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[IMAGE]	[IMAGE] 	[IMAGE]	 [IMAGE]   In the News  June 5, 2001  [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]Napster's new deal  [IMAGE]Microsoft ends free support for Office 97  [IMAGE]Sun invests in database company  [IMAGE]Cisco boosts networking technology  [IMAGE]Tech mecca fears China's shadow  [IMAGE]PC buyers step back from speed derby   [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]  Special reports [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]    Naked empires Day 2 of "Death of the free Web" asks if the billions being spent for Web traffic are worth it. Read Full Story   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   Napster's new deal  Napster has agreed to use a new music service being developed by three major record labels in a legal version of the popular file-swapping network. According to sources close to the deal, the agreement would ultimately allow Napster to sell songs offered by MusicNet, a company created by media software developer RealNetworks and three major labels--AOL Time Warner's Warner Music Group, EMI Recorded Music and Bertelsmann's BMG Entertainment.  June 5, 2001, 9:30 a.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  Microsoft ends free support for Office 97  In another move at least partly aimed at prodding people to upgrading their software, Microsoft has ended its free support for customers of its most popular business software product. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant on Friday began charging for person-to-person troubleshooting advice regarding Office 97. People wishing to pay the fee may call Microsoft or submit a personal service request on Microsoft's support site. Or they can scan Microsoft's online support library and try to find answers themselves for free.  June 5, 2001, 12:35 p.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  Sun invests in database company  Sun Microsystems is among those that invested $22 million in Clustra Systems, a company working to make databases less susceptible to computer crashes. Clustra's database software, originally designed for telecommunications companies and now being expanded for online companies as well, is designed to stay up and running on several computers even if one crashes or is unusable during maintenance.  June 5, 2001, 12:45 p.m. PT |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  Cisco boosts networking technology  At the SuperComm 2001 telecommunications trade show in Atlanta on Tuesday, Cisco said that it has enhanced its family of Internet routers and developed new software that will allow telecommunications service providers to more easily manage a network built with Cisco's hardware. With the software, for example, service providers will be able to offer Net access to customers without sending technicians to their homes or businesses.  June 5, 2001, 12:45 p.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  Tech mecca fears China's shadow  Computex, the world's third-largest trade show, highlights chip rivalries, handheld computers and the problems facing Taiwan's tech-heavy economy.  June 5, 2001, 12:35 p.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE]  PC buyers step back from speed derby  Chipmakers are locked in arms race of producing ever-faster processors, but many consumers are shunning the speed demons in favor of slower, budget-priced PCs. Recent sales forecasts show Intel's cutting-edge Pentium 4 lagging well behind expectations, with some analysts predicting the chip leader will sell only half the 20 million Pentium 4 chips it anticipated this year.  June 5, 2001, 11:05 a.m. PT  |  Read Full Story  [IMAGE] 	 [IMAGE]  Visit the CNET Research Library, powered by Bitpipe   Also from CNET    IT Manager Community from Tech Republic   Featured Comparison: 50 Most Popular Handhelds   Test Your Internet Connection   Laid off? Apply for a new tech job   Build an Online Photo Album    	 [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]  	[IMAGE]	


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