Last updated:Friday, June 27, 1997, 8:30 a.m.
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Get 'em while they're young: Japanese software maker Imagineer is targeting the education market in an attempt to double its software sales this year.

Merger talks between Hayes and Micronics are part of a strategy that would take Hayes public and give it an acquisition fund, the Hayes chairman says.

Feel like a beta? Windows 97 will debut next week.

Electronic trade has sparked a parnternship between Microsoft and First Data which will allow billing and payment over the Net.

Dutch computer maker Tulip is trying to acquire Commodore BV, which, if it happens, would make Tulip one of Europe's top 10 computer companies.

Incoming: AOL users, be warned: There are hackers on the loose and their trojan horses feed on your passwords.

Far be it from us to argue with a Novell executive (who said the economic success of the Internet remains unproven) but isn't that kind of short-term thinking?

Truce flag raised: If this isn't contrary to the old spirit of the Net, we're not sure what is. For the past two weeks, two backbone providers have intentionally refused to exchange packets, stranding users. One side said it was a matter of security; the other says it was a power play. Guess who loses.

HP into the breach: So you like that WebTV, but you gotta printout a few things? Hewlett Packard is going to have a printer by the end of the year that's expected to solve that problem. The venerable old company with the young heart is also going to push other digital imaging initiatives, but details are pretty slim.

Has your Token Ring become merely a token way to access data? Cabletron is giving companies that rely on the older technology a way to migrate to faster accesses.

JavaSoft said it will adopt a standard industry communications protocol in order to make development easier; meanwhile, Netscape's JavaScript has gotten the European Computer Manufacturer's Association approval as an industry standard.

Time for a tune: How about "Calling Bill Gates", a funky little rap born of beers, frustration with Windows 95 and a long-distance phone call?

It's not all free software: What's it like to be a high-tech reporter who ventures into the "belly of the beast" at Microsoft? It's great, except for the Stepford sons and all that e-mail...

Supreme Court strikes down Internet decency act
Apple, its ad agency, part
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