Microsoft sets up wireless portal, buys OmniBrowse
Moves follow announcement in May of wireless portal plans
Stories by Mary Lisbeth D'Amico
ICANN sets up group to help manage domain names
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began laying the groundwork last week for managing the technical aspects of the Internet.
SAP to move fast on new 'Net strategy
We'll worry about revenue later, says Plattner
'Coldmail' lets German users fight spam
Account accepts e-mail only from pre-approved names
CEBIT: Heavyweights Offer Linux Support
Hardware and software support on offer
CEBIT: Siemens gives peek into future
German company uniting all its products under one brand at CeBIT
PC is child's play with Intel, Mattel
Toy manufacturer Mattel and Intel last week announced the first fruit of their cooperation -- two PC-enhanced toys designed for interactive play.
Swiss authorities shut Web music site
A Swiss Web site that publishes song lyrics was shut down by police last week after a group of U.S. music publishers brought a criminal suit against it. The case points out yet again the thorny intellectual property issues that go with the free dissemination of information over the Internet, especially music.
Baan doing "housecleaning"
$US250 fourth-quarter loss higher than predicted
Hackers spar over "cyber-war" on Iraq, China
A coalition of international hackers last Thursday condemned a fellow hacker group, the Legion of the Underground (LoU), for declaring "cyber-war" against the governments of Iraq and China.
Euro banks report smooth switch to Euro
Banks eager to trumpet how well-prepared they had been for the switch-over
SAP's 1998 earnings well below expectations
SAPrestructuring activities in Japan in response to weak earnings
Bulgaria legalises pirated software
Microsoft offers discount, seminars to Bulgarian government
German Internet strikers claim success
Boycott staged to protest cost of phone calls
Intershop shows high-end e-commerce product
Electronic commerce software to have access to Oracle's databases