Saturday, December 30, 2000
Internet
Authors Hate Feeling Cheap, Used
Book writers and their publishers want Amazon.com to stop making it so easy for shoppers to find used copies of their new works on its website.
Can Yahoo Reamin A Winner?
Remarkably, in this era of "burn rates," when so many Internet companies spend shareholders' money for years with only faint hope of turning profits, Yahoo has been in the black for 16 quarters. It is far and away the most popular pure portal on the Web.
Friday, December 29, 2000
Internet
Is Business.com Actually A Business?
It has the world's priciest URL, it's headed by a former Disney man, and it's based in sunny SoCal. You might think business.com is a joke except for the fact that it just pocketed $61 million from serious media investors.
Few Kicked Out Of Nasdaq Club
Although many Internet stocks have fallen below the minimum price needed to stay listed on Nasdaq, few have been booted off. A number are appealing to exchange officials to let them stay on a little longer.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About CPRM, But ZDNet Wouldn't Tell You...
You're assuming that in the future that content producers, such as the folk who produce your audio CDs, will ignore CPRM, that the default mass-market download mechanism (let's call it "Internet Explorer") will ignore CPRM, and that mass-market hardware vendors will not produce CPRM drives. That's a lot of assumptions, isn't it? And it doesn't it make you wonder why they went to the trouble of inventing it?
British Schoolboy Saves Firm From Bankruptcy
New Economy Magazines Can Learn From Old-Economy Mistakes
A bigger threat to the magazines than the drying up of dot-com advertising is the competition from the big business publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Business Week and the Wall Street Journal.
Invaasion Of The 'Blog': A Parallel Web Of Personal Journals
That may not sound like the recipe for a social movement. But in the past two years, thousands of people have started their own Web logs, creating a vast sprawl of sites that, to the uninitiated, might feel like a parallel Web universe.
Linux
Linux In 2001: The Year Of Predicting Dangerously?
If 2000 was the year of Linux, what can 2001 possibly be christened?
Thursday, December 28, 2000
Internet
eBay Goes Prime Time With Ad Campaign
Internet auction site eBay will unveil its first national television advertising campaign Thursday, in a move to reap a new crop of online bidders and distance itself from the gloomy publicity surrounding this year's dot-com meltdown.
Dot-com Job Cuts Surge As Year Winds Down
As stock prices for many Internet companies end the year at record lows, the number of layoffs in the sector just gets higher and higher.
Report Targets Security Risks Of ActiveX
A group of security experts has published a report filled with tips on how individuals and organizations can reduce security risks in Microsoft's Internet Explorer when using ActiveX controls.
Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Internet
The Price Is Wrong
And customers couldn't be happier. Why flat rates and fixed prices rule.
Tuesday, December 26, 2000
Internet
Online Advertisers Fail To Sell Their Own Stories
Internet advertising didn't click this year with investors, whose concerns about slowing ad sales dragged down valuations of content-related sites such as Yahoo and America Online.
Net Retailers Take Ax To Price Tags
eToys and other Internet retailers are slashing prices by as much as 75 percent to get rid of unsold merchandise after a mixed holiday sales season.
Realnetworks Hasn't Mastered Revenue Streaming
Dot-com Parties Dry Up
Even a legendary gate crasher has a hard time getting to the food and freebies as excess gives way to belt-tightening.
Reality Dampening The Dot-com Hoopla
As many high-technology companies consolidate or just plain go out of business, more frequently than not it is the reporter who makes the initial phone call to a publicist — to ask about the gory details.
Monday, December 25, 2000
Internet
The Case Against Micropayments
The advantage of micropayment systems to people receiving micropayments is clear, but the value to users whose money and time is involved isn't.
Sunday, December 24, 2000
Internet
Behind That Good News At Amazon
The chance that Amazon's Christmas sales may come in higher than some investors expect only adds to its appeal. Its stock could pop on the news.
Awash In Red Ink, Online Magazine Salon.com Lays Off 20% Of Staff
The layoff hammer fell on Salon.com for the second time this year, as the company — hailed as one of the most well-written sites on the Internet — races to attain profitability.
It Can Go Down To Zero
It's an obvious fact, but one that Silicon Valley, not to mention the market, is just now facing up to. It's also a fact that, as dot-com stocks rose to the stratosphere, it became incredibly easy to forget, even for the skeptics.
Dot-com Demise Benefits Other Industries
The dot-com demise could not have come sooner for America's defense and aerospace industry, whose pool of engineers has dwindled to near-crisis levels as science and technology talent jumped ship for tech startups.
Saturday, December 23, 2000
Internet
Flames Fly Over '.biz' Addresses
ICANN approved the .biz domain last month, but Atlantic Root Network says it already has the rights to it.
Friday, December 22, 2000
Internet
Pricing Its Service May Cost Napster
While it's too soon to tell, some experts estimate that up to 90 percent of Napster's base could vacate once it starts charging a fee.
Web Shopping For Xmas? Too Late
The crush of online holiday shoppers appears to have peaked this year earlier than many websites had hoped. According to new data from measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings, visits to online retailers have been slowing down since last week. It appears most online shoppers checked out sites well ahead of shipping deadlines, a trend that came as a surprise to researchers.
Fed Opens Web To Disabled
New federal rules released Thursday mandate that virtually all government websites be fully accessible to disabled people. Some legal experts believe that these new government accessibility guidelines will soon be extended to include all private commercial sites.
Time Warner Wins Potter Domains
Privacy Advocates Sine Light On "Web Bugs"
A privacy group is testing software that will let consumers know when they are being tracked by invisible "Web bugs."
Thursday, December 21, 2000
Internet
Amazon Set To Open E-Commerce Outlet Store
Amazon.com will officially open an online outlet store next week, betting bargain hunters will snatch up deals on the Web as quickly as they do at thrift shops or bargain basements.
Online Ad Spending Drops 6.5 Percent In Third Quarter
Internet ad spending softened in the last three months, marking the first time Web ad sales fell quarter to quarter, according to a new study.
Wednesday, December 20, 2000
Internet
The Other Dots Are Still Prized
Network Solutions found itself surprised by an avalanche of responses when it began taking requests for dot-info and dot-biz domain names — surprised because no one can even buy the names yet.
Shold Content Companies Sell Their Proprietary Software?
No! They don't have the expertise to develop, acquire or manage technology businesses.
Browser Wars, Part Two
For a start, Microsoft is almost nowhere to be seen. Its strongest weapon in the desktop browser warsóthe ability to include new software as part of Windows, and thus ensure its installation on millions of PCsóno longer works.
When Free Is Bad
I love Janis Joplin, but she got the song wrong for our business. In computing, "free" is just another word for you to lose.
Tuesday, December 19, 2000
Internet
Gates Calls On FCC To Examine AIM
Bill Gates personally phoned the FCC chairman and commissioners last week to lobby for an investigation of AOL's dominance over instant messaging.
Web Ads Should Be Seen And Heard
Webcasters, who have seen banner ads decline in price, are moving to new ad-insertion technologies to bolster declining revenues. Dynamic banner ads that are reinforced by audio spots can provide Internet broadcasters a better click-through rate and much-needed supplemental stream of income.
MSN Offers Subscribers Free Trial Of Handheld Service
Microsoft has expanded its marketing strategy to try to convince MSN subscribers to purchase its Net-surfing appliance known as the Web Companion.
Linux
Eazel's Linux Software Shines On Solaris
Sun Micro will use new software that lets Linux users manage computer files, view documents, browse the Web and tap into Eazel's online services.
Monday, December 18, 2000
Internet
Net Users In Asia Pacific To Quadruple By 2004
The number of Internet users in the Asia-Pacific region will jump more than fourfold to 188 million by the end of 2004, as access fees drop and more local content becomes available, Dataquest said.
Sunday, December 17, 2000
Internet
Long-Suffering APBNews Finally Gets Snuffed Out
After payroll is missed for the second time in a row, the editors and staff of the crime-and-safety news Web site walk out.
AOL May Be Forced To Share Instant Messaging
The Federal Communications Commission intends to approve America Online's $130 billion acquisition of Time Warner if AOL allows rivals to operate on its instant-messaging system, according to published reports.
Saturday, December 16, 2000
Internet
An Unlikely Policeman For Mergers
After years of costly lobbying, legal wrangling and political maneuvering, it turns out that a small group of antitrust officials in Washington will be the new Internet regulators.
Streaming Gets Down To Business
Content is no longer king as the next big thing, instead companies want to control the "plumbing" that enables others to stream content — and let them worry about trying to find a market.
BT Sues Prodigy Over U.S. Hyperlink Patent
The suit filed against Prodigy, which claims to be largest consumer DSL (digital subscriber line) ISP in the United States, is the first suit BT has filed to protect its hyperlink patent.
Linux
Mega-Corps Fawn Over Linux
While stocks of many Linux companies remain in the doghouse, the open-source platform is getting plenty of support from some of the largest U.S. technology firms.
Friday, December 15, 2000
Internet
Managing Content No Simple Matter For Online Media
That need centers on being able to easily move content from other media to the Web without involving a lot of coding or clunky procedures with a mouse.
FTC Decision: A Broadband Portent?
The Federal Trade Commission's unanimous approval Thursday of America Online's proposed merger with Time Warner provided the first significant guidelines for regulating high-speed Internet access.
AOL, Time Warner Shares Gain After Key Approval
Despite a down day on Wall Street, shares of America Online and Time Warner climbed Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the companies' proposed merger.
FTC Approves AOL-Time Warner Merger
The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously Thursday to clear the $109 billion merger of America Online and Time Warner, paving the way for final government approval of one of the largest deals in corporate history.
Linux
Corel Said To Be Mulling Linux Sale
Troubled Canadian software maker Corel is preparing to sell its Linux interests, according to industry sources.
Red Hat Beats Analyst Estimates
Red Hat, a seller of Linux software and services, beat analyst estimates for the third quarter by a penny Thursday, posting revenue of $22.4 million and an adjusted net loss of 1 cent per share.
Thursday, December 14, 2000
Internet
E-Shoppers Want Quick Service, Don't Get It
Online retailers that do not improve response times will be faced with repeated and increasingly frustrated customer queries, through e-mail as well as through more expensive call centers, the study found.
Is Yahoo! Finally "Near Bottom"?
Though crashing ad rates have pushed the stock ever downward lately, some recent events may signal a change from red lights to yellow.
Report: AOL, Time Warner Sign Deal With Regulators
America Online and Time Warner have signed a wide-ranging cable open-access agreement with U.S. federal antitrust enforcers, according to a report.
New Domains: Get Ready, Get Set, Litigate!
Already the ambulance chasersóuh, lawyersóare out in force to make sure you know whom to call when you need to stake a claim to, or defend, that precious piece of cyber-turf that will constitute your corporate identity.
Hotmail: You Get What You Pay For
If you're a Hotmail user experiencing the free service's latest shortcomings, you're just going to have to tough it out.
Register.com Opens Bidding For Taken Net Names
Register.com, a reseller of Internet domain names, on Wednesday announced the launch of a service that allows individuals and companies to bid for any of the 20 million Web site addresses already taken.
Linux
Linux Shares Climb After IBM Decision
Following IBM's announcement Wednesday that the company will increase spending next year on Linux products, shares of VA Linux Systems and Red Hat rose as much as 30 percent and 26 percent, respectively.
Wednesday, December 13, 2000
Top Stories
Singapore Is Role Model For Egovernment
Governments around the world might be rushing to make services accessible to the public online, but Singapore has already paved the way for electronic government initiatives.
Internet
As Nasda Swoon Continues, Media Web Sites Come Face To Face With Delisting
DrKoop.com, iVillage and Women.com are among the companies in danger of having their businesses demoted.
Walmart.com Vs Amazon: This Race Isn't Even Close
Trouble is, the case for Amazon getting crushed by Wal-Mart doesn't stand up when you do some side-by-side comparing of their Web sites. What's wrong with Walmart.com? Put simply, it settles for taking orders for the products people come looking for rather than enticing them to buy things they hadn't even thought of buying.
Dot-Com Downturn Taking A Toll On Trade Publications
A sextet of magazines with headquarters in San Francisco anticipate a year of slower growth or even retrenchment.
DoubleClick Struggles To Balance Revenue, Privacy
DoubleClick's downward earnings revision this week could put new pressure on the company to risk inflaming privacy advocates and capitalize on its year-old merger with data collector Abacus Direct.
Linux
Red Hat Shares Climb On Earnings Optimism
Red Hat shares rose 17 percent Tuesday on investor optimism that the largest U.S. distributor of software based on the Linux operating system will meet or exceed financial forecasts, an analyst said.
Tuesday, December 12, 2000
Internet
The Day I Killed My Dot-Com
The dismal reality of layoffs can be just as hard on the person who wields the ax as it is on the employees who are fired.
Monday, December 11, 2000
Internet
A Fast-Changing Genie Alters The World
The Web has been hailed as the most significant computing advance of the 20th century, and yet to see the Web as a single, static invention is to miss the point. Today's Web is not yesterday's, or tomorrow's.
Yahoo Slips After More Analyst Downgrades
More Wall Street analysts are warning that Web giant Yahoo will not live up to financial expectations, citing concerns that online advertising revenue will weaken.
New Web Suffixes Are Changing The Rules
Whether ".com" continues to be te Park Avenue of the Internet remains an open question, but at some point there may be dozens or hundreds of top-level domain names available. That's when companies might decide there is no good reason to spent the huge amount of resources it would take to register all of their major brands in every single domain.
Linux
Linux Moves Slowly Onto The Desktop
Several recent developments have moved Linux a few steps closer to the abilities of the average computer user, but the alternative operating system still isn't a Windows killer.
Sunday, December 10, 2000
Internet
Onl Connect, Says Clay Shirky
Any computer that runs a browser is a network computer. The real revolution is in connectivity. The hardware platform becomes much less important.
Battling 'Cyber-Slackers' At Work
Businesses have ways to curb 'unauthorized' time online.
Analysts Go Undercover At Amazon
Amazon.com, the online retailer that began as a bookseller, has itself become the subject of a plot worthy of a investor-style cloak-and-dagger novel.
Saturday, December 9, 2000
Internet
Bots Snarl Sites As Shoppers Seek PlayStation 2
Some shoppers hunting down the elusive PlayStation 2 video game console are reaching for a powerful—and possibly destructive—tool for help.
F.T.C. Nears A Decision On AOL Case
After nearly a year of reviewing the proposed merger of America Online and Time Warner, the Federal Trade Commission is on the verge of taking a final vote that seems as predictable as the presidential contest in Florida.
Are Parents Legally Responsible For Their Children's Internet Use?
In a controversial decision issued November 28, Judge Ward S. Arnold of McHenry County, Ill., ruled that the father of a high school student accused of digitally grafting the picture of a female classmate's face to a hard-core sexual image displayed on a Web site can be sued for damages.
Friday, December 8, 2000
Internet
A Browser Renaissance
While Microsoft Internet Explorer has stifled all other Web browsers in the Windows world, the Linux and BSD realms are witnessing a veritable browser renaissance.
Webcasters Get Copyright Relief
Two rulings by the United States Copyright Office pave the way for webcasters to compete on a more even ground with terrestrial radio stations broadcasting on the Web.
Oracle To Counter Microsoft With Web Initiative
Oracle on Monday will become the latest big software company to hitch its future to Web-based software and services.
Microsoft Banned From Security Email List
The administrator of a popular computer security mailing list banned postings from Microsoft on Thursday after the company stripped detailed information out of its advisories, but a compromise is likely on the way.
Thursday, December 7, 2000
Internet
Gates Touts Software's Privacy Enhancements
Showing off new privacy options that will be available in the next generation of Microsoft software, Bill Gates said the software giant hopes to resolve key issues in online privacy and data security over the next two days.
It's Not Easy Being Green
Is online shopping good for the environment or just a better way to be as wasteful as we want to be?
Linux
Open-Source Backers: Are You Afraid?
So, why aren't open-source purists afraid of being co-opted by big companies? If they are fearful that the Dells, IBMs and HPs might end up dictating to them, they sure aren't saying so.
Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Internet
Dot-Com Spy's Virtual Journalism Makes Big Trouble At New Yorker
Since Mr. Rothman had essentially reported his story through subterfuge, it was nearly impossible to corroborate facts by contacting members of the dot-com company, who were not aware they had been duped. As a result, Mr. Rothman himself was relied upon to confirm the essence of his tale-and that, in the end, would prove to be the piece’s undoing.
Book Clubs: Forgotten But Not Dead
Everybody blames the decline of book clubs on the Internet, but in fact the Web may end up being their savior.
Blodget Sees A Squeeze For Yahoo
The Merrill Lynch analyst says the dot-com crunch will hurt Yahoo's ad revenue in the first half of 2001, but he stands by his full-year projections. Even so, the stock sank on his words.
Free Opera: Start Of Something Big?
The Norwegian software maker has made its first free browser available for download; will Linux, Mac OS, and BeOS versions be next?
Amazon Site Crashes Again
For the third time in less than two weeks, the website of Amazon.com crashed Tuesday after what the online retailer said was an internal software mix-up.
Rival Browser Releases To Challenge Netscape 6
As Netscape Communications weathers heavy criticism that it released its latest browser prematurely, competition is heating up.
Linux
IBM Linux Mainframe Chosen By European Telecom
IBM has replaced Sun Microsystems at Telia, a Scandanavian telecommunications customer that will use Big Blue's mainframe running Linux instead of 70 Sun servers.
Tuesday, December 5, 2000
Internet
With The New Year Comes The Great Internet Magazine Shakeout
Boy has triple-digit growth come to an end, and now titles like Business 2.0 and Red Herring are trying to hang on to the good thing they've got.
The Academy Has Rules For Absolutely Everything — Except The Web
No standards govern e-mail or other Internet promotions, but no studio has yet dared to test the limits.
My.MP3.com Returns For Free Or For A Fee
The music-streaming service is back in operation, offering a limited free version and a subscription option.
Content In Search Of Profits
Most news and information sites can't seem to find the magic formula for making money. The few relative success stories offer clues.
AOL: Online Music's Next King?
America Online's Version 6.0 positions the Net giant to grab hold of e-music players everywhere, says a Jupiter analyst.
Microsoft Poses Questions About AOL-Time Warner Merger
Software giant Microsoft is questioning the effect a merger between Internet service provider America Online and media company Time Warner would have on high-speed Internet access, according to reports.
PR Newswire To Turn Press Releases Into Revenues
PR Newswire plans to go beyond its role as a public relations machine, making its news releases interactive so Web surfers will be able to buy a company's products, and even buy or sell its shares, online.
AltaVista Pulls Plug On Free Net Access
AltaVista is terminating its free Internet access service, making it the latest company to exit the market.
ZapMe Zaps Free PCs, Net Access For Schools
ZapMe, a company that gave schools free computers and Internet access in exchange for the right to display online advertisements, has told 2,300 schools nationwide that they must either give back the equipment or start paying for it.
Compaq Offers Wireless Modules For Notebooks
Compaq Computer on Tuesday unveiled the first modules for adding wireless capabilities to Armada commercial notebooks.
NIPC Warns Of Ho-Hum Bugs
Familiar bugs could spoil Christmas for e-commerce sites that are lax about security. Microsoft server software is especially vulnerable.
How To Set Up A Broadband Router
If you have recently purchased a router and have concerns that the instruction manual is for PCs, don't panic. Many router manuals show the Windows OS only although the router works across platforms. To spare you the somewhat annoying task of translating the manual into Mac language, we're providing Mac-specific instructions.
Linux
Hewlett-Packard Takes Out Linux Insurance
Hewlett-Packard is taking out cheap insurance with its hiring of open-source advocate Bruce Perens, just in case Linux becomes more of a force in the marketplace than anyone expects.
HP Hires Linux Luminary
Adopting a strategy made popular by more radical companies, Hewlett-Packard has hired open-source advocate Bruce Perens to give the company a deeper view of the workings of Linux and other open-source software.
Monday, December 4, 2000
Internet
FTC Asked To Limit Amazon's Use Of Data
Two privacy groups unhappy about Amazon.com's new policies on revealing customer buying habits asked federal regulators Monday to prevent the online retailer from making any disclosures unless shoppers permit them.
DoubleClick Trims Staff After Management Shifts
DoubleClick says it plans to lay off between 100 and 150 employees, the latest sign of troubles facing the online advertising industry.
Dot-Com Fires Employees Amid Union Organizing Effort
Etown.com cuts 28 jobs, including 13 who had earlier voted to unionize. Etown's parent company says the layoffs were unrelated to the organizing effort.
NBC President Bob Wright Rethinks The Web
This is pure guess, but I think traditional media has become more comfortable in sticking with their own knitting. And I think Internet businesses have become more comfortable in sticking to their own knitting.
Stephen King's E-tale Didn't Do Too Shabbily
Since Mr. King will eventually publish the whole novel in print, the electronic sales amounted to an extraordinarily lucrative deal for prepublication serial rights, he said.
Yahoo!, AOL, MSN Remain Popular Web Sites, Survey Shows
The latest rankings by ACNielsen eRatings.com also showed gains by Amazon, CNET Networks, eUniverse Network and RJB Telecom. Lycos Networks moved into fourth place in the index, dislodging Microsoft, which fell to fifth place.
China, U.S. Battle Over Domain Names
A government agency is fighting attempts by U.S.-based Verisign to license Chinese domain names — accusing it of introducing inferior standards.
Dot-Com Liquidations Put Consumer Data In Limbo
The sticking point is the companies' own privacy policies ó the very safeguards many Internet companies put in place to reassure customers that their personal information would never be shared with a third party.
Linux
Why I Use OpenBSD
I like OpenBSD because it installs a solid operating system foundation that I can build upon, nothing installed by default is likely to have any exploitable security weaknesses, and the crypto, VPN, and security features it has built-in save me from having to find ways of adding them manually.
Red Hat Closing S.F. Office
A year ago, Linux distributor Red Hat was the darling of Wall Street and investors who got in on its IPO. On Monday, it announced it was closing its San Francisco office.
Dell Fumbles Open Source Desktop Gambit
Dell has a deep public perception problem here - no one believes anything it says about Linux.
Sunday, December 3, 2000
Internet
What's A Penny Worth On The Web? Maybe A Lot
Advertising isn't paying the bills on the Internet, and "free" hasn't worked out as a strategy. Micropayments could be the Web's next best hope.
Internet Growing As Campaign News Source
More Americans sought out election news on the Internet this year, but their reliance on candidates' Web sites dropped sharply, a new poll found. Instead, Internet users are turning to the sites of mainstream news organizations for information.
'Click Here' Becomes A Grabber: Telling Consumers What To Do Helps Boost Direct Sales
Internet banner ads may be one of the most widely ignored forms of advertising, but there is one feature that enhances their effectiveness more than any other — that omnipresent "click here" button.
Two Months After Replacing Amazon On Yahoo, BN.com Is Still Waiting For Its Traffic To Go Boom
But early — albeit very early — returns are unclear as to whether the deal is paying off, judging by data from MediaMetrix.
Winners And Losers In The E-Commerce Shakeout
Despite the dot-com jitters of the last several months, it may well take a while to discover who will be the winners of the e-commerce race and why. But those participating in Wharton's "Winners and Losers in the E-Commerce Shakeout" conference brought some definite ideas to the party.
Saturday, December 2, 2000
Internet
Salon.com Biggest Winner In First Online Journalism Awards
Salon.com was the biggest winner at the first Online Journalism Awards ceremony on Friday, earning two laurels — one for general excellence for an original Web site, the other for enterprise journalism about how Barry McCaffrey, President Clinton's drug czar, insinuated anti-drug messages into television shows.
Reporter's Fake Job Irks Real Dot-Com
A New Yorker piece by an Internet impostor is the talk of Silicon Alley, but Luminant isn't laughing.
I-Mode Whips WAP; Analysts Say They Can Co-Exist
Growing Pains Strike Teen Sites
Web sites created by teens, for teens may be violating federal privacy laws, and a child's advocate says the FTC should try these sites as adults.
TV Studio Taps Net For "The Simpsons" Promotion
Homer Simpson may be lazy and stupid, but at least he's Net savvy.
Pets.com Donate Dog Food To Alaska Mushers
In a final act of corporate kindness, Pets.com tossed a lifeline to Alaska dog mushers faced with the harsh choice of killing their dogs or watching them starve.
Friday, December 1, 2000
Internet
Monsieur, Do You Yahoo?
This Gomez fellow obviously has too much time on his hands, to judge by his wacky Yahoo ruling. Perhaps he should be assigned to enforce it. We can put him to work 18 hours a day, scouring Yahoo's vast archives for pro-Nazi sentiments with the Ahab-like diligence of a Democrat in search of dimpled chads.
Dot-Com CEO Departures Still Leading The Pack
Chief executive departures rose 59 percent in November to 111, led by dot-com companies, according to a report released Thursday by recruitment company Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
Despite Tough Year, Amazon's Bezos Keeps His Chin Up
It's a sure bet that Amazon.com chief executive Jeff Bezos won't repeat as "Person of the Year."
Linux
Red Hat Drops Sparc Support With New Linux Version
Red Hat has dropped support for Sun Microsystems' Sparc chips for its new version 7 of Linux, saying there just wasn't enough interest in the product.