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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 5
Date: January 12, 2000
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Today's Top Stories:
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html
"Smooth Entry of 2000 Is a Puzzle"
"Internet Extortionist and Thief Challenges Computer Experts"
"Business E-Commerce Expanding"
"Microsoft Settles Caldera Lawsuit"
"Reno to Discuss Proposals to Bolster War on Cyber-Crime"
"It's the End of TV as We Know It"
"Study: Linux Gaining in Corporate World"
"Linux Boosted by IBM Support"
"Microsoft Left Out of Mobile Frenzy"
"Cybershops Look to Keep U.S. Online"
"Retailers Would Bear Brunt of Online Fraud"
"B2B: The Hottest Net Bet Yet?"
"Global Limits"
"A New Kind of Client"
"The Rush to XML"
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"Smooth Entry of 2000 Is a Puzzle"
Many computer experts are wondering why countries that seemed to
put relatively little effort into preparing for Y2K fared as well
as nations such as the U.S. and Britain that devoted considerable
resources to the glitch. Last January, a World Bank survey...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item1
"Internet Extortionist and Thief Challenges Computer Experts"
Computer security experts say that it will be extremely difficult
to track down a computer hacker who placed the credit card
numbers CD Universe customers on the Internet after the company
refused to pay the man $100,000. The hacker, who calls himself...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item2
"Business E-Commerce Expanding"
Business-to-consumer e-commerce did well over the holidays, as
consumers spent some $10 billion online, but now consumer
e-commerce is fading somewhat. However, business-to-business
e-commerce is picking up. Forrester Research says by 2003 the...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item3
"Microsoft Settles Caldera Lawsuit"
Microsoft yesterday agreed to settle an antitrust suit filed by
small software rival Caldera in 1996 for an estimated $153
million. The suit, scheduled to go to trial within three weeks,
could have been another significant legal matter for Microsoft. ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item4
"Reno to Discuss Proposals to Bolster War on Cyber-Crime"
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno on Monday planned to propose
several initiatives aimed at fighting cyber crime by improving
the way law enforcement agencies across the nation cooperate in
such matters. Technology crimes, especially those involving the...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item5
"It's the End of TV as We Know It"
Cable networks, satellite providers, ISPs, set-top box
manufacturers, and Web portals could be at the beginning of a
road leading to enhanced television features such as DVD-quality
movies, music, and Internet access that includes instant...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item6
"Study: Linux Gaining in Corporate World"
Open source operating systems such as Linux are rapidly gaining
corporate PC market share, and the success of these Microsoft
rivals might prevent courts from forcing a breakup of the
software giant. Linux and other free operating systems will...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item7
"Linux Boosted by IBM Support"
In an effort to boost hardware sales and services revenues and
expand its e-business offerings, IBM is investing hundreds of
millions of dollars in a plan to focus its hardware and software
units on the Linux operating system. "This is a strategic move...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item8
"Microsoft Left Out of Mobile Frenzy"
Wireless Internet access is quickly becoming a formidable trend,
with industry giants such as IBM and Oracle unveiling deals to
position themselves in the market. The market for Internet
access through handheld devices is expected to reach 500 million...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item9
"Cybershops Look to Keep U.S. Online"
This holiday season, online sales reached more than $12 billion,
which is 300 percent more than last year. Now cybershops are
looking for strategies that will keep their old and new customers
coming back to buy from the Web site throughout the year. Most...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item10
"Retailers Would Bear Brunt of Online Fraud"
Online businesses are hardest hit by credit card fraud, as they
are required to pay the bills when fraudulent transactions occur.
In the brick-and-mortar world, banks issuing the credit cards are
the ones that end up footing the bill on bogus transactions. ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item11
"Global Limits"
Although many companies aspire to serve international markets
through e-commerce, most are stifled by the difficulties of
global distribution. In a recent Forrester Research survey, 85
percent of U.S. retailers surveyed were unable to deliver...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item12
"B2B: The Hottest Net Bet Yet?"
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce is growing rapidly, with
companies of all kinds moving to the Web and buying the
technology to make transactions possible. By the end of next
year 91 percent of U.S. firms will use the Internet for...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item13
"A New Kind of Client"
IBM, Compaq Computer, and Hewlett-Packard are among the vendors
working on new technologies that promise new ways of interacting
with computers. In the future computing power is expected to
become part of almost any device, and those devices will all be...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item14
"The Rush to XML"
XML is now the most promising technology available for
business-to-business information exchange on the Web, and many
companies are beginning to recognize XML's potential. About 45
percent of IT executives plan to launch XML projects in 2000, ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0112w.html#item15
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