EDP Weekly - Vol.38 No.47 - The Nation's Leading Weekly Computer News Summary—Now In Its 37th Year

Oct 13, 2026

EDP Weekly compiles leading computer-industry news for Vol.38 No.47, covering interactive TV technology, browser-market competition, and enterprise computing developments. Key reports include NBC’s Wink-enhanced broadcasts via Toshiba and other manufacturers, alongside analysis of Internet Explorer closing the gap with Netscape amid antitrust pressure. Additional sections preview market research, chip and platform announcements, data/comm industry moves, and scheduled events. The issue also highlights storage, networking, and systems progress through concise, dated updates and in-page summaries.

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WINK,TOSHIBA SEALPACT FOR FIRSTINTERACTIVE TVs

NBC Announces First Wink-Enhanced Broadcasts;Multiple Models Go On Sale In 1998

TERA COMPUTER RUNSFIRST PROGRAM BASED ONMULTITHREADED ARCHITECTURE

Tera reports first program on multiprocessor MTA system

ATML's New Chip EnablesLow-Cost,Multi-User Broadband

EDP Weekly # The Nation's Leading Weekly Computer News Summary—Now In Its 37th Year Vol.38 No.47 ## WINK,TOSHIBA SEALPACT FOR FIRSTINTERACTIVE TVs NBCAnnounces First Wink-Enhanced Broadcasts;Multiple Models Go On Sale In 1998 Lookforthe first interactive TVsetsto becomeavailable in the US market next year.Toshiba AmericaConsumer Products Inc.will be the first manufacturerto offer interactive technology via Wink Communica-tions,building"Wink"directly into severalTVmodels. Toshiba Corp.also was the first to introduceWink TVsets in Japan last year.In addition to Toshiba,Sony,JVC and Matsushita(Panasonic)all have Winkenhanced television sets in the Japanese market.(Continued on Page 2) Internet Explorer Could Reach ParityWith Netscape By Mid 1998 With the Justice Dept.bearing down onMicrosoft Corp.,the Redmond,Wash.,software giant isquickly gaining ground in the hotly contested Webbrowser software market.New worldwide thirdquarterresults from Dataquest show Netscape still leads with 57.6 percent market share,although Microsoft's sharegrew to 39.4 percent.Netscape's lead declined substan-tially fromQ4'96when it held73 percent and Microsofthad only 20 percent of the market.Dataquest analystspredict Microsoft will continue to cut into Netscape'slead as it bundles Internet Explorer with its operatingsystem.“The important battle to watch is the change byversion,"notes Kathryn Hale,principal analyst forDataquest's Internet and Enterprise Strategies Pro-gram."Particularly,will Navigator version 3 usersmove toNavigatorversion4,orwill theychoose InternetExplorer,or both?” December 1,1997 DELL IS NO.2 US SELLER OF PC SERVERS IDC Cites Dell's Direct Distribution Model,Aggressive Pricing As Keys To Success Dell Computer Corp.is now tied as the secondlargest seller ofPC servers basedon unit sales in the USmarket,according to the latest industry data. According to International Data Corp.(IDC)₂Dell's US PC-server unit sales for third-quarter 1997grew by 364 percent over the same period last year.Worldwide,where Dell is ranked fourth,Dell server(Continued On Page 6) IN THIS ISSUE. Tera Program Based On Multithreaded Arch.……2ATML’s Chip Enables Low-Cost Broadband --…2AMS,ViewLogic Offer Platform For Debug… …2MARKET RESEARCH… *** …3'Net Explorer Could Reach Parity With Netscape...4Toshiba Picks Marimba Castanet For Devices 4Artisan Adopts Mentor Graphics'Calibre Tools..4DATA/COMM NEWS… .5Cycomm To Buy Omnidata Via Stock Transaction..6Hyundai Adds 15/17-Inch Color Monitors To Line....7LaserMaster,HP Expand Inkjet Technology Pact...7Oracle:NC Strategy For Vietnamese Govt..…*…7EFT SPOTLIGHT. ….7EDI:S3.7M Order For High-Density Memory…….9PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.…*** …9Tandem Intros WinNT-Based Server ** 9UPCOMING EVENTS ….10 "Winkprovidesthe next logical stepinenhanc-ing the television viewing experience with simpleinteractivity and more information on popular shows,”says Wink CEOMaggie Wilderotter."Byputting Winkdirectly inside Toshiba televisions,consumers do nothave to purchase any additional hardware or pay amonthly fee for the Enhanced Broadcasting.Alil fea-tures are activated by the television's remote control." "Wink is a powerful feature that will helpenhance traditional TV viewing habits,"says ToshibaAmerica Consumer Products President Toshihide Yasui.“One of the most appealing things about Wink is that itis completely non-threatening.With Wink,trueinteractivity is as easy as adjusting the volume level onyour TV.” The Wink-equipped TVs allow viewers to in-teract while watching their favorite shows.Wink En-hanced Broadcasting includes on-demand plot summa-nies,trivia quizzes,profiles of athletes and actors,sports scores,news headlines,viewer polls,and localweather. In addition,the Wink-equipped TV sets allowviewers to interact with advertisements by enablingthem to purchase products,request money-saving cou-pons and re

FAQs

What does the Wink technology enable for interactive TVs in this issue?

Wink-enhanced broadcasting adds simple interactivity and more show-related information, and it also lets viewers interact with advertisements through remote-control actions.

What market comparison is discussed regarding web browsers?

The issue compares Internet Explorer’s progress versus Netscape’s lead, noting Microsoft’s growing share and forecasts tied to bundling with its operating system.

What is the significance of Tera’s multithreaded architecture report?

Tera reports running its first program on a multiprocessor Multithreaded Architecture (MTA) system, emphasizing scalability and shared memory without performance sacrifice.

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