Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1997 > May New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Drugs dispensed by modem - A Massachusetts company has developed a telepharmacy system combining a computer, modem, and drug-dispensing unit to allow patients in rural towns without pharmacies to get medication at local doctors' offices. [News.com]   Dusting for digital fingerprints - As theft of sensitive data grows so does the need to dust for culprits' digital fingerprints. [News.com]   EU mulls rules on Net phone calls - The European Commission, eager to create a level playing field for businesses, sought comments today on whether it should propose legislation on telephone calls carried on the Internet. [News.com]   Egghead adapts to regain revenue - Working to regain market share among a plethora of software superstores and boost its flagging revenues, Egghead (EGGS) is taking a shot at expanding its hardware business and online presence. [News.com]   Egghead swallows Surplus - Egghead Software (EGGS) today announced the acquisition of Surplus Software, a direct marketer of computers, in a $31.5 million stock swap deal. [News.com]   Email delays at Prodigy - Hundreds of thousands of users of the Prodigy Classic online service have experienced delays in receiving electronic mail from the Net since Sunday. [News.com]   Encryption export rules eased - Companies that manufacture software used for secure transactions over the public Internet and corporate intranets can now receive a license after a single review of their products, the Commerce Department announced today. [News.com]   European PC sales growth slows - Sales growth of personal computers in Europe lost momentum in the first quarter, held back by stagnant conditions in France and a lackluster reception for the latest Intel (INTC) Pentium MMX technology, a survey published today said. [News.com]   Evergreen offers notebook upgrades - Evergreen Technologies announced today that it will offer notebook PC owners an option to upgrade systems with 486 processors to Pentium-class 586 chips. [News.com]   Exchange to get new features - Microsoft (MSFT) will focus on strengthening scalability and Internet protocol support in the next release of Exchange, code-named Osmium, according to sources close to the company. [News.com]   Excite chat gets personal - Excite is set to launch a new online chat service today that lets consumers know whether friends are online and exchange messages with them. [News.com]   Excite enters European markets - Excite (XCIT) said today it launched European editions of its Internet search engine, which will extend the reach of the Excite network, increase functionality, and meet specific advertising requirements. [News.com]   Exponential lays off 25% - Exponential Technology, which has been developing a highly touted 533-MHz PowerPC processor for Apple Macintosh computers, announced today that it is laying off 25 percent of its workforce, casting a pall over its entire market strategy. [News.com]   FBI puts out Crime Alert - The FBI is using the Net in yet another nationwide manhunt--this time, to track down a suspected killer. [News.com]   FCC chief to step down - Reed Hundt will resign as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. [News.com]   FCC phone line fees called onerous - A large online industry group is asking the Federal Communications Commission today to reject the so-called "modem tax," which could apply a monthly fee for each extra phone line in homes and business. [News.com]   FCC pushing through toll cuts - The Federal Communications Commission is near agreement on a plan designed to deliver consumers the largest cut in long distance phone rates ever, the chairman of the agency said. [News.com]   FCC votes on universal service for Net - The Federal Communications Commission voted today to give 50 million students and teachers up to 90 percent off their public school Net access. The FCC also approved a flat rate that will be charged on extra phone lines for homes and businesses. ISPs will also be exempt from access fees charged by phone companies to hook their customers to other networks. [News.com]   FTC looks into airline bookings - The Federal Trade Commission is "seriously" looking into charges that airlines are unfairly cutting the commissions of online travel agents and thereby stifling the growth of one of electronic commerce's biggest potential moneymakers, sources told CNET's NEWS.COM today. [News.com]   FTC settles with online services - The Federal Trade Commission said today that it has settled with three of the nation's largest online services over allegations that their heavily advertised "free trial offers" caused consumers to rack up unforeseen charges. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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