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In Its 37th Year\n\nVol.37 No.28  \n## COMPANIES'END-OF-QUARTERREPORTS YIELD SURPRISESAS CHIP SLUMP CONTINUES\n\nWall Street Understimated Apple,Intel;Expected More From Texas Instruments  \nMuch to the surprise of Wall Street,AppleComputerInc.last week reported onlya$32millionlossforits third fiscalquarterendedJune28.Aftersufferinga record $740 million loss in the previous quarter,thenation's No.3computermanufacturerwas expected totake another beating inQ3(see EDPWeekly,April22,p.1).Apple's results included a one-time gain of $39millionfrom thesale ofits stake inAmerica Online Inc.  \nFred Anderson,Apple'schieffinancial officer,said the company's third-quarter revenue decreased 15(Continued on Page 2)  \n\n| Technical Glitches Upset MSNBC Debut,  \u003Cbr>Airline Disaster Provides Testing Ground  \u003Cbr>Technical glitches upset the July 15 debut of the  \u003Cbr>new 24-hour,all-news MSNBC cable TV and Internet  \u003Cbr>service,the joint venture of Microsoft Corp.and NBC  \u003Cbr>News(see EDP Weekly,Dec.11,1995,p.1).An initial  \u003Cbr>overload of material on the service caused the system to  \u003Cbr>crash,delaying connections to the Internet componentby  \u003Cbr>at lcast an hourOther users reported problems signing  \u003Cbr>on to MSNBC's Web site throughout the day.On July 17,  \u003Cbr>the horrific crash of TWA Flight 800 quickly became a  \u003Cbr>testing ground for MSNBC and its new online news  \u003Cbr>outlet,which ran multiple articles on the disaster.In  \u003Cbr>other developments,NBC announced it will launch an  \u003Cbr>hour-long,Saturday-night program this fall previewing  \u003Cbr>the Sunday issue of The New York Times:\"The Sunday  \u003Cbr>Times on Saturday Night.\"   |\n| --- |\n\nWeekl  \nJuly 22,1996  \n## INDUSTRY LEADERS PROPOSEWEB-BASED ENTERPRISEMANAGEMENT STANDARDS EFFORT\n\nGoal Is To Reduce Cost And ComplexityOfEnterprise Management  \nBMC Software Inc.,Cisco Systems Inc.,Compaq Computer Corp.,IntelCorp.,Microsoft Corp.and others have proposed an industry standards effortthat would allow administrators touse any Webbrowserto manage disparate systems,networks and applica-tions.The intentofthe Web-BasedEnterprise Manage-(Continued on Page 6)  \nINTHIS ISSUE              \nJustice Dept.Proposes Settlement With IBM    …2GT Interactive Buys Humongous Entertainmen..…….Lexmark Drops Prices On Jetprinter,WinWriter...…3MARKET RESEARCH…                   3Tech Software Reseller Teams With Cybersource ....4SunSoft Offers Solaris Interet Access PlusPack……4Netscape,NeXT Deliver Enterprise Web Solutions5DATA/COMM NEWS                  …5  \nN.American PC Software Sales Hit $2.4B In Q1……7National Semiconductor To Cut 220 Workers……….7Study:Online Ad Revenues At $2B In 200………….8EFT SPOTLIGHT-                   ….8Phoenix Technologies Acquires Virtual Chips10--*…Hollywood Hopes To Boost Hi-Tech Hiring………10  \npercent to $2.18billion,and salesare stabilizing.Apple\"is very pleased with the substantial progress\"andexpects to retum to profitability in the January-Marchquarter,he said.  \nIndustry analysts expressed similar surprise atstronger-than-expected results from IntelCorp.,whosenet income increase to $1.04 billion,or$1.17 a share,compared with $879million,or99 cents ashare duringQ295.According to The New York Times,33 WallStreet analysts surveyed estimated Intel at $1.09 ashare.Intel's revenue increased 19 percent to $4.62billion.However,sales dropped abit below Intel's first-quarter revenue of $4.64 billion—Intel's firstsequen-tial quarterly decline since 1991,the Times noted.  \n\"In what was clearly a tough quarter for theindustry,we were pleased to set new records for unitsshipmentsofboth microprocessors and relatedchipsets,\"Intel CEO Andrew Grove said in a statement.\"Thisrecord suggests that demand forhigh-performance per-sonal computers is fundamentally healthy.”  \nAnalystssay Intel'simprovedprofitability stemsin part from its decision earlier this year to scale backproduction of motherboards,which are considered lessprofitable than chips.  \n## TI'sQ2 ","cbCainADBzXanIVP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainADBzXanIVP","pdf",3498961,11,"English","# COMPANIES' END-OF-QUARTER REPORTS YIELD SURPRISES AS CHIP SLUMP CONTINUES\n# TECHNICAL GLITCHES UPSET MSNBC DEBUT, AIRLINE DISASTER PROVIDES TESTING GROUND\n# INDUSTRY LEADERS PROPOSE WEB-BASED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS EFFORT\n# TI'S Q2 SALES DROPPED 12 PERCENT; SPECIALTY CHIPS REPRESENTED 25 PERCENT\n# JUSTICE DEPT. AGREES TO TERMINATE LAST PROVISIONS OF IBM CONSENT DECREE","[{\"question\":\"What were the key surprises in the end-of-quarter company reports?\",\"answer\":\"Apple reported only a $32 million loss for its third fiscal quarter, and Intel showed stronger-than-expected results after analysts had forecast lower figures. The coverage links the outcomes to the chip slump and changing expectations.\"},{\"question\":\"How did MSNBC’s launch face early problems?\",\"answer\":\"Technical glitches disrupted the July 15 debut of the new 24-hour MSNBC service, causing system crashes and delayed Internet connections. The TWA Flight 800 crash then became a testing ground for the outlet’s online news reporting.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Justice Department’s proposed action regarding IBM?\",\"answer\":\"The proposal would terminate, in stages ending July 2, 2001, the remaining provisions of the 1956 antitrust consent decree due to changes in the competitive climate. 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