Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > January New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Compaq to buy Digital for $9.6 billion - Compaq (CPQ) took a major step toward its stated goal of becoming the No. 1 computer power in the world by announcing it would acquire Digital Equipment (DEC) for $9.6 billion. [News.com]   Compaq to get boost in Japan from DEC takeover - Compaq Computer's (CPQ) $9.6 billion takeover of Digital Equipment (DEC) will give Compaq a long-awaited chance to crack Japan's corporate computer market, the stronghold of Japanese makers, analysts said today. [News.com]   Compaq to try again in Japan - Compaq Computer (CPQ) has signed a marketing and distribution deal with Canon that may pry open the relatively closed Japanese PC market to a U.S. manufacturer. [News.com]   Compaq, Baan in enterprise suite - Server powerhouse Compaq Computer (CPQ) and enterprise software maker Baan (BAAN) today debuted the North American version of their joint business applications suite. [News.com]   Compaq, Dell, HP lead PC market - As the top PC vendors continue to make gains at the expense of lesser players, the worldwide market for personal computers continued on its upward trajectory in 1997 even as economic woes hit Asian markets, according to new reports from market research firms International Data Corp. (IDC) and Dataquest. [News.com]   Compaq, MS, Intel to detail DSL - Three of the high technology's most influential companies, as well as a host of partners, will converge in Washington on Monday to outline a strategy for jump-starting high-speed Internet access on the existing telephone infrastructure. [News.com]   CompuServe approves mergers - As expected, CompuServe (CSRV) shareholders today approved a merger with WorldCom (WCOM) and America Online (AOL). [News.com]   Computer Associates takes a hit - Despite being fueled by strong client-server revenue growth and slightly beating expectations, Computer Associates (CA) saw its shares hit in early trading today, falling as low as 13.7 percent. [News.com]   Congress members back encryption - A key U.S. senator who favors looser limits on strong encryption said today that he'll hold hearings this spring before his subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss potential constitutional issues that relate to the fiery encryption debate. [News.com]   Consumer software sales up 15% - The global market for consumer software grew 15.3 percent to about $5.5 billion in 1997, according to the preliminary findings of market researcher International Data Corporation (IDC). [News.com]   Controversy over Gore Web site - Vice President Al Gore's fund-raising imbroglios took to the Net today in an incident that underscored some of the problems with Network Solutions' domain name registration procedures. [News.com]   Corel posts loss, restates results - Corel (COSFF) today announced a disappointing fourth-quarter loss as it moved to restate the first three quarters of the year. [News.com]   Cox enters classified game - Cox Interactive Media today announced it would launch classified ads on the Web, the latest effort by a print media giant to make money in cyberspace. [News.com]   CrossRoads gets new look - CrossRoads Software said today that it has changed its name and has completed a $25 million round of financing. [News.com]   Crypto panel: FBI is No. 1 enemy - [News.com]   Crypto rivals challenge RSA - With guerrilla tactics, encryption upstarts Certicom and Cylink (CYLK) are exploiting dominant RSA Data Security's annual conference to undermine RSA's hold on the market. [News.com]   Crypto toolkit, license from Cylink - Hoping to spoil an encryption rival's lovefest, Cylink (CYLK) today said it will jump into the commercial crypto toolkit market. [News.com]   DOJ arm to protect kids online - The National Institute of Justice has struck a deal with a nonprofit organization to develop technology to aid the search for missing children using the Internet. [News.com]   DOJ blasts foot-dragging charges - While awaiting a federal court hearing tomorrow that could determine whether Microsoft is in contempt of a judge's order to unbundle its Web browser from the Windows 95 operating system, the Justice Department has responded to allegations that it has waffled in prosecuting its case against the software giant. [News.com]   DOJ defends special master - The appointment of a "special master" in the Justice Department's antitrust dispute with Microsoft was warranted by the complexity of the case and well within a federal judge's authority, the government argued in a court brief 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 31 32 33 34 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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