Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > November New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   The Learning Co. surpasses views - The Learning Company today beat Wall Street consensus estimates for the third quarter by a penny on the continued strength of its retail software business. [News.com]   The Net gets out the vote - High tech pushes the evolution of the election process as voter study guides proliferate online and election sites easily handle the results. Silicon Valley executives increasingly make donations to candidates that favor the tech industry. But Election Day on the Web isn't without its pitfalls, as demonstrated by ABCNews.com's mistaken posting of "complete" election results one day too soon. [News.com]   The lure of low-cost PCs grows - Plummeting PC prices are luring 50 percent more buyers into the home PC market this holiday season than last year, and IBM and Apple are leading the way, a study has found. [News.com]   The making of the Netscape buyout - America Online has had its sights on Netscape for at least a year. Now that the deal is done, the two firms must find a way to bring their very different cultures together. [News.com]   The naked truth - Adult content on the Net is a popular courtroom topic this week as one site claims a copyright victory for posting nude photos of a celebrity and another shuts down after being named in a lawsuit. Meanwhile, Internet analysts debate the contradiction created by cybersmut, wherein it has undoubted value as an economic driver--even as online industry tries to downplay it. [News.com]   The new ICQ - Furthering its pursuit of a "multibranded portal strategy," America Online is set to launch a new version of its popular instant messaging and chat client, ICQ, with added links aimed at turning it into yet another gateway to the Net. [News.com]   The road to the AOL-Netscape deal - As Netscape Communications chief James Barksdale stood before a packed courtroom last month to testify against Microsoft in the software giant's antitrust trial, he was deeply involved in another matter: selling his own company to America Online. [News.com]   The week's news: All Microsoft, all the time - No stranger to the limelight, this past week Microsoft found itself at the center of controversy over "open source" software. A leaked internal memo identifies Linux as a threat to its revenues and mulls modifying open Internet protocols to become proprietary technologies tying consumers and developers to Microsoft products. [News.com]   The week's news: Compaq dives into direct sales - Compaq Computer, the world's largest PC manufacturer, inaugurated a direct sales program for small and mid-sized businesses that heralds a sea-change in the industry's business model. [News.com]   The week's news: DSL coming of age - High-speed Net access seemed to draw much closer at Comdex, as PC leaders Compaq and Dell both announced plans to include DSL (digital subscriber line) modems in consumer desktops. Telecom giants signed on, announcing service will begin as soon as year's end. [News.com]   The world according to Larry - In speeches to Oracle users, press conferences, and presentations to Wall Street analysts this week, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison touted the latest twist on his strategy to drive Microsoft from the center of the software industry's universe, and plant a stake in the outsourcing market. [News.com]   The world according to Larry - In speeches to Oracle users, press conferences, and presentations to Wall Street analysts this week, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison touted the latest twist on his strategy to drive Microsoft from the center of the software industry's universe, and plant a stake in the outsourcing market. [News.com]   TheGlobe.com sets IPO price - Despite postponing its initial public offering last month, TheGlobe.com today set an IPO target price and expects to hit the market tomorrow. [News.com]   TheGlobe.com's IPO one for the books - TheGlobe.com took Wall Street by surprise with its initial public offering this morning, blasting out of the gate with its first trade of the day at 87 a share--a ninefold increase from its target price. [News.com]   Thin monitors all the rage at Comdex - New liquid crystal display screens for desktop computers are springing up all over Comdex this week, but significant obstacles to widespread acceptance remain. [News.com]   Thin monitors all the rage at Comdex - New liquid crystal display screens for desktop computers are springing up all over Comdex this week, but significant obstacles to widespread acceptance remain. [News.com]   Ticketmaster sues N2K over deal - Ticketmaster has filed a lawsuit against online music retailer N2K, accusing the Internet-based outfit of reneging on a $12 million marketing deal the two companies signed in April. [News.com]   Time Warner shares soar on 2-to-1 split - Shares of cable and entertainment giant Time Warner soared to record levels yesterday after the company declared a 2-to-1 common stock split. [News.com]   To err is human, even online - New media's credibility ratings remain high with Netizens, a new study shows. But the potential for posting misinformation--or posting accurate information before its time--remains high as well, as demonstrated by two embarrassing errors that took place in the same week. [News.com]   Top DOJ prosecutor faces own charges - The top ranked Justice Department prosecutor in the Microsoft antitrust trial is on the hot seat himself, according to a report. [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 42 43 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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