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THE INFOWORLD SCOOP Tuesday, August 11, 1998
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TOP NEWS STORIES
* Microsoft seeks to have Justice Department case thrown out
* Inprise to team with Sun on Solaris tools, Java support
* Sybase unveils Enterprise Application Studio
* Finally, Microsoft releases Exchange 5.5 service pack
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REVIEWS
* Test Center Comparison
Which anti-virus software is best at killing bugs dead?
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811rv1
* Microsoft Office 2000, beta,
This early beta release of Office 2000 clearly indicates
a great leap forward. Microsoft has moved the package
from a traditional application-centric model to a
Web-centric application platform. Usability and
features in each application have been upgraded to help
create, manage, and store corporate knowledge in a
central location.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811rv2
* BeanBuilder 1.0, Prerelease,
This development tool enables quick creation of Java
components. Wizards, an extensible component palette,
and a graphical development interface allow even the
most novice developer to produce results.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811rv3
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INTERVIEWS
* Roger Mathews
Compaq's I-commerce strategy manager pieces together the
SET puzzle.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811iv1
* Pushpendra Mohta
The executive vice president of AT&T's CERFnet unit
discusses AT&T's emerging strategy.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811iv2
* Security roundtable
What users need to know to make informed decisions.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811iv3
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FEATURES
* Taming the beast
IT managers can now drop the application management
juggling act.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811ft1
* Honesty policy
Open communication is key to building good relationships
with recruiters.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811ft2
* Mentor's Corner
APS' Customer Information Center improves service -- and
profits.
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811ft3
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FORUMS
* PalmPilot support
Is it too easy to just blame Microsoft?
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811fm1
* Windows' nuisances
Why do you, as IS decision makers, put up with this
nonsense?
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811fm2
* CDA II: The sequel
What do you think of the new attempt to regulate the
Internet?
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http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811fm3
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TOP NEWS STORIES
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MICROSOFT SEEKS TO HAVE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CASE THROWN OUT
As promised, Microsoft on Monday sought to have the U.S.
Department of Justice's antitrust case thrown out of
court, or at least whittled down, in the software
giant's broadest defense yet against the government.
In an 88-page motion seeking summary judgment, Microsoft
asserted that the Justice Department and 20 state
attorneys general, who filed the suit in May, have not
proved three key pieces of their case:
For the full story:
http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811nw1
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INPRISE TO TEAM WITH SUN ON SOLARIS TOOLS, JAVA SUPPORT
Inprise will announce Tuesday in Denver at its annual
ICON '98 user event a strategic alliance with Sun
Microsystems to bring Inprise's development wares to
the Solaris operating environment.
The partnership between Inprise, formerly Borland, and
Sun will allow the Borland-Inprise family of enterprise
application development tools to build and run on
Solaris.
For the full story:
http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811nw2
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SYBASE UNVEILS ENTERPRISE APPLICATION STUDIO
Sybase on Monday announced Enterprise Application
Studio, a set of development tools designed to let
companies build and deploy distributed, Web, and
client/server applications.
Enterprise Application Studio consists of PowerBuilder
6.5, PowerJ, and the Sybase Enterprise Application
Server, according to a statement from Sybase.
For the full story:
http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811nw3
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FINALLY, MICROSOFT RELEASES EXCHANGE 5.5 SERVICE PACK
Microsoft has made available its first service pack for
Exchange Server 5.5, almost one month after the offering
originally was scheduled for release.
Service Pack 1, posted to the Microsoft Web site last
Friday, includes X509.v3 support, an anti-spam user
interface, an organizational merge utility, a Web forms
creation/migration wizard, and Routing Object
Libraries.
For the full story:
http://www.infoworld.com/scoop/sc?980811nw4
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