Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > March New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   FTC takes spammer to court - In keeping with its promise to crack down on spammers, the Federal Trade Commission has announced it is taking its first junk emailer to court. [News.com]   Fast DVD drive for $175 - Pioneer has begun shipping one of the fastest DVD (digital versatile disc) drives on the market for $175, the company announced today. [News.com]   Fast hotel lines ready for testing - Several companies are teaming up to try out technology that will allow business travelers to get a direct link to the Internet from hotels. [News.com]   Fast memory for digital TV - Matsushita Electric said today that it is licensing high-speed memory technology from Rambus, a move that will likely boost the performance of that company's high-definition digital TVs and other optical consumer technology in the near future. [News.com]   Fast modem technology tested - Alcatel, Analog Devices, and Texas Instruments will begin testing their high-speed digital subscriber line products for compatibility so that customers won't have to worry about what technology to buy. [News.com]   Fastest Mac chip, systems debut - Apple Computer (AAPL) launched its fastest systems yet and Apple's CEO Steve Jobs demonstrated an even faster box to appear by early 1999, as the company attempts to build upon momentum gained after last quarter's profit. [News.com]   Fastest PCs, Intel chip get cuts - Intel's fastest Pentium II chips are now being found in systems costing as little as $1,360, while a price cut on the fastest of Intel's processors is expected later this month. [News.com]   Fed agencies not making Y2K grade - Several federal agencies are in danger of missing a deadline to fix Year 2000 computer system problems, which will cost millions of dollars more to fix than originally thought, according to a report issued this week by the federal Office of Management and Budget. [News.com]   Feds crack down on Net gambling - Federal authorities charged 14 people today with running gambling sites on the Internet in violation of federal laws. [News.com]   Feds not seeking crypto law - In spite of a longstanding FBI campaign, a Justice Department official today said that for now, the agencies are not seeking a law requiring U.S. residents to give the government "keys" to unlock their private computer communications. [News.com]   Fiber-optic firm sues WorldCom - Fiber-optic network provider Williams Communications said today that it has sued WorldCom (WCOM) for allegedly failing to honor a promise that guaranteed Williams capacity on WorldCom's network. [News.com]   Firewall firm saw many takers - Andrew "Flip" Filipowski bought eight companies in 1997 as chief executive of Platinum Technology (PLAT), but he may remember February 1998 for the one that got away. [News.com]   Firm links email, phone - Internet company e-Now is attempting to further integrate the Net's "killer app"--email--with its low-tech counterpart: the telephone. [News.com]   Firm promises real-time banners - Banner ads are catching up with the rest of the Web. [News.com]   Firm tries to find who goes where - Online research start-up NetRatings introduced a service that links Web site visits and banner advertising click rates with detailed user demographic data. [News.com]   Firms take on VPN technology - Networking players are increasingly rising from their seats to applaud a technology that allows users to set up secure connections across the public Net. [News.com]   Firms team for cable, Web banking - BankAmerica Corporation and cable giant Tele-Communications Incorporated said today they agreed to develop an elaborate system to deliver financial services to consumers through their television sets. [News.com]   First DVD-RAM drives due - Toshiba in early summer will offer DVD-RAM drives as standard technology in desktop PCs, in the process taking a significant step in advancing the high-capacity storage market. [News.com]   First Palm PCs due next month - The first palmtop handheld computers based on Microsoft's Windows CE 2.0 operating system will hit stores on April 20, highlighting the fact that the market-leading PalmPilot must now defend its position against a bevy of vendors as well as the software giant. [News.com]   Foes take Microsoft to task - Chief executives Jim Barksdale of Netscape Communications and Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems told a Senate committee today that Microsoft must be held to a different standard because it is a monopolist. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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