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News Burst: Paul Allen To Invest $54m (£33m) In ZDTV
News The investment, which will make Vulcan Ventures a one-third partner in ZDTV, is part of the company's "wired world" strategy, according to a statement from Vulcan Ventures officials. Ziff-Davis officials said ZDTV is expected to reach 9 million U.S...
[November 17, 1998, 16:56]
Melissa Virus Suspect To Enter Plea
News According to law enforcement sources close to the case, Smith will enter a guilty plea in both courts, stated report from ZDNN's sister broadcaster ZDTV on Wednesday. Smith had admitted his guilt at the time of the arrest, said Paul Loriquet, a...
[December 9, 1999, 10:07]
US Report: Fugitive Hacker Surfaces On The Web
News Petersen worked as a FBI informant between 1991 and 1993 and allegedly gathered evidence against several hackers, including Mitnick and ZDTV columnist Kevin Poulsen. Two ZDTV reporters, Poulsen and Luke Reiter, e-mailed and phoned Petersen Wednesday.
[November 13, 1998, 8:49]
Comdex '99: Sneak Peek At The Hottest Trends 2
News But one thing is for sure -- whether you go to Comdex or stay home, we'll have all the details, good and bad, right here on ZDTV and on ZDTV.com. Another emerging category last year was the rise of non-Windows operating systems.
[November 11, 1999, 11:15]
Is VicodinES The Author Of Melissa?
News If you have any evidence, pro or con, please post it below, or email it to me at jim@zdtv.com. Jim Louderback, is the editorial director of ZDTV The most damning evidence comes from the GUID contained in the List.Doc file that forms the heart of...
[April 1, 1999, 10:40]
Mystery Transmeta Chip To Be Unveiled Live On TV
News Increasing the drama surrounding Wednesday's unveiling of the new mystery Transmeta processor, ZDTV has revealed that it will broadcast the much anticipated event live Live video of the dramatic unveiling of the Crusoe chip will be available from...
[January 18, 2000, 8:57]
The Hunt For Melissa Leads To 'ex' Virus Writer
News ZDTV tracked down Shiver, and checked its GUID, which also matched the unique GUID embedded in Melissa. ZDTV verified that that unique number is the same as one contained in a virus, called PSD2000.DOC, located on the site of a virus developer...
[March 30, 1999, 9:17]
Microsoft Sued For 'racist' Application
News Levine told ZDTV's Alex Wellen he is seeking approval of a class action lawsuit on behalf of the estimated four million customers who bought the software. ZDTV CyberCrime's Alex Wellen contributed to this report
[July 1, 1999, 8:45]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog ZDTV has gone to Paul Allen (cofounder of Microsoft and now nascent cable mogul) and the print publications to a group called Willis Stein & Partners. It's all very complicated: in brief, our lords and masters in the US, Ziff Davis Inc, were made...
[December 12, 1999, 19:03]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News ZDTV has gone to Paul Allen (cofounder of Microsoft and now nascent cable mogul) and the print publications to a group called Willis Stein & Partners. It's all very complicated: in brief, our lords and masters in the US, Ziff Davis Inc, were made...
[December 12, 1999, 19:03]
US Report: The Net Braces Itself For Clinton Video
News Other general- and special-interest Internet hubs, including ZDTV.com, are expected to Webcast the video as well. President Clinton's videotaped grand jury testimony about his affair with Monica Lewinsky will make its way onto the Internet at the...
[September 21, 1998, 12:05]
Rumours Fly On Trenchcoat Mafia's Web Activity
News ZDTV has not determined the legitimacy of this claim, or when it may have been posted relative to the shooting. ZDTV's own investigation is continuing. Police obtained search warrants for the homes of Columbine High School students Eric Harris and...
[April 22, 1999, 10:21]
US Report: Microsoft Makes Its Next Java Move
News In other Java news, PCWeek and ZDTV have intervened in the Sun-Microsoft case to request that certain documents be unsealed. The release supersedes Microsoft's VJ++ 6.0 Technology Preview 1, which Sun Microsystems tested last week and declared in...
[July 15, 1998, 7:00]
Ziff-Davis Publishing Sold For $780m
News Ziff-Davis.recently announced that ZD Education and its interest in ZDTV are expected to be sold before the end of the first quarter of 2000 for $172m and $204.8m, respectively. Ziff-Davis, the parent company of ZDNet, Monday announced that it has...
[December 6, 1999, 14:49]
G4 May Be Announced At Seybold
News The answer to what Steve Jobs will talk about and just what the new G4s are going to offer can be found here, 31 August, 1999, when ZDNet's sister publication ZDTV.com broadcasts Jobs' speech live. It's the Steve Jobs show again.
[August 26, 1999, 4:55]
Going, Going, Gone....engineers For Sale
News Hoyt, a guest on ZDTV's Silicon Spin show on Tuesday, said his company had placed the second bid on the team, and that he thought it was a unique way to advertise talent. The team listed itself on eBay Tuesday morning with a starting bid of $3.14m...
[April 29, 1999, 10:14]
Hatch Hearings: Now What?
News Alex Wellen of ZDTV contributed to this report Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called the hearing to examine competitive practices in the software industry, inviting Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, his competitors and his allies to testify.
[March 4, 1998, 8:51]
Steve Jobs Attacked In New Amelio Book
News Ousted Apple CEO Gil Amelio is mounting his latest, and most forceful attempt yet at rehabilitating his reputation - this time in a 298-page book called 'My 500 Days at Apple' that often takes swipes at Apple founder and current leader Steve Jobs.
[March 25, 1998, 6:00]
Mitnick Signs Plea Agreement
News ZDTV's CyberCrime first broke news of the Mitnick deal Wednesday night. If approved by U.S. District Judge Marianna Pfaelzer, the deal reached this week could close the government's long case against Mitnick.
[March 19, 1999, 10:54]
A Year Ago: Mitnick Signs Plea Agreement
News ZDTV's CyberCrime first broke news of the Mitnick deal on Wednesday night. Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, whose exploits put him on the FBI's most-wanted list until agents nabbed him four years ago, has signed a plea agreement with federal...
[March 20, 2000, 6:26]
