| - Lucent:
SEC examination of revenue reporting not a surprise
- Patenting
the War on Viruses
- Who's gonna
sign for this?
- EarthLink, Sprint
No Longer Going Steady
- Microsoft's
lucky break?
- Venture Capitalists
Exit the Dot-Com Freeway
- Asian
Internet Access Cut for Millions
- Digital
Recorders calls NextBus patent infringement claims groundless
- Amazon
Loses Patent Suit Round
- Microsoft
readies "Hailstorm" against AOL
- Multiple
Web sites defaced in hacking spree
- Can
Cell Phones Crash Planes?
- DOJ
Investigates Microsoft Over Investment In Corel
- Intel
Shuts Net Media Division
- Judge
approves domain name penalty on eReferee
- Venture
firms gobble up $69 billion last year
- Covad
Wins Round 1 in DSL Battle
- Microsoft
Drafts Political Heavyweights For Antitrust Fight
- Oracle
grants a vision at OAUG
- Sega
sues Kmart over Dreamcast orders
- DOJ
slams publisher of DVD code
- Napster's
Billion Dollar Blues
Lucent:
SEC examination of revenue reporting not a surprise
Lucent Technologies
said it's cooperating fully with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding
a $679 million reduction in its reported revenue, although it added that reports
of an SEC investigation into the matter are "not new news." Patenting
the War on Viruses
Security software-maker Symantec is drawing fire over
two recently announced patents for updating and downloading antivirus software
incrementally. Who's
gonna sign for this?
Linux does the heavy lifting, as open-source rolls
into selected glasshouses EarthLink,
Sprint No Longer Going Steady
The ISP and the long-distance phone company
have ended the exclusive terms of their alliance, including Sprint's right to
buy the ISP - paving the way for someone else. Microsoft's
lucky break?
A decision in an unrelated case has given the company new
ammunition against U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. Venture
Capitalists Exit the Dot-Com Freeway
E-commerce has hit a dangerous curve
because the venture capitalists who were driving it have found the freeway off-ramp.
Asian
Internet Access Cut for Millions
Internet access for millions of people
in China, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore has been disrupted, though the reason
for the massive outage is in dispute Digital
Recorders calls NextBus patent infringement claims groundless
Digital
Recorders said that allegations made by San Francisco-based NextBus claiming the
release of certain products by DRI's Talking Bus unit would infringe patent rights
NextBus holds are without merit. Amazon
Loses Patent Suit Round
Barnesandnoble.com wins the latest round in its
legal dispute with Amazon, its chief rival in online book retail. Amazon is suing
Barnes & Noble for infringing its patent for one-click shopping Microsoft
readies "Hailstorm" against AOL
Microsoft is pushing to sell developers
on an upcoming set of Web services building blocks code-named Hailstorm that could
be used as part of a new offensive against America Online and its dominance in
instant messaging. Multiple
Web sites defaced in hacking spree
A group of malicious hackers defaced
a string of corporate Web sites this week, including ones belonging to companies
such as Compaq, Intel and Hewlett-Packard. Can
Cell Phones Crash Planes?
Cell phones have been blamed for interference
with aircraft systems and investigated as a possible cause for at least one airplane
crash. Could the cell-phone industry be held liable? DOJ
Investigates Microsoft Over Investment In Corel
The Department of Justice
confirmed that it has launched an antitrust-related investigation of an investment
deal and strategic alliance that Microsoft signed last fall with struggling office
software rival Corel. Intel
Shuts Net Media Division
Nine months after its launch, Intel is closing
down a streaming media content usiness that the world's largest chipmaker said
would serve an estimated $2.5 billion market by 2004. Judge
approves domain name penalty on eReferee
In one of the broadest crackdowns
ever issued against a domain name holder, a federal judge has ordered eReferee.com
to stop using the word "referee" in all of its domain names. Venture
firms gobble up $69 billion last year
Amount raised from investors was
double the previous year's total, as mega funds came into their own. Covad
Wins Round 1 in DSL Battle
A judge ruled in favor of Covad Communications
Inc. in a case brought against the company by an Internet service provider cut
off from Covad's high-speed connection last week. Microsoft
Drafts Political Heavyweights For Antitrust Fight
Washington In a city
where allegiances are known to change as quickly as issues, the battle between
Microsoft and the government has brought together a Who's Who of Washington players
who once sat on opposite sides of the political field. Oracle
grants a vision at OAUG
In different forms and in different octaves, the
ringing sound of high-powered corporate marketing echoed through the concrete
halls of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center the way Mardi Gras music is carried
along New Orleans' Canal Street, a few blocks away. Sega
sues Kmart over Dreamcast orders
Sega is suing Kmart for allegedly failing
to pay $2.2 million of a $25.9 million order for Dreamcast game consoles, according
to a lawsuit filed in California Superior Court. DOJ
slams publisher of DVD code
The DOJ this week filed with the appeals court
a brief that strongly backs the position of the Motion Picture Association of
America, the plaintiffs in the case. Napster's
Billion Dollar Blues
The recording industry scoffs at Napster's settlement
offer as if it were a 'Shatner Sings Metallica' album. Back
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