Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > December New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Sprint soars on government contract - Sprint shares rose 4 percent today after the company won the first part of an estimated $5 billion contract to provide long distance telephone service to the federal government over eight years. [News.com]   Sprint to roll out ION network service - Sprint plans to begin selling a service that combines voice calls, data, and Internet traffic on one network to large businesses nationwide next month, keeping to a debut schedule set in June. [News.com]   Sprint to start own DSL services - Sprint, the nation's third largest long distance company, said today it would roll out high-speed digital subscriber lines (DSL) in urban areas around the country beginning next year. [News.com]   Sprint, CompUSA to ink marketing deal - Sprint and CompUSA will announce a new marketing campaign tomorrow aimed at promoting the long distance company's voice and Internet services to the computer store's customers. [News.com]   Staples to invest $10 million in Net unit - Office supply chain Staples will create a stand alone business unit for its online store, which opened just 30 days ago, and invest an additional $10 million in the fledgling operation next year. [News.com]   Star Wars trailer goes to highest bidder - The movie isn't out yet, but it's already making money on the Internet. [News.com]   Star offers desktop suite for free - Software maker Star Division said today that it is offering the latest version of its desktop application suite for free download off its corporate Web site. [News.com]   StarMedia shrugs off AOL in Latin America - New York-based StarMedia, one of Latin America's most visited Internet sites, has nothing to fear from America Online's planned expansion into the region, according to StarMedia chief executive Fernando Espuelas. [News.com]   Start-up sees game future for Linux - While computer heavyweights such as IBM have been focusing on the commercial potential of Linux, a small start-up in Southern California sees a new opportunity in the operating system: the market for computer games. [News.com]   Steve Case joins billionaires club - America Online chief executive Steve Case's holdings in the No. 1 Internet service have eclipsed $1 billion in value, as the former pizza-toppings developer reaps the reward of the company's soaring share price. [News.com]   Stocks calm in early trading - Stocks were mostly flat or slightly higher in early trading today with little economic news to guide the market. [News.com]   Stocks finish day stronger on U.S. data - Stocks shot out of the gate at the opening bell and finished higher amid strong U.S economic data released this morning. [News.com]   Stocks jump on e-commerce plans - Flush with the success of holiday e-commerce, traders bid up companies looking to expand online sales. [News.com]   Stores cutting iMac prices - Apple's iMac has dropped toward the $1,000 mark in time for the holidays. [News.com]   Street bids up uBid; Vignette files for IPO - Shares of online auctioneer Ubid burst the seams today, soaring as high as 60.50 from their opening price of 40, before closing at 48 on their first day of trading. [News.com]   Student prevails in court battle over site - A federal judge has ruled that a Missouri high school violated a student's free speech after he was suspended for critical--and sometimes vulgar--remarks about the school posted on his Web site. [News.com]   Study: Business software to surge - Corporations are spending their information technology dollars up front. [News.com]   Study: E-commerce needs cooperation - Collaboration between businesses and government agencies is vital to achieving the full potential of Internet commerce, according to a new study. [News.com]   Suits fly over monitors, scanners - A British company is going after Dell, Packard Bell, and Micron regarding monitor patents. Meanwhile, Umax gets an injunction and Iomega must pay up. [News.com]   Sun attempts to revive JavaStation - Although the JavaStation failed to catch fire the first time around, Sun cut prices on the systems today and will launch a series of pilots with airlines next year in an effort to revive its network computing dream. [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 40 41 42 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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