Week in review: Nov. 4 - 8

"helvetica"=""> In The Net

Is the Internet's reputation as a wild frontier fair? You be the judge. All we can tell you is that hackers continued their attacks, spammers continued to spam, and copyright violations continued to make headlines. Meanwhile, lawmakers continued to do their part to reign in the miscreants.
"helvetica"="">New York Times site hacked
"helvetica"="">Law school takes on online copyrights
"helvetica"="">Net taxes: Pay as you go?
"helvetica"="">Email spammer won't quit
"helvetica"="">Junk emailer down for the count
"helvetica"="">Government worries about smart card security

And what would the Net be if there was no news about Java and browsers? Microsoft finally woke up to the fact that most PCs still run on Windows 3.1 and finally introduced a Java-ready version. Ditto for Explorer for the Mac. IBM continued to strut its Java stuff.
"helvetica"="">Windows 3.1 gets Java
"helvetica"="">IBM to heat up Java
"helvetica"="">Explorer 3.0 beta posted for the Mac

"helvetica"=""> In Intranets

Stop us if you've heard this before: Microsoft outlined a vision for developers in which the company's platforms will be interoperable, cheap to maintain, and easy-to-use.
"helvetica"="">Microsoft execs show off NT 5.0
"helvetica"="">Microsoft makes the grade--barely
"helvetica"="">Informix heralds a New Era

"helvetica"=""> In Computing

Does the world really need another announcement--or two--about the NC? Oracle chief Larry Ellision and the IBM folks seem to think so. But those in the PC world delivered news that's near and dear to all bean counters: price cuts. Compaq and HP and Intel all announced lower prices on their wares.
"helvetica"="">Ellison launches NC assault
"helvetica"="">IBM readies Comdex rollout of NCs
"helvetica"="">Intel cuts Pentium Pro prices
"helvetica"="">Dell trims PC ownership costs
"helvetica"="">Compaq cuts server prices
"helvetica"="">HP too has price cuts on its mind