Public information, in our book, at least, should be open to everyone. That means the citizen sitting at home with her computer should have access to the same public information that working journalists can obtain.

...What happens if someone hits the jackpot from a company computer? Rick Lane, director of e-commerce and Internet technology at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, laughed and said: ''Like all e-commerce issues, a lot of them haven't...

...contact you, instead of the other way around. It's more convenient.'' The first Web site of its kind applies Internet technology and the cold logic of the marketplace to a college education, whose net price on many campuses can vary as much...

...both Delta and American airlines in offering workers home PCs, printers and free or discounted hookups to the Internet. Technology experts say it helps keep employees up-to-date on technology. Some consider it a ploy to get employees to...

...heard throughout Asia, which is suffering a wave of cyber piracy. Musicians, authors and software makers say Internet technology that is revolutionizing other industries also has created vast new opportunities to spread illegal copies of their...

...An estimated 20 million Napster users worldwide will be affected by the court order in the landmark battle over Internet technology and intellectual property rights. The order applies only to copyrighted music, but Napster attorneys said it...

...President Jeff Mallett acknowledged. In less than a year, Napster has acquired more than 10 million users. Few Internet technologies have become so popular so quickly -- nor acquired such powerful enemies. Though it has yet to figure out how...

...executives said they plan to take most of the approximately $600 million they will save from the job cuts and reinvest it in business units with high-growth potential, such as e-commerce, Internet technologies and investment banking.

...a new initiative created to provide clear, concise and relevant business information on existing and emerging Internet technologies. For more information, call Julie McDowell at 800-325-3073, or visit www.minnesotatechnology.org...

...should show further progress. But with huge swaths of middle-class Americans having already adopted computer and Internet technologies, growth can be expected to slow. Distributed by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service