**************************************** NEWS.COM DISPATCH Wednesday, December 4, 1996 San Francisco, California, USA *************************************** WELCOME! *************************************** NEWS.COM DISPATCH summarizes the up-to-the minute technology news presented by NEWS.COM. It tempts readers with coverage of today's hottest stories, news in the making, (in)credible rumors, and other indispensable information. For complete versions of the stories updated all day long, head over to: http://www.news.com/?nd *************************************** SCOOPS AND TOP STORIES Gore gets an earful from cybermoguls on encryption policy Steve Jobs tells tech crowd, "It's the content, stupid!" Microsoft's Ballmer takes verbal digs at NC-happy competitors ANNOUNCEMENTS An easy way for you to customize NEWS.COM Send us your questions, comments, flotsam, and jetsam How to subscribe and unsubscribe *************************************** SCOOPS AND TOP STORIES GORE GETS AN EARFUL FROM CYBERMOGULS ON ENCRYPTION POLICY Al Gore, the ultimate information highway cheerleader, won't like what he sees in his in-box: stern criticism of the White House's encryption policy. The Business Software Alliance's letter says Bill and Al are heading in the "absolute wrong direction." But giving is better than receiving (it is, after all, the holidays), and the industry group offers five ways out of the morass. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5909%2C00.html?nd STEVE JOBS TELLS TECH CROWD, "IT'S THE CONTENT, STUPID!" The man who helped launch the computer revolution of the 1980s is now exhorting creative types to take their rightful place at the digital table. Citing blockbuster films Toy Story, Jobs preached that only the combination of technology AND creativity will get the consumers' juices flowing. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5913%2C00.html?nd MICROSOFT'S BALLMER TAKES VERBAL DIGS AT NC HAPPY COMPETITORS Perhaps you thought Microsoft was worried, or at least cranky, about all the predictions Ellison and company have been making about the network computer dethroning the PC as machine du jour? Not at all. In fact, says Steve Ballmer, "it's fantastic!" http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5896%2C00.html?nd *************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO CUSTOMIZE NEWS.COM So many bits, so little time? Sounds like you need Custom News. Identify topics, keywords, or sections you're interested in, and Custom News will a create a page of headlines and summaries for stories matching your criteria. Check it out at: http://www.news.com/Personalization/Entry/1%2C21%2C%2C00.html?nocache=1 SEND US QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FLOTSAM, AND JETSAM If you have any questions, suggestions or remarks, send us a message: newsdispatch@cnet.com HOW TO SUBSCRIBE AND TO UNSUBSCRIBE To subscribe to News Dispatch: Send mail to listserv@dispatch.cnet.com with the message: subscribe news-dispatch (your name) in the message body. To unsubscribe send the message: signoff news-dispatch *************************************** CNET: The Computer Network http://www.cnet.com/ http://www.news.com/ http://www.gamecenter.com/ http://www.download.com/ http://www.search.com/ http://www.shareware.com/