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Software firms set up shop on Net - Software companies are following the lead of their hardware counterparts and setting up shop on the Web. [News.com]
 
Software maker knocks Clinton summit - Everybody knows that civil liberties groups oppose government content regulation or filtering mandates on the Net. Today, however, a blocking software company has crossed ranks to poke holes in the White House's "virtual toolkit" aimed at keeping youngsters away from lewd Web sites. [News.com]
 
Software scans for rogue applets - CussOut seemed like an ordinary ActiveX control. But instead of twirling animations or some audio, users who downloaded the program from the Internet got a special surprise: CussOut rifled through their email directories and sent obscene email to every address it could find. [News.com]
 
Some hope in Apple products - Despite dire predictions following today's resignation of top Apple Computer executives Gilbert Amelio and Ellen Hancock, a few bright spots in its product lineup indicate that it is rising to the challenge in some critical areas. [News.com]
 
Sony's first-quarter profits soar - Sony said today that a weak yen favoring sales of its mainstay electronics products helped more than double its first-quarter profits. [News.com]
 
Sony, Hyundai get chip design - Processor design company Advanced RISC Machines has licensed technology to electronics giants Sony and Hyundai Electronics. [News.com]
 
Spain to CNN: Don't link to guerrillas - The Spanish government has asked the Cable News Network to remove links between its Web site and the site of the Basque guerrilla group ETA, government sources said. [News.com]
 
Spam makes Netcom block free emailer - Netcom On-Line Communications Services (NETC) was forced to block incoming email from Hotmail last weekend because spam bearing a Hotmail address threatened to clog Netcom's network, its executives said today. [News.com]
 
Spam slows WorldNet mail - A spammer who has clogged AT&T WorldNet customers' outbound email for the past few days has been shut down. [News.com]
 
Sprint buys into network management - Sprint (FON), trying to broaden its network systems management business, announced today it has agreed to buy Houston-based Paranet for $425 million in cash. [News.com]
 
Sprint tries gridiron theme - First it was video rentals, and now it's football as Sprint (FON) has struck another "All-American" partnership to push its Internet service. [News.com]
 
Stock advisers sue regulators - A group of newsletter and book publishers sued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday, charging the agency violates the constitutional right of free speech. [News.com]
 
Summer travel deals online - Air fare bargains are scant as the summer travel season is in full swing, but a growing number of deals are being offered to travelers who book their tickets online. [News.com]
 
Sun posts Java foundation class - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) and Netscape Communications (NSCP) today cemented their Java partnership, but Microsoft (MSFT) says it isn't joining their gang. [News.com]
 
Sun rolls with the punches on Java - Talk about bad timing. Right as Microsoft (MSFT) launched a drive to take on the perceived threat of Java as a platform, Sun Microsystems (SUNW) provided the software giant plenty of ammunition. [News.com]
 
Sun steps up NT embrace - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) continues to walk a fine line between integrating with the growing number of server systems running Microsoft Windows NT and charting its own path. [News.com]
 
Sun to acquire Diba - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) has announced that it will acquire Diba, a maker of Internet set-top boxes, in a deal that could pose a threat to Microsoft (MSFT) just as it is poised to enter the set-top market. [News.com]
 
Sun to offer new workstations - For Sun Microsystems (SUNW), the workstation market will be characterized by survival of the fittest--and that means moving closer to the PC camp. [News.com]
 
Sun's fourth quarter jumps 42% - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) today beat analysts' fourth-quarter estimates, as revenues jumped 26 percent as a record number of products were sold. [News.com]
 
Sun, IBM star at Summer Internet World - Microsoft (MSFT) and Netscape (NSCP) may be virtual no-shows, but JavaSoft and IBM (IBM) will use this week's Summer Internet World trade show in Chicago as a major forum for announcements. [News.com]
 
 

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