Motorola challenges Nokia, Ericsson with ‘Net phone’

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Rueters is reporting, Motorola plans to launch its first Internet GPRS mobile phone months earlier than its main rivals.

Oracle ups CRM ante with freebies

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

According to NetworkWorldFusion News, starting Monday, Oracle will provide free access to key components of its customer relationship
management software package.

InnerCircle Security launches website

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Already a leader in providing the public and government organizations with top notch personal security and hi-tech surveillance products, InnerCircle Security announces the launch of its website, http://www.innercirclesecurity.com, today, reports PRnewswire.

Over 5,000 dot-ca names could be resold

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The authority invested with registering Canada’s 97,000 domain names said more than 5,000 dot-ca name holders are in danger of losing their domains unless they re-register them by Sept. 7, reports Newsbytes.

Yahoo to offer encrypted email option

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

CNET News announces, Yahoo plans to let its email account holders use data scrambling to protect the privacy of their messages, marking a potentially significant advance for the mainstream use of encryption.

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Linux

Cookie watchdog organization web site cookied

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Privacy advocate organization TRUSTe, which administers a privacy seal-of-approval program for retail Web sites and advises companies on how to write effective privacy policies, has reportedly violated its own privacy policy, reports Newsbytes.

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Linux

Time running out for MP3.com settlement

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

A legal hourglass is draining to the end for MP3.com, which will face trial for potentially huge copyright-infringement damages next week if it can’t strike a deal with one remaining record company, surmises CNET News

Glad to see the site’s still up -Jamie

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

I’m signing on briefly from here in Niagara…Robin, I’ll give you a call shortly. I can’t ssh into the servers from here, but I’m glad to see it’s still up and dropping new stuff into the bin. Woohoo. -Jamie

Novell’s Netware 6 to offer data clustering

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ComputerWeekly.com reports,
Novell has shipped a beta version of Netware 6.0 and is underlining
its long-term commitment to the network operating system, despite
disappointing third quarter results and a market share that is slipping in face of the Microsoft/Linux onslaught.

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Linux

KDE vs. GNOME: Who Cares?

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August 25, 2000

Author: JT Smith

LinuxPlanet’s take on the current feud between GNOME and KDE.

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Open Source