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Exponential patents on auction - The next two weeks may be crucial to Intel's hammerlock on the microprocessor industry. [News.com]
 
FCC's Kennard to replace Hundt - President Clinton said today that he has named a replacement for outgoing Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt, who announced his resignation in May. [News.com]
 
FTC goes after domain broker - An Australian company's Net domain registry, at "www.internic.com," is under fire by the Federal Trade Commission today. [News.com]
 
FTC probes Chips, Intel deal - The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information from Chips and Technologies (CHPS) regarding Intel's (INTC) offer to buy all the outstanding shares of the San Jose, California-based graphics chip manufacturer. [News.com]
 
FTC warns of coupon scams - Netizens, beware: New scams are circulating on the Web. [News.com]
 
Fast Pentium IIs fall to desktops - Intel's (INTC) fastest Pentium II microprocessor, currently found only in the premier NT workstation and server computers, will make its way into PCs by late this quarter or early the next. [News.com]
 
Fed sites living in glass houses - While the Clinton administration is pressuring companies with Internet sites to respect the privacy of Web surfers, a new survey finds the government itself is far from perfect. [News.com]
 
Final Netcaster needs Communicator upgrade - If you want to use Netcaster, don't get too attached to your current browser. When Netscape Communications (NSCP) releases the final version of Netcaster--its all-Java "push" channel software--this month, you'll have to download a new version of Communicator with it. [News.com]
 
Firewall appliance market takes off - A firewall software firm called Technologic is joining the move toward firewall appliances, hardware devices that are bundled with firewall software to keep outside intruders off corporate networks and control access to sensitive data within an organization. [News.com]
 
Firms focus on Net ads - Two companies announced new programs yesterday to put more power into the hands of businesses interested in advertising on the Internet. [News.com]
 
First Year 2000 case goes to court - In the first of what could be a blizzard of related suits, a Detroit-area produce supplier has filed suit because its cash registers can't handle sales billed to credit cards expiring in the year 2000. [News.com]
 
Foiling the millennium bug - Some computer users could avoid the millennium bug, which threatens to bring computers crashing down at the start of the year 2000, simply by turning off their machines on New Year's Eve 1999, Britain's weekly New Scientist magazine said today. [News.com]
 
France to support Net, not Minitel - Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, seeking to move France more quickly on the Internet, said today that the print media would be given public subsidies to put their content on the Internet. [News.com]
 
Free crypto plan could hurt RSA - In a move that could undermine an old rival, Cylink (CYLK) is licensing its security technology free to Phaos Technology for incorporation into Phaos's Java-based security toolkit. [News.com]
 
Freelancers spurned in rights case - Freelance writers can have their work reprinted into electronic forms without their consent or compensation from publishers, a New York judge has ruled. [News.com]
 
FrontPage 98 going beta - Microsoft (MSFT) will give Web designers next week a beta version of FrontPage 98, the latest edition of its Web site authoring and management tool. [News.com]
 
Fuji-Kodak dispute moves to Net - Fuji Photo Film has moved to cyberspace with a public relations campaign to counteract a complaint by Eastman Kodak that Japan has thwarted foreign competition in its photo film market. [News.com]
 
Fujitsu scans the Web - The paperless office isn't here yet, so Fujitsu Computer Products of America is offering a way to reduce piles of paper with a new hardware and software package that will help companies scan and publish documents to the Internet and intranets. [News.com]
 
GTE to upgrade ISP email - GTE Internet Solutions, the ISP arm of the GTE (GTE) phone company, will announce next week that it's upgrading its email infrastructure using software from Software.com. [News.com]
 
GTE-BBN merger complete - GTE (GTE) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of BBN (BBN), which has become a wholly owned subsidiary of GTE, in a deal worth roughly $616 million. [News.com]
 
 

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