Digital books on the Web move closer to the market

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Large-scale, secure electronic publishing is moving closer to reality with Adobe Systems Inc.'s plans to modify its existing document formatting software so as to prevent the unauthorized copying of digital documents and books. Fatbrain.com Inc., an online book seller, will allow authors to self-publish and set their own prices. These recent announcements are part of a desire for publishers to go online and still protect their intellectual property. Microsoft, Xerox Corp., PublishOne Inc., Intertrust Technologies Corp., Advanced Marketing Technologies are among many companies offering Internet-based encryption products or services to authors and publishers. Adobe believes that its method of protecting electronic intellectual property will have a significant impact on the publishing industry.

Book Stores, Production management, Innovations, Safety and security measures, Product development, Marketing, Adobe Systems Inc., ADBE, Electronic publishing, Intellectual property, Copyrights, Booksellers, Bookstores, Book publishing, Protection and preservation, Network security software, Data processing, Copyright and electronic data processing, Fatbrain.com Inc., FATB

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MicroProse shares plunge by 51% on aborted merger

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MicroProse share values sank 51% after rival GT Interactive Software's $250 million acquisition bid fell through. Executives at both entertainment-software companies listed different reasons for the failure. MicroProse reported a net loss of $7 million to $10 million for the 3rd qtr 1998, saying it sacrificed product releases for two months of focusing on company integration. GT Pres and CEO Ron Chaimowitz said his company believed acquiring MicroProse would weaken its 1998 earnings. MicroProse CEO Stephen Race blamed the problem on the deal's value to MicroProse shareholders, as the total had fallen to about $150 million. Terms of the early Oct 1997 acquisition called for GT to exchange 0.7 share for each MicroProse share.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Entertainment software, MicroProse Inc., GT Interactive Software Corp., MPRS, GTIS

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Clues conflict in hunt for E-Mail virus origins

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There are several companies researching the origins of the Melissa virus that affected quite a few PC users over the past week. Unfortunately, the results are conflicting with each other. The ease of accessibility to hackers is proof of how our existing anti-virus software is easily overcome and how vulnerable our systems are.

Public affairs, Company legal issue, Cases, Investigations, Electronic mail systems, E-mail, Email, Email software

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