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AOL cookie rumor called hoax - The chain email going around the Net this week about America Online (AOL) would have alarmed anyone: It claimed to contain information from AOL developers who discovered a devious cookie in the next version of the online service's software that would peek at the contents of users' computer and report them back to the company. [News.com]
 
AOL drops Dow Jones - Usually when America Online (AOL) partners leave the service, they do so quietly. But when AOL decided to drop the Dow Jones Business Center, the Center's editor posted a letter informing its apparently loyal members and took the online giant to task for its decision. [News.com]
 
AOL execs report salaries to SEC - America Online (AOL) chief executive officer, president, and chairman of the board Steve Case got a 36 percent raise this year. [News.com]
 
AOL files suit against spammer - In an effort to send a message to mass emailers everywhere, America Online (AOL) has filed a suit in federal court against a Nevada company, which the online service claims has repeatedly spammed AOL members despite repeated requests to stop doing so. [News.com]
 
AOL growth drives advertising - AOL International, the overseas version of Internet service provider America Online (AOL), is generating little money from advertising. But revenues are expected to rise as the subscriber base grows, said Jack Davies, president of AOL International, Friday. [News.com]
 
AOL sells some Excite shares - America Online (AOL) has sold about 6 percent of the 3.3 million shares it received from Excite (XCIT) through the sale of its search engine, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [News.com]
 
AOL service restored - America Online (AOL) this morning is completely restored. [News.com]
 
AOL sues junk emailer - For the second time in a month, America Online (AOL) is using federal court to try to rid its network of junk emailers. [News.com]
 
AST servers come with 300-MHz Pentium II - AST announced new server computers using the 300-MHz Pentium II processor and boasting advanced features that target computing environments at large corporations. [News.com]
 
AST uses Intel RISC chip - Next week AST Research (ASTA) will unveil a new Pentium II server that uses a separate RISC chip for input/output (I/O) functions. [News.com]
 
AT&T cell phone offers Net access - AT&T Wireless Services today launched a retail version of a product that ties email and limited Internet content into a special cellular phone, a device two analysts said was a step in the right direction, but riddled with too many shortcomings to make it into the mainstream. [News.com]
 
AT&T reaches out to Armstrong - Ending a three-month quest to fill its driver's seat, AT&T (T) officially named Hughes Electronics chairman C. Michael Armstrong, 59, to succeed chairman and CEO Robert E. Allen. [News.com]
 
AT&T, Bay offer Net access tools - AT&T today announced at NetWorld+Interop that it is introducing a new Internet/intranet access and firewall solution with Bay Networks and Anixter in a bid to boost its corporate Internet business. [News.com]
 
Access One debuts new Net service - Internet service provider Access One, a unit of Solution 6 Holdings, said today it is launching a new Internet service called Access Two, aimed at the consumer market. [News.com]
 
Acer rebounds on the horizon - Taiwan computer giant Acer said today that it expects a "significant increase" in its fourth-quarter sales and profits after setbacks in the first three quarters undermined its share price. [News.com]
 
Acorn launches fast home NC - Acorn launched one of the fastest set-top boxes today, one with a with 233-MHz processor, more evidence that the newest generation of simplified Internet access devices are gaining desktop PC-like power. [News.com]
 
Actra ships e-commerce software - E-commerce software vendor Actra, a joint venture of Netscape (NSCP) and GE Information Systems (GE), will announce tomorrow that it is shipping three products for the Windows NT platform. [News.com]
 
Alpha supercomputer for MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will get a healthy dose of computing power, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from Digital Equipment in the form of seven server computers based on Alpha processors. [News.com]
 
Altris Software sees Q3 loss - Altris Software said it expects to report a net loss of $2.5 million, or 26 cents a share, for the third quarter after a $1.1 million charge for potential bad debt. [News.com]
 
Amazon, B&N settle lawsuit - Rival online booksellers Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Amazon.com (AMZN) announced today that they have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Barnes & Noble. [News.com]
 
 

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