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March 1998, Vol. 15, No. 3 |

Table of Contents

Sun Rises Over VR Horizon
Sun Microsystems has acquired the technology and patent portfolio of VPL
Research, the legendary virtual reality company founded by VR guru Jaron
Lanier. Sun, which plans to apply the VPL technology to its Java 3D API,
has also joined the VRML Consortium.

Book Shelf
Reviews of current books dealing with intelligent systems.

Products
A compilation of new product release information, ranging from neural
networks and expert systems, to speech recognition and virtual reality.

Intelligent Applications
A round-up of recently released applications utilizing intelligent
technologies.

Calendar
A list of upcoming intelligent systems-related events.

News Briefs
A snapshot of newsworthy events in the intelligent systems arena, including
the latest round of acquisitions, such as speech vendor Fonix acquiring
AcuVoice, and neural network company Adaptive Solutions acquiring Mimetics.

Bell's Procurement Process Takes To The Skies
Bell Helicopter's Knowledge System Group has implemented an expert system
to automate the procurement of individual parts in the manufacture of
helicopters.

MNT's Software Agents Help Spread The News
Newspaper publisher MediaNews Technologies has standardized on an
intelligent agent-based solution to bring the Internet to the 100+
newspapers it supports throughout the U.S.

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Philips Medical Takes Its Knowledge Out In The Field
Philips Medical Systems has implemented a knowledge-based solution to
improve the level of performance of its field service engineers.

Virtual Training Provides A Smoother Ride for BART
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been awarded a contract to
develop virtual reality-based training for BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
personnel.

Air Force Research Lab Develops Digital Library
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Technical Library is using
advanced pattern recognition to design its virtual library information
system.

IBM Launches Business Intelligence Initiative
IBM has unveiled an integrated portfolio of industry-specific data analysis and data mining tools, which utilize such intelligent technologies as fuzzy logic, pattern matching and biometrics.

Product Profiles
A brief look at some cutting-edge intelligent system tools.

Trend Watch Coming Soon To Your Home: Fewer Wires, VR and E-Comm
Battelle predicts the 10 most important technological breakthroughs in
household products over the next decade.

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