Last updated: Tuesday, August 5, 1997, 8:30 a.m.
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You guessed it: Web retailers are feeling the pinch of the UPS strike as much as their traditional counterparts. As expected, small retailers and Web retailers are being hit hardest by SundayÕs walkout of tens of thousands of Teamsters employed by UPS.

Rumors are swirling at the Macworld Expo in Boston over everything from a new licensing strategy to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's management role. We'll keep you up to date on the new Apple vision.

Intel employees are taking to the Web with FACEINTEL (Former And Current Employees of Intel) with the mission to share experiences and "create true long-term employment opportunities at Intel."

Justice Department cleared: A federal judge has ended a 10-year legal battle that accused the Justice Department of stealing a computer program that helps prosecutors keep track of cases and share information. Judge Christine Miller said she found no merit to theft claims made by software contractor Inslaw Inc. She ruled that Inslaw failed to show it had any ownership rights to the software or that the Justice Department acted improperly in its use.

Net broadcasting push: MCI Communications Corp. and a Seattle software company want us to tune them in to watch TV or listen to baseball. MCI, the nation's second-largest long-distance company, and Progressive Networks Inc. are teaming up to sell an Internet broadcasting service to broadcasters, cable channels and sports networks, which in turn would offer it to home computer users. Sorry, no direct sales to users.

Colorado dreamin': Sun Microsystems has dedicated its $204 million campus in Broomfield, Colo., and moved in two sections of its SunService division, which provides technical support and training. But ``This is not about moving a lot of people from California,'' says SunService president Larry Hambly. ``It's about tapping into local talent.''.

A piece of the stream: Microsoft plans to add Internet startup VXtreme Inc. to its holdings, according to the ubiquitous industry sources. The Sunnyvale startup makes software for continuous-delivery video and audio streaming. The Colossus from Redmond reportedly values VXtreme at $75 million, compared with the $1 million in initial seed money with which the fledgling company was founded some 18 months ago.

Digital competition: Seven regional U.S. and Canadian wireless telephone companies have linked up to create a digital network spanning the continent. The GSM Alliance hopes that by working together and offering better service members can compete against such big rivals as AT&T and Sprint PCS.

Safe from young eyes: CompuServe, the second-largest online service, will create an adults-only area requiring passwords and proof of age to keep sexually explicit material away from young eyes.

Nose to the grindstone: While Larry Ellison dances with Apple, Oracle is keeping its focus with plans to buy the private Treasury Services, which makes financial risk-analysis software, for $120 million.

Sex sells, and those slyly suggestive ads are moving online to no one's surprise, considering the Web's growth and the short click-through rate for a Web ad.

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