CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH
Monday, September 21, 1998
28 new stories as of 1:38 PM PT
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
-- The President and the Net
-- Defending the bottom line
-- Low-cost Celeron PC debuts
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TOP STORIES
The president's tangled Web
CNET Radio: Online three times daily at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 2 p.m.
The Video is online. How much of the day did you fritter away watching it
on the Net? Today we'll talk with the folks at Broadcast.Com who were
geared up to stream Clinton's deposition to 500,000 people simultaneously.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26598%2C00.html
Under the microscope
CyberGuard is but one of a growing list of companies that are restating their
financial numbers or undergoing SEC scrutiny for certain one-time charges.
http://www.news.com/SpecialFeatures/0%2C5%2C26577.html
Gateway's new Celeron out of the gate
Gateway expanded its commercial desktop line today with the introduction
of the sub-$1,000 E-1200 system, which utilizes Celeron technology and
offers tool-free maintenance.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26628.html
TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES
Microsoft, Sun learn from the politicians: Tim Clark in Perspectives
http://www.news.com/Perspectives/Index/0%2C175%2C%2C00.html
Infoseek, Disney plan portal
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26597%2C00.html
Spyglass crows about "Blackbird"
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26613%2C00.html
Shifting from data to data analysis
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26622%2C00.html
Spinning banner ads with audio
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26593%2C00.html
Win 98 bug alert feature improved
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26586%2C00.html
Excite gets new email partner
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26591%2C00.html
Allaire updates Web editing toolset
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26605%2C00.html
Chrysler helps drive NT market
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26620%2C00.html
MSN.com does search deals
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26629%2C00.html
More Xeon systems arriving
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26575%2C00.html
READERS' CHOICE: YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES
Stuck between the Net and a hard place
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26559%2C00.html
We are family!
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26490%2C00.html
Light's out?
http://www.news.com/Categories/Index/0%2C3%2C87%2C00.html
Boom DELLa boom!
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26566%2C00.html
Y2K and pensions, mutual funds
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26561%2C00.html
V.90 modem standard approved
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26486%2C00.html
Microsoft: We're sorry!
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26402%2C00.html
The Y2K bug under the microscope
http://www.news.com/Categories/Index/0%2C3%2C87%2C00.html
Office 97's browser discrimination
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26464%2C00.html
CBS to advertise on AOL
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26544%2C00.html
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