation would allow police to
monitor a wide range of personal data such as credit card usage,
telephone calling patterns, automated teller transactions and even
proposed interactive cable systems. (Ottawa Citizen 6/13/94 A4)
CEA PREDICTS $100 BILLION GAIN FROM TELECOM REFORM
The Council of Economic Advisors released a White Paper June 14
predicting the economy could grow by an extra $100 billion over the
next decade if the Clinton administration's proposed
telecommunications legislation is adopted. CEA estimated 500,000
new jobs would by created by 1996, and employment in the
telecommunications and information sector could increase from 3.6
million to 5 million workers by the end of the next decade. (BNA
Daily Report for Executives 6/15/94 A26)
NEW NETWORK DIVISION AT IBM
IBM is creating a new Networked Applications Services division to
consolidate the company's projects in multimedia, electronic trading,
Internet services, video teleconferencing, software for networked
groups, interactive information kiosks, and electronic publishing.
(New York Times 6/17/94 C3)
TELEMEDICINE EXPANDS IN GEORGIA
The Georgia Statewide Academic and Medicine System, a two-way
interactive TV system connecting doctors with patients at remote
sites, will link at least 50 health care facilities by year's end. (Atlanta
Journal-Constitution 6/17/94 B8)
LOTUS GOES MULTI-LINGUAL, IMPROVES E-MAIL PROSPECTS
Targeting the needs of multinational organizations, all new
versions of Lotus's software products will simultaneously be
available in seven languages, including Japanese and Chinese. The
first product to go multi-lingual will be Approach 3.0 for Windows.
(Information Week 6/20/94 p.15). Meanwhile, Lotus has snatched
up SoftSwitch Inc. for about $70 million, giving it access to
strategically important communications technology for its cc:Mail and
Lotus Notes products. (Wall Street Journal 6/17/94 B10)
MULTIMEDIA EXEC GOES HOLLYWOOD
Robert Kavner, the head of AT&T's multimedia efforts, has joined
Hollywood's premier talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, in a
move that analysts say signals the increasing convergence of the
entertainment and communications industries. (New York Times
6/17/94 C1)
MOTOROLA UNVEILS 3-WAY CHIP, SNAGS HONG KONG CONTRACT
Motorola's new MC68356 chip combines a microprocessor, a
digital-signal processor, and a special communications processor, all
on a single sliver of silicon. The three-way chip will be used in
credit-card-sized high-speed modems, cellular telephone equipment
and automobile guidance systems. (Wall Street Journal 6/20/94 B8)
Meanwhile, Motorola's been hired to build a $40 million high-speed
wireless computing network in Hong Kong. A trial run of the
network, operating at 19.2 K bits per second, is planned for later this
year. (Investor's Business Daily 6/20/94 A14)
PSI TELLS LAW FIRM TO "CEASE AND DESIST" ADVERTISING
Performance Systems International Inc., which provides Internet
access for Arizona law firm Canter & Siegel, has ordered them to
"cease and desist" their unsolicited advertising on some 1,000
bulletin boards. The law firm has raked in about $100,000 in
business since their first ad was posted in April, but the husband-
and-wife principals also have been deluged with obscene phone calls
and "carloads" of magazines to which they never subscribed. "This is
a down and dirty bunch of irresponsible" miscreants, says Ms. Siegel.
(Wall Street Journal 6/22/94 B5)
3 Rs + COMPUTER LITERACY
New Brunswick plans to make computer literacy a core subject
required for high school graduation, in hopes of reducing
unemployment. (Toronto Globe & Mail 6/24/94 B1)
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From: The Traffic Report
Issue No. 8
Information Highway Secretariat
June 9, 1994
>From mauricel@gov.nb.ca Jun 9 1994
DELIVERING FISH ON THE HIGHWAY
The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture is connecting its
electronic mail system to the Internet, an early step in using
the information highway to reach international markets. The
objective is to gain a competitive edge by providing
up-to-the-minute information to global customers. The department
is also examining the ways and means of using the Internet for
research and video conferencing to cut travel and offer training
to international students.
Contact: Guy LeBlanc (506) 457-7303
A VIRTUAL GOVERNMENT
First, there was a coherent program for voice communications
that offered government departments better services at lower
costs. Now, the same idea is being used by the Information
Highway Secretariat to find to find the best and most cost
effective ways to exchange data. Issues being discussed include
how small, medium and large government offices will connect, the
hardware and software they will use. Most of the information is
already in place and is being put into an overall plan that will
be released sometime this fall.
Contact: Danny Keizer (506) 457-4888 danny@gov.nb.ca
PRINTING ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY
A sophisticated computer network, high speed digital modems and
video conferencing equipment are all working together to help
Centennial Print in Fredericton print documents on demand. A
major customer for the service is Northern Telecom which uses the
system to print small quantities of software manuals as they are
required by clients around the world. Locally, the print on
demand system is being used for small runs of textbooks and
brochures.
Contact: Mark Lancaster (506) 453-1310
ELECTRONIC FORMS TO REDUCE PAPER
The Department of Supply and Services wants to replace paper
forms with electronic versions. The objective is to reduce the
amount of paper used by government. More important, though, is
the promised reduction in handling. Intelligent computer forms
can be built to require that all the blanks be filled in and can
help reduce typographical errors. The project is a step towards
EDI - electronic data interchange - that aims to eliminate paper
between people, offices and organizations.
Contact: Richard Dunphy (506) 453-8737 richardd@gov.nb.ca
INFORMATION HIGHWAY GUIDE HEADED TO THE PRINTER
More than 60 companies that make use of the Internet have
asked to be included in the guide being produced by Harley*Mallory
Strategic Communications. The guide will be officially released at
the "Doing Business on the Information Highway" conference to be
held at the Wu Conference Centre, UNB, on June 30th. And Internet
email was the key tool in gathering the information so quickly --
far faster than previous efforts of this kind that relied on phone
calls and faxes. The guide is headed for the printer on Monday or
Tuesday -- so this is the last call for entries.
Contact: Nora Mallory (506) 450-7603 hmcom@nbnet.nb.ca
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SINGAPORE TELECOM $50 MILLION SYSTEM UPGRADE
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has commissioned a Singapore
$50 million Multi-Machine Teleview System (MMTS) to expand its
information transmission capacity by six times and link users to
Internet, the international computer network.
ST executive vice president (local services) Lee Hsien Yang said at
the commissioning of MMTS that Teleview users will have services
like Internet access by the end of the month.
MMTS is a network of 12 mini-computers. Teleview is an on-line
service with 15,000 subscribers accessing a database of over 140,000
pages of information. Users must have a personal computer and a
modem to link to the information which is provided by over 100
vendors. The services include share price information, lottery results
and ticket booking.
Among Teleview's improved services will be access to enhanced
Reuters Holdings Plc financial database, Lee said. Local area network
(LAN) operators will also be able to offer Teleview through their
networks.
Lee said Teleview has to evolve to incorporate new technologies even
as Singapore embraces cable television and video-on-demand.
"Singapore Telecom will be conducting a multi-media Teleview trial
within the next two years," Lee said.
SURVEY SAYS: LARGE U.S. FIRMS SLOWLY BUYING INTO
SUPERHIGHWAY IDEA
Lake Forest, Ill. -- Large U.S. firms are buying into the heavy media
hype surrounding the so-called "Information Superhighway,"
according to a survey conducted by Interactive Facts, an industry
newsletter highlighting breaking developments in this field.
Interactive Facts initiated the survey of 268 executives overseeing
marketing and advertising decisions at large American organizations.
The survey was conducted between April 25 and May 18, 1994.
Following are the results of the survey:
1) Is your organization currently using any interactive technologies
to communicate with customers or market goods/services?
YES 51%
NO 47%
Don't Know 2%
2) Is your organization currently, or will you in 1994, be
researching the new technologies such as on-line services, CD-ROM's,
kiosks or interactive television?
YES 72%
NO 23%
Don't Know 5%
3) How long do you believe it will take before interactive actually
has any impact on how you communicate with customers or market
goods/services?
Less than 1 Year 9%
1-2 Years 48%
3-5 Years 34%
6-10 Years 6%
Over 10 Years 3%
"The hype certainly has gotten big firms to turn their heads, whether
or not they'll follow through with interactive programs remains to be
seen," commented Sherry McHone, editor of Interactive Facts. "Many
of the firms claiming to already have interactive programs in place
are referring to the use of Electronic Mail. Beyond that, firms
apparently are feeling the need to investigate the other new
technologies like on-line services and CD-ROM's. Ninety-one percent
of those responding felt interactive will have an impact on how they
market within five years, quite an aggressive view."
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