First it was the OS/2 2.0 Now it’s SVR4.2. These two powerful desktop operating systems are threatening to push Windows from its lofty position. Are the two systems real threats and can Windows withstanding the onslaught? The ground is rapidly shifting from under Microsoft’s feet. Suddenly, within a spate of three months, it found that [...]

Shahzaman Mozumder. Bir Protik marketing Manager, IBM World Trade Corp., Dhaka. (Concluding part) After reviewing the current (or traditional) sources of information, we are now in a position to look at the emerging sources of information and compare the associated advantages (or disadvantages). 1.  Electronic Data Banks Imagine a big library where hundreds of thousands [...]

All Investments in PCs except those in handwriting recognition, in general look good This is the observation of the venture c apiarists, who met at the investor seminar on computer industry, sponsored by two US based companies. While the seminar reports described handwriting recognition and pen based software as a niche market, they discouraged investment [...]

In a major policy change, Matsushita Electric has begun development of superfast business-use workstations. At present, Matsushita develops and sells workstations incorporating Sun Microsystems’ technology in an agreement with the company. Matsushita will develop an ultrafast bus II and application programs for its new workstation. It is expected that the new business workstation will be [...]

And now the American computer firms are seeking the assistance of the department of energy to combat the increasing dominance of the Japanese giants. An agreement has been reached with the department to redirect its vast technical expertise in science and bomb-building towards the creation of commercial computers. The companies are hopeful that an access [...]

M. LUTFAR RAHMAN CD-ROM stands for compact disc read-only memory. It is a secondary storage that uses laser technology to read data from and to write data on it. Presently available CD-ROM has reasonably fast access time (about 300 milliseconds) and vast storage capacity (500 to 700 megabytes). CD-ROM based database consist sting of scientific [...]

Originally Published in 1992, computer jagat magazine Novell, Inc. is to leapfrog rivals Banyan Systems, Inc. and Microsoft Corp. by an integrated network management platform that will manage Netware and just about anything else within a corporate local area network installation. Novell’s Netware Management System, a graphics-based system allows the network manager to centrally monitor [...]

Originally Published in 1992, Computer Jagat Magazine Byte Magazine’s, has released its editor’s choice for the best products of 1991. The Awards for Excellence went to the following products: * System 7.0, the Macintosh operating system from Apple Computer. Also from Apple was the Quick Time 1.0 movie file format for multimedia. * Another operating [...]

Update International has come up with a striking promotional offer to launch the Lenevo Windows Mobile phone ‘Lenovo ET 660’. Update International and Transcom Digital formally announced the launch of much waited world-class windows mobile at a press conference held on 21 December at Transcom Digital Showroom at Gulshan 1. They also announced the instant [...]