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RSS contentOnline copyright law moves one step closer
News Content providers and users can be based anywhere. The US has moved a step closer to bringing full copyright protection to bear on the Internet. The House of Representatives approved a bill based on 1996 World... [05 Aug 1998]
In brief: Netscape gets personal
News The feature - known as My Netscape - enables users to mix and match their favourite content. Netscape also announced new content from Reuters, S&P Comstock, SportsTicker and WeatherLabs, which will join... [31 Jul 1998]
Web portals: here today, gone tomorrow?
Comment Compiling content is not a new concept - Yahoo has been doing it for years - but recently, companies like Yellow Pages and Netscape have found that it solves a number of business problems, and takes them one step closer... [29 Jul 1998]
US Senate proposes Net filtering for schools
News Becta has already had numerous discussions with the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) about content filtering. If you block keywords such as anatomical terms, you risk losing educational... [27 Jul 1998]
Intelsat revives push technology
News Each warehouse has a layer 4 switch that handles requests from ISPs - either caching content locally, or transmitting it over the Web. Push technology was not a success as a Web streaming technology, but it has been... [24 Jul 1998]
BBC ousts Net chief
News BBC Online is in the midst of a radical overhaul of both its management structure and the content of its sites. Head of the department, Edward Briffa, is "looking around for senior management jobs", according to a BBC... [23 Jul 1998]
In brief: US Senate faces tough choices over Net pornography
News One bill would impose jail terms on those providing content deemed harmful to minors. The US Senate is currently considering its legislative options as it tries to block child access to pornography on the Internet. [17 Jul 1998]
In brief: IBM and NEC join to develop DVD watermark
News The software will be embedded into DVD content and on PC hard drives. IBM and NEC have announced a plan to integrate their electronic watermarking technologies and push them as part of the DVD standard. [16 Jul 1998]
In brief: Netscape to aim search facility at consumers
News The move comes as the firm shifts the target of its directory from business users and professionals to more consumer content in an effort to attract home users. Netscape has announced it is to plough $10m into promoting... [09 Jul 1998]
InfoSpace provides business directory for Netscape
News This is the latest in a series of content partnerships by Netscape, and went live yesterday on Netcenter at www.home.netscape.com. Netscape has announced that InfoSpace is to provide US-based directory listings on its... [03 Jul 1998]
School Internet project proves a hit
News There will also be a Web site where children can contribute their own work and have access to curriculum-led educational content. SchoolNet 2000 - the UK's largest Internet education project to date - has attracted 7,000... [01 Jul 1998]
Road toll scheme delayed by wrong type of smartcard
News The project is believed to be central to the content of a UK government White Paper, outlining policy on reducing car traffic throughout inner cities. A traffic management trial that is central to a UK transport policy... [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: US court lets ISPs off the hook
News Recently, the news that a Compuserve employee in Germany was convicted for illegal content publishing caused considerable concern at the ISPA. In a landmark lawsuit on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court ruled that AOL is not... [29 Jun 1998]
In brief: WorldCom Advanced Networks takes a bow
News The next steps are setting up an Internet Service Provider and then offering branded content to subscribers. Advanced Network Services (ANS) and CompuServe Network Services (CNS) will announce their combined name... [26 Jun 1998]
In brief: Microsoft sells Softimage to Avid
News Microsoft will still hold a small stake in Montreal-based Softimage, and claims it will work with Avid on joint initiatives in digital television, interactive content development and other visual media technologies. [26 Jun 1998]
