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N2K downside leads to downgrade - Capping what already was one of the company's worst weeks financially, shares of N2K closed down more than 13 percent after an influential analyst downgraded the stock from "buy" to "neutral." [News.com]
 
N2K holders say no to CDnow - N2K shareholders sued to block the No. 2 online music retailer's acquisition by bigger rival CDnow for $111.4 million in stock, saying N2K executives could have found a more lucrative deal. [News.com]
 
NCI makes the network connection - Emboldened by recent deals with foreign cable and telco providers, Network Computer Incorporated today forged ahead into the market for embedded devices, offering software for connecting office equipment, handheld computers, automotive systems, and more to the Internet. [News.com]
 
NEC chair resigns over scandal - Japanese electronics maker NEC said today that Chairman Tadahiro Sekimoto had resigned effective immediately from his post over a contract-padding scandal and will become an adviser to the company. [News.com]
 
NSI gets a reprieve - The firm is given two more years to head up the domain name system, though it will be more open to competition. Not surprisingly, analysts--who were bullish about the firm even before the agreement was reached--are reacting positively to the news. [News.com]
 
NT 5.0 becomes Windows 2000 - Microsoft today announced that Windows NT 5.0, its upcoming operating system for servers and business desktops, will be called Windows 2000, but the interesting aspects for consumers may be changes in performance and pricing. [News.com]
 
NT Service Pack 4.0 released - Microsoft chose the season's largest networking-oriented event to unveil the latest additions to its Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system. [News.com]
 
National Semi to cut Scotland jobs - In an effort to curb excess costs, National Semiconductor said it will consolidate its wafer manufacturing operations in Greenock, Scotland, eventually resulting in cuts in the workforce there. [News.com]
 
National picked in chip project - A federal government agency has selected National Semiconductor as the lead company in a three-year, $18.6 million project to improve microchip yields while lowering production costs. [News.com]
 
National sets sights on low end - For a computer vendor that wants a low-end chip, Cyrix is working on the answer. [News.com]
 
Navigator still has bug problem - Navigator users who installed Netscape Communications' latest update to fix a privacy bug may find themselves doing the exact same thing in the next few weeks. [News.com]
 
Navigator update stamps out bug - Netscape Communications today posted a new version of its popular Web browser in an effort to squash a privacy bug. [News.com]
 
Net TVs to edge out PCs - The future of home computing does not lie in expensive multimedia computers, but more likely in some type of Internet TV, according to a new study released today. [News.com]
 
Net Tax Act a mixed blessing? - To civil liberties advocates, the Internet Tax Freedom Act will be a mixed blessing if it passes as early as today. [News.com]
 
Net ads nearly double in quarter - Internet ads for the second quarter this year almost doubled compared to the same quarter in 1997, according to figures released today by the Internet Advertising Bureau. [News.com]
 
Net advertising outside-the-box - When America Online sent a seven-story-tall balloon to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this week, the online giant wasn't full of hot air. Instead it was taking advantage of a prime marketing opportunity. [News.com]
 
Net brands catch on fast - A handful of young companies have become household names in the few years since the Internet caught fire, a much faster time than it took brand giants of the past, according to a study released today. [News.com]
 
Net luminary offers domain plan - One of the founders of the Internet has presented the Clinton administration with a consensus plan to privatize management of the global network's critical addressing system. [News.com]
 
Net retailers join forces - Four major Web retailers today are jointly launching a shopping network featuring all the firms' products. [News.com]
 
Net stocks continue plunge - Internet stocks today continued their double-digit declines in early trading and the Nasdaq fell to levels not seen since mid-June of last year. [News.com]
 
 

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