Cisco to invest $150 million in India

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

This will be Cisco’s second-largest research and development (R&D) facility globally and
the largest outside the U.S.,” said Jayshree Ullal of Cisco. From Reuters.

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Open Source

Amazon hit by failure of furniture partner

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The failure of Living.com will not affect its bottom line, says Amazon.com. From Reuters.

Florida man in online porn case goes to court

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Wayne Carnolli, of Lake Worth, did not enter a plea in court, according to this Reuters report.

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Linux

Computer lemon law may give relief

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

While consumers normally demand the products they buy actually work, computers seem to be an exception. From Foxnews.com.

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Open Source

Heavy duty wireless computer

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The rugged Ramline PIII506 and PIII510 provide wireless
computing with a Pentium III and full multimedia capabilities.
But it’s only for corporate use. From Edgereview.

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Unix

Napster prepares brief due Friday in copyright suit

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Lawyers
for song-swap company Napster Inc.
this week put the finishing touches on a
brief due on Friday, marking the next
step its landmark court battle over
copyright protection in cyberspace. From Reuters.

Kyocera shows tiny 3-megapixel camera

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Kyocera says the Finecam 3300 weighs less
than a half pound and measures 3.74 inches by
2.64 inches by 1.5 inches. From PCWorld.com.

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Unix

Counterfeit Microsoft products seized

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

According to the Reuters news service, the illegal software was discovered in
July after U.S. Customs agents raided the offices of Compunet Systems of
Griffin, Georgia and Tierra Computer Inc. of Doraville, Georgia.

Investors give little power to PeoplePC

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Shares of PeoplePC, a seller of low-cost computers that already slashed the cost and size of its IPO, fell 11
percent below its offering price in the first day of trading. From CNET.com.

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Open Source

Juno to bundle its free net service with IBMs

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Internet service will be installed on IBM’s Netvista and Aptiva desktop models, as well as
on i Series ThinkPads, said CNET.com.