CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH: Thursday, September 24, 1998
TODAY'S TOP STORIES - Sold! eBay roars into public trading - The incredible shrinking PC price - White House backs more visas
CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH
Thursday, September 24, 1998
27 new stories as of 1:00 PM PT
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
-- Sold! eBay roars into public trading
-- The incredible shrinking PC price
-- White House backs more visas
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TOP STORIES
Sold! eBay roars into public trading
Online auctioneer eBay bolted out of the starting gate on its first day of
public trading by nearly tripling its share price, ending a month-long IPO
dry spell.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26761.html
Look out below!
A start-up backed by South Korean PC giant Trigem and display maker KDS is
planning to usher in the $399 PC era next month with three ultra-low-cost
systems.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26780.html
White House backs more foreign visas
The White House gave its OK to increasing the number of foreign high-tech
workers allowed into the U.S. each year, with the assurance that U.S.
workers will not be displaced.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26758.html
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TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES
Bug in Outlook Express for Mac
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26782%2C00.html
Big Blue by you
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26784%2C00.html
Baan's shopping spree continues
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26767%2C00.html
NYSE rate hike ires e-brokerages
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26787%2C00.html
Auctions close major security hole
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26760%2C00.html
Five firms attack digital pirates
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26770%2C00.html
Word, Charged set for relaunch
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26786%2C00.html
IBM touts Home Director
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26783%2C00.html
U.S., Japan share Y2K info
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26781%2C00.html
Dell boosts servers, support
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26776%2C00.html
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