Coupures de Presse [ le 24 avril ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

CNN CNN numérise 21 ans de télé La chaîne d'informations américaine CNN a commencé la numérisation de 21 ans d'archives. Soit 115 000 heures d'images conservées sur des cassettes vidéo. Les firmes Sony et IBM ont été choisies pour ce projet titanesque, qui devrait aboutir dans 5 à 7 ans et coûter près de 20 millions de dollars. (Futur(e)s) MSNCBC.com Microsoft et NBC fusionnent leurs sites financiers MSN MoneyCentral et CNBC.com vont être regroupés sous le nom de CNBC MoneyCentral. (Le Journal du Net) NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo retarde le lancement des services 3G NTT DoCoMo a confirmé qu'il repousserait de mai à octobre 2001 le lancement de ses services de téléphonie mobile de troisième génération. L'opérateur japonais a déclaré que des tests supplémentaires étaient nécessaires pour s'assurer du bon fonctionnement de son réseau 3G. (Yahoo Actualités)

Press clippings [ April 24, 2001 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Music Industry Record Panel Threatens Researcher With Lawsuit The recording industry has threatened a Princeton computer scientist with legal action if his research group presents a paper at an academic conference this week describing how it is possible to circumvent an industry music-protection system. (NYTimes)

Newsgroups PULLING A RABBIT OUT OF A CHAT --- DAVENETICS A company called Opion wants to use their technology to "listen in" to newsgroups and chatters on the web. The idea is to predict upcoming trends (including stock prices) by tracking what people are talking about. I'm not too sure about the privacy issues, but this will certainly make for some interesting reading. Think of it as reality internet. (Ecompany / Davenetics)

The end of the virus? MoD claims answer to email viruses The days of the global email virus may be numbered. Ministry of Defence scientists have developed software that could prevent devastating, worldwide, mail-borne infections such as the infamous love bug. The Dera software, to be unveiled today in London, is claimed to provide the answer. (The Guardian)

Domain Names Internet prank prompts Ford to sue Ford Motor Co. has sued a company it says has combined an obscene word with General Motors Corp.'s name in a Web site address that links to Ford's Web site. (Nando Times)

Domain Names Mobile phone chaos on Friday The second swathe of poorly publicised and irritating phone number changes is about to take place - this Friday. Basically, any mobile numbers (and pager numbers) you have that start with anything but 07 will change. Check out number changes online at the Big Number. (The Register)

BernardArnault.com Escape of the cybercaesar The dot.com strategy of France's richest man has fallen apart but Bernard Arnault still looks likely to come out on top. (The Guardian)

Porn Business Porn sites feel the pinch Adult industry get hit by tough times E-commerce times are tough, and the $1 billion online adult site industry is no exception. Operators of large and small porn sites report that the days of easy customer acquisition and steady revenue growth are over. The economic downturn, a massive saturation of free adult content on the Web and new, stricter rules on credit-card fraud have combined to cause tectonic changes in the industry. (MSNBC) Who's who in cyberporn Meet some of the influential players in the "business that built the Internet". Dot-Com Refugees Find Welcome in Porn Industry Displaced dot-com employees and nervous Hollywood technicians have found an unlikely shelter from the economic downturn: the porn industry. Executives at the area's leading adult entertainment firms report a surge of resumes and telephone inquiries from disillusioned techies, as well as mainstream camera operators, grips and lighting experts who are worried about strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. (LA Times)