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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 64
Date: June 5, 2000
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Top Stories for Monday, June 5, 2000:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
"Database Legislation Spurs Fierce Lobbying"
"Clinton Urges Spread of Internet In Poor Countries"
"Akamai Preps Faster Network Service as Rivals Lurk"
"Malta Plans Internet Legislation"
"Berlin Summit to Ponder Technology, Globalization"
"Decide Quickly, and Then Move Fast"
"In Online Auction World, Hoaxes Aren't Easy to See"
"Firms Battling for a Piece of Military Online Action"
"E-tailers 'Face Trouble Raising Further Funds'"
"The Microsoft-Free Office"
"Info Wars"
"Old Consultants Never Die: They Just Go 'E'"
"New Dimensions In Software"
"Survey: Global Firms Stumble Forward on Internet Path"
"Service Discovery Spans Platforms"
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"Database Legislation Spurs Fierce Lobbying"
One of the thornier issues facing the Internet today is database
ownership and whether information in databases can be copied and
distributed. A fight over the issue is brewing in Congress, and
lobbyists are taking sides. Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item1
"Clinton Urges Spread of Internet In Poor Countries"
President Clinton on Saturday called on the world's wealthier
countries to provide financial and technical support to help wire
poor countries for Internet access. The Internet has great
potential as a salve for economic, educational, and social woes . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item2
"Akamai Preps Faster Network Service as Rivals Lurk"
Akamai, a leader in network management, is planning to offer a
new technology called FirstPoint that maps a network to find the
fastest routes and then directs Web sites to use these paths.
The service, developed in conjunction with Yahoo!, will help . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item3
"Malta Plans Internet Legislation"
With an eye toward becoming a major global player in the
information economy, the Maltese government is preparing to
introduce a trio of e-commerce bills. The first is a bill that
protects the safety of e-commerce transactions while permitting . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item4
"Berlin Summit to Ponder Technology, Globalization"
President Clinton and 13 other heads of state, including the
leaders of Germany, Italy, and France will assemble in Berlin
today to discuss ways to adapt to the rapid technological changes
that are shaping the world. The leaders will release a draft . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item5
"Decide Quickly, and Then Move Fast"
E-business implementation requires businesses to take a holistic
view of their enterprise, including its requirements, strengths,
and weaknesses. "It is a complete transformation of the
business, it involves everything," says Richard Lowry, principal . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item6
"In Online Auction World, Hoaxes Aren't Easy to See"
The New York Times looked into the problem of shill bidding in
online auctions, and on eBay in particular. Shill bidding is the
practice of bidding on one's own auction offering. People also
cross-bid on each other's items to raise the price. The . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item7
"Firms Battling for a Piece of Military Online Action"
The U.S. military has begun to utilize the Internet as an
environment in which to bid for needed products and sell surplus
inventory, opening an opportunity for smaller businesses that
find working with the government easier online. Hi-Shear . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item8
"E-tailers 'Face Trouble Raising Further Funds'"
As the shakeout among consumer e-commerce firms continues, many
companies need to bring in more money by the beginning of next
year or risk going out of business, according to a Goldman Sachs
study. E-tailers with unproven business models who do not lead . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item9
"The Microsoft-Free Office"
Although Microsoft maintains that it does not monopolize the
operating system, office suite, or Internet technology markets,
experts say running a business without using any Microsoft
technology is extremely difficult. Many alternatives to Windows . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item10
"Info Wars"
The Internet has become such a battleground for intellectual
property disputes that many experts say the trend is having a
negative impact on the innovative force that is driving the New
Economy. Instead of being wide open, the Internet is fast . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item11
"Old Consultants Never Die: They Just Go 'E'"
The Internet has brought considerable change to the consulting
industry and promises even greater transformation in the future.
For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, technology is
driving change and the pace of that change is fast, prompting . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item12
"New Dimensions In Software"
The focus of software development is shifting as the Internet
begins to influence business. Applications are now being
developed by application service providers (ASPs) to rent to
other companies, by e-commerce enablers to bolster e-commerce . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item13
"Survey: Global Firms Stumble Forward on Internet Path"
More companies are taking e-business implementation seriously,
according to a survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCooper and the
Conference Board, and have in place strategic, step-by-step plans
to implement their e-business initiatives. The surveyed . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item14
"Service Discovery Spans Platforms"
Salutation Architecture is a processor, operating system, and
communication protocol independent language intended to enable
the next generation of networking, called the personal area
network. Developed by the nonprofit Salutation Consortium, . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0605m.html#item15
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