*************************************** CNET's NEWS.COM DISPATCH 7:03 p.m. (PT) Monday, December 2, 1996 San Francisco, California, USA *************************************** WELCOME! *************************************** The NEWS.COM DISPATCH highlights 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 *************************************** CONTENTS SCOOPS AND TOP STORIES IBM plays doctor Net boom eludes main street Battles with Gates...pricing snafus...huge quarterly loss? No problem for AOL! DEC and Carrera team up to create 500-MHz workstations and servers ANNOUNCEMENTS An easy way for you to customize NEWS.COM Late-breaking stories just a click away with Desk Top News Send us your questions, comments, flotsam, and jetsam *************************************** SCOOPS AND TOP STORIES IBM PLAYS DOCTOR Big Blue is developing an innovative Internet "immune system" that intends to do battle with one of the Internet's nastiest hazards - viruses. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5829%2C00.html?nd NET BOOM ELUDES MAIN STREET We've all heard the seductive hum of the buzzwords: e-commerce, online advertising, new economic paradigm, secure commerce. And yet, many of those who actually put their sites where their mouths are seem to find one sound to be conspicuously absent: the happy cha-ching of the digital cash register. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5824%2C00.html?nd BATTLES WITH GATES...PRICING SNAFUS...HUGE QUARTERLY LOSS? NO PROBLEM FOR AOL! A mere six weeks after a white-knuckled corporate bungee jump during which its stock plummeted to the 22-3/8 mark--AOL's stock rose more than 13 percent in a single day. A major factor in this comeback is the "big news" (300,000 subscribers' worth) expected to be announced at the firm's semiannual partners' conference tomorrow. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5825%2C00.html?nd DEC AND CARRERA TEAM UP TO CREATE 500-MHz WORKSTATIONS AND SERVERS Aiming at Internet, scientific, and multimedia markets with their insatiable appetites for processing power, the DEC/Carrera team can boast about offering one of the fastest processors in the world. That is, until 1997, when the race gets even faster. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5818%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 the topics, keywords, or sections you're most interested in, and Custom News will a create a page of headlines and summaries for all stories that match your criteria. Check it out at: http://www.news.com/Personalization/Entry/1%2C21%2C%2C00.html?nocache=1 LATE-BREAKING STORIES A CLICK AWAY WITH DESK TOP NEWS How would you like having split-second access to the very latest news on the Net? Our Desk Top News feature puts our 20 most recent stories right there on your desktop for you to review at any time. Here's how it works: 1. From any story, click Desk Top News in the top right. 2. A window will open showing our last 20 stories. 3. Click on a headline to display the story. 4. Desk Top News updates itself every 30 minutes. 5. You become known as Ms./Mr. Cyber-Info. It feels good. http://www.news.com/Help/Item/0%2C24%2C12%2C00.html?nd SEND US QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FLOTSAM, AND JETSAM If you have any questions, suggestions or remarks, send us a message: newsdispatch@cnet.com 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/