Ambivalent article on CNET News concerning peer-to-peer networks and business.

Business Wire reports, Intel Corporation’s
Dialogic subsidiary today announced that its broad range of CompactPCI (cPCI) building block
products will now include full support for the Linux operating system.

Linux PR reports, together, the companies
intend to develop and offer the industry’s smallest footprint Linux operating
system and graphics solution for new IA’s, such as hand held computers, set
top boxes and web pads.

Piranha, Inc.,
an innovator in data compression solutions, today announced a letter of intent
to acquire JJT Incorporated, a closely held Austin, Texas company specializing
in digital imaging and database system sales. Piranha products are available on Linux, Windows and
Macintosh systems, reports PRNewswire.

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a two-day public forum Thursday
and Friday to determine whether existing laws governing traditional retail sales
should be extended to software, as well as intangible products such as
Internet downloads or online services, from CNET News.

Applied Information Systems
(AIS) announced today that it has released version 5.0 of the XESS spreadsheet products for Linux,
UNIX, VMS, and Windows NT systems. According to Business Wire, these products include the XESS spreadsheet, the xsBasic
Macro Option, and the XESS Software Developers Kit (SDK).

BrowseX is an Open Source, cross-platform Web Browser written primarily in Tcl. It now installs as a single standalone binary: nothing to compile. There are also several key new features, reports Linux PR: ZipView lets you view web content
contained in zip files, and Passman manages userid/passwords to give near
single signon capability within a web browser.

ZDNET reports: New figures from the semiconductor industry underscore a
potential slowdown in the chip industry, though observers say it is
too early to point to a slowdown in worldwide semiconductor
demand.

From Upside Today: Al Gore might not have invented the Internet, but George W. Bush has a track record of
completely misunderstanding the power of the Web. Bush’s ineptitude in this area emerged early in the
campaign, when Massachusetts resident Zack Exley posted a satirical website that, among other things,
contained a faked-up picture of Bush snorting cocaine.

From Linux.com: “These days, most computer peripherals are designed to work best in Microsoft
Windows (sigh). But the rise of Linux in the public lexicon means there may be a market
for Linux-specific computer hardware. This is the short list of hardware we here at
Linux.com would like to add to our collection. To appeal to the hardware manufacturers
of the world, I’ve drafted some sample advertisements.”