Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.tech From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: tech Thu, Jul 16 1992 Date: Thu, 16 Jul 92 05:07:59 EDT Message-ID: 07-16 0000 DECISIONLINE: Technology USA TODAY Update July 16, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network APPLE, MICROSOFT MAKE DEAL: Apple and Microsoft announced an agreement Wednesday to strengthen ties between their companies. Microsoft will develop software for Apple's next generation personal computer, the PowerPC, which will be out in a few years. The firms also will link Microsoft software technology, Open Database Connectivity specification, to Apple's Data Access Language program. NEW PROJECT VERSION INTRODUCED: Microsoft Corp. Wednesday introduced Microsoft Project version 3.0 for the Apple Macintosh. It has new advanced features that give users unprecedented flexibility in the way they manage and communicate plans, Microsoft says. It is scheduled to be available in August and will cost $695. Current users of Microsoft Project can upgrade to version 3.0 for $149. GROUP TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE: Control Data Systems Inc., Intergraph Corp. and Volkswagen AG Wednesday said they have signed letter of intent to jointly develop simultaneous engineering solutions for the automotive, aerospace, and discrete manufacturing markets. The solutions will be based on Control Data's ICEM and Intergraph's I:EMS software. Volkswagen will be the first to use the technology. CONTROL DATA TO BE INDEPENDENT: Ceridian Corp., formerly Control Data Corp., said Wednesday shareholders will receive one share of its Control Data Systems subsidiary for every four Ceridian shares held as of July 29. The company said Control Data Systems will become independent at the close of business on July 31. SUNRISE GETS FDA APPROVAL: Sunrise Technology received Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its laser system for the treatment of glaucoma in doctors' offices, the company said Wednesday. The sLASE 210 Holmium Laser System is already approved for general, orthopedic and spine surgery. For glaucoma, it is used to create an intraocular pressure-relieving duct to dispel abnormal pressure buildup. MILGRAY TO SELL ICT PRODUCTS: Milgray Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to sell programmable electrically-erasable memory devices made by ICT Inc. of San Jose, Calif. Milgray will also distribute ICT's programmable read-only memories. Milgray is a distributor of wire products and electronic components. SYSTEM DISPLAYS SPACE IMAGES: Loral Corp. said Wednesday that its Loral Space Information Systems unit has introduced a computer system that displays two-dimensional and three-dimensional space images. The direct-access visualization system, called DAVS, will use real-time information to geographically illustrate a spacecraft's position relative to Earth. SILICON GRAPHICS WINS ACCOUNT: Silicon Graphics Inc. said Wednesday its IRIS 4D graphics workstations have been selected by two Department of Energy defense systems contractors. Sandia National Laboratories and Allied-Signal Aerospace Co. will use the workstations to run Parametric Technology Corp.'s Pro:ENGINEER mechanical design automation software. The workstations will cost a total of $10 million. WORDSTAR TO BUY ZSOFT: Wordstar International Inc. said Wednsday it will acquire ZSoft Corp. for 4.4 million common shares of Wordstar, worth about $14 million. ZSoft's products include PC Paintbrush, an image editing program, and PhotoFinish, software that allows a user to edit photo-like images. INTERGRAPH SUFFERS BIG DROP: Intergraph Corp. second quarter net income dropped 89% to $2.92 million from last year's $20.2 million, the firm said Wednesday. Integraph blamed poor customer response for its C400 series workstation for the mediocre results. The firm also reported a 4.1% drop in revenue, to $288.7 million from $302.2 million. GROUP TO WORK TOWARD STANDARD: Representatives from uninterruptible power systems (UPS) manufacturers agreed Wednesday to work toward an industry standard management information base. That would allow their products to communicate on networks via Simple Network Management Protocol. The meeting was held in conjunction with the 24th Internet Engineering Task Force Conference in Cambridge, Mass. WANG TO SELL SYNOPTIC HUBS: SynOptics Communications Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a worldwide system integrator agreement with Wang Laboratories Inc. Wang will resell SynOptics' Ethernet, Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) intelligent hubs. It will also resell SynOptics' internetworking and network management products to customers worldwide. CANON TO USE MEDIAMAX: The advanced MediaConferencing technology of VideoTelecom Corp. is being used in a new videoconferencing system that Canon Inc. will market in the Pacific Rim. Canon has incorporated VideoTelecom's MediaMax multimedia conferencing platform into systems sold under Canon's name. Canon has placed orders for MediaMaxes totaling nearly $1.3 million this year. Technology Editor: Ed Kelleher. (1-919-855-3491) Making copies of USA TODAY Update (Copyright, 1992) for further distribution violates federal law. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM