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Microsoft makes moves to settle

Microsoft has made moves to settle its antitrust case, submitting a proposal to the US DoJ. Reports claim though, that the proposal is "not going far enough".

AOL restructure, Netscape lay-offs

AOL's efforts to fold Netscape into its organisation may see up to 1000 workers from both companies being laid off.

daVinci buyers get free keyboard

For a limited time, the daVinci PDA will be sold with its optional folding palm-sized keyboard at no extra cost, its Australian distributor has announced.

Chipmaker turns to networking

Primarily known as a chipmaker, Intel is ramping up its networking arm with new products and acquisitions.

Microsoft will not be split up, Gates says

A breakup of Microsoft into smaller companies is "not on the radar screen" Bill Gates has said at a conference in Miami. The CEO of Microsoft says such speculation is "really inappropriate".

Speedier Celeron, new Gateways

Gateway has announced new PC configurations incorporating Intel's latest Celeron processor, the 433MHz, which was launched yesterday.

One click paper to HTML

A new product from Caere enables users to auto-generate HTML pages from paper documents via OCR and a new technology called LSR.

Printers to get own Web addresses

Sending e-mail messages over the Internet may take a new twist by early next year, when users will be able to send e-mails and files, not to another PC, but directly to someone else's printer.

Symantec file protects PIII privacy

The Intel PIII privacy saga continues: following news that hackers have worked out how to disable a software fix issued by Intel, Symantec has developed software to protect that fix.

Netscape attacks IE 5 'innovations'

The latest release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has met with criticism from competitor Netscape Communications -- too big, too desktop-centric and lacking standards support, claims a white paper from the vendor.