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Provides information on the Raspberry Awards, given by `Interactive Week' magazine to the failure moves and decisions of people, companies and ideas in the United States computer industry as of June 19, 2000. Microsoft Corp. in its antitrust case; Decision of investors Warren, Buffett, Julian Robertson and George Soros on dropping their capital investments; Iridium; PointCast company. INSET: Rob.

Focuses on speculations on the reorganization of Microsoft. Changes in the way the company deals with its business partners; Plans for a reorganization around consumer groups by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft president; Speculations on the e-mail activities of Microsoft. INSETS: Who are these guys?;Rethinking e-mail..

Part I. Focuses on the prediction of antitrust experts for the defeat of Microsoft Corp. against the United States Department of Justice. Settlements to be proposed by Microsoft for the government; Argument raised by Microsoft on its case; Implication of the possible defeat of Microsoft on the government. INSET: Breaking Up Microsoft Is Hard To Do.

Presents updates related to the computer industry in the United States (U.S.) as of October 2, 2000. Expectations of Apple Computer on its fourth-quarter earnings; Financial troubles being faced by Theglobe.com; Retirement of Paul Allen from the Microsoft's board.

Deals with the soft-money contribution of Microsoft Corp. to national political parties in the United States. Expenditures on lobbying and contributions; Reason cited for such action; Other soft-money contributors.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues as of August 2000. Accusation made by the European Union against Microsoft Corp.; Purpose of Jean-Francois Abramatic for resigning as chairman of the World Wide Web Consortium; Financing received by Linuxcare company.

Provides various news in information technology business as of July 24, 2000. Comments from Steve Jobs, Apple Computer Inc.'s chief executive, about the relationship of his company with Microsoft; How Amazon.com celebrated its fifth year anniversary; Concern on the summer BizCamps hosted by Microsoft Corp. and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship..

Lists the ranking of computer companies in the United States with their corresponding market capitalization as of June 19, 2000. Cisco Systems; Intel; Microsoft; Nokia; Oracle.

Presents views on various issues concerning the computer industry in the United States. Executives at Lucent Technologies; Break-up order for Microsoft Corp.; Update on Cliff Miller, chief executive of TurboLinux.

Deals with some issues related to the United States computer industry. Reaction of investors on the news that the US Department of Justice will ask the courts to divide Microsoft company into two; Plans of chief executive Carl Yankowski for Palm handheld computers; Spending plans of Verizon for building a brand for their company.

Presents news briefs from the computer hardware and software industry as of April 24, 2000. Partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Exodus Communications; Introduction of CacheOS/s caching software from CacheFlow; Appointment of John Blaine as chief financial officer of Corel.

Presents news briefs on the computer industry as of April 10, 2000. Verdict on the antitrust case filed against Microsoft Corp.; Resignation of Judy Estrin as chief technology officer of Cisco Systems; Plans of Bessemer Venture Partners to remove its popular `Anti-Portfolio' Web page.

Provides update on information technology providers as of March 20, 2000. Joint venture that Microsoft Corp. and Andersen Consulting plan to form; Partnership of Breakaway Solutions with VerticalNet and Internet Capital Group to form a business-to-business corporate accelerator; Partnership of Cargill and Ariba to build an Internet marketplace.

Provides news on information technology product providers as of February 21, 2000. Stake of Intel Corp. in wireless networking company, Symbol Technologies; Enhancements to Visual Studio 7.0 development system from Microsoft Corp.; 3Com's EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI NIC with 3XP Processor.

Presents news briefs from the computer and software industry as of February 7, 2000. Joint marketing alliance formed by Microsoft Corp. and EMC; Agreement signed by F5 Networks with Hewlett-Packard Co.; Launching of BusinessGuardian X300 by Flexion Systems.

Presents news briefs on the computer industry in the United States as of November 1999. Features of the advanced version of the iPlanet Calendar Server software to be launched by Sun-Netscape Alliance; Pricing information for Windows 2000 operating system from Microsoft Corp.; Details on the Web-based system to be released by Intel Corp. by the end of 1999.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in the United States as of September 1999. Terms of the alliance signed by Microsoft Corp. with Ford Motor Co.; Money raised by Garden.com from initial public offering; How Luminant Worldwide will use the proceeds of its public offering; Acquisition of Inverse Network Technology by Visual Networks company.

Reports on investment made by Microsoft Corp. in Globo Cabo, a Brazilian cable operator. Benefits of the investment on Microsoft; Services expected to come out of the investment.

Discusses several events that happened in the computer industry in the United States as of June 28, 1999. Status of the United States versus Microsoft trial; Focus of a deal between 3Com Corp. and Intel Corp.; Consolidation in the cable industry;

Presents news on interactive computing equipment providers. Virtual private network strategy of Cabletron Systems; Investment of Microsoft Corp. in Inprise; Deal of IBM with Acer Group.

Cites developments in the computer industry in the United States, from 1995 to 1999. Includes Microsoft's bundling of the Internet Explorer browser with Windows 95; Initial public offerings of Internet companies; Public concerns on online privacy.

Focuses on the legal challenges facing Microsoft Corp. Resumption of the United States Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft in April 1999. Microsoft's use of America Online Inc.'s plan to buy Netscape Communications and develop technology with Sun Microsystems Inc. as a defense strategy; Implications of the partnership between the companies on sanctions that might be imposed on Microsoft.

Focuses on the Computer & Communications Industry Association's call for the breakup of Microsoft Corp. along product lines. Challenges to Microsoft's planned consolidation of its Windows 98 into its Windows NT network server operating system; Recommendations by other groups for the United States Department of Justice to restructure Microsoft. INSET: Will Microsoft go to pieces?.

Examines whether Microsoft Corp. has lost its leverage in the personal computing market as a result of the antitrust lawsuit filed by federal and state agencies. Benefits gained by personal computer makers from the trial; Impact of the case on Internet service providers; Strict guidelines imposed by Microsoft on corporate customers.

Focuses on the articles in the `BusinessWeek' magazine about the areas of business that were dominated by Microsoft Corp. Opinion of the public on the case of the United States Department of Justice against the Microsoft; Other charges faced by Microsoft; Information on the market competition faced by Microsoft in the operating system market.

Presents news briefs on the computer industry of the United States as of February 1999. Case of eBay that are under investigation in New York; Days given by United States District Judge Ronald Whyte on Microsoft Corp. to make its Java products compliant with Sun Microsystems Inc.

Presents news briefs on computer industry. Agreement between Microsoft Corp. and online book retailer BarnesandNoble.com Inc.; Findings on a survey conducted by Jupiter Communications LLC and NFO Worldwide Inc.; Alliance between NBC television network and The FamilyEducation Co.

Reports that Microsoft Corp. is looking to expand its activity in Silicon Valley venture capital funds. Reason why many companies are wary of making relationship with Microsoft; Advantages of more venture funds to Microsoft.

Provides news briefs on regulation, legislation and public policy concerning the computer industry in the United States (US) as of November 1998. Resignation of Ira Magaziner, US President Bill Clinton's senior adviser; Information on an appeal of Microsoft Corp. over a book chronicling Netscape Communications Corporation's Internet browser rivalry with Microsoft; Call of the Federal Communications Commission for more efficient ways of allocating telephone numbers.

Presents news briefs concerning the computer industry in the United States as of October 1998. Status of the settlement between Microsoft Corp. and European Commission on the contracts of the company that were struck with Internet service providers in Europe; Court decision on the antitrust suit filed by Bristol Technology Inc. on Microsoft Corp.; Approval of the Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act, a legislation that tighten penalties for online child molestation.

Reports on the start of the trial regarding the case filed by the United States Department of Justice against Microsoft Corp. over the alleged restriction imposed by the company in the personal computer operating system market. Motions made by District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson; Investigation of the European Union on Microsoft's cross-promotion deals with Internet service providers.

Reports in May 1998 that the essential facilities doctrine, an antitrust rule is being used in litigation inside the computer industry. Description of the doctrine; Use of the doctrine in cases against Microsoft Corporation and Intel Corporation; Description of these cases.

Reports that in an effort to widen their sphere of influence, router and networking companies have decided to cooperate rather than battle against Microsoft Corporation. Efforts to augment the networking deficiencies of Microsoft operating systems; Attempts by Cisco and Bay Networks Incorporated to fill the gaps in Microsoft's Windows 95 operating systems.