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    Information Research Services Updated: 24 November 1997
         
             
                   
                January:
DIGITAL announces a
9GB disk drive for use with the company’s high-performance StorageWorks RAID arrays for OEMs. The drive, configured in a single cabinet, provides OEMs with more than a terabyte of storage in only 7.75 square feet of floor space – the industry’s highest storage density.
                     
                January:
DIGITAL announces
Client Support Service, a set of unique service plans that combine hardware support, software support, and personalized information services to meet the user's complete information-related needs.
                     
                February:
DIGITAL AltaVista Internet Software, Inc. announces a major new technology enhancement to the
AltaVista Search service on the World Wide Web.
                     
                March:
DIGITAL announces
Millicent, the first cybercommerce system that will allow millions of users to buy and sell information profitably down to fractions of a cent.
               
                June:
With more than one million
Microsoft Exchange seats under contract, DIGITAL becomes the world’s leading provider of mail and messaging solutions to large global accounts.
                 
                July:
DIGITAL's
Mars Landing website provides the world's first live streaming webcast to over 1,000,000 viewers.