“...Two computer conferences devoted to open systems--the Users' Open Systems Conference and the Transcontinental ISDN Project--are discussed...”

“...An editorial discusses some of the ways that virtual reality could revolutionize business...”

“...PC companies are learning to combine direct marketing with their efforts in other channels of distribution, such as outbound sales forces and system...”

“...Object technology is on the verge of being the next big operating system standard. The Object World Conference and Exposition held in San Francisco gave...”

“...Frame relay is a system in which frames are relayed through telephone company transmission facilities to meet high-volume, high-speed, low-delay and low-cost...”

“...Some advice for establishing object technology (OT) in the information systems mainstream is provided. OT promises great advances in software productivity, but...”

“...It is asserted that computer industry standards are not all that is needed in open systems movement. Implementations, interfaces, interoperability and...”