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  -Delphi Internet Services Corp. announces  two key executive appoint
veteran journalist and "TV Guide" critic Jeff Jarvis named editor-in-chief of
editorial services division
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (JULY 13)     - July 13, 1994--As part of an
overall expansion plan that establishes key editorial leadership aimed at
broadening its consumer appeal, Delphi Internet Services Corp., the only major
online service to provide full access to the global Internet, is continuing to
aggressively expand its operations with two key executive appointments.
Veteran journalist and "TV Guide" critic Jeff Jarvis has been appointed
editor-in-chief of the service's online editorial content. Jarvis will oversee
Delphi's editorial content as well as continue his role as The Couch Critic
for "TV Guide" and serve as a contributing editor for the magazine.
Additionally, Ezra Gottheil has been promoted to general manager of the
editorial services division from his previous position as director, editorial
services.  The announcement was made Wednesday by Jaan Torv, senior executive
vice president, programming and development, Delphi Internet Services.
The announcement reinforces Delphi's strategic position within the News Corp.
media group and underscores the company's ability to recruit and utilize News
Corp.'s resources and editorial expertise.
"This announcement reflects the increasing strategic importance that editorial
content will play in the future of online services," explained Torv.  "Since
joining Delphi last January, one of my main objectives has been to help the
company maintain its dominant position in the marketplace and stimulate the
development of new cutting-edge programming.
"The expansion of our editorial services division represents a major step
toward offering online users the widest selection of innovative and original
editorial programming.  Jeff's unique journalism background will add
creativity and depth to the service's editorial content and will be a valuable
asset in helping the company achieve its long-range goals."
"I am delighted that Jeff has the opportunity to become deeply involved in the
world of new media, something I know he's eager to do, and at the same time,
that he remains a key part of 'TV Guide'," said Anthea Disney,
editor-in-chief "TV Guide."
"Jeff's voice is one that we've come to value highly; we'll now hear it not
only in the Couch Critic column he'll continue to write for us, but also in
the consulting he'll do with us on TV Guide Online."
As editor-in-chief, Jarvis' overall mandate is to develop compelling editorial
content and build Delphi's reputation as the leading provider of unique and
appealing forums, conferences and special interest groups.
He reports directly to Torv.
As general manager of the editorial services division, Gottheil oversees all
of the non-branded content on Delphi and will supervise the service's special
interest groups, forums, custom forums, news feeds, online multi-user games
and shopping services.  Gottheil reports directly to Jarvis.
Jarvis has been "TV Guide's" critic since 1992, writing two weekly columns.
While at the magazine, he also founded and served as executive editor for
"Parent's Guide to Children's Entertainment," a "TV Guide" publication which
served parents with reviews and features on children's entertainment.
He previously served as vice president, development, assistant publisher and
Sunday editor for the "New York Daily News."  Prior to this, Jarvis was a
founder and managing editor for "Entertainment Weekly."
"As editor-in-chief of Delphi, my aim is to create original editorial content
that will attract and build a growing consumer audience," stated Jarvis.
"Online services are no longer a novelty.  They are a major mass medium
providing vital information and communication in addition to new forms of
entertainment, education, advertising and community. The future success of any
online service is directly dependent upon its ability to provide users with
unique and innovative editorial choices."
A News Corp. company, Delphi Internet Services develops and markets
interactive entertainment, information and communications services for
customers worldwide.  With headquarters in Cambridge, the company is one of
the nation's fastest-growing online services and the leading provider of
comprehensive access to the Internet, the data superhighway.
Delphi is the only major online service to provide consumers with an
unabridged connection to the Internet and its total diversity of information


STAMFORD, CONN. (JULY 13)     - July 13, 1994--Cowles Business
Media today announced that it will partner with Ziff-Davis' Interchange(TM)
Network Co. to launch an interactive news and information network that users
can access via personal computers and modems.
The Cowles-sponsored service on the Interchange Online Network will launch in
1995 and will focus on news and information about and of interest to business
professionals.  In addition to Cowles-owned business magazines, directories
and newsletters, Cowles will enhance its service by entering joint ventures
and licensing agreements with other leading publications to create an online
service that is symbiotic with and adds value to its core franchise.
"The agreement with Interchange Network Company is exciting because the
Ziff-Davis technology represents the next-generation publishing platform, "
said Hershel Sarbin, president of Cowles Business Media. "Our relationship
with Ziff-Davis will enable us, in turn, to work with other publishers in a
way that allows them to keep control of and expand their editorial, creative
and publishing franchises while delivering value-added information and
solutions to their markets."
"We're thrilled that Cowles Business Media has selected Interchange as the
platform for their next sponsored online service," Michael E. Kolowich,
president of Interchange Network Co.  "The combination of Interchange's
advanced architecture and Cowles' rich content will provide business
professionals with an exceptional, dynamic online resource where it is easier
than ever before to find and use the information they need."
The Cowles-sponsored service on Interchange will provide content from the
myriad of Cowles Business Media properties, including Cowles/SIMBA Media
Information Network, Mobile Office, Portable Computing, Inside Media, Folio:,
Folio: First Day, Direct, Catalog Age, Cable World, Cable Avails, On Demand,
Directory World, Cowles Database Marketing Report and Weissman Travel Reports,
as well as the dozen newsletters and related directories.
The Cowles service will include full-text and abstract magazine articles and
analyst reports, as well as unique content that takes advantage of the online
medium -- such as interactive forums where users can speak with editors and
other members who share their interests, or "live" online interviews with
industry leaders from the show floors of major industry trade shows and
conferences sponsored by Cowles Event Management and others.
"Online complements print," Sarbin said.  "It adds a new dimension of
immediacy, interactivity and even intimacy.  Imagine being able to talk
one-on-one with the editors and writers you have come to respect and admire in
print.  The print/electronic relationship brings greater vitality and meaning
to both.
"Our experience with Cowles/SIMBA Media Information Network, Mobile Office and
our other services on America Online tells us, however, that to achieve high
quality as well as harmony, the two channels must be managed differently,"
Sarbin continued.  "What Cowles has learned through our investment in online
services to date persuades us that we can maximize the potential of online for
the business users of the service, as well as our partners and licensees."
The Cowles-sponsored service on Interchange will be available in 1995.  System
requirements for Interchange include a 386 or higher IBM PC or compatible,
Windows 3.1, VGA or higher display, 4 megabytes RAM, 10 megabytes available
hard disk space and a 9600-baud modem.  A version for Macintosh computers will
be available in 1995.
The Interchange Online Network is a next-generation publishing platform that
publishers will use to develop powerful online content.  Interchange Network
Co. is a division of Ziff Communications Co., publisher of the leading
magazines about computing, including PC Magazine, PC/Computing, PC Week,
Computer Shopper, MacUser, MacWEEK, Windows Sources, Computer Gaming World,
the recently announced Computer Life and the joint venture with Disney, Family
PC, as well as seven publications in Europe. Headquartered in New York City,
Ziff Communications Co. is the leading information provider for computer
buyers, users and marketers.
Cowles Business Media, based in Stamford, serves a number of
information-intensive marketplaces.  It is part of Cowles Media Co., a
newspaper, magazine and information services company headquartered in
Minneapolis. -0-
Interchange is a trademark of Ziff Communications Co.  All other products and
services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
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-Digital Introduces DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer New Lightweig
Portable Speech Synthesizer Designed For Use At Work, Home, In Transit
     MAYNARD, MA (July 13) / -- Strengthening its commitment to
physically challenged customers, Digital Equipment Corporation today announced
DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer, a lightweight, portable speech synthesis
product providing expanded PC capabilities for individuals who are blind or
visually impaired or have learning disabilities.
     The DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer -- when used in conjunction with
one of many supporting software applications and any one of a broad range of
computing platforms -- converts ASCII text to synthesized speech output,
allowing users to hear computer monitor screen contents, database contents and
other text communicated via high-quality, natural- sounding DECtalk speech.
The product provides users access to a wide range of computer applications,
including word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail and database
applications.
     In other areas, DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer may be used for
text-to-speech applications in education, entertainment, personal use and
other markets for non-telephone based speech synthesis via external audio
output.
          Portable Unit Features Many options
     The portable, lightweight unit -- weighing less than one pound and
measuring 3.6'1 wide by 7.611 long by 1.25" high -- is designed for use in the
workplace, at home or in transit.  Accessories such as a carrying case and
Braille labeling -- facilitate transportation and ease-of-use, and were
designed with the needs of individuals with disabilities in mind.
     Other DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer features include (depending on
software applications):
  o      nine natural-sounding and highly intelligible predefined voices (four
male, four female and one child)
  o      75 to 650 words-per-minute speaking rate range, allowing for uses
from slow spelling to fast scanning
  o      user volume control
  o      comprehensive pronunciation rules and controls for pauses, pitch and
stress, providing enhanced naturalness and accuracy of spoken text
  o      speech options, providing users the choice of having text spoken by
letter, word or phrase and having some, none or all punctuation pronounced
  o      large integrated word dictionary
  o      word-by word indexing that allows for a direct match between screen
viewing and spoken text
  o      start-up and installation information in large print and c an
audiocassette tape
     DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer is equipped with a serial port for
connecting to PCs, allowing for use across a variety of computer platforms,
such as IBM compatibles, laptops, notebooks, palmtops,, workstations and Apple
or Macintosh computers.
     "Based on the popularity of DECtalk speech synthesis products, we
responded to a a genuine need for this same technology in a portable
application," says Ed Lazar, Manager of Digital's Assistive Technology Group.
"In addition to addressing needs across many commercial markets, DECtalk
Express Speech Synthesizer offers increased independence and flexibility to PC
users who are blind, vision impaired or have learning disabilities.  We've
taken the same unparalleled high-quality level of DECtalk speech and developed
a portable, lightweight unit that provides our customers access to any number
of office and home applications and uses."
     Lazar also notes that DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer is a cost-
effective solution for companies who wish to comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), which places greater responsibility on employers to
provide workplace accommodations for employees who are physically challenged.
          Pricing and "Availability
     DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer is available now in the United States,
and may be ordered through DECdirect and Desktop Direct by calling (800)
344-4825 or [phone].  Pre-purchase technical assistance may be obtained
by calling 1-800-722-9332.  DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer is also
available through a network of Digital's Assistive Technology Value-Added
Resellers.  The unit retails for $1195. Accessories include a carrying case,
headphones, a nine-pin RS232 connector, a two-foot cable and an external power
wall cube.  A one-year warranty is included.
     Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server
solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems.
Digital's scalable Alpha AXP platforms, storage, networking, software and
services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners,
help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.
     Note to Editors: Digital, the Digital logo, Alpha AXP, DECdirect, Desktop
Direct, DECtalk and DECtalk Express Speech Synthesizer are trademarks of
Digital Equipment Corporation.
CX  864  14:13


  -VCC introduces new way to use standard  telephone lines for video c
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ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. (JULY 14)     - July 14, 1994--Video
Conferencing Communications Inc. (VCC) Thursday announced a new product that
revolutionizes the way we can establish video conferencing over regular analog
(voice) telephone lines.
"Just imagine being able to plug in regular telephone lines into your PC and
having full motion video conferencing capabilities," said Roberto Medrano, VP
of marketing.
"The TeleView 1000C is the most impressive video teleconferencing product that
I have seen in the past several years.  VCC has taken a giant technological
step in bringing true video teleconferencing to the masses via regular analog
phone lines.  This product far surpasses even AT&T's latest product offering
in the analog arena," said James Mendoza, General Manager, Pacific Resources
and Management, and a videoconferencing expert.
"After reviewing all currently available videoconferencing systems in the
market, we chose the TeleView 1000C.  The TeleView 1000C is the best video
conferencing system using standard analog telephone lines. We intend to use
this product in thousands of Kiosk installations," said Allen Wildeveld, CEO,
Concept Communications Inc.
In the past, videoconferencing has been possible only with expensive digital
lines like ISDN.  Even though digital lines are increasing in numbers, the
majority of the world's lines will be analog for a long time.  Currently, it
is not easy to obtain digital lines everywhere in the world, whereas it is
relatively easy to obtain analog lines.  The majority of smaller US cities and
other countries do not have available digital lines, therefore, for the first
time, users can have a conference to anywhere in the world where regular
telephone lines exist.
An advantage of these systems is that you can have full screen or scalable
size images to see your conferencing party.  Depending on your needs you can
reduce or enlarge your image.  The quality of the picture is excellent and as
good as seen with digital lines.  The TeleView 1000C provides 15-25 frames per
second with 3 V.Fast 28.8 Kbps modems. The TeleView 1000C works with at least
one V.Fast 28.8 Kbps modem and the software can inverse multiplex up to 3
modems.  With one modem the TeleView 1000C provides 7-12 frames per second
depending on image size. The price is $3,995 for boards and software.
VCC is a manufacturer of low cost PC-based video conferencing systems for
analog, digital, and cellular lines.  VCC family of products include: TeleView
2000, TeleView 4000, TeleView Professional.



-'CYBERFRAUD' ON ON-LINE SERVICES PUTS PENNSYLVANIA INVESTORS AT RIS
 HARRISBURG, Pa., July 14 / -- Con artists have invaded
"cyberspace," bringing the danger of investment fraud and abuse to the
fast-growing world of on-line computer services, according to the Pennsylvania
Securities Commission.
The Commission, in conjunction with the North American Securities
Administrators Association (NASAA), has issued a special Investor Bulletin
outlining a number of investment fraud "potholes" on the information
superhighway and protective steps small investors can take to steer clear.
The information is free by calling 1-800-600-0007 or writing the Commission at
1010 N. 7th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102-1410.
"This emerging area of investment fraud just proves that those who are intent
on fleecing unsuspecting investors will use any means at their disposal to do
so," warned Commission Chairman Robert M. Lam. "We want to prevent this by
making sure people know how to spot and steer clear of investment fraud and
abuse."
More than 200,000 Pennsylvanians subscribe to commercial on-line services such
as Compuserve, America Online, and Prodigy, while thousands of others have
direct access to The Internet, an informal super-network in which there is
virtually no screening of messages distributed worldwide.
"It is vitally important that the many potential victims here become aware of
this new problem, arm themselves with self-defense tactics and know that they
can turn to the Commission for help if they need it," Lam said.
Lam urged anyone who has been victimized or who thinks they have spotted a
scam to contact the Commission at 1-800-600-0007.



  -Get on the Graphics Superhighway!  Deliver images in an instant --
globe -- with 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (JULY 14)     - July 14, 1994--Following
phenomenal market penetration in the U.K., coupled with the new availability
of ISDN/Switched56 in the United States, 4-Sight, L.C. announces the U.S.
launch of 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager and 4-Sight Superhighway Broadcast
at MacWorld Expo '94, in Boston, August 2nd' through the 5th.  4-Sight ISDN
products have transformed prepress communications by allowing affordable
global connectivity at up to 3.5 Megabytes (MB) per minute -- without using
compression.  Press Exclusive
A technical suite has been set aside during MacWorld Expo to allow journalists
exclusive access to U.K. based developers of 4-Sight Systems.  At a limited
number of private interviews, David Townend, Founder and Managing Director of
4-Sight (International) Ltd., will provide members of the press, hands on
access to the Graphics Superhighway.  Appointments may be made by calling
Laura Jacobsen at 515-221-2100.
"Having installed 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager in all national newspapers,
top agencies, leading repro houses and major clients in the U. K. and
throughout Europe, the Graphic Superhighway is providing the international
competitive edge many companies have been waiting for,"  according to Lyndon
Stickley, Sales and Marketing Director for 4-Sight (Intl.) Ltd.
Eliminate Express Mail 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager offers a means of
incredibly high speed point to point file transfer.  In the pre-press industry,
this system will eliminate the courier network that usually operates between a
magazine and its output bureau: shortening deadlines and allowing last minute
changes via screen sharing.  4-Sight Superhighway Broadcast goes one step
further.  It is designed to provide network access to multiple ISDN or modem
connections directly from workstations using a simple drag and drop interface.
ISDN and SW56 are now accessible throughout the U.S.  4-Sight Superhighway
iSDN Manager and 4-Sight Superhighway Broadcast support both types of digital
networks, allowing seamless connectivity around the world.
World Cup Photos Delivered Using 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager British
photography agency, Allsport, has been influential in establishing the process
of ISDN transfer within the photo syndication and newspaper market worldwide.
They are well-known for producing high quality sports photographs.  Eighteen
months ago, they made the decision to grab the competitive advantage by
offering their quality photographs with the quickest possible delivery time.
Now, with connections to their London, Tokyo and Los Angeles offices, images
can be transmitted worldwide in seconds.
Recently, Allsport Los Angeles used 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager to
transmit World Cup photos, through a Broadcast Hub, to over 50 newspaper
picture desks within minutes of goals being scored. This was accomplished at
the cost of a phone call.
4-Sight, L.C. will hold a press review in the Bayside Press Conference Room,
Thursday, August 4, from 3:00 p.m.  to 4:00 p.m. Members of the press will be
allowed access to the research and technology that has exploded throughout
Europe and is set to become a world communication standard.
4-Sight, L.C. Established in 1992 as a joint venture of CE Software and
4-Sight (Intl.) Ltd., 4-Sight, L.C.  (formerly CommFORCE), markets ISDN and
Switched 56 file transfer systems and professional network fax solutions for
Macintosh and Windows environments.  4-Sight, L.C.  will offer product
demonstrations at booth No. 1436, Hall A, Bayside Exposition Center. -0-
4-Sight, 4-Sight Fax, 4-Sight Superhighway iSDN Manager and 4-Sight
Superhighway Broadcast are trademarks of 4-Sight (International) Ltd. All
other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders or
licensees.
--30--cm/ny


-ROCKER JOAN JETT TO APPEAR ON CYBER-TALK(TM)
 BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 1 / -- Rock 'n' roll diva/punk pioneer Joan
Jett will be the featured guest Aug. 8 on Warner Bros. Records' interactive
talk show, CYBER-TALK.  CYBER-TALK takes place on the America Online Network
Monday evenings at 9:30 p.m. eastern time (6:30 p.m. pacific time).
Online subscribers will be able to chat with Jett in the "digital auditorium"
in regards to her latest critically acclaimed release with the Blackhearts,
"Pure and Simple."  Press kit information can be downloaded prior to and after
the show.
The first program of its kind, each segment of CYBER-TALK features a different
Warner Bros. Records/affiliate label artist.  Access to the CYBER-TALK
auditorium is through the Warner/Reprise online forum (keyword: Warner).
CYBER-TALK is produced in-house by a Warner Bros. Records staff.

  -NYNEX to offer Yellow Pages on the INTERNET
MIDDLETON, MASS. (AUG. 1)     - Aug. 1, 1994--NYNEX Information
Technologies today announced it will offer the NYNEX NortheastAccess online
Yellow Pages directory over the INTERNET.
As part of the trial offering, approximately 7,500 universities and public
libraries across the United States will be contacted by NYNEX regarding the
free service.
NYNEX NortheastAccess provides instant, accurate access to over 2.1 million
listings compiled from over 300 NYNEX and Southern New England Telephone
Yellow Pages and Business-to-Business directories serving New York and New
England.
NYNEX Information Technologies President Kurt Roessner noted, "More than 1,000
libraries and institutions already have registered for this initial offering,
and if the trial is successful, we may open the service up to other industries
and governmental groups." Roessner added that NYNEX will evaluate how the
service is used by reference librarians and students.
To ensure immediate access, NYNEX will issue temporary passwords through the
mail.  Interested participants should contact NYNEX Information Technologies
at 1-800-35-NYNEX for more information.
NYNEX will launch another new service later this year, the NYNEX Interactive
Yellow Pages, which will be available on PRODIGY.  The service will represent
the first online Yellow Pages directory with display-based graphic
advertising.  The ads are easy to update, making the service ideal for
advertisers of retail products and services, physicians, computers and
electronics, home improvement goods, restaurants and banks.
NYNEX Information Technologies, headquartered in Middleton, is a leading
provider of online, interactive and CD-ROM directory and database information
services.  Available in the U.S. on DELPHI and the INTERNET, and via the
French Minitel system, NYNEX Information Technologies' electronic products and
services are available in over 40 countries worldwide.
--30--crh/ny*



-Macromedia and Microware to develop interactive software for TV
     New York--Aug 1--Software companies Macromedia (NASDAQ:MACR) and
 Microware Systems Corp. will join forces to supply technology to
 speed the introduction of interactive software for television
 networks.
     Developers, which usually require up to a year to adapt computer-
 based CD-ROM programs for TV, will be able reduce the time-to-market
 using the 2 companies' products.
     "This alliance allows multimedia developers to quickly adapt
 existing and future titles to interactive TV," said John Colligan,
 president and chief executive of Macromedia.
     Programmers will be able to choose from among interactive games,
 adventure stories, educational programs, and science fiction titles
 currently restricted to use on computers. Most interactive TV now
 consists of home shopping programs.
     Nynex Corp. (NYSE:NYN) said the agreement will allow it to add
 new media offerings to its telephone service offerings.
     Under the agreement, the two companies will develop software that
 lets multimedia developers create a title using Macromedia's Director
 software on a PC or Macintosh, then convert it for playback on any
 interactive TV network that uses Microware's DAVID (Digital
 Audio/Video Interactive Decoder) set-top boxes.
     Developers can begin authoring titles for interactive TV in
 current versions of Macromedia's Director 4.0 for Windows and
 Macintosh. The Director player for DAVID software will be available
 to multimedia developers and publishers in early 1995.
     Macromedia, develops multimedia software tools, and offers a full
 range of products for the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Founded in
 1977,  Microware supplies real-time system software products.  End
CX  710  08:32


-ADVANCED GRAVIS BUNDLES 'FIREFALL ARCADE(TM)' WITH THE 'MAC GAMEPAD
BUNDLE MEANS IMMEDIATE ARCADE ENJOYMENT
 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 2 / -- Advanced Gravis Computer
Technology Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: GRVSF; Toronto, Vancouver: AED) today
announced that it will bundle the popular "Mac GamePad" with a full version
copy of "Firefall Arcade," a high-powered arcade game by Inline Software.  The
bundle will be available through mass merchandisers, computer specialty stores
and consumer electronics retailers later this month for an SRP of $39.95.
The "Mac GamePad" features fast response time and a two-handed design to offer
video arcade players a high quality Macintosh controller.  Compatibility with
all keyboard-controlled action games makes it the ideal choice for all
arcade-style games.
"Firefall Arcade" is an arcade game that features hyper-powered fireworms that
surge towards the player's ship.  Users test coordination skills through nine
fast and furious levels, as the fireworms bounce off walls, switch direction
and segment into multiple targets.  Users advance to a bonus round and more
arcade action after destroying the fireworms on each level.  "Firefall Arcade"
provides high quality 256-color action and a dynamic soundtrack.
"By combining our 'Mac GamePad' with 'Firefall Arcade,' users can immediately
experience the thrill of high quality arcade game play on their Macintosh.
The 'Mac GamePad' is designed specifically for this type of game, and the
developers of 'Firefall Arcade' selected the 'Mac GamePad' as their controller
of choice," said Ron Haidenger, product manager for Advanced Gravis.




-ADVANCED GRAVIS ANNOUNCES REDUCED PRICING ON THE 'MOUSESTICK II(TM)
GAMEPAD(TM)'
 The Dynamic Duo of Mac Gaming Devices Offers More Affordable Arcade
                    Fun for Everyone!

     VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 2 / -- Advanced Gravis
Computer Technology Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: GRVSF; Toronto, Vancouver: AED)
announced today a price reduction of its popular Gravis "MouseStick II" from a
manufacturer's suggested retail price of $99.95 (US) to $69.95, effective
immediately.
The "MouseStick II" is a fully programmable joystick for Macintosh action
games and simulation programs.  Each of its five fire buttons can be set to
emulate mouse clicks or keystrokes, normally used for executing game commands.
The MouseStick's joystick control can be used with mouse or
keystroke-controlled games as well as games and simulation programs that
provide direct support for the MouseStick or other Mac joysticks.
In another announcement, Advanced Gravis reduced the suggested retail price of
the "Mac GamePad(TM)," from a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $49.95
(US) to $34.95, effective immediately.
The "Mac GamePad" was originally released in April 1993 and quickly became a
popular choice among programmers and video arcade game players. Featuring a
two-handed design, fast response and tactile feedback, and compatibility with
all keyboard-controlled action games, the "Mac GamePad" is an ideal choice for
all arcade-style games.
In addition to the "Mac GamePad" and the "MouseStick II," Advanced Gravis
Computer Technology Ltd. also designs, manufacturers and markets high quality
computer peripherals, including the Phoenix Flight & Weapons Control System,
Gravis Analog Pro Joystick, PC GamePad, and UltraSound and UltraSound MAX
wavetable sound boards.




-ADVANCED GRAVIS ANNOUNCES MACINTOSH VERSION OF 'PHOENIX(TM) FLIGHT
CONTROL SYSTEM'
 New, Sleek Two-Handed Joystick Features 24 User-Defined Button Functions

     VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 2 / -- Advanced Gravis
Computer Technology Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: GRVSF; Toronto, Vancouver: AED)
today announced the release of the Macintosh "Phoenix Flight & Weapons Control
System," a radically designed flight controller and joystick that offers a
wide array of programmable flight and weapon control settings in a unit that
is compatible with all Macintosh action games and flight simulation programs.
Phoenix's unique asymmetric, angular design and functionality won it the
Innovations 94 -- Design and Engineering Award at the 1994 Summer Consumer
Electronics Show.  Phoenix's sleek two-handed design incorporates a total of
24 buttons, each capable of executing multiple independent commands.  This
flexibility in user-defined buttons provides total game control for the
computer pilot and eliminates the need for a keyboard.

     A Long History of Quality Macintosh Joysticks
     "The original Gravis MouseStick set the industry standard and has
attracted quite a following," said Ron Haidenger, product manager for Advanced
Gravis.  "The unique two-handed design, compatibility and easily programmable
buttons of Phoenix offers an exciting new joystick for any flight or game
enthusiast."

     Compatible and Easily Programmable
     The Phoenix joystick control works with programs that provide keyboard or
mouse control as well as games that provide direct support for joysticks and
the Phoenix is fully compatible with all Macintosh models, Mac SE or later.
Each of the Phoenix's 24 buttons can be used to execute mouse button or
keystroke commands or multiple commands that require a string of keystrokes.
Programming even the most complicated set of button commands requires little
more than a mouse click and pressing the desired keys on the keyboard.
Phoenix is expected to ship during the first quarter of 1995 at a suggested
retail price of $149.95.



  -Macintosh users get new PRODIGY software;  Online photos here now,
ng
N.Y. (AUG. 2)     - August 2, 1994--The PRODIGY Service has a new
look and functionality featuring crisp, full-color pictures. The software for
the Macintosh will be demonstrated at MacWorld this week, and, will also be
distributed in 20,000 special MacWorld Show Issues of MacHome Journal. PRODIGY
software for Macintosh will allow users to access the online service's vast
array of offerings.  The new navigational system, allows users to target their
interests and information needs efficiently.  Prodigy also said it is
developing an Internet e-mail gateway for the Mac, with expanded Internet
access to follow. Beginning this week, live "Chat" is available to PRODIGY Mac
users.  As PRODIGY Chat expands, auditoriums and stadiums will be available to
host as many as 20,000 members simultaneously. Beginning this fall, PRODIGY's
new software for the Mac will bring sound to many PRODIGY service features,
including breaking news, sports, bulletin boards and children's content.  For
example, celebrities posting on PRODIGY's bulletin boards will greet Mac users
with an audio message.  "Punchline," PRODIGY's joke of the day for children,
will feature interactive laugh and boo buttons, and a cappella group
Rockapella will sing to kids on "Where In the World is Carmen San Diego?"  For
Mac-using sports fans, PRODIGY will offer two minute sound bites covering top
stories, and photos documenting the best of sports action. PRODIGY's
multimedia features do not require a CD-ROM player: the latest sound and
photos are transferred directly over the phone line.  All multimedia features
are updated regularly.  The new Mac software can now be downloaded on PRODIGY
for $4.95, with sound upgrades available in Fall '94 for no additional charge.
Also launching at MacWorld is PRODIGY's latest online publication offering,
MacHome Journal. PRODIGY is America's largest and most active online service
with more than two million members who tune in to the service up to 21 million
times a month.  Prodigy Services Co., based in White Plains, is a partnership
of IBM and Sears.  The PRODIGY Service was launched nationally in September



 MAYNARD, Mass., Aug. 2 / -- Building on its established industry
leadership position, Digital Equipment Corporation (NYSE: DEC) today announced
the creation of the Internet Business Group.  A key component of the newly
formed Advanced Technology Group, the Internet Business Group will bring a
focused commitment to the Internet market and build on Digital's successes.
The group continues to provide innovative ways of utilizing the Internet
technology to meet the needs of customers and partners.
Rose Ann Giordano, vice president of the newly created group, commented, "The
Internet Business Group has been established as a means of capitalizing on the
incredible customer demand and tremendous market pull that exists in the
industry today.  Backed by two decades of experience in pioneering and using
the Internet, long-standing good relationships with major global companies, as
well as products and services which are in high demand, we believe Digital is
well positioned to sustain its leadership edge in this market."
"We have made an impressive entry into this fast-moving and highly competitive
market," stated William D. Strecker, Digital's Chief Technical Officer and
Vice President, Advanced Technology Group.  "To turn these opportunities into
revenue, we need a flexible team that can move quickly, partner extensively,
and use non-traditional methods to reach and serve customers.  With this in
mind, the Internet Business Group will be comprised of individuals with skills
in marketing, engineering, consulting, sales support, and sales channel
development. The group will work closely with existing organizations that
already provide Internet solutions, both for customers, as well as for
Digital's internal use."

     Digital's Internet successes include:
     -- The first computer company in the industry to utilize the World-Wide
Web -- ensuring our marketing information was readily available to customers
and prospects.
-- Creation of the world's best Internet security, offering Screening External
Access Link, (S.E.A.L.) -- resulting from our long and effective experience in
protecting our internal network from intrusion.
-- Formation of the Alpha AXP Internet program -- more than 7,500 accounts and
more than 100,000 logins have been recorded.  This first-in-the-industry
program enables Internet users from around the world to test drive Alpha AXP
systems for free.
-- Bundling of Mosaic Internet navigation software with all Digital base
systems.
-- Development of a number of complex Internet projects with large customers,
originating with our Digital Consulting business.
-- Announcement of the ChannelWorks Internet Brouter, which provides
cost-effective, high-speed Internet access, over existing cable lines, for
businesses, schools, municipal governments, and healthcare facilities.
-- Utilization of the Internet as a channel for direct sales through our
Electronic Connection.
"The Internet brings together workstations, PCs, Macintosh computers, and file
servers independent of operating system or user interface -- playing to
Digital's strengths in client/server computing and systems integration,"
Giordano concluded.
Today, Digital is one of the heaviest users of the Internet, taking advantage
of its information resources as well as its communications capabilities.  The
Internet is a network of networks, linking more than 2 million host computers
on over 30,000 networks.  It has over 30 million users worldwide and is
doubling in size each year.
Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server
solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems.
Digital's scalable Alpha AXP platforms, storage, networking, software and
services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners,
help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.



BOSTON (AUG. 2)     - Aug. 2, 1994--The Multimedia Group of Data
Translation Inc. today announced it has begun shipments of Media 100 version
1.3.
Media 100 is the first digital video system that enables individuals to easily
create broadcast-quality (NTSC or PAL) video programs directly from a
Macintosh computer.  Version 1.3 is being shown for the first time in public
at the Data Translation booth (no. 1322, Bayside) at the MACWORLD Exposition,
Aug. 2-5, 1994.
Media 100 version 1.3 adds support for the Power Macintosh, improves on
industry-leading picture quality with new variable compression settings, and
adds QuickTime audio export. The version 1.3 update to the Media 100 FX Option
provides users with a fast-dissolve capability, the first of a new generation
of high-speed effects called Fast FX. Fast FX is a collection of commonly used,
digital video effects that are rendered at high speed using Media 100.
Data Translation's Multimedia Group also announced this week that it has begun
shipments of a new Component Option, delivering the first true,
broadcast-quality signal from a digital video system.
"Media 100, version 1.3 is the first real-time, nonlinear, digital video
system to run on Power Macintosh" said John Molinari, general manager of the
Multimedia Group of Data Translation. "Our commitment to open systems and
Macintosh capability ensures customers access to each new Macintosh model, as
they are introduced."
"Data Translation has continuously demonstrated their resolve to make Media
100 an open system and keep up with the latest developments in technology,"
said Doug Feinburg, Media 100 customer and principal of Thunder Sky Pictures
(Boston).  "With version 1.3, I can now run Media 100 on the Quadra 950 I used
six months ago, on the Quadra 840av I use now, and on the Power Macintosh I'm
thinking of buying."
"Version 1.3's improved video quality and faster effects are examples of the
kinds of advanced digital video features my customers have been looking for,"
said Jeff Levene, president of Computer Video & Graphics, a Miami, Fla.-based
video and audio systems integrator.

-THE FLASHBAKE IS COMING!
 Faster than a speeding bullet?  Almost.  The new FlashBake lightwave oven --
which cooks much faster and more efficiently than even a microwave -- will be
demonstrated during "REC Day at the Fair" at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 12.
Demonstrated for the first time in Iowa, the tasty samples from the FlashBake
oven will be available after 9 a.m. and until 8 p.m. at the REC booth, located
on the Grand Concourse.  Iowa's electric cooperatives are interested in the
oven because it presents a new and highly efficient electrotechnology.  The
oven is the first really significant new technology in cooking to come along
in more than 20 years.
This relaxed event, also a time to taste food barbecued on electric grills,
will allow you to ask questions, arrange photos and conduct interviews.  Other
events planned for "REC Day at the Fair" include a free magic show for
families, and electrical safety and cordless, electric lawn mower
presentations.



White House Releases National Science Policy Report
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 3  -- In a report on national science policy
released by the White House today, President Clinton and Vice President Gore
called for investment in science as a national priority, and linked scientific
research and education to national goals and the future well-being of the
country.
"The return from our public investment in fundamental science has been
enormous.  The principal sponsors and beneficiaries are the American people,"
said President Clinton.  "Our scientific investments are an important national
resource which we must sustain and build on for the future."
The science policy report, "Science in the National Interest," is the first
major post-Cold War review of national science policy by the White House, and
the first formal Presidential statement on science policy since 1979.  The
report represents the Administration's vision and roadmap for putting science
to work on behalf of a broadened set of national goals to benefit the American
people: health, prosperity, national security, environmental responsibility,
and improved quality of life.
The report, which was released by the Vice President at a White House ceremony,
presents a new view of fundamental science research and technological advances
as interdependent elements that underpin the nation's economy. "Today's
science and technology enterprise is more like an ecosystem than a production
line," said Vice President Gore.  "Technology is the engine of economic
growth; science fuels technology's engine."
The Vice President acknowledged that the new focus on a broadened set of
post-Cold War goals will require the most efficient and effective use of
scarce resources.  "Over the long term, U.S. investment in fundamental
research must be commensurate with our national goals," he said.
The document proposes a series of actions to meet five broad goals for world
leadership in science, mathematics and engineering:
--  Maintain leadership across the frontiers of scientific knowledge; --
Enhance connections between fundamental research and national goals; --
Stimulate government, industry, and academic partnerships that promote
investment in fundamental science and engineering and effective use of
physical, human, and financial resources;
-- Produce the finest scientists and engineers for the twenty-first century;
-- Raise the scientific and technology literacy of all Americans.  The report
calls for full and equal participation of all Americans, as both contributors
to and benefactors of the nation's scientific investment, and recommends a
number of actions to increase diversity in the science and technology
workforce.  "America derives great strength from its diversity, yet the
country has not had a coherent policy for developing all our human resources
for science and technology," said Gore.  He underscored the importance of role
models and mentoring by announcing a new Presidential awards program to
recognize such activities at the state and local level.
The report also calls on scientists to become directly and actively involved
in the "critically important national challenge" to increase literacy and to
meet the Administration's "Goals 2000" education agenda.
"Our economic strength will depend more than ever on the ability of the
American people to deal with new challenges and rapid change," said Vice
President Gore.  "Our scientific community must contribute more strongly to
broad public understanding of scientific issues and information."
Highlighting an emphasis on partnerships, the policy calls for the "creative
participation of industry and academia" in helping to ensure the prosperity,
security and social well-being of the nation.  At the same time, the policy
acknowledges that the societal applications of fundamental science are not
always immediately apparent and require sustained support to yield benefits.
"We must not allow a short-term focus to limit the long-term potential
benefits," said Vice President Gore.
"These policies and actions are significant steps in a proactive, ongoing
process," said the President's Science Advisor John Gibbons, who joined the
Vice President for the release of the report.  "This vision belongs to the
many agencies and institutions which will use it as a roadmap to the future.
But more importantly, it belongs to the American people, whose support is
essential if we are to build a secure foundation for our nation and our
children."
The 31-page policy document, as issued by President Clinton's National Science
and Technology Council, is available for electronic dissemination on FedWorld
and through the Internet at whitehouse.gov, sunsite.unc.edu, and other major
online sites.


Compaq Notebook Computer-Line Flaw Halts Models' Production

  Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
  A defect in Compaq Computer Corp.'s flagship line of notebook computers,
 which has already suffered delays, caused a weeklong suspension of
 production of three models.
  The problem is the latest small chink in the seemingly formidable armor of
 Compaq, the market leader in portable computers. In addition to the flaw in
 pen-based Concerto notebook computer, which was introduced just last
 September. What's more, analysts say Compaq is suffering from excess
 inventory on some models of small "subnotebook" computers, although the
 company says the Aero line is selling well.
  "There is some concern about recent events with Compaq notebooks," said
 NatWest Securities Corp. analyst Kevin McCarthy. "Elite is expected to be a
 major unit contributor. People are keeping a pretty close eye on what
 happens with Elite."
  The top-of-the-line Elite, which includes five models, was introduced in
 March, but Compaq did not begin shipping Elite machines until mid-June
 because of parts shortages and because problems detected in testing to meet
 Federal Communications Commission standards required a redesign of one part.
  Compaq said it would repair or replace "LTE Elite" computers already sold
 with the bad part, which was discovered last month. The part is mounted on
 the computer's system board that controls the timing of the
 communications-card slot, said spokeswoman Yvonne Donaldson. As a result of
 the defect, users can experience slow data transmission or even transmission
 failure.
  "We got some bad parts," Ms. Donaldson said.
  Compaq would not disclose how many machines were involved, except to say it
 is a "small number" and impact on the company would be "minimal." Production
 of the three models resumed about 10 days ago after a weeklong shutdown,
 Compaq said.
  The problem has raised eyebrows of analysts who had grown accustomed to
 Compaq's seemingly flawless performance. "I think it's a bigger deal than
 they'd like people to believe," said Richard Zwetchkenbaum, an analyst at
 International Data Corp. "You can't just look at this problem in isolation.
 You have to look at the history of this product. They are at risk because
 you can't stumble too much and delay things too long."
  Houston-based Compaq said it will fix or replace machines either through a
 mail exchange or by dispatching contracted service technicians to customers.
 Sales of Elite machines remain brisk and the product remains on back order,
 Ms. Donaldson said.
  Customers said Compaq appears to be moving quickly. Entex Information
 Systems, a computer reseller, said the few Elite machines it had in
 inventory have already been shipped back to Compaq, and replacements are
 expected as early as this week. "Our expectation is that customer impact is
 going to be pretty minimal," said Merle McIntosh, director of product
 management for Entex.
  If the problem is corrected quickly, Elite is still likely to be a big hit
 for Compaq, Mr. Zwetchkenbaum said. Corporate customers pushed its
 predecessor, the LTE Lite, to half of all of Compaq's notebook sales. "Once
 Elite gets back on track, it is going to be adopted in equal or greater
 proportions than its predecessor," he said.
  (END)      NEWS 08-05-94
   6 10 AM

Small Software Companies     Link Up With The Big Guns

  More small companies developing multimedia software are deciding that the
 best way to grow is to play the dating game.
  Multimedia -- the buzzword for software applications combining sound, text,
 and video -- is a hot commodity. But the cost of making and distributing
 compact disks to store such applications has skyrocketed.
  Developing CD titles that will stand out in an increasingly crowded field
 also poses a challenge.
  To overcome these hurdles, a growing number of small designers are linking
 up with large companies to take advantage of their marketing muscle,
 creative capabilities and deep pockets. For large companies, partnerships
 with a small developer offer a chance to experiment in a new field.
  "There's no way a small CD company can get to market right now without a
 big partner," says Julie Schwerin, president of InfoTech, a Woodstock, Vt.,
 firm that tracks the multimedia industry. "Having a big partner also greases
 the skids for raising more money" to keep the company growing, she added.
  Creative Multimedia Corp., a small Portland, Ore., multimedia concern,
 recently announced a line of new CD titles it is developing and will release
 in the fall with help from Time Warner Inc., Fodor's Travel Publications
 Inc., the Smithsonian Institution and others.
  The partnerships will result in such titles as a sports encyclopedia for
 children, two historical almanacs, and an interactive vacation guide. The
 new CDs mark a departure from Creative Multimedia's past products, which
 were reference works laden with text, but little multimedia content. With
 partnerships in hand, the company says it is now able to focus on a "leisure
 and lifestyle" niche. The new CDs will have more extensive graphics, sound
 and video than their predecessors.
  "Our strategy was to identify the most compelling interest categories
 measured by consumer spending and then go find the best partner from a brand
 and content perspective," says Len Jordan, head of marketing for Creative
 Multimedia. "Our partners are doing it because they don't want to be left
 behind in new media and they have zero risk doing it with us."
  Mr. Jordan says his tiny company snared partners by using some of their
 content to create prototypes suggesting how the CDs might eventually appear.
 He says Creative Multimedia pays development costs of about $300,000 for
 each title and prepays its partner a percentage of projected royalties,
 usually $20,000 to $50,000. In return, the partner provides content and
 marketing support -- and, of course, a well-known brand name.
  While Creative Multimedia pursued partnerships to secure high quality
 content, other multimedia companies mostly want help reaching consumers.
  "There's going to be a lot more partnering, mainly around establishing
 distribution," says Nick Arnett, president of Multimedia Computing Corp., a
 Campbell, Calif., multimedia consulting and research firm. "There will be a
 clear division between companies that have adequate distribution and those
 that don't."
  Nonetheless, finding a partner that provides the right kind of distribution
 can be a tricky matter. Books That Work Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.,
 multimedia concern, had to experiment a bit before it found the partner it
 needed.
  The two-year-old company, which has titles offering advice on home repair
 and wiring, deck building, and landscape design, forged a partnership last
 year with Sunset Publishing Corp., a Menlo Park, Calif., book publisher with
 a strong distribution network in home-building and garden stores.

Silicon Valley Spawns        "Fast, Cheap & Easy" Firm

  Silicon valley, the seedbed for much technological innovation, has sprouted
 a new kind of corporate law firm.
  A small group of attorneys has shucked off the costliest features of their
 former old-line firms: the cadres of junior lawyers, the legal secretaries,
 the full slate of services, the high hourly fees. Instead, at General
 Counsel Associates, Mountain View, Calif., the 10 partners do almost all the
 work themselves. They take on mostly routine corporate assignments. And
 their rates are half those charged by comparable lawyers across the Bay in
 San Francisco.
  The firm's clients are technology companies and venture capital firms,
 mostly start-ups too small to have in-house lawyers but big enough to
 require basic legal services. In the past, such companies would be forced to
 turn to expensive San Francisco law firms. Now they bring their everyday
 questions to GCA. "We can be available to them the way an in-house lawyer
 down the hall would be, without their having to add a lawyer and support
 staff within the company," says GCA partner Elizabeth Roth.
  GCA has tapped into a market for legal services that appears to have been
 born solely of small companies' fear of big-firm fees. "If you're afraid to
 pick up your phone and call your law firm, it's kind of like not having
 health insurance: You only see your doctor when you're sicker and the
 problem is more advanced," says GCA partner Deborah Robbins. "Because
 they're going to get a bill for $300 to $1,000 just for making the phone
 call, companies feel they can only bring big things to their outside
 lawyers," Ms. Robbins says.
  In a sense, GCA attorneys are lawyers for the little things. They advise on
 such issues as how to finance a new company, what kind of employee benefits
 to provide, and how to license new products. Because the firm handles a high
 volume of these matters - -and has installed on its computers such commonly
 used forms as disclosure statements and distribution contracts -- it can be
 very efficient.
  If an unwieldy matter comes in, such as a piece of patent litigation that
 will require endless months and heavy staffing, it's quickly shown the door.
 GCA lawyers say they help their clients find lawyers at big firms to handle
 big deals.
  The notion of attorneys serving as "outside inside" lawyers, or independent
 general counsel to companies that lack legal departments, is catching on
 elsewhere as well. Earlier this year, three-person General Counsel Group
 P.C., Malvern, Pa., -- no connection to GCA -- began serving "emerging
 companies on the Route 202 technology corridor" west of Philadelphia. Samuel
 Frederick, a principal in the firm, says the rates are "easily 33% below"
 market for big firms. James Spindler, a lawyer in Lincoln, Mass., formed the
 Association of Independent General Counsel to "provide part-time, on-site
 legal services to small and midsize companies" in eastern Massachusetts.
  GCA was founded as a sole practice in 1988 by former big-firm lawyer Fred
 Schwarzer. More recently, he decided to bring in other veterans of
 high-priced firms who were willing to slash their hourly rates. These days,
 although most GCA partners have at least 10 years of experience at top
 firms, none bills clients at a rate higher than $150 an hour -- about the
 level major San Francisco firms charge for their starting lawyers.

KN-News Q&A: Did Bill Gates and Microsoft make 2,200 people millionair
Q. Many companies have made their founders and early employees wealthy. A
friend told me Bill Gates and his company, Microsoft, made 2,200 people
millionaires. Can you confirm or refute this?
A. The 2,200 figure, first publicized in a 1992 New York Times story, came
from a study the same year by an analyst at the Wall Street firm Sanford C.
Bernstein.
It referred to employees of Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. who had been
granted stock through employee options and said that as many as 2, 200 of the
11,000 people then employed by Microsoft had become millionaires through stock
sales.
It also said as many as one-third of the estimated 2,200 employee
''millionaires'' were worth more than $3 million.
The New York Times story said Gates, Microsoft's chairman, allowed many
employees to buy stock for $1 a share when the company still was privately
held.
The story said the stock was selling at $25.75 when the company went public in
March 1986, and a year later, the stock hit $90 a share in NASDAQ trading.
These days the stock, which has split many times, is in the high 40s.
When asked to verify the 2,200 figure, a Microsoft spokeswoman wouldn't
comment, other than to say, ''That number is definitely high.''
In 1992, Microsoft's director of investor relations also told the New York
Times that 2,200 was too high a figure and that, based on stock holdings alone,
only about 500 employees at the time could have been considered millionaires.
However, the investor relations director went on to say that if employees sold
stock and invested it wisely, as many as 2,200 could have been worth millions.


-ADAM CURY, JIM CLARK TO KEYNOTE JUPITER ONLINE DEVELOPERS CONFERENC
13-14, SAN FRANCISCO
 NEW YORK, Aug. 8 / -- On Ramp chairman (and former MTV VJ) Adam
Curry and Jim Clark, president and CEO of Mosaic Communications, will be
keynote speakers at New York-based Jupiter Communications Online Developers
Conference in San Francisco, Sept. 13-14.  Other featured speakers include
Scott Kurnit of Prodigy, Michael Kolowich of Ziff-Davis,
Russell Williams of Ziff-Davis, Tom Pomerory of ImagiNation Network, Peter
Friedman of Apple's eWorld, and John Barber of GEnie.
understanding content providers deals, to developing a node on the Internet.
Featured panelists include, Ken Lim, of CyberMedia Group, Tom Phillips of
Starwave, Keith Ferrell of Omni Magazine, Christine Maxwell, co-author of New
York Rider's Official Internet Yellow Pages, Will Kreth of Wired Magazine,
Jeff Gentry of the Home Shopping Network, Ray La Chance of Realtech Systems,
Joe Dunn of Macromedia, Dave Strehlow of Oracle, and Matt Trifiro of Geoworks.
Jupiter Communications is a leading research and consulting firm based in New
York City.  The conference will be held at San Francisco's Parc Fifty Five
Hotel, Sept. 13-14.

     VANCOUVER, BC (August 8)/IDG --Attachmate Corp.,
a leading provider of enterprise connectivity software, today announced the
shipment of KEA! 340 and KEA! 420 v.4.0 software which allows Windows users to
intelligently access text and graphics applications residing on Digital VAX
and other UNIX host systems via VT 340 and VT 420 connectivity.
     This award-winning connectivity software product, formerly known as
KEAterm 340 and KEAterm 420, introduces bold new enhancements in the areas of
an "application-centric" look and feel, automation capabilities and new
Firefox TCP/IP gateway connectivity.
   Application-Centric Look and Feel
     KEA! 4.0 debuts a new look and feel consistent with EXTRA! and RALLY,
Attachmate's premier "host-aware" client families for IBM mainframe and AS/400
host systems.  This new design sports an innovative application-centric
approach where users can customize things like colors, menus, dialogue boxes
and SmartPads for each host application.  This approach marks a dramatic move
away from traditional terminal emulation by allowing users to work with host
applications as if they were local Windows applications, each with its own
unique interface.
     "KEA! Version 4.0 carries on where KEAterm 3.0 left off.  Each version
just gets better -- scrolling, programmable button pads, and the ability to
have multiple asynchronous connections are new and improved.  I can't work
without KEA!, and if I switch jobs, I will take KEA! with me," said David
Marshall, Senior Systems Analyst, Correctional Services Canada.
     These new design enhancements build upon the heritage of KEA!, which
earlier this year won "Connectivity Product of the Year" from DEC User
magazine.
   New Automation and Productivity Capabilities
     KEA! 4.0 incorporates features to automate and customize routine tasks.
A new toolbar with intuitive icons is consistent with other Attachmate
products, EXTRA! and RALLY!, allowing for shortcut operations and easy
learning for users needing access to different host systems.
     A new macro recorder allows users to easily automate routine tasks with a
simple record and play capability.  These macros can be used with KEA!'s
already powerful macro language and editor.
     "Imagine being able, with the click of a button, to logon to the host,
find and copy multiple pages of data, start Microsoft Excel and paste the data
into a spreadsheet, print a graph and then e-mail it to other people.  This is
powerful software," said Eric Alexandre, vice president product management,
DEC client products for Attachmate.
     KEA! 4.0 also includes many other productivity tools like a graphical
keyboard mapping utility, customizable menus and dialogue boxes, a
programmable button pad and a 'file shuttle', which allows multiple files to
be transferred with the click of a button.  KEA! users will be more productive
and need less training as a result of complicated, repetitive tasks being
automated.
   Firefox NOV*IX Support
     Direct support for Firefox's NOV*IX TCP/IP gateway leads the way to
easier installation and minimal support time for network users. KEA!
performance is optimized for use with Firefox NOV*IX -- users gain the ability
to display a listing of host servers as well as reduce DOS memory requirements
through the elimination of a client redirector.
     "It's the best character emulation I have seen," said Michael Stops,
Regional IT Manager, KPMG Peat Marwick (U.K.).  "With Firefox NOV*IX on the
file server, KEAterm on the workstation, users can easily access applications
on the UNIX host without problems."
     KEA! also supports the major networking protocols of LAT, TCP/IP and IPX
through support of the major vendor's proprietary Telnet or LAT interfaces,
Windows Sockets API and Novell's NetWare for LAT. Other supported interfaces
include serial, KEAlink MSU, INT/14 and INT 6B.
   About Attachmate
     Attachmate Corp. is a leading provider of enterprise connectivity
products that enable users of individual and networked desktop computers to
access, exchange and manipulate information and applications residing on host
computers, including IBM and IBM-compatible mainframes, IBM AS/400 midrange
computers, Digital VAX computers and UNIX host systems.  The company's leading
product lines are the EXTRA!, RALLY!, KEA! and ZIP! family of connectivity
software products, which operate in Windows, DOS, Windows NT, OS/2 and
Macintosh environments.  In addition, the company offers products that
automate routine tasks, provide management and network services and integrate
LAN-based calendaring and e-mail capabilities with host calendaring and e-mail
systems.  Headquartered in Bellevue, Attachmate maintains direct sales and
support offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and
the Pacific Rim. Attachmate Corp., 3617 131st Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98006.
206/644-4010.
   NOTES:
     -- Attachmate and EXTRA! are registered trademarks and RALLY!,
        KEA!, KEAlink and KEAterm are trademarks of Attachmate Corp.
     -- Digital and VAX are registered trademarks of Digital Equipment
        Corp.
     -- Firefox and NOV*IX are trademarks of Firefox Inc.
     -- IBM, AS/400 and OS/2 are registered trademarks of
        International Business Machines Corp.
     -- Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of
        Microsoft Corp.
     -- Novell, NetWare and LAN Workstation are registered trademarks
        of Novell Inc.

*AT&T Unit Unveils 33,600 Bits Per Second Modems >T
AT&T Unit, Unveils Modem -2-: To Be Available In December >T

  LARGO, Fla. -   - AT&T Corp.'s (T) AT&T Paradyne unveiled a new 33,600
 bits-per-second modem.
  In a press release, the company said the more than 15% increase in modem
 speeds offered by AT&T Paradyne cuts transmission times and long distance
 charges.
  AT&T Paradyne said the new 33,600 bits-per-second speeds will be available
 on its new Comsphere 3800Plus, and Comsphere 3900 modems. The Compshere
 3800Plus V.34 products are expected to be available in October with the
 33,600 bits-per-second speeds planned for December.
  Customers will be able to have the new speed as well as other new features
 remotely added to the modems via software downloads over the telephone line.

  The V.34 technology will be available with other AT&T Paradyne modems,
 including the KeepInTouch PCMCIA modems and DataPort line of modems with
 details available later this year.
  AT&T Paradyne said it will unveil later this quarter, improvements to its
 ETC, or enhanced throughput cellular, cellular data protocol, which will
 position V.34 wireline speeds with the cellular network.



  -OS/2 Beta to be widely available on CompuServe; IBM to release "War
 Business/Computer Editors  AUSTIN, TEXAS (Aug. 9)     -Aug. 9,
1994--IBM today announced that its second beta release for the next version
of OS/2(a), code-named "Warp," will be available next week. The second beta
release offers more productivity enhancing features and a BonusPak with
applications in a fast, fun, and easy-to-use environment.  The first beta
cycle tested performance enhancements and IBM's new PlayAtWill capability.
Designed for business, mobile and home PC users, Warp Beta 2 combines the
maturity of the OS/2 32-bit operating environment with new features for
mobility and quick productivity, such as simplified installation, reduced
memory requirements, a floating tool bar, animated icons and a more responsive
user interface. The Warp Beta 2 comes with an applications "BonusPak."  The
BonusPak includes a suite of productivity applications, including IBM's
Person-to-Person real-time conferencing software, and integrated access to
online services.  IBM is making Warp Beta 2 widely available to users who want
to subscribe by ordering from IBM's 800 number or by downloading the software
from CompuServe.
"Warp is loaded with value and is a high performer on notebook PCs, which will
broaden OS/2's market appeal to mobile corporate users, small businesses and
home offices," said Wally Casey, director of marketing, IBM Personal Software
Products division. "With Warp, Windows users will be more productive and
current OS/2 users will love the speed and usability improvements."
Customer-Driven Usability  Warp Beta 2 features numerous usability
enhancements, including:
-- Easy Installation
At set-up, users select "easy install" and OS/2 automatically handles the
complete installation, identifying the hardware and configuring it to meet
specifications.  Experienced users can select an advanced install that
provides customization ability.
-- New Look & Feel
In Beta 2, the user interface, or OS/2 Workplace Shell, features new colorful
animated 3-D icons.  For example, an animated folder icon confirms visually
the status of a folder.  When a user opens a folder, the icon opens to show
it's active.  Updated color and scheme palettes allow users to customize their
desktops.
-- OS/2 LaunchPad
Incorporating the principles of a floating tool bar, "LaunchPad" provides
users with single-click access to the applications, folders, printers or other
objects they use most.
-- Improved Usability
A new, graphical tutorial designed for new or advanced users makes it easier
than ever to learn OS/2's capabilities.  A new comet cursor was created for
mobile users.  It leaves a "comet" trail, making it easy to track cursor
movement, particularly on LCD screens.  More pointer sets allow for cursor
enlargement, choice of styles and color selection.  Other significant
improvements have been made in screen response time, command and window
processing and application load time already featured in Beta 1.  --
PlayAtWill A new PCMCIA software utility, called PlayAtWill(a), provides
plug-and-play capabilities today.  The utility automatically identifies the
type of PCMCIA cards installed, including communications, modem, memory, hard
disk and I/O cards, and provides a convenient graphical status on the desktop.
BonusPak Applications  The Person-to-Person capabilities in the BonusPak
include whiteboard data sharing, with multi-user annotation so that up to
eight people can share images, text, graphics and application window contents
in real time, using different protocols. The new OS/2 version will support
Windows(b) 3.1, Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups(b) 3.x base function
on Intel 386 and later machines.  Users interested in participating in the
Warp Beta 2 program can either call 800-251-2177 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST) for a
CD-ROM or diskette version for $14.95 plus tax.  IBM is offering the diskette
version for the same price to encourage beta users to verify the new
compression scheme.  Users can also download the beta code from CompuServe's


AKRON, Ohio _ When MTV Television rocketed onto the cable airwaves on Aug. 1,
1981, it set out to be mad, bad and dangerous to know.
Video killed the radio star, remember? MTV didn't seek equality to other
mediums. It wanted world domination.
And in its 13 years, MTV got what it wanted.
The division of Viacom International Inc. co-opted the relatively unheard-of
medium of music videos and transformed it into an omnipresent art form that
has influenced nearly every aspect of modern culture.
That track record has Internet surfers and business types alike eagerly
watching the alliance between MTV and America Online Inc., the computer
service subscription network. The corporate teaming is one of the more
formidable in the continuing effort to target the young, generally affluent
devotees who use the Internet.
So can MTV do for cyberspace what it did for music video?
Uh, not likely, say most visitors to the MTV Online computer site, which
debuted earlier this month.
''Again MTV has reached its ugly tentacles out to our culture with its base,
commercial tripe,'' Bob Kovalchick, an America Online subscriber from Maryland
complained on-line. ''Let's make MTV retreat from AOL! We can. So let's pitch
in and wipe the corporate propaganda, mind-game, tell-you-what's-cool-to-buy,
we're-so-radical, fake crap out of here.''
Others were not as eloquent.
Matt Farber, MTV's vice president of programming and new business, said the
current incarnation of MTV Online does not represent the network's
full-fledged attempt at a computer site.
''It's just a test for the summer,'' Farber said. ''It's a summer promotion.
In the long term, it will be bigger and better.''
Farber said MTV is working with Viacom to develop a more elaborate on-line
system in the future. However, he said there is no launch date for the new
system and he could not comment on whether other Viacom divisions _ including
Nickelodeon and VH-1 _ would be involved in the new system.
But for a network that built its image on the punk, in-your-face aesthetic,
its experimental computer site is remarkably suited for the parents it seems
so intent on shocking.
It's basically a regular computer chat board with the added bells and whistles
of MTV photos and schedules available for downloading. And it has a lot of
warning signs.
''By communicating with this site, you hereby authorize MTV: Music Television
to use any and all materials, communications or other information that you
have provided, transmitted or sent to this site in any manner MTV sees fit,''
reads the opening admonition from one of the MTrviews and post discussion
topics all with a hip bent.
The MTV site allows visitors to converse via e-mail with an OJ traveling the
country with the Lollapalooza tour and with the cadre of MTV personalities
holed up at the MTV Beach House, where all the network's broadcasts are based
this summer.
Like most computer sites, MTV Online also has its share of message boards,
where subscribers can post their feelings on any number of topics _ ranging
from the goddess-like qualities of MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes to the dearth of
Erasure videos on the channel to the Top 5 favorite foods at the beach house.
(No. 1 is Fruit Loops.)
However, the most popular topic seems to be complaints about the network's
programming and the increasing lack of music at Music Television.
Farber said the network has taken notice of the computer site complaints and
will respond to them as it does to viewer feedback received through the mail
or on the phone.
And the fact the network is in litigation in New York with former video jock
Adam Curry over the rights to the computer site name ''mtv.com'' has hurt the
network's rebellious image with its computer-based visitors.
For nearly two years, Curry operated a popular computer site called mtv.com on
the Internet until MTV sued him for copyright infringement, forcing him to
change the site's name while the case was heard.
Curry did not respond to requests for an interview. However, in numerous
postings at the site _ now named metaverse.com _ Curry has explained his
position to visitors.
He had registered the name ''mtv.com'' in 1993 and maintained the site as a
hobby and as a way to post information about music and MTV on the Internet.
Unlike MTV Online, Curry's site included music and band photos available for
downloading.
''I was only doing this to promote the channel, not for my own personal gain,
'' Curry wrote. ''After all, this site is free access to all.''
MTV attorneys said the channel wanted to avoid any confusion between Curry's
site and the MTV site.
The current incarnation of MTV Online will end shortly after Labor Day, said
Farber. He would not discuss MTV's contracts with Apple Corp., which is the
sponsor of the computer site, or its partnership with America Online.
America Online officials declined comment on the monetary value of the
partnership with MTV. However, officials said the alliance will help both
companies.
''The interests and the demographics represented by the MTV audience will
extend and enhance the electronic communities of America Online,'' said Steve
Case, president and chief executive officer of the Vienna, Va.-based America
Online.
So far, the alliance seems to be paying off. Spokeswoman Pam McGraw said the
site is one of the service's most popular.
''Thanks for going on line,'' Steve Pitzel, of Louisville, Ky., wrote to MTV
Online. ''This confirms my choice of America Online as the service to
subscribe to.''
X X X


-HOUSE, TELEPHONE, COMPUTER -- NEW FAVORS IN CHINA
 BEIJING (AUG. 11)  - HOUSE, TELEPHONE AND COMPUTER HAVE BECOME NEW
FAVORS OF ORDINARY CHINESE FAMILIES, "CHINA INFORMATION NEWS" REPORTED.
SIX OUT OF TEN URBAN FAMILIES IN CHINA ARE MIDDLE INCOME ONES, WHO HAVE
ALREADY OWNED TV SETS, REFRIGERATORS, WASHING MACHINES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD
DURABLES.
THEIR NEXT TARGETS WILL BE HOUSES, TELEPHONES AND COMPUTERS, WHICH HAVE HUGE
DEMAND BACKED BY STRONG PURCHASING POWER.
ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPER, IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THE SAVINGS
OF URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY REACHED 17.192 BILLION YUAN
(ABOUT TWO BILLION U.S. DOLLARS). NOW THE FIGURE IS RISING BY 20 PERCENT EVERY
MONTH.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THE SALES VOLUME
OF COMMERCIAL HOUSES HIT 6.8 BILLION YUAN (SOME 800 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS), UP
34 PERCENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
URBAN RESIDENTS HAVE ALSO SET THEIR EYES ON TELEPHONES. IN SHANGHAI, THE
DEVICE CAN BE FOUND IN 400,000 HOMES, WHILE ANOTHER 400,000 FAMILIES ARE
LINING UP FOR INSTALLATION. IN BEIJING, 16 OUT OF 100 URBAN FAMILIES HAVE
TELEPHONES, WITH 68 PERCENT SET ON THEIR OWN EXPENSES.
IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, 4,433 HOME COMPUTERS WERE SOLD IN 73
DEPARTMENT STORES IN CHINA, NEARLY 10 TIMES OF THAT OF THE 1993 LIKELY PERIOD.
IN TIANJIN, PERSONAL COMPUTER 286S HAVE BEEN OUT OF STOCK RECENTLY, SAID THE
NEWSPAPER.



Samsung Electronics To Market New Ultra-Flat Screen TV

  SEOUL -   - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said it will start selling
 late this month a new television model with an ultra-flat screen, which it
 claims is superior to any existing flat screen.
  According to a Samsung spokesman, the new TV model, dubbed as Myongpum in
 Korean, which means masterpiece, is one degree more advanced than existing
 ones in terms of picture quality, sound, design, convenience and
 environmental protection.
  The ultraflat screen development cost the company and Samsung's five other
 sister firms a total of 9 billion won over the past three years, he added.
  The new model has 25-inch and 29-inch braun tubes.
  Currently, the flat screen TV market is dominated by such Japanese makers
 as Sony and Panasonic.



ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Aug. 11)     -Aug. 11, 1994--The City of Santa Ana
and Rockwell have joined forces to aggressively battle the gridlock that
plagues travelers in the heart of Orange County.
Orange County-based Rockwell, under a contract awarded by Santa Ana's Public
Works Agency, will design an advanced traveler information system to allow
Santa Ana residents and visitors to access information, such as real-time
traffic conditions, as well as transit and road closure information.  The
system is considered to be part of one of the most comprehensive Intelligent
Vehicle-Highway System (IVHS) programs being undertaken in the United States
today.
"Residents will be able to make more informed decisions on the modes, times
and routes for their transportation needs," said Jeff Brady, vice president of
Rockwell's Transportation Systems, the Anaheim-based organization responsible
for the contract.  "The bottom line in the nationwide IVHS initiatives is to
improve transportation for all travelers, making it safer, more efficient and
environmentally sound," he said.
Brady explained that key to successfully implementing the advanced traveler
information system, is that it be integrated with the advanced traffic
management system currently being designed for the City of Santa Ana and
Caltrans.  Rockwell's flexible design will enable the baseline system to be
immediately deployed and will ensure flexibility for future expansion, added
Brady.
The advanced traffic management system will provide real-time information and
freeway monitoring data to the traveler information system through such
elements as closed-circuit television systems.  It also will provide an
operator interface through pre-existing advanced traffic management system
workstations, including the voice response system connected to the highway
advisory radio.
Another near-term use of the traveler information sharing system will be a
kiosk in locations such as the new Ronald Reagan U.S. Courthouse in Santa Ana.
The courthouse recently has been approved for official go-ahead.  Other
potential kiosk locations include the Regional Transportation Center and Santa
Ana City Hall.
In this system design phase, Rockwell will employ a structured analysis
approach, applying specific process knowledge gained through its expertise in
designing other advanced traffic management and advanced traveler information
systems.  The company has designed similar systems for the Road Commission for
Oakland County's FAST-TRAC program in Michigan and for the Michigan Department
of Transportation. Rockwell also is under contract to the Federal Highway
Administration for its Intelligent Vehicle-Highway System Architecture
Development, and Precursor Systems Analysis of Automated Highway Systems
projects. Caltrans is a key partner in these projects.
In another Orange County project, Rockwell is building a test bed
infrastructure along the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway for the University of
California, Irvine.  "We're modifying the traffic controller stations and loop
detectors that monitor traffic along a five-mile stretch to transmit real-time,
raw-loop data to UCI's Institute for Transportation Studies in support of
their advanced transportation systems research," said Brady.
Rockwell addresses a broad range of transportation electronics markets,
including: traffic management systems, automatic vehicle location systems,
mobile satellite communications systems, automotive electronics,
commercial avionics, railroad electronics and in-vehicle
navigation/route-guidance systems.  The company is applying more than 40 years
of experience in sensors, communications, navigation and control, systems
integration and vehicle components to meet transportation systems requirements.
Rockwell is a diversified, high-technology company holding leadership market
positions in automotive components, automation, avionics, aerospace, defense
electronics, telecommunications, and graphic systems, with annual worldwide
sales of $11 billion.



CALABASAS, CALIF. (Aug. 11)     -Aug. 11, 1994--In the early waking
hours of Jan. 17 of this year, Southern Californians learned an invaluable
object lesson about the virtues of telecommuting.
The 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck that morning left thousands of
victims without means of communication, and access to the workplace was in
many cases rendered impractical, if not impossible. Their cherished,
multi-billion-dollar freeway system, the best in the world, had failed them.
But if there's a silver lining to be found among the ruins of the Northridge
quake, it is California's subsequent re-evaluation of its daily commuting
habits.  As a result, the notion of an alternative office environment appears
to be catching on, even in car-loving Los Angeles.
It is estimated that there are currently more than 1 million workers in the
Southland using computers, faxes, modems and cellular phones to avoid the
typical bumper-to-bumper scenario; their new lifestyle removes as many as
45,000 cars from area roadways each day.
Perhaps more significant is the overwhelming reception this "Virtual
Workplace" concept is getting from both small and major businesses across the
country.
"It truly doesn't matter whether you represent a force of 2,000 people or a
work group of 20 people, you can benefit," noted Tom Villani, AT&T's director
of Virtual Office Solutions.
He's in the position to know, as the telecommunications giant's expert in the
field.  "Whether it's an earthquake in Los Angeles, a hurricane in Florida or
floods in the Midwest, the fact that people cannot get from point A to point B
only stresses the fact that one should be able to work wherever that work
needs to be done."
In fact, AT&T's Bell Labs coined the phrase Virtual Workplace almost a decade
ago to describe a business strategy promoting independent and flexible work
environments with the use of portable office technology.  Today, those
environments may include satellite offices, hotel rooms, and even an
automobile.
Top corporations are now eager to put the concept to work as well, and the
reasons are rather obvious.  In the fiscal, belt-tightening '90s, companies
are realizing office rent expenses can be better utilized by having employees
work at home or from the field.  As firms scramble to meet ever-stringent
environmental regulations, the idea of telecommuting appears more and more
attractive.
Productivity has also been known to benefit.  As an example, AT&T's Villani
points to his company's southwestern division of business network sales, which
four years ago embarked on an experiment to test the viability of the Virtual
Workplace.  In two years, reported Villani, that division's real-estate costs
were cut in half, while productivity increased by 45 percent.
Inspired by the success of that trial, AT&T has created the country's first
practical training curriculum in an effort to convince other businesses to
jump on this technological bandwagon.  The AT&T Virtual Office Program begins
its training by carefully addressing all the concerns and fears business
managers might express as they make a transition into the mobile-office arena.
Villani pointed out that, like any new, ambitious project, it's very important
for Virtual Workplace novices to know exactly what they're embarking upon.
"If you don't set a discipline to know where you start and where you finish
with a pilot program, as a company, you'll be on a treadmill forever just
trying to figure out what 'finish' looks like."
He went on to explain that the success of a Virtual Workplace relies heavily
upon communication between a company's executive level, managerial level and
people at the field level.
"Proper planning and understanding helps avoid most problems associated with
the Virtual Workplace.  You have to know who's right for the environment and
how you can work together as a team."
But the word "team" can often befuddle an employee who has been handed a
leather briefcase containing a laptop and cellular phone, and told he/she no
longer needs a desk.  After all, along with the desk went the companionship
once shared beside the watercooler with fellow workers.
Villani admitted that aspect of the Virtual Workplace might create a morale
issue; but AT&T believes one solution is to create a so-called "virtual
watercooler," whereby employees can huddle once or twice a week at each
other's homes or a hotel room to discuss anything from new corporate strategy
to the current sports' playoffs.
On the executive level, the chief concern might be ensuring your team has the
proper equipment to get the work done.  Villani said that's a legitimate
consideration.  "What good are the people in the field if they can't receive
or send information from wherever they are?"
In that area, AT&T's Virtual Office program arrives equally prepared, offering
participants assistance and advice on the type of technology best suited for
their individual needs.  Setting up a Virtual Workplace, observed Villani,
does not require expensive, state- of-the-art gadgetry.
"You want to protect yourself against technical obsoleteness.  So more than
the latest and greatest, you want to look for the most flexible base
configuration to avoid having to redeploy a system again six months from now."
Six months could very well produce a new wave of mobile office technology
inspired by a desire to create an "unconscious portable environment" -- that
is, a situation where we have devices that we do not want to know are there,
yet provide us with the comfort of knowing they are there to help us get our
work done.
Villani, for one, eagerly awaits the day when our working society can truly be
"nomadic" without having to employ mountains of equipment. "We're at the point
now where your entire office fits in a nice, lightweight briefcase.  But in
the future you can anticipate more of a network reliance so the road
professionals of the future can take advantage of those services no matter
where they are."

BOCA RATON, FLA. (Aug. 11)     -Aug. 11, 1994--Boca Research Inc.
(NASDAQ:BOCI) announces two wins in major industry trade publications for two
of its product families, video graphics adapters and modems.
"It's a banner day at Boca Research," said Bruce Roegiers, director of
Marketing and Corporate Product Planning.  "Two wins from two major trade pubs
for two different product families. Obviously, we're elated!"
Roegiers goes on to say:  "The significance of these two reviews is
unequalled.  Each of these publications has a circulation in excess of 1
million readers--from business buyers to end users.  The value of these awards
as they potentially translate into real sales is immeasurable.  I am
particularly proud of the wins in two separate product families.  It
underscores the diversification of our Company's product lines and reconfirms
our claim that we are more than a modem company."
"Editors' Choice" -- PC Magazine (Sept. 13, 1994)
"If making the modem look fast was one of Boca Research's intentions, it
succeeded.
Fortunately, the V.FAST Class External BocaModem is every bit as fast as it
looks," stated PC Magazine in its review of 25 modems. In awarding Boca the
best overall V.FAST modem Editors' Choice award, the magazine went on to say,
"The V.FC BocaModem is a good choice for those who want 28.8Kbps power now and
an upgrade to V.34 later." Boca markets its V.FAST Class modem under the Boca
Research and The Complete brand names.
"Best Buy"  -- PC World (Sept. 1, 1994)
In its article, "Speed Demons, Top Windows Accelerators," PC World reviews 33
boards with street prices under $600, breaking them into three groups that
address the needs of various Windows users, and states, "...the overachieving
Boca Voyager runs away with the prize.  Its features are competitive with
those of its price peers, yet it performs on a par with boards costing $100 to
$200 more..."
With a headline claiming, "Put Some Fire Under Your Text," the Boca-Voyager
won hands-down.  "It's the best all-around board in this price range, offering
outstanding performance, good software, and the lowest price of any board that
has broken into our Top 10."
These two awards join Boca's growing trophy gallery which includes many other
industry trade press recognitions.  Seven other awards were won during the
second quarter of 1994 ranging from publications such as BYTE Magazine
(28.8Kbps modem "Best Value," PCMCIA Ethernet adapter runner-up for "lowcost
category of 10BaseT PCMCIA NICs"), PC Digest (28.8Kbps modem, a four-star
recommended product), CRN (Computer Reseller News) Test Center at PC Expo
evaluated the Multimedia Modem by Boca and pronounced it "...best choice for a
real multimedia Data/Fax/Voice high speed modem for today's business.", and
PC/Computing Best 200 PC products (28.8Kbps modem and the 14.4Kbps modems for
both Boca and The Complete brand).
Corporate Information
Founded in 1985, Boca Research is headquartered in south Florida. The company
designs, manufactures, markets, and supports products for personal computers
and networks.  The products include video graphics adapters; data
communications (modems and fax modems); input/output (I/O), IDE interface, and
multiuser functions; and local area networks (LANs).
Made in the USA, the products carry a five-year limited warranty and telephone
technical support.  Boca has sold more than 3.5 million personal computer
enhancement and network products worldwide through a network of contracted
distributors, resellers, and retailers.


  TOKYO -   - Sega Enterprises Ltd. will set up a 2.5-billion-yen, high
 technology theme park near Los Angeles by the end of next year in a joint
 venture with U.S. entertainment firm MCA Inc., a Sega spokesman said.
  The spokesman said company officials early this year announced their
 intention to follow Sega's April launching of its first theme park in Osaka
 and its July opening of a second park in Yokahama with a third facility in
 the U.S. But this is the first time details on the size of the investment
 have emerged, he said.
  Sega and MCA Inc., a unit of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MC), could
 set up a joint venture in the U.S. as early as this year to run the Los
 Angeles theme park.
  The theme park will be set up near MCA's Universal Studio and couple Sega's
 virtual reality amusement game expertise with popular characters from MCA's
 entertainment library.
  The Sega spokesman said Sega is planning to aggressively pursue its new
 theme park business on a global scale. Company officials said the new
 business development is expected to become a strong new source of revenues
 and profits over the coming years.
  (END)      NEWS 08-12-94
   7:40 AM


BELLEVUE, WASH. (Aug. 12)     -Aug. 12, 1994--The status of the
Clipper Chip and related encryption technologies has been highly debated in
the American business media of late, with many differing opinions about the
future of government standardization on this technology.
A public forum debate, called EnGarde: The Clipper Chip Forum, is scheduled to
be held in Atlanta on Tuesday, Sept. 13, during NetWorld+Interop from 4:45
p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the Georgia World Congress Center Ballroom.  The goal of
this endeavor is to provide a forum for discussion of the opinions of
government, high technology, corporations and private citizens, allowing for
fact-finding and further debate on the right to privacy and the role of the
federal government in securing the nation in terms of encryption technology.
The debate will be moderated by Sam Whitmore, editorial director of PC Week.
The panelists include:
----------------------
Dr. Clinton Brooks, National Security Agency (NSA)
Dr. Dorothy E. Denning, computer science professor at Georgetown
University
John Droge, vice president of Mykotronx (Clipper manufacturer)
Jerry Berman, executive director of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF)
James Bidzos, president, RSA Data Security (encryption
developers)
Barbara Simons, chair, U.S. Public Policy Committee of the
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
An introduction to the terminology and background will be
presented by Sharon Webb of the National Computer Security
Association.
CLIPPER AS MONIKER
------------------
Since the United States began discussing its plans for securing information
and society with a single microcomputer chip, opinions on its validity and
viability have been discussed openly.  Recently, the Clipper Chip, the key
escrow encryption proposed by the Clinton administration for digital telephony,
seems to have become a moniker for all key escrow encryption.  This
generalization has added confusion to an already complex issue.  While Clipper
is the "approved standard" for digital telephony security, standards for other
digital communications have yet to be established.
Interpretations of the letter from Vice President Al Gore to Rep. Maria
Cantwell (D-Wash.), dated July 20, 1994, vary from "this is no change in
policy," to "the White House is backing down on Clipper."
The important and perhaps historic issues surrounding this technology and its
effect on private and corporate citizens will, according to the White House,
be discussed for a 150-day period.
EnGarde was established to allow for public debate and comment on the issue.
Results of the debate will be circulated to the White House and other
government entities following the event in the form of a White Paper.
ENGARDE BACKGROUND
------------------
EnGarde is the result of two individuals' discussions surrounding the Clipper.
It is an effort to give average, computer literate Americans an opportunity to
hear the many sides of this issue.  In pursuit of a structure, Whitmore agreed
to moderate the debate because of his personal interest in the subject, and PC
Week's corporate readership interest.
"Never before have the needs of our government, the business community and the
individual intersected so dramatically," said Whitmore, editorial director of
PC Week, the Boston-based national newspaper of corporate computing.  "Our
nation needs effective surveillance capabilities.  Businesses need reliable
encryption products.  Individuals must have privacy.  In the end, it may not
be possible to satisfy the needs of all three communities," Whitmore said.
"But the quest to achieve that is the quintessence of democracy in action --
and it all takes place next month in Atlanta."
TOPIC WARM-UP:  ZIFFNET EXECUTIVES ONLINE -- PRIVACY AND ESCROW
------------------------
To get the issues up front prior to the debate, an Executives Online Forum
will be held on ZiffNet.  Featured speakers include James Fallows, Atlantic
Monthly; Jim Bidzos, RSA president; Doug Miller, Software Publishers
Association, government affairs manager; and hosting the on-line event -- Sam
Whitmore, editorial director of PC Week.
It will be a week-long event, running Aug. 15-19 on the ZiffNet Executives
Online Forum on CompuServe.
ZiffNet is a private online service hosted on CompuServe. ZiffNet members can
access the Executives Online Forum by typing GO EXEC.  CompuServe members can
join ZiffNet by typing GO ZIFFNET. New users who wish to access ZiffNet
directly may call 1-800-848-8199 for instructions on how to log on and use the
service. For more information, contact Lisa Landa, Ziff-Davis Interactive at
617/252-5211.
SPONSORS AND EVENT PARTICULARS
------------------------------
PC Week will co-sponsor the event; another co-sponsor is still being sought.
An announcement is expected by mid-August.
NetWorld+Interop events are comprehensive networking events that offer a
combination of conferences, tutorials, workshops, exhibits and technology
demonstrations.  Recognized as The Summit for Networking Professionals and
Computing, these events address the business, technology and product issues of
the networking virtual enterprise.  It is open to the public.
All attendees of NetWorld+Interop are invited to attend EnGarde free of
charge; however, seating will be limited.  For more information on EnGarde,
contact Ann Revell-Pechar at 206/462-4777; for information on NetWorld+Interop,
contact ZD Expos at 415/578-6900.



-TURTLE BEACH SHIPS GAME COMPATIBLE SOUND CARD
 YORK, Pa., Aug. 12 /-- Turtle Beach Systems, creator of
award-winning sound products, has introduced its first low-cost game
compatible sound card.  The new Monte Carlo is now shipping and features
16-bit stereo record/playback, wavetable synthesis through software and a
selection of CD-ROM interfaces.  Monte Carlo offers consumers a versatile low
cost audio solution.
"We are pleased to be able to offer consumers a sound card which supports all
of their game efforts while also introducing them to the cutting-edge
technology that has made Turtle Beach famous," said Curtis Crowe, Vice
President of Sales.
Included with the Monte Carlo is the new V-Synth Wavetable Synthesizer.
This technological breakthrough offers 128 General MIDI instruments, 32-voice
polyphony and Windows compatibility; all in software.  This means that now,
users of inexpensive game sound cards can experience the quality difference
between wavetable synthesis and antiquated FM synthesis.  V-Synth requires a
486 machine.
The Monte Carlo software bundle includes Turtle Beach's new Sierra Audio Rack,
a multimedia rack controller capable of shrinking and running on top of the
current program's menu bar.  This gives users CD- ROM playback control in the
menu bar of whatever program they are working in.  The software bundle also
includes:  Turtle Beach MicroWave OLE compatible sound recorder; Turtle Beach
Mouse-Player; and Turtle Beach Stratos, introductory song writing software.
Turtle Beach has also included a CD-ROM with over 50 game demos plus 15 trial
games for complete one-time test drives and the "Even More Incredible Machine"
game from Sierra On-Line for a $5 unlock fee.
Monte Carlo will be available through Turtle Beach national distributors,
mass merchandisers and retail channels with an expected street price of $99.
Turtle Beach Systems is a market leader in designing high quality multimedia
sound products and a division of Integrated Circuit Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:
ICST) in Valley Forge, Pa.



     FORT LEE, N.J., Aug. 15 / -- The Internet Village at UNIX
EXPO(SM) has sold out its allocated exhibit space.  More than 24 companies
have contracted to exhibit in this unique, all-new showcase during the
three-day show, October 4-6, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.
To accommodate this overwhelming demand, UNIX EXPO show management will expand
the Internet Village allowing even more companies the opportunity to showcase
business productivity solutions for the Internet.
Some of the companies that will inhabit the Internet Village will include:
Advanced Network & Services, Inc. (ANS), ClariNet Communications, CommTouch
Software, Digital Equipment Corp., InterCon Systems, International Internet
Association, Netcom, O'Reilly and Associates, Performance Systems
International, UUNET Technologies and UUNORTH, Inc.
Attendees at UNIX EXPO's Internet Village will not only be able to see scores
of new products, they will also be able to participate in the electronic
community available in the E-Mail Village Green.  Hands-on, online access to
the Internet will be possible through 30 terminals for UNIX EXPO attendees to
navigate the Internet and communicate on a global scale.  Connectivity to the
Internet will be provided by ANS, the official Internet service provider for
UNIX EXPO.
The Internet Village -- an integral part of the complete UNIX EXPO Internet
experience -- will be complemented by a keynote panel of Internet experts and
business visionaries who will explore "The Internet and Its Role in the
Business Community" in the Tuesday keynote address, October 4, at 1 p.m.  The
comprehensive UNIX EXPO conference program will also feature a full Internet
Track, and will offer complimentary Internet introductory sessions, open to
all UNIX EXPO attendees.
"Nothing has captured the imagination of Corporate America like the Internet.
At UNIX EXPO, you will experience and learn exactly what it takes to tap the
Internet's enormous potential as a business tool and information resource,"
said Don Berey, show director of UNIX EXPO.
UNIX EXPO(SM) is produced by Blenheim's I.T. Events Division, based in Fort

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Aug. 15)     -Aug. 15, 1994--Maxtor Corp.
(NASDAQ: MXTR), today introduced its new 7000 Series value line of inch-high,
3.5-inch disk drives for the desktop personal computer (PC) market and
announced that the line is shipping in volume to leading computer original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
The new drives build on the platform of Maxtor's original 7000 Series of
3.5-inch disk drives, of which the company has produced and shipped over 13
million to date.  The new value line products retain the 7000 Series name,
followed by the abbreviation "AV," designating them as ATA/IDE
interface-compatible and as members of the company's "value" line of high
megabyte-per-dollar disk drives.  Initial offerings include the 540 megabyte
(MB) 7540AV, 420MB 7420AV, 270MB 7270AV, and 135MB 7135AV.
"With our new line of 7000 Series AV disk drives, Maxtor's strategy is to
provide customers with more megabytes-per-dollar than ever before,"  said
Barbara Nelson, Maxtor vice president of marketing.  "These drives are offered
in the same price ranges as today's competitive products with substantially
lower capacities, and we expect that our 7000 Series AV line should soon
render many of these lower capacity drives obsolete."
With the advent of Pentium-based computer systems, Microsoft's
soon-to-be-announced "Chicago" operating system and a host of
storage-intensive software applications, the company anticipates that 540MB
will become the "sweet spot" of the desktop market.  "We believe our 7540AV is
one of the best storage values available based on the number of
megabytes-per-dollar it offers,"  added Nelson. "For that reason, we expect it
to overtake 340 and 420MB products as the desktop capacity of choice among
OEMs, Value Added Resellers (VARs), systems integrators, retailers and
end-users."
"Maxtor is taking an inter-disciplinary approach to increasing the number of
megabytes-per-dollar in the 7000 Series value line drives," said Brian Smith,
Maxtor vice president of 7000 Series products.  "Implementing this strategy
has included reducing the number of components in every disk drive, forming
partnerships with suppliers to develop the best qualified parts for the lowest
possible prices and designing products for the highest possible manufacturing
yields.
"These products have already transitioned to volume production and we look
forward to the traditionally strong market of the fall season."
Maxtor's 7000 Series Value Line drives are currently either shipping in volume
to or being evaluated at ten of the 15 largest PC manufacturers in the world.
"Customer acceptance of these products has been very encouraging,"  added
Smith.  "The direction-setting personal computer manufacturers are confirming
Maxtor's belief that 540MBs will be the most important capacity point in the
industry over the next twelve months."  Pricing and Availability
Maxtor's 7000 Series AV drives are shipping in volume to OEM customers.  OEM
pricing for the drives is $265 for the 7540AV, $225 for the 7420AV, $175 for
the 7270AV and $150 for the 7135AV.
Maxtor Corp., with headquarters in San Jose, Calif., is a mass storage company
that develops, manufactures and markets mass storage products for desktop and
mobile computer systems.  Products range from low capacity flash cards to 546
megabyte Winchester disk drives in the 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form
factors with support for ATA, SCSI and PCMCIA interfaces.  Maxoptix Corp.,
which is owned jointly with Japan-based Kubota Corp., is a leading supplier of
optical storage products.  Maxtor had sales of $1.2 billion in the fiscal year
ended March, 1994.  Maxtor employs approximately 6,200 people worldwide.  Its
stock trades under the NASDAQ symbol MXTR. -0-



-SILICON GRAPHICS WORLD CHECKERS CHAMPIONSHIP OPENING CEREMONIES
 Play commenced today at the Silicon Graphics World Checkers Championship,
where the recognized world champion of checkers, Dr. Marion Tinsley, will play
for the world title against Chinook software running on a powerful
Challenge(TM) server from Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI).  The 30-game
match at the Boston Computer Museum will continue through August 25.

     SUBJECT: Man v. machine checkers tournament

     TIME:    11:00 a.m.

     LOCATION: The Computer Museum in Boston
               300 Congress Street




-SILICON GRAPHICS WORLD CHECKERS CHAMPIONSHIP PITS MAN AGAINST COMPU
WORLD TITLE
 BOSTON, Aug. 15 / -- Play commenced today at the Silicon Graphics
World Checkers Championship, where the recognized world champion of checkers,
Dr. Marion Tinsley, will play for the world title against Chinook software
running on a powerful Challenge(TM) server from Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:
SGI).  The 30 game match at the Boston Computer Museum will continue through
Aug. 25.
The computer software known as Chinook was developed by Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer
of the University of Alberta, Canada.  The program, created in 1989, has
undergone continuous upgrades and is now ranked as the world's number two
checkers player.  Dr. Tinsley has lost only nine games in his 36 years as
world checkers champion, including twice to an earlier version of the Chinook
software.
"We hope to make computer history this year and beat a formidable opponent,
Dr. Tinsley," said Bob Bishop, president of Silicon Graphics World Trade
Corporation, sponsor of this year's event.  "Complex mental skill games will
continue to test computers for some time to come.  Dr. Tinsley today pushes
our technology and Dr. Schaeffer's program to the very limits of their
combined abilities."
In a title match in London in 1992, Chinook lost by only two games with a
tournament total of four wins accredited to Dr. Tinsley, two to the computer
and 33 drawn games.  The software is supported by a high performance Silicon
Graphics Challenge XL(TM) server with 16 processors, 1GB of RAM, and five 2GB
disk drives.  The program has not lost a match in its last 125 games and can
now analyze up to 12 million positions per minute.  Chinook recognizes every
position on the board with less than eight checkers present and can make an
instant determination about the eventual conclusion of the game as it
considers each move.
"Should the Chinook program win this tournament, it would be the fulfillment
of a goal long dreamed of in the world of artificial intelligence," said
Marvin Minsky, professor of computer science in the Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  "The contest poses
some basic questions about human creativity and the unlimited realm of problem
solving which computers can be made to address."
The Computer Museum in Boston is the only museum in the world devoted solely
to people and computers.  It features over 125 easy-to-use interactive
exhibits, including the award winning Walk-Through Computer(TM), two theaters,
a multimedia robot show and the finest collection of vintage computers and
robots in the world.  The Museum is located at 300 Congress St. in Boston and
is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.  Admission is $7 for adults and $5
for students and seniors.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high performance visual
computing systems.  The company delivers interactive three-dimensional
graphics, digital media and multiprocessing supercomputing technologies to
technical, scientific and creative professionals.  Its subsidiary, MIPS
Technologies, Inc., designs and licenses the industry's leading RISC processor
technology for the computer systems and embedded control markets.  Silicon
Graphics has offices worldwide and headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.



-SURF THE INTERNET, USING THE FIRST EVER INTERNET ROAD MAP AND ENTER
T
WORLD OF VIRUS WRITERS
 NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /-- "PC/Computing's" September 1994 Issue,
on newstands August 23, will feature the following:

     Cover:  "Going I-Way?" A Practical Users' Guide to The Internet (p. 120)
PC/Computing's editors help readers with Internet-phobia make sense of "The
I-Way" and harness its power to help them run their businesses smarter.  The
guide is composed of a trio of useful stories:
-- "The Net Result," which offers advice on how to access The
     Internet; --  "Online Fever," which compares commercial on-line services;
and --  "Dialing for Data," which highlights some of The Internet's best
     I-Way pit stops:  bulletin boards.

     First Ever Road Map to The Internet
     PC/Computing's editors have developed the first ever road map to The
Internet and offer it free to readers with newsstand copies of this issue.
Now, for the first time, Internet novices -- and computer users considering
getting on board -- can get a clear picture of just what's available on The
Internet, as well as how to access information of interest.  It's an
invaluable business tool.  Editor in chief Jon Zilber is available for
interviews on The Internet story.

     "Virus, They Wrote"  (p. 206)
     Dark Avenger.  Hellraiser.  The Unforgiven.  No, they're not the heroes
of the latest computer action/adventure game.  They're computer users' worst
nightmare:  virogens, writers of viruses that corrupt data and programs on
computers.  "Virus, They Wrote" takes readers inside their seldom-visited
world to hear from them first hand and learn:
--   who are these people? --   why do they create viruses and unleash them on
unsuspecting
      computer users? --   how do virogens spread their viruses and why are
they
      seldom caught?

     "Virus, They Wrote" also includes advice from the virogens themselves on
avoiding their handiwork plus tips from leading virus trackers on safeguarding
against viruses. Corey Sandler, contributing editor, is available for
interviews on "Virus, They Wrote."

     Usability Testing:  Commercial On-line Services PC/Computing's famous
usability testing gives computer users the inside scoop on which commercial
on-line service -- CompuServe, America On-line or Prodigy -- is easiest to use.



-TOP TEN TIPS ON VIRUS-PROOFING YOUR COMPUTER FROM PC/COMPUTING AND
VIRUS TRACKERS
 NEW YORK, Aug. 15  -- The following is excerpted from Corey
Sandler's "Virus, They Wrote," which appears in the September issue of
PC/Computing:

     1. Use antivirus software that combines scanning, checksum and
        monitoring facilities.

     2. Udpate your scanning software regularly to make sure it can find
        newly unleashed viruses.

     3. Don't use pirated software -- you don't know where it's been.

     4. Don't move copies of executable files from one computer to
        another; always install from the distribution disk.

     5. Don't boot from a floppy disk of unknown origin; perform a virus
        scan before using files from such a disk.

     6. Treat executable files downloaded from bulletin boards with
        suspicion; scan the programs before use.

     7. If your system is part of a network, use passwords and other
        security measures to block unauthorized access.

     8. Don't use an obvious password for your account, and don't use the
        same password on multiple systems.

     9. Back up your data files regularly, and rotate the backup disks so
        that you have copies of files on different disks going back
        several weeks.  Keep backups of your applications' disks, too.
     10. If your system begins to act strangely, if program files behave
in an unexpected way, or if a file's length or "last saved" date
    changes unexpectedly, assume you have a virus and perform an
    aggressive scan.  Have a plan in place for notifying users of a




WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.AND MERCED, CALIF. (Aug. 15)     -Aug. 15,
1994--The much-talked-about concept of an Electronic Town Hall became reality
today when the City of Merced, a bedroom community of 60,000 located slightly
north of Los Angeles, and PRODIGY, the nation's largest and most active online
service, announced the debut of the City of Merced Forum.
Believed to be the first of its kind, the Forum links Merced residents
together with each other and their government.  Mayor Pro-Tempore David Dias,
who championed the drive to bring Merced online, said that "online services
such as PRODIGY are an important part of our nation's developing information
superhighway.  The City of Merced Forum on PRODIGY will provide us with an
efficient and immediate way to communicate with residents, while at the same
time allowing residents increased access and participation in their community,
and a greater understanding about how their government works."  The City of
Merced Forum includes:  - Merced News -- The place to go to find the minutes
from last night's council meeting to the latest community and government news
covering such local topics as economic development, water
conservation, programs and excursions, and community-based
policing.  - CityTalk Bulletin Board -- An electronic "back fence" where
Merced residents can talk with each other and with government officials in a
public forum.  - Write to Us -- A direct E-mail link to Town Hall allowing
residents to communicate with elected officials and key Merced government
employees.  To join Prodigy and the City of Merced Forum, call 1-800-PRODIGY,
ext. 142.  Prodigy Services Company is a partnership of IBM and Sears.



JAZZ VIRTUOSO JOSHUA REDMAN TO HOST CYBER-TALK(TM) AUG. 22
 BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 15 / -- Tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman
will host the fifth week of Warner Bros. Records' weekly interactive talk show,
"Cyber-Talk," on Monday, Aug. 22.  A double- winner in "Downbeat's" recent
critics' poll and the recipient of numerous media accolades including Rolling
Stone's "Hot Jazz Artist of 1993" and Jazz Time's "Best New Artist," Redman
will be available to chat with fans regarding his third upcoming release for
Warner Bros. Records, "Mood Swing."
"Cyber-Talk" takes place on America Online Monday evenings at 9:30 p.m.
Eastern time (6:30 p.m. Pacific time).  The first program of its kind, each
segment of "Cyber-Talk" features a different Warner Bros. Records/affiliate
label artist who will answer questions from online users in the "digital
auditorium" for approximately one hour. Subscribers are able to download press
kit information pertaining to each week's guest artist prior to and after the
show.
Access the "Cyber-Talk" auditorium through the Warner/Reprise online forum
(keyword: Warner).  "Cyber-Talk" is produced in-house by a Warner Bros.



  NEW YORK -   - Viacom Inc.'s (VIA) Simon & Schuster publishing unit and
 America Online Inc. (AMER) entered a strategic alliance to create
 interactive services geared to the higher education market.
  The news was first reported in The Wall Street Journal this morning.
  In a press release, the companies said the service is called College Online
 and will combine the content of Simon & Schuster textbooks with the
 interactive capabilities of America Online.
  Using the service, users can engage in discussions and access information
 on academic disciplines, teaching methods, study skills assistance and a
 catalog of Simon & Schuster's higher education intellectual properties.
  Simon & Schuster will promote subscriptions to America Online in its
 college textbooks, trade advertisements, direct mail campaigns and general
 sales activities.
  Faculty members who adopt Simon & Schuster Higher Education textbooks will
 be eligible for special trial memberships. Students will be eligible for
 free trial memberships, including network access.



DREAMING OF A HOME OF YOUR OWN?  CALL THE 'HOME HELP LINE' FOR FREE
PRE-APPROVAL IN MINUTES
 PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 17 /Have you longed for a home of your
own but aren't sure if you can afford it?  You can find out if home ownership
is within your reach by calling Countrywide Funding Corp.'s "Home Help Line"
at 800-487-2836 from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m (PT), Monday through Friday, and from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, to get pre-approved for a home loan.  In one
brief phone call, you can now get pre-approved for a specific loan amount,
which gives you negotiating power and the clout of a serious buyer when house
hunting and making an offer.  Following your phone call, Countrywide will
provide you with a letter stating the loan amount you have been pre-approved
for.
Consumers who call the Home Help Line should be prepared to provide the
following information:

     -- Personal income;
     -- Total debt obligations, including car and school loans, credit cards,
rent or mortgage;
-- Cost of desired home (or current mortgage amount if refinancing); --
Savings toward the down payment; and -- Verbal authorization to issue credit
report.

     Home Help Line mortgage experts will analyze your income, expenses and
debt to provide an accurate picture of what you can afford.  In addition, the
latest technology enables Countrywide to receive credit reports within minutes
via an on-line computer system which provides speed and accuracy in
determining a consumer's financial status.  By receiving a personal analysis,
you will save time and possible frustration when house hunting because you'll
know in advance what home prices are realistic for you.  In addition, if there
are problems or issues on your credit report, you can resolve them early and
avoid any delays during the loan process.  Actual loan approval is subject to
verification of information and satisfactory property.
"The first step to home ownership is determining what you can afford," said
Jerry Baker, Countrywide's managing director.  "With the Home Help Line, it's
as simple as picking up the phone."
Consumers can also lock in a rate before they locate a property through
Countrywide's free Lock 'N Shop program.  This rate protection program
guarantees up to 30 days the maximum interest rate the borrower will pay.  As
long as the buyer signs a sales contract in 30 days, the guaranteed rate can
be extended for an additional 45 days for a conventional loan and an
additional 60 days for a government loan.
Those who are not pre-approved for their desired loan amount are eligible for
free credit counseling through Countrywide's House America program.  Callers
receive budget, credit and home-buyer education counseling to help them
resolve existing credit issues and eventually become homeowners.
To meet the needs of all customers, Countrywide offers a full range of
mortgage products, including fixed rate and adjustable conventional,
government and jumbo loans.  For low- or moderate-income and first-time home
buyers, Countrywide offers low down payment programs with more flexible
guidelines to benefit borrowers.
Countrywide Funding Corp. originates and services single-family home loans.
Celebrating its 25-year anniversary in 1994, the company is headquartered in
Pasadena and has more than 300 offices across the nation.

SURVEY SHOWS HOME BUYING STILL A MYSTERY
 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 / -- The American Dream Coalition initiated
an informal survey of 300 Californians in July to discover current attitudes
and behaviors of consumers in the market to purchase a home.  All respondents
had either bought a home this year or were currently in the homebuying process.
Results showed that key steps to homebuying remain a mystery to homebuyers as
27.7 percent of respondents said they were most unfamiliar with financing
during the homebuying process.  Following, 27.3 percent were most unfamiliar
with escrow and closing, and 26.7 percent were unfamiliar with the entire
homebuying process.  Only 16.3 percent said they were familiar with the entire
homebuying process.
Twenty-nine percent of respondents cited newspapers as the key source for the
majority of their homebuying information.  Realtors were identified as the
main homebuying information source by 21.2 percent of respondents, and 18.8
percent credited friends and family.
With regard to difficulty, 20 percent of respondents said securing the
downpayment was the most difficult part of homebuying.  Financing was cited by
18 percent of respondents as most difficult, 14 percent said searching for the
right home was the most difficult, and 4.7 percent said closing was the most
difficult.
The American Dream Coalition was founded in the summer of 1993 by more than 30
California housing sector companies and trade associations dedicated to both
educating consumers about the homebuying process and stimulating home sales
during this period of affordable market condition.
The ADC Executive Committee is comprised of senior executives from American
Savings Bank, the California Association of REALTORS, the California League of
Savings Institutions, Chicago Title Insurance Co., Countrywide Funding Corp.,
Fannie Mae, Great Western Bank, Home Savings of America, INCO Homes, North
American Mortgage Co. and Wells Fargo Bank.
Other Coalition members include ARCS Mortgage, California Association of
Mortgage Brokers, California Building Industry Association, California Chamber
of Commerce, California Department of Housing and Community Development,
California Federal Bank, California Housing Education Corp.,
California Housing Finance Agency, California Mortgage Bankers Association,
California Real Estate Inspection Association, Coast Federal Bank, Directors
Mortgage, Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County, First
American Title Co., First Federal Bank of California, First Interstate
Residential Mortgage, Freddie Mac, G.E. Capital Mortgage, Glendale Federal
Bank, Harmon Publishing Inc., North American Title, Orange Coast Title, Pac
Bell, San Francisco Federal, Sanwa Bank, Topa Savings Bank, United Guarantee
Residential Insurance Co. and Weyerhaeuser Mortgage.



Push To Make Windows NT      Standard For Big Jobs Widened
  Microsoft Corp. and AT&T Corp. said they are broadening their joint effort
 to make Microsoft's Windows NT operating system a standard for large-scale
 computing jobs.
  The operating software is the key to Microsoft's strategy for moving beyond
 the personal-computer business to take over tasks once handled by costly
 mainframe computers. AT&T's Global Information Solutions unit said it would
 add several mainframe-class features to Windows NT by the end of 1995,
 including high-speed transaction processing and so-called high-availability
 technology for minimizing breakdowns.
  Since the breakup of its longtime relationship with International Business
 Machines Corp., Microsoft has been lining up other partners involved in
 running corporate-computer systems, including Digital Equipment Corp. The
 AT&T unit, which includes what used to be NCR Corp.'s computer business, is
 particularly important, because it concentrates on systems that use Intel
 Corp. microchips, a forte of Windows NT, said Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's
 executive vice president.
  William O'Shea, senior vice president of the AT&T unit, said about 200
 potential customers are developing programs that would allow them to run
 major operations using Windows NT. Kmart Corp., for example, said it is
 working with AT&T to use Windows NT in place of a mainframe to help manage a
 network to allow employees at more than 4,000 locations to send electronic
 mail and other computerized files.
  Microsoft's sales job has a long way to go. The company missed its original
 prediction that it would sell one million units in Windows NT's first year
 on the market, which ended this summer. Mr. Ballmer wouldn't specify unit
 shipments, but said the company sold "hundreds of thousands" of copies.
 Among other things, the product required too much memory for most desktop
 PCs, and has become more popular in larger server machines.
  But Mr. Ballmer said revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30 grew 70% for
 the group of server products that includes Windows NT and the SQL Server
 database. "I'm increasingly confident that it will grow at least that much
 again this year," he said.
  Rick Sherlund, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, estimates sales for the group
 of products were $250 million in fiscal 1994, or about 5% of Microsoft's
 total sales. He said 70% growth for the business should be easily attainable
 in view of rapid growth in the market.
  Mr. Ballmer also disclosed that Microsoft may change the pricing scheme for
 Windows NT to get more revenue for server applications, which allow many PC
 users to use one copy of the software. Windows NT has a street price of
 about $1,100 for servers and about $300 for workstations, he said.
  The pricing scheme may be adjusted when Microsoft announces a new version
 of Windows NT, code-named Daytona, in the next 45 days, Mr. Ballmer said.
 Mr. Sherlund expects the program to be shipped in October, to be twice as
 fast as the original version and to require 25% less memory.
  Separately, Microsoft said it has sold 800,000 units of its Access database
 program in the past three months, and more than 2 million units since it was
 first shipped in November 1992.


-Cellular Competition to Heat up in Seattle with Entry of Denver-Bas
Aug. 19--After 10 years of doing the two-step, Seattle's cellular- telephone
companies are getting a new dance partner. OneComm said it is launching
cellular-phone service here in late September, entering a market dominated by
McCaw's Cellular One and US West under the duopoly established by the Federal
Communications Commission.
OneComm is coming to Seattle using a portion of the radio spectrum previously
used in some cities by taxicabs. But what's starting next month is something
even better than cellular, executives of the Denver-based company said. They
like to call it "integrated wireless communications."
And don't call it a cellular phone, either. It's a "Unicator." Manufactured by
Motorola, the leading cellular-telephone maker, the Unicator does several
things. Push one button and it's a cellular telephone. Push another and it
operates much like a two-way radio. And the gizmo does many other things, such
as voice mail, paging and data transmission.
The first Unicators will sell for $500 to $700. Other manufacturers will make
phones and other add-on devices for OneComm's system.
OneComm is the first of what could be up to eight cellular companies operating
in Seattle by 2000, said Lisa Bowersock, US West spokeswoman. The FCC is
auctioning off radio spectrum for additional wireless services.
She predicted that competition will not be decided by price alone but by
coverage and services.
Customers by now know what cellular is, and "the educated customer is a
demanding one," she said.
OneComm said its all-digital cellular service will cost about the same as
existing cellular service and that the two-way service will be much cheaper.
The idea is that a field employee can talk regularly to the office or fellow
employees at a cheap rate and pay extra when a cellular call is made.
In contrast to existing cellular service, customers will not have to pay added
roaming or access fees when they take their OneComm phone into other cities,
said Jim Frank, OneComm's vice president and general manager for the Pacific
Northwest. He is a former US West executive.
The service will be aimed at businesses with three or more employees who need
to stay in touch, Frank said.
OneComm is about to unleash a newspaper advertising blitz to call attention to
its new service. But skeptics wonder if the company will be fully operational
in September and if its coverage will be adequate.
What's more, OneComm may have a different name in the next several months.
OneComm is being acquired by wireless-communications company Nextel of
Rutherford, N.J. The combined entity is awaiting a planned investment of $1.3
billion from MCI Communications. The combined company expects to serve 90
percent of the U.S. market by 1996. Service is likely to be marketed under the
MCI name.
Ken Woo, a spokesman for Cellular One, said he doubts that OneComm can get
reliable service up and running soon. He said he doubts whether the company
can offer adequate service in places such as Cle Elum.
Frank just grins when he hears these doubts. He said OneComm has been quietly
building transmission sites for the past 18 months and is now testing the
switching equipment. He said people will be surprised.
But some analysts share Woo's skepticism. "We feel that these services are
entering the U.S. marketplace too late to do much damage to cellular companies,
" said analyst James Krekeler of Edward D. Jones & Co. in New York. He said
that by 1996, existing cellular companies will have increased their market
penetration. END!E&$4?SE-ONECOMM



-FRIGHT FANS COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO BE SCARED AT WORLD'S
HALLOWEEN PARTY
 BUENA PARK, Calif., Aug. 23 /-- How far would you travel to be
scared this Halloween -- really scared? Apparently, no distance is too great
for some die-hard fright fans -- as evidenced by the growing national
popularity of Halloween Haunt(TM), the annual adults-only celebration
recognized as the world's largest Halloween party, and one of the largest
annual events in the amusement park industry.
"Knott's Scary Farm," the October alter-ego of Knott's Berry Farm in Buena
Park, Calif., hosts the Haunt(TM), which has grown from a Southern
California-only Halloween promotion introduced in 1972 to a 12-night
destination celebration," says Knott's Bob Ochsner.  "Close to one-fifth of
the hundreds of thousands of tickets sold every year are purchased by guests
outside Southern California."
So popular has the event become that Ticketmaster now sells Haunt(TM) tickets
in Central/Northern California, Arizona and Nevada -- an unusual practice for
a single-site event.
The Haunt(TM) is also growing in popularity with Midwest and East Coast fright
fans -- many who fly across the country just to enjoy the event's elaborately
themed walk-through attractions, rethemed rides, live stage shows and
grotesquely made-up monsters.
Further demonstrating the event's wide appeal, Knott's Camp Snoopy in
Minneapolis' Mall of America will be staging its own version of the Haunt(TM)
this year.  Featured during the nine-night, special-ticket event will be many
of the most popular elements of the California version.
Knott's Berry Farm becomes Knott's Scary Farm on Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22,
23, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31.  Tickets go on sale Aug. 29 at Knott's and
Ticketmaster locations in California, Nevada and Arizona.
"This year's highlights include 10 state-of-the-art walk-through attractions
and elaborately rethemed rides," Ochsner says.
"Mother Noose's Scary Tales," "Lair of the Vampyre" and "Industrial Evil" are
popular.  Knott's Timber Mountain Log Ride is rethemed into "Santa Claws
Mountain," home of a demented toymaker and his evil elves. The Kingdom of the
Dinosaurs attraction becomes "Slasher of The Dark."
As in past years, "The Hanging," an elaborate live show parodying the year's
most infamous individuals, will be presented several times each evening on the
park's Calico Square Stage.  Also offered will be a lavish monster stage show,
illusionists, magicians and more than 500 costumed monsters lurking in the
park's fog-shrouded streets and midways.
"But the Haunt(TM) will be without Elvira, its resident fright queen, as the
'Mistress of the Dark' is on pregnancy leave this year," Ochsner says.
"Instead, we're offering 'Haunt TV ... TerrorVision,' a monster dance video
show."
Halloween Haunt(TM) sells out weeks, even months, in advance every year.
1994 ticket prices are $28.50 in advance and $30 day of event (if available).
The park has partnered with Coca-Cola for an intensive regional promotion for
selected 1994 Haunt(TM) dates.
A scare event, Halloween Haunt(TM) is definitely not recommended for children.
For ticket and other information, please call the Knott's "Hauntline" at
714-220-5200.



     FORT LEE, N.J., Aug. 23 / -- Digital Equipment Corporation
will sponsor the E-Mail Village Green within the Internet Village at the
Eleventh Annual UNIX EXPO, October 4-6, at the Javits Convention Center in New
York City.  Under the company's sponsorship, Digital will supply 30
workstations (PCs and X-terminals), providing UNIX EXPO attendees with
hands-on, E-mail access to the Internet.
"Digital is a pioneer in providing both local and wide area networks," said
John O'Keefe, vice president of UNIX Systems Marketing. "We have been
delivering systems, software and services to meet the information needs of
public agencies, private industry and the academic community for over 20
years.  As the first company to provide technical and marketing information to
our customers and business partners using the WorldWide Web, we have a strong
commitment to the Internet as a key information delivery vehicle.  UNIX EXPO's
Internet Village and the E-Mail Village Green are strong examples of where
global information technology is headed."
Digital's new Internet Business Unit will also exhibit in the Internet Village,
joining more than 24 other leading providers of Internet access and business
services.  Exhibitors will include: Advanced Network & Services Inc. (ANS),
ClariNet Communications, CommTouch Software, InterCon Systems, the
International Internet Association, Netcom, O'Reilly and Associates,
Performance Systems International, UUNET and UUNORTH Inc.
The Internet Village -- an integral part of the complete UNIX EXPO Internet
experience -- will be complemented by a keynote panel of Internet experts and
business visionaries who will explore "The Internet and its Role in the
Business Community," in the Tuesday keynote address, October 4, at 1:00 p.m.
The comprehensive UNIX EXPO conference program will also feature a full
Internet Track, and will offer complimentary Internet introductory sessions,
open to all UNIX EXPO attendees.
UNIX EXPO(SM) is produced by Blenheim's I.T. Events Division, based in Fort
Lee, N.J., part of the Blenheim Group PLC, the world's largest producer of
trade shows and conferences.  Blenheim organizes more than 45 I.T. expositions
around the world that annually attract more than 600, 000 corporate volume
buyers and resellers.



 NEW YORK, Aug. 24 / -- The Interactive Services Association (West
Coast Chapter) will hold an Interactive Cafe at Jupiter Communications'
upcoming ONLINE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE in San Francisco on September 13-14.
Industry experts appearing at the conference will mingle with Cafe attendees
discussing the development, marketing and management of online services and
products.  "The cafe will be an excellent opportunity to meet the key players
in the online world," said Gene DeRose, president of Jupiter Communications.
Jupiter also announced that several speakers have been added to the agenda for
the first annual ONLINE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE.  They include Bruce Katz, chief
executive of The Well, Scott Converse, cooperative applications and tools
manager of Apple Online Services, Thomas J. Morgan, vice president of
Broadvision Inc., Kristin Asleson, director of marketing for the ImagiNation
Network and William T. Wong, project leader of CommerceNet.
The ONLINE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE will present a comprehensive blueprint on how
to develop and put up a compelling online product. Panels include an executive
overview featuring top officials from all the major online services, including
Scott Kurnit, executive vice president of Prodigy, Russell Williams, vice
president of Delphi, Michael Kolowich, president of Ziff-Davis Interactive,
Tom Pomeroy, vice president of the ImagiNation Network, Peter Friedman,
general manager of Apple Online Services and John Barber, general manager of
Genie.
Conference participants can attend the Interactive Cafe for free, ISA members
can buy tickets in advance for $15, non-members pay $25. Tickets at the door
are $20 for members, $35 for others.  Ticket orders should be sent to Noelle
LaCentra at VISION Integrated Marketing at 501 Second Street, Suite 707, San
Francisco, 94107 (415-974-1700).
Jupiter Communications, a media research, publishing and consulting firm,
has established a World Wide Web Site (WWW) on the Internet.  The site's
address is Jup.com.  The site will include forums on interactivity and online
services in addition to information about Jupiter's upcoming ONLINE DEVELOPERS
CONFERENCE in San Francisco (September 13-14) and its DEFINING THE ELECTRONIC
CONSUMER conference, to be held in New York (October 18-20).
The company plans to post excerpts from its INTERACTIVE CONTENT, and CONSUMER
INFORMATION APPLIANCE newsletters on the Web site, along with an order form
for its conferences.  "We're eventually going to establish a daily news feed
on the Internet," said Jupiter news director Adam Schoenfeld.  "We're
currently exploring the transactional capabilities of the Internet, but we
also plan to have a lot of material available for free."
More information on Jupiter's conferences, consulting work and newsletters is
available by calling 212-941-9252.  The ONLINE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE is being
held at Park Lane's Parc Fifty Five Hotel in San Francisco.




US-Surfing the Net: National Intelligence Revolution
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by
Open Source Solutions: If you are reading Kevin Kelly's latest book, "OUT OF
CONTROL: The Rise of Neo-Biological Civilization", or following the
quasi-public rendering asunder of the "Central" Intelligence Agency, or
listening to the Vice President talk about "harnessing the distributed
intelligence of the Nation," then
 oss.net is for you.
Named to the Gopher Jewels List within one month of its inception, this modest
server houses two public collections of files: one from OPEN SOURCE SOLUTIONS
Inc. (OSS Inc.), a non- profit organization leading the movement to establish
a national information strategy which reinvents national (classified) and
business intelligence; the other from the Information Professionals (InfoPro),
a virtual community of information, investigative and intelligence
professionals worldwide.
Described by ComputerWorld as the best watering hole in cyberspace for open
source intelligence information,
 oss.net is part of the coming revolution in how the U.S. government and the
U.S. private sector share the power of information, and how a global "virtual
intelligence community" is forming which is in the direct service of citizens
and private enterprise.
Direction:  From your Internet access point, type
 gopher gopher.oss.net or
 ftp ftp.oss.net or use wais.  This is a free public service.


PACIFIC BELL EXPANDS ISDN FOR HOME AND OFFICE WITH ONLINE SERVICE P
SUPPORT
 America Online, CompuServe, Prodigy and The WELL Share Plans
     SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25 / -- Pacific Bell today announced that
it is working with online information service providers to provide their users
with Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connectivity for high-speed,
cost-efficient access to news, electronic shopping, bulletin boards,
airline-reservations, publications, diverse discussion groups and a host of
other information-age services.
"Growth in the online information services market has been explosive and ISDN
enables media-rich communications capability for exciting new services for
users," said Kathie Blankenship, executive director of data products for
Pacific Bell.  "We will make it easier for customers to get access to these
services using ISDN.  Pacific Bell will include online information service
providers in telecommuting programs for Pacific Bell customers, Education
First for California schools and other areas so customers will get the
benefits of these electronic communities."
The number of computer users hooking up to the growing variety of online
information services has leaped from 500,000 in 1989 to seven million this
year.  By 1998, that figure will double.
America Online, the fastest growing online service, plans to use ISDN as an
emerging network option to its services.  CompuServe, the largest online
service, will begin testing U.S.-based 1-800 ISDN access into its global
network next month.  Prodigy, the most active online service, plans to have a
trial of ISDN connectivity in California by September 1994 with service
available by end of year.  The WELL, one of the most influential and eclectic
online conferencing systems and a full- service Internet access provider, will
have ISDN access available October 1.
"America Online was the first online service in the 1980s to embrace
icon-based graphical user interfaces, and in the 1990s we want to lead the
transition to multimedia user interfaces by seamlessly integrating photos,
sounds and video," said Steve Case, president and CEO of America Online.  "To
do this effectively, we need high-bandwidth networks, so we have been
partnering with cable companies to test cable/PC connections, and we've been
testing high-speed TCP/IP Internet access."  Case added, "ISDN is emerging as
an important network option and we're pleased Pacific Bell is including
America Online in its ISDN efforts."
Greg Moore, CompuServe's director of network marketing, noted, "As the world's
largest online information service, we're pleased to take on a leadership role
with Pacific Bell in ushering ISDN access to the home. ISDN digital
connections will mean faster response, representing a quantum leap in
communications performance over the fastest analog modems available today," he
added.  "This will also enable delivery of significantly high-quality
multimedia products and faster software distribution."
James H. Beall, Jr., Prodigy's senior vice president, systems and operations,
said, "Evolving interactivity to its next generation, with virtually
instantaneous multimedia features like photos and sound, requires the kind of
high-speed access we'll be able to deliver by the end of the year with the
introduction of Pacific Bell's Home ISDN.  This will represent an important
test-bed for us as we continue to enhance Prodigy's various features,
including multimedia."
Maurice Weitman, general manager of The WELL, said, "We are committed to
continually enhancing the quality, value and variety of access methods to
reach The WELL, as well as the range of services we offer.  ISDN is an
important technological advance, and The WELL is pleased to be the first such
service to offer it to  our customers."
Pacific Bell introduced its Home ISDN on August 2.  The cost is $22.95 monthly
plus additional costs for installation and associated equipment.
Pacific Bell will handle calls within its service areas. Long-distance
carriers selected by the customer handle calls that cross those service-area
boundaries.
Customers wanting to order Pacific Bell ISDN or obtain more information can
call 800 4PB-ISDN.  Additional information on Pacific Bell's ISDN services and
those of other service providers is available on the Internet WorldWide Web at
http://www.pacbell.com.  For more information on particular online service
providers and the availability of ISDN access, customers should contact those
companies.
Blankenship emphasized that in addition to the four online service providers
mentioned in today's announcement there are other providers that also provide
or plan to provide ISDN access.
America Online, Inc. is the nation's fastest-growing provider of online
services.  The company offers its more than one million subscribers a wide
variety of services, including electronic mail, conferencing, software,
computing support, interactive magazines and newspapers, online classes as
well as easy and affordable access to the Internet.  Founded in 1985, the
company has established strategic alliances with dozens of companies,
including Time Warner, ABC, NBC, Knight-Ridder, Tribune, Hatchette, IBM and
Apple.
CompuServe Information Service provides its worldwide membership of over 2.2
million with over 2,000 data bases and services to meet both business and
personal interests.  CompuServe Incorporated provides wide- and local-area
networking services, including frame relay, remote LAN access, electronic mail,
business information services and software to major corporations and
government agencies worldwide.
Prodigy is the most active online service.  Its two million-plus members
access the service up to 20 million times a month.  Prodigy offers a broad
range of up-to-the-minute news, weather, sports and business news, reference
materials and databases, including an online encyclopedia; educational
features and games for children and adults; E-mail and bulletin boards;
banking and brokerage services; travel reservations; and shopping.
The blend of compelling content and strong community orientation with the use
of the latest technology continues to distinguish The WELL as a leader in the
online industry.  With its ISDN access, The WELL community will have a faster
and more reliable method of connecting to exchange information and ideas with
one another, and with the larger network of people at other Internet sites
around the world.
Pacific Bell is a subsidiary of Pacific Telesis Group, a telecommunications
company based in San Francisco.