Pentium III: A big score? Or a big snore? By Charles Cooper February 19, 1999 ZDNN After a long -- and carefully orchestrated -- drum roll, Intel's Pentium III systems will finally hit the market. And it will be the week's big story (tune in for ZDNet's special coverage). But will the P3 be a big score? Or a big snore? We'll see whether Intel's hot-to-trot microprocessor lives up to the considerable hype. Meanwhile, back in Palm Springs, Calif., Intel plans to work the crowd at its developers' conference. Look for news about the StrongARM and Merced chips. Also expect Intel to offer an update on the encryption security controversy enveloping the Pentium III ...In this era of all-Monica, all the time, government for the people but by computers that never sleep may be an improvement. The future of cyber-government will get close scrutiny by local, state and federal officials when Vice President Gore opens a three-day Washington conference called Virtual Government 99, on how governments can best use technology in the 21st century... ...Tech investors are likely to yet again be in hyperdrive as the influential Robertson Stephens technology conference gets underway in San Francisco. In years past, the conference has provided an excuse for investors to snap up computer and software stocks For more on what hot events ZDNN will cover, what Webcasts it has planned, or what stories it will mount, go to our editorial calendar and programming guide. In the week that was... At the Microsoft antitrust trial, the software maker again wound up another wobbly week. Does the word Custer ring a bell? Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to battle within itself over a controversial proposal to develop an alternative to Java ... ...eBay pulled firearm listings from its stock swap site, saying the Internet was not an "appropriate venue" for guns and ammo. Libertarians and industry shills predictably shrieked about their constitutional right to bear arms -- or was that to arm bears? ...The Linux movement picked up important backing when IBM disclosed plans to sell computers bundled with the upstart operating system. This grass roots phenomenon is well on its way. But "the little operating system that could" still needs to nab a few more big name players... ...Internet investor CMGI has had an exceptionally good run picking winning bets on the Web. Now it's placing a $100 million wager on building a business to compete against Broadcast.com ... ...In another sign of the Internet's influence over the way people go about their lives, political experts now expect the Web to spell the margin of victory in several races this November. Other top stories Excite pulls porn ads from kid-safe site Disney gets ears pinned in logo dispute What's on Andreessen's mind? eMachines: Low prices, high ambitions Compaq buys Zip2 Sun setback in Java lawsuit Copyright (c) 1999 ZDNet. All rights reserved. - To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
