Newsbytes Top Stories 05/30/01.

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WASHINGTON, DC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001

Newsbytes E-Letter -- The highlights of today's Newsbytes news wire are:

-- EarthLink Turns On Listen-Only Radio Service

-- Microsoft Allies Dismiss New Monopoly Allegations

-- Dot-Pro Chief Expects To Be Selling Addresses By December

-- Aimster Tries Fending Off Music-Industry Suits

-- Lawmakers Reintroduce Social-Security-Number Privacy Bill

-- Search Engine War Brewing - Study

-- Monster Grabs FlipDog, Seeks To Buy Swedish Site

-- Alcatel, Lucent End Merger Talks

EarthLink Turns On Listen-Only Radio Service

Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. today lit up its new radio station, and it's interactive, but not in the sense that has the recording industry and digital music providers cranking out suits like a Hong Kong tailor. The service, powered by Radio Central, offers five genres of copyright- protected songs.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166285.html

Microsoft Allies Dismiss New Monopoly Allegations

A trade group founded by Microsoft blasted the software giant's largest competitors today with a report refuting allegations that Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system and .NET strategy were designed to allow the company to monopolize the Internet.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166286.html

Dot-Pro Chief Expects To Be Selling Addresses By December

RegistryPro Ltd., which last year won a contract to operate a new worldwide Internet domain called ".pro," probably won't start offering "real-time" .pro registrations until November or December of this year, RegistryPro Chief Executive Sloan Gaon said.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166277.html

Aimster Tries Fending Off Music-Industry Suits -- Update

David Boies, the attorney who has made history by prosecuting Microsoft, then defending both ex-Vice President Al Gore and Napster - all within the span of a year - is expected to speak in court today for Aimster, another digital music firm under fire from the music industry.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166272.html

Lawmakers Reintroduce Social-Security-Number Privacy Bill

In an effort to head off an increasing incidence of identity theft, House lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would restrict the sale and public display of Social Security numbers, and establish criminal penalties for violations.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166261.html

Search Engine War Brewing -- Study

Yahoo remains the most-used search engine by US surfers, according to new figures released today, but more and more Internet users are going to Microsoft Corp.'s MSN to conduct searches. Among US users, MSN has climbed to second place as the most popular referring search site behind Yahoo, with nearly 16 percent of all referrals as of May 21, said StatMarket, a unit of Internet intelligence service WebSideStory Inc.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166244.html

Monster Grabs FlipDog, Seeks To Buy Swedish Site

Gargantuan online job portal Monster.com and its parent, TMP Worldwide, said today the company has acquired privately held FlipDog.com, and has made a cash offer for Stockholm-based Jobline International AB.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166243.html

Alcatel, Lucent End Merger Talks

Telecommunications equipment giants Alcatel and Lucent Technologies abruptly put an end to talks aimed at a $32 billion merger after the markets closed on Tuesday.

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166241.html

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