Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > December New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Virus hits MCI WorldCom systems - A new computer virus has attacked telecommunications giant MCI Worldcom in what security firm Network Associates claims is a new method of antivirus attack. [News.com]   Vitria, Inventa try united front - Vitria Technology is looking to its consulting friends to help guard its market share. [News.com]   Vive le CD-ROM! says France - French people are increasingly buying computers with CD-ROM players to play games and consult reference titles, but use of the Internet remains low, according to a survey. [News.com]   Volatile Net stocks concern brokerages - Onsale, Books-A-Million, and tiny Connect were among Internet stocks that experienced unusually frenzied trading the day after Thanksgiving amid evidence that the stocks were bid up by individual investors, also known as "day traders", trading online, according to reports. [News.com]   WavePhore blames TV show for stock drop - WavePhore said it has contacted the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq stock market to investigate what it contends are damaging comments made on CNBC television by a guest host about the Web broadcaster of news, advertisements, and other Internet programming. [News.com]   WavePhore hangs 10 - Shares of WavePhore rocketed skyward today after the data broadcasting company announced the launch of a new "broadcast mall." [News.com]   Web holiday shopping triples - Online holiday shopping this year approximately tripled over 1997, according to reports from Internet merchants and e-commerce analysts. [News.com]   WebGear joins home networking push - WebGear became the latest company to weigh in on the home networking front, saying it will offer products in early 1999 for connecting PCs, printers, and even entertainment devices into a wireless local network. [News.com]   WebTV coming to high-speed cable - Microsoft has inked a deal with cable TV hardware giant Scientific-Atlanta that will make the WebTV service available over the high-speed cable TV infrastructure for the first time and pave the way for use of the Windows CE operating system. [News.com]   WebTV turnaround on Real Audio - In what appears to be an about-face, WebTV has revealed that it will support some popular Internet multimedia technologies it just recently deemed too unwieldy for the low-cost set-top box. [News.com]   Western, Sony bet on home servers - Western Digital hopes to boost its fortunes in the hard disk drive industry by digging into the prospective market for information appliances. [News.com]   What does Sun get out of Java? - Sun Microsystems touts Java as a technology capable of revolutionizing the basis of computing, but when it comes to the bottom line, Java is supposed to play a more traditional role--namely, sell other Sun products. [News.com]   Where old computers go to live - What happens to old computers when they don't die--but are outdated? [News.com]   Will bug cause chemical accidents? - Despite the dark clouds of impeachment hanging over the White House, the Clinton administration is pressing ahead with its efforts to bring the nation's computers into Year 2000 compliance. [News.com]   WinStar, Williams to swap network capacity - Upstart telecommunications company WinStar Communications has forged an agreement to swap capacity on its network with Williams Communications and plans to double the reach of its domestic network and expand internationally. [News.com]   Windows CE future seen in Chinese handheld - The first Chinese-made palm-size computer includes a color display, while devices coming out in mid-1999 in the United States are expected to offer advanced wireless technology. [News.com]   Windows CE names to be simplified - Microsoft is simplifying the naming of the different flavors of its Windows CE operating system in an attempt to alleviate consumer confusion, the company said yesterday. [News.com]   Windows CE upgrades due - Two manufacturers of handheld devices running Microsoft's Windows CE will begin offering upgrades to the latest version of the operating system today, but it is unclear if older devices will really benefit from installation. [News.com]   Women shoppers crowd Internet stores - Women flocked to online stores in droves this holiday season, signaling a major change in the typically male-dominated medium. [News.com]   WordPerfect jumps on Linux bandwagon - Corel is going loopy for Linux. [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 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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