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Last updated:Monday, March 17, 1997, 8:30 a.m.
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Digital introduces the newest Alpha chip today, taking on Intel, even as Japanese chipmakers are delaying production as chip orders slow down. But the Indian chip market is booming.

Teledisc, the joint venture between Bill Gates and Craig McCaw, would launch 840 satellites to bring fast Internet connections to the unwired portion of the world.

Sticking to its knitting: Rockwell International is selling off a $3.1 billion auto parts business so it can concentrate on semiconductor, automation and aviation.

We left you hanging Friday about Apple's cutbacks. You've probably heard the news; now get the rest of the stories.

IBM is paying $1.2 billion in bonuses to its employees.

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are going to announce a major alliance aimed at minimizing the total cost of ownership of PCs and network computers, TechWire reported on Saturday.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week takes up the issue of "decency" on the Internet even though none of the justices are Net users. Will this be a problem?

Novell is partnering with Netscape and JavaSoft to extend the capabilities of its intranet platform.

For such a hot stock when it went public, Netscape is now selling an all-time low. It's gone from $87 per share to $26.50.

Internet faxing needs common standards, players say, to work out the current kinks, and to take advantage of the cheap Net connections versus the more expensive long-distance phone charges.

Web ad revenue went way up in February to $27.7 million, a whopping 295.7% increase over February 1996.

While you're having that second cup of coffee, we'll be filling up the GMSV archive with the tons of good tech stories that were available over the weekend. Take a look.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all, no matter where you rest your shillelagh.


By Patricia Sullivan, online editor
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