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When Apple entered Japan, one of its first shipments was held up in customs. The glitch? Inspectors thought the boxes contained fruit. They wouldn't make that mistake today. Apple is […]

Take your pick. The PC industry is: (A) About to experience the biggest battle in its history --one that will decide which of the growing number of 32-bit operating systems […]

NOT JUST NETWORKS ANYMORE: NOVELL AIMS FOR OS CROWN -------------------- By Jane Morrissey Even while hitting golf balls into the net of a makeshift driving range inside his garage, Novell […]

By Laura Brennan When it came to PC sales, Digital Equipment Corp. sales representatives were well-known for their indifference. 'Their attitude used to be 'You want to buy PCs? OK. […]

How could things be worse? Frankly, we're not sure. With U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's ruling coming on the heels of the collapsed settlement talks, the Microsoft-DOJ antitrust trial […]

During a routine antitrust oversight hearing last week, members of the House Judiciary Committee grilled the U.S. Department of Justice's Joel Klein and used the occasion to air their views […]

If there's one thing I hate more than a sore loser (Microsoft), it's a sore winner. Judge Jackson's ruling was only a few hours old last week when Sun Microsystems […]

I seem to be one of the few who think it makes sense to split Microsoft into layers-an operating systems company and an applications and content company-rather than split it […]

A court-appointed mediator in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust lawsuit, combined with a rising tide of class action suits against the software developer, could spur a settlement in the case, observers […]

Consolidation is rampant in the telecommunications industry. Just how far it will go is up to the FCC and the Department of Justice, but we think it should stop short […]

A few random thoughts while waiting for final arguments (or a settlement) in the DOJ vs. Microsoft case: I'm probably in the minority, but count me among those who think […]

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into possible monopolistic actions by the global consortia that build and operate transoceanic fiber-optic cable systems. The antitrust inquiry is directed […]

Microsoft's strategy of using internal AOL and Netscape memos as evidence is questioned. With Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust trial wrapping up, the company's defense team hunkered down last week behind an […]

For Microsoft Corp., the darkest hours of battling four lawsuits may be yielding to a new dawn. While the cases have already created some damage, particularly by draining corporate resources, […]

Punching out your own 600M-byte CD ROMs is easier, and cheaper, than ever. The average price of CD ROM recorders, now at about $2,000, is expected to fall to $1,000 […]

C Edging Out Pascal as Developers' Language of Choice Although the choice between programming in C and in Pascal is still a matter of personal preference, industry observers agree that […]

Monitor Competition: Multiscan vs. VGA-Specific Because of its repertoire of scanning frequencies, the original Multisync monitor, introduced by NEC Home Electronics inc. in late 1985, was touted as a 'one-size-fits-all' […]

Low-End Workstations Square Off Against High-End '386 PCs Top-drawer desktop-computing power has been a shifting quantity in the PC industry over the years, but microcomputer makers have not been the […]

Price Crucial in Bid To Unseat Dedicated-Line Modems The market for synchronous, dedicated-line modems has long been one in which a few technologies dominate. But, while other technologies now are […]

For PC Compatibles, Market Casualties From Apple Attack Mean Mac's No Toy Dont's look now, PC compatibles, but there's a Mac breathing down your necks. In a corporate world dominated […]

Enhanced Impact Printers Seen In Wake of Pressure from Lasers Faced with growing competition from non-impact printers, particularly laser models, manufacturers of dot-matrix and daisy-wheel printers are expected to respond […]

With new printers offering faster, more colorful output and sharper test and images, it is questionable whether users will continue to purchase plotters for all of their color hardcopy output […]

Computer-aided design (CAD) is putting down deeper roots in the PC world, as vendors refine and improve their CAD software with new versions, according to industry observers and exhibitors at […]

Desktop-Organizer Vendors: Bundling Aids Distribution Quadram Corp. this month begins bundling Polytron Corp.'s PolyWindows DeskPlus desktop organizer with its Quadboard, Gold Quadboard and Silver Quadboard multifunction boards; its QuadSprint accelerator […]

Probe for weaknesses, then jump in. Find another weak point and capture it. When you can't be dislodged, go after the strong points. This strategy, which has taken japan from […]

Compatibles: A New Round of AT Lookalikes is Challenging IBM's Market Dominance It happened at Comdex/Spring in Atlanta. IBM managed to create another whole market--PC AT plug compatibles. The IBM-compatible […]

NEW YORK--Ungermann-Bass Inc. views itself as the pioneer in networking multivendor equipment with its 675 installations worldwide and a 50 percent market share, according to its own estimate. Its strong […]

No Surprises: IBM Has Lion's Share of Office PC Market In 1984, IBM, Apple Computer, Tandy Corp., Compaq Computer Corp. and Hewlett-Packard emerged as the top manufacturers in the office […]

Competitors Beware: IBM Has Discovered the Software Business Something very interesting has been happening down in Boca Raton: IBM seems to have discovered the microcomputer-software business. Back when the PC […]

Ashton-Tate Spars with Opponents There have been several recent moves in 'dBattle I' and 'dBattle II,' Ashton-Tate's separate software offensives against Lotus Development Corp. and Microrim Inc. On dBattle I […]

The best operating systems,' a pundit once said, 'is one that the user cannot see.' Operating systems--the software that controls the computer's interaction with the outside world-have come a long […]

The infusion of open internet messaging protocols into the insular environment of LAN-based messaging systems allows organizations to have the best--or at least parts of the best--of both worlds. The […]

Netscape must have whispered just the right sweet something. After all, Stu Gannes, CEO of Books That Work, was a Microsoft devotee. But when he needed help to create Web […]

The Taiwanese have long played a supporting part. They made branded clones. When that market dried up, they found new roles to play--OEMing systems and making motherboards. They've been so […]

Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT 3.5 has been back-ordered for much of the time since its release last October, as Microsoft makes inroads in selling the operating system as a network […]

Intel Corp.'s dark cloud over the Pentium could mean blue skies for RISC workstation vendors, who have been fighting to have their products recognized as cost-effective alternatives to high-end Pentium […]

As the operating-system war continues, Unix vendors are fighting back by repositioning the venerable operating system to capture the server market. 'Our mission two years ago was to replace PCs […]

OK, so Microsoft Corp. has won. The government basically conceded as much with its slap-on-the-wrist consent decree. ISVs admit it when they refocus their business strategies to complement, not just […]

Pop quiz: Is the leader in the 2.5-inch hard-drive market for notebooks Quantum Corp., Seagate Technology Inc., or Conner Peripherals Inc.? Trick question: It's none of those storage mainstays, it's […]

Compaq Computer Corp. is ceding its leadership position in notebooks after basking at the top of the heap for more than a year. The Houston-based company -- which beat out […]

Companies will adopt object-oriented databases at a faster pace this year as emerging standards and hybrid versions relieve corporate anxiety surrounding the technology. According to a recent report by International […]

After lagging in the back of the pack of PC vendors, a trio of large computer systems companies is finally posting big gains in PC market share. With first-quarter worldwide […]

-------------------- It seemed like a brilliant idea. Acer Group would use the amazingly adaptable iguana as its poster animal in Latin American image ads. Wrong. South of the border, the […]

Impending competition and cooling relationships with key allies have some industry observers questioning Lotus Development Corp.'s long-term ability to retain its commanding lead in the communications software business. Lotus, the […]

While Lotus Development Corp. appears to have a lock on the No. 2 slot in desktop applications, it shows few signs of being able to make significant inroads against Microsoft […]

After a hyperbolic debut, 3DO Co. is getting a crash course in reality. The brash Silicon Valley startup -- which last year launched one of the most successful initial public […]

IBM Personal Computer Co.'s reorganization last week and the subsequent retirement of President Robert Corrigan is providing yet another foothold for competitors looking to steal market share from the PC […]

-------------------- It's not enough that Microsoft holds a crushing 80 percent share of the desktop suite market. Now, those rogues from Redmond hope to do even better by inviting thousands […]

Stalled for the last two years by product detours and legal potholes, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is finally on the road to snaring a share of the 486 market. The […]

When shipments of personal digital assistants hit the market in the last four months of 1993, the excitement preceding the announcements was quickly replaced by press reports filled with complaints […]