web science in news
Dialog opts for pay-per-view
News As part of a deal with Netscape, Dialog's business, science and technology information will be available through Netscape's Netcenter portal. Online information group Dialog is to make the business content of some of its databases available over... [05 Oct 1999]
XML and Java could become one, says Murray-Rust
News So far, the two languages have been developed in parallel, but Murray-Rust says they are already being combined to create shared mark-up languages in technical disciplines like science, finance and music. [20 Aug 1999]
Film giant gets into bed with e-chemicals
News The multinational science company said e-chemicals will sell its Mylar and Melinex polyester films. DuPont Polyester Films has signed a deal with Web-based chemical distributor, http://www.e-chemicals.com to sell its products over the Internet. [15 Jul 1999]
Web site promotes a healthy smile
News Floss.com explains advances in dental science and addresses consumer concerns about the health of their teeth. US dentist, Dr Peter Vastardis, has launched a Web site devoted to dentistry at http://www.floss.com [14 May 1999]
IT workers to get free ISP
News MSF, formerly the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union, will launch the service in May, along with an upgraded Web site at http://www.msf.org.uk . MSF, the UK trade union for skilled and professional people, is to offer free Web access to its... [14 Mar 1999]
W3C outlines latest Net standard
News Technical experts specialising in transport, health, music and science were busy networking to see whether anyone had started writing XML tags for their industry. Rather than flocking to Online Information '98 - which opened yesterday in London... [09 Dec 1998]
German workers take strike action onto the Web
News Employees at a computer science research centre in Berlin, Germany have taken industrial action onto the Internet because of fears of wage cuts. First, an institute of computer software and architecture owned by the federal research centre for... [25 Oct 1998]
Scandinavian firms form Web alliance
News Erling Maartman-Moe, president of one of the allies, New Media Science, said the NetPartners alliance - which be able to call on the resources of 300 staff - shows how seriously the Internet is taken in Scandinavia. [12 Oct 1998]
In brief: Photo booths go surfing
News A US company has taken an exhibit from the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and turned it into a commercial concern. The science museum features an Internet photo booth in its lobby, which allows visitors to email images... [10 Sep 1998]
Internet romance wins first prize
News Two months after that Chris, a senior tutor in computer science at Nottingham University, popped the question. IT managers should take care over what their single employees are accessing on the Web. The happy couple met last year while Tami, a... [20 Aug 1998]
Network Solutions signs up six Scandinavian partners
News Prices for registering a Web address are expected to drop in October, when Network Solutions' exclusive contract with the National Science Foundation comes to an end, and the market opens to competition. [10 Jul 1998]
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