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IBM sells PC business to Chinese group (KAAL) -- Last week it was announced that IBM might be selling part of it #39;s company, and now that appears to have happened. China #39;s biggest computer maker says it #39;s acquired a majority stake in IBM #39;s personal | 2 |
Colgate To Cut 4,400 Jobs For months, Colgate executives have been hinting that a restructuring was imminent. Still, the scope of the plan that has been unveiled is larger than many analysts had anticipated and is expected to cost \$550-\$650 million after taxes. | 2 |
Merck Sees #39;05 Earnings Decline, Stock Up Merck amp; Co. Inc. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , reeling from the recent withdrawal of its Vioxx arthritis drug, on Wednesday said 2005 earnings will decline to | 2 |
Satellite radio competitors engaged in a star search The competition between the country #39;s two satellite radio companies began as a race to the stars, with each fighting to be the first to launch satellites into space. | 2 |
Lilly Launches Clinical Trial Web Site Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. reported Wednesday that it launched its clinical trial database Web site after announcing its intention to create the site in August. | 2 |
Indian Movie to Debut on Cell Phones (AP) AP - An Indian cellular phone company plans to air a new Bollywood movie on mobile handsets for free and in full Thursday in a bid to promote its video-streaming service. | 3 |
Bills' Campbell Out for Rest of Season (AP) AP - Bills tight end Mark Campbell will miss the rest of the season because of an injured right knee. | 1 |
Eli Lilly Launches Online Clinical Trial Registry (Reuters) Reuters - Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. on\Wednesday said it will make clinical trial information\available online amid calls by lawmakers and physicians for\more disclosure of negative trial results. | 3 |
2004 Was Year of Netsky Worm, Web Firm Sophos Says (Reuters) Reuters - Netsky-P, an email computer worm\allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting\virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and\homes worldwide, Web security firm Sophos says. | 3 |
Toshiba create dual layered DVD/HD DVD disc Toshiba has announced a dual layered disc that will playback both HD-DVD and DVD formats strengthing its offering in the battle of the next generation DVD formats. | 3 |
PalmSource to Port Palm OS on top of Linux Palm OS 6.0 (Palm OS Cobalt) hasn #39;t even seen the light of day on any device yet, nor is there any sign it will soon. All the same, PalmSource is steering its unused OS 6.0 onto the Linux platform. | 3 |
2004 Was Year of Netsky Worm, Web Firm Sophos Says Netsky-P, an email computer worm allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and homes worldwide, Web security firm Sophos says. | 3 |
#39;Human error #39; crashed DWP Human error caused the crash that left 80 per cent of staff without access to benefits payment processing systems at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last month, supplier EDS has acknowledged. | 3 |
Wigley makes clean break from Southampton Wigley had been under intense pressure at St Marys since replacing Paul Sturrock at the start of the season, with his position as head coach being questioned in the wake of some poor form. | 1 |
Marlins welcome back Leiter CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After spending the last seven seasons with the New York Mets, Al Leiter was feeling a little nostalgic. Leiter signed a one-year contract with the Florida Marlins, a team he helped lead to a World Series title in 1997. | 1 |
Nomar could undoubtedly excel again So it is with Nomar Garciaparra, who, less than a year ago, was regarded as one of the top dozen or so players in the major leagues. | 1 |
Delgado bears no grudges, but doesn #39;t think Jays made serious <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Carlos Delgado says he is leaving Toronto with no grudges, although the first baseman doesn #39;t think the Blue Jays did all they could to re-sign him. | 1 |
Cheers Greet Rescuers in Aceh, Children Suffer BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - U.S. helicopters shuttled injured refugees, many of them children, out of some of the worst-hit parts of tsunami-devastated Aceh province, as reports surfaced of trafficking in orphans from the disaster. | 0 |
EU urges China to exert moderation after textile quotas end (AFP) AFP - The European Union called on China at a summit to rein in its textile exports after international quotas are scrapped next year. | 0 |
IBM Data Reveals Rising Warranty Costs (PC World) PC World - Costs have increased steadily in recent years, causing some to wonder about quality. | 3 |
Apple in Cybersquatting Fight Over ITunes Website (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. computer giant Apple is\locked in a cybersquatting battle with a 22-year-old British\Internet whiz kid over the itunes.co.uk Web Site, a domain the\company wants for its chain of iTunes online music stores. | 3 |
Players and Fans Expected to Face Charges in Brawl DETROIT (Sports Network) - Five members of the Indiana Pacers and five Detroit Pistons fans are expected to be charged Wednesday in the November 19 brawl that took place at The Palace of Auburn Hills. | 1 |
Amazon Burning Makes Brazil a Leading Polluter (Reuters) Reuters - Burning of the Amazon and\other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's\greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the\world's leading polluters, a long-delayed government report\showed on Wednesday. | 3 |
Poll: Fla. Voters Had No Voting Problems (AP) AP - Most Florida voters had no problem casting a ballot on Election Day and many say they are confident their vote was counted correctly, a poll shows. | 0 |
Nobel Winner Urges Tree Plantings; Peace Row Brews (Reuters) Reuters - Kenya's Wangari Maathai urged a fight\against deforestation on Wednesday on her arrival in Oslo to\collect the Nobel Peace Prize amid controversy about whether\the award has lost its way by embracing environmentalism. | 3 |
Eli Lilly Launches Online Clinical Trial Registry Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it will make clinical trial information available online amid calls by lawmakers and physicians for more disclosure of negative trial results. | 2 |
Pitcher Leiter Headed Back to South Florida MIAMI (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins have signed pitcher Al Leiter to a one-year contract, one day after the New York Mets decided not to offer the lefthander arbitration. | 1 |
Biotech Crops Said on Rise Around World (AP) AP - Biotech crops are flourishing in the United States, but they're also taking root across the globe, accounting for about #36;44 billion in crops in five leading countries, according to a report Wednesday by an industry group. | 3 |
Mitchell Switches Loyalties to Oklahoma (AP) AP - If not for a technicality, Oklahoma linebacker Lance Mitchell might've been lining up against the Sooners in the Orange Bowl instead of for them. | 1 |
US pledges \$20m to Palestinians The US pledges \$20m to help Palestinians out of a financial crisis - a rare direct payment from Washington. | 0 |
Like Jordan and Ruth, Hamm Has a Home in Sports Lore Mia Hamm, who will retire on Wednesday, influenced millions of people and represented the possibilities available to women after the passage of Title IX. | 0 |
Iraqi Officials Consider Extending Voting Period Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission said on Wednesday it may consider holding next month's elections over an extended period, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had suggested. | 0 |
London Bridge Software fined for using unlicensed software Debt recovery software outfit pays out 39,500 | 3 |
Wippit to gain over 1m major-label tracks Gets content from last-two-to-licence 'big four' recording firms | 3 |
PalmSource to build Palm OS on Linux <strong>Update</strong> Buys Chinese phone software firm to speed release | 3 |
2004 Was Year of Netsky Worm, Web Firm Sophos Says FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Netsky-P, an email computer worm allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and homes worldwide, Web security firm Sophos says. | 3 |
Mosaid Says Court Denies Samsung Sanction Appeals TORONTO (Reuters) - Mosaid Technologies Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSD.TO qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">MSD.TO</A> said on Wednesday that a judge has denied an appeal by Samsung Electronics Co. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=005930.KS qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">005930.KS</A> of two remaining sanctions tied to a patent infringement lawsuit. | 3 |
IBM Gives Shanghai a Real Surprise It's like Big Blue realized everyone's secret dream: lose weight and make money at the same time. But its \$1.75 billion sale of its PC business to a Chinese company portends big changes for the international technology game board. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font> | 3 |
French winemakers take to streets Winemakers worried by a slump in sales stage street protests calling on the French government for help. | 0 |
Colgate to cut 4,400 jobs, close a third factories Colgate-Palmolive Co., the consumer products giant, will close a third of its factories and cut 4,400 jobs, or roughly 12 percent of its worldwide workforce, as part of a | 2 |
Luxury carmakers rev up profits STUTTGART - Despite signs of a global economic slowdown, two of Germany #39;s leading luxury carmakers - Porsche AG and BMW AG - have said they are off to a strong start to their new business years. | 2 |
Mozilla #39;s e-Mail Client Thunderbird 1.0 Launched The Mozilla Foundation released the final version of Thunderbird 1.0, the standalone open source e-mail client application, which is available for public download. | 3 |
Bush urges baseball to quot;address ... serious problem quot; of steroids WHITE HOUSE President Bush is joining the chorus of those who want Major League Baseball to crack down on steroid use. Press Secretary Scott McClellan says the president is calling on baseball players and owners to quot;address this serious problem. | 1 |
Lehmann admits surprise at Arsenal axe Jens Lehmann is surprised to be considered only second choice goalkeeper at Arsenal Football Club. The German has lost his place in the Gunners line-up to Spaniard Manuel Almunia, following a string of errors between the posts. | 1 |
Champions League: Group G review - Valencia crash out with Inter <b>...</b> Spanish champions Valencia became the big casualties of Group G, as they crashed out of this year #39;s Champions League following their 2-0 defeat to Werder Bremen. | 1 |
Malloy #39;embarrassed #39; by move Notre Dame president Rev. Edward Malloy said on Wednesday that he was upset about how his university fired Irish football coach Tyrone Willingham last week. | 1 |
Piturca back as Romania #39;s boss Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Victor Piturca has been re-appointed as Romania #39;s national team coach. Piturca, 48, was fired four years ago after a dispute with Romania legend Gheorghe Hagi. | 1 |
Bush Wants Baseball to Work Out Steroids Problem (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush wants Major League\Baseball management and players to come up with a tough\steroids testing program on their own and believes progress is\being made, his spokesman said on Wednesday. | 1 |
EU signals movement on China arms ban THE HAGUE The European Union said Wednesday that it was not yet ready to lift its 15-year arms embargo on China amid concerns about human rights, but held out the prospect that the ban could be eased early next year. | 0 |
Sharon offers calm in absence of Palestinian attacks Israeli PM says his country Israel will #39;maintain calm #39; in absence of Palestinian militants attacks. JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel would quot;maintain the calm quot; in the absence of attacks | 0 |
Lenovo reveals IBM warranty costs rising steadily In detailing its agreement to acquire IBM's personal computing division, China's Lenovo Group revealed data about growing warranty costs for Big Blue's PC business, and in doing so raised questions about quality control issues. | 3 |
New set of Linux security flaws unveiled A security researcher has uncovered yet another set of security flaws in an image component, which could put Linux users at risk of system compromise if they view a maliciously crafted image. | 3 |
IBM Data Reveals Rising Warranty Costs Costs have increased steadily in recent years, causing some to wonder about quality. | 3 |
Analysis: IBM Adjusts to Harsh PC Market IBM's deal with Lenovo may signal a round of industry consolidation, analysts say. | 3 |
ETFs and Falling Fund Fees The pricing pressure from ETFs is good news for index investors. But don't forget the brokerage fees. | 2 |
IBM Discloses Details Of PC Business Sale Lenovo will pay \$1.75 billion for IBM #39;s PC business unit but will continue to use the IBM brand for five years. By Paul McDougall, and Darrell Dunn. | 2 |
Ontario Teachers #39; Pension Plan buying Alliance Laundry Holdings <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Teachers #39; Pension Plan has signed an agreement to buy Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC, a US laundry equipment maker, in a deal worth \$450 million US. | 2 |
Siebel Infuses SMBs with CRM Executives at Siebel Systems (Quote, Chart) said its competitors in the CRM (define) space aren #39;t doing enough to meet the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB). | 2 |
Five Pacers Charged in Basketball Brawl (AP) AP - Five Indiana Pacers players were charged Wednesday for fighting with fans in the stands and on the court at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons last month. | 1 |
BEA #39;s Devil of an App Server Unwilling to sit back and let Oracle (Quote, Chart) grab all of the attention this week, BEA Systems (Quote, Chart) said a beta of its new application server, WebLogic Server 9.0, will be available for download next week. | 3 |
Intel sheds light on 2005 desktop strategy DECEMBER 07, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Intel Corp. #39;s products for the digital home and digital office in 2005 will give consumers and IT managers more capabilities than just raw performance, and the company plans to highlight those products as it did with | 3 |
IMLogic Leads Group into IM Malware Battle Most e-mail users are aware that opening an executable file (.exe) from an unknown source is a danger, but many don #39;t know what an IM threat looks like. | 3 |
Bunning: We may need to tackle steroids US Sen. Jim Bunning said Tuesday night that he expects Congress to have to get involved to resolve Major League Baseball #39;s steroid crisis. | 1 |
Flashes #39; fifth win in a row breaks Creighton #39;s streak Kent, OH (U-WIRE) -- Point guard DeAndre Haynes scored 13 points and added 11 assists as Kent State gave Creighton its first loss of the season, 67-58, in Omaha, Neb. | 1 |
Car bomb blast hits US convoy in Samarra, four killed A car bomb exploded at a US convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, killing at least four Iraqis and wounding many others, police said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Update 8: Oil Prices Rise on Heating Oil Concerns Crude oil futures prices rose Wednesday because of lingering concerns about heating oil supplies and fears that OPEC could rein in output when it meets later this week. | 2 |
China oil chief arrested in trading scandal China Aviation Oil chief executive, Chen Jiu-lin, has been arrested in Singapore in connection with an alleged 550-million-US-dollar trading scandal, involving his company. | 2 |
Eli Lilly Bares All Given recent furor regarding clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has unveiled a Web site that will post clinical trial results, according to The Wall Street Journal. | 2 |
This Genome Is Fowl Researchers have sequenced the genome of the red jungle fowl, an early version of what we know today as the chicken, giving scientists new insight to many human diseases and possibly avian flu. | 3 |
Palm OS goes Linux Mobile device OS maker PalmSource sets out to acquire software house China MobileSoft, hinting of a Linux-based version of Palm OS being in the works. | 3 |
AMD Joins Push for Cooler, More Efficient Server Room Advanced Micro Devices Inc. #39;s announcement that its new PowerNow technology will be available on its Opteron line of processors could mean a lot to some enterprise customers. | 3 |
Redknapp Planning Portsmouth Raid Harry Redknapp maintained his conscience was clear today following his decision to join Southampton just two weeks after leaving south-coast rivals Portsmouth. | 1 |
EU to Work toward Ending China Arms Ban At an EU-China Summit on Wednesday, the EU said now was not the time to lift its arms embargo on China. However, EU leaders held out the prospect of ending the ban perhaps next year, despite opposition from the US. | 0 |
US, North Korean officials meet at UN US officials met twice last week with North Korean officials in New York to tell them the US was ready to resume nuclear negotiations and wanted to resolve the issue diplomatically, State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said. | 0 |
UN Investigating Reports of Rwandan Violations in Congo The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating reports that Rwandan soldiers were responsible for violations of human rights in the east of the country last month. | 0 |
Ghana Waits for Official Results from Tuesday #39;s Election People in Ghana are closely following the vote counting after Tuesday #39;s election, with final results expected late Wednesday. After waiting patiently in line Tuesday to cast votes in their fourth consecutive | 0 |
Cavs' Traylor Out With Broken Finger (AP) AP - Cavaliers forward Robert Traylor will miss three to four weeks after breaking his left pinkie against the New Jersey Nets. | 1 |
Aligning Interests? Yeah, Right. Cisco's employees apparently can't sell their stock options fast enough. Suits the company just fine. | 2 |
Circuit City's Sales Short-Circuit The company reports a decline in same-store sales for the third quarter. | 2 |
Eli Lilly Bares All In the spirit of full disclosure, the Big Pharma company publishes clinical trial results online. | 2 |
S. America creates single market Presidents and officials of 12 South American countries are meeting in Peru to create an economic and political community. | 2 |
IBM to customers: Expect business as usual IBM may be selling its PC business, but it #39;s working hard to keep its PC customers. Still, competitors Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others are likely to come knocking in an attempt to pick off nervous customers | 2 |
Kidde Opens Books to United Technologies Kidde PLC, a British fire and safety equipment maker, agreed Wednesday to open its books to United Technologies Corp. after receiving a new takeover offer from the US engineering giant. | 2 |
New DVD Format Being Marketed One layer of the new disk is in standard DVD format, while the other layer will be in the HD DVD format. Such a combination lets film studios put a movie in DVD format on one side and, on the other, in HD DVD format. | 3 |
Apple having problems getting iTunes.co.uk It has been quiet sometime since we heard news related to domain name issues. Microsoft recently had some with a kid named Mike Rowe who opened up a site MikeRoweSoft. | 3 |
Experts Urge People to Unplug Occasionally (AP) AP - Katie Achille grew up with the Internet. She was 9 when she first tapped into it #151; and quickly became an avid e-mailer, Web surfer and sender of instant messages. But when recent computer troubles left her without regular Web access, something unexpected happened: To her surprise, she suddenly felt free. | 3 |
Crossing the great divide Before Harry Redknapp had even been officially unveiled as the new Southampton manager, the first emotive pot shots that invariably accompany the bridging of entrenched football divides had been fired. | 1 |
IBM Gives Shanghai a Real Surprise (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - IBM's decision to sell its personal computer business to China-based Lenovo gives the world's third-largest nation the distinction of housing what will soon be the world's third-largest PC maker. On a deeper level, the deal also marks a changing of the guard in the PC business and rearranges the game board for rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard. | 3 |
Malone vows not to return to NBA Lakers (AFP) AFP - Add Karl Malone to the list of talent leaving the Los Angeles Lakers because of Kobe Bryant. | 1 |
Online Music Store Wippit Signs Universal, Warner (Reuters) Reuters - European digital music service Wippit\has signed a deal to license the catalogs of Universal Music\and Warner Music, enabling its customers to download songs from\all of the four major labels. | 3 |
Best Buy Improves Its Supply Chain View (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Retailer Best Buy turns to i2's chain management/logistics software in the hopes of gaining more timely visibility into business operations on both the purchasing and logistics sides. | 3 |
Pioneer IBM's exit from PC business seen as turning point (AFP) AFP - IBM's deal to sell its personal computer business to China's Lenovo, a move likely to reshape the industry, signals the PC has evolved into a mass consumer item with little profit, analysts say. | 3 |
New GameSpy terms threaten Mac to PC online gaming (MacCentral) MacCentral - New software licensing fees dictated by GameSpy Industries Inc. may make it impossible for Mac game publishers to let their forthcoming games play against their PC counterparts. GameSpy's licensing fees have increased by a factor of five to ten in recent months, an amount that Mac game publishers say is unreasonable to expect them to pay. | 3 |
Scientists Find Gene Clue in Hunt for AIDS Vaccine (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists said Wednesday they have\identified key genes involved in the body's response to HIV,\which causes AIDS -- a finding that could narrow the search for\an effective vaccine against the deadly illness. | 3 |
Could Dry Quicksand Explain Desert Disappearances? (Reuters) Reuters - Could people and vehicles that have\mysteriously vanished in the desert have been swallowed up by\shifting sands? | 3 |
Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research (AP) AP - Here's something to ponder when you bite into your next chicken wing: A new study says about 60 percent of the genes in the critter you're eating have close cousins in your own DNA. | 3 |
Continental Refutes Report of Charges (AP) AP - Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it was "outraged" at reports that French authorities want to prosecute the airline and several employees over the Concorde crash that killed 113 people in Paris four years ago. | 0 |
Digital cameras aid Jessops sales Specialist retailer Jessops says the popularity of digital cameras has helped to boost its profits. | 3 |
Jay-Z to Head Def Jam Recordings Label, Executives Say Rap star Jay-Z, who has little corporate experience, will become the chief executive for one of Universal's biggest divisions. | 0 |
Indian minister says IT outsourcing raked in \$12.5 billion Indian officials today disclosed details on revenues from IT outsourcing for the last year.\ | 3 |
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