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P2P plans could create speedier Net
News Despite the controversy surrounding Napster's online song-swapping, some new start-ups hope to apply that peer-to-peer success to content distribution.
Mac page defaults to Netscape, AOL sites
News Mac users get a new home page powered by AOL Time Warner's Netscape subsidiary--a switch that highlights some of the most fractious alliances in the tech industry.
Loudcloud makes a push for new business
News Loudcloud is once again tweaking its business model as it attempts to attract large customers, but it's far from certain that the move will be a rainmaker.
Microsoft settles suit with OS firm
News Microsoft says it will pay more than US$23 million to settle an antitrust suit filed by onetime operating system rival Be.
Web hosting: Survival of the fittest
News Two well-known names departed from the consolidating Web hosting business last week.
Open source leaders rebut Microsoft charge
News Open source community spokesmen scratched their heads in distrust and disbelief over recent statements by a top Microsoft executive that the open source code movement "puts at risk the continued vitality of the independent software sector."
Easy Linux pioneer Eazel closes shop
News The start-up that was going to make Linux dead-easy is dead. Eazel closed its doors this week after 16 months of developing a Linux interface for the consumer market.
Yahoo releases Messenger 5.0
News The new version of instant messenger software jazzes up the chat interface for users while expanding marketing opportunities for advertisers.
Opera expands its Linux language range
News The Norwegian browser maker releases version 6.0 for Linux, which for the first time supports non-Roman characters, letting it target Eastern European and Asian markets.
Netscape updates, Andreessen not impressed
News The AOL Time Warner unit touts improvements in navigation and spam control. Meanwhile, Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen calls the state of navigation "an embarrassment."
Firefox continues gains against IE
News Mozilla's FireFox reported another modest gain against IE.
Tags: Web browsers
A Gates time line
News A look at the pivotal moments in the life of Microsoft's Bill Gates, one of the world's richest and most famous/infamous men.
Tags: Leadership
Andreessen's Loudcloud braves icy stock market
News Nearly six years after taking Netscape public at the tender age of 24, the high-profile Internet pioneer is again preparing to introduce a company to the market--but is the market ready?
Andreessen's Loudcloud braves icy stock market
News Nearly six years after taking Netscape public at the tender age of 24, the high-profile Internet pioneer is again preparing to introduce a company to the market--but is the market ready?
P2P plans could create speedier Net
News Despite the controversy surrounding Napster's online song-swapping, some new start-ups hope to apply that peer-to-peer success to content distribution.
