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RSS threatNet rights group stands up for MP3
News Cyber-rights group, Internet Freedom, has launched a campaign to combat the threat to MP3 audio software from established music distributors. The UK-based group claimed Net users should not be stopped from using MP3... [14 Jun 1999]
Novell hangs on - for the time being
Comment However, there is a dark cloud looming - Microsoft's Active Directory, due out with Windows 2000, which even Novell's CEO Eric Schmidt has admitted could pose a threat. At the beginning of this month, Novell announced... [08 Jun 1999]
Microsoft keeps a close eye on Linux
News Microsoft has created a team to analyse Linux as a competitive threat, according to US reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that around ten people were involved in the team, run by Jim Ewell, director of marketing... [25 May 1999]
Microsoft monopoly is a threat says AOL chief
News Steve Case, AOL's chairman, has dismissed claims that his company's takeover of Netscape proves that Microsoft cannot hold a monopoly position in the online market. In the ongoing anti-trust trial in the US, Microsoft had testified that... [24 May 1999]
Netphones threaten Windows dominance
News Microsoft Windows faces a serious threat from Web access devices, according to Giga Information Group. At this week's Gigaworld 99 conference in Barcelona, Giga's chief research officer, Gig Graham, predicted that the... [19 May 1999]
Dolphin creates a splash in UK mobile market
News A spokesman said that whilst the company welcomed competition, it did not think Dolphin posed any direct threat to its business. Mobile radio operator, Dolphin Communications, announced today that it is planning to build... [14 May 1999]
UK minister calls for global response to Web threat
News The UK government has responded to a House of Commons question about anti-social information on the Internet by saying that international cooperation is needed to deal with online materials. Labour MP, Nigel Beard, asked Department of... [10 May 1999]
Hackers pose bigger threat than Y2K
News Western governments and businesses are more at risk from hackers than they are from the millennium bug, according to a survey from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). In its annual 'Strategic Survey', published this... [05 May 1999]
Music executives debate online threat
News The conference has been organised by the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) which represents the music industry's efforts over the last few years to come to terms with the threat of the Internet on the music... [05 May 1999]
Microsoft unveils ecommerce alliance
News Microsoft represents a significant competitive threat to IBM, which has spent billions on an international marketing campaign, and Hewlett-Packard which also launched an e-services initiative recently. [28 Apr 1999]
IBM and RealNetworks team up to fight MP3
News Record companies are likely to back the initiative, as it represents another threat to the current de facto standard, MP3, which is freely available and not controlled by the music industry. IBM and RealNetworks are set... [13 Apr 1999]
Banks join forces to combat online fraud
News A group of some the largest names in banking have announced a joint venture designed to combat the growing threat of Internet fraud. The initiative, called Identrus, promises to provide its members with trusted... [12 Apr 1999]
Hackers multiply Melissa virus threat
News Corporations over the world are under renewed threat from viruses, after hackers successfully mutated the Melissa code. Kevin Street, technical manager at security specialist, Symantec, warned today that new strains of... [31 Mar 1999]
Melissa virus hits the UK
News A representative of one company currently fighting the virus told Silicon.com: "Most companies are seriously under threat - I should think everyone will have it soon. Melissa's main threat is to email... [30 Mar 1999]
Musicians sue MP3 site for 'piracy'
News The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) claims the Fast Web site - which compiles copies of music files which users can then download using MP3 technology - represents a serious threat to the... [29 Mar 1999]
