Escaping D.C. steam -- for NYC sauna
...Speaking of Washington, the heat will turn up on the very hot subject of e-commerce taxes, when a Congressional advisory panel meets for the first time in Williamsburg, Va....
...There's plenty of hot air all over the East Coast, and we'll add to it starting Tuesday, when we descend on the Big Apple, right along with the thick air and thunderstorms. The lure: The summer's biggest computer show, PC Expo. Keynotes will come from AOL's recently acquired Marc Andreessen and Microsoft COO Bob Herbold. I'm not expecting any earth-shattering news. But I suspect IBM, HP, Sony, Panasonic, Philips and even Xerox to raise a few eyebrows anyhow...
He's baaaaackkkk. Philippe Kahn, that is. Qui est lui? Monsieur Philippe, founder of Borland, was once one of the most colorful and prominent characters on the computing scene. But old entrepreneurs never die, they just reappear to demo at David Coursey's Digital Living Room Conference in Liguna Nigel, Calif., starting Sunday...
For a complete look at the week ahead, go to our programming guide and editorial calendar at https://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/comingup
And in the week that was
A nasty security hole in Windows NT surfaced this week. Or should I say it slapped the Web in the face, after the security company that discovered it posted a way to exploit it on its site. That sparked a still-raging debate over the ethics of dealing with online security flaws...
...Legislators were in full swing this week. Their biggest move: Recommending that online gambling be banned. Also on the legal front: Diamond won a major victory in its battle against the recording industry over its MP3 player.
Meanwhile, Dell finally said it would enter the sub-$1,000 market, which could mean even more problems for rival Compaq. And speaking of problems, DVD competitor Divx called it quits...
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Are e-commerce taxes inevitable?
Report: Ban online gaming, freeze debts
Firm exposes WinNT security hole, posts patch
Divx dies:DVD the big winner
Diamond wins MP3 court ruling
Ouch! Ebay shares in free fall
Torvalds: look for Linux on desktops and phones
Double click buys Abacus
With Java in Palm, will companies bite?
Dell takes on sub $1,000 market