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Dell posts strong growth - Dell Computer reported that its earnings per share grew more than 60 percent for its first quarter, as its business increased across all geographic regions. [News.com]
 
Dell rejiggers site to boost sales - In another step toward its goal of making half of its sales online by 2000, Dell revamped its Web site and simplified its look. [News.com]
 
Dell reports strong global growth - Dell Computer reported earnings growth of 60 percent for its first quarter, as its business increased across all geographic regions. [News.com]
 
Dell taps Unisys as service partner - On Monday, direct vendor Dell Computer will announce a far-reaching agreement under which Unisys will become one of the company's major customer service providers. [News.com]
 
Dell to launch $70 million ad campaign - Seeking to build global brand awareness in an increasingly competitive industry, Dell Computer will pour an estimated $70 million into a worldwide advertising campaign that will start later this year. [News.com]
 
Digital TV in Britain this year - British TV firms Granada Group and Carlton Communications say they are on track to launch digital television in the fourth quarter, forecasting strong profits from the venture. [News.com]
 
Digital amends earnings results - Digital Equipment said today that it agreed to amend its fiscal third-quarter results, increasing net income by $35 million but cutting operating income by $54 million. [News.com]
 
Digital, Intel complete chip plant sales - Digital Equipment said it completed the sale of its semiconductor manufacturing operations to Intel for about $625 million. [News.com]
 
Discover to try online service - Leaping into an increasingly crowded market, credit card firm Discover today announced it is launching a Web-based online service. [News.com]
 
Disney blasts into Italy - U.S. entertainment company Walt Disney is launching its first subscriber-supported Web site in Europe, in partnership with the Internet unit of Italian telephone service operator Telecom Italia. [News.com]
 
Divx rollout delayed again - The rollout of Divx had been delayed again, as a developer finishes preparing movie titles for a limited launch now scheduled for early next month. [News.com]
 
Domain registry charged with fraud - The Australian government filed fraud charges against the operator of "www.internic.com" for allegedly collecting up to $3 million from consumers worldwide who apparently mistook the site for the official domain name registry in the United States. [News.com]
 
Domain tax approved - Congress last night retroactively approved a tax on the registration of Internet domain names--a tax that had been struck down by a federal judge three weeks earlier. [News.com]
 
Drawing the line in NT integration - The high-stakes legal battle between Microsoft and the Justice Department has focused on what should and should not be integrated into the company's consumer operating system. But what if that focus turned to the corporate Windows NT and Microsoft's booming server efforts targeted at businesses? [News.com]
 
E*Trade chat plans face scrutiny - Federal regulators and lawmakers today are weighing the implications of a plan by online brokerage E*Trade to add chat to its investment site. [News.com]
 
EC attacks WorldCom merger - European competition chief Karel Van Miert lashed out at the $37 billion merger between WorldCom and MCI Communications, saying that any overlap between the two U.S. companies in the Internet market should be eliminated. [News.com]
 
EC: WorldCom report "rubbish" - The European Commission today dismissed as "rubbish" a report that the EU antitrust watchdog was expected to insist WorldCom sell off some of its Internet holdings. [News.com]
 
EDS under fire from CalPERS - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today urged shareholders of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) to support its call for an independent chairman at the company. [News.com]
 
ESPN tackles NFL Net deal - In an instance of the Web imitating TV and generating a multimillion-dollar deal in the process, SportsZone has emerged the winner of a bidding war to partner with the National Football League online. [News.com]
 
EU expects new U.S. domain plan - European Union Commissioner Martin Bangemann said he expected the United States to present new plans soon to loosen its grip over the Internet domain name system after Europe criticized an earlier U.S. plan. [News.com]
 
 

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