They don’t really need iMac computers throughout the convention hall to tally the votes for Al Gore. But the computers sure look cool, one of many signs this is a high-tech convention.
Safeway became the latest company to suffer an Internet security breach when customers were sent an e-mail appearing to come from the supermarket chain but advising them to shop elsewhere.
Wired staffer Tania Hersman writes: “Israel is often called Silicon Wadi due to its seemingly endless spawning of startups. Yet for the ordinary Haim on the Israeli street, the speediest Internet connection is ISDN, a measly 128 KBPS.”
WorldCom Inc. applied for federal licenses Monday that would allow it to provide high-speed Internet access to residential and business customers in Dallas.