Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > August New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   SEC probes space site - Stock regulators have accused a San Diego company that announced over the Internet that it planned to launch an unmanned spacecraft to an asteroid near Earth of making claims that were out of this world. [News.com]   SEC puts investment info online - The Securities and Exchange Commission has created an Internet version of the "Financial Facts Tool Kit" on its Web site to educate Americans on making wise investment choices, the agency said. [News.com]   SGI unveils data mining tool - Silicon Graphics is diving deeper into the data warehousing pool with a new version of its data mining tool. [News.com]   Samsung to produce for Rambus - Chipmaker Samsung Electronics said today it had completed development of the 64-megabit Rambus memory module and was set to begin mass-producing the device. [News.com]   Satellite firm adds content partner - Satellite television broadcasting service EchoStar today signed on its first content partner as part of its new strategy to deliver broadband interactive content such as news, weather, and shopping links using its satellite network. [News.com]   Saudis ready local Net access - When Yasir, an 18-year-old Saudi college student, ran up a bill of 2,000 riyals--that's $530 in the United States--dialing up the Internet on international phone lines, his parents told him he would have to start paying. [News.com]   Saudis to get local Net access - Saudis will finally be able to get local access to the Internet by the end of 1998, but they will have to do so through firewalls put in place by authorities to bar access to sites deemed offensive. [News.com]   Seagate names COO in reorg - Seagate Technology, the top maker of computer disk drives, said today that it has appointed industry veteran William Watkins as chief operating officer and that it will reorganize some of its units. [News.com]   Seagate to pay for Shugart ouster - Seagate Technology, the world's biggest disk drive maker, said today it expects to take a charge of between $8 million and $10 million in the current quarter because of a separation agreement with its chief executive Alan Shugart, who the company fired in July. [News.com]   Sendmail posts fix for email glitch - The slew of email program security holes found in recent weeks is prompting one of the leading makers of server-based routing software to develop its own solution to the problem. [News.com]   Service helps target email ads - Web maintenance and promotion service AtWeb today launched a new service that allows site managers to send targeted email messages to members. [News.com]   Shopping in data warehouse market - A lightbulb is going on over the heads of data-mining and report-writing toolmakers. [News.com]   Shugart gets sweet separation deal - Ousted Seagate chief executive Al Shugart will receive $750,000 per year during the next three years, keep his outstanding stock and stock options, and agree to work as a part-time consultant for the disk-drive maker, according to his separation agreement. [News.com]   Sidewalk expands with shopping - Microsoft's Sidewalk city guides will expand their services by adding a shopping resource to their local arts and entertainment editorial information. [News.com]   Singapore eyes e-commerce - A group of Singapore companies outlined plans today to group together into virtual retail communities aimed at encouraging Internet shopping. [News.com]   Singapore layoffs hit 5,500, will rise - Electronics firms in Singapore have laid off about 5,500 workers so far in 1998 and the number is expected to rise, according to reports. [News.com]   Sinking chips - Chipmakers are finding that emerging from an industry-wide slump is a slow, arduous process. Though some analysts have speculated that the semiconductor sector has bottomed out, earnings reports and warnings from some of its bellwethers tell a different story. Today, National Semiconductor reported that its earnings and sales are still suffering, LSI Logic warned of a shortfall, and Analog Devices posted weak earnings while predicting more hard times still to come. [News.com]   Small India firms slow to face Y2K - Small Indian businesses have been slow to tackle the millennium bug problem and bigger companies must shake them awake in their own interests, leading experts said. [News.com]   Snap makes personal move - Snap today introduced two weapons--a new search interface and personalization--that it hopes will give it a boost in the overheated portal wars. [News.com]   Sony's camera a little too candid - Electronics giant Sony said Wednesday it had halted shipments of some video cameras after finding they could be used for filming more of their subjects than meets the eye. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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