Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1997 > December New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Cisco ups ISP ante in IOS - Cisco Systems (CSCO) continues to bombard the cutthroat market for service provider networking dollars with a combination of hardware and software. [News.com]   Cities warn Net is "time bomb" - Big changes in the U.S. economy, including a shift to the Internet for delivery of goods and services, are "ticking time bombs" for state and local government economies, cities and states warned this week. [News.com]   Clinton signs Net antipiracy act - President Clinton signed a law that makes online piracy a felony offense, even if the guilty parties never profit from exchanging unauthorized digital copies of software, music, or literature. [News.com]   Clinton touts "supercomputer on a chip" - Speaking at a White House awards ceremony today, President Clinton touted federal funding for research into a "supercomputer on a chip," a billion-transistor microprocessor that would dwarf today's most powerful processor. [News.com]   Clone sales ding Apple - Apple Computer (AAPL) warned in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that sales and revenue will remain below year-ago figures at least until March in part due to fire-sale prices being offered on Mac clones. [News.com]   Community sites form alliance - About two years ago, Nora Contini, associate publisher of Jewish Community Online, read a story in the local paper about NetNoir and knew instantly that the two organizations could team up. [News.com]   CompUSA's sales top $5 billion - CompUSA (CPU) said today that its 1997 sales topped $5 billion for the first time as sales for the three months ended December 27 jumped 22 percent. [News.com]   Companies offer decency shields - The Children's Internet Summit opened today in Washington with a slew of companies, including America Online, Walt Disney, Gateway 2000, and SurfWatch, announcing their own remedies to protect children from accessing adult-oriented material on the Net. [News.com]   Compaq adopts AMD for cheap PCs - Compaq Computer will release consumer computers for less than $1,000 using the K6 processor from Advanced Micro Devices in January, heating up an already torrid low-cost PC market. [News.com]   Compaq builds to order in Europe - Compaq Computer (CPQ) today said that all the desktops, servers, and portables manufactured at its Scotland plant are being built to order. [News.com]   Compaq hits new low: $699 - A Presario model from Compaq (CPQ) has pushed the price of a full-featured PC to as low as $699, as sales of low-cost PCs continue apace. [News.com]   Compaq is Forbes's firm for 1997 - Forbes magazine named Compaq Computer (CPQ) as the company of the year, saying the computer maker "has come from nowhere to occupy a powerful position in today's key industry." [News.com]   Compaq to recast dealer network - Compaq (CPQ) is working on plans that will radically alter its dealer base, as part of a far-reaching strategy to improve customer service. [News.com]   Compaq workstation leads, for now - Compaq Computer pulled ahead of Hewlett-Packard in the Windows NT-based workstation market for the third quarter of the year, according to a market research firm. But analysts say the development reflects the timing of an HP product shift rather than a material gain by Compaq over its rival. [News.com]   Compaq, Digital extend deal - Executives from Compaq and Digital Equipment stated today that Compaq will likely continue to use Digital's service division on a worldwide basis. [News.com]   CompuServe launches "C" trial - After months of anticipation, CompuServe (CSRV) today rolled out its new service, "C from CompuServe," just one day before the company's self-imposed deadline of the year's end. [News.com]   CompuServe special meeting set - CompuServe (CSRV) and H&R Block today announced that a special shareholders meeting will be held January 30 to consider CompuServe's agreement to be acquired by WorldCom. [News.com]   Computer crime prevention discussed - Eight major industrialized nations have agreed on steps to fight international computer crimes, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno announced today. [News.com]   Compuware to buy NuMega - Compuware (CPWR) said today that it has signed a definitive pact to acquire NuMega Technologies, a privately held company that provides error-detection and debugging solutions for professional software developers. [News.com]   Content control not child's play - roundup The Children's Internet Summit has produced the most heated debate over online material since the Supreme Court rejected the federal Communcations Decency Act six months ago. Internet companies and PC makers are offering initiatives that they say will help parents protect young Netizens from exposure to adult material and online predators. At the other extreme are conservative groups and legislators who insist that such measures are inadequate and that the summit is little more than a public relations event. [News.com]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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