Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > May New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Select upgrades toolset - Component-based modeling tools vendor Select Software Tools next week will roll out the newest version of its flagship toolset, complete with a new Java code generator. [News.com]   Semio debuts "text mining" suite - Intranet-based "text mining" software maker Semio rolled out its latest package today. [News.com]   Senate OKs more foreign visas - Boosting the number of foreign workers U.S. firms can hire each year to 90,000, the Senate voted 78 to 20 to pass the American Competitiveness Act today. [News.com]   Senate approves copyright bill - The Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation to uphold intellectual property rights in the digital age, which outlaws technologies that can crack copyright-protection devices. [News.com]   Senate passes spam regulation - Junk emailers who try hide their identities could be fined up to $15,000 under a provision unanimously passed by the Senate late yesterday. [News.com]   Senate to stem shareholder suits - Legislation to curb shareholder lawsuits against companies with volatile stock prices was cleared today by the Senate. [News.com]   Senate to tackle labor shortage - The legislative wheels of the Senate will be in motion this week as Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Michigan) proposes to expand the limit on the number of foreigners allowed to petition each year for a work visa. [News.com]   Senators spar over Microsoft letter - Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) attacked Microsoft Friday and was in turn attacked by a senator from the company's home state, Slade Gorton (R-Washington), in an escalating battle between the two senior Republicans. [News.com]   Setback for Intel in Intergraph suit - A federal appeals court today denied Intel's request for an expedited appeal of a lower court decision ruling that the chip giant must resume selling microprocessors and providing proprietary information to Intergraph. [News.com]   Site warns against light trucks - Surfing the Internet to buy a sport utility vehicle could bring you just a mouse click away from "Roadhog Info Trough"--a Friends of the Earth site that asks you to reconsider and buy a car. [News.com]   Slow sales hit National Semi - National Semiconductor's stock sunk to a new year low today as the company announced it will likely record a wider-than-expected loss for the current quarter due to slower-than-expected sales across its product lines. [News.com]   Smoking gun in Microsoft memos? - The sweeping antitrust lawsuit filed today by the Justice Department against Microsoft is built partly on internal memos allegedly sent by its executives, including CEO Bill Gates. [News.com]   Software to filter workers' access - Net filtering firm SurfWatch Software today released a Professional Edition, aimed at keeping workers off unauthorized Web sites during business hours. [News.com]   Solectron buys IBM plant - Solectron, a provider of manufacturing services for computer makers, today said that it agreed to buy IBM Electronic Card Assembly and Test operations located in Charlotte, North Carolina. [News.com]   Solid quarter for AOL - America Online beat analysts' expectations today, citing gains in advertising and electronic commerce, and said it would acquire NetChannel, a Web-enhanced television company. [News.com]   Sony notebook down to 3 pounds - Next week, Sony Electronics will introduce a three-pound notebook at an aggressive price point, a combination which could hit the sweet spot for subnotebooks. [News.com]   Sony reveals Win 98 boxes - Sony announced a $999 consumer PC that uses Intel's Celeron processor, as well as high-end models with Pentium II processors and DVD-ROM drives. [News.com]   SportsLine, E*Trade team up - SportsLine USA and Net investment firm E*Trade Group announced a marketing deal that will shore up SportsLine's attempts to compete in the exploding content aggregation or "portal" site business. [News.com]   Sprint extends EarthLink offer - Sprint said today that it has extended until June 5 its $45-a-share tender offer for 1.25 million shares of EarthLink Network common stock. [News.com]   Sprint takes over PCS service - Sprint said today it has agreed to take ownership and management control of Sprint PCS, its wireless joint venture with Tele-Communications Incorporated, Comcast, and Cox Communications. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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