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Archive - 20 Jun 2000

BT's hyperlink? Don't believe the hypertext

News BT's claim of ownership on hyperlinks will mean proving it got there before Laurence Sterne (1760). Rupert Goodwins explains why history may block the telco's dreams of a penny-a-click

Compaq, Intel, MS invest in streaming media company

News All three companies are working with Digital Island, which promises to deliver up to 7.5 million simultaneous media streams

Intel CEO: Demand cheaper Internet in Europe

News Demand lower Net charges or face a future of misery, Intel's Barrett is expected to say

Proxim's Farallon buy is a good fit

News The networking companies said this week's acquisition will propel Proxim into the Mac market and extend Farallon's distribution channel

BT faces more shame in hyperlink row, say experts

News More PR shame, litigation and a hell of a fight from US ISPs predicted as British Telecom tries to establish patent on hyperlinks

Believe it or not! W2K is the real deal

Comment Brace yourself. You may not believe this, but my latest favorite desktop operating system is -- drumroll, please -- Windows 2000 Professional.

The Day Ahead: EMachines' Greenspan excuse doesn't fly

News EMachines' excuse for future losses just doesn't wash. The problem really lies in the flaws in its fundamental business strategy

IBM develops fast chips to link systems

News Series of chips to be based on InfiniBand

How Linux will succeed

Comment Penguins throw down your arms. The Linux battle for the desktop is a fruitless waste of time.

BT claims hyperlink patent ownership

News British Telecom's PR machine braces itself for what could make the telco even more unpopular...

Craft.com another dot-com dud?

News The e-commerce site suspends promotional programs and delays its launch. Is that a creative way of saying it's in trouble?

Bill and Steve's cunning plan

Comment "Bill, I'm not pleased with you. You were photographed smiling." "And? At least I didn't have a smart haircut, and didn't look like a responsible businessman."

Get your Mongolian beard crimpers here

News You'd be surprised what people buy online away from the public gaze

Boo.com may face DTI probe

News Failed e-commerce site may have to account to DTI for its vanished millions

AOLTV - tip of iceberg for Liberate

News Liberate Technology, the software maker for the online giant's TV service, hopes to ride a coming tech tidal wave in interactive appliances

AMD's Duron completes ambitious line-up

News UPDATE: New chip is another step in plans to take 33 percent of world PC market share

Windows ME: Available for you in September

News The eight months of testing is over for the minor upgrade to Windows 98. Now, on to Whistler

Heard the one about the Stages worm?

News Large corporations didn't learn anything from the ILOVEYOU worm. Several shut down email systems to cope with the nearly identical Stages worm

A Year Ago: Open-source guru converting MS?

News First published: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:08:21 GMT

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