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News Burst: Year 2000 is a problem for Microsoft
News Despite assurances to the contrary, Microsoft has admitted there are year 2000 issues with some of its software, including Windows 95 and Windows NT. [16 Apr 1998]
US Report: Clinton's crypto policy 'a failure'
News Department of Commerce Secretary, William Daley, yesterday said what civil libertarians and industry executives have asserted for years: The Clinton administration's policy on banning exports of data-scrambling technologies has failed. [16 Apr 1998]
US Report: Apple wows 'em in Q2
News Apple blew away analysts with a better-than-expected profit yesterday and promised more good things to come - but no permanent CEO anytime soon. [16 Apr 1998]
US News Burst: RSA proposes new crypto standard
News [16 Apr 1998]
US News Burst: Compaq income in dramatic fall
News [15 Apr 1998]
US Report: Analysts predict $21m profit for Apple
News Apple is expected to announce a second-quarter profit of $21m (£12.5m) this week, according to Wall Street analysts. [15 Apr 1998]
US Report: Gore takes the wraps off 'Internet2' initiative
News "Internet2," the private network that holds the promise of vast improvements to the existing Internet, was officially unveiled by Vice President Al Gore in a ceremony at the White House Tuesday. [15 Apr 1998]
US Report: SGI deals with Intel; outlines strategy
News Silicon Graphics will work with Intel to incorporate Intel's processors into its systems, the company announced yesterday. [15 Apr 1998]
One Year Ago: Happy AMD posts profitable quarter
News This story first published April 9, 1997 [09 Apr 1998]
Analysis: A LAN to the rest of the world
News With Kingston Communication's announcement that it is committing to Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the UK has finally started the move to universal high-speed unmetered networking. [08 Apr 1998]
US Report: Gates under your bonnet with Win CE
News Hoping to target drivers, doctors and couch potatoes, Microsoft showed off a variety of non-PC devices based on its Windows CE mini-OS at its developers conference in the US yesterday. [08 Apr 1998]
Microsoft and Sony to converge PCs and home electronics
News [08 Apr 1998]
DOJ investigation of Microsoft to expand
News [06 Apr 1998]
Outlook 98 filter goes too far, some say
News Microsoft's efforts to protect you from spam may be going too far - blocking e-mail from friends, families and news groups - according to analysts and free-speech advocates. [03 Apr 1998]
Dell fined $800,000 (£475,000) for '95 sales of vaporware
News The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) levied its biggest ever fine for a mail-order firm against Dell yesterday. [03 Apr 1998]
AOL eyes high-speed transmission
News America Online will begin nationwide trials in the US of Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) technology, a service that allows high-speed transmission of data over standard copper phone lines, the company announced today. [03 Apr 1998]
Analysis: Postman Bill buys royal seal of approval
News [02 Apr 1998]
Royal Mail and MSN launch email to snail mail service
News [02 Apr 1998]
A Year Ago: IE 4.0 preview code misses deadline
News This story first published April 1, 1997 [31 Mar 1998]
Bugs spoil Mac Office 98 party
News The much-hyped launch of Mac Office 98 has been spoiled by the discovery of serious bugs just days after shipping. Bug fixes have been posted at Microsoft. [30 Mar 1998]
Compaq will announce networking strategy today
News Personal computer giant Compaq, will today make a major foray into the networking equipment business with the unveiling of a new family of networking gear. [30 Mar 1998]
Sun licenses Java to Sony
News Sun Microsystems has announced one of its biggest licensing deals to date with
Guy Kewney's Diary
News Monday: [28 Mar 1998]
Adobe misses by a mile
News Adobe has missed analysts' expectations by $0.11 (£0.06) in its first quarter, returning a profit of $22.9m (£13.87), or $0.33 (£0.2) per share, on sales of $197m (£119m). [27 Mar 1998]
FBI warns of 'Pearl Harbour' hack attack on Net
News [26 Mar 1998]
