CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH: Monday, August 31, 1998

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

- Microsoft in the hot seat
- Market continues to tumble
- Y2K suit strikes consulting firm

TOP STORIES

Redmond getting hotter

New evidence regarding alleged Microsoft pressure on Intel may surface, along with other accusations as the DOJ and 20 states turn up the heat on their antitrust suit against the software giant.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25858%2C00.html

The Street taking another tumble

Following last week's record point decline, stock markets continue to drop, taking technology and Internet issues down with them. Could international crises end the bull run?
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25863%2C00.html

Andersen faces Y2K suit

Seeking reimbursement for a computer system bought in 1989, a large retail clothing company is suing Andersen Consulting for Year 2000 incompatibilities.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25866%2C00.html

TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES

CNET Radio: Online three times daily at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m.
http://www.news.com/Radio/Index/0%2C55%2C%2C00.html

Why the Net ad summit matters: Tim Clark in Perspectives
http://www.news.com/Perspectives/Index/0%2C175%2C%2C%2C00.html

Net investment still exceeds return
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25881%2C00.html

Microsoft beefs up NT security
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25868%2C00.html

PointCast founder plans new firm
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25879%2C00.html

Faster, cheaper workstations here
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25882%2C00.html

Thomson to buy digiTrade
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25880%2C00.html

iMac hits Japan
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25843%2C00.html

Building a faster, richer Net
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25885%2C00.html

Motorola boosts paging chip
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25871%2C00.html

Novell settles with former programmers
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25850%2C00.html

READERS' CHOICE: YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES

Bugs, holes, and viruses, oh my!
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25657%2C00.html http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25805%2C00.html

Windows 98 vulnerable to hacking
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25795%2C00.html

ACLU defends teen suspended for Web site content
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25834%2C00.html

Terrorism plays role in Net debate
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25797%2C00.html

Sun and the phantom NT: A News.com Q&A with John McFarlane
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25812%2C00.html

Wal-Marting the Net
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25783%2C00.html

California ahead on Net laws
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25784%2C00.html

The politics of Net dancing
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25784%2C00.html

Floodgates open for patent cases
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25798%2C00.html

Net protest can't save Mr. Toad
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25822%2C00.html

Wintel of discontent
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C25718%2C00.html

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