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IBM to help Cloudscape developers IBM on Monday will unveil free developer resources for Cloudscape, a small-footprint, Java-based database that the company recently contributed to the Apache Software Foundation as an open source project. | 3 |
Cisco warns of IOS flaw Cisco Systems Inc. warned of another security vulnerability to its products last week, one that could allow an attacker to disable remote administration access to a Cisco device running IOS. | 3 |
Intel announces milestone in shrinking chips SAN JOSE, Calif. Semiconductor company Intel says it has made a breakthrough development in shrinking the size of chips. The Santa Clara-based company announced today it has created a fully functional 70 megabit | 2 |
Consumer Spending Rebounds Sharply US consumer spending rebounded sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the US economy has recovered from its recent soft spot. | 2 |
After Delays, Intel Points to Chip-Making Advance Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is on track to introduce the world #39;s most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said on Sunday. | 3 |
Windows XP users should download Service Pack 2 With the latest update to Microsoft Corp. #39;s Windows XP operating system, personal computers join parents, bosses, teachers and spouses as a source of nagging in your life. | 3 |
Cisco gear subject to DoS attack Cisco Systems last week warned that a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists for its products. The threat affects all Cisco products running the vendor #39;s Internetwork Operating System (IOS). | 3 |
WHAT TO WEAR It #39;s hard for Serena Williams not to consider herself the US Open #39;s defending champion. That honor is held by Justine Henin-Hardenne, who captured the Open crown last September when the Williams sisters withdrew with injuries. | 1 |
Inquest begins into croc attack A coronial inquest begins today into a fatal crocodile attack on a German tourist in Kakadu National Park more than 18 months ago. | 0 |
Cerberus to Buy LNR for #36;1.9 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Private investor Cerberus Capital\Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and\management company LNR Property Corp. (LNR.N) for #36;1.92 billion\in cash. | 2 |
Interstate Bakeries Hires Turnaround Firm (Reuters) Reuters - Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC.N),\maker of Wonder bread and Hostess Twinkies, on Monday said it\hired a turnaround firm and delayed filing its annual report\with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. | 2 |
Spending Rebounds, Good News for Growth WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rebounded sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S. economy has recovered from its recent soft spot. | 2 |
Cerberus to Buy LNR for \$1.9 Billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private investor Cerberus Capital Management LP has agreed to buy real estate investment and management company LNR Property Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LNR.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LNR.N</A> ... | 2 |
Interstate Bakeries Hires Turnaround Firm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interstate Bakeries Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">IBC.N</A>, maker of Wonder bread and Hostess Twinkies, on Monday said it hired a turnaround firm and delayed f... | 2 |
Accredo Cuts Forecast, Stock Plummets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accredo Health Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ACDO.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ACDO.O</A>, which provides pharmacy and treatment services for patients with chronic illnesses, on Monday slashed its pr... | 2 |
Sadr Aide Tells Iraq Militia to Cease Fire -- TV BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) - A top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite leader Moqtada al-Sadr called on the Mehdi Army militia Monday to cease fire across Iraq and said Sadr was preparing to announce plans for a major political program. | 0 |
Attacks Reportedly Halt Iraq Oil Exports Oil exports from southern Iraq have been brought to a complete halt, a senior oil official said Monday, following a spate of pipeline attacks launched by insurgents trying to undermine the nation's interim government. | 2 |
Consumer Spending Up 0.8 Percent in July WASHINGTON - After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by a strong 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk. The over-the-month increase in consumer spending, reported by the C... | 0 |
Supreme court approves UFJ-Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial merger talks NEW YORK, August 30 (New Ratings) - Japan #39;s Supreme Court has reportedly approved the merger negotiations between UFJ Holdings Inc (ticker: UFJ) and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG). | 2 |
Microsoft takes on iTunes Microsoft #39;s MSN division is expected to finally enter the music business this week with a public beta of its new online music service. | 3 |
Masked intruder may have killed power to SkyDome Power to the SkyDome and surrounding areas went off for about an hour yesterday afternoon, and officials say the reason could have been a raccoon in the wrong place at the wrong time. | 1 |
Intel Announces Chip Shrinking Milestone Contradicting fears that the semiconductor industry's pace of development is slowing, Intel Corp. announced it has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of transistors that will power its next-generation chips. | 3 |
After delays, 3-D memory chips get closer to market Matrix Semiconductor Inc. is shipping samples of a new, cheaper memory chip that has been delayed by technological problems for nearly two years, the company said Friday. | 3 |
Talks Resume Between US Airways, Pilots ARLINGTON, Va. Aug. 30, 2004 - Talks between US Airways Group Inc. and the union representing pilots have resumed, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday. | 2 |
Intel updates Centrino wireless chips, software Intel Corp. unveiled an update to its wireless networking technology Thursday, adding simpler software, improved security and support for a more robust, less interference-prone radio standard. | 3 |
Manchester United held by Toffees MANCHESTER, Aug 30 (SW) - Manchester United failed to reassure their fans after extending their poor campaign start, as Alex Ferguson and his men were held to a goalless draw by Everton at old Trafford. | 1 |
NHLers charged with threatening bouncer Two NHL players were arrested and charged overnight with uttering death threats and were due to appear in court in Toronto this morning, police say. | 1 |
Dozens dead in Sadr City clashes At least 17 Iraqis have been killed and 96 wounded in fierce clashes between US soldiers and fighters loyal to Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, an Iraqi health ministry official said on Monday. | 0 |
China war games may be off China has withdrawn 3,000 soldiers from a military exercise on an island facing Taiwan, prompting speculation that Beijing may have cancelled its annual war games, the Taiwan defence ministry says. | 0 |
Googlicious - More Google Expansion Googlicious - Post IPO Google Expansion\\The skeptics scoffed, the Securities Exchange Commission had a fit, and the company had to halve the number of shares of the initial public offering to set a price that valued the company at roughly 120 times earnings, extravagant even by dot.... | 3 |
Libya Seems Honest About Nuke Program -- UN Report (Reuters) Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said\in a confidential report circulated Monday that Libya appears\to have been telling the truth in its declarations on the\covert atomic weapons program that it agreed in December to\abandon. | 0 |
U.S. Stocks Open Lower as Oil Looms NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the Republican National Convention getting underway in New York City amid heightened security concerns. | 2 |
September 11 families divided over Republican Convention (AFP) AFP - Some welcome it, some wish it would go away. Either way, relatives of victims of the September 11 attacks are closely following the Republican National Convention that opens here to formally nominate George W. Bush for president. | 0 |
Japan bank mega-merger on track Japan's highest court removes a key obstacle to a proposed merger between UFJ bank and rival Mitsubishi Financial. | 2 |
Talks Resume Between Airline, Pilots The Air Line Pilots Association says the pilots #39; negotiating committee met with management Sunday, a week after talks broke down. | 2 |
Ciber Buys Majority Stake in Novasoft Information technology services provider Ciber Inc. said Monday that it will buy a 67 percent stake in German software consultant Novasoft AG from the company #39;s founders in a move to enter the German market. | 2 |
Japan bank mega-merger on track Japan #39;s Supreme Court has ruled that UFJ bank can pull out of a deal to sell its trust business to rival Sumitomo. The ruling removes a key obstacle to a planned merger between UFJ and Mitsubishi Financial, which would create the world #39;s biggest bank. | 2 |
Novartis Transplant Drug Certican Delayed by FDA (Update1) Novartis AG, Switzerland #39;s largest drugmaker, said the US Food and Drug Administration has delayed approval of its Certican transplant treatment and is seeking more information on safe and effective dosing. | 2 |
Call for vast Chinese power spend China needs to invest \$120bn (67bn) over the next five years to increase electricity supplies to meet demand, a leading Chinese official has said. | 2 |
PC maker bets on personal power SAN FRANCISCO Today the idea of building a custom-designed workstation computer in Silicon Valley seems quaint. In both engineering and scientific markets, inexpensive off-the-shelf systems, coupled with the | 3 |
The Genesis Payload: Just How Dangerous are its Contents? When NASAs Genesis solar-wind sample return capsule skyrockets from space next week and drops into the Utah Test and Training Range, that landmark in civilian space draws upon a once classified satellite snooping program. | 3 |
That #39;s one big fat Greek goodbye ATHENSGreece said goodbye to the XXVIII Olympiad last night, staging an uproarious farewell pageant under the glow of a full moon, replete with security blimps and a swarm of police helicopters swirling overhead. | 1 |
Houllier installed as favourite to succeed Robson Gerard Houllier was on Monday installed as the early favourite to succeed Sir Bobby Robson as Newcastle manager. The former Liverpool boss is being tipped to take over with Magpies skipper Alan Shearer, who | 1 |
At these Games, the big sports powers see less gold For Americans, it #39;s just as well that the Olympics came to a conclusion Sunday. Over the weekend, the ends of America #39;s almost | 1 |
France Rejects Iraqi Kidnappers #39; Demand on Scarf Ban (Update2) France said it will maintain its law banning Muslim scarves and other signs of religious belief in state schools, rejecting a demand by the Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters for its revocation. | 0 |
Howard prepares for bruising election DESCRIBING himself as the quot;underdog quot; who is facing the biggest fight of his political career, Australias prime minister, John Howard, yesterday announced his decision to go to the polls against a man 22 years his younger. | 0 |
NTT faces Softbank challenge TOKYO Softbank said on Monday that it would offer a cut-rate phone service in Japan, a move that could undermine Nippon Telegraph Telephone #39;s position as the dominant player in the country #39;s fixed-line market. | 0 |
GOP Convention Protests Mostly Peaceful (AP) AP - Tens of thousands of protesters made a sweaty but jubilant five-hour march through the streets of Manhattan on the eve of the Republican National Convention for a demonstration that wound up being largely peaceful despite fears of violent skirmishes with police. | 0 |
Accredo Cuts '05 Forecast, Stock Plummets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accredo Health Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ACDO.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ACDO.O</A>, which provides pharmacy and treatment services for patients with chronic illnesses, on Monday slashed it... | 2 |
Sharon to Present Gaza Timetable to Mutinous Party JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to present a timetable for withdrawal from Gaza to lawmakers from his Likud party Tuesday despite a mutiny in the right-wing bloc over the plan. | 0 |
Irishman Gets Suspended Jail Term for Pushing Runner ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek court Monday gave a former Irish priest a suspended 12-month jail sentence and a 3,000 euro fine for pushing a leading Olympic marathon runner off the road, a court source said. | 0 |
U.S. Envoy Slams Serb PM on War Crimes Handovers (Reuters) Reuters - A top U.S. envoy accused Serbian\Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica of not doing enough to arrest\leading war crimes suspects on Monday, saying Belgrade had\shown "zero cooperation" with The Hague war crimes tribunal. | 0 |
Reprieve for jailed Indian leader India's Karnataka state government agrees to drop all charges against jailed Hindu nationalist Uma Bharti. | 0 |
Microsoft's Homeland Security Efforts Tom Richey, head of homeland security efforts at Microsoft, will be online to discuss homeland security trends and Microsoft's current work in the homeland security arena. Filter columnist Cynthia L. Webb will moderate. | 3 |
US July Spending Increases 0.8; Incomes Up 0.1 (Update2) US consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in July after a smaller decline in June than previously reported, a sign the economy is accelerating. | 2 |
Marathon gatecrasher given suspended sentence A Greek court has given a former Irish priest a suspended 12-month jail sentence and a 3,000 euro (2,000 pound) fine for pushing a leading Olympic marathon runner off the road, a court source says. | 1 |
Langer fills out a strong team for the Ryder Cup Well, it #39;s not quite great, but it might be good enough to do the job. With the conclusion of the BMW International Open on Sunday came also the final reckoning in the constitution of the Europe Ryder Cup team. | 1 |
Newcastle sack manager Robson Newcastle United Football Club has sacked Sir Bobby Robson, the oldest manager in the English Premier League. quot;After a disappointing start to the Premier League season, the directors of Newcastle United have | 1 |
First potential jurors to face questioning in Bryant case EAGLE, Colo. Lawyers in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case will start questioning about one hundred potential jurors today. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle (RUCK #39;-ree-gull) has closed the session to the public | 1 |
Coup plot nations seeks to quiz Thatcher South Africa is considering a request by Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher about his alleged involvement in a foiled coup plot in the oil-rich west African nation. | 0 |
Nonviolent protest offers little hope for Palestinians JERUSALEM The arrival in the Middle East of Arun Gandhi, preaching his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi #39;s message of love, brotherhood and nonviolence to conflict-weary Israelis and Palestinians, has raised tentative hopes that the bloody conflict may be | 0 |
Situation in Darfur region still troublesome: UN official A senior United Nations official said here Monday that the situation in the western Sudanese regionof Darfur is still troublesome. | 0 |
Gartner: India's BPO market likely to lose market share BANGALORE, INDIA --India is likely to lose market share in offshore business process outsourcing (BPO), from its current 80 percent to about 55 percent by 2007, according to research firm Gartner Inc. | 3 |
Consumer Spending Up 0.8 Percent in July (AP) AP - After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by a strong 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk. | 2 |
Stocks Dip on Energy Prices, Income Report (AP) AP - Stocks fell in light trading Monday on rising energy prices and a disappointing consumer income report. | 2 |
Microsoft Makes More Open-Source Overtures (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Microsoft is reaching out further to the open-source community with offers of joint development and testing, but some wonder about the company's sincerity. | 3 |
Pakistani Man Arrested for Acid Attack (AP) AP - Police arrested a man for allegedly throwing acid in a Pakistani courtroom on Monday, injuring his brother-in-law and four other people with burns, an official said. | 0 |
Longhorn Comes Up Short (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - At long last, Microsoft has put a date on when it will release the next generation of its Windows operating system. But the 2006 delivery of "Longhorn" will ship without the highly touted Windows File System feature, raising all sorts of questions about... | 3 |
Wonder Bread Baker Stock Drops 25 Percent NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interstate Bakeries Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">IBC.N</A>, maker of Wonder bread and Hostess Twinkies, on Monday said it hired a turnaround firm, delayed fili... | 2 |
Republicans Tap Gimmicks to Raise Cash (AP) AP - The Republican National Convention is officially President Bush's party, but fellow GOP candidates are not shy about using the days before the guest of honor's arrival to raise money for their own campaigns. | 0 |
Republicans Open Convention, Plan 9/11 Tribute (Reuters) Reuters - Republicans opened their national\convention on Monday to nominate President Bush for a second\term with plans for four days of tributes to his wartime\leadership and his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. | 0 |
California Cities, Counties Sue Microsoft Class action suit accuses the software giant of violating state's business code. | 3 |
Al-Sadr Calls for End of Fighting in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Monday for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against U.S. and Iraqi forces, an al-Sadr aide said... | 0 |
Republicans Sharpen Attacks on Kerry NEW YORK - Republicans sharpened their attacks on John Kerry ahead of the opening of their national convention Monday, with Sen. John McCain suggesting it was fair game to criticize the Democratic candidate's anti-war protests three decades ago... | 0 |
Google Hack for Using GMail for File System Storage GmailFS provides a mountable Linux filesystem which uses your Gmail account as its storage medium. GmailFS is a Python application and uses the FUSE userland filesystem infrastructure to help provide the filesystem, and libgmail to communicate with Gmail.\\GmailFS sup... | 3 |
Gwalia in \$700m hedge fire John Leevers says a review of Sons of Gwalia #39;s gold business found that quot;resources . . . would be uneconomic at today #39;s gold prices quot;. | 2 |
Verizon Granted Injunction Against Spammer Verizon Wireless today announced it was granted a permanent legal injunction against a Rhode Island spammer who sent unsolicited messages to wireless phones. | 2 |
Local California Governments Sue Microsoft Four California county and city governments, including those of Los Angeles and San Francisco , sued Microsoft late last week for abusing its monopoly market power and overcharging them for Windows and various Microsoft Office products. | 3 |
New Sony Walkman Can #39;t Break IPod #39;s Stride NEW YORK - If there #39;s one thing that makes Sony #39;s Network Walkman seem superior to Apple Computer #39;s iPod, at least at first glance, it #39;s the issue of size versus storage capacity. | 3 |
Brands fight for Games dollars While Chinese athletics were striving for gold at the Athens Olympics, Chinese companies and international firms are competing for the business chances offered by the Games. | 1 |
PSG boss feels the pressure Paris St-Germain coach Vahid Halilhodzic admits he is worried by his side #39;s poor start to the season. The point the French Ligue 1 giants gained in Sunday #39;s 2-2 draw with newly-promoted St Etienne was only | 1 |
Two NHL players charged with uttering death threats at Toronto <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Two National Hockey League players were arrested overnight and charged with uttering death threats after an incident involving a nightclub doorman in downtown Toronto, police said Monday. | 1 |
Sox win sixth straight The Red Sox extend their winning streak to six games with a 6-to-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers Sunday. Tim Wakefield was masterful over eight innings, allowing just three hits and one run to improve his record to 11-and-7. | 1 |
300 Palestinian captives resume hunger strike after two day <b>...</b> Some 300 Palestinian captives in the Israeli jail of Ashkelon on Monday resumed their open-ended hunger strike after suspending it for two days. | 0 |
Longhorn Comes Up Short Microsoft finally gives us a date for the release of its Longhorn operating system, but the failure to deliver on a highly touted feature raises questions about the company's future. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com&l... | 3 |
Ericsson ends Bluetooth hardware development Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, the company that invented and heavily promoted Bluetooth wireless technology, has decided to discontinue its design and development of new Bluetooth systems for the semiconductor industry. | 3 |
OPEC says speculation to blame for high oil prices OPEC has stressed its view that high oil prices were a result of speculation and pledged to provide enough crude to calm global markets, while an energy research group warned prices could remain high for some time. | 2 |
Fan Pier #39;s LNR Property to be acquired for \$3.8B Part of Boston #39;s new Fan Pier development team, Miami-based LNR Property Corp. may see shares rise after the company agreed to be acquired by a group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP for \$3. | 2 |
At Deadline Briefs Microsoft Corp. announced Friday a change in plans for the next major release of Windows, which is code-named Longhorn. The new Windows storage subsystem, code-named WinFS, won #39;t be part of the Longhorn client, as previously planned. | 3 |
Intel Builds Test Chip With New Process to Make Faster Circuits Intel Corp., the world #39;s biggest semiconductor maker, said it built a test chip with a new process that creates faster circuits by packing 10 million transistors into an area the size of the tip of a ball-point pen. | 3 |
Pittsburgh airport may allow nonticketed shoppers A plan that would have allowed people without tickets to shop in stores at Pittsburgh International Airport has been postponed for at least two months, airport officials said. | 3 |
Maria a smash hit in tennis #39; fishbowl It #39;s one thing to win Wimbledon, the biggest trophy in tennis. Quite another to live with it. By Anja Niedringhaus, AP. That is the tricky road of risk | 1 |
French minister appeals for release of hostages The French Foreign Minister has called for the release of two French journalists being held hostage by Islamist kidnappers in Iraq. | 0 |
Iraq #39;s top Shiite cleric tells followers to end fighting BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called today for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against US and Iraqi forces, an al-Sadr aide said. | 0 |
Syria, the region and Lebanons presidential election The presidential election process in Lebanon has finally been put on track after much speculation regarding an amendment to the Constitution in order to give President Emile Lahoud another term. | 0 |
Microsoft Trims the Fat on Longhorn Microsoft Trims the Fat on Longhorn \\On Friday Microsoft announced that it would not be shipping WinFS with its next-generation operating system Longhorn. This announcement can be viewed as either good or bad news. Good in the sense that Longhorn, for the first time has an official ... | 3 |
Saboteurs Hit Iraq Internal Oil Pipeline (Reuters) Reuters - Saboteurs blew up an internal oil\pipeline on the edge of Baghdad Monday, the latest in a series\of attacks on the country's internal and export pipeline\network, witnesses said. | 0 |
Amsterdam Start-Up to Offer WiFi Internet Citywide (Reuters) Reuters - Amsterdam's Web surfers could soon be\liberated from their home computers and Internet cafes, with\plans by a start-up firm to make their city the first European\capital where laptops can hook up anywhere to the Web. | 3 |
IBM Asks High Swiss Court to Reject Holocaust Suit (Reuters) Reuters - Computer giant IBM has asked\Switzerland's high court to block a Gypsy rights group's\attempts to sue it for allegedly helping Nazi slaughter in\World War II, lawyers said on Monday. | 3 |
Consumer Spending Rebounds in July WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rebounded sharply in July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S. economy has recovered from its recent soft spot. | 2 |
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