Editorial
It's Award Time!
Having spent far more time than I should have, wading through more than a
thousand votes in the 1999 Aardvark Awards and calculating the results
to the last decimal place, I'm pleased to announce
the results.
Unfortunately, due to the horrendous amount of time it's taken to get
this far, the drawing of the lucky voter who will receive a free Microsoft
Intellimouse Explorer no-ball mouse will have to wait until tomorrow.
Many thanks to all those who took the time to vote and if I'm crazy enough
to think about doing this again next year -- someone remind me what I've said
today -- please!
0867 -- Have You Been Charged?
If anyone has been incorrectly charged for 0867 use from a residential line,
can they please contact me with some details. I've had some disturbing second-hand
reports that I'd like to get confirmed if possible.
More to come!
General News & Current Events:
TODAY'S KEY NET-NEWS HEADLINES
Energy dot.com-uppance
Deloitte Consulting is warning energy companies they
will face threats from new dot.com companies in the
decade ahead...
NZ Herald
Telstra and Fairfax talk internet deal
John Fairfax Holdings is negotiating to buy Telstra Corp's Yellow Pages
and White Pages directories in a deal worth more than $400 million,
which could see Telstra emerge with a major strategic stake in the
newspaper publisher...
AFR
Tune in to the virtual newsreader
A glamorous cyber-babe is poised to be the world's first virtual
newscaster on the Internet...
Fairfax
Credit card numbers exposed in security breach
Microsoft's SQL server has been the platform in a security loophole
in the US in which credit card details have been exposed, news
reports revealed today...
Fairfax
Hacker gang suspected over Virgin bust, others
Last week's Virgin hackers are believed to be part of a British gang trying to blackmail Visa
for £10 million...
The Register
Vodafone moves to Bolster Internet Business
Cellphone giant Vodafone AirTouch Plc moved on Monday to bolster its Internet
business -- a central plank of its hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann AG -- by
appointing a senior executive to run its global platform and Internet services
business...
Yahoo/Reuters
Australian Open Tightens the Net on Web Sites
Organizers of the Australian Open tennis tournament have threatened legal action
against Internet web site operators who publish routine material on their
tournament...
Yahoo/Reuters
Telecom shareholder throws open local loop
Telecom's largest shareholder, Bell Atlantic, has done what
Telecom says it cannot - thrown open its local loop...
@IDG
Web Surfers Snap Up SmithKline, Glaxo Addresses
Glaxo Wellcome Plc. and SmithKline Beecham Plc., the British companies that on
Monday announced they were to merge to form world's biggest pharmaceuticals
group, could find their first choice Internet address for the new firm has already
been taken...
Yahoo/Reuters
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