Key Logic Corp, Santa Clara, California has appointed OTC Corp of Tokyo to distribute its KeyTech packages, which are designed to guard against destruction of data by computer viruses: the kernel of the operating system is replaced by Keytech, which has more restricted functions than other operating system kernels, handling only memory and communication protocol management; designed to be installed on IBM mainframes, it leaves existing applications unaffected – this has been tested at an Australian bank – and Amdahl Corp has decided to incorporate the KeyTech product in its operating system; Japan has been relatively free of computer viruses but last year in August, the PC-VAN communications network run by NEC Corp was infected with a virus that stole passwords; the Keytech software licenses for a daunting $1.162m on IBM hosts.
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