Iomega and Nomai kiss, make up, and get into bed together
News After a long and bitter dispute Zip drive guru Iomega and pretender to the disk crown Nomai have not only settled their differences, but Iomega has purchased a majority stake in the French company.
Microsoft doesn't own Explorer name -- trial approaches
News It seems inconceivable that Microsoft would pitch such a hard-fought battle over software whose name it doesn't even own, but that is the case.
One in ten overseas phone calls to be made online
News Internet phones have left the arena of novelty toys and are making their way towards the domain of serious corporate savings, according to analysts at Datamonitor.
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Fear and loathing in the face of DRAMs
News Fujitsu and Acer are seriously considering ceasing production of memory chips, although rival companies say that will do nothing for the already over-burdened market.
WebTV blacks out for 350,000
News A server crash turned hundreds of thousands of WebTV boxes into plugged-in paperweights for two hours Thursday night, leaving analysts and subscribers to wonder whether WebTV is starting to hit...
Mobile quirks stop users booting Windows 98
News The tales of woe continue with Windows 98 installations. Now, it is the turn of mobile users. Upgrading to Windows 98 from an earlier version of Windows can cause some annoying communications...
Security flaw throws SSL back on quick-fix drawing board
News A researcher at Lucent Technologies' Bell Laboratories has discovered a vulnerability in the SSL encryption commonly used in electronic commerce transactions.
They are women in technology. Hear them roar.
News Activist Barbara Ferris may have been one of the least technical people at the Women In Technology International Conference last week, but she's not shy about her plans to use computers to empower...
A-rockin' and a-rollin' for Internet peace
News Joining a long line of worthy causes, an Internet watchdog group describing itself as "the conscience of Silicon Valley" has enlisted rock 'n' rollers to raise its profile.
Alliance builds phone-based home network without Microsoft
News Network hardware and software firms are joining to find a best-fit method of bringing networking into the home, and without the approval of Microsoft.

