Coupures de Presse [ le 8 novembre 2000 ]

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Noms de Domaine Noms de domaine arabes ou cyrilliques... The Ontario Provincial Police of Canada issued a release yesterday warning of a pair of viruses that could potentially cause problems among computer users. The viruses were called California IBM and Budweiser Frogs, and the warning was supposedly passed down from mighty Microsoft itself. After checking with an Internet security company, the police confirmed the viruses were a hoax. (Internet News)

Press clippings [ November 8 2000 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Wireless Attack mode NTT DoCoMo's iMode service could swift the balance of power in the mobile telephony arena to Japan. The By Bruno Giussani for the Industry Standard Europe.

Special report from the WSJ Dot-comDominoes Layoffs and closures have gathered speed. The WSJ examine dot-coms' changed fortunes and profile a survivor. Get the lowdown on Asia and Europe, and one editor's thoughts on the future of new media. Plus, an interactive timeline and layoffs chart. (WSJ) Paid subscription required. Sinking Feeling The WSJ interactive timeline Counting the Bodies The WSJ Layoffs Chart Failurenalia : WebRoundup n/e/tsurf's webroundup with links from around the web on dot-com demise trackers.

CyberWar Mideast Cyberwar Affects U.S. Firm Behind the headlines of the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation, a fierce cyberwar is raging between Arab and Israeli computer hackers that has spread to the United States. (ABCNews

E-espresso Lavazza wires caffeine to the web First it was computers, then it was Wap phones; now even the office coffee machine is to hook itself up to the internet. Lavazza, the Italian espresso coffee company, yesterday said it would install 10,000 E-espresso points in the offices of business clients across Europe by the end of the year. The technology will allow caffeine addicts to brew a cup to their preferred strength without leaving their computer terminals. (The Guardian)

Identity Crisis A NEW NAME ON THE TICKET --- DAVENETICS GuruNet, makers of an app that enables users to highlight any word and collect information about it, decides to change their name to Atomica and drop a bomb on their consumer business. (News.com — Davenetics)

Embarrassing Canadian Police Caught by Virus Hoax The Ontario Police of Canada issued a release yesterday warning of a pair of viruses that could potentially cause problems among computer users. The viruses were called California IBM and Budweiser Frogs, and the warning was supposedly passed down from mighty Microsoft itself. After checking with an Internet security company, the police confirmed the viruses were a hoax. (Internet News)

Unlikely Why do we love quizzes? A: Because they fulfil a need for knowledge in society and they're fun. What is really amazing is that although the passion for quizzes was not explicitly recognised before Who Wants to be a Millionaire? , that enthusiasm has shown no sign of dimming: it's not a fashion which will fade - this is a passion that is growing,' said Tom Liddle, managing director of Winning Moves, a quiz game manufacturer and creator of quiz questions used by board games and pub machines. By Amelia Hill for The Guardian.