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Presents news briefs related to the telecommunications industry as of June 9, 1997. Includes Bell Mobility's contract with Qualcomm; RSL Communication Ltd.'s purchase agreement with Grupo Maxitel; Motorola's global marketing alliance with VeriFone.

Reports on the US Department of Defense's efforts to convince Intel not to abandon its Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) product line. Defense Supply Center's (DSCC) suggestion for Intel top sell wafers to continuing QML suppliers; QML status received by Xilinx; Temperature range needed by Intel's commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products to meet the military's requirements.

Reports on Digital Equipment's early release of is high-end 500MHz Alpha 21164 microprocessor. Plans for a low-priced microprocessors; Comments from company officials; Other product launchings; Features and capabilities of the 500MHz Alpha 21164 microprocessor.

Reports on the dissatisfaction of consumers on the performance of wireless communication services in the United States. Consumer complaints due to the inability to connect to other phones using wireless protocol; Creation of consumer confusion regarding cellular phones; Potential solution to the multiple protocol problem.

Presents various developments in Gigabit Ethernet technology in 1997. Introduction of Gigabit Ethernet switches; Unveiling of layer 3 switches; Consolidation within the industry.

Reports on developments relevant to the North American telecommunication industry as of June 30, 1997. Includes Lucent Technologies Inc.'s release of the external antenna module and remote diagnostics utility; Digital Equipment Corp.'s integration of its AltaVista Internet Software business into its Products Division to accelerate the company's efforts toward its goals in the Internet market.

Reports on Compaq Computer Corp.'s purchase of Tandem Computers Inc. for $3 billion stock. Terms of the deal; Significance of the deal with Compaq Computer's plan to become a $40 billion company by year 2000; Other acquisition made by the company.

Focuses on various developments concerning the telecommunication market as of June 23, 1997. Includes the lapse of InterDigital Communications' contract with the Pakistan Telecommunications Co. Ltd.; Seagate Technology's strategic partnership agreement with Gadzoox Microsystems; Groundbreaking for the flagship manufacturing headquarters of Motorola's Cellular Infrastructure group (CIG).

Reports on Gateway 2000's proposal to acquire server and personal computer (PC) maker Advanced Logic Research (ALR). Gateway's introduction of its first PC line specifically targeted to the corporate market; Advantages of the merger to both companies; Micron Electronics Inc.'s acquisition discussions with Compaq; ALR's operation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gateway.

Presents news briefs from the electronic industries compiled as of June 16, 1997. Includes news on the definitive agreement signed by Micron Electronics Inc. to acquire NetFrame Systems Inc. via a cash tender offer; Agreement between Bull and NCR to resell NCR WorldMark servers and NCR's Teradata database software; Introduction of a 8.4-gigabyte hard disk drive from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).

Focuses on the impact of the AT&T layoffs in 1995 on the New Jersey communities where many AT&T employees worked. Negligible effect of the AT&T layoffs on the economies of the communities; Contrast of the AT&T layoffs with that of the International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) in New York State's Hudson Valley in the early 1990s; Impact of the IBM layoffs on the Hudson Valley.

Presents news briefs related to the computer market as of June 2, 1997. Includes Sun Microsystems' deal with Encore Computer Corp.; Gartner Group Inc.'s release of a study on Compaq Computer's notebook computers; Dataquest's worldwide growth.

Reports on AT&T Corp.'s rumored merger negotiations with SBC Communications Inc. Estimated value of the merger; Potential impact of the merger to the telecommunications industry; Companies which may be affected by the merger.

Presents developments concerning the high technology industries as of May 12, 1997. Microsoft Corp.'s signing of an agreement to acquire Dimension X; Dismissal of the patent infringement suit brought by Media 100 Inc. against Avid; Compaq's release of the Armada 7700 family of notebook computers.

Highlights developments concerning the computer industry for the week ending May 5, 1997. Includes Dell Computer's decision to cut prices by up to 15 percent across its line of OptiPlex desktop personal computers; Intergraph Computer Systems' creation of a new publishing and prepress division to focus on graphics arts, publishing and prepress hardware.

Reports that Compaq Computer and Thomson Consumer Electronics' RCA brand launched PC Theater, a television and multimedia computer convergence product. Integration of a 36-inch, diagonal, big-screen display from the RCA brand with a multimedia personal computer; Product support; Performance.

Reports on Vishay Intertechnology Inc.'s plans to acquire 65 percent of Lite-On Power Semiconductor Corp. Efforts to enter the discrete semiconductor business; Company's announcement of its interest in acquiring General Instrument's Power Semiconductor division; Description of Vishay's strategy in acquiring Lite-On's 65 percent.

Presents developments related to computer networks in the United States for the week ending April 14, 1997. 3Com's plans to release Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet products for large area networks; STM Wireless Inc.'s contract to supply satellite networking equipment in Southeast Asia; Sun Microsystems' creation of the Network Security Products group to deliver security capabilities to Internet and intranet users.

Reports on the billion-dollar merger agreement between Ascend Communications Inc. and Cascade Communications Corp. Market as main driving force in the networking consolidation trend; Comments from Cisco director of service provider marketing Kevin Outcalt; Networking companies' need for a large support organization.

Reports on developments related to computer networking in the United States as of March 24, 1997. Includes Network Appliance Inc.'s definitive agreement to acquire Internet Middleware Corp. (IMC); CSI Netlinks' technology partnership with ACT Networks; United States factory sales of telecommunications equipment.

Reports on developments in the computer industry of the United States as of March 24, 1997. Includes computing configurations to be provided by Hewlett-Packard and Litton/PRC Inc.; Merger of PCI Hot Plug into the Intelligent I/O specification by I2O Special Interest Group; SRC Computers Inc.'s status since the death of company president Seymour Cray.

Reports on developments in the computer industry of the United States as of March 17, 1997. Includes alliance formed by IBM, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Netscape Communications; LS-120 drive initiatives announced by Imation and other companies at the CeBIT show; Release of U.S. Robotics' new models in its Pilot PC companion product line.

Focuses on LSI Logic's lawsuit against former employees Paul V. Bergantino and William N. Giudice and the company they founded called Maker Communications Equipment Inc. for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets related to LSI's ATMizer II product. Companies' means of discouraging trade secret misappropriation; Comparison between LSI's ATMiser II network controller and Maker's MXT3010 ATM SAR device.

Reports on SGS-Thomson Microelectronics' (STM) plan to build a new eight-inch fab at an undisclosed location in Italy as part of the company's strategy of opening a new eight-inch fab per year. Comments from STM president of the America region Richard Pieranunzi; Company's plans for motherboards; Challenges faced by STM in its bid to become a higher-ranking semiconductor maker.

Reflects on the possibility that the year 1996 may be the last chance for the reduced instruction set computing (RISC) camp to make an impact in the desktop computer market. Dismal performance of the microprocessor industry during the Christmas 1996 season; Decision by International Business Machines (IBM) and Motorola to refrain from supporting Windows NT.

Reports on the decision of IBM and Motorola to cease supporting Power PC-based systems running the Windows NT operating system. Digital Equipment's decision to continue to produce chips for Windows NT systems; Microsoft's observation of a strong demand for Windows NT overall; Microsoft's disappointment over the lack of sales volume.

Reports on Texas Instruments (TI) president and chief executive Tom Engibous' announcement of a shift in the company's strategic direction. Intention to direct the company toward digital signal processing (DSP), analog/mixed signal, advanced logic and storage arenas; Loss posted by TI in the third quarter of 1996; Impact of declining prices in dynamic random access memory (DRAM) components.

Reports on discussions concerning the necessity of forming strategic alliances in the semiconductor industry during the Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference and Workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Benefits of strategic alliances; Capital-intensive nature of semiconductor business.

Announces the highlights of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) to be held in February 1997. Digital Equipment Corp.'s introduction of new chips; Plenary sessions on several issues, like network computer and technologies for multimedia systems-on-a-chip; International Business Machines' (IBM) 350-megahertz single S/390 chip for mainframe applications.

Reports on IBM Microelectronics' plans for cost-cutting measures. Possible layoffs in several units; Employee buyout offers; Involuntary resource restructuring notification; IBM's flat earnings for the third quarter of 1996; Impact of lower dynamic random access memory (DRAM) prices; Increased revenues in North America, Asia and Latin America; Performance of hardware, semiconductor and software businesses.

Reports on developments in integrated circuit (IC) production and design in the United States as of October 21, 1996. Includes the unveiling of Advanced Micro Devices' Mach5-512/160-7 complex programmable logic device (CPLD); Licensing of Cable & Future Technology's new Futurebus+ CC89600 ASIC technology; Analog Devices' ADMC330.

Reports on the recent demise of supercomputer designer Seymour Cray on October 5, 1996 at the age of 71. Cray as founder of SRC Computers; Cray's computer inventions; Problems faced by Cray Computers in building a GaAS-based system.

Reports on the unveiling of Intel's Wired for Management initiative at a forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Initiative's aim of addressing the total overall cost of maintained networked computers and to promote sales of Intel's Pentium Pro; Support for Intel's thrust into the high-end workstation market; Plans to decrease the cost involved in technical support personnel of corporations.

Pits small-time integrated circuit (IC) manufacturers against big IC makers in the United States. Life span of small businesses; Fates of discontinued integrated circuits (ICs); How to recognize semiconductor brokers.

Reports on developments during the 1996 Desktop VideoConferencing Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Janey Place as keynote speaker; Transitions in desktop videoconferencing; Solutions for Internet's bandwidth problem.

Reports on developments during the 1996 Siggraph Show in New Orleans, Louisiana. Event as a launching drive for Windows NT and Intel; Need for the implementation of 3-D acceleration boards into the PC; Deficit of Pentium Pro processors in the area of floating point.

Reports that large reduced instruction set computing (RISC) semiconductor vendors in the United States are licensing cores to application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) vendors and others. International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) licensing of its PowerPC core to Mitsubishi; Motorola's licensing of its ColdFire core and 68000 architecture cores to Hewlett-Packard.

Focuses on the impact on Intel Corp. of the introduction of Network Computer (NC), an Internet-based computing appliance that is expected to cost less than a personal computer (PC). Moves by Intel Corp. which could have been designed to counter the NC; Lucent Technologies' position on the emerging technology; Intel Corp.'s basic argument for the use of PCs; Arguments against the use of PCs.

Reports on the appointment of Thomas Engibous as president and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments Inc. Career of Engibous in the company.

Reports on the technology agreement signed by Intel and Lockheed to jointly develop a real-time, 3-D graphics chip based on the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) interface specification. Background on the specification revised by Intel; Implications of the move for the 3-D graphics industry; Developments regarding the AGP specification.

Presents developments in the integrated circuits industry. Flash analog-to-digital converter offered by Signal Processing Technologies; Voodoo3-D graphics chipset from 3Dfx Interactive licensed by NEC Technologies for use in NEC's Power Player line of multimedia PCs; Line of high-current, precision linear voltage regulators from Cherry Semiconductor Corp.

Reports that the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) postponed its annual joint meeting in Tokyo with the Electronic Industries Association of Japan (EIAJ). Suggestion that SIA is putting pressure on EIAJ; Comments of SIA board chairman Pat Weber on the postponement; EIAJ's interpretation of the postponement.

Reports on the decline of the Semiconductor Industry Association's (SIA) March 1996 book-to-bill ratio. Comparison with February 1996 figures; Billings in the North and South American markets; Increased sales of microprocessors in 1995; Comments from industry analysts on various factors contributing to the decline in the book-to-bill ratio.

Reports on the debate in the electronics industry over the mandated `V-chip' technology which aim to censor too much sex and violence on American television. Component suppliers' assessment of the V-chip; Efforts of the makers of circuitry to meet the V-chip challenge; Various ways tried out by television set and componentry producers for implementing the V-chip.

Discusses trends in the data transmission equipment industry in the United States in 1998. Moderation of hype over asynchronous transfer mode; Availability of digital subscriber lines and cable modems.

Reports that Microsoft Corp. is making a $1 billion investment in Comcast Corp. to expand its influence in the broadcasting arena to aid in its mission to converge television and computing. Microsoft's ownership of Comcast; Expected cooperation between the two companies' executives; Deployment of fiber optic networks.

Reports on the partnership between Ericsson SA, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., and Unwired Planet Inc. to define a wireless application protocol aimed at creating a common standard for the use of Internet content in digital mobile phones. Use of the standard to remove the burden of writing codes adhering to competing digital mobile phone approaches; Terms of the agreement.

Presents news updates concerning computer networks in the United States for the week ending July 7, 1997. Includes contract awarded to Osicom Technologies Inc. to supply networking products for WAM!NET Inc.; Acquisition of Netaccess by Brooktrout Technology Inc.; Slowdown in the shipment of wireless local loop in Tellular Corp.'s project in Hungary.

Presents news updates concerning the computer industry of the United States for the week ending July 7, 1997. Includes plan of Gateway 2000 to construct a manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah; Illegally copied or counterfeit programs seized by Microsoft Europe; Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of VeriFone Inc.

Features Compaq Computer Corp.'s Presario 2200 Series, a multimedia personal computer made cost-effective by the utilization of Cyrix's 180-megahertz MediaGX processor. Aim of the company toward operational efficiency; Ability of the system to use smaller motherboard.