Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > December New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Callers care most about price, service - In the midst of multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns from telecommunications companies touting new high-tech services, consumers still overwhelmingly care most about price and customer service, a new market research study found. [News.com]   Can Disney still be Disney online? - With the highly anticipated beta launch of the Disney-Infoseek joint portal around the corner, Disney is fighting to keep its brand unsullied by the darker elements of the Web. Wall Street appears to be reacting favorably--Infoseek's stock soared after the company announced it would no longer accept adult-oriented advertising. [News.com]   Can set-tops live up to the hype? - Much hype has been bestowed upon the television set-top box as provider of interactive computer-like services, but with the upcoming roll-out of Scientific-Atlanta's cable TV set-top box, the technology finally must prove its worth to consumers. [News.com]   Cars vulnerable to PalmPilot signals? - The PalmPilot has been touted as capable of doing almost anything--from organizing contacts and email to playing games and eventually providing two-way wireless communications. But these handhelds could now excel at another task--breaking into cars. [News.com]   Catalog firm leaps on Excite deal - Genesis Direct's shares more than doubled after the mail-order catalog company said it will sell some merchandise through Excite, the second-biggest Internet directory. [News.com]   Certicom creates standards body - Elliptic curve cryptography firm Certicom has created body of customers to create a standard so that different implementations of ECC--considered more efficient for small or mobile devices--will interoperate. [News.com]   Challenges mount for cable industry - Cable's biggest and brightest gathered at the Western Cable Show in Southern California this past week to discuss the industry's prospects--and problems--in the months ahead. Cable executives put their collective heads together to discuss how to roll out innovative technology that is user-friendly yet affordable, while keeping other broadband competitors at bay. [News.com]   China telecom breakup edging closer - The Chinese government is considering breaking up its state telephone monopoly, a move that could inject a new dose of competition into the country's rapidly growing telecommunications market. [News.com]   Chinese hackers sentenced to death - Two hackers who broke into a bank computer network and stole 260,000 yuan ($31,400) have been sentenced to death by a court in eastern China, the official Wenhui Daily said today. [News.com]   Chip cavalcade coming from Intel - January will be a big month for Intel as the chip giant plans to roll out a new high-end version of its Xeon processor, a Pentium II processor with integrated memory for mobile computers, and a series of Celeron chips for notebooks and desktops. [News.com]   Chip industry group details position on Y2K - As the Year 2000 spotlight turns to chips embedded in consumer electronics systems, a lobbyist group for the semiconductor industry has released a position paper to weed fact from fiction. [News.com]   Chip industry, feds form research plan - The U.S. semiconductor industry, the U.S. government and 14 top universities said they have created a network to conduct advanced research in semiconductors. [News.com]   Christmas comes early for networkers - A little holiday spirit helped networking stocks soar today, as shares in bellwether Cisco Systems hit a new 52-week high following a favorable analyst report. Cabletron Systems, however, got coal in its stocking for the third quarter, reporting a loss greater than previous estimates. [News.com]   Ciena drops on loss - Ciena's stock took a double-digit tumble today, one day after the networking equipment company warned of possible losses next year. [News.com]   Cincinnati Bell wants to stay solo - Cincinnati Bell doesn't believe bigger is better. [News.com]   Cincinnati Financial sues over Y2K coverage - Cincinnati Insurance has filed a complaint in federal court in what may be the first action concerning an insurance company's Year 2000 obligations, according to a litigation newsletter. [News.com]   Cisco Systems to acquire PipeLinks - Networking giant Cisco Systems today said it has moved to acquire privately held PipeLinks, a maker of high-capacity routers, in a stock deal valued at about $126 million. [News.com]   Cisco adds to networking lines - Cisco Systems has got something for everyone, it seems. [News.com]   Cisco builds strategy for home market - Cisco Systems will soon disclose its plans to enter the consumer market, a major departure for a networking equipment firm normally associated with the highly technical workings of the Internet backbone. [News.com]   Cisco offers advice on Net business - Cisco has a thing or two to say about the business of the Internet. [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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