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November 8, 1999 -- The Microsoft Case Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Bob Herbold discusses Friday's finding of fact in the antitrust case against his company, and Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein, who has led the government case against Microsoft, responds. November 5, 1999 -- A Finding of Fact NewsHour senior correspondent Margaret Warner provides an update of the latest developments in the Microsoft anti-trust case. September 27, 1999 -- Stocking Up Online Business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH, Boston, reports on the winning and losing of day trading. September 22, 1999 -- Y2K Update: One hundred days before the new year, Paul Solman looks at the status of the Y2K computer problem in the United States. September 17, 1999 -- Digital Divide Jeffrey Kaye of KCET, Los Angeles, reports on haves and have nots in the information age August 30, 1999 -- Phoning
Home Jeff Kagan, Telecom industry analyst, and Dennis Kneale, executive
editor at Forbes magazine, discuss the current price war in the
long distance telephone business. July 27, 1999 -- Five Months and Counting... Economics correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH, Boston, provides an update of the Y2K and potential computer problems. July 20, 1999 -- Multimedia Gulch Spencer Michels reports on how a new high-tech industry is changing San Francisco. July 7, 1999 -- Books Online
Business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH, Boston, takes an in-depth
look at Amazon.com and how the Internet is changing the U.S. economy. June 25, 1999 -- Microsoft on Trial Joel Brinkley, political editor for The New York Times, discusses the Microsoft trial and what challenges may lie ahead for the corporation June 17, 1999 --Tech Summit A look at the future of the Internet and technology. June 15, 1999 -- A Coming Plague? Two computer experts, discuss worm.explore.zip, the latest computer virus and the damage it’s doing to computers. June 2, 1999 -- Bullish
on the Web Joseph Nocera, author and editor-at-large at Fortune
magazine, and John Battelle, president of The Industry Standard,
a weekly magazine that covers the Internet and the economy, discuss
the growing world of online trading. April 29, 1999 --A Web of Violence? Katrina Heron, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine; Bruce Taylor, President and General Counsel at The National Law Center for Children and Families; and Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of The Simon Wiesenthal Center, discuss the Internet and its dangers April 26, 1999 --A New News Media Media correspondent Terence Smith reports on getting news from the Internet. March 2, 1999 -- Y2K Compliant? Is the United States prepared for the year 2000 bug? February 26, 1999 -- Microsoft Under Fire Microsoft wrapped up the testimony of its 12 main witnesses today in the government’s antitrust case against the software giant. February 4, 1999 -- Virtual Goldmine? Paul Solman of WGBH, Boston, reports on the rise of "day trading" of stocks over the Internet. February 3, 1999 -- Tech Museum Spencer Michels reports on a new museum that celebrates California's Silicon Valley. January 29, 1999 -- Gender Gap Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the disparity in the comfort level that males and females have with computers and technology. December 28, 1998 --Watching The Clock The Social Security Administration commissioner on becoming Y2K compliant. December 25, 1998 --Cyber Shopping A look at the increase of shopping online. November 24, 1998 -- Virtual Merger AOL and Netsacpe announce that they will merge. November 12, 1998 -- Microsoft On Trial Did Microsoft engage in monopolistic business practices? October 22, 1998 -- Microsoft On Trial Did Microsoft attempt to coerce its rival Netscape to illegally share a monopoly on the market for Internet browsers? October 20, 1998 -- Microsoft Monopoly? Has Microsoft used its dominance to suppress its competition? September 7, 1998 -- On-Line Entrepreneurs More investors are looking to the Internet for business opportunities. September 7, 1998 -- Net Profits How is the Internet changing the face of business? August 12, 1998 -- Spam, Spam & Spam Unsolicited E-mail advertisements, also known as Spam, is increasingly becoming a major problem for Internet users. July 9, 1998 -- Virtual Press Can Slate, a subscription-based news analysis website, survive on the Internet? June 11, 1998 -- Time Will Tell Will the year 2000 bring chaos to the world's computer systems? June 8, 1998 -- Due Processor The Federal Trade Commission files a complaint against hi-tech giant Intel. May 18, 1998 -- A Matter Of Antitrust The Justice Dept. and 20 states launch antitrust actions against Microsoft. May 18, 1998 -- Microsoft: The Long View How does this suit compare with past antitrust cases like AT&T and IBM? May 8, 1998 -- Hacking Around Computer hackers are not only a nuisance to government agencies and corporations, but they are a terror too. April 14, 1998 -- Playing Monopoly Is Microsoft engaging in illegal business practices? April 3, 1998 -- High-Tech Workers These days it is not the students who are competing for jobs in the information technology field, but instead, the technology companies who are competing for the students. January 14, 1998 -- The Need for Speed Chips are getting faster and faster, how are software and hardware companies using all this speed? January 13, 1998 -- Microsoft Explored Is Microsoft engaging in monopolistic business practices. December 29, 1997 -- Virtual Showroom Will the internet make the car salesman obsolete? December 1, 1997 -- Access Denied The online industry attempts to restrict "smut" in cyberspace. November 28, 1997 -- An Online Offensive One newspaper's economic and editorial pressures in cyberspace. November 2, 1997 -- High Tech Healing The Internet ties hospitalized children across the nation together. October 21, 1997 -- Microsoft Rebuked The Justice Dept. cracks down on the software giant's business practices. August 7, 1997 -- Easy Access? Should on-line porn be available at local libraries? August 6, 1997 -- Microsoft Bites Into Apple In a stunning move, Apple announced that Microsoft will invest $150 million into the troubled computer company. Can the once bitter rivals work together? July 1, 1997 -- Digital Dollars President Clinton and Vice President Gore have released a report that calls for government to adopt a hands-off approach towards the flow of digital dollars. June 26, 1997 -- Virtual Victory? The internet community is breathing easier now that the Supreme Court has struck down the Communications Decency Act, which would have limited adult-oriented online material. June 11, 1997 -- Regulating Online Privacy Netscape and Microsoft said they would work to limit personal information available to Net users. Their announcement comes on the second day of FTC hearings on internet privacy. March 19, 1997 -- Policing The Net The Supreme Court explored cyberspace today with the Communications Decency Act. Then, Margaret Warner finds out what happened today with the NewsHour’s regular court watcher, Stuart Taylor. February 19, 1997 -- America Off-Line Problems with overuse have caused delays and server problems at America On-line, the country's largest Internet provider. December 30, 1996 -- Roadblocks Ahead? Tom Bearden reports on potential new traffic jams on the information superhighway. December 25, 1996 -- Cyberyear in Review How has the Internet fared in 1996? December 10, 1996 -- Net Gains A return to the battlefield over control of the Internet. November 27, 1996 -- Cyber Privacy Tom Bearden reports on the fight over how much information can be kept secret from the government. September 20, 1996 -- Cyber Wars The battle for the key to the door to the Internet is heating up. Computer industry giant Microsoft is aggressively chasing internet frontrunner Netscape. August 8, 1996 -- Communications Breakdown For 19 hours, America Online, the nation's largest on-line provider, left subscribers in the dark. June 27, 1996 -- Talking Long Distance For Free New voice software is available to turn your computer into a telephone. June 12, 1996 -- Tangled Web What limits, if any, should be imposed on material transmitted over the Internet?
Feb. 28, 1996 -- Closer to Home In a move seen as a seal of approval for the safety and substance of the internet, AT&T launches a service that offers regular customers five hours a month of free access to the net. Feb. 15, 1996 -- Indecent Exposure The new Telecommunications Bill bans the dissemination of indecent materials to minors. The law requires online publishers make an effort to ensure kids don't receive pornography over the internet. Feb. 15, 1996 -- Man Versus Machine A chess match that offers evidence of how far computers have come in 50 years. Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports. Feb. 15, 1996 -- 50 Years Later The original goal of the first computer scientists was to design machines that can think like humans. But so far, no one has ever created anything to truly rival human intelligence. Feb. 8, 1996 -- New Connections A new era in telecommunications began today when President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Feb. 8, 1996 -- "Bill Signs Bill" The signing of the Telecommunications Act took place in an unusual venue. Margaret Warner reports. Feb. 2, 1996 -- A Breakdown in Communications? The complex telecommunications reform bill just passed by Congress will impact the way telephone and cable companies do business. Feb. 2, 1996 -- Crossing Lines After years of debate, Congress has voted to fundamentally reform the laws governing the broadcast and telephone industries. What will the changes mean?
Dec. 27, 1995 -- High Tech High High technology in the classroom. Is it an asset, or a liability? Is it the way to prepare the nation's school children for the 21st century? Dec. 27, 1995 -- Keyboard Debate Elizabeth Farnsworth gets perspectives on technology in the classroom.
Nov. 30, 1995 -- Gates' Road Ahead Microsoft chairman Bill Gates talks about the future of the information highway and his book, The Road Ahead, with David Gergen. Nov. 13, 1995 -- Campaigning in Cyberspace John Dickerson of Time Magazine examines the new trend in political campaigning: using the Internet. Oct. 4, 1995 -- Focus: Cyber Crime (Crimes on the Internet) Time magazine's Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports on the problem of keeping communication and business transactions secure. |
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