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| | IBM Archives: 1996 |
 | | It is called "universal" because it can sort and query alphanumeric data as well as text documents, images, audio, video and other complex objects In 1996, some 70 percent of the world's business information is managed by IBM databases. |
 | | Among the other 1996 software announcements are: the initial availability of the IBM Net.Commerce system, software that makes it possible for businesses to quickly, easily and safely create virtual storefronts on the Internet; and IBM Software Servers, an integrated series of leading IBM and Lotus software solutions for Internet access, data management and collaborative computing. |
 | | At Fall Internet World 1996, IBM Chairman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., unveils the notion of the "new killer apps," a world of transaction-intensive, networked applications delivered to a world of connected individuals by all of the world's most important institutions. |
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