Coupures de Presse [ le 27 avril 2000 ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

«Concierge Assist» Un concierge pour AOL AOL a annoncé la création d'un service qui permet aux abonnés de recevoir de l'aide ou des informations en temps réel pour diverses demandes, comme le font les concierges des grands hôtels. (Branchez- Vous!) «D.O.S.» Analyse: Mafiaboy, qu'il existe ou non, est une créature des médias... Le 19 avril dernier, le présumé pirate informatique Mafiaboy est arrêté par la gendarmerie royale canadienne. Ça, c'est du concret. Tout le reste n'est que spéculation. Récit d'un dérapage médiatique. (Multimédium) Suite de l'analyse L'affaire Mafiaboy en une trentaine de clics AOL / Time Warner Pétition contre la fusion AOL / Time Warner Quatre groupes de défense des consommateurs américains veulent bloquer la fusion des deux géants, et lancent une pétition. La FCC devra trancher. (Les News Net) Voila Voila devient mobile Dans le cadre du développement de son offre de services de téléphonie mobile, France Télécom propose à ses clients un accès à Internet depuis les téléphones mobiles Itineris Wap. Le moteur de recherche Voila a actuellement indexé 18 344 adresses url "Wap". (Abondance) AskJeeves Ask Jeeves lance une gamme de produits de recherche Ask Jeeves vient d'annoncer la disponibilité d'une gamme de trois logiciels, nommée "Webwide Navigation Services". (Abondance)

Press clippings [ April 27, 2000 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch CyberJudge Laptop is cyber judge and jury An artificial-intelligence program called the Electronic Judge is dispensing justice on the mean streets of Brazilian cities. The program is installed on a laptop carried by a roaming human judge and helps to assess swiftly and methodically witness reports and forensic evidence at the scene of an incident. It then issues on-the-spot fines and can even recommend jail sentences. (BBC)

Domain Names Dot-coms: Masters Of New Domains If you ever wondered why so many Internet companies have funny names, it's simple--the available pool of addresses ending in .com is drying up, and the only way a company can be a .com anymore is to create a mix of vowels and consonants so awkward that it befuddles English teachers and consumers alike. Consider such oddities as Gadzoox.com, Flooz.com and Xoom.com (Forbes)

Legislation - Europe Anonymity Threatened in Europe Sending anonymous email has long been prized throughout Europe, but now a government panel with considerable weight wants to restrict its use for law enforcement concerns. (Wired) Amazon Amazon Reports a Loss Amazon.com, the biggest retailer on the Internet, said that it lost $308 million in the first quarter, five times its loss a year earlier, but that its sales rose 95 percent, beating forecasts. (NY Times) eBay MODEL BEHAVIOR --- Davenetics The companies that have a unique business model and truly use the tools provided by the web to empower users are still doing just fine. EBay reports record revenues and solid user growth. (E-Commerce Times/ Davenetics) THE KILLER WAP --- Davenetics The companies that have a unique business model and truly use the tools provided by the web to empower users are still doing just fine. EBay reports record revenues and solid user growth. (E-Commerce Times/ Davenetics) MODEL BEHAVIOR --- Davenetics EBay also announces plans to roll-out a cell phone service based on the WAP protocol. Users in Europe will be able to bid from anywhere. (Yahoo News / Davenetics) EBay's latest launch looks to the past EBay and TIAS.com (The Internet Antique Shop) plan to announce tomorrow that they have launched a virtual antiques mall on the leading auction site. (NY Times) Auctioneer eBay to Expand Its Business to Italy, France EBay said it will expand into Italy and France later this quarter and is considering an acquisition or cooperation with an existing Internet firm. (WSJ) Paid subscription required. Advertising New gizmos alert marketers when ads pique some interest Beginning this Fall, magazines such as Forbes and Conde Nast Publications Inc.’s Wired and GQ will plant codes in advertisements that, when scanned with a handheld device, can whisk a reader directly to specifically tailored Web sites. (MSNBC) Tupperware Tupperware salesforce to go online Tupperware Corp. famous for at-home parties used to sell its plastic bowls and other household goods, is launching a Web initiative to give commission on all product sales originating from the personal web sites of its consultants. (SiliconValley.com)

Parent Watch Day cares using web-linked cameras Despite a slow start, the half-dozen firms selling the video systems say the market is growing. Since their introduction in 1997, the cameras have been installed in a few hundred of the nation's 100,000 private day care centers, enabling busy parents to peek at their children from afar. (SiliconValley.com)