Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > CNET News.com > 1998 > February New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Senators slam FCC over Net fund - A national program to give schools and libraries Net access discounts is being called into question by three Republican senators and a federal agency, who say Congress should have more oversight of the fund. [News.com]   Servers stolen from Net domain group - Thieves apparently broke into a San Francisco server facility over the holiday weekend and stole two computers belonging to a sometimes controversial group that is putting forth a plan for adding generic domain names to the domain name system, the group reported today. [News.com]   Shareholder sues Netscape execs - A shareholder of Netscape Communications (NSCP) has sued five directors and officers of the company, alleging that they lowered the exercise price of the employee stock option plan "to enrich themselves at the expense of...public stockholders." [News.com]   ShortTake: Bertelsmann enters book wars - International media company Bertelsmann will enter the online retail book business under the name BooksOnline. The company will offer books published by Bertelsmann's publishing houses, as well as titles from other publishers worldwide. The company did not disclose a time frame for the launch of its new business. [News.com]   ShortTake: China regulates virus research - The Chinese government said it will implement new rules that will put the nation's police force in charge of all computer virus research. Businesses that want to study viruses or develop antivirus software, must register with the Ministry of Public Security, according to Xinhua News Agency. The announcement comes two months after rules were implemented to prohibit the use of the Internet to spread politically subversive or pornographic material. [News.com]   ShortTake: US West launches local Net service - US West Communications has launched Internet service for residential and small business customers in Minneapolis and St. Paul, according to a Reuters report. US West is charging $19.95 per month for unlimited access and 2MB of personal Web page storage space. [News.com]   Show glimpses consumer future - The next wave of technology innovation will be driven by the consumer markets, not business users, says the man who runs a high-tech think tank funded by investor Paul Allen. [News.com]   Siemens sees rising chip sales - The semiconductor unit of Siemens AG aims to lift 1997-98 sales to 8 billion marks ($4.4 billion) from 5.9 billion marks last year, the company said in an internal magazine released today. [News.com]   Siemens to use Windows CE - German electronics group Siemens (SMAWY) and Microsoft (MSFT) today signed a letter of intent to develop a range of non-computer products based on the software giant's Windows CE software. [News.com]   Slate to begin charging fees - After more than a year of anticipation, Microsoft's Slate today finally will start taking subscription sign-ups, charging $19.95 per year for charter members. [News.com]   Slow PC growth in Latin America - The Latin American PC market grew only 9.1 percent in 1997, hampered by high interest rates and the resulting slowdown of PC shipments in Brazil, according to a report by market research firm Dataquest. [News.com]   Small "megapixel" camera ready - Fuji will introduce its newest and smallest digital camera at this year's Photo Marketing Association show. [News.com]   Small firms spend on IT - Small business firms' information technology spending will boom over the next four years, making the market a huge growth opportunity for server manufacturers and distributors, according to a new study. [News.com]   Small-business PC sales to boom - Small-business PC sales growth will surge by 32 percent in 1998, outstripping growth in the consumer and corporate markets, according to a new market research report. [News.com]   Soda gets bids on auction site - A Cola War has broken out on the Internet. [News.com]   Software AG extends COM deal - Hoping to dismiss rumors of a split, Software AG said today that it is tightening its relationship with Microsoft for porting component technology to Unix and other operating systems. [News.com]   Software group split on principles - As the federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft barrels forward, a prominent high-tech trade association today released a list of competition principles that strike at the heart of the case and have angered the software giant. [News.com]   Software locks up extranets - Recently returned to profitability, Internet security vendor Secure Computing (SCUR) will ship this month new software for securing extranets. [News.com]   Software modem upgrades due - This spring, high-tech giant Motorola will release software to upgrade its 56-kbps modem technology to the new v.90 international 56-kbps modem standard. [News.com]   SonicNet soups up music site - SonicNet will start a soft launch of its revamped Web site Monday, trying to get ahead in a crowded, competitive market. 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