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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 48
Date: April 26, 2000
Site Sponsored by Gateway (http://www.gateway.com)

Top Stories for Wednesday, April 26, 2000:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html

"Microsoft Management Tells Workers There Will Be No Breakup"
"Glendening Signs Bills on E-Commerce"
"Intel Eyes More Funding In Indian Firms"
"Your Manager's Policy on Employees' E-Mail May Have a Weak Spot"
"ICANN Moves Closer to Adding Web Domains"
"Online Credit Card Security Gets a Charge"
"Interagency Alliances Aim to Fight Cybercrime"
"US Agency Offers Export Advice Online"
"New Bluetooth Networking Technology Is Ready for Launch,
 Except in France"
"Piracy Killing Thai Software--Watchdog"
"Lawmakers at Comdex Talk Trade, Taxes"
"China Looks to Linux as a Way Not to Get Locked Into Windows"
"The New Linux World Order"
"European Markets See Strong Growth in Net Users"
"IT Talent Shortage Renews Interest in Mentoring"
"Russian to the Web"
"ASPs Are Readied for Success"

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"Microsoft Management Tells Workers There Will Be No Breakup"
Management at Microsoft assured employees yesterday that the
company would not be broken up and that new stock options would
be given to employees to protect them financially from the recent
reduction of Microsoft's stock price.  "No matter what the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item1

"Glendening Signs Bills on E-Commerce"
Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening yesterday signed into law a
bevy of related e-commerce bills, including the Uniform Computer
Information Transactions Act (UCITA), the Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act (UETA), and a measure that forces public . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item2

"Intel Eyes More Funding In Indian Firms"
Intel intends to increase its investments in Indian
firms this year, especially companies that provide services,
infrastructure, and enabling technologies. Intel has invested in
more than a dozen Indian firms over the past 15 months. The Indian . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item3

"Your Manager's Policy on Employees' E-Mail May Have a Weak Spot"
High-tech workers are trying to curb their employers' power to
control email use in the workplace by seeking protection under
the National Labor Relations Act passed in the Depression Era.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sets guidelines to . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item4

"ICANN Moves Closer to Adding Web Domains"
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
will decide whether to approve a proposal by its Names Council
that would allow for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to be
created for the legacy root server.  ICANN manages the addressing . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item5

"Online Credit Card Security Gets a Charge"
One in 10 e-commerce merchants have had transaction information
stolen, and fear of such crime has kept many consumers from
purchasing online, according to recent FBI statistics.  However,
two new companies, one Irish and one English, are developing . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item6

"Interagency Alliances Aim to Fight Cybercrime"
The FTC has played the part of supreme enforcer of the Internet
for nearly half a decade, getting help from other government
agencies, consumer groups, state attorneys general, and
international partners.  That role continues with the Children's . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item7

"US Agency Offers Export Advice Online"
An e-commerce trade service designed to assist small and
medium-sized companies in growing global relationships and
engaging in e-commerce was launched by Commerce Secretary William
M. Daley last month.  The site, www.usatrade.gov, provides market . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item8

"New Bluetooth Networking Technology Is Ready for Launch,
 Except in France"
Bluetooth technology has not gained approval for use in France.
Bluetooth, designed as a worldwide standard for short-distance
wireless communication between computers, cell phones, and other
related devices, is presently illegal to use in France, where . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item9

"Piracy Killing Thai Software--Watchdog"
Thailand's software industry is plagued with a piracy problem so
severe that illegal software accounted for 82 percent of the Thai
market in 1998, according to the Business Software Alliance
(BSA).  Piracy in Thailand needs to be quickly eliminated to . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item10

"Lawmakers at Comdex Talk Trade, Taxes"
The Comdex conference in Chicago last week gave high-tech leaders
an opportunity to meet with lawmakers and voice some of their
concerns regarding taxes.  The eight Republican congressmen
reiterated their commitment to ending the 100-year-old tax on . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item11

"China Looks to Linux as a Way Not to Get Locked Into Windows"
China, one of the world's fastest growing computer markets, may
use the Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft's
Windows before the company's programs become ingrained in the
country's economy.  In early January an official reported that . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item12

"The New Linux World Order"
As Linux increasingly moves into Microsoft's Windows NT
territory, observers are watching for the software giant's
attempt to quash its open source rival.  Although some experts
speculate Microsoft will eventually open its Windows CE source . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item13

"European Markets See Strong Growth in Net Users"
An increase in the number of new Internet users in France,
Germany, and the United Kingdom should help boost the three
countries' combined online population to 52 million by year's
end, according to the Euro.Net survey from the NOP Research . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item14

"IT Talent Shortage Renews Interest in Mentoring"
Technology companies seeking to attract and retain skilled IT
employees are implementing mentoring programs in which veteran
workers are paired with new hires.  The programs are intended to
help the new employees acclimate to the corporate culture, become . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item15

"Russian to the Web"
The government act Systems for Conduct of Investigations and
Field Operations (SORM) and its tax system may be the foremost
reasons why Russian businesses and entrepreneurs have not
embraced the Internet.  Although SORM allows the new secret . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item16

"ASPs Are Readied for Success"
The results of a recent study conducted by Cahners In-Stat Group
suggest the U.S. ASP industry will grow significantly during the
coming year, despite such obstacles as the advent of broadband
services and ongoing concerns regarding infrastructure and . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0426w.html#item17


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