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The Julian Calendar
By Julie Bresnick
Show Me the Love

The first semester of my brother's junior year of high school included an English class that required him to turn in one book report every other week. He did so without reading anything more than the words on the back of the book. That teacher's adoration of him is legendary to this day. And I, I was forced by nature to emulate his every move but combined with my own individual ability to procrastinate I never even completed that page but merely selected a quote at random to construct my entire report around. These events are why I just got around to reading Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury's dark description of tomorrow's world.
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Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the number one choice for e-business, today announced the availability of its Oracle(R) Portal-to-Go wireless Internet software, the world's first extension of e-business and Internet access to the wireless world. Virtually tripling the reach of the Internet, Oracle Portal-to-Go (formerly code-named "Project Panama") will allow any wireless device to access Internet content and e-services. Fundamentally, it will transform telecommunications companies into a new generation of "wireless e-service providers," and enable any business or content provider to tap the full potential of the wireless market. (full story...)

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- Business Wire
Stamps.com(TM) (Nasdaq:STMP), the leader in Internet Postage(TM), and International Business Machines (IBM), a leading manufacturer and developer of hardware and software solutions (NYSE:IBM) today announced a marketing and distribution alliance that will bring Stamps.com service to over one million customers who are members of the IBM Owner Privileges Program, a unique membership program for IBM Aptiva PC and Thinkpad i Series system owners. (full story...)

EXCITE@HOME ANNOUNCES GLOBAL ALLIANCE WITH IBM
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Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM) today announced a global alliance with IBM to offer the Excite portal as the Internet launch page on the IBM Aptiva line of PC's. The initiative gives the Excite portal prominent placement as the "Internet" button on IBM's new Rapid Access II Keyboard, which provides users one-touch access to many of their favorite services. Aptiva users can now start their Internet experience with a simple touch of a button. (full story...)

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No strings attached: A new wave of wireless devices and services let you browse the Web and check e-mail wherever you are. But don't expect peak performance. Photographs: Arnold Tiosejo Analysis (full story...)

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Shares of AskJeeves Inc. soared by more than 35 percent Monday after Microsoft Corp. said it would use an AskJeeves service to provide online technical support for the Windows 98 operating system. (full story...)

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Hewlett-Packard Company today announced an agreement with AT&T; WorldNet Service to provide small- and medium-business customers with fast, easy access to the Internet. The alliance with AT&T; delivers a strong Internet-access package for the HP Brio Internet Center, providing small and medium businesses with an end-to-end solution -- from initial connection to creating a Web site and online store. The agreement follows HP's recent announcement of a new HP Brio Business PC line with the HP Brio Internet Center. (full story...)

IBM, Nokia to Popularize Wireless E-commerce
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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 11) XINHUA - U.S. computer giant IBM and Finnish Nokia, the world's biggest cell phone mreached an agreement on popularizing E-commerce over wireless devices connected to the Internet. (full story...)

Internet Plan Spurs Privacy Fear
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A proposal to improve the way information flows across the Internet is drawing attention from privacy advocates, who worry its design could be used to trace a sender's identity. (full story...)

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