Netscape's new browser: users take it for a spin; our panel gives new features a mixed review
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Netscape Communicator, the test version of Netscape's newest browser, got excellent reviews for its small improvements, and moderate results for its more substantial changes. A panel of four Web devotees, including Steve Hodas, Karl Kister, Arthur Perley and Stephanie Syman, tested the new browser. Interface improvements, including the removal of infrequently used icons, moveable and removable toolbars, and enhanced bookmarking abilities generally won rave reviews from the testers. Enhanced and more visible security features were also noted. The panel was not entirely convinced that integrated e-mail and newsgroup functionality, including the ability to e-mail entire Web pages, were entirely useful. New e-mail filtering devices and improved support for Java applets were also tested. The panel did not test Communicator's groupware or calendaring features.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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World-wide fame is at your fingertips. (DEC's Alta Vista Internet/Web search engine)(On-Line) (Internet
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DEC's Alta Vista Internet/Web search engine and other similar products use an automated computer program, known as a 'spider,' that searches for public sites on the Web and copies the contents of the sites into their databases. The databases can then be scanned by anyone with access to the Internet by calling up the engine's home page using a Web browser and entering words pertinent to the search to be conducted. Users can move directly to any of the Web sites or discussion-group postings discovered in the search. Alta Vista and Open Text Corp's Open Text Web Index catalog every word from the sites discovered by their spiders rather than only key words. Users are able to search the Internet for their own names, the names of old friends and relatives, or celebrities.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Digital holds talks to sell network unit
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DEC is looking for a buyer for its computer-network equipment unit, which receives an estimated $600 million in revenue every year. Industry analysts expected DEC to sell the unit for between $500 million and $750 million. The company views its Network Product unit as a growing cash drain and estimates it would require a large investment to revive it. With the unit sold, other DEC businesses will have greater flexibility in purchasing networking equipment from competitors such as Bay Networks and Cisco Systems. DEC has received an offer from Bain Capital in which the company would retain a small portion of the business. DEC has not moved on the deal however, because the company believe it may receive a higher price for the unit from a corporate buyer.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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