Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1997 > September New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Sony tells of DVD alternative - Sony Computer and five other companies today announced their own standard for large-capacity, rewritable data storage discs for computers and digital versatile disc (DVD) players. [News.com]   Sony to begin direct sales - In an apparent effort to boost its flagging VAIO line, the U.S. unit of Sony Electronics today said that it will sell consumer PC desktops, laptops, and Sony peripherals direct from its Web site, by phone, and through the mail. [News.com]   Spam nets catching innocents - In a way, Marguerite Bader can now empathize with dolphins that inadvertently get snagged in drift nets meant for tuna. Fishermen don't intend to catch anything but tuna, but that doesn't make the dolphins feel any better. [News.com]   SportsLine prepares for IPO - After five months of silence, Sportsline USA has resurfaced with an official filing preparing the investment community for its initial public offering. [News.com]   Spree.com, Sprint in domain squabble - If Spree.com loses its domain name, the online storefront says it'll go out of business. [News.com]   Standards delay troubles 3Com - Following a meeting of modem-makers in which it was concluded that they could not decide on a preliminary standard for 56 kpbs, 3Com (COMS) is one of the latest to acknowledge this delay will hurt sales. [News.com]   Start-up technology rivals WebTV - A new technology that harnesses analog cable systems could mean faster Internet access via TV sets, at a comparatively low price, although some observers are casting doubt on the viability of the technology. [News.com]   Storage-maker stocks tumble - Shares of computer storage-maker stocks fell like dominos today after Western Digital (WDC) said its earnings will come in short of estimates, reflecting the fact that the industry is grappling with excess inventory. [News.com]   Study reveals IT spending patterns - Insurance and finance companies spend more on information technology than health care companies do. And companies that spend the most on IT tend to outsource their technology needs more than those with less IT spending. [News.com]   Subcommittee still worries about SSA site - Just days after the Social Security Administration announced the reopening of its Internet site that offers taxpayers access to calculations of their future retirement benefits, a congressional subcommittee has asked that the agency delay the move until further measures are taken to protect users' privacy. [News.com]   Sun SET on the horizon - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) announced an agreement with GlobeSet to deliver electronic commerce packages using the Java programming language and the emerging SET standard for secure transactions. [News.com]   Sun asked to cede Java - Intel (INTC), Microsoft (MSFT), Digital Equipment (DEC), and Compaq Computer (CPQ) asked Sun Microsystems (SUNW) today to cede control of the Java computer programming language to an international standard-setting organization. [News.com]   Sun back to the Java table - Rebuffed in its first step to make Java an international standard, Sun Microsystems (SUNW) modified its original proposal today in hope that the second time's a charm. [News.com]   Sun deal points to non-PC devices - Pursuing its plan to make Java the lingua franca of computing, Sun Microsystems today acquired a company that makes operating systems for telecommunications products and created a division to develop lightweight Java systems for non-PC devices. [News.com]   Sun exec cools threats to MS - A key Sun Microsystems (SUNW) executive today backed off comments made Monday by Sun chief executive Scott McNealy, who had appeared to threaten Microsoft (MSFT) with pulling its license for the Java programming language. [News.com]   Sun pushes Java - Sun Microsystems (SUNW) continues to push Java into as many markets as it can. [News.com]   Sun revs new Java WorkShop - Sun Microsystems' SunSoft division is ready to release the latest version of its pure-Java Java WorkShop development tool with promises of better performance and a revamped interface. [News.com]   Sun rises in Morocco - Sun Microsystems said it has started business in Morocco in partnership with the already established German group Siemens Nixdorf. [News.com]   Surf's up for Net in Australia - Australia's major media groups are investing serious money in cyberspace. [News.com]   Surfers flocking to local content - The Web may have worldwide reach, but about half its users are overwhelmingly interested in local information, according to a report released today. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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