January 31, 1997 - A federal commission is seeking the public's help in devising plans to protect vital services, such as telecommunications and energy, that rely on computers and other high-tech machines. The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection has scheduled public hearings this spring and summer in Los Angeles, Houston, St. Louis, Atlanta and Boston.
January 30, 1997 - The U.S. military has awarded a $5 billion communications contract to a corporate team led by AT&T. The team - including several "baby bell" telephone firms around the nation - will install equipment at domestic bases.
January 29, 1997 - BARNES & NOBLE SAYS IT HAS SIGNED A D
January 27, 1997 - THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES'S MONOPOLY INTERNET PROVIDER HAS LAUNCHED A SERVICE ON TO CENSOR SITES THAT BREACH 'LOCAL MORAL VALUES AND TRADITIONS.' THE MOVE FOLLOWS REPEATED CALLS TO REGULATE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN THE CONSERVATIVE GULF REGION, WHERE MOST WOMEN ARE VEILED, MAGAZINE PICTURES REVEALING CLEAVAGE OR BARE LEGS ARE BLACKED OUT AND QUE
January 27, 1997 - THE FOX NETWORK SAYS 30 ADVERTISERS PAID AN AVERAGE OF ONE-POINT-TWO (M) MILLION DOLLARS FOR 30 SECONDS OF COMMERCIAL TIME IN SUPER BOWL THIRTY-ONE. AND -- AS USUAL -- ADVERTISERS TRIED SOME TRICK PLAYS ON THE YEAR'S BIGGEST T-V AUDIENCE. ONE AD SHOWED WHY THE CHICKEN CROSSED THE ROAD -- TO GET TO A BUDWEISER. THE 4TH-QUARTER AD FROM HOLIDAY INN WILL ALMOST SURELY BE TALKED ABOUT TODAY. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S JON GORDON SPOKE WITH A MINNEAPOLIS AD EXECUTIVE WHO SUPERVISED THAT SPOT. (back announce) The Holiday Inn ad came in twelth place on the USA Today Ad Meter. For the fourth straight year a Pepsi ad was at the top of the list. Sun 28-MAY 20:57:10 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
January 23, 1997 - A COALITION OF COMPUTER AND INTERNET COMPANIES SAY INTERNET USERS HAVE PAID THEIR FAIR SHARE TO LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES AND POSE LITTLE THREAT TO THE PHONE SYSTEM. THE COALITION PRESENTED THEIR STUDY TO COUNTER STUDIES BY LOCAL PHONE COMPANIES RELEASED LAST YEAR SEEKING TO JUSTIFY NEW ACCESS FEES ON INTERNET USAGE. PHONE COMPANIES CLAIM INTERNE
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January 22, 1997 - Five state facilities are closed today because a former employee of the Department of Natural Resources threatened to bomb DNR buildings and harm employees. Public Safety Commissioner Don Davis ordered the buildings closed last night. Between 12-hundred and 14-hundred DNR employees are affected by the move. Minnesota Public Radio's Jon Gordon reports. AT A HASTILY CALLED PRESS CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT (TUESDAY) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER DON DAVIS REFUSED TO ELABORATE ON THE NATURE OF THE THREATS OR IDENTIFY THE MAN WHO MADE THEM. BUT HE SAYS THE THREATS ARE "SIGNIFICANT." "Our decision to close these facilities was for the well being of our clients, the citizens who may be in there transacting business, employees or anyone on close proximity to the buildings could be potent
January 21, 1997 - MICROSOFT CORP.'S SHARE PRICE ROSE TO RECORD LEVELS YESTERDAY DESPITE A WARNING BY THE SOFTWARE GIANT OF SLOWING GROWTH IN FISCAL 1998. MICROSOFT REPORTED OUTSTANDING SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS ON FRIDAY AND SPARKED A BROAD RALLY ON THE NASDAQ. BUT MICROSOFT EXECUTIVES WARNED OF A SLOWDOWN IN GROWTH IN FISCAL 1998 WHICH BEGINS JULY 1. BUT MOST INVESTORS DID NOT HEED THE WARNING. ANALYST SCOTT MCADAMS OF RAGEN MACKENZIE SAID INVESTORS ARE HAPPY TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR A COMPANY THAT DOMINATES ONE OF THE BIGGEST GROWTH INDUSTRIES AND CONSISTENTLY SURPASSES WALL STREET EXPECTATION
January 20, 1997 - this is future tense for monday, january 20th. i'm jon gordon. today, columnist and author andy inahtko on AOL. Andy Inahtko is a regular columnist for macuser magazine. his new book is 'cyber speak-an online dictionary. we'll have andy on future tense from time to time to define computing terms and concepts for us. his first assignment: to define 'america online.'