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• Industry holds memorial for Green

  The Australian IT industry returned from the Christmas break having lost one of its most colourful identities. Mike Green died suddenly in his Mosman home on 26 December. He was 52.

  Written by John Costello • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• RightFax 7.0 Cuts Back Mass-Faxing Costs

  When you need to purchase an enterprise fax server, AVT's RightFax is a safe and smart choice. If you upgrade to Version 7.0, your users will hardly notice, and therefore will need no additional training -- good news for administrators. Although the interface is largely unchanged, RightFax 7.0 offers a few time-and money-saving enhancements that administrators and IT budget watchdogs will appreciate.

  Written by Patrick Marshall • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• The Wealth of Knowledge

  Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy By Lester C. Thurow HarperCollins Publishers Inc., $27.50

  Written by Lester C. Thurow • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• On Webaholism and Other High-Tech Addictions

  We did it to ourselves. With our fancy cell phones, pagers, e-mail and Web sites, we have ruined what's left of our sorry lives.

  Written by Michael Cohn • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• Work in Progress

  WORK IN PROGRESS

  Written by Polly Schneider • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• Merchants Without Y2K Fix May Double Bill

  Consumer credit cards have been getting double-billed by merchants that failed to upgrade to Y2K-compliant versions of CyberCash Inc.'s payment processing software.

  Written by Carol Sliwa • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• Down to the Wire

  I may be jumping the gun once again, but I suspect network computing will get a big boost this year from an unexpected source -- an increase in Microsoft Windows-related security problems and viruses.

  Written by Nicholas Petreley • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• What did go wrong: A global roundup of Y2K

  The few glitches attributed to Y2K during the date rollover and afterward were just that - glitches: printer failures, dates with five digits, decimal problems. Most caused little more than temporary inconvenience.

  Written by Staff Writers • 10 Jan. 00 12:01

• 'Be Prepared' Not Just a Motto in Post-Y2K Era

  Never mind the bunkers. Jeff Mangerpan spent his New Year's weekend at home in sunny Santa Barbara, Calif., with his family.

  Written by George Kelly • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Blockbuster Gets TiVo on Demand

  In a move to take video rental to the next level, the two companies have agreed to work together to deliver "video on demand," a much-discussed millennial convenience. Subscription-based TV service TiVo, a company that enables customers to pause and rewind live TV, will team up with video rental company Blockbuster to expand Blockbuster's video rental business to an entertainment service delivered through TiVo.

  Written by Diane Anderson • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Read, Redmond, Read

  Here's an item that will make your head hurt: Microsoft Corp. wins headlines by partnering to sell items that exist hypothetically. Call it a new form of vaporware.

  Written by Industry Standard Staff • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Palo Alto, Arkansas

  Now what do we call Amazon.com?

  Written by Industry Standard Staff • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Pundits Say The Darndest Things

  James Surowiecki, Slate

  Written by Industry Standard Staff • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• You Can't Keep a Good Market Down

  It's hard to sustain a correction when vast amounts of money keep flowing into the market, but traders tried their best for most of this week.

  Written by Dan Mitchell • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Intel unveils 1.13-GHz Pentium III

  Intel has announced its latest addition to the Pentium III line, a 1.13-GHz model that makes it--for now--the fastest CPU available for desktop PCs.

  Written by Anush Yegyazarian • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• New Visual Partnerships

  Visual media manufacturers SGI and Intergraph have joined forces and amalgamated product lines.

  Written by Jeanne-Vida Douglas • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Nasdaq Shrinks, Analysts' Egos Grow

  Some tech investors probably woke up in cold sweats this morning, amid nightmares of a plunging Nasdaq. The index lost 9.8 percent in three sessions Tuesday through Thursday (10 percent is considered a correction), while the Dow rose. Journalists scrambled for colorful quotes from analysts who were gloating, panicking or perpetually bullish.

  Written by Industry Standard Staff • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• buy.com stays strong in retail market

  buy.com has announced stronger second quarter financial results, but profitability remains elusive.

  Written by Georgina Swan • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Ashford.com Buys Online Perfumery

  In an early sign of consolidation among high-end online retailers, Ashford.com, a touted luxury-goods seller, is acquiring Jasmin.com, an online perfume retailer. The company didn't disclose terms of the acquisition.

  Written by Ben Hammer • 08 Jan. 00 12:01

• Lucent Takes Punches

  Friday morning's coverage of Lucent Technologies played up the perils of forecasts. Money awarded Lucent the No. 6 position on its roster of the best investments for 2000: "You have a management that is making the right moves," telco analyst Ned Brines told the magazine.

  Written by Industry Standard Staff • 08 Jan. 00 12:01