At Home buys Excite in $6.7bn deal
News Shares of At Home and Excite Inc. surged Monday after the companies said they were merging in a stock swap valued at about $6.7bn (£4.08bn), dwarfing AOL's acquisition of Netscape last year.
Linux yet to impact job market
News Despite the increasing popularity of Linux, the operating system has yet to impact the UK job market ZDNet News has discovered.
MP4 gets cool welcome, but 'resistance is futile...'
News An alternative to MP3 hit the Web last week with Global Music Outlet's (GMO) launch of MP4, but not everyone is convinced the newcomer will succeed.
Dissension hits Net banking alliance
News IBM and 18 banks have spent more than $100M (£61m) for less progress -- and loyalty -- than they anticipated.
Sotheby's gets wired
News Famed auction house Sotheby's will launch an Internet auction house for jewellery, art and antiques, the company said today.
A Year Ago: Intel plans speed boost for Web users
News First published: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 13:30:18 GMT

