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Digital certs advance for Net - The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) today launched a pilot test to develop rules, guidelines, and business practices for banks to issue digital IDs for their customers. [News.com]
 
Digital investors OK merger - As expected, shareholders of Digital Equipment approved the acquisition of the company by Compaq Computer at a special meeting this morning in Westford, Massachusetts. [News.com]
 
Digital off hook for RSIs - In another setback for computer users taking aim at PC makers for repetitive stress injuries, a federal jury ruled today that Digital Equipment is not responsible for the injuries of nine office workers who used its keyboards, the company said. [News.com]
 
Digital takes Compaq into enterprise - Compaq Computer will use newly acquired Digital Equipment to make a push into 64-bit computing while delving into the services industry, company executives said here this morning. [News.com]
 
Disney flat despite Net efforts - The magic of the Internet hasn't rubbed off on Disney's stock--at least not yet. [News.com]
 
Disney takes stake in Infoseek - Walt Disney today bought a 43 percent stake in Infoseek in exchange for Disney's ownership in Starwave plus $70 million in cash--ending a week of speculation that the two would combine forces. [News.com]
 
Disney to launch children's search engine - Disney today introduced a children-oriented search engine, trying to further its online reach to its core market: children and families. [News.com]
 
Disney, Music Boulevard team up - Disney quietly has begun marketing its music on N2K's Music Boulevard retail site, while Music Boulevard ads have appeared on Disney's Web site. [News.com]
 
Divx debut in limited rollout - After two false starts, Divx is here--if you live in San Francisco or Richmond, Virginia. [News.com]
 
Doctors collaborate online - As President Clinton continues his nine-day trip to strengthen political and economic ties with China, a group of Bay Area doctors are using the Web to establish their own ties with their mainland Chinese counterparts--with a little help from Silicon Valley. [News.com]
 
Domain white paper comes up short - The long-awaited U.S. government "white paper" on how to transfer the Internet's domain name system to the private sector appears to resolve nothing. [News.com]
 
Dow closes at three-month low - The Dow slid to a three-month low by the close of markets today after rekindled worries about Asia's finances triggered a fresh rout in global stocks, with investors seeking safety in the dollar and bonds. [News.com]
 
Drudge holds own in lion's den - Matt Drudge, the Internet gossip columnist who first posted the Monica Lewinsky sex tale on the Web, ventured into the lion's den yesterday as the featured attraction at a National Press Club luncheon. [News.com]
 
E*Trade plans U.K. venture - Electronic Share Information Limited, a U.K. provider of Internet equities data, announced today a joint venture with U.S. online stockbroker E*Trade Group. [News.com]
 
E-check initiative to launch - In the first transaction in a pilot program for e-checks, the Treasury Department and a group of banking and technology firms said today that an electronic check for $32,153 was sent by email from the Treasury to GTE as payment for an Air Force contract. [News.com]
 
E-commerce a hard sell - Now that consumers can cross-check prices at the click of a mouse, online retailers will have to differentiate themselves through product offerings, partnerships with popular Web sites, brand recognition, and other factors if they are to survive, the chief executive of CNET: The Computer Network told an audience at PC Expo here today. [News.com]
 
E-commerce boon to Singapore - Information technology demand in Singapore is being driven by firms plugging into the Internet to conduct electronic commerce, a top official said today. [News.com]
 
E-commerce crypto code cracked - Secure Internet commerce may not be so secure, at least in the sterile environment of Bell Labs. [News.com]
 
E-commerce firm opens wallet - In a move that could speed adoption of an online payments protocol, Internet commerce software vendor GlobeSet has announced a server-based "wallet" for making credit card purchases securely over the Internet. [News.com]
 
E-commerce standards pushed - Worried that e-commerce standards are being set but not adopted, some 30 major software, hardware, distribution, and retail players have launched a two-year push to implement standards for enabling Internet-based supply chain management. [News.com]
 
 

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