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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 71
Date: June 21, 2000
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Top Stories for Wednesday, June 21, 2000:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
"Arrival of New Economy Is Often Slow"
"Upside Counsel: Anti-Spam Laws Go National"
"Official Says US Faces Potential Electronic Pearl Harbor"
"Shoppers Find Blowout Sale on Net Is Over"
"Emachines Warning May Herald Another PC Price War"
"Bush Offers Internet Teaching Proposal"
"Cast a Vote for a Democratic Net"
"Nevada Judge Throws Out Microsoft Consumer Suit"
"E-Commerce to Erupt"
"Missing Link Slows Russian E-Commerce"
"Stop Thief!"
"Campaign 2000 and E-Commerce"
"New Industry Alliance Addresses Online Privacy"
"Are Online Elections Too Important to Be Left to the Government?"
"This Tax Could Tangle the Global Net"
"Allaying the Fear of Big Brother Inc."
"Should You Care What Keeps the CEO Up at Night?"
"Microsoft Wins Year's Reprieve From Penalties"
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"Arrival of New Economy Is Often Slow"
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
has promised a thorough report on New Economy growth issues next
spring, but will present a preliminary study this month. OECD
experts offer advice for governments seeking to reap the fruits . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item1
"Upside Counsel: Anti-Spam Laws Go National"
State and local laws pertaining to the Internet are eventually
likely to be replaced by national and international laws.
Indeed, the U.S. federal government is already taking action
against states' efforts to regulate spam. Upward of 18 states . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item2
"Official Says US Faces Potential Electronic Pearl Harbor"
Richard Clarke, National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure
Protection and Counter-Terrorism, says the United States could be
victimized by "a major information warfare attack" unless
government and industry collaborate on strengthening the security . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item3
"Shoppers Find Blowout Sale on Net Is Over"
As investors lose patience with unprofitable dot-coms, online
shoppers are likely to notice that generous offers such as free
shipping, giveaways, and below-cost products are disappearing.
The availability of venture capital began to decline earlier this . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item4
"Emachines Warning May Herald Another PC Price War"
Emachines, the No. 3 seller of PCs at U.S. retailers, yesterday
reported that its PC sales have been dropping since April, in a
warning that could portend another bout of PC price wars among
manufacturers. From April to May, Emachines' sales fell 18 . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item5
"Bush Offers Internet Teaching Proposal"
Texas Governor George W. Bush raised the stakes in the upcoming
presidential election by introducing the details of a $400
million, five-year education initiative that would shun the use
of the Internet as a substitute for education and instead make . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item6
"Cast a Vote for a Democratic Net"
Internet users across the globe have the chance this fall to
participate in what will likely be the world's largest open
democratic election. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers, the nonprofit organization charged with overseeing . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item7
"Nevada Judge Throws Out Microsoft Consumer Suit"
A class action lawsuit accusing Microsoft of overcharging for
Windows was dismissed on Monday by a Nevada judge, in a decision
that might give the company an edge in similar suits that have
been filed in dozens of states. The Nevada ruling echoed the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item8
"E-Commerce to Erupt"
A study released Monday by Microsoft and research agency
Datamonitor predicts a boom in e-commerce among small to
mid-sized firms between now and 2003. Online sales for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to grow 800 percent . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item9
"Missing Link Slows Russian E-Commerce"
Although Internet ventures and dot-com incubators are emerging in
Russia, some experts doubt the potential of Russian
business-to-consumer e-commerce at this time because of the low
Internet penetration among consumers. Fewer than 3 million of . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item10
"Stop Thief!"
The high-tech age has brought with it a new battle over
intellectual property rights that is being fought across the
globe. Although intellectual property rights have always been a
contentious point, the Internet has exacerbated the problem . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item11
"Campaign 2000 and E-Commerce"
Both Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush have
incorporated e-commerce, and technology in general, as key
components of their platforms in the race to become president.
Gore's chief goal is protecting U.S. businesses from the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item12
"New Industry Alliance Addresses Online Privacy"
The Privacy Leadership Initiative, created by a group of industry
executives with members such as IBM, Procter & Gamble, Ford,
Compaq, and AT&T, is being launched this week and advertised in
national publications to promote industry self-regulation of . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item13
"Are Online Elections Too Important to Be Left to the Government?"
Columnist Dan Rosenbaum ridicules the government's Luddite
attitude toward online voting--Bill Kimberling, deputy director
of the Office of Elections at the Federal Elections Commission,
in particular. Speaking at the Maryland Association of Elected . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item14
"This Tax Could Tangle the Global Net"
The European Commission (EC) wants to place a value-added tax
(VAT) on non-European companies that sell and deliver products
online. Such a tax is already imposed on European companies.
Commenting on the draft law recently made public, the EC's Per . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item15
"Allaying the Fear of Big Brother Inc."
In an effort to ward off federal privacy legislation, high-tech
industry leaders are unveiling a massive, multimillion dollar
public relations campaign to persuade the public that industry
self-regulation is in the best interest of all concerned. A . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item16
"Should You Care What Keeps the CEO Up at Night?"
Since top executives worry more about moving into new markets and
retaining skilled workers than about technology, IT departments
should learn to present their work in a way that highlights the
issues that concern CEOs. The main concern for CEOs surveyed by . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item17
"Microsoft Wins Year's Reprieve From Penalties"
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson made an unexpected move Tuesday
when he delayed his remedy order pending Supreme Court review.
Now his remedies, which included splitting Microsoft's Windows
and Internet operations, will not be effective for a year or more . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0621w.html#item18
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