Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1997 > October New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   E-commerce off the shelf - E-commerce provider Viaweb and Staples (SPLS), the giant office-supply superstore chain, have hooked up to offer retail customers off-the-shelf Internet storefronts. [News.com]   EC report counterpoint to Clinton crypto - A report released today by the European Commission is putting more pressure on the Clinton administration as it attempts to forge a policy on encryption that is palatable to law enforcement agencies and national security interests. [News.com]   Edify heads to NT - Edify (EDFY), which generated $33 million in revenue in 1996 writing software for Web- and phone-based self-service on the OS/2 platform, said today its software is now available on Windows NT. [News.com]   Egghead beefs up Web store - Egghead Computer (EGGS) today continued its push into e-commerce and its retreat from selling hardware and software at its actual stores, in an attempt to resuscitate itself after several turbulent quarters. [News.com]   Electric utilities getting wired - Northern Telecom (NT) and British electricity supplier United Utilities announced a plan today to provide high-speed Internet access via electric lines. [News.com]   Electronic Arts profits double - Electronic Arts said its fiscal second-quarter profit from operations more than doubled--beating most Wall Street estimates--on strong sales of its video games. [News.com]   Engines firing up - The crowded field of search engines, which analysts have long said is due for a shakeout, is growing increasingly competitive. The differentiation one company sought by adding, say, free email, is quickly rendered irrelevant as rivals rush to enter the space. NEWS.COM's roundup shows how search engines are attempting to outmaneuver each other by adding new features and signing marketing deals. At the same time, Microsoft seems to think there's room on the Net for one more search player. [News.com]   Europe boosts Iomega sales - Data-storage company Iomega is expecting surging European sales to stand out in its third-quarter results, due later this month. [News.com]   Europe embraces online banking - European consumers are starting to do their buying, banking, and trading on the Internet, creating both opportunities and headaches for financial service providers, experts said. [News.com]   Europe firms warned on currency - Only 12 percent of Europe's small- and medium-sized businesses have prepared for European economic and monetary union, IBM Europe said today, citing a survey it had commissioned. [News.com]   Europe to get faster Net - High-speed Net access over phone lines, dubbed ADSL, is poised to take off in Europe, thanks largely to deregulation of the European telecommunications market, according to industry experts who met recently. [News.com]   European sales boost Iomega - Data-storage company Iomega today beat analysts' third-quarter earnings estimates, in part due to strong sales in Europe. [News.com]   Excite launches business channel - Today Excite (XCIT) and Intuit (INTU) are unveiling the first fruits of their seven-year partnership -- a new business and investing channel on Excite. [News.com]   Excite partners for Japan - Excite (XCIT) is planting its digital flag in Japan with a joint launch of a service there, the company announced tonight. [News.com]   Excite to buy NetBot - Internet media company Excite (XCIT) today said it will buy Net shopping technology maker NetBot in a $35 million stock deal. [News.com]   Excite tops estimates, cuts loss - Excite (XCIT) today blew past analysts' estimates, benefiting from a round of e-commerce deals. [News.com]   Execs say e-commerce needs better PR - Shopping through the Internet is failing to take off because the information technology industry has not yet persuaded potential customers that the system is safe, industry officials said. [News.com]   Export rules could ban some PCs - Some personal computers could be banned under proposed federal export leglislation designed to keep supercomputers from falling into the wrong hands overseas. [News.com]   Extra credit for viewing ads - In the first system of its kind, CyberGold announced today that it will begin crediting consumers' Visa bills when they view advertisements on the company's Web site or on sites that carry a CyberGold logo. [News.com]   FCC confirmations blocked - The confirmations of all four nominees to the Federal Communications Commission were held up today by Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana), who wants the agency to revamp telephone and online "universal service" rates for rural areas of the country. [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 33 34 35 36 37 38 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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