Japanese mainframe makers aim at the booming network market

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Japanese mainframe computer manufacturers are currently developing parallel-based products designed to meet increasing data processing requirements. The new-generation mainframes, which use complimentary metal oxide semiconductor technology, are better suited to large system applications such as batch processing, online transaction processing and global network management. Industry executives admit that mainframes have been superseded by small, powerful PC-based solutions but they believe that the market for the new-generation mainframes will open up as users realize that large mainframe solutions are more effective for some applications.

Digital Computers, Super, Digital Computers, Medium, Supercomputers, Mainframe computers

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Japanese firms focus on conferencing

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Several Japanese electronics manufacturers are set to unveil new video conferencing technologies and to increase sales of these equipment in 1994. Matsushita Communication Industrial Company Ltd. will introduce a third generation system using the JPEG still-picture compression standard and the MPEG1 motion video standard, while NEC Corp. will launch the first low-cost, Japanese-language, PC-based system. Mitsubishi, meanwhile, will release a new multipoint system it developed with Nippon Denshin Denwa KK. Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is also set to develop a high-speed system.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Video Conferencing Equip, Innovations, Product introduction, Telecommunications equipment industry, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corp., NEC Corp., Videoconferencing, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Matsushita Communication Industrial Company Ltd., Teleconferencing systems, Japan. Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications

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Japanese firms are loading up multimedia PCs to fight rivals

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Japan's major producers of microcomputers are trying to outdo each other in developing low-priced, multimedia PCs. Leading the pack is Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. with its Woody PD, which sells at 318,000 yen ($3,660). Not too far behind are NEC Corp., with its CanBe brand, and Fujitsu Ltd. Second-liners Seiko Epson Co., Sanyo Electric Co. and Toshiba have also joined the new, all-in-one PC bandwagon.

Computer Systems NEC, Microcomputers, Industry Overview, Computer industry, Market share, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd., Multimedia systems, Computer systems, Computer terminals, Multimedia terminals

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