Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > July New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Economist warns of Y2K fallout - As the clock ticks toward the start of the year 2000, a leading Wall Street economist says the odds have risen that computer malfunctions will send the world into a severe recession. [News.com]   Egghead's Web move paying off - Egghead's move to put all its eggs into one basket by closing its retail stores and becoming an Internet-only commerce company has--so far--proven to be the right decision. [News.com]   Ellison an anti-Microsoft witness - Lotus president and chief executive Jeff Papows, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison, and Sybase chief executive Mitchell Kertzman will be among witnesses speaking at Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing concerning Microsoft's business practices, a committee staffer confirmed today. [News.com]   Email death threat spreads - A death threat spam that frightened America Online members last week now has spread to Yahoo Mail. [News.com]   Email security flaw discovered - A security hole in three of the most popular email programs has been identified by a team of researchers at a Finland university, raising the possibility that hordes of users may have to upgrade their software. [News.com]   Embattled e-rate due in fall - Federal discounts on Net hook-ups for schools and libraries will be doled out this fall, the head of the program said today during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to scrutinize the administration of the program. [News.com]   Enterprise firm turns new leaf - Symix Systems, a maker of enterprise resource planning systems for middle-market manufacturers, is expanding its reach. [News.com]   Ethernet extension wins support - An extension to the standard Ethernet networking protocol floated by start-up Alteon Networks recently got a boost when both Microsoft and Compaq Computer endorsed the format for delivering data to computers. [News.com]   Eudora free from email bug - Qualcomm, maker of the popular email program Eudora, said that its products are not susceptible to the long file name security flaw affecting Microsoft and Netscape Communications' email software. [News.com]   Europe ISPs to talk Net rules - Europe's leading Internet service providers will meet in Brussels, Belgium, next week to launch a coalition that will promote industry codes of conduct, a senior executive at AOL Bertelsmann Online said today. [News.com]   Europe plugs U.S. domain plan - A debate over who should manage the Internet shifts to Brussels this week, with European industry representatives set to push forward a U.S. plan for reforming the network's name and address system. [News.com]   Europe seeks global domain policy - Representatives of Europe's Internet industry decided today to join forces to ensure their voice is heard in the effort to reform the global computer network's name and address system. [News.com]   Europe weighs Net gambling rules - The European Commission said today it was studying existing rules pertaining to gambling over the Internet, but has not yet decided whether common legislation is needed. [News.com]   Excite confirms Throw purchase - Excite confirmed that it has acquired privately held Throw, which later this year will allow it to join other Internet directories in offering an online community product. [News.com]   Excite, Inktomi beat Street - Internet search companies Excite and Inktomi today posted quarterly losses that weren't as bad as Wall Street's projections. [News.com]   Extending Java developers' reach - Sun Microsystems has released a set of development tools intended to make Java application building easier. [News.com]   FAA: Y2K won't crash critical system - Federal Aviation Administration technicians have determined that a critical mainframe computer used in the nation's largest air traffic control centers will function properly in the year 2000, according to reports. [News.com]   FCC could spur speedy Net - In a move to boost the deployment of high-speed Net access, the Federal Communications Commission is considering a deregulation plan to allow large phone companies to more easily enter the growing market. [News.com]   FCC hashing out digital TV rules - The Federal Communications Commission has begun the difficult task of defining rules that require cable systems to carry all broadcast channels to the merging world of digital television. [News.com]   FTC: Self-regulation won't cut it - Edging even further from endorsements of industry efforts to safeguard Net users' privacy through self-regulation, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission said today that new laws may be needed to eliminate concerns raised by the online collection of personal information. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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