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WTO talks on tariffs suspended - Negotiators in Geneva today suspended World Trade Organization talks to remove tariffs on a list of information technology products worth $50 billion in annual trade after they failed to strike a deal, officials said. [News.com]
 
Wall St. bullish on Windows 98 - Despite negative press generated by the perils of upgrading to Windows 98, Microsoft appears to be virtually immune to financial fallout from upgrade snags. [News.com]
 
Warnings on Windows 98 snags - Dell Computer, Compaq Computer, and others are posting workarounds, fixes, and warnings on their Web sites about upgrading to the Windows 98 operating system that Microsoft released just last week. [News.com]
 
WavePhore crests on article - WavePhore stock jumped more than 35 percent today after a BusinessWeek said in the July 20 edition of its closely watched "Inside Wall Street" section that it may be one of the very few "underappreciated" Internet stocks in these crazy times for stock prices. [News.com]
 
Web ads part of brand strategy - Advertising on the Web will not work if it is detached from conventional marketing campaigns, the head of the new digital unit of advertising agency Ammirati Puris Lintas said today. [News.com]
 
Web firm to animate recommendations - Web site animation company 7th Level said today it had agreed to use software by Net Perceptions, a company backed by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, to allow 7th Level's animated Internet characters to respond specifically to user preferences. [News.com]
 
WebTV outage strikes again - For the second time in seven days, users of WebTV's Internet access devices found their on-ramp online was down. [News.com]
 
Webmasters slam Net casino - Thousands of small-time Web site operators hoping to cash in on an online casino's banner advertising scheme have found themselves deprived of payment and accused of cheating. [News.com]
 
Western Digital posts loss - PC hard drive maker Western Digital today reported a larger than expected fourth quarter loss due to industry-wide oversupply of storage devices and plummeting prices for desktop computers, the company said. [News.com]
 
Western hard drive joins 10.1GB crowd - Western Digital introduced a low-cost 10.1GB hard drive today, joining a bevy of manufacturers in offering more capacity for less money. [News.com]
 
What's the meaning of RealNetworks? - Though accusations of nefarious conduct hurled at Microsoft by RealNetworks over the last few days may have been overstated, the larger issue of how software is controlled certainly concerns smaller companies vying for revenue in Microsoft's shadow, not to mention consumers. [News.com]
 
Whatever happened to MSN? - A German newspaper created something of stir this weekend when it reported that online service Primus-Online was taking over Microsoft Network's local subsidiary. [News.com]
 
White House delays e-report - The White House has delayed a progress report on its Internet commerce policies until September to coordinate its release with the hoped-for passage of two key elements of Clinton's e-commerce policy, a White House source said today. [News.com]
 
Who will buy MCI's Net assets? - As reported earlier today, the European Commission, Europe's regulatory governing body, granted conditional clearance for the proposed $37 billion merger of MCI Communications and WorldCom, pending the sale of MCI's Internet business. [News.com]
 
Who will win the crypto war? - The high-tech industry and privacy advocates are happy to see congressional leaders ramping up pressure to ease export restrictions on encryption. [News.com]
 
WhoWhere makes spate of deals - Portal firms are enjoying a wild ride on Wall Street lately, but behind-the-scenes players also are cashing in on portal fever. [News.com]
 
Why you should care about crypto - Believe it or not, my mom gets the encryption debate. [News.com]
 
Wild week for AltaVista suit victor - Jack Marshall was standing in a hospital watching a doctor prepare his newborn son for circumcision when a reporter paged him to ask about a reported $3.3 million lawsuit settlement over the domain name "www.altavista.com." [News.com]
 
Will iMac's rollout be enough? - Apple Computer has switched the hype machine into full gear to generate consumer demand for the iMac, but with the anticipation surrounding its biggest and most challenging product launch in recent memory comes the danger that the company could alienate customers if it doesn't deliver all the systems that people want on time. [News.com]
 
Win 98 China to launch in August - Microsoft will launch a version of its Windows 98 operating system on August 31 for users in mainland China. [News.com]
 
 

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