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Report: E-Tail to Stay Big Biz
- Forrester Research says the gap between national and local e-tailers will only widen. Also: IBM to tackle high-end data storage.... Windows update on its way.... GTE hits earnings forecasts.... Quantum makes leap to NYSE.... And more. [Wired News]
Report: MS Owes Us US$10 Billion
- A consumer-advocacy group says that Microsoft's Windows monopoly has netted the company billions of dollars in overcharges. The bill, they say, is past due. [Wired News]
Reporter's Change in Fortune
- The former tech gossip columnist whose insider investment set off a storm of controversy admits, "The whole process seemed too easy." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
Research: MP3s Sell CDs
- Jupiter kicks off its digital music forum by admonishing labels to stop dreading online music -- and start using it as a sales tool for CDs and tapes. Chris Oakes reports from New York. [Wired News]
Revamping the PC Industry
- Personal-computer companies will have to adapt to the new Net-driven economy if they're going to thrive, say analysts. Heidi Kriz reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]
Revenge of the New Net Nerds
- Could Wall Street's fixation on cool-sounding Net companies be subsiding? Analysts and investors see a market shift toward nerdier Net businesses. Joanna Glasner reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]
Revived RealNetworks Buys Xing
- The purchase of an MP3 software developer widens RealNetworks' reach and strengthens its position in the digital audio distribution market. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]
Rick's Cabaret Shakes It Online
- Rick's Cabaret, the only publicly traded chain of strip joints, hires a consulting firm to help the cabaret go online. Too bad www.topless.com is taken. [Wired News]
Rival Telcos Get New Rules
- Upstart local telecommunications providers will be allowed some network access according to new US regulations released Wednesday. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]
Rivals Join on Late Trading
- Eight competing electronic trading systems -- known as ECNs -- say they hope to build an after-hours marketplace that would rival the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq. [Wired News]
RosettaNet: Nothing Personal?
- A technology standards body condemns suggestions that its proposed database plan will erode consumer privacy and run afoul of European privacy laws. By James Glave. [Wired News]
Rubin Resigns, Stocks Rebound
- Wall Street shakes off its initial panic as the popular US Treasury secretary calls it quits. Hard-charging tech stocks lead the recovery. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]
Rubin's Exit Rocks Market
- The popular US Treasury secretary is calling it quits. Wall Street's first reaction is sheer panic, but tech stocks lead the market to a quick recovery. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]
Run on Domain Names Foiled
- Some enterprising students tried to corner the market on four-letter domain names -- a plot that highlights the problem of international cybersquatting. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]
S3 Buying Rio Player Creator
- S3, manufacturer of graphic chips, agrees to buy Diamond Multimedia, the maker of the Rio MP3 player. Future plans for the Rio are up in the air. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News]
SAP Earnings Flub
- No doubt about it, the good times for enterprise software vendors are over. SAP, the biggest of them, reports earnings far below forecasts. [Wired News]
SBC Extends Wireless Reach
- The third-largest cellular company in the United States adds 800,000 customers with a US$1.7 billion purchase of Comcast's subsidiary. [Wired News]
SBC and Ameritech a Likely Go
- The head of the FCC urges a speedy conclusion to his agency's review of the SBC Communications and Ameritech marriage. But there are strings attached to his blessing of the regional telco deal. [Wired News]
SDMI Names New Director
- The coalition formed by the RIAA tries to hammer out a plan to sell music online. SDMI also chooses an MPEG developer as its new executive director. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]
SEC Finds Faulty Day-Trading
- At least 10 instances of wrongdoing have been discovered in an investigative sweep of 30 firms, the commission chairman tells Congress. [Wired News]
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