COMDEX product review

Article Abstract:

More than 132,000 people and 2,000 exhibitors are projected to attend the 1992 COMDEX/Fall trade show, which opens Nov 16, 1992, in Las Vegas, NV. Borland International CEO Philippe Kahn will deliver the keynote address focusing on technology trends in the computer industry. Borland International Inc will demonstrate the dBase, Quattro Pro and Paradox data base management systems, as well as the C++ and Turbo Pascal program development software packages. IBM will display its PS/2 and PS/1 lines of microcomputers, the ThinkPad 700C color notebook computer and the OS/2 operating system. Intel Corp will display video products that are compatible with its 80486 microprocessor, as well as the OverDrive coprocessors. Motorola will demonstrate wireless networking products. Additionally, national pavilions from more than 20 nations in Latin America, Europe, Asia, as well as Canada, will display computing products from outside the US.

Semiconductors and related devices, Computer industry, Intel Corp., INTC, Exhibitions, Trade shows, Comdex, Borland International Inc., Trade Show, Promotion of Product, Exhibits, Comdex-Fall, BORL

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Standard set for Unix interface; accord helps system in fight with Microsoft

Article Abstract:

Over 50 Unix operating system vendors, including HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems, are expected to unveil a common application-programming-interface (API) standard for their different Unix versions on Sep 1, 1993. The move, which caps a series of cooperative agreements among Unix suppliers reached since 1991, aims to settle earlier infighting so that Unix vendors can present a common front in their marketing battle against Microsoft Corp's new Windows NT operating system. The Unix API standard will support commercial development of such applications as spreadsheet, graphics, word-processing and database software. The vendor community hopes it will convince independent software developers, who have previously declined to target the Unix market due to the difficulty of developing applications compatible with the many different version of Unix in use, to begin producing shrink-wrapped Unix programs for the consumer market.

Computer terminals, Standards, Microsoft Corp., Operating systems (Software), Standard, Standardization, Operating systems, Market share, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., SUNW, HWP, MSFT, Microsoft Windows NT (Operating system), Applications programming, Unix-like operating systems, UNIX, Operating System, Competition, Vendor Relations, Marketing Strategy, Cooperative Agreements, API (Computer programming), Application Programming Interface

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