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...choosing in the south. Washington would be able to expand its longer-term strategic advantage by taking control of a larger share of Iraq's airspace, a move that would also humiliate Saddam in front of his own military. Thus, the decisions to fire two volleys of high-tech, low-casualty cruise missiles against 15 air-defense sites south of Baghdad...
...releases of the latest versions of competing browsers, Netscape's Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft's Explorer 3.0. Which one is better? It's hard to say, and this in itself is a victory for Microsoft, which released its first weak browser just a year ago. Many Microsoft-loathing high-tech cognoscenti say Navigator remains the better guide. But the new Explorer narrows that gap convincingly, and the average user won't notice much difference...
...YORK: The SEC approved a sweeping set of reforms designed to increase confidence and bring more small investors into the Nasdaq Stock Market. Nasdaq, home to such high-tech firms as Netscape, and Microsoft, has experienced a wild growth boom as investors flock to tech stocks. But two government investigations earlier this summer turned up allegations that dealers were engaging in price-fixing by not allowing all investors news of the best prices on the electronically traded market. As a result of the investigation, Nasdaq was formally censured by the SEC and ordered to provide more oversight of dealers...
...growth of stores such as R.E.I. and other purveyors of high-tech outdoor gear arises from technological advances that have spawned a host of new synthetic fabrics and materials. These innovations are unprecedentedly light and durable, not to mention increasingly resistant to heat and cold. Even better, especially from the seller's standpoint, the rapid improvements can make relatively new equipment seem outmoded. Tents, once made of canvas or nylon, are now composed of fiber glass and aluminum, materials that have shaved a pound and a half from the average tent weight in the past five years. Ranging in price...
Apparently, Rodgers was not simply throwing a snit at the end of a bad day. He is known as a ceo who treasures a reputation for outspokenness. His letter, which argues that virtually all people who are qualified to be directors of a major high-tech company happen to be white males and that putting people on the board for any other reason is stupid, was distributed to shareholders in the first-quarter report. The response, he says, has been overwhelming and almost totally favorable. Sister Doris' mail has also suggested that she should, as we used to say, stick...