CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH: Wednesday, September 16, 1998

CNET NEWS.COM DISPATCH
Wednesday, September 16, 1998
32 new stories as of 1:34 PM PT

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

-- In-depth look at the Y2K bug
-- House eases crypto limits
-- Intel, RealNetworks team up

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TOP STORIES

The Y2K bug under the microscope

It all began as a memory-saving shortcut. But now the world's governments, corporations, even Joe's Supermarket, are scrambling to beat the deadline of the century. As the clock ticks on, will they party like it's 1999?
http://www.news.com/Categories/Index/0%2C3%2C87%2C00.html

White House eases up on crypto

Drawing a new line in the sand over the export of strong encryption, the White House relaxes some limits on the security technology.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26427%2C00.html

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Intel and Real Networks announced a technology deal today that has as much to do with Microsoft as it does with the two companies involved. It's just a little 'ol codec, but speaks volumes about the increasing tension in the streaming biz. Today on CNET Radio, live at 2:00 p.m. PT, or on demand.
http://www.news.com/Radio/Index/0%2C55%2C%2C00.html

Read about the Intel, RealNetworks deal at:
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26469%2C00.html

TODAY'S FEATURED STORIES

N.Y. Times still suffers from hack
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26467%2C00.html

Strong showing for iMac in poll
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26432%2C00.html

Yahoo shifts message board policy
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26441%2C00.html

Office 97's browser discrimination
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26464%2C00.html

iMac knock-offs coming soon
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26433%2C00.html

Will eBay's IPO sputter or soar?
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26470%2C00.html

Another security hole in Hotmail
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26462%2C00.html

Greenspan speaks, stocks move
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26457%2C00.html

Kaplan launches online law school
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26461%2C00.html

IBM, SAP team for retail
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26458%2C00.html

READERS' CHOICE: YESTERDAY'S TOP STORIES

Microsoft: We're sorry!
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26402%2C00.html

Motorola wings it with "Blackbird"
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26321%2C00.html

Intel slashes chip prices
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26325%2C00.html

Apple may pick more iMac makers strain.
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26369%2C00.html

First Y2K lawsuit filed is settled
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26328%2C00.html

Oracle focuses on the Internet
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26303%2C00.html

End of the Yahoo, MCI romance
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26344%2C00.html

Intel eyes set-top computers
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26404%2C00.html

Janet Kornblum on the power of the Net
http://www.news.com/Perspectives/Index/0%2C175%2C%2C%2C00.html

NBC plans campaign for Snap
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C26370%2C00.html

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