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BeOS joins Intel camp - Be announced it is shipping a revised version of the Be operating system (BeOS) that's the first to be available for Intel-based systems, marking a transition away from the company's roots in the Macintosh platform. [News.com]
 
Bell Atlantic pairs with Nortel - Bell Atlantic (BEL) said that it has signed a $240 million deal with Northern Telecom (NT) to modernize its advanced telecommunications network. [News.com]
 
Big Blue chief gets big bucks - Lou Gerstner's efforts in turning around IBM (IBM) are making him extremely wealthy--though he's not yet in Bill Gates's league. [News.com]
 
Big-screen handhelds arrive - Hitachi (HIT) and NEC Electronics (NIPNY) each debuted handheld computers with 8-inch screens, joining LG Electronics in offering a large-screen, large-keyboard portables that are beginning to approach the smallest notebook computers in functionality. [News.com]
 
BigBook site on the block - BigBook is planning to sell off its popular Internet yellow pages directory and focus on online marketing, acting chief executive Woodson Hobbs disclosed today. [News.com]
 
Bigfoot sues defunct spammer - Sanford Wallace and his junk emailing company Cyber Promotions may be out of business, but that doesn't mean he can hide from his enemies. [News.com]
 
Bill challenges Net tax act - A new federal proposal to ward off taxes targeted at Net access and services was introduced in the Senate today, posing a challenge to the closely watched Internet Tax Freedom Act. [News.com]
 
Bill lets ISPs throw book at spam - Don't get mad at spammers--take them to court. [News.com]
 
Bill seeks to free Net wine sales - Virtual wineries will be able to boost their shipments to Florida residents from 24 to 576 bottles per year, if a new bill is passed. But critics want to know who will "card" buyers when the goods are delivered. [News.com]
 
Boca set-top box runs Windows software - Boca Research (BOCI) became the latest company to make a play in the market for low-cost set-top boxes offering Internet access, but with a critical added twist that its new device can run Windows applications too. [News.com]
 
BofA offers online house hunting - One of the nation's largest banks, Bank of America (BAC), will announce today that it has launched a service that lets consumers look up home sales and price data in 21 states, including California, New York, and Illinois. [News.com]
 
Boom time for ISPs - Internet service providers are expecting strong revenue growth this year, according to a survey conducted by KPMG and Planet Direct. [News.com]
 
Boosting remote access equipment - It's not just about dense racks of modems anymore. [News.com]
 
Borland buy may boost tool sales - Looking to raise its profile in big corporate IS departments, Borland International (BORL) said today that it has completed its acquisition of Visigenic Software and said it will lay out plans for new products next month. [News.com]
 
Borland retools for Java - Borland International (BORL) today updated its Java development tool package and launched an easier to use version of its VisiBroker Java middleware. [News.com]
 
Britain to hire Y2K bug busters - Britain will hire 20,000 "bug busters" to tackle the crisis posed by computers not programmed for the millennium date change, Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an article published today. [News.com]
 
British banks overtaxed - Britain's banks will not be able to prepare for a switch to a single European currency at the same time as they work to prevent a rash of damaging computer crashes on January 1, 2000, the British Bankers' Association said. [News.com]
 
Broderbund lays off 70 employees - Broderbund Software (BROD), in a cost-cutting move, laid off 70 employees today. [News.com]
 
Bug can crash IE 4.01 - A new bug that crashes Microsoft's Internet Explorer 4.01 browser is an annoyance but does not seem to pose a security threat. [News.com]
 
Businesses drive digital cameras - Global shipments of digital cameras are skyrocketing amid a growing number of imaging software applications for businesses, a new survey has found. [News.com]
 
 

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