- Mon Jul 28 2003 Portals in space
Back from the high-tech wilderness after embracing extraterrestrial explanations for technological and religious advances on earth, Joe Firmage tells CNET News.com why his new Internet venture is no longer an idea ahead of its time.
- Fri Apr 19 2002 How lean can Amazon get?
Taking a page from Dell's book, the e-tailer used inventory management to push itself into the black for the first time. Can the trend continue, or was it just a fluke?
- Wed Oct 25 2000 AT&T makes its four-part breakup official
After much anticipation, the telecommunications giant acknowledges it will spin off its cable and wireless units and list a tracking stock for its consumer services division.
- Sat Apr 3 1999 The week in review: Melissa virus spreads
A self-replicating virus that exploits email to send a list of porn sites rapidly spread across the Internet, but a man suspected of authorship was apprehended by week's end.
- Sat Feb 27 1999 The week's news: Still in e-commerce stocks?
E-commerce is red-hot but still undergoing growing pains. E-caveat emptor.
- Sat Feb 20 1999 The week's news: Pentium III debuts
Intel unveils a mid-range processor that boosts Internet multimedia, but the chip draws fire for its security features and yawns for seeming to be little more than a speedy successor in the aging Pentium line.
- Sat Feb 9 2002 Partners today, rivals tomorrow
Poachers are out to plunder your intellectual property--and in the IT field, that's happening a lot, caution experts from Wharton. Want to learn how to protect yourself? Read on.
- Sat Apr 24 1999 The week in review: Compaq CEO ousted
In a surprise move, Compaq's board ousts Eckhard Pfeiffer, one week after the world's largest PC maker warned that first-quarter earnings would fall well short of expectations.
- Sun Dec 23 2001 Hard choices for Europe's telcos
Two years ago, the fate of the continent's telecom companies seemed to depend on their willingness to enter new markets and acquire expensive assets. Now, survival may depend on a selective retreat.
- Wed Mar 13 2002 Can Fiorina sell it?
With less than a week remaining before the HP shareholder vote on the proposed acquisition of Compaq, CEO Carly Fiorina is making an all-out effort to persuade fence sitters to support the deal.


