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Room for small push players? - Worried push vendors today pressed Microsoft (MSFT) and Netscape Communications (NSCP) on what role small firms will play once push technology is built into their respective browsers. [News.com]
 
Router glitch cuts Net access - What started out as a router glitch at a small Internet service provider in Virginia today triggered a major outage in Internet access across the country, lasting more than two hours in some places. [News.com]
 
SCO earnings disappoint - Unix vendor Santa Cruz Operation (SCOC) today reported a 66 percent drop in second quarter profits and weak revenue growth. [News.com]
 
Server blocks rogue Java applets - Finjan Software today introduced a low-end version of its server software that can block hostile Java applets that sneak through firewalls and routers. [News.com]
 
Software built for construction - Two niche accounting software makers have teamed up to develop a new software suite for the project-by-project accounting requirements of the construction industry. [News.com]
 
Software selloff boosts Wang - Client/server and network service provider Wang Laboratories (WANG) got a boost in quarterly earnings from the sale of its software business. [News.com]
 
Spam clogs Netcom lines - A mass emailing slowed down Netcom's Internet service yesterday, affecting about 5,000 customers, the company confirmed today. [News.com]
 
Study dampens WebTV forecasts - Just because Microsoft (MSFT) bought WebTV, the success of simplified Internet access devices isn't necessarily a sure thing. [News.com]
 
Sun Ultras get 300-MHz chip - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) has introduced new workstations with a 300-MHz UltraSparc-II processor to bolster its high-performance lineup while cutting prices on older workstations by as much as 30 percent. [News.com]
 
Sun formally enters gigabit race - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) announced its first foray into the lucrative switching market today, sending signals that it may play a larger role in the networking market while buoying the prospects of a Gigabit Ethernet start-up. [News.com]
 
Surfer info to be pushed to Domino - New York City-based Web developer ErgoTech is preparing to enhance its WebLeader software, which routes information collected from Web site visitors, with new browser distribution features that will work with Lotus Development's Webcasting add-on, Domino.Broadcast. [News.com]
 
Survey measures NT explosion - Market research firm Dataquest issued a forecast for the operating system market that states Windows NT will show the largest market growth in 1997 with an estimated sales increase of 156 percent. [News.com]
 
Survey says: We hate spam - Although many online users feel passionately about keeping the Internet free for all types of speech, that doesn't necessarily mean they want it delivered to their electronic mailbox. [News.com]
 
Sybase revamps C++ tool - Sybase (SYBS) is making good on its promise to revamp its tools line, one step at a time. [News.com]
 
Symantec claims McAfee stole code - Symantec (SYMC) has filed a copyright infringement suit against its rival McAfee Associates (MCAF), alleging that McAfee has pirated code from the company. [News.com]
 
Symantec jolted by Cafe - Symantec (SYMC) today reported record revenues that beat analysts' expectations because of a strong showing in U.S. markets and solid demand for its Cafe product line. [News.com]
 
Tax break for PC gifts proposed - U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-California) today introduced the Computer Donation Incentive Act, which will sweeten tax breaks to corporations and organizations that donate computers to public schools. [News.com]
 
Tech market to rebound in '98 - Bears may continue to run through the technology market in 1997, but Hambrecht & Quist research director Bruce Lupatkin expects the bulls to charge back in 1998, as corporations make wholesale changes to their infrastructure. [News.com]
 
Telcos must face Net phone threat - A senior executive said today that telecommunications companies must adapt or die in the face of the competitive threat from Internet telephone services that could offer land-line quality calls within two years. [News.com]
 
Toshiba, IBM ready fast PCs - Toshiba and IBM (IBM) will introduce Pentium II workstation-class systems built to run Windows NT when Intel rolls out its new chip next week. [News.com]
 
 

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