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DVD recordable drives coming - Sony is expected to show off its new recordable DVD technology at Fall Comdex '97 as it begins shipping samples of the drives to manufacturers in November, according to Nikkei's JapanBizTech news service. [News.com]
 
DVD-RAM may store more - The standard capacity of DVD-RAM could nearly double under new standards being considered by the DVD Forum. [News.com]
 
Database makers plan upgrades - IBM (IBM) and Sybase (SYBS), locked in a battle for the number two slot among database software providers, will next week launch upgrades to their flagship products. [News.com]
 
Dell No. 1 in notebook survey - Dell can seem to do no wrong. [News.com]
 
Dell fills out notebook line - Dell launched two new Inspiron 3000 notebooks today, filling out the month-old line of portables. [News.com]
 
Dell launches 233-MHz notebook - Dell Computer (DELL) today introduced a new line of notebooks, including a 233-MHz model for under $4,000. [News.com]
 
Dell releases managed PCs - Dell Computer (DELL) has released its first computers incorporating industry-standard PC management software, a move which may obviate the need for Dell to bring out a separate "Net PC" computer. [News.com]
 
Dell sees continued growth - Dell Computer (DELL) expects workstations and its position in the corporate market to continue to be its market-drivers, but the consumer market also has been slated as an accelerator, the company's chief financial officer said at an analyst conference today. [News.com]
 
Dell shipping servers in Japan - Dell (DELL) said it has begun shipping workstation and midrange servers in Japan. [News.com]
 
Dell to put service channel on desktops - Dell (DELL) will open a "push" channel next month for service, support, and equipment upgrades, the latest step in the company's effort to improve support. [News.com]
 
Dell tops business desktop market - Dell Computer (DELL) became the No. 1 supplier of desktop PCs to U.S. corporations last quarter, toppling market leader Compaq (CPQ), according to a major marketing research firm. [News.com]
 
Deutsche Telekom to sell PCs - Deutsche Telekom AG announced a drive to sell personal computers ready to hook up to the Internet straight out of the box. [News.com]
 
Developers like COM, not hype - Microsoft (MSFT) is spending this week trying to convince developers to take advantage of Windows' built-in component architecture called COM (Component Object Model). So far, developers have mostly the same reaction: yes to COM but no to Microsoft's marketing strategy. [News.com]
 
Developers to Gates: Adopt Java - A grassroots organization of Java software developers has issued an open letter calling on Microsoft (MSFT) and chairman Bill Gates to embrace the Java platform fully. [News.com]
 
Di crash photo called fake - French authorities said today that a photo circulating on the Web, allegedly of Princess Diana in the car wreck that killed her, is a fake. [News.com]
 
Diana spam selling T-shirts - Some Netizens were shocked when they got an unsolicited piece of junk email that capitalized on Princess Diana's death by advertising T-shirts. [News.com]
 
Diana: The Internet mourns - The loss of Princess Diana in a Paris car accident was a story that was made for television. News coverage of the tragedy, however, was also extensive on the Internet, which played its own role in dealing with her death. Netizens had heated discussions over the media role, with particular attention to the potential online appearance of grisly photos of the crash scene. In addition, at least one spammer exploited the event to make a buck. Now, the BBC is ramping up its online efforts to broadcast her funeral live over the Web. [News.com]
 
Digital TV alliance criticized - German public television executives attending a trade show in France criticized a digital TV alliance created this summer by Bertelsmann and its rival, Leo Kirch. [News.com]
 
Digital cameras not a threat to silver demand - Digital cameras are selling well, but conventional cameras are likely to dominate the photography market for the foreseeable future and thus sustain the photographic demand for silver, said Peter Krause, an industry expert and consultant to the Washington, D.C.-based Silver Institute. [News.com]
 
Digital revamps StrongArm chip - Digital Equipment today unveiled the latest version of its StrongArm microprocessor, used in handheld personal computers and cellular phones. [News.com]
 
 

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