I.B.M. begins making fast, cheaper chip
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IBM has started the first large-scale manufacturing of a chip that may bring about lower prices and improved performance for cellular telephones and other wireless communications products. IBM utilized technology that it developed in the early 1980's for the chips. This technology was previously used for mainframe computers and other consumer products. The chip contains silicon and germanium. IBM engineers were able to combine wireless communications components and silicon digital transistors in one chip by using germanium.
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Starts first large-scale manufacturing of a chip that may bring about lower prices and improved performance for cellular phones
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Software flaw allows viruses within E-mail
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Computer security experts have found a serious flaw in E-mail programs published by the Microsoft Corporation and Netscape Communications Corporation that would permit a bad guy to send a message containing a virus that could crash a computer and destroy or steal data. The programs are Microsoft's Outlook Express and Outlook 98 and Netscape's Netscape Mail. The programs are used around the world by perhaps tens of millions of people. Netscape and Microsoft are providing small programs that repair the flaw.
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Security flaw has been discovered in in popular E-mail programs
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Finding cellular callers in an emergency
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Snaptrack Inc. began testing a software based system that will enable cellular telephone users to broadcast their locations to 911 emergency system operators. Snaptrack embeds software in the cellular handset which takes advantage of the specialized high speed chip known as a signal processor . The cellular phone's software works together with a central office system employing additional processing and data to determine the caller's location. Snaptrack is testing the technology in Denver.
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Snap Track Inc. began testing a system that will enable cellular telephone users to broadcast their locations to 911 emergency s
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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