New product a big test for Dun & Bradstreet
Article Abstract:
Dun & Bradstreet Software introduces SmartStream, a $99,000 network software package that gives users access to data base information contained in private company mainframe computers and in Compuserve, MCI News and the Dow Jones News Service. The new product is the first step in a new direction for the company. Dun & Bradstreet had previously targeted the mainframe sector and is now marketing to the personal computer, work station and client/server environments. A merger in 1989 helped form the company, and the product's introduction is considered to be an indication of the merger's success. The company will continue to produce software that makes it easier for users to obtain and work with data from large databases.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Painting signposts on the screen
Article Abstract:
Menus can provide computer users with a way to organize the desktop and allow children to recognize software without having to learn the arcane system inherent to MD-DOS. Users can purchase software that helps build a desktop or they work with DOS itself. Products on the market include PC Dynamics' $39.95 Menu Works Personal, the $89.95 Menu Works Advanced, OSCS' $89.95 QuickMenu III, and XTree Co's $149 XTree Gold 2.5 disk management utility. All of these programs will recognize most major software programs, but many of the educational and games software packages are missed. For a complete menu list, users can write some batch files through DOS or through DOS Editor.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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