Navigating the galaxies

Article Abstract:

The explosive growth of the Internet has made information retrieval a complex task and has created a need for new ways to index the vast amounts of new information made available. Different types of indexing programs are under development that will be designed to solve these critical issues.

Innovations, Product development, Database industry, Online services, Internet services, Telecommunications systems, Information storage and retrieval

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Not yet Net: tantalizing as the Internet may seem, for now the practical frustrations outweigh the cosmopolitan rewards

Article Abstract:

The most useful services of the Internet are available with less hassle from other providers. Commercial online services offer electronic mail, bulletin boards, discussion groups and file transfer functions, and they are working on offering full World Wide Web connections.

Evaluation, Electronic mail systems, Email, Information services, World Wide Web

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Looking at the sun

Article Abstract:

The failure of the US semiconductor industry to maintain its market superiority over the Japanese cannot be explained by the logic of traditional American economic theory. A crucial factor was the role of the government in each country.

Analysis, Semiconductor industry, Japan, International aspects, Cover Story, Economic policy, Industrial policy

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