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Subject: Apr2001 ECMgt.com: A New Internet-Enabled World
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  • Windows Now Slightly Open
  • Critics worry about impact of New.net domain plans
  • Hacker "Coolio" to work on jail PCs
  • Minimultimedia
  • Descramble That DVD in 7 Lines
  • The Mad, Mad World of E-Commerce
  • Users, Vendors Face Off Over UCITA Law In Texas
  • Cable TV Operators Continue to Upgrade Infrastructure
  • AT&T Broadband Installs Three-Millionth Digital Cable Customer
  • MBAs talk tech in E-Biz 101
  • MusicCity Emerges as Top Napster Alternative
  • IT skills upgrade HR resume
  • Wireless Net Service Taps March Madness
  • Courtesy Phoning
  • More Characters Added To Multilingual Domain Syste
  • ABN Amro/Digital Island hosting trial scores 25% savings
  • Lessons learned in layoffs
  • Outsmart, Outgun, Outlast
  • Sony's Plan For Online Bank Approved
  • Intel To Make 250,000 Web Gizmos For Aol Deal In Spain
  • Mir Crashes; Wreckage on eBay
  • Mobile Portals Will Not Drive WAP Site Traffic

Windows Now Slightly Open
Microsoft will share 95 percent of its operating systems source code with key developers. But the company hasn't reversed itself on loathing collaborative development; engineers can look at but not touch the code.

Critics worry about impact of New.net domain plans
Some users and Internet watchers said they're concerned that New.net, a start-up company that's offering 20 Internet domains outside the control of the organization that manages the Domain Name System, could do more harm than good by striking out on its own

Hacker "Coolio" to work on jail PCs
A teenage computer hacker who defaced Web sites was sentenced Friday to nine months behind bars--and was ordered to help program the jail's computers.

Minimultimedia
Rich media is coming to a new generation of wireless devices. How users and developers will receive it is an open question.

Descramble That DVD in 7 Lines
A new, slimmed-down version of DVD descrambling now exists: a mere seven lines of Perl code. It's so lean, you too can attach it to your e-mail signature file. Hello, movie industry lawyers.

The Mad, Mad World of E-Commerce
With nearly 300 shopping days left until Christmas, it is certainly too early to start fretting over e-commerce's annual rite of passage, the holiday shopping season.

Users, Vendors Face Off Over UCITA Law In Texas
Texas could become a key showdown state for the UCITA, as opponents are moving aggressively to prevent the legislature there from passing the controversial software licensing law.

Cable TV Operators Continue to Upgrade Infrastructure
Cable TV Operators Continue to Upgrade Infrastructure; Digital Data and Video Services More Widely Available

AT&T Broadband Installs Three-Millionth Digital Cable Customer
AT&T Broadband has installed its three-millionth digital cable customer, continuing its leadership in the deployment of advanced video services, the company said

MBAs talk tech in E-Biz 101
Amazing. It's only 9:30 on a bone-chilling Saturday morning, and already Bill Schiano's class is deep into a discussion of the evolution of the Web as a place to do business.

MusicCity Emerges as Top Napster Alternative
Since January, a secretive Tennessee company has been quietly positioning itself as an alternative to Napster.

IT skills upgrade HR resume
When the founders of peer-to-peer software startup Data-Synapse Inc. were finalizing their business plan early last year, they knew the New York company's success would hinge on its ability to recruit top technical talent, a major challenge in a highly competitive market.

Wireless Net Service Taps March Madness
A new March Madness Channel wireless e-mail and Internet service is aiming to serve as a central location to which hard-core college basketball fans will turn for access to real-time scores, schedules, and news from the NCAA Tournament

Courtesy Phoning
Socially unacceptable mobile communication gets the Miss Manners treatment.

More Characters Added To Multilingual Domain System
VeriSign Inc., owners of Internet domain registry Network Solutions, says it is increasing again the number of non-English characters supported by its fledgling system for processing multilingual Net addresses.

ABN Amro/Digital Island hosting trial scores 25% savings
ABN Amro, the world's 16th-largest bank, announced last week that an experiment with outsourcing Web hosting has paid off with a 25% savings.

Lessons learned in layoffs
Enterprises must cope with human, legal issues

Outsmart, Outgun, Outlast
What are the critical ingredients of lasting success in the networked business world? How do you recession proof a company? Seven key strategies can pave paths of leadership.

Sony's Plan For Online Bank Approved
Financial authorities have approved Sony Corp.'s plan to set up an online bank, the first by a non-banking company in Japan

Intel To Make 250,000 Web Gizmos For Aol Deal In Spain
The world's biggest semiconductor company Intel Corp. will supply 250,000 Web access devices that Spain's biggest bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano

Mir Crashes; Wreckage on eBay
As expected, Mir made its spectacular crashdown into the South Pacific during the night. Now, 'authentic wreckage' has begun appearing on eBay. And, believe it or not, people are bidding.

Mobile Portals Will Not Drive WAP Site Traffic
Mobile portals searching for sound revenue models will draw few users and disappoint firms looking for them to drive traffic,

 

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