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Announces Informix Software Inc.'s release in January,1994 of a discounted package of computer softwares. Microsoft Windows NT operating system; Informix-SE 5.0 database; Informix-SQL; Informix-ESQL; Q+E ODBC Pack; Theory behind the Informix/Microsoft partnership; Package cost. INSET: Bundled up (discounted computer softwares)..

Evaluates IBM Corp.'s Tivoli TME 10 and Computer Associates International Inc.'s Unicenter TNG, both are computer softwares. Strengths of the two softwares; Weakness.

Discusses the integration of key personal computer (PC) technologies into the motherboard. Advantages for PC managers; Use of the Plug and Play computer softwareS; Other companies offering integration efforts; Musts for PCs. INSETS: Everex climbs back (Michael Fitzgerald).;Switched on (the Plug and Play specification)..

Discusses the emergence of object technology, the electronic trading of objects through computer softwares. Corporations' use of individual systems; Object Management Group's (OMG) Common Object Request Broker Architechture; Obstacles. INSET: Try, try again..

The article reviews two computer softwares including Version 5.1 of Cassatt Active Response data center management software from Cassatt Corp. and WS1000 Web Services Accelerator from Strangeloop Networks Inc.

This article focuses on funding of computer softwares. Microsoft Corp.'s founder Bill Gates dismissed any technology-related attraction to anyone else's software. He picked International Business Machines Corp.'s MVS for the bucks. He said that they have an installed base of 25,000 that's growing zero units a year, and they make $6 billion a year. The author's comeback was that he would have guessed he'd choose some sort of Internet-related software. controversial. If the browser was so trivial, why would Gates subsequently claim through years of antitrust litigation that it was technically too complicated to unbundle it from the operating system. Microsoft has such a chokehold with Internet explorer. Netscape found it too difficult to make its browser sufficiently compelling to prevent its marginalization to near oblivion. According to the Web monitoring outfit Net Applications, as of February Netscape held a pathetic 1.89% share of the browser market. The surge has pushed IE's share down under 90%.

Provides information on computer security measures in information technology. Features of the Nokia Corp. IP 440 Ipsilon information display appliance; Cost of four-port network interface cards from D-Link Systems Inc.; Integration of Microsoft Windows 2000 on computer softwares.

Reports that IBM has made several electronic commerce announcements geared to help customers gather and analyze business data and build and manage Web applications. List of computer softwares updated by IBM; Comments from Frank Gillett, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc.; Details of the deal struck by IBM with Vignette Corp.

Focuses on computer softwares which was released in November 1998. Advice Library for Desktop Computing from ServiceSoft Corp.; FullTime Cluster 4.1 from FullTime Software Inc.; NovaNet-Web 2.0 from Novastor Corp.; Capabilities of the softwares.

Introduces several computer softwares as of September 1998. NetBackup for Windows NT Server from Veritas Software Corp.; StarSQL 2.6 from Starquest Software Inc.

Enumerates some computer softwares on enterprise networking in the United States. Cisco IOS for S/390 Version 2 from Cisco Systems Inc.; Datamizer Pro from Symplex Communications company; Capabilities of the products.

Presents news briefs about computer softwares in the United States. Details on the initial shipping of LapJack data security system by LapJack Systems Incorporated; Announcement made by Mapics Incorporated that Mapics XA 5.0 namesake manufacturing software will be launched in for Java and European current; Launching of Network/Unplugged software by Mobiliti Incorporated.

Presents brief information on computer softwares. Information on the Java-based software which was released by Influence Software Incorporated; Announces the expansion of Axent Technologies Incorporated's security management software; Detailed information on the upgraded version of NCR Corporation's Top End 2.05.

Discusses potential improvements for on-line help functions of computer softwares. Users' preference of on-line coaches over manuals; Reasons for coaches' popularity; Comparison with corporate help desks. INSETS: Where is it?.;Real help for real people..