Stories by Kathleen Ohlson

Extranet to Help NYSE Members Execute Orders

The New York Stock Exchange announced yesterday that it has rolled out the NYSE Common Access Point (CAP), an extranet that will provide member brokers and their customers faster and cheaper access to the exchange.

Arizona Makes Voting History

Beginning Tuesday, voters in the Arizona presidential primary were able to go to the Internet to post their choice -- Vice President Al Gore or former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley -- and they did so with record results. According to Garden City, N.Y.-based Election.com Inc., 25,000 of Arizona's 825,000 registered Democrats had voted online as of Thursday; online voting in the election continued through today.

What's Sun's Storage Plan?

Sun Microsystems Inc. is rattling its storage saber more loudly this year, but analysts say they aren't sure where the saber is pointing.

E-mail Me the Money

In a move aimed at helping people send and receive money faster, Bank One Corp. today introduced eMoneyMail, a person-to-person e-mail payment system.

Study: Y2K-Related Projects Linger

Year 2000-related projects and repairs are still going on for large technology companies, according to a study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

IBM's Shark Presses EMC Storage on Price

IBM Corp.'s Shark is chasing EMC Corp.'s Symmetrix in the deep end of the data-center storage pool and could put Hopkinton, Mass.-based EMC's comfortable profit margins in danger.

Tandberg Completes Breece Hill Deal

Tandberg Data Inc. yesterday finalized its acquisition of Breece Hill Technologies Inc., a Boulder, Colo.-based company that develops automated tape library systems based on DLT tape products.

3Com Hit With Palm Patent Suit

Smart card vendor E-Pass Technologies Inc. has filed suit against 3Com Corp., charging the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company infringed on a 1994 patent to develop the PalmPilot electronic organizer.

Amazon Rolls Out Mobile Shop

Amazon.com Inc. today launched a site online for
mobile customers to shop, the company said. The Web address will allow
customers to register, comparison shop and check shipping availability and the
status of purchases, the Seattle-based online retailer said.

Microsoft Fends Off Hack Attack

Hackers attempted to infiltrate Microsoft's Web site, but the company fought back with little damage to its site this week.

BellSouth, Commerce One to Form Marketplace

BellSouth Corp. and Commerce One Inc. plan to jointly develop a business-to-business online marketplace for the telecommunications industry, the companies said yesterday in a statement.

Travel Group Asks DOJ to Investigate Web Effort

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) asked the Department of Justice on Wednesday to take action against 27 U.S. and international airlines that are developing an industry travel Web site, charging the effort would result in travel agents being boycotted, a sales monopoly for online travel agents and price fixing.

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