For Silicon Valley chipmaker Transmeta, progress may come in increments, but it’s the vision that counts. From Fortune.com.

Asia BizTech reports that Compaq Computer KK said Linux-bundled PC servers account for 10 percent among all PC
servers shipped in Japan. The company expects this rate to grow to 15 percent within
fiscal 2000.

“When I first heard that
these fine pieces of software were being ported to Linux, I rejoiced. But when I
first saw Corel’s Linux distribution, I winced.” From OSOpinion.com.

The director of Cyberangels collaborates with cops to fight a shadowy Internet menace. From Salon.com.

Is the truth about cybercrimes against children tamer than fiction? From Salon.com.

The giant e-tailer unveiled details of its new car-buying channel Wednesday, but the
changing landscape of the Internet economy couldn’t be denied. From Siliconvalley.com.

The new chip, called Solo2, is the latest in a string of special
processors designed by the WebTV team to combine Internet
browsing, interactive television and video recording on a regular
TV set. From Reuters.

What was once considered merely a fun way for teenagers to exchange short messages has become a key source of friction. From Washington Post.

Agreements with workers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Washington, D.C., mark the end of
the 18-day strike, easing the pressure on the carrier’s ability to provide
services to its customers, says Newsbytes.com.

Chip giant Intel Corp. has found another way to get computer users and corporations to
keep buying better computers with ever-faster chips — by helping them harness and
share their excess computing capacity with others over the Internet or corporate
networks. From Siliconvalley.com.