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NSI domain contract extended - The chaos expected to ensue as the United States cedes control over the domain name system has been postponed for a week. [News.com]
 
NSI runs domains 1 more week - News flash: the Net will not plunge into chaos tomorrow, thanks to the weeklong extension of a federal contract to run the domain name system. [News.com]
 
NTT Data's new Net banking - NTT Data said today that it would offer a new online money transfer service which enables account holders at brokerages to place orders and settle the transactions with banks through the Internet. [News.com]
 
NYSE rate hike ires e-brokerages - Online brokerages are crying foul after the nation's largest stock exchange has doubled the price it charges them for real time quotes. [News.com]
 
National Semi ends pact with IBM - Chipmaker National Semiconductor today announced it has reached an agreement with IBM to end their semiconductor manufacturing partnership, which will result in National taking a one-time charge of approximately $50 million to $55 million in the second quarter. [News.com]
 
National Semi shaves loss - National Semiconductor reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss today, saying its first rise in orders in a year might signal a bottoming out of the chipmaker's business downturn. [News.com]
 
Navigator bug exposes browser history - Netscape Communications today confirmed the existence of a security bug that lets a malicious Web site operator--and potentially a Web-based email sender--find out where a victim has been surfing. [News.com]
 
Navy fights new hack method - Hackers are banding together across the globe to mount low-visibility attacks in an effort to sneak under the radar of security specialists and intrusion detection software, a U.S. Navy network security team said today. [News.com]
 
NeoMagic pulls out another rabbit - NeoMagic extended its lead in the second quarter of 1998 for notebook PC multimedia graphics accelerators, according to a new report from In-Stat. [News.com]
 
Net Tax Freedom Act stalled - A closely watched bill that would temporarily halt new taxes on Net access and services had been scheduled for a Senate debate today, but has been put on the back burner. [News.com]
 
Net a boon for marketers - For companies in need of marketing information, the Internet offers a means of reaching consumers without having to call them away from the dinner table. [News.com]
 
Net a boon to private investors - In another example of a company using the Internet to arm investors with more information, computer retailer Cyberian Outpost plans to let mom-and-pop investors listen to a live broadcast of this week's quarterly earnings conference call via the Internet. [News.com]
 
Net abounds with Clinton humor - As the White House sex scandal barrels ahead, a faceless army of computer-literate practical jokers is busy turning President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky into X-rated burlesque on the Internet. [News.com]
 
Net abounds with reference guides - In the days before the Internet, if you wanted to learn more about a subject, a good place to start was the reference section of your school library or local public library. If the librarians at the desk did not know the answer, they always knew where to look. [News.com]
 
Net agenda in Congress - In spite of budgetary issues and the ubiquitous White House sex scandal, Congress is finding time to focus on high tech and the Internet. Lawmakers are tackling an array of issues from child protection to spam and copyrights. [News.com]
 
Net backbones handle Starr traffic - The Web posting of special prosecutor Kenneth Starr's report caused a significant rise in Internet traffic today, but backbone providers and Internet service providers alike said the network showed no signs of buckling under the pressure. [News.com]
 
Net cable in the clear? - Nascent cable modem services that provide fast access to the Internet such as @Home and Time Warner's RoadRunner may be the ones to watch in telecommunications policy and on Wall Street, as the FCC is looking into whether these providers should be subject to regulation. However, it's not readily apparent that they will be affected in the short term. [News.com]
 
Net cable to cross Atlantic - A consortium of telecommunications operators today signed on to a $1.5 billion project for a new fiber-optic cable link between Europe and the United States that's designed to cut waiting time on the World Wide Web. [News.com]
 
Net filtering back in court - The first constitutional challenge to filtering Net access at public libraries could be decided next week in Loudoun County, Virginia. [News.com]
 
Net fuels diversity, exec says - Internet technology and digital communications are driving the media industry toward an exciting new era of expansion and cultural diversity, the president of Time Warner said today. [News.com]
 
 

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