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In a bid to drive growth and revenue through innovative digital entertainment and Internet services, America Online (AOL) and Hughes Electronics have announced a strategic alliance. The partnership aims to integrate AOL's interactive TV and high-speed Internet services with Hughes' DIRECTV television entertainment and satellite-based data services.
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Despite being an industry powerhouse with 16 million members, America Online is still wary of stirring Microsoft's wrath, according to internal documents and testimony from the company's senior executives. As the world's largest Internet service provider, America Online has repeatedly taken a cautious approach
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The high-profile antitrust case against Microsoft entered a crucial phase as the company presented evidence to a federal judge to bolster its defense, arguing that the AOL-Netscape deal proves sufficient competition in the tech industry to undermine the government's charges. Microsoft's lawyers sought to show that
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AOL's chairman Bob Pittman expressed the company's ambivalence towards migrating to a Netscape browser for the AOL client, acknowledging Microsoft's strong influence. Meanwhile, Sun Microsystems' executives, Scott McNealy and Ed Zander, saw the deal as a significant opportunity for Java, envisioning the delivery
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and other top executives from major technology companies are set to gather at the first Joint Economic Committee High Tech Summit. The event, held June 14-16, 1999, will feature high-profile hearings with testimony from leaders in the high-tech industry. The summit will highlight and explore
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Palo Alto, California-based PC giant Hewlett-Packard Co. has forged partnerships with America Online, AT&T WorldNet, and Yahoo to offer customized Web options for users of its HP Pavilion PC line. The new features, accessible through a one-touch Internet-connection keyboard, will allow users to link directly to Internet sites
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A US District Judge raised concerns over Microsoft's claims that the alliance between AOL and Netscape poses a significant threat to its dominance in the computer industry. Internal documents and emails cited by Microsoft appeared to contradict public statements made by executives at both companies. The documents suggested
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America Online is staking its claim in the growing market for online music with the acquisition of two music companies, Spinner Networks Inc. and Nullsoft Inc., for a total of $400 million in stock. This move signifies the increasing popularity of listening to music over the Internet, particularly with the
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Intuit's Quicken InsureMarket, an online insurance service, has expanded its capabilities to provide real-time auto insurance rate quotes and online purchase options for drivers in 22 states. This milestone brings the total number of states with Quicken InsureMarket's services to 34, where over 80 percent of
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The epic antitrust trial between Microsoft and the US government is set to resume next week, with both sides preparing to present fresh evidence and analysis in the so-called rebuttal phase. The trial, which commenced three months ago, had sparked hopes of a settlement deal, but private sources close to
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At a teleconference on May 20, 1999, Mitchell Kertzman, president and CEO of Liberate Technologies, announced that the company had completed a $50 million round of financing from eleven prominent companies in the technology, investment, and cable sectors. The new investors include Comcast, Cox Communications, General Instrument Corporation, Hambrecht &
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CarsDirect.com, the pioneering online car buying service, has launched its revolutionary platform, enabling consumers to research, price, select, finance, order, and take delivery of a new vehicle from the comfort of their own homes. Conceived by entrepreneur Scott Painter and Bill Gross of Idealab, the company aims to provide
