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             Volume 1, Number 11 / Saturday, September 10, 1994
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STORIES IN THIS ABRIDGED FYI NEWSLETTER ISSUE...

1.  From the Editor

2.  Internet Group Opposes Digital Telephony Bill

3.  Jones Computer Network Launches With 300+ Hours of Computer Programming

4.  The Internet Business Book -- A Preview

5.  Microsoft & Readers Digest Team To Produce CD-ROMs

6.  One Stop Unveils Internet Help CD-ROM

7.  Upcoming Conferences and Workshops

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STORIES IN THIS EXPANDED FYI NEWSLETTER ISSUE...
(The WEEKLY expanded edition of FYI is available only by subscription. 
 See offer at the end of the file.)

1.  Sony Corporation of America Announces Online Computer Service

2.  New Online & Software Offer: Business Intelligence In A Box

3.  Inside The Sprint Chinese Internet Agreement

4.  Laser Today Intros Color Faxing

5.  uNet 2 & 4 Magazines Plan Online Services

6.  Small Businesses Now Have Affordable, Lightning-Fast Connection To 
       Information Highway

7.  Entrepreneurs OnLine Launches New Network

8.  Worldwide Online Sales to Hit $17.8 Billion in '98, SIMBA Study Says 

9.  Spry Offers Secured Internet Financial Transactions

10. The New York Times To Put Classified Ads On The Internet Via The Pipeline

11. NewsNet Introduces New Pricing Structures, New command Options 
       and New Subscription Plans

12. IBM's OS/2 Internet Plans

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FROM THE EDITOR OF FYI NEWSLETTER... 

Here's a glimpse into the not too distant future of genetics.

The British government has a few civil liberties groups banging
on its royal doors, after unveiling plans to take tissue
and blood samples from anyone accused of a crime in the UK.

The idea behind the scheme, ostensibly, is to build a national
database of the DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) "fingerprint" of
criminals on the police national computer, alongside the main
fingerprint system. DNA contains the instructions that make up the
genetic code of a living being and, as such, is something that is
unique from one person to the next.

Michael Howard, the Home Secretary, has been unable to give civil
libertarian and other pressure groups the promise that DNA records
of anyone charged with a crime who is later proved not guilty, or
for whom charges are dropped, will be destroyed. He claims the
task is too great for the police force.

Howard has said that the plan is going ahead, with or without the
implied permission from pressure groups. It has been approved by the
Prime Minister and senior government officials. "It is our intention
to set up a database. I am expecting some recommendations to come
from officials very shortly. The fact that someone knows their DNA
is recorded on a database may well be a very significant deterrent,
preventing other crimes being committed," he said.

Justice, the civil liberties group in the UK, has lodged an official
complaint that, while the Home Office says that all sample material
will be destroyed, records might be kept on computer files, if a
suspect does no go to court or the case is dropped.

The Feds would undoubtedly love to have a DNA database of everyone
inside our borders. But not too bloody likely to get legs on this 
soil. I consider my DNA the most private of information I own. In 
fact it is the sole surviving piece of information that represents
my place here on this planet. The Feds have all rest of the pieces.

Keep an eye on this UK plot. We may have to find a way to encrypt
our individual DNA codes. Now where did I put that discarded chunk
of Clipper code?

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INTERNET GROUP OPPOSES DIGITAL TELEPHONY BILL

The newest high-tech trade group in Washington has joined the opposition
to the Clinton administration's "digital telephony" legislation
that would give the FBI easier ways to wire-tap in the age of
digital communications.

The Internet Business Association, a Washington group
representing the interests of Internet service providers, says
the legislation (H.R. 4922 in the House and S. 2375 in the
Senate) cuts off one possible solution to a problem of Internet
providers being held liable for the information their users put
in the net.

The wire-tap bill would put heavy penalties on common carriers
who do not comply with the government requirements that
equipment used be "wire-tap ready."

"Although none of our members are currently common carriers,"
says Mikki Barry, an attorney for the IBA, "the fact that the bill
mandates compliance for both wire and electronic providers
effectively cuts off an important option. Common carrier status
would be one method of avoiding the troubling trend that service
providers are being prosecuted for statements and opinions of
their user base."

He added: "This bill would effectively make that option
technologically and financially impossible."

The bill also offers a wedge to split the opposition, says
Barry. "The first time this bill came up, telecommunications
carriers were unanimous in their opposition. While one might
say this bill only applies to common carriers, the next target
may well be all Internet provides. When that happens, we may
not have the resources to mount successful opposition."

The bill would require that hardware and software be capable
of providing access to law enforcement officials with a valid
warrant. "This requirement would put an undue burden on the
industry," says Barry, "since a court could order remanufacturing
of any of the components currently used by service providers."

"As with each of these FBI attempts to date," says Barry, "this
bill will cause more confusion that it will provide benefit to
law enforcement."

IBA is urging its members to write Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Texas),
chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, in opposition to the
bill.

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JONES COMPUTER NETWORK LAUNCHES WITH 300+ HOURS OF COMPUTER 
PROGRAMMING

Jones Computer Network (JCN), the nation's first 24-hour cable channel 
devoted to computers, launched on Tuesday, Sept. 6 with more than 300 
hours of original programming. 

Dedicated to providing practical information, fun reviews, computer education 
and computer home shopping, JCN has launched in the Los Angeles, Chicago, 
Washington, D.C., Sacramento, Calif., Denver, Baltimore and Milwaukee 
ADI markets, among many others. 

Programming debuting on JCN offered a wide variety for all interests, from 
weekly news magazine "New Media News" to children's edutainment software 
show "Computer Kids," from the politically insightful "Information Highway 
Interchange" to in-depth computer adventures with "Digital Gurus," and 
from on-air computer literacy training by The George Washington University 
to shopping for the latest software on "PC Connection TV Superstore." 

JCN hosts include prominent political journalist Hodding Carter, computer 
expert Deke McClelland and stand-up comedian Tim Testa. 

Glenn Jones, whose namesake company Jones International Ltd. spawned JCN 
and whose Jones Intercable systems will launch the channel, said, "With 
the number of U.S. homes owning a computer rising from 33 percent in 1993 
to 60 percent by the year 2000, there is an enormous segment of the 
population being ignored by television. 

"The creation of JCN ensures computer users nationwide a full-time resource 
for anything they need relating to their computers -- choosing software, 
learning the ins and outs of products, keeping abreast of the latest trends 
and even buying computers and software from home." 

This fall, JCN will offer viewers "JCN Faxtips," a special service where 
viewers can request instructions or tips reviewed on a JCN show and receive 
them almost instantaneously via fax.  Also upcoming, JCN program highlights, 
air dates and times will be broadcast over Internet's World Wide Web later 
this fall, to keep JCN accessible to the millions of computer users across 
the country. 

Production for JCN's 304 hours of original programming is nearly completed, 
with taping taking place in Denver, San Francisco, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. 

JCN's primary mission is to help individuals become more knowledgeable about
computers, communications, multimedia, software and microcomputer-based 
technologies and, consequently, to stimulate broader use of these new 
information and communications tools nationwide and even globally. 

CONTACT:  Smith Public Relations, Marina del Rey, Calif. 
          Diana Soltesz/Michelle McAdam-Gonzales, 310/574-5444 

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The INTERNET BUSINESS Book -- A Preview
A new book about how to do business on the Internet from John Wiley & Sons

by Jill H. Ellsworth, Ph.D.  <je@world.std.com>  
   Matthew V. Ellsworth  <oakridge@world.std.com> 
 
How would you like to consult with one of the leading experts on 
using the Internet for business? The INTERNET BUSINESS Book 
offers you that opportunity. This book is the result of extensive 
research by a professor, Dr. Jill H. Ellsworth: Internet insider, 
Fortune 500 consultant, and author of over two dozen articles and 
3 books, and Matthew V. Ellsworth, technical book writer and 
publisher of the Internet Demystifier and Monthly Gazette. 
 
The Internet can be used to dovetail with your existing non-
electronic marketing strategies. The INTERNET BUSINESS Book 
offers an approach to solid marketing ideas and strategies for 
putting your business on the Internet. It deals with acceptable 
use policies and customs of the Internet and details what 
business activities are appropriate and which are not in the 
current Internet environment.  
 
This book is designed with both the new Internet user and 
advanced Internet users in mind. For the new user there are 
chapters with minimal jargon on Internet background, how to get 
access to the Internet, and how to use many of the Internet 
search and retrieval tools. The advanced user can easily go 
directly to the business oriented sections. In these sections 
specific techniques for marketing are explained along with 
examples of what businesses are currently doing on the Internet. 
 
In The INTERNET BUSINESS Book you will find substantive advice 
on: 
     How to find and select a business oriented Internet access  
        provider 
     Techniques for direct sales via the Internet 
     Methods for attracting potential customers 
     Suggestions and examples of "giving back to the Internet" 
     Use of the Internet for customer support 
     Internet business and marketing research 
     How to set up a virtual store front 
     Non-marketing business uses of the Internet 
 
Some Chapter excerpts, the Table of Contents, and more are 
available via ftp at: ftp.std.com/pub/ibb/  and gopher: 
gopher.std.com under the menus FTP/The World's Anonymous FTP 
Archive/pub/ibb.
 
ISBN:0-471-05809-2     $22.95 
Ordering Information:  
1.800.CALLWILEY                     FAX: 1.908.302.2300 US 
1.800.286.1590 Canada                    1.416.675.6599 Canada

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MICROSOFT & READERS DIGEST TEAM TO PRODUCE CD-ROMS 

Microsoft Corporation says it will team up with The Reader's
Digest Association Inc. to develop and publish original
multimedia software on CD-ROM disk based on information and
illustrations from selected Reader's Digest reference books.

Both companies will market the products, which will be dual-labeled
with the Microsoft Home and The Reader's Digest brand names. The
deal gives Microsoft worldwide retail rights, while RDA will sell
the CD-ROM via direct mail. Microsoft's Home product line is
software targeted at the home computer market and includes titles
for children, entertainment, general reference, and home and
business management software.

Reader's Digest Association publishes and sells via direct mail
various how-to, reference, cooking, travel and children's books and
magazines. It also publishes condensed books, recorded music and
home video.

RD spokesperson Lesta Cordil told Newsbytes the CD-ROM disks will
contain the complete content of selected RD books but declined to
discuss specific titles that will be released. Information about
pricing is not available yet.

Microsoft says the first of the new multimedia title is scheduled
for release in the second half of 1995.

In mid-August Newsbytes reported that Microsoft had signed a deal
with Children's Television Workshop (CTW), the group that created
"Sesame Street," to market creative software for children. The
products of that collaboration combine characters and stories from
CTW's Ghostwriter TV series with Microsoft's Creative Writer
software.

Contact: Karen Frey, Waggener Edstrom for Microsoft Corporation, 
         503-245-0905 or 
         Lesta Cordil,
         The Reader's Digest Association, 914-244-5161.

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ONE STOP UNVEILS INTERNET HELP ON CD-ROM 

One Stop Software, a budget importer/distributor of PC and Mac software, 
has announced it is distributing US company Moon Valley's Hitchhiking 
on the Information Highway CD-ROM in the UK.

The CD-ROM, which sells for UKP79.99, reportedly includes hints
and tips on how to use the Internet, as well as a copy of Softerm,
a Windows communications package for the PC that makes life
easier for Internet surfers.

According to One Stop, the new disk makes it a lot easier to join
online services, including those with Internet facilities. Features
of the disc include video tutorials on the basics of computer comms,
900 comments on standards, Cybertiquette and procedure, and a
glossary of indexed terms.

Developed by Moon Valley in the US, the CD-ROM has been customized
for the UK market, as One Stop has negotiated special sign-up deals
with UK online services such as CIX, CompuServe, and Delphi.

According to Steve Franklin, One Stop's managing director, the disk
will help get newcomers online quickly and easily, and, using a time
meter, will help them prevent unexpected online bills.

"The Internet is far from friendly and straight-forward for the
inexperienced," explained Franklin, who added that the disk "takes
users by the hand and, with its connection software, is ideal for
anyone about to join this fast-growing and fascinating
communications system."

The UKP79.99 disc needs a PC running Windows 3.1, equipped with
10 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space and 4MB of memory, a
CD-ROM drive, VGA monitor, and modem.

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UPCOMING INFORMATION MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED 
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

1.  Wordsmyth'94 -- International Copywriters Conference, September 11-13, 
    Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, contact 203-961-8399.

2.  First Annual Cable Television Conference, Washington, DC, 
    September 12-13, 1994, contact 800-256-1076.

3.  Global Telecoms '94, September 12-14, London, UK.
    Contact +44-71 412 0141, fax +44 71 412 0145

4.  Networld+Interop 94, September 12-16, Atlanta, GA, 
    contact 800-488-2883, or fax 415-525-0199.

5.  Online Developer's Conference, September 13-15, San Francisco, CA, 
    contact David Schwartz or Heidi Reich of Jupiter Communications, 
    212-941-9252.

6.  Seybold, September 13-16, San Francisco, CA, contact 310-457-8500.

7.  CompuExpo, September 14-16, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA, 
    contact Marcia Gulino, Miller Freeman Inc., 415-905-2354.

8.  Networks Expo, September 20-22, 1994, Dallas Convention Center, 
    Dallas, TX, contact 800-829-3976, ext. 9550.

9.  Communications '94, September 20-22, Dallas, TX. Contact 617-449-6600.

10. Windows World '94, September 20-22, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX, 
    contact 617-449-8938.

11. Entrepreneurial Woman's Conference VIII, September 23, 1994, Chicago, IL,
    contact 312-853-3477

12. America's Home Computer Show, September 24-25, 1994, Infomart Convention 
    Center, Dallas, TX, contact Kami Price, 214-746-3500, ext. 3514.

13. Electronic Books 94, September 26-28, 1994, New York Hilton & Towers, 
    New York City, contact 800-632-5537 or 203-226-6967.

14. Mobile And Wireless Communications - Keeping Ahead, September 26-27,
    London, contact The Federation of Communications Services,  
    voice: 081 778 5656; Fax: 081 778 8402.

15. Information Superhighway Summit, September 26-28, San Jose, CA,
    contact 508-879-6700.

16. Information Week 500 Conference, October 2-5, Boca Raton Resort & Club,
    Boca Raton, FL, contact 800-869-6963.

17. Strategic Multimedia Conference, October 3-4, 1994, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 
    contact 800-256-1076.

18. Consumer Electronics Show, October 4-6, Mexico City, Mexico.
    805-639-2280; fax 805-658-2882.

19. UNIX Expo, October 4-6, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, 
    contact 800-829-3976, ext 9122.

20. CD-ROM Expo and Conference, October 5-7, World Trade Center, Boston, MA,
    contact 617-361-0817.

21. Small Office & Home Office Expo and Conference, Oct. 7-9, 
    Anaheim Convention Center, contact Advanstar Expositions at 800/854-3112. 

22. Coast-to-Coast Business Conference, sponsored by Online Magazine, 
    October 11, 1994, Hotel Inter-Continental, Chicago, IL, 
    contact 312-573-1700.

23. Intelligence In Networks, October 11-13, Bordeaux, France. 
    Contact +33 56 15 11 58; fax +33 56 15 11 60

24. World Media Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center, October 13-15,
    contact 202-429-5336.

25. MacWorld Expo, October 18-20, Metro Toronto Convention Center,
    Toronto. Contact 617-361-0817.

26. "Proactivity in Information Management: Effective Tools and Techniques"
    October 19-20, 1994, Sheraton World, Orlando, Florida, contact Defense
    Technical Information Center, 703-274-6728.

27. Independent Computer Consultants Association 1994 National Conference, 
    October 19-22, 1994, Costa Mesa, CA, contact 800-774-ICCA, or 
    CIS 70007, 1407.

28. Online/CD-ROM conference, October 24-26, 1994, Hyatt Regency Hotel,
    San Francisco. Contact 203-761-1466.

29. First Annual Midwest Imaging Expo, October 26, 1994, Drury Lane-Oakbrook 
    Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, sponsored by the Association of 
    Imaging and Information Management (AIIM). 312-357-3330.

30. Technology + Learning Conference, October 26-28, Dallas, TX.
    Contact 703-838-6722; fax 703-549-6719.

31. The Folio:Show, The Art and Science of Magazine Publishing, 
    October 31 - November 4, 1994, contact Jo-Ann Papp, 203-358-9900.

32. Intelcom 94, Turin, Italy, November 2-5, 1994, contact 617-769-9750.

33. First National Corporate Entrepreneurship Conference, November 3-5, 1994, 
    Convention Center, Orlando, FL, contact 800-297-3403 or fax 614-421-3423.

34. COMDEX, November 14-18, 1994, Las Vegas, NV, contact Registration Dept.,
    300 First Avenue, Needham, MA 02194-2722, or fax 617-449-2674.

35. Supercomputing '94, November 14-18, 1994, Washington D.C. Convention Center
    Contact: Linda Callahan, 607-254-8609; fax 607-254-8888.

36. Internet World 94, December 6-9, Washington Hilton & Towers, 
    Washington, DC, contact 800-632-55337 or 203-226-6967.

37. Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, December 8-9, 1994,
    Dream Inn, Santa Cruz, CA, contact 313-763-4413.

38. Mobile Communications '95 Conference, January 16-18, 1995, Dallas, TX,
    contact 800-256-1076.

39. Lotusphere '95, January 22-26, 1995, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel,
    Orlando, FL, contact 617-894-5326. 

40. ComNet '95, January 23-26, 1995, Washington, DC. Contact 800-225-4698.

41. Information Superhighway '95, January 24-27, 1995, Santa Clara Convention 
    Center, Santa Clara, CA,  contact Charles Van Horn, ITA, 
    505 Eighth Avenue, New York 10018; Tel: 212-643-0620; Fax: 212-643-0624. 

42. Inter Comm 95, February 20-23, 1995, Vancouver, Canada, 
    contact 604-669-1090.

43. IEEE INFOCOM'95 -- The Conference on Computer Communications, 
    April 2-6, 1995, Boston, MASS., USA, contact 816-235-2361.
 
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