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• Online Obstacles Discourage Blind Computer Users.

  - 2004-06-21

  By K. Oanh Ha, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 21--It was mid-morning, but Barbara Rhodes sat in front of her computer in complete darkness, with the lights dimmed, shades drawn and computer screen turned off. Blind, her...

  Tags: computer, disability, MARKETING, San Jose Mercury News, W3C, Web

• Antitrust Regulators Review National Realtors Group.

  - 2003-10-11

  By Sue McAllister, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 11--The National Association of Realtors said Friday that it is complying with a request from the Justice Department's antitrust division for information about the group's policies regarding online...

  Tags: antitrust, brokerage, INTERNET, NAR, National Association of Realtors, regulator, San Jose Mercury News, U.S. Department of Justice, Web

• Web Feature Explains How Things from Jelly Beans to Airplanes Are Made.

  - 2003-08-10

  By Cynthia Cho, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 10--If you've ever wondered how many days it takes to make a Jelly Belly jelly bean (seven to 10) or how many parts are in a Boeing 777 airplane ...

  Tags: Boeing Co., Manufacturing, MARKETING, San Jose Mercury News, video, Web

• San Jose, Calif.-Area IBM Engineer Aims for Accessible Technology for All.

  - 2003-07-02

  By K. Oanh Ha, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 2--T.V. Raman is grateful that he didn't completely lose his eyesight until he was 13. Because of that, he says, he didn't get used to always receiving "special" treatment....

  Tags: MARKETING, San Jose Mercury News, software, W3C, Web, XML

• Electronic-Privacy Advocates Feel Uneasiness over Drive to Monitor E-Mail, Web.

  - 2001-09-27

  By Jim Puzzanghera, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 27--WASHINGTON--Some of the Bush administration's proposed rules of engagement for America's new war on terrorism could snare millions of unsuspecting Americans in an expanded surveillance net, electronic-privacy advocates said. ...

  Tags: E-mail, Government, monitor, phone, San Jose Mercury News, terrorism, U.S. Congress, Washington, Web

• Glitch on United's Web Site Gives 120 Passengers Cheap Tickets to India.

  - 2001-08-22

  By Mary Anne Ostrom, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 22--Pleased about that cheap ticket you snagged during the current airline fare wars? You probably didn't do as well as the 120 people who scored round-trip tickets to India this...

  Tags: E-mail, INTERNET, MARKETING, San Jose Mercury News, United Airlines, Web

• Study Warns of Threat to Internet from Privacy Legislation.

  - 2001-04-23

  By Heather Fleming Phillips, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23--The free-flowing nature of the Internet -- where consumers have access to news, sports scores and other information for free -- could be destroyed if Congress passes tough new privacy...

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• San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Web Sites Column.

  - 2001-03-11

  By Joshua L. Kwan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Joshua L. Kwan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

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• Harvard Professor Promotes Book on Digital-Age Business Strategy.

  - 2001-03-10

  By Tracy Seipel, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 10--For every young entrepreneur in the New Economy who believed the Web would overturn most accepted business principles, there were people like Rosabeth Moss Kanter who knew better. ...

  Tags: dot-com, Harvard Business School, INTERNET, professor, San Jose Mercury News, Web

• San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Wiretap Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

  - 2000-10-20

  Oct. 20--ADOBE'S WEB TRAFFIC DETOURED TO CHINA BY `NET JOYRIDE': What seemed like an ordinary afternoon at Adobe Systems Inc. took a turn for the bizarre Wednesday, when word began spreading that the company's Web site had been hacked. Oct. 20--ADOBE'S WEB TRAFFIC DETOURED...

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