Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > June New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Fed doesn't shake markets - Wall Street took Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's latest assessment of the economy in stride, and blue chips erased earlier losses by midday today. [News.com]   Fed domain plan defers decisions - The Clinton administration this morning released its final plan to overhaul the Internet's naming system, but some of the most difficult decisions will be deferred to a newly created nonprofit group, the report said. [News.com]   Federal Y2K funding bills slashed - As GOP leaders continue to criticize the White House for neglecting to give the Year 2000 technology problem more attention, House Republicans have stripped two bilateral efforts to pay for fixing the problem. [News.com]   Feds pledge $10m for flat panels - A U.S. government agency has pledged $10 million in funding for the United States Display Consortium (USDC), part of a continuing effort to establish a domestic manufacturing base for flat panel displays based on more efficient production techniques than those currently practiced in Asia. [News.com]   Feinstein, Freeh meet on crypto - In the latest effort to quell the ongoing tug-of-war over encryption, FBI director Louis Freeh met with powerful high-tech executives today to discuss federal restrictions on the technology to secure digital communication. [News.com]   Fidelity revises online rates - Fidelity Investments is revising its pricing structure for online trading to give customers that use its service frequently incentive to continue doing so. [News.com]   Finance industry can't skip Net - Brokers, banks, and insurers must get ready to provide their services in cyberspace or risk alienating younger customers, an analyst said. [News.com]   Finance sites walk fine line - Financial sites are continuing their struggle today to seek a balance between offering enough information to attract a wide audience and meeting the requirements of regulators and others. [News.com]   Finding a niche in financial sites - In a move that proves yet again that financial sites are one of the hottest properties on the Net, a new site that attempts to take the mystery out of buying stock will launch today. [News.com]   Firm looks to lure hackers - Network Associates announced Friday a new suite of "intrusion protection" tools, including one that creates a decoy network that draws hackers in and then "stings" them. [News.com]   Firm offers antihack insurance - The International Computer Security Association is offering insurance of up to $250,000 for customers of its TruSecure security assurance service if a malicious hacker successfully attacks their network--even if no losses are suffered. [News.com]   Firms back away from DRAMs - Two major DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chipmakers are considering moving out of the profitless memory chip market. [News.com]   Firms release software for retailers - The summer fashions in retail industry-specific packaged applications hit the runway this week at the Retail Collaborative Supply Chain conference in New Orleans. [News.com]   Firms try to speed e-commerce - Pivotal Software and PenOp inked a deal this week to embed PenOp's electronic signature software in Pivotal's customer relationship management system. [News.com]   First Access offers smart card security - Israeli high-technology start-up company First Access hopes to hitch a ride on an expected boom in smart cards and enable personal computer users to operate and transact Internet business more securely. [News.com]   First digital computer 50 years old - At 11 a.m. on June 21, 1948, Tom Kilburn gave his computer the task of finding the highest proper factor of 2 to the power of 18. [News.com]   Flat-panel screens steal show - As their prices continue to drop, flat-panel monitors have become stars of this year's PC Expo in one of the industry's most radical design changes in recent years. [News.com]   Flexi to buy Dodge Group - FlexiInternational Software said today that it bought the Dodge Group, a privately held company headquartered in London, for 863,500 shares of common stock and $754,000 in cash. [News.com]   Focus on wired children - Children online have been in the center of government discussion and debate this week, on the heels of a Federal Trade Commission report that slammed the online industry for its data collection practices, especially where young surfers are concerned. A conference this week designed to examine content for children instead focused a great deal on children's Net issues, including privacy and the "e-rate," a fund to that provides Net access discounts to schools and libraries. [News.com]   Fore makes gigabit bet - Can you teach an old dog new tricks? [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 43 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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