CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH: Monday, September 9, 1998
TODAY'S TOP STORIES - WebTVs more like PCs - Enterprise services growing - Java case in court
Tuesday, September 8, 1998
27 new stories as of 1:30 PM PT
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
-- WebTVs more like PCs
-- Enterprise services growing
-- Java case in court
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TOP STORIES
Future wave of WebTVs
New WebTVs with word processing and spreadsheet applications are waiting in
the wings, and some manufacturers are developing third-generation models
with Windows CE capabilities.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26115%2C00.html
Enterprise resource services are smoking
According to a study, Y2K warnings are no match for the demand for
consulting and training services, which are expected to boom at an average
17 percent annual rate.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26106%2C00.html
Java trial marathon
Sun and Microsoft are in court for a three-day hearing regarding Java, an
issue which has turned into evidence in the Justice Department's antitrust
case against the software giant.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26078%2C00.html
TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES
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@Home to test flashy ads
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26088%2C00.html
Fed agencies still lagging on Y2K
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26101%2C00.html
Microsoft, DOJ name witnesses
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26091%2C00.html
Microsoft tests search engine
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26114%2C00.html
Sun, Microsoft ready for Java tilt
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26078%2C00.html
Oracle dives deeper into Linux
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26094%2C00.html
Stocks surge in early trading
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26095%2C00.html
Intel, Dell show off server system
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26046%2C00.html
Symantec responds to suit with fix
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26060%2C00.html
Excite aims at Asia-Pacific region
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26108%2C00.html
READERS' CHOICE: YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES
Reading the giant's small print
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26061%2C00.html
Net vets go down in flames in Rumor Mill with Skinny DuBaud
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Going, going, gone!
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26048%2C00.html
Swissair leverages Web site
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26054%2C00.html
Net cable rules weighed
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26055%2C00.html
High-tech execs try start-up life
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26049%2C00.html
Dueling banjos?
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26012%2C00.html
ESPN strikes a new course
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26015%2C00.html
Notorious spammer found out
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26044%2C00.html
Symantec dunned in lawsuit
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