Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > March New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   U.S. Census 2000 won't use Net - It would have been fitting for the United States to collect census data via the Net in the year 2000. But it's not going to happen. [News.com]   U.S. government slow on Y2K - The U.S. government's progress in preparing critical computers to cope with the year 2000 was given a "D-minus" grade today by the chairman of a congressional panel monitoring the problem. [News.com]   U.S. may block Murdoch-MCI deal - U.S. antitrust regulators are preparing to block the $1.1 billion sale of a key television satellite slot from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and MCI Communications (MCIC) to a group of cable operators, the Washington Post reported today. [News.com]   UPI, Microsoft team on Web media - United Press International and Microsoft today struck a business alliance to test media products for delivery on the Internet. [News.com]   UPS plans Net deliveries - UPS, the world's largest package distribution company, is pushing into online document delivery, hoping to make inroads into the overnight letter market dominated by Federal Express. [News.com]   Ultrasmall Iomega drive due - Addonics Technology has developed a pocket-sized Zip drive for notebook computers that holds up to 100MB of data. [News.com]   Ultrasmall storage device debuts - Ioptics introduced a new storage technology today designed for use in handheld and portable computers. [News.com]   Umax clone works around Jobs - Umax Computer has adopted Apple Computer's "think different" credo. [News.com]   Umax says sales jump 50% - Taiwanese computer and image scanner maker Umax Data Systems said its February sales jumped 50.8 percent to T$1.314 billion ($40.7 million) from T$871 million ($26.9 million) in February 1997. [News.com]   Unifying Windows, Mac Java apps - Microsoft (MSFT) unveiled an updated Java development tool and disclosed plans today for unifying Java applications on Windows and Macintosh systems. [News.com]   Uphill battle seen for Java NCs - Though shipments of "thin-client" computers will double in 1998 due in part to increased visibility from a new breed of Windows-based terminals, a new report from Zona Research says Java-only devices will continue to face ambivalence from corporate buyers. [News.com]   Used PC market surging - The supply of used PCs is expected to grow from 5.5 million in 1997 to 9.86 million in 2002, according to a new report. [News.com]   VRML spec to drive 3D on Net - The VRML Consortium today laid out a road map for VRML specification designed to drive continued growth of 3D on the Internet. [News.com]   Virginia library battle rages - Free speech advocates in Virginia today are trying to halt passage of a law that would force public libraries to install filtering programs on all computers with Net access. [News.com]   Virginia rejects Net filter mandate - Virginia lawmakers have rejected a proposal to mandate Net filtering at public libraries statewide. [News.com]   Visa pushes banks to get smart - Card giant Visa has launched an initiative to get banks to upgrade their plastic, magnetic stripe cards to smart cards, predicting that by the year 2002 one-third of all Visa cards will have a chip on them. [News.com]   Vobis sees "difficult" year ahead - German PC maker Vobis Microcomputer AG said today that it expects 1998 to be "a difficult year" despite its forecast for a surge in sales and its announcement of new partnership with IBM (IBM). [News.com]   Voice-over-IP to skyrocket - Voice communications over the Net is for real, according to market researcher International Data Corporation. [News.com]   Wang, Olivetti in services deal - Wang (WANG) announced plans to purchase Olsy, a subsidiary of Italian computer maker Olivetti , in a deal worth $390 million. [News.com]   Washington state joins spam war - Washington Governor Gary Locke this evening signed an antispam bill that foes of junk email say will give them an important weapon in their battle against spam. [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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