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Texas rethinks Microsoft suit - In a surprise announcement, Texas's attorney general said today he is rethinking taking any antitrust action against Microsoft because computer companies in that state are raising concerns that such a suit may hurt the industry. [News.com]
 
Third search deal for AT&T - AT&T today inked yet another agreement with a Web gateway. This time it's a three-year deal with Infoseek to create a Web-based online service. [News.com]
 
Tibco pushes middleware - Enterprise middleware and application integration firm Tibco Software today announced a series of alliances intended to promote its middleware technology. [News.com]
 
Ticketmaster Online sales up 270% - Ticketmaster Group said it sold 522,926 tickets worth $19.5 million over its Internet site in its first quarter--a 270 percent increase over the year-ago quarter. [News.com]
 
Tivoli struggles for spotlight - IBM subsidiary Tivoli Systems is having a hard time returning every volley from enterprise management software competitor Computer Associates. [News.com]
 
Top-speed PowerBooks out - Apple Computer made a play for the title of "world's fastest notebook" with today's unveiling of its speediest PowerBook model yet. [News.com]
 
Toshiba chops Libretto to $699 - Toshiba has further discounted its ultraportable Libretto model, offering the mini-notebook for under $700. [News.com]
 
Trade powers: No tariffs on Net - The United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Union pledged yesterday to seek agreement on a "standstill" to keep electronic commerce free of tariffs, but disagreed on their approach to future trade talks. [News.com]
 
Treasury eyes online bond sales - Pining for a bit of the action the private sector has captured with online stock trading, the Treasury Department is proposing to sell U.S. savings bonds over the Net. [News.com]
 
Two more Netscape content deals - Netscape Communications took two steps toward its goal of expanding its content offerings with the announcement of deals with Deja News and NEWS.COM publisher CNET: The Computer Network. [News.com]
 
U.K. fights illegal investment firms - Britain's Financial Services Authority admitted it was fighting an uphill battle in efforts to prevent rogue overseas firms from trying to sell investments to people in the U.K. via the Internet. [News.com]
 
U.K. stock decline predicted - British information technology stocks are overpriced and should suffer a correction in the next 12 months, according to a leading industry expert. [News.com]
 
U.K.: New media regulation needed - New media regulation will be needed to ensure that digital broadcasting and advertising offers choice and quality to consumers, U.K. Secretary of State Chris Smith said. [News.com]
 
U.S. revises Net address plan - A senior adviser to President Bill Clinton said yesterday that he hoped a revised plan for reforming the Internet address system would dispel European and Australian concerns that it was too U.S.-dominated. [News.com]
 
U.S. wants proof in IBM case - The United States has insisted on proof a crime was committed before it will send four IBM employees to give evidence in Argentina in a bribery case, two Argentine newspapers reported on Saturday. [News.com]
 
U.S., Japan agree on Net rules - Japan and the United States today said government interference in the development of the Internet should be kept to a minimum. [News.com]
 
U.S.: First cyberattack by terrorists - U.S. intelligence officials reported yesterday what they said was the first known attack by a "terrorist group" on a target country's computer systems. [News.com]
 
US West speeds up Denver, Boise - US West Communications said it launched its previously announced high-speed Internet service in Denver and Boise, Idaho. [News.com]
 
US West, Qwest dispute lawsuit - US West Communications Group and Qwest Communications International, disputing claims made by AT&T and others in a lawsuit, said their marketing alliance meets the "spirit and letter" of the 1996 Telecommunications Act. [News.com]
 
USWeb to acquire networking firm - In its largest acquisition to date, USWeb, an Internet services firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York-based Gray Peak Technologies (GPT) in a deal valued at between $80 million and $100 million. [News.com]
 
 

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