SMIL enables developers to create sites that are more like TV without the limitations of TV, and significantly lowers the bandwidth requirements. The systems include a new high-end notebook, the PowerBook G3. Apple is also expected to announce a direct marketing program for selling Macs over the Web, and possibly a network computer preview. The US House of Representatives approved the No Electronic Theft Act Wednesday. The so-called NET act makes sharing, bartering, or exchanging unauthorized copies of intellectual property over the Internet a crime, in some cases a felony offense.
Analysts question Borders ability to gain substantial market share, coming so late in the game.
However, key partnerships with Infoseek, IBM, and CNET should make the race for the virtual bookshelf interesting reading. Allaire says v 3.0 is due in November. That's it for this week, see you next time. This newsletter is only sent to those who have subscribed, but feel free to spread the word.