The Internet as commerce: who pays, under what rules?
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A fierce debate has arisen over who will have the authority to determine the commercial rules for the Internet as it continues to grow into a mainstream medium for commerce and communication. Government officials and industry executives are concerned about the Internet's future and the role that international organizations, governments and large corporations will play. The two issues currently being addressed are domain names, such as .com, and peering, a free exchange of e-mail between ISPs. How these two issues are resolved will greatly effect how new issues are determined in the future. It is assumed that the federal government will become a stronger presence on the Internet, probably in a referee position. Many people believe a restructuring of the ISP industry will occur, with the large, well-financed companies obtaining control.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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Motorola has profits below expectations; Asia's economic crisis is cited by the company
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Motorola's 4th qtr 1997 earnings of $321 million, or 54 cents a share, fell slightly below the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Senior executives said financial problems in Asia, where Motorola draws almost 30% of its revenue, contributed to the total. Analysts say the numbers do not indicate that Asian problems are weakening technology companies. Motorola exceeded its 4th qtr 1996 earnings of $238 million, or 40 cents a share, by 35%. Motorola's 4th qtr 1997 earnings, excluding charges for discontinued operations, amounted to $393 million, or 65 cents a share. By comparison, a First Call poll of 28 Wall Street analysts predicted earnings of 68 cents a share. CEO Christopher Galvin anticipated a slowdown in Motorola's Asian business growth to 10% for the first half of 1998.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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The meaning of digital life; publishers sell remedies for computer-age angst
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Book publishers are releasing a number of titles about the information superhighway authored by a variety of authors including Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and data security expert Clifford Stoll. One of the first books on the subject is the director of the Media Lab at MIT's Nicholas Negroponte's "Being Digital," which placed on the best seller non-fiction list in Apr 1995. The books are partly a result of confusion about the concept of the information superhighway and the public's desire to understand the possibility of new technology. Gates' book was delayed for months and is finally complete and ready for publication in late summer 1995. Its publisher, Viking, is expecting the book to be an immediate best seller and claims to have advance orders of 500,000 for the book.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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