The New York Times 1996 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A chip maker with hungry eyes for your toaster; SGS-Thomson carves niche outside the computer world. (president and CEO, Pasquale Pistorio)(includes related article on applications of SGS-Thomson's analog chips) (Company Operations) | Business, general | John Tagliabue |
A mean chess-playing computer tears at the meaning of thought. (IBM's Deep Blue and artificial intelligence) (Technology Information) | Business, general | Bruce Weber |
A new CD marvel awaits, but the horizon recedes. (digital video disk) (Technology Information) | Business, general | Peter M. Nichols |
A new market for ads: 'cybertots.' (advertising online) (Internet | Business, general | Lawrie Mifflin |
A New York Web guide to be acquired; start-up City Search is big on local data. (City Search acquires Metrobeat) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Laurie L. Flynn |
Apple plans to repair problems of some Macintosh computers. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | |
Apple seeing mixed results from cloning: imitation Macintoshes have aided consumers. (Product Information) | Business, general | Charles Piller |
A room with a cyberview; on-line hotels for the itinerant business traveler. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | James Sterngold |
Art in cyberspace: can it live without a body? (includes related article on art sites on the Web) (Technology Information) | Business, general | Steven Henry Madoff |
As AT&T reorganizes, employees regroup. (divisionism's effect on individuals, community, culture)(first in a series of periodic looks at AT&T's transformation) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Kirk Johnson |
A supercomputer deal pits buying American vs. fair trade. (Cray Computer, Fujitsu and NEC compete for National Center for Atmospheric Research contract) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Peter Passel |
AT&T and Wells Fargo investing in an electronic cash card. (Wells Fargo and Co; Mondex smart card) (Product Information) | Business, general | Saul Hansell |
AT&T quarterly gain is below rivals'; defense plans call for bundled services. (Sprint, MCI) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
British phone concerns end merger talks; attempts to create a global telecommunications giant collapses. (British Telecommunications PLC, Cable and Wireless PLC merger fails) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | |
Cable and Wireless profit up 59% in year. (fiscal year ended Mar 31, 1996) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
Calling long distance, on a PC and the Internet; the technology is here, but it's far from perfect. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | John H. Jr. Cushman |
Chinese cruise Internet, wary of watchdogs. (government control of information) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Seth Faison |
Chip makers in Japan post gains as sales rise. (fiscal year ending Mar 31, 1996) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | |
Chip thieves are arrested after a sting in California. (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | Carey Goldberg |
Compuserve was checked by the F.B.I. for indecency. (against agreement during review of Communications Decency Act) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Pamela Mendels |
Computing computing's true cost.(Buyers Guide) | Business, general | Peter Lewis |
Court decides Microsoft owes some benefits to freelancers. (US Court of Appeals order regarding contract employees) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Steven Greenhouse |
Defense Dept. computers face a hacker threat, report says: growing danger to U.S. security is cited. (General Accounting Office report) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Philip Shenon |
Defining TV's and computers for a future of high definition. (includes related article on the evolution of television) (Technology Information) | Business, general | Joel Brinkley |
Desperately seeking surfers; Web programmers try to alter search engines' results. (Web site developers attempt to alter Web search results) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Laurie J. Flynn |
Dow resumes surge with help from I.B.M. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
Embarrassed, France halts Thomson sale; a deal with Daewoo only stirred resentment. (Thomson sale to Lagardere Groupe and Daewoo Electronics) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Craig R. Whitney |
Employees anxious as layoffs loom. (AT&T) (Company Operations) | Business, general | Robert Hanley |
Expanding the boundaries of E-mail; reaching out and touching someone far away via the Internet. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Sreenath Sreenivasan |
F.C.C. may let Bells decide when to drop access fees; aim is to cut cost of long-distance calls. (Government Activity) | Business, general | |
Finance magazines hitch a ride on the Internet. (Money Magazine, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Smart Money and Worth) (Technology Information) | Business, general | Brett Brune |
Finding a paycheck on line. (job search) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Sana Siwolop |
For Apple, a new link to America Online; beleaguered computer maker also names chief financial officer. (Internet access agreement; CFO Fred Anderson) (Company Operations) | Business, general | |
For some directors, the Web is their studio. (independent film makers employ Web to organize, exhibit and promote their work) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Peter M. Nichols |
From kitchen table to keyboard; investment clubs flock to Internet. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | David J. Morrow |
Getting the latest version of software via the Internet. (Tuneup.com's service center, Cybermedia's Oil Change, Cirrus Arts' Versions online software maintenance services) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Rich Santalesa |
Golf on the Web: 18 holes, 24 hours a day. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Larry Dorman |
Hewlett earnings to drop; omen for computer stocks? (HP's third fiscal quarter ending Jul 31, 1996) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
Hollywood puts out a welcome mat in cyberspace. (movie makers use Web sites that entertain as well as promote new movies) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | James (Irish novelist) Ryan |
How to focus a sales pitch in cyberspace. (the Hotwired online publication offers advertisers a way to focus their sales pitches) (Internet | Business, general | Stuart Elliott |
In classroom or home, notebook computers come of age. (includes related article on products) (Technology Information) | Business, general | Jonathan Pepper |
Intel starts a campaign to tell people who it really is - on the inside - not just how great its chips are. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Stuart Elliott |
Internet dreams: from 10 cents to $30. (Cybercash's initial public offering) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | Floyd Norris |
Late-model tax software can accelerate filing. (Product Information) | Business, general | Jan M. Rosen |
Leaping laptops! As computers shrink, thefts grow; age-old schemes for a 90's crime. (includes related article on protecting a laptop computer) (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | J. Peder Zane |
Less cash, large losses: Apple's dwindling dollars. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | Andrea Adelson |
Linked to Apple but trying to branch out. (diversification of companies manufacturing Apple-related products) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Michael Brush |
Lucent may be AT&T's creation, but its stock is a different beast. (Lucent Technologies) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | Michael Brush |
Lucent's initial offering nets record $3.025 billion; AT&T spinoff will be equipment maker. (Lucent Technologies) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
MCI deal would speed pace of current mergers. (British Telecommunications' takeover of MCI Communications Corp) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Charles V. Bagli |
MCI wins right to begin broadcast satellite services; issue of acquisition by British is unsettled. (British Telecommunications) (Government Activity) | Business, general | |
Microsoft issues pink slips to most 3.5-inch floppies. (industry phase-out of 3.5-inch hard disks) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Judith Berck |
Microsoft pushing to alter standard for digital TV. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Deborah Shapley |
More phone directories spring up on the Web. (Taking in the Sites) (Internet | Business, general | Mike Allen |
Motorola expects chip growth to resume. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | Barnaby J. Feder |
Nerds' revenge: a how-to manual; Silicon Valley is paved with paper fortunes, and quick ways to enjoy them. (includes related article on turning stock into cash) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Michael S. Malone |
Not so fast: E-mail sometimes slows to a crawl. (includes related article on E-mail process) (Technology Information) | Business, general | David Cay Johnston |
Olivetti, seeking turnaround, to sell PC unit and other assets. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | John Tagliabue |
On-line trading takes off. (growth in trading services, products) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Marcia Vickers |
Operating income up at Sprint but it has overall quarterly loss. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
Peeking at your P.C.: Congress waters down a computer privacy bill. (Government Activity) | Business, general | Simson L. Garfinkel |
'Prompt disclosure' and Apple: is silence golden? (Apple fails to disclose CEO change) (Company Operations) | Business, general | Diana B. Henriques |
Protecting piracy, not software. (software industry denied export tax benefits) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Gary Hufbauer |
Regulators are turning a spotlight on cybermoney's snags. (Treasury Dept, Group of Seven set up boards) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Saul Hansell |
Scandal spurs Bell Atlantic shift in Mexico; company takes over venture from founder. (Carlos Peralta Quintero removed from Grupo Iusacell SA de CV) (Company Operations) | Business, general | Julia Preston |
Seeing ad dollars, C-Net multiplies Web sites. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Allen Mike |
Serbs' answer to oppression: their Web site. (Web site for Serbia's Radio B92) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Chris Hedges |
Sex, lies and semiconductors: the human links. (human interactions with computers as analyzed in 'The Media Equation: How People Treat Computers, Televisions, and New Media as Real People and Places') (Technology Information) | Business, general | Deborah Stead |
Silicon Valley cuts donations to President over tort reform; money from computer industry drops by half. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Jane Fritsch |
Silicon Valley whodunit case is effort to end industry scams. (Tandem Computers-led investigation uncovers fraud ring) (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | Diana B. Henriques |
'Smart phone' makers seek cheaper and easier way to reach the Internet. (Internet-enabled telephones) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Laurie J. Flynn |
Software for steering through that maze of funds. (Morningstar's Ascent mutual fund investment software) (Software Review)(Evaluation) | Business, general | Jan M. Rosen |
Some humbling times for a high-tech giant. (Motorola reports decreased profits and earnings) (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | Barnaby J. Feder |
Sprint, GTE and Ameritech show phone profit is strong. (Company Financial Information) | Business, general | |
Standoff in cyberspace gulch. (privacy versus security on the Internet) (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | J. Walker Smith |
Statute on Internet indecency draws high court's review. (Supreme Court to review 1996 Communications Decency Act) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Linda Greenhouse |
Supreme Court deadlocks in key case on software; tie vote leaves copyright issue unresolved. (Lotus sues Borland) (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | Linda Greenhouse |
TCI may drop cable services, indicating a shift in power. (Tele-Communications Inc) (power struggle between cable television operators and programmers) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Geraldine Fabrikant |
Texas Instruments cites surplus of memory chips. (discusses industry at annual conference with analysts) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | |
The fine print in Cyberspace. (Online service users must sign away rights to freedom of speech) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | David Cay Johnston |
The meteoric rise of Web site designers; corporations with cyberfever demand a cutting-edge presence on line. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Trip Gabriel |
The talk of cyberspace: is Iomega losing its zip? (high-capacity disk drives) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Edward Wyatt |
The world wide wait: don't get mad, get off. (Freeloader 2.0 avoids delays in downloading Web graphics)(Product Announcement) | Business, general | Sreenath Sreenivasan |
Time Warner is step closer to Turner deal; US West's objection is blocked by ruling. (Turner Broadcasting System) (Industry Legal Issue) | Business, general | Geraldine Fabrikant |
U.S.-Europe accord is seen on technology trade issues; a key step toward global tariff-cut pact. (Government Activity) | Business, general | |
U.S.-Europe deal over technology is reported near; but trade snags remain; Asians, French and the British retain objections, risking delay to global accord. (tariff agreement for technology trade) (Government Activity) | Business, general | Richard W. Stevenson |
What has the computer done for us lately? (computers' contribution to national economy) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Louis Uchitelle |
When frequent fliers could use a compass; new services help manage the mileage. (computer software and service programs) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Barry Meier |
When the agent of change is a click of the mouse; Internet sales offer an insurance alternative. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Joseph B. Treaster |
Where old computer parts are given new lives; a fixture in the automobile industry, salvage yards move into the electronic age. (Micro Exchange and other used computer retail shops) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | John Holusha |
Who's reading your E-Mail? maybe your boss. (privacy concerns in e-mail systems) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Patrice Duggan Samuels |
Wireless systems put out their antennas. (telecommunications companies and communities in conflict over installation of antennas for personal communications services) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Mike Allen |
With major math proof, brute computers show flash of reasoning power. (Technology Information) | Business, general | Gina Kolata |
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