Instant messaging battle continues to simmer
ZDNN - Is this a fight for open standards or is it to see who really controls development of the technology?

Three reboots, and 29 steps later...Why we love Windows!
MSNBC - Microsoft says you may receive an Invalid Page Fault when installing one of the following Microsoft games: “Microsoft Deadly Tide for Windows 1.0,” “Flight Simulator for Windows 95 1.0,” “GEX 1.0,” “Golf for Windows 3.0,” “Hellbender for Windows 1.0,” “Monster Truck Madness 1.0,” “NBA Full Court Press for Windows 1.0” and “Soccer 1.0.”

Oracle's Ellison promises $150 computer
IDG.net - The computer, which will be targeted initially at the education market, will use Netscape Communications Corp.'s Navigator and the Linux operating system, said Larry Ellison.

Using the Web as your desktop
ZDNN - Two of the original employees of Four11 are working on a new company that hopes to take web-based applications one step further.

Home Depot wants its suppliers off the Net
NEWS.COM - Home Depot, the largest U.S. retailer of home-improvement goods, threatened its suppliers not to sell their products directly to consumers over the Internet, or risk having their products dropped from Home Depot shelves.

Linux outsells Windows in land of the rising sun
CNN - In a mark of the rising open source-code movement, a single version of Linux has outsold the upgraded version of Microsoft's Windows 98 operating system in Japan for the past three weeks, according to a market research company.

A whole new civilization built on Linux
LinuxWorld - Any decent game player has heard of Civilization, and most have played it at least once. So how does the Linux version of Civilization compare to the Microsoft Windows version?

Red Hat ships Linux E-Commerce Server
Network World (free registration required) - As Linux emerges from the depths of technogeekdom into the mainstream, users are beginning to realize that its ability to support symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) means that Linux may be a viable, scaleable package for Web commerce.

Sun-Netscape rolls out Application Server 4.0
Computerworld - Sun Microsystems Inc. and Netscape Communications Corp. today rolled out the latest product from their alliance -- the Netscape Application Server 4.0, an upgrade to its application server for deploying large, transactional e-commerce sites, the companies said in a statement.

Oracle to support applications hosting
IDG.Net -Oracle Corp. has announced a new product suite designed to enable Internet service providers to provide application-hosting services to businesses in the booming Internet commerce market.

AOL deal gives ADSL a boost
Network World (free registration required) - America Online is becoming a driving force behind the deployment of ADSL. In separate agreements, AOL has committed to wholesaling asymmetric digital subscriber line for the purpose of reselling it packaged with Internet access.

Umax Demonstrates FireWire Scanner
Publish RGB - At Apple's FireWire Exhibit (Macworld Expo), Umax Technologies demonstrated the PowerLook F3, a professional FireWire scanner that Umax says offers significantly improved scanning speeds and better performance rates.

Apple renews streaming bid with QuickTime
NEWS.COM - Apple has unveiled new details of its plan to catch up to RealNetworks and Microsoft in the market for streaming audio and video. The company wants to help create a market for "personal broadcasting" with its QuickTime software.

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