‘Wanton’ Microsoft ordered to pay Bristol $1m

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Reuters reports that A US Federal court Thursday ordered software giant Microsoft to
pay Bristol Technology $1m in punitive damages for engaging in
“wanton, reckless” and deceptive business practices.

New rules on privacy for Amazon’s visitors

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Amid mounting privacy concerns, online retail giant Amazon.com
has revised its privacy policy and plans to e-mail a copy to its 23
million customers over the next week. From the Seattle Times.

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Linux

ISPs debate offshore email to evade RIPA

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDCOUK.com reports that several British ISPs are considering providing offshore email
services in an effort to evade the government’s controversial
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act which gives the authorities
unprecedented surveillance powers.

Wireless auctions, bandwidth sales — it’s all just kid’s stuff

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

It’s good being a government these days, reports GlobeTechnology.com. You get to sell something that no one sees — wireless bandwidth —
for a whole whack of money. So why is it worth so much?

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Open Source

Linux helps in search for oil

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A Linux-based supercomputer will be used by energy company
Conoco to help search for oil beneath the earth’s surface at a
fraction of conventional computing costs, reports ZDNN.

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Linux

Security gaffe gores Bull’s servers

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A security flaw at Bull, a European competitor of IBM’s, on Thursday briefly allowed anyone access
to the IT company’s servers, offering up confidential information on
both the company and its high-profile customers. From ZDCOUK.com

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Linux

Love or hate Microsoft, it has lined your pocket

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Microsoft has its critics and is going through troubled times
currently but pundits aren’t convinced that bailing is a
sensible reaction, reports ZDNet.com.

HomeRF speeds up, leaves Wi-Fi behind

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The FCC has ruled that a high-speed home networking RF standard called HomeRF’s bandwidth dan now be increased from 1 MHz to 5 MHz. This makes companies that have backed HomeRF happy, but saddens that have backed the competing Wi-Fi standard. Story at Wired.

Tech workers ‘burn’ out of town

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Yet another Wired story about Burning Man. This one talks about how so many techies from so many SF bay-area companies have gone to the famous techfest that some companies are short of help this week.

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Linux

XML standard readied for businesses

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September 1, 2000

Author: JT Smith

IBM, Microsoft and Ariba will propose an XML-based standard that will allow thousands of vendors to register their businesses in a Web-based database that will help them match up with partners to carry out e-commerce transactions. From Infoworld.com.