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                     FYI NEWSLETTER (Abridged Edition)
                   Information Media and Technology News
                      Published online every Saturday

              Volume 1, Number 17 / Saturday, October 22, 1994
              CIRCULATION: See list at end of this newsletter
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Copyright 1994 by John Hart & Hart Publishing. NOTE: This abridged version of 
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EDITOR AND PUBLISHER 
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John Hart
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Lakewood, CO 80228

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(Please send press releases and other news to jhart@csn.org.)

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STORIES IN THIS ABRIDGED FYI NEWSLETTER ISSUE...

1.  From the Editor

2.  PDA Market To Eventually Get Going, Study Says 

3.  Anti-Piracy Enforcement Nets $5 Million In 1993

4.  Prodigy Offers Internet Newsgroups

5.  Playing To Win Founder Wins Social Responsibility Award

6.  Microsoft & Compaq Team On Free Airline Ticket Promo

7.  GEnie's Full Internet Plans 10/19/94

8.  E-Mail Shopping At Seattle's Nordstrom 10/19/94

9.  Digital Future Press On Disk -- A New Service 

10. AOL Claims "Most Popular" Internet Connection Title

11. Colorado Hi-Tech Employee Mailing List

12. 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 special offer at the end of the file.)

1.  Cellular Phone Fraud Ring Charged

2.  Autograph Document Automation Software Introduced

3.  GTE Airfone Opens Info Centers At Airports

4.  Winstar "Last Mile" Wireless Service Begins

5.  Pioneer Wireless License Flap Continues

6.  MacWorld - Digital World Offers Potential & Pitfalls

7.  Allnet Expands Mobile Line With Three Baby Bells

8.  US Robotics & Megahertz To Merge

9.  Microsoft Comments On Spielberg, OS/2, Online Service

10. New Book On World Wide Web--1,100-Page Guide Covers Web Tools,
       Web Exploration and Web Development

11. White House Unveils New U.S. Gov't Information Internet Service

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FROM THE EDITOR OF FYI NEWSLETTER...

It seems many of you want to know what other online services are selling
your demographic information, besides America Online, so here's a quick 
rundown: CompuServe compiles lists based on members' broad areas of interest 
as shown by their online activity, but claims it does not disclose specific 
forums that a member might access. CIS members must contact Customer Service
by phone or online (FEEDBACK).  Prodigy, GEnie and Delphi say they do not
disclose names at all.  As for you America Online members, use the
keyword "marketing prefs" to get to a menu where you can exclude your
name from any list that Steve Case might sell.

I thought I gave you the cryptographic key, dear...

As the debate over copyright protection of electronic documents heats up,
new encryption programs may preempt the need to overhaul the current
copyright law by providing a technical fix instead. The Electronic
Copyright Management System, developed by the Corporation for National
Research Initiatives, the Library of Congress, and DOD's Advanced Research
Projects Agency, will be tested at the University of Illinois later this
month. The purchaser of digital data would receive a cryptographic key to
decode the document. A cypher would then exist in the document, identifying
the owner and the buyer. If the buyer distributes the document on a BBS,
for instance, cybercops will be able to trace the transgression back to the
offending party. Another approach would turn a document purchased for
one-time use into gibberish when transmitted via e-mail.  (Wait a minute!
Most e-mail I get now is gibberish..how do I turn it into intelligence?)

The first money-changer on the virtual frontier...

A San Diego startup company called First Virtual Holdings, backed by
Electronic Data Systems and the First USA credit card company, will offer a
system that promises shoppers the ability to make purchases over the
network without concern for fraud. A consumer wishing to buy a product
would send an e-mail message to the merchant over the Internet, furnishing
the buyer's First Virtual account number; the merchant would confirm the
account number and notify First Virtual of the transaction; and First
Virtual would send a message to the consumer confirming that the request
was legitimate. 

These guys are taking "what" out of going online?...

Another company has set up shop on the Internet, this one specializing in
helping other companies to do the same. Open Market Inc. has already signed
up Reed Elsevier and Digital Equipment Corp., lured by the company's
promise to "take the technology barriers out of" going online, according to
Open Market's CEO. The full-service treatment includes advertising services
for clients, and setting up the proper security measures for online
payment. A tracking system generates detailed customer feedback and
information on the popularity of clients' products. (I'm sorry, but I
don't see any technology barriers stopping anyone from going online. But
I do see plenty of apathy barriers.)

Who really killed telecom legislation?...

At an industry conference, executives from Regional Bell Operating
Companies denied charges that their lobbying efforts had killed telecom
legislative reform, but FCC commissioner Andrew Barrett remarked
sardonically: "I cannot find anyone in this house or anywhere that was
against this bill. I haven't found anybody that didn't support it. I'm
trying to figure out why the hell it died." (Follow the buck, Mr.
Barrett. Follow the buck.)

If you flunk this test, you have to bring your own laptop...

New students at the University of Delaware will need to pass the Electronic
Community Citizenship Examination before gaining access to the school's
computers. Questions cover topics such as password security, copyright
restrictions on software, and penalties for deliberate misuse of computer
access.

--JH

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PDA MARKET TO EVENTUALLY GET GOING, STUDY SAYS

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) have been slow to take off so far,
mostly because they just don't offer enough value for the price.
But in time, PDA manufacturers will get it right, according to
Forrester Research Inc.

Susan Cohen, senior analyst of computer strategy research at
Forrester, told Newsbytes that today's PDAs don't meet customer
expectations and cost too much. They lack the easy wireless
communications vendor hype has led buyers to expect, handwriting
recognition falls short of its promise, and data exchange with
desktop computers is too complex, Cohen said, "all of which can
be summed up as not enough 'bang for the buck.'"

The first manufacturers to launch PDAs, such as Apple Computer
Inc. with its Newton MessagePad, marketed them as products for
ordinary people. But most people are reluctant to part with the
roughly $700 that is the average cost of a PDA today, Cohen said.

As a result, "for the last three years, activity in the pen
computer and handheld market has been discombobulated at best," 
a recent report from Forrester says. "High profile hardware and
software start-ups -- GO, Eo, Momenta, and Slate -- have
vaporized. After being announced in a blaze of hype, Apple's
Newton MessagePad has seen sales plod along at very modest
levels."

The most voluble complaints about -- and ridicule of -- PDAs has
centered around handwriting recognition. This technology is "a
huge problem," Cohen said, "not because it doesn't work, but
because it doesn't live up to expectations."

Cohen agreed with many PDA proponents who say the devices have
many useful applications that don't depend on handwriting
recognition, but she noted that software developers are still
learning how to write programs that are suitable for PDAs. She
added that handwriting recognition is improving fast, pointing in
particular to Los Altos, California-based Palm Computing Inc.'s
Graffiti, which achieves highly accurate recognition by requiring
users to learn a set of standard, simplified ways of forming
letters.

Despite their early shortcomings, PDAs have found "a foothold in
the Fortune 1,000," according to Forrester. The firm's recent
study, entitled "PDAs: Time Will Tell," says PDA sales in 1995
will be about 373,000 units. The near-term market for PDAs is in
specialized uses such as field sales, dispatching, health care,
and transportation, according to Forrester. 

By 1999, the company says, falling prices and better wireless
communications will help hardware sales reach $1.5 billion --
still a limited market. After 1999, Forrester expects a consumer
market for PDAs to develop, helped along by falling prices that
by the decade's end will probably break the $100 barrier.

The PDA vendors that survive will be those that are patient or
have other PDA-related revenues besides those from selling the
devices themselves, the report maintains. At the moment, Cohen
observed, "the market is Apple's to lose over the next couple of
years. If they go back to their old, closed culture, that would 
kill them."

Forrester's prognosis for another current PDA contender,
BellSouth, is not so good. Calling BellSouth's Simon, which
combines PDA functions with a cellular telephone, a "jack of all
trades, master of none," Forrester predicts the company will drop
it and return to its core business, cellular telephone service.

And Forrester predicts that General Magic Inc., of Mountain View,
California, will do poorly with Magic CAP, a PDA operating
system, and will end up emphasizing TeleScript, a language for
building communications applications.

Contact: Katie Kelley, Forrester Research, 617-497-7090.

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ANTI-PIRACY ENFORCEMENT NETS $5 MILLION IN 1993

The Business Software Alliance says it collected more than $5 million
in penalties in 1993 from software copyright infringers around
the world. The money was reinvested to fund future anti-piracy
programs, BSA's Diane Smiroldo told Newsbytes.

Since its inception in 1988, BSA has filed over 500 piracy
lawsuits worldwide, according to BSA's newly released 
Worldwide Report. The report summarizes the group's efforts
in over 60 countries from 1992 through the first quarter of
1994. 

The report made a number of findings:

BSA received more than 10,000 calls in North America to its
anti-piracy hot-line. Calls came from all 50 states in 1993.

Europe showed measurable results, with a decrease in the
regional piracy rate to 61 percent by the end of last year.

The most significant decrease in software piracy over the
past year was in Italy, where software piracy fell from 86
percent to 50 percent (the US rate is 35 percent), and the
legitimate software market jumped by 300 percent. BSA says 
this is because the Italian government has made a strong 
commitment to eradicating software piracy.

The new North American Free Trade Agreement has led the
Mexican government to adopt copyright act amendments that 
have seen software sales soaring 130 percent.

In South Korea, BSA persuaded the government to strengthen
its copyright law, increasing maximum penalties for
infringement 10-fold, from $3,750 to $37,500.

BSA calculates that the software publishing and distribution
industries lost more than $12.8 billion last year through
software theft, but adds that the problem is getting better,
particularly in Europe.

"Italy's success is a perfect example of effective policy,
education and enforcement initiatives," said Robert Holleyman,
BSA president. "Despite these improvements, BSA's efforts will
not diminish. Software piracy is theft, and its widespread
presence continues to hinder software publishers' efforts to
develop new products. Much more remains to be done in order 
for the industry to reach its fullest market potential."

BSA represents leading publishers of PC software, including
Apple, Autodesk, Intergraph, Lotus Development, Microsoft,
Novell and the WordPerfect Applications Group, and Santa
Cruz Operation.

Contact: Diane Smiroldo, tel 202-872-5500, fax 202-872-5501.

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PRODIGY OFFERS INTERNET NEWSGROUPS

Following its recent price reduction, Prodigy joins the other two major 
online providers offering limited Internet access. Effectively immediately, 
Prodigy users may browse Internet's newsgroups through Usenet at 
the hourly rate of $2.95 which is charged after the first five hours 
of use each month.

Prodigy's newsreader service offers an online tutorial and text of 
frequently asked questions (FAQs, in Internet language) for first- 
time users. Since some of the newsgroups contain information 
which may be unsuitable for minors, Prodigy requires the 
permission of an adult before a users under 18 years of age may 
enter the area. 

The company provides several custom options which include 
allowing a user to exclude articles posted by a particular ID 
(identification), a full set of search algorithms, the ability to make a 
private response to an article, and the ability to maintain and attach 
a personal signature file which often accompanies a post as a "footer." 

According to Prodigy, users should also enjoy the ability to "quote" 
selected text within a response to a posted article. A new interface 
was developed to make the newsgroups as easy as possible for 
Prodigy users to begin their introduction to the "Net."

A spokesperson for the company told Newsbytes, "We are offering 
the lowest possible hourly rates to Usenet newsgroups. Our price 
reduction began immediately and makes us the most affordable of 
the major online providers."  

Contact: Mike Darcy, Prodigy, 914-448-8846.

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PLAYING TO WIN FOUNDER WINS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) has announced 
that Playing to Win founder, Antonia Stone, is the 1994 winner of the 
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility.  

The award is presented annually to a distinguished computer 
professional who has, according to CPSR, through personal example, 
demonstrated a deep commitment to the socially responsible use of 
computing technology.

"The greatest danger on the horizon for the national information
infrastructure (NII) is that we will be left with two societies: a
privileged class that enjoys the benefits of the information age,
and another that is left behind with none of those advantages,"
said Stanford professor and CPSR board President Eric Roberts.
"Through her work with Playing To Win, Antonia Stone has been
fighting for years to achieve the equality of access necessary to
empower all of us together."

"I'm thrilled," said Stone.  "I believe that CPSR, in recognizing
the work I've been doing by honoring me with the Norbert Wiener
award, emphasizes the importance of a grass-roots effort 
towards real equity of technology access, and the need to offer
opportunities for learning about and hands-on use of technology 
to those who otherwise wouldn't have such an opportunity."

Stone was presented with the Wiener award at CPSR's recent
annual meeting banquet in San Diego, California. This year's annual 
meeting included a two-day conference entitled "Organizing for 
Access: A National Forum on Computer Networking, Community 
Action and Democracy", that brought together local, regional and 
national activists and decision makers to take a critical look at 
some of the social implications of the NII.

Stone has been working in computer learning since the 1970s.
After an intense period of fund-raising and outreach, she opened a
computer center in a basement room of a Harlem housing project.
Starting from that base, with Stone serving as executive director
from 1980 through 1992, the Playing to Win (PTW) network has 
grown to over 45 affiliates located across the US, as well as in 
Poland and Northern Ireland.

The PTW network of non-profit groups are dedicated to "promoting
and providing equitable technology access and education for
economically, socially, and geographically disadvantaged people."
The organization says it seeks to establish a national community 
of neighborhood technology access providers dedicated to "true 
universal technological enfranchisement." Each PTW community 
computer center shares a belief that everyone can learn as long as 
they "are allowed to follow their own motivational path and 
develop according to their own interests."

The Wiener Award was established in 1987 in memory of Norbert
Wiener, the originator of the field of cybernetics and a pioneer
in looking at the social and political consequences of computing.
Author of the book, "The Human Use of Human Beings," Wiener began
pointing out the dangers of nuclear war and the role of scientists
in developing more powerful weapons shortly after Hiroshima.

Past recipients of the Wiener Award have been: Dave Parnas, 1987,
in recognition of his actions opposing the Strategic Defense 
Initiative; Joe Weizenbaum, 1988, for his pioneering work
emphasizing the social context of computer science; Daniel
McCracken, 1989, for his work organizing computer scientists
against the Anti Ballistic Missiles deployment during the 1960s;
Kristen Nygaard of Norway, 1990, for his work in participatory
design; Severo Ornstein and Laura Gould, 1991, in recognition of
their "tireless energy" guiding CPSR through its early years;
Barbara Simons, 1992, for her work on human rights, military
funding, and the U.C. Berkeley reentry program for women and
minorities; and the Institute for Global Communications, 1993, for
their work to use network technology to "empower previously
disenfranchised individuals and groups working for progressive
change."

Founded in 1981, CPSR is a national, non-profit organization of 
computer scientists and other professionals concerned with the 
impact of computer technology on society. CPSR says its mission
is to provide the public and policymakers with "realistic 
assessments of the power, promise, and problems of information 
technology." 

Contact: CPSR, 415-322-3778, Internet e-mail cpsr@cpsr.org.

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MICROSOFT & COMPAQ TEAM ON FREE AIRLINE TICKET PROMO

Microsoft Corporation and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:
CPQ) have announced a joint promotion for the upcoming holiday
season that gets you free airline tickets when you buy hardware
and/or software.

The deal, dubbed "Fly With Us," offers tickets on Delta Airlines
Inc.'s more than 5,000 daily flights to any destination in the world,
when you buy two software programs from Microsoft's Home product
line, a Compaq Presario PC or Contura Aero portable, or two
Microsoft Home software programs and one of the Compaq computers.  

Microsoft Home products include: Flight Simulator and Space
Simulator; the Encarta encyclopedia on CD-ROM; Cinemania, a movie
guide; creativity programs for children like Creative Writer and
Fine Artist; Microsoft Money; and Microsoft Works. Microsoft Home
products have suggested retail prices that range from $28 to $99.

Purchase of two Microsoft Home products or one of the Compaq PCs
gets you one free companion ticket. If you buy a Compaq personal
computer and two Microsoft Home products you get vouchers for 
two companion tickets plus a package of travel discounts and other
goodies with a retail value of $500. The travel pack contains
discounts on Delta Dream Vacation packages to Europe and Walt
Disney World Resorts, a free rental car for one day from Alamo
Rent-a-Car, software, a mouse pad, and other products and services. 

Each free ticket has to be accompanied by the purchase of a
regular Delta ticket costing $359 or more. There is also a $10
processing fee on the free flights, and some blackout periods apply.

The promotion ends January 15, 1995, and the free tickets, which are
valid beginning November 1, 1994, have to be used by July 1, 1995.

Contact: Microsoft, 206-882-8080 of 800-426-9400 
         Compaq Computer Corp., 713-374-1459 or 800-348-1518.

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GEnie's FULL INTERNET PLANS

GEnie, which has been offering Internet information and document 
retrieval through its Internet Roundtable, has announced plans to 
deliver Internet access to its members. Sometime during December of 
this year, "Phase I" of its Internet Access Service is scheduled to 
offer file transfer protocol (FTP), UseNet newsgroups, outbound Telnet 
service, Gopher service, and Wide Area Information Server (WAIS). 

An as of yet, unannounced "Phase II" is planned for 1995. That phase 
will complete the company's Internet services with the addition of 
World Wide Web (WWW, the Web). 

Recent announcements of hourly rate reductions from America 
Online and Prodigy have challenged the $3-and-under rate which 
GEnie has maintained. For the time being, GEnie has not announced 
a reduction in its rates and its Internet Services Access will be 
available at the company's standard rate of $3-per-hour after the 
first four hours of non-prime time access included in the monthly 
fee of $8.95. 

Newsbytes notes America Online's rate announcement is not effective 
until January, 1995, although Prodigy's rate reduction is now in effect.

Speaking to Newsbytes, Scott Melnick, spokesperson for GEnie, 
said, "With the assistance of our sysops, we will have tested the 
service out thoroughly before we release a very short beta version. 
The public beta period will only be about two weeks, as we plan by 
that time to have all details of the program worked-out."

Between now and the introduction of its Internet service, GEnie says 
the Internet Roundtable will continue to offer users a retrieval 
service of Internet documents and provide introductory information 
in response to users inquiries. 

GEnie promises there is more news to come as the company 
approaches the December delivery date. Newsbytes notes GEnie 
seems to be preparing some special features for its members to 
access the "Net" and longtime GEnie users should expect to use their 
familiar GEnie commands while surfing the menu-driven access 
the company is readying.   

Contact: Vivian Kelly, GEnie, 301-340-4494.

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E-MAIL SHOPPING AT SEATTLE'S NORDSTROM

Nordstrom, a 93-year-old fashion retailer with stores in 14 states, 
is taking it into the 21st century with a 24-hour electronic-mail (e-mail)
shopping service. The service is a collaboration between Nordstrom's
flagship Seattle, Washington branch, MCI Communications Corp., and
telecommunications program publisher ConnectSoft.
 
The service, dubbed Nordstrom Personal Touch America, or NPTA, will
feature "personal shopper" assistants and a two-day Federal Express
delivery of the selected goods. Nordstrom says all purchases are
guaranteed and may be returned to the store at Nordstrom's expense
if not satisfactory.

The firm called it "a personalized approach to e-mail shopping not
currently available through other services." A Nordstrom
spokesperson told Newsbytes it is really a pilot project, and if
demand materializes for it, the store will hire additional "personal
shoppers" as needed.

The new service accepts Nordstrom's in-house credit card plus Visa,
Mastercard, and American Express. The service can be reached by any
online service at MCI Mail:Nordstrom PT America, or via the Internet at
Nordstrom_PT_America@MCIMAIL.COM. The X.400 e-mail address is
c=US A=MCI s=Nordstrom PT America.

People without an online account can order a $25 special "Nordstrom
Connection" package from ConnectSoft and order directly through MCI
Mail. Messaging charges will be paid by Nordstrom. 

Said Geevy Thomas, manager of the flagship Seattle, Washington store
where the service will be run: "Once a NPTA customer connects with
one of our personal shoppers, they can count on that personal shopper 
to assist them every time. Their personal shopper can keep records of 
the customer's sizes, preferred styles and colors plus special dates 
to remember for gift items."

Thomas added: "This allows NPTA combine the best of new technology
with very personalized service."

The firm says each personal shopper is trained to help customers
with everything from selecting single items to assembling whole
wardrobes.

Contacts: MCI Mail e-mail: Nordstrom PT America; 
          Internet e-mail Nordstrom_PT_America@MCIMAIL.COM;
          Voice information, 800-925-4254.

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DIGITAL FUTURE PRESS ON DISK -- A NEW SERVICE

What important news are you missing about the future of electronic 
communications and marketing?

FYI NEWSLETTER is great for staying in touch on a weekly basis, but due to
the limitations of downloading time, we just can't publish everything about
the digital future. We do put everything we receive into text format and store 
it on disk, and that disk is now available for purchase, each month.

The disk contains practically every piece of relevant news about broadcasting, 
computers, corporate business news, foreign digital news, the Internet, legal, 
Microsoft, multimedia, computer software, online services, networks, tele-
communications, wireless services, and more, that was announced, or discussed, 
in the month you request.

The DIGITAL FUTURE PRESS disk contains nearly 1Mb of information in 
easy-to-read text files, accessible with any word processor, or text-processor 
on any computer platform. All stories are categorized for easy searching.

Coming in October: a feature article titled "The Basics of T1," and a special
report on personal privacy, liability, freedom of information and intellectual
property rights on the electronic frontier.

To order the DIGITAL FUTURE PRESS disk for September, or October 1994, please 
send $12.95, in U.S. funds on a U.S. bank, to:

Hart Publishing
767 South Xenon Court, #117
Lakewood, CO 80228

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AOL CLAIMS "MOST POPULAR" INTERNET CONNECTION TITLE

America Online says it is the most popular Internet service provider 
in the US, and plans to roll out major new Internet services in the
next few months, including a World Wide Web site so Internet
users can access AOL.

"As a result of our subscribers' enthusiastic response to our
initial Internet offering, we are now the nation's leading
Internet provider," said Steve Case, AOL president and chief
executive officer. "With our planned enhancements that we are
announcing today, we are positioning AOL to be the 'on ramp' for
millions of Americans."

In addition to the WWW site, AOL will also make its software
and a trial membership available for downloading by Internet
users. "Until now," said Case, "America Online's Internet
presence has been one way -- AOL subscribers have had access to
Internet content, but Internet-only users have not had a way to
access or view services from AOL. By establishing a WWW site on
the Internet and including AOL software and trial membership,
we are reaching out to the market of Internet-only users who
can simply, and without delay, experience the magic of America
Online." 

Case noted that AOL has "done more than any other site on the
'Net' to educate and inform our subscribers about the Internet,
and we will continue to move forward with sensitivity as we
bring these two rapidly growing communities together."

AOL's moves to broaden Internet interconnection could end the
somewhat snobbish attitude some Net surfers have toward
addresses that end with "aol.com." Some "Unixcentric Netheads"
look down on the folks from the graphical world of AOL and
"flame" them when they log onto Newsgroups.

AOL is also broadening its Internet capabilities, including a
preview of FTP (File Transfer Protocol). The company plans to 
expand FTP support over the coming months. Also, AOL has beefed 
up its Newsgroups capability, adding "reply to author" and "mark 
as read/unread" enhancements.

Future plans also include a WWW browser somewhat similar 
to Mosaic, and addition of Telnet. Both are planned for this
winter, said AOL.

Contact: Pam McGraw, 703-556-3746.

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COLORADO HI-TECH EMPLOYER MAILING LIST

The addresses of 300 Colorado high-technology employers are now available 
on mailing labels, from Hart Publishing. The mailing list is regularly 
updated from direct mailings to each company.  The list is perfect for 
job-hunters, vendors, catalog marketers, and others who need to reach the 
cream of Colorado's high-tech firms.  The package of 10 sheets of labels, 
with 30 labels per sheet, comes postpaid for just $35.00.  Please specify
the addressee choice: HUMAN RESOURCES, OPERATIONS MANAGER, V.P. of 
PURCHASING, or any custom addressee.  Send $35.00 U.S. funds on a U.S. 
bank to:

Hart Publishing
767 South Xenon Court, #117
Lakewood, CO 80228

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UPCOMING INFORMATION MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED 
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

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

    ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, October 22-26.
    Chapel Hill, NC. Contact 919-962-1869; fax: 919-962-1799.

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

    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.

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

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

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

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

    CMA Telecom 94, November 7-10, 1994. New York Hilton Hotel & Towers.
    Contact 800-CMA-EXPO. Fax 214-245-8700.

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

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

DECEMBER 1994
    Internet World 94, December 6-9, Washington Hilton & Towers, 
    Washington, DC, contact 800-632-55337 or 203-226-6967.

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

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

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

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

    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. 

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

    High Tech Direct 2000, February 27-March 1, 1995, 
    Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, contact 800-808-3976.

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