Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > October New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   AT&T merger deal questioned - Telecommunications giant AT&T is dodging bullets aimed at its planned merger with Tele-Communications Incorporated. Public-interest groups say the union will stifle competition; telcos say the combined company will face less regulation. Meanwhile, AT&T CEO Armstrong is still on the prowl for more deals. [News.com]   AT&T says TCI deal on track - AT&T expects to close its acquisition of Tele-Communications Incorporated in the first half of next year, the telco giant disclosed in a regulatory filing today. [News.com]   AT&T ups Internet ante - In a major strategic announcement, AT&T today detailed a series of Internet initiatives that put using the Internet for phone calls and data transfers at the core of its strategy. [News.com]   AT&T wins Microsoft ATM deal - AT&T, the No. 1 U.S. long distance company, said today that it had won an 18-month contract from Microsoft to provide a global data network that will link nearly 70 locations in the United States and Japan to the software company's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. [News.com]   AT&T, BellSouth form new company - AT&T, the largest U.S. phone company, and BellSouth, the No. 4 U.S. local phone company, said today that they will form a new company to manage their wireless properties in three markets, with AT&T contributing $1 billion in cash for new investments. [News.com]   AT&T, Vanguard to merge - Telecommunications giant AT&T today announced that it had moved to acquire Vanguard Cellular Systems in a stock and cash deal valued at about $1.5 billion in an effort to significantly increase its cellular reach in the eastern United States. [News.com]   AT&T: No local phone monopolies - In a keynote address at Internet world this morning, AT&T chairman C. Michael Armstrong lashed out against local phone monopolies and called for a halt to mergers among the former Ma Bell subsidiaries that dominate local access. [News.com]   ATI buys struggling Chromatic - Graphics heavyweight ATI Technologies today acquired Chromatic, a once promising media processor venture that recently had to lay off a big chunk of its workforce, for $67 million and will use the new company to move into the market for integrated chips for set-top boxes and other intelligent devices. [News.com]   ATI on top of graphics world - Graphics chip leader ATI Technologies is on a roll in the 3D arena, and it seems that very little can knock the company out off its perch in the near future. [News.com]   Aditi debuts e-commerce package - Aditi will next week begin shipping the first version of its customer email and Web form management package that helps companies better their online presence by providing a more personalized response to customer requests. [News.com]   Adobe chief: Graphics grow up - Adobe chief and cofounder John Warnock today said that graphics on the Web are currently in their infancy but the scene is likely to change as soon as the graphics and publishing software giant introduces technologies that close the gap between expressive print publications and graphics on the Internet. [News.com]   Adobe may beat Street - Shares of Adobe Systems jumped higher today after the company announced that results for its fourth quarter may exceed analysts' expectations. [News.com]   Agency: Telcos to pay for ISP calls - A phone call is still a local call, whether it's to another person or another computer, according to a new ruling by the California Public Utilities Commission. [News.com]   Aiming for easier management - Oracle wants to make managing its business applications and databases as easy as pie. [News.com]   Ajax.org wins trademark fight - In what may sound like a hybrid between Greek and Hebrew stories, Ajax.org has slain its Goliath. [News.com]   Alcatel snags gigabit player - European giant Alcatel became the latest telecommunications equipment provider to be attracted to data-based networking, snagging gigabit-speed start-up Packet Engines in a $315 million cash deal. [News.com]   Allaire delays public offering - Allaire withdrew its initial stock offering today, the latest in a string of companies to shy away from going public amid difficult market conditions. [News.com]   AltaVista seeks deeper search - Internet navigation site AltaVista today unveiled a number of enhancements as well as a partnership with a natural-language technology developer and image search engine maker. [News.com]   Amazon takes on Europe - With the launch today of online stores serving Germany and the United Kingdom, Amazon.com is attempting to establish a beachhead in a difficult market against a homegrown competitor with a sizable advantage. [News.com]   Amazon unlikely to lose ground - In the last two days, Amazon.com's competitors have announced deals that seem to be aimed squarely at the company's core online book business, as well as its more recently launched music venture. [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 44 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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