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Traffic buckles Microsoft site - Microsoft (MSFT), apparently overwhelmed with users, is having serious problems with its Web site. [News.com]
 
Treasury says hands off e-commerce - The Treasury Department wants electronic commerce to develop with as few restrictions as possible and feels the private sector must lead the way, Treasury Under Secretary John Hawke said. [News.com]
 
Turner, Ellison debut Custom News - update The Custom News Web site unveiled today by CNN Interactive and Oracle (ORCL) will reduce the "information overload" that is stressing out millions of Americans, even ruining their love lives, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison and CNN founder Ted Turner said during a comical Spring Comdex presentation today. [News.com]
 
U.K. child abuse witch-hunt exposed - David Hebditch and two other British journalists knew they were breaking the law when they posted a banned government report detailing a notorious ritual child abuse case on their Web site. [News.com]
 
UPS to deliver on Internet time - United Parcel Service is testing a secure document delivery service over the Internet, a move to push ahead of rival Federal Express by embracing the Net's ability to send data almost immediately. [News.com]
 
USDA site hacked - The Agriculture Department's Foreign Agricultural Service shut down access to its home page yesterday after a major security breach was discovered, a department aide said. [News.com]
 
USR to test cable modems - As part of a nationwide effort to expand cable modem service slowly but surely, U.S. Robotics (USRX) will conduct cable modem trials with two cable operators and launch the first regional retail sales of these modems. [News.com]
 
UUNet Net access restored - UUNet Technologies says Internet access is back up and running for customers in major metropolitan areas across the country that may have experienced outages yesterday. [News.com]
 
Umax embraces Rhapsody OS - A Taiwanese firm that has tied its fortunes to Apple Computer's (AAPL) success today cautiously welcomed Apple's planned multiplatform operating system. [News.com]
 
Umax revs up Mac clones - Umax today announced a new technology to increase the performance of its Mac clones. [News.com]
 
Umax trolls for low-end buyers - Umax Computer is expanding its low-end strategy to include business users by introducing two new low-cost Mac clones with networking capability that are priced starting at $1,095. [News.com]
 
Unisys CEO plans departure - Unisys's (UIS) chairman and chief executive today turned in his resignation, even as the company's long-awaited recovery comes into view. [News.com]
 
Users left out in ISP squabble - Politics, Equipment Failure, and Bad Routing: If this were a movie, that could be the title. [News.com]
 
Users slam Hotmail porn spam - According to conventional wisdom, free email services were created for members to send and receive personal messages, not for sending out pornography ads for free. But that's apparently what some Netizens say happened at Hotmail, one of the leading free email providers. [News.com]
 
VeriFone chooses encryption - In a blow to encryption vendor RSA Data Security, VeriFone (VFI) will announce Monday that it's using encryption technology from Certicom (CIC) for consumer smart card readers. [News.com]
 
Verio adds to war chest - Internet service provider Verio today said it raised $150 million though debt financing to continue its U.S. expansion. [News.com]
 
Verity earnings disappoint - Search engine software company Verity (VRTY) today posted a much larger fourth-quarter loss than Wall Street expected, as sales slowed. [News.com]
 
Vietnam to join Net craze - Vietnam is hoping to license its first Internet provider within weeks as part of a step-by-step opening to the information superhighway, officials said today. [News.com]
 
Visa moves to link chip cards, SET - Seeking to boost the use of smart cards in Internet commerce, Visa said today that it's turning over its work on a "Chip Electronic Commerce Standard" to a standards group that includes MasterCard and EuroPay, Mastercard's European affiliate. [News.com]
 
Vitria debuts smart pull server - With competition in the push technology market reaching a fever pitch, companies are beginning to distinguish between "true push" and "smart pull" technologies. [News.com]
 
 

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