From sage@pepper.spicerack.ibm.comThu May 9 11:27:42 1996 Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 03:46:31 -0400 From: sage@pepper.spicerack.ibm.com To: hfarkas@carfax.ims.advantis.com Subject: IBM infoSage Morning Edition (May 9) <130DAAAAAHFC> ************************************************************************ IBM infoSage Morning Delivery ************************************************************************ Henry Farkas Member ID: gandalf Title: Technical Staff Company: Advantis ************************************************************************ Thursday, 9 May 1996 03:49 AM EDT Document ordering instructions and member services information are located at the end of your delivery. ************************************************************************ I. YOUR BUSINESS NEWS ************************************************************************ 1. Netscape Burnishes Navigator Gold 3.0 Topic Matched: Internet Software PC Week Online (May 8, 1996) - Netscape Communications Corp. today unveiled its Navigator Gold 3.0 software for Internet and corporate intranet publishing. < >Full text of this story - FREE 2. HTML 3.2 Reverses Proprietary Trend Topic Matched: Internet Software Inter@ctive Week Online (May 8, 1996) - Answering repeated calls for an updated version of the HyperText Markup Language, or HTML, specification, the World Wide Web Consortium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laboratory for Computer Science unveiled HTML 3.2. < >Full text of this story - FREE 3. ITC Microcomponents Inc. Announces Internet Initiative Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (May 8) BUSINESS WIRE -May 8, 1996--ITC MICROCOMPONENTS(VSE: ICS ) ITC Microcomponents Inc. announced today that it has launched a significant Internet development initiative aimed at providing its customers and shareholders with interactive on-line capabilites for all aspects of its business. < >Full text of this story - FREE 4. iTV Corp plans $100 Internet access appliance (1) Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers MONTEREY, Calif., May 8 (Reuter) - iTV Corp chief executive Gary Langford said the company is preparing to produce an "Internet Access Appliance" that it expects to eventually sell around the globe for less than $100. < >Full text of this story - FREE 5. ITAA Terms Petition to Forestall Phone Calls on the Internet "Preposterous" Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers ARLINGTON, VA. (May 8) BUSINESS WIRE -May 8, 1996--The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today called on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to deny a petition by America's Carriers Telecommunications Association (ACTA) which would effectively block the growth of telephone calls made over the Internet. < >Full text of this story - FREE 6. Internet sports wagering system to debut Monday, May 13 Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers BLUE BELL, PA. (May 8) BUSINESS WIRE -May 8, 1996--Interactive Gaming & Communications Corp. (SBET) announced today that it will unveil its "Wiseguy Sports Wagering System," a PC based, Internet ready, sports book wagering, management & accounting software system on Monday, May 13, 1996. It will initially be open for testing by the public by... < >Full text of this story - FREE 7. Kentucky's Cardinal: The Bank Behind the Internet Bank Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers (May 8) American Banker - When James S. Chip Mahan 3d talks about Security First Network Bank, the first purely Internet-based bank, he often plays up the modest Kentucky origins of its corporate parent, Cardinal Bancshares. The chief executive has said the $668 million-asset base of Cardinal could amount to a rounding error at one of the... < >Full text of this story - FREE 8. RWI forms joint venture to provide Internet-based information services in China Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers DENVER (May 8) BUSINESS WIRE -May 8, 1996--RWI Interactive Information Services (RWI) today announced the formation of a joint venture with Shenzhen New Era Enterprise Co. Ltd. to provide Internet-based business and consumer services in the People's Republic of China. < >Full text of this story - FREE 9. Tianjin City's "TIANJINNET" Connected with Internet Topic Matched: Internet Access Providers TIANJIN, May 08, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- A few days ago, TIANJINNET, the public computer intra network in Tianjin City was successfully connected with Internet at the core node of CHINANET. From then on, users in Tianjin can get access to INTERNET from any computer to share the global information resources. < >Full text of this story - FREE 10. ONLINE-PORNOGRAPHY 1STLD - UPDATE 1: CompuServe Denies U.S. 'Decency' Probe Topic Matched: Online Regulations CLEVELAND (Reuter) - CompuServe said Wednesday it is ''absolutely, positively'' not being investigated by the FBI or the Department of Justice for adult-oriented material available on its network. < >Full text of this story - FREE 11. 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