Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > August New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Mentor wants to acquire Quickturn - Software maker Mentor Graphics today launched an unsolicited cash tender offer for Quickturn Design Systems for $216 million, or $12.125 a share. [News.com]   Mexican hackers speak out - They have plastered the face of revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata on the Finance Ministry's Web site and claim to have monitored visits by senators to X-rated Internet salons. [News.com]   Mexican telco eyes U.S. market - Telmex, the former Mexican telephone monopoly now facing U.S. competitors at home, is set to turn the tables on its northern rivals by offering long distance phone service in the United States. [News.com]   Micron revs middle-tier PC push - Micron Electronics kicked off a new marketing push and a comprehensive financing program designed to give the company a stronger personality with the growing middle-tier of the market and putting it up against direct-seller Gateway, which has been a leader in this market. [News.com]   Microsoft beefs up NT security - Aiming to expand its business with federal agencies, Microsoft will boost security for Windows NT by supporting FIPS 140-1 and Fortezza, two key cryptographic standards for federal government users. [News.com]   Microsoft brands itself to WebTV - The Microsoft brand name already is displayed somewhere on most desktop PCs, and now it is showing up on TV--WebTV, that is. [News.com]   Microsoft buys Valence Research - Microsoft today said it acquired fault tolerance software developer Valence Research for an undisclosed amount to extend its NT clustering capabilities. [News.com]   Microsoft cools buyout pace - Despite Microsoft's announcement today that it has purchased Valence Research, the software giant has greatly slowed the pace of its acquisitions during the past two years as compared with the pace of its investments. [News.com]   Microsoft database loses records - Developers are furious over a flaw discovered in Microsoft's Access database that could cause a loss of data and scrambled records. [News.com]   Microsoft discussed Windows bug - In 1991, when a competitor threatened to break Microsoft's lock on desktop software, Microsoft engineers discussed an unusual counterattack: a software bug to be hidden inside an early version of Microsoft Windows, according to reports. [News.com]   Microsoft eases software rentals - In a bid to boost the short-term rentals of software over the Net, Microsoft has released a new version of its software for ISPs and phone carriers offering Internet access, email, and Web hosting. [News.com]   Microsoft mints Money 99 - Microsoft said today that it will roll out its Money 99 Financial Suite this month, featuring personalized financial planning tools and further connectivity with investment institutions that host online services. [News.com]   Microsoft moves to dismiss - In its most detailed defense yet, Microsoft today refuted the government's broad antitrust case against it by arguing that its actions benefit consumers and urging a judge to dismiss the matter altogether. [News.com]   Microsoft on Java: "Sun agreed" - A key Microsoft executive reiterated that the software giant has complied with its Sun Microsystems contract for using the Java programming language. [News.com]   Microsoft plans Singapore center - Software giant Microsoft said today that it would establish a regional operations center in Singapore, generating about $58 million in manufacturing and other spending annually. [News.com]   Microsoft rebuts DOJ in filing - Contending that the source code for Windows 98 is "the software equivalent to the formula for Coca-Cola," Microsoft today argued why it should be allowed to deliver that code to the Justice Department on its own terms, not anyone else's. [News.com]   Microsoft seeks summary ruling - Microsoft on Monday is expected to file a motion to dismiss all or key parts of the antitrust lawsuit filed against the software giant by the Justice Department and 20 states, sources said today. [News.com]   Microsoft steps up NT efforts - It's official. [News.com]   Microsoft sweetens own java deal - Microsoft is embracing java these days--but not the well-known programming language. [News.com]   Microsoft teams on Web TV plan - German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft plan to enter jointly the market for Internet television, according to reports. [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 39 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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