Although not as flashy as full-length feature films on CD-ROM or 3-D virtual reality, desktop conferencing applications can save you time and money
[theme : GROUPWARE] [author : A. Reinhardt]
Somewhat overshadowed by ATM products, Ethernet switching hubs are now getting the respect they deserve.
[theme : ETHERNET NETWORKING]
The committee works on a new PCMCIA standard that will add bus mastering, a 32-bit data path, and 3.3-V operation.
[theme : PCMCIA STANDARDS]
Backup software and hardware vendors hope that a new standard, the System Independent Data Format, will make incompatibility problems obsolete
[theme : NETWORK BACKUP]
By year-end, IBM plans to release its first Microkernel-based Workplace OS product for the PowerPC, which is, in essence, OS/2 running on the PowerPC.
[theme : SYSTEM SOFTWARE STRATEGY]
BYTE interviewed and surveyed about 30 current or former PDA users and came up with a 10-point wish list for next-generation PDAs.
[theme : PDAS]
Developers frustrated by a limited number of visual-programming tools should see a change this summer.
[theme : APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT]
InterActive Communicator talks back, HotDocs automates document creation, and more.
[theme : NEW PRODUCTS]
The Intel-based 80x86 continues to dominate the desktop, and it will likely continue with the anticipated introduction of new designs from Intel and its competitors.
[theme : NEW PROCESSORS] [author : Tom R. Halfhill]
The Distributed Computing Environment standard provides the services to make distributed computing manageable, multiplatform, and transparent to users.
[author : Michael D. Millikin]
Although complex, businesses are relying more and more on distributed databases .
[author : Jane Richter]
How do you get the most recent, important data where it is needed in a distributed environment?
[author : Andy Reinhardt]
Securing distributed systems starts with controlling access.
[author : Russell Kay]
The role of EIS in a distributed environment is uncertain.
[author : Karen Watterson]
Access performance, and data integrity are some of the issues of connecting remote clients.
[author : Michael Nadeau]
The electronic version of the National Gallery collection demonstrates how traditional material can be adapted to new publishing media.
[theme : CD-ROM] [author : Dick Pountain]
The designer of the TI MVP discusses the multimedia functions that drove the design of the chip.
[theme : PROCESSORS] [author : Karl M. Guttag]
BYTE readers separate the best from the rest.
[theme : PRODUCTS]
Affordable Power Macs run old 680x0 software surprisingly well. The new Macs save their performance punch for a small but growing number of programs compiled for the PowerPC 601 processor.
[theme : DESKTOP SYSTEMS] [author : Tom Thompson]
Group-scheduling software relieves some of the tedium and frustration of corporatewide scheduling by accessing the combined calendars of all the people across an organization. The BYTE Lab evaluates six cross-platform schedulers.
[theme : GROUP SCHEDULERS] [author : Ben Smith and Howard Eglowstein]
As simple to use as an appliance, the FAServer 400 is a fast, affordable NFS file server for TCP/IP networks.
[theme : NETWORKS] [author : Bruce Dawson]
Telebit's NetBlazer remote routers enable telecommuting. The NetBlazer PN1, a small Ethernet router with a built-in V.32bis modem, supports IP, IPX, and Apple Ethernet protocols.
[theme : COMMUNICATIONS] [author : Bruce Dawson]
Business forecasting software predicts future trends - sales projections, inventory levels, energy usage - by incorporating traditional forecasting methods. The four programs reviewed here guide businesspeople through a forecasting session and generate accessible reports and graphs.
[theme : BUSINESS SOFTWARE] [author : George Stewart]
Is Novell DOS 7 a better DOS than Microsoft's?
[theme : OPERATING SYSTEMS] [author : Terje Mathisen]
We test Ethernet NICs, PCMCIA cards, and parallel-port adapters to find the best networking hardware for desktop and mobile applications.
[theme : ETHERNET ADAPTERS]
U.S. software developers scramble for a piece of the international pie.
[theme : INTERNATIONALIZATION] [author : Russell Kay]
A look at the many technical issues and problems involved in moving software.
[author : Chris Miller]
Cultural factors impinge on software design
[author : Kumiyo Nakakoji]
The developing countries are also developing competitive software industries.
[author : Edward Yourdon]
IBM and Motorola's latest CPU outperforms the Pentium.
[theme : CPUS] [author : Bob Ryan and Tom Thompson]
OS/2 well exploit symmetric multiprocessing hardware.
[theme : OPERATING SYSTEMS] [author : Michael Kogan]
A look at the growing popularity of the Point-to-Point Protocol.
[theme : NETWORKS] [author : Ben Smith]
Apple finds a way to ease the task of moving programs over to the Power Mac.
[theme : PROGRAMMING] [author : Rick Grehan]
Sound boards clash with hard drive controllers on new Pentium system.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
A look at cryptography, Marvin Minsky on CD-ROM, "plugs," and visualization of scientific data.
[author : Rick Grehan and Tom Thompson and Raymond Ga Côté and Scott Wallace]
A software engineer's perspective of multiplatform applications development.
[author : Raymond Ga Côté]
[author : Dennis Allen]
PowerPCs, the legality of E-mail contracts, a data-highway reality check, and Chicago's effect on software development.
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