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Nations to meet on crypto - Business, legal, and government experts will meet in Copenhagen later this week to discuss ways to promote security on the Internet and other electronic networks. [News.com]
 
Nationwide breaks in AT&T service - AT&T's (T) top executive apologized to customers affected by outages on the company's frame relay network and pledged that the service will remain free until the cause has been rooted out. [News.com]
 
Net boosts Netscape stock - The Internet is breathing new life into Netscape's stock. [News.com]
 
Net companies rival media giants - Are Net companies such as Yahoo and America Online destined to become 21st-century media giants, alongside television networks such as ABC and print media companies like Gannett? [News.com]
 
Net companies soaring - The Internet market is on a tear this week, as the rising stocks of companies like Yahoo and America Online boost the rest of the sector. As the Dow hovers close to 9,000, investor confidence is driving Net firms ever higher, even those with continuing losses. [News.com]
 
Net exchange proposal on hold - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has put on hold its review of a proposal to create America's first Internet-based commodity exchange, until agency staff gets more information about the market, CFTC chairwoman Brooksley Born said. [News.com]
 
Net gambling bill overhauled - Despite the Justice Department's crackdown on cybercasinos, federal legislation that would ban Net gambling is being overhauled to include major allowances for online horse betting and state lotteries and possibly to permit wager sites based on Indian reservations. [News.com]
 
Net game firm in privacy flap - Blizzard Entertainment claims it had good intentions when it collected the names and email addresses of some of its users without their knowledge or consent. But the act has brought the gaming firm a storm of criticism from users and privacy advocates. [News.com]
 
Net music veteran tries sales - Net music search directory the Ultimate Band List (UBL) is adding an e-commerce area to its offerings when the site relaunches later this month. [News.com]
 
Net phone companies race clock - Internet phone companies are racing to cash in on what may become a billion-dollar industry before the government's wheels of bureaucracy can pick up speed. [News.com]
 
Net phone firms elude regulation - Companies that carry phone calls over the Net avoided new fees and regulations today when the Federal Communications Commission decided against designating them as long distance carriers. [News.com]
 
Net prevents U.K. suicide - An American computer buff saved the life of a British woman after noticing her suicide note on an Internet bulletin board. [News.com]
 
Net software piracy growing - Internet software piracy is growing rapidly as Net use spreads and could surpass traditional forms of piracy, a Business Software Alliance (BSA) representative said today. [News.com]
 
Net stocks calm down - Internet stocks headed to the "time-out room" today after a week of wild behavior. [News.com]
 
Net stocks hardly a sure bet - "Buy low and sell high" used to be a good rule of thumb for investing. But anyone who has watched Internet stocks go from high to sky-high to off-the-charts high knows the real rules can be a little different. [News.com]
 
Net stocks inspire feeding frenzy - Investors continued to pile onto the Internet bandwagon today, powering stocks to new highs as Yahoo (YHOO) showed the sector can be profitable, analysts said. [News.com]
 
Net stocks know no limits - It's hard to keep any Net stock down these days. Internet stocks climbed into record territory yet again today, led by Yahoo, which crossed the psychological $100-per-share barrier. The surge in Net stocks of late continues to propel the technology sector, but some analysts are worrying aloud that the stocks are too pricey, and are downgrading some of the issues. [News.com]
 
Net stocks recover after scare - Like yo-yos, Internet stocks rebounded today after big losses yesterday over fears that interest rates may be on the way up. [News.com]
 
Net stocks take a breather - Internet stocks took a brief breather today after a sharp run-up into record territory last week that drew widespread attention from the investor community, before beginning an upward climb once again. [News.com]
 
Net usage firms join efforts - Net research firms Internet Profiles Corporation (I/Pro) and Media Metrix joined forces to clear up some of the mystery surrounding Web usage patterns. [News.com]
 
 

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