(Fwd) InternetWeek Newsletter, July 3, 2000

From: Eric D. Pierce <PierceED_at_csus.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 18:16:26 -0700
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Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 22:07:47 -0600 To: ERIC PIERCE <pierceed_at_csus.edu> From: InternetWeek Newsletter <newsletter_at_news.internetwk.com> Subject: InternetWeek Newsletter, July 3, 2000--WorldCom Won't Give Up On Sprint Merger

This is your InternetWeek Newsletter for today, Monday, July 3, 2000.
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WorldCom Won't Give Up On Sprint Merger
Oracle Isn't The Only One Playing I-Spy
Clinton Makes E-Sigs The Law
Microsoft Buys In To The ASP Game

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Oracle Isn't The Only One Playing I-Spy

Oracle's admission that it hired a detective agency to investigate Microsoft allies is just the latest of many Spy vs. Spy capers over the years by high-tech players, including Microsoft itself.

Like the Mad magazine cartoon characters, companies have historically spied and counterspied on competitors. High-tech is not immune to the trend.

When Microsoft decried Oracle's act as "hypocritical and disingenuous," some observers said it protested too much. Industry insiders have long complained privately that Microsoft is no stranger to dirty tricks.

For years, software companies, in particular, engaged in industrial espionage. Snooping was characterized as "boys-will-be-boys" exuberance sparked by the hypercompetitive business. Employees of many companies were encouraged to gain any advantage. --Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News

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http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20000630S0006

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