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From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 15:06:35 -0400
WIRELESS E-MAIL SERVICE McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., now a division of AT&T, is slated to begin offering its AirData Business Service, a cellular digital packet data network geared toward handling short bursts of data, such as e-mail messages and faxes. The service, which is about 18 months behind schedule, will start off in Miami, and by July will be available in nine more cities. McCaw's competitive pricing plan charges for the amount of data sent, rather than the connect time. Estimates are AirData will cost as little as 8 cents per Kbyte, plus a $50-per-month service charge. "McCaw is going to come in 25% to 40% cheaper than RAM or Ardis. That's much more aggressive than we expected," says an industry analyst. (Information Week 4/24/95 p.30) "HEY, IT'S LOU GERSTNER ON THE PHONE!" IBM CEO Louis Gerstner is making house calls these days -- phone calls, that is. Gerstner's been personally calling software developers in an effort to persuade them to make products compatible with IBM's new Warp operating system. In addition, he's ordered his top 100 executives to each call 10 of the top software developers worldwide. Gerstner's plan is to get software developers on board before the long-overdue Windows 95 comes out, thus making the most of Microsoft's delays. (Business Week 4/24/95 p.6) ONLINE GAMBLING AND ABSOLUTION, TOO A casino located on St. Maarten will offer online gambling, according to the Report on Electronic Commerce. Internet users who have opened an account with the gaming establishment will be eligible to play electronic blackjack, roulette, etc. Meanwhile, the Diocese of Pittsburgh has a new Internet-based electronic confessional, and the American Hebrew Congregation this year offered a Passover service via Prodigy. (Telecommunications Policy Review 4/16/95 p.8)
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