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Silicon Valley's San Jose, Calif., is the nation's high-tech industry leader, according to a survey that ranked hundreds of metropolitan areas by the number of high-tech firms they contain.
- Keywords:
- top tech cities, technology, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Dallas, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, Washington D.C., Albuquerque, Chicago, New York, Atlanta
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/19/sanjose.idg/index.html
The benefits of being able to conceal some identities in online communications outweigh possible drawbacks, the American Association for the Advancement of Science has concluded.
- Keywords:
- privacy, anonymity, e-mail, encryption
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/05/anon.idg/index.html
$69 utility can take your PC back to an earlier state if problems develop.
- Keywords:
- SecondChance, backup, security, PC, utilities, PowerQuest
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/28/timeute.idg/index.html
How can business managers stay alert to ways the Web will change the way they do business?
- Keywords:
- Internet economy, Plug-In, e-commerce, e-wallet, MP3, digital distribution, I-commerce, e-business, e-biz, Jupiter Communications
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/22/secrets.ent.idg/index.html
Members of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem Thursday viewed with alarm a report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) that said only two of the largest 21 U.S. cities are Y2K ready: Dallas and Boston.
- Keywords:
- year 2000, y2k, GAO, General Accounting Office, U.S., Senate, Special, Committee, on, the, Year, 2000, Technology, Problem, government, compliance, compliant
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/19/senators.y2k.idg/index.html
It can be tough to get everyone in one organization on the same page, much less 20 organizations with competing agendas and priorities. But that's what a group of business and political leaders from California's Silicon Valley undertook in 1993 in an effort to reverse an economic downturn bedeviling the community. Reeling from a poor economy and from manufacturers moving out of the area, city and ...
- Keywords:
- Silicon Valley, JVSV, smart permit
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/15/valley.idg/index.html
Consumers in Singapore saw a total of 400,000 Singapore dollars (equivalent to $235,807 in U.S. currency) wrongly debited from their bank accounts through a crash in the country's cashless point-of-sale system over the last week. Many customers of the Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. were told at retail outlets that their purchase transactions through the nationwide Network for Electronic Transf...
- Keywords:
- singapore, point-of-sale, banking
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/09/snafu.idg/index.html
Slow download times at online shopping sites could place at risk as much as $4.35 billion in U.S. e-commerce revenues.
- Keywords:
- shopping, e-commerce, connectivity, Web, Internet
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/06/slowsite.ent.idg/index.html
Software licensing in limbo Software vendors around the world are involved in a mad scramble to reinvent their licensing models to account for the new trend of application outsourcing, and acquiring and using software will never be the same for it.
- Keywords:
- licensing models, software, outsourcing
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/16/license.idg/index.html
Year 2000 problem failures are inevitable both here and abroad and will disrupt global trade, the U.S. State Department warned the Senate's special committee on Y2K today.
- Keywords:
- Y2K, year 2000, U.S. State Department
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/26/inevitable.y2k.idg/index.html
The costs of providing food stamps electronically to assistance recipients across state lines are lower than expected, removing a possible barrier to shifting the entire U.S. food-stamp program to electronic benefits transfer (EBT), a recently released study found. The preliminary study sponsored by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), which represents 13,000 financial instit...
- Keywords:
- food stamps, EBT, Quest
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/27/efoodstamps.idg/index.html
The summer travel season has started in earnest online, with overall travel site activity shooting up from 8.3 million visitors in April to 13.1 million visitors in May, according to a special report on the state of Internet travel by Nielsen NetRatings.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/07/travel.idg/index.html
Sun is getting ready to roll Netscape's directory technology into the next edition of Solaris, a move that could strengthen Sun's operating system as a platform for directory-enabled networking and electronic commerce.
- Keywords:
- Sun, Solaris, Netscape, directory, network, e-commerce, LDAP
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/21/sunscape.idg/index.html
In a National League of Cities survey of 400 cities, 92 percent said all of their critical computer systems will be Year 2000-compliant by Jan. 1. Brian O'Neill, a Philadelphia councilman and the immediate past president
of the NLC, on July 15 will present the findings of the report and other local government preparedness issues to the U.S. Senate's Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology P...
- Keywords:
- Y2K, NLC, cities ready
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/14/y2kready.idg/index.html
IBM exec urges feedback from young and aged alike, pushes buddy lists for business.
- Keywords:
- IBM, Web sites, testing, Gen X, Gen Y, site testing, Web apps, Internet, Net, online
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/01/teenweb.idg/index.html
Imagine this: You're a half hour away from a winning bid at Yahoo Auctions that will land you an autographed Mickey Mantle baseball for $61. Unfortunately, it's time to head to the office--so you grab your wireless Yahoo handheld for the car ride. Good thing you did, because some wiseacre outbid you. Your Yahoo handheld belts out a yodel calling this urgent matter to your attention. You pull over ...
- Keywords:
- Yahoo, Netscape, Net, Internet, Browsers, browser sidekicks, portable Internet assistants
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/29/sidekicks.idg/index.html
Demand for information technology professionals -- especially in corporate IT departments -- will remain strong even after year 2000 work wraps up and Y2K coders enter the labor market, according to recruiters and IT managers.
- Keywords:
- Y2K, year 2000, IT, millennium bug, labor, worker, business
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/30/y2k.labor.idg/index.html
For IT professionals, there can be no ignoring the things that go bump in the night. And for those running Windows NT networks, there can be no ignoring the fact that their nights have been haunted by some particularly worrisome bumps. In a recent forum on Network World Fusion, readers were asked to share their worst NT nightmares. While some users report having had few or no problems with the oft...
- Keywords:
- Windows NT, nightmares, readers
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/15/nt-mare.idg/index.html
Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky started a revolution with their PalmPilot. Now, a newer generation of handheld devices is about to create the Net's second gold rush.
- Keywords:
- handheld, PDA, PalmPilot, Internet, e-commerce
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/14/handheld.idg/index.html
Businesses like a cheap, stable platform to help them get wired.
- Keywords:
- Linux, Linus Torvalds, open source, programming, Internet, Web
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/02/linux.idg/index.html
To protect themselves against a host of legal problems, experts say, companies need clear policies on e-mail use, and IT managers need to be part of the team that creates and enforces them.
- Keywords:
- e-mail, privacy, legal, policy, enterprise
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/06/emailtrap.idg/index.html
Netpliances $399 IPAD offers plug-and-play Web access for the family.
- Keywords:
- Netpliance, IPAD, Internet access, Web appliance, home user
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/22/ipad.idg/index.html
The problems could be as large as all of L.A. losing power or as small as three people getting stuck in an elevator. Or, as most hope, nothing could happen at all. But come midnight Dec. 31, a group of federal employees will work nonstop to watch for problems and help bring those systems back up and running as soon as possible.
- Keywords:
- ICC, Y2K, Peter Kind
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/20/sentries.y2k.idg/index.html
The big worry about Net connections at work used to be employees surfing for online porn. No longer -- the new Web hangouts are e-trading sites like Stocksite.com.
- Keywords:
- trading, stocks, E-Trade, Web, Internet
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/07/etrade.idg/index.html
Stuck in the summer doldrums? These files offer some joie de vivre.
- Keywords:
- top 10, downloads, home PC, shareware, freeware, download file, FileWorld
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/09/top10.idg/index.html
Games and productivity programs are the most popular Palm titles.
- Keywords:
- PalmPilot, handheld applications, Palm apps, games, portable, top 10
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/01/toppalm.idg/index.html
Worldwide e-commerce revenue will grow from $98.4 billion in 1999 to $1.2 trillion by 2003, with the U.S. continuing to generate a majority of e-commerce dollars, according to a new report from New York-based eMarketer.
- Keywords:
- e-commerce, US, eMarketer
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/09/usecom.idg/index.html
Encryption users could face up to two years in prison for refusing to hand over the keys to their code, according to Britain's proposed Electronic Communications Bill.
- Keywords:
- encryption, Internet regulation, Internet legislation, Electronic Communications Bill, United Kingdom, Britain, England
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/29/ukencrypt.idg/index.html
The U.S. may have the most Internet users of any nation, but it's only fifth in users per capita, according to the
- Keywords:
- Internet users, Net, online, Web, United, States, Web, users, Web use, Internet use, Netizen, Computer Industry Almanac
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/08/netusers.idg/index.html
Medicare contractors have used technology to steal from the federal health care program despite a responsibility to help fight fraud, waste and abuse.
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- medicare, health care, government, federal, fraud, General Accounting Office
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/16/medicare.idg/index.html
As Congress heads into the home stretch for the 1999 legislative session, members will be dealing with a full platter of Internet-related bills. They want to curtail the flow of your personal information; keep spam from overwhelming your children; and make the Web a safe, happy place to do business. If you use the Internet (and I know you do), these issues affect you. But you don't have to read th...
- Keywords:
- Internet, Congress, Senate, Washington
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/30/washington.idg/index.html
It's a modern-day equivalent of the chicken-and-egg riddle: Do most agencies have their own World Wide Web sites because tools have been developed to make it easy to design attractive Web sites? Or were the tools developed to serve the growing popularity of the Web?
- Keywords:
- web development software, Internet, Web, Internet, Net, site
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/02/webdev.idg/index.html
Microsoft has a think tank studying future Web interfaces that the software kingpin may someday adopt. Researchers shared some of their and studies this week at the Web99 Design and Development conference here.
- Keywords:
- microsoft, Web99, future
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/07/webscape.idg/index.html
Trade associations can help IT leaders with anything from technical details to leadership development. Which is best for you? Read on to decide what's the best card you can play.
- Keywords:
- technical assocation
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/05/techassoc.idg/index.html
Cell-phone circuitry finally fits inside PDAs, but vendors still face the challenge of transmitting relevant information when and where you need it.
- Keywords:
- handheld, personal technology, portable, PDA, personal digital assistant, PalmPilot
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/15/wirelesspda.idg/index.html
Realtors who aren't on the Net
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- realtor, home-buying, Web, Internet, mortgage
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/07/auction.idg/index.html
Corporate users, who only months ago were calling for Windows 2000 migration tools, are now finding themselves awash in a sea of products that do just that. Although the individual tools do their jobs, the sheer number of tools needed and the combined cost may make the migration even more burdensome. Companies like Mission Critical Software Inc., FastLane Technologies Inc. and Entevo Corp. are pus...
- Keywords:
- win2k, windows 2000, migration tools
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/20/win2k.idg/index.html
Ignored by many major ISPs, the boondocks are being targeted by smaller Internet service providers.
- Keywords:
- OneMain.com, local ISP, regional ISP, rural America, small towns, ISP, Internet service provider
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/14/ruralwire.idg/index.html
I've said it before and I'll say it again: In terms of pure value for the dollar, few software titles can match today's supercharged multimedia encyclopedia packages. The latest entry in IBM's excellent World Book line is no exception. World Book Millennium 2000 comes in three versions: The $39 Standard edition on one CD-ROM, the $69 Deluxe edition on two discs, and the $89 Premier Reference Libra...
- Keywords:
- World Book, DVD, 2000
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/19/worldbook.idg/index.html
Fiction site won't let Web surfers view content if they use ad-blocking software. Analysts say the idea may be good, but the tactic could backfire.
- Keywords:
- ad-blocking software, fiction, Mind's Eye
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/12/fiction.idg/index.html
The Internet Engineering Task Force and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) combined forces at the 45th IETF meeting in Oslo this week to develop a strategy for supporting digital signatures on the Web. The joint working group wants to employ XML to make digital signatures, which use public and private key encryption to identify users, universally accessible. Creating an XML standard for the techn...
- Keywords:
- IETF, W3C, XML, digital signatures
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/14/digital.idg/index.html
Don't be surprised if crackers make off with at least one electronic heist in the $1 billion range by taking advantage of the year 2000 problem.
- Keywords:
- year 2000, Y2K, millennium bug
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/19/theft.y2k.idg/index.html
The year-2000 problem tops the list, but plenty of other IT emergencies are waiting to erode corporate profits.
- Keywords:
- Y2K, enterprise, IT emergencies, business, careers, management
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/26/y2k.ent.idg/index.html
E-mail on the Internet is now a cliché, thanks to Hollywood and America Online. Even Internet-based telephony is commonplace. But get ready for the prospect of voice mail over the Internet. MediaRing.com has announced a major upgrade to its MediaRing Talk software. Now available is VoizMail, a free voice mail service for Internet-based telephony calls and streaming audio messaging via e-mai...
- Keywords:
- voicemail, email, Internet, Mediaring.com, voizmail
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/28/voizmail.idg/index.html
Games can help you to code better, and Linux games will speed users' migration to Windows-free desktops. Joe Barr explores the current state of Linux gaming.
- Keywords:
- Linux, operating system, computer game, gaming
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/01/linuxgame.idg/index.html
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) offer all the security and stability of an old-style WAN (wide area network) at a significantly reduced cost. This article takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up a VPN that connects your remote sites over a wide area.
- Keywords:
- VPN, virtual private network, LAN, WAN, security, PPTP
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/22/vpn.ent.idg/index.html
If it weren't for a particular development in 1963, we wouldn't have e-mail and there would be no World Wide Web. Cursor movement, laser printers and video games — all of these owe a big debt of gratitude to this technological breakthrough.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/06/1963.idg/index.html
Burnout needn't crush your IT staff. Here's how to stave it off.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/08/burn.idg/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/16/apollo.01/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/23/guyana.satellites/index.html
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