IBM is expected to unveil expansion in capabilities of CallPath software

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IBM will announce enhancements to CallPath telecommunications software that are expected to allow the software to support telephone switches other than those made by Rolm. IBM is also expected to announce several new CallPath features and the outline for a set of protocols for companies to write software for CallPath. Callers to private branch exchanges (PBXs) are identified by CallPath, which automatically pulls information about them from an IBM minicomputer or mainframe. Although CallPath currently works only with Rolm PBXs, industry executives expect to see IBM to extend support to PBXs made by Northern Telecom Inc., and AT and T, among others. The enhancement is also expected to allow CallPath to work with outgoing calls as well as incoming calls. IBM declines to comment on speculation, but says only that its May 15, 1990, press conference will include 'a major telecommunications announcement.'

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Private branch exchanges, Telecommunication switching equipment, Telecommunications switching equipment, Telephone systems, Telecommunications, Telephone System, CallPath (Telephone management software)

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Xerox to unveil workstation and software

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Xerox Corp announces a workstation and a range of software packages that are document processing-oriented and are expected to play a large role in the company's push into the office automation market. Sun Microsystems Inc will build the workstations around its Sparc microprocessor and Xerox will introduce a new version of its Viewpoint software that will be compatible with Sun's version of the UNIX operating system. Xerox is also expected to introduce software packages that will work with MS-DOS and OS/2 operating systems that are popular in many office environments. The company is planning to promote its new computing environment through the new products, which hinges around document-processing and has a systemwide approach.

Xerox Corp., XRX, Product information, Marketing, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Text processing software, Office automation, Workstations (Computers), Workstations, Strategic Planning, Computer Industry, Scalable Processor Architecture, SPARC processors

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IBM enhances AS/400 family of computers

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IBM announces several enhancements to its AS/400 line of minicomputers, including the introduction of a new top-of-the-line $973,000 model. The new model will deliver processing performance that is improved by 22 percent. Additionally, IBM is marketing a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) system that provides extra data security for AS/400 systems. The 5.8Gbyte model lists for $60,000. IBM has realized rapid growth during the first six months of 1992, but does not expect that level to continue, even with the announced enhancements. The company expects to ship over 50,000 AS/400 systems by the end of 1992. The AS/400 line was introduced in 1988 and posted $14 billion in sales in 1991.

Disk drives, Minicomputers, Minicomputer, IBM AS/400 (Minicomputer)

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