Coupures de Presse [ le 5 décembre 2000 ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Noms de Domaine L'Europe en .eu.com CentralNic lance le premier nom de domaine spécifique à l'Europe : .eu.com. CentralNic est une société de nommage internationale indépendante qui détient à ce jour un patrimoine de 17 noms de domaine – tels que uk.com (Royaume-Uni) ou ru.com (Russie). Elle vient de proposer un nom de domaine à identité européenne sous la forme www.votrenom.eu.com. (Technosphère) Presse Online EuropeInfos.com New look pour EuropeInfos.com

Press clippings [ December 5 2000 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch «Prolin» Virus» [Contd] Have we forgotten virus lessons? A computer virus that poses as a Shockwave movie and urges victims to install the Linux operating system continued to worm around the Internet on Monday. British firm MessageLabs, which scans e-mail for Internet service providers, says it intercepted hundreds of copies of “Prolin” on Monday. According to spokesperson Alex Shipp, the bug is the “biggest ‘new’ virus since LoveLetter.” The bug first hit in Paris. (MSNBC) SMS Virus Alert Don't catch anything contagious! For NetWizards AND all muggles who don't know the difference between a hoax and a virus. Sign up! Latest Viruses n/e/surf's log and links on the latest viruses to watch out for. SMS Virus Alerts Sent Out Text messages sent out in English and French.

Jumping the Gun Bush campaign creates Web site for presidential transition Texas Gov. George W.Bush is taking job applications for a possible presidential administration at bushcheneytransition.com (CNN)

Search: «Chad» Weary US voters turn to St Chad The website of the parish church of St Chad's in Lichfield has increased its hits from four to more than 300 a day as US voters type the word chad into search engines and click on anything that might explain the bizarre nature of their election (The Guardian)

www.rubble This just in: Net not 100% reliable A group of Oxford entrepreneurs has taken on the heavy mantle of "weeding out" the misinformation that chokes the Internet. (The Industry Standard Europe)

Privacy Issue Groups want to stop Amazon from selling information Two privacy groups asked federal regulators Monday to prevent Amazon.com from making any disclosures about customer buying habits unless shoppers permit them. (Techserver)

Nokia Fund Nokia launches mobile Internet fund Finland's Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it would launch a $500 million fund to invest in mobile Internet start-up companies to keep track of new technologies in its main field. (SV.com)

Fighting Cybercrime U.S. embraces European cybercrime proposal The United States has endorsed the gist of a controversial European drive to tighten cybercrime laws over the protests of privacy, civil liberties and human rights advocates. (CNN)

Domain Names China Claims Its Own Domain The dispute over Chinese language domain names heats up at a Hong Kong news conference. A Chinese Net exec says U.S. company VeriSign is infringing on China's sovereignty by offering registrations. So China begins selling competing domain names. (Wired) Petsmart.com snaps up rival domain name The online pet store signs a letter of intent to acquire the Pets.com domain name from the eponymous--and now defunct--e-tailer, in a deal that routes customers to its site. (News.com)

Virtual Hospital Visits Preemie parents have virtual visits Stephanie and Mark Bishop can visit their tiny premature daughter in the hospital, talk to her nurses and become fluent in the scary-sounding medical jargon that fills the neonatal intensive care unit -- all without leaving home. cf Baby CareLink. (SV.com)

headachesearch.com Chicago dentist's Web site diagnoses headaches Diagnosing medical conditions online, a notion sure to make malpractice lawyers salivate, is very much on the mind of a Chicago dentist who believes his computerized questionnaire will revolutionize the practice of medicine. (SV.com)