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U.S. Stocks Up, Technology Leads Way NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology stocks climbed near a 2-month high on Monday, as investors seeing value in a battered group bought software and semiconductor shares, while higher crude oil prices limited blue-chip gains. | 2 |
IBM's Open-Source Lovefest "Big Blue" may also earn the nickname "Big Linux Supporter" as IBM continues to embrace open-source efforts to hike its market share and challenge competitors, including Microsoft. \<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
IBM Triples Transistor Performance with Germanium Improved electron flow is the key to more powerful chips. | 3 |
FDA OKs Implanted Lens for Nearsightedness (AP) AP - An implantable lens to correct the vision of nearsighted people won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday. | 3 |
WPP Buys Grey Global for \$1.31 Billion LONDON (Reuters) - British advertising firm WPP has agreed to buy smaller U.S. rival Grey Global for \$1.31 billion, equally divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with industry leader Omnicom. | 2 |
Presidential Polls Glance (AP) AP - Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding. | 0 |
Campbell Soup Co. Profit Falls 20 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CPB.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CPB.N</A>, the world's largest soupmaker, on Monday said quarterly net profit fell 20 percent as it increased spending on marketing and took a charge related to job cuts. | 2 |
Federal Court to Hear Microsoft Appeal of Internet Explorer Case Software giant contesting order to pay \$521 million in patent infringement verdict. | 3 |
Dollar Rebounds But Still Under Pressure NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose slightly against the major currencies early on Monday in New York as dealers adjusted positions ahead of two key U.S. economic indicators due on Tuesday. | 2 |
Aluminum Can Kill Salmon River Parasites-Study (Reuters) Reuters - Aluminum could be an unusual savior for\Atlantic salmon in prized Scandinavian and Russian fishing\rivers because it kills a voracious parasite, researchers said\on Friday. | 3 |
FDA Weighs Antidepressant Risks for Kids BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel began meeting Monday to debate whether certain antidepressants should come with stronger warnings about the chances of suicidal behavior in children and teens who take the drugs. | 2 |
Noah's Cosmic Ark: Preserving DNA on the Moon (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The complexity of life took \ billions of years to push and stretch and reshape the biological niche that \ is Earth. It would seem prudent if one had the means to save some portion \ of the blueprints of this majesty, so that the process would not have to start \ over from scratch in the event of a global cataclysm. | 3 |
Cisco to introduce new products for cos. NEW YORK -- Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday will introduce new products aimed at protecting and expanding one of its biggest sources of revenue - computer-networking equipment for small businesses and branch offices. | 2 |
Sears Launches Venture for Online Sales Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the Web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands' End Inc. | 3 |
Lots of Science Intact in Smashed-Up Genesis Capsule (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Scientists and engineers \ are optimistic after having peeked inside the Genesis space capsule, which brought \ back bits of the Sun but crashed into the Utah desert Wednesday. | 3 |
Nevada's E-Vote Free of Serious Problems Alarmed by software glitches, security threats and computer crashes with ATM-like voting machines, officials from Washington, D.C., to California are considering an alternative from an unlikely place: Nevada. | 3 |
Array of Innovations at Mobile Tech Show As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year's 6th annual DEMOmobile show was the perfect foil for its most celebrated product, a noise-canceling cell phone headset called Jawbone. | 3 |
Minimum Wage to Increase in New York Republicans in the State Senate forced through a measure to gradually raise the minimum wage by \$2 to \$7.15 an hour by January 2007. | 0 |
Oil Up as Ivan Threatens U.S. Facilities <p>\</p><p> LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices climbed on Monday as\companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for\output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.</p> | 2 |
Iraq seeks extra cash to rebuild The interim Iraqi government says it needs an extra \$3.4bn to fix its water and electricity infrastructure. | 2 |
Lens does away with blurry snaps \A specially shaped camera lens which means images are never out of focus could find its way onto camera phones. | 3 |
IMF team opens Kenya loan talks The International Monetary Fund starts talks with Kenya which could result in the release of a delayed loan to the country. | 2 |
Astronomers see galactic dance Astronomers reveal one of the clearest images obtained of Stephan's Quintet. | 3 |
Study Finds U.S. Companies Shifting Profits Overseas From 1999 to 2002, American multinational corporations increased profits taken in countries with no taxes or low rates by 68 percent, a study found. | 2 |
Shareholders Love a Little Hostility There's yet another hostile takeover in the tech sector's works. | 2 |
Is US Airways Grounded? A second bankruptcy filing comes after a month of warnings and a failure to secure labor concessions. | 2 |
Managing Credit Cards Intelligently Take advantage of cards instead of it being the other way around. | 2 |
Goodbye to the Binge: The Recovery House How a residence for formerly substance-abusing students helps them stay sober | 2 |
Scoot Over, Starbucks With new cafes and a slick ad campaign, Colombia is rebranding its coffee -- and Juan Valdez is getting hip | 2 |
Groups Work on Various Schemes to Stop Hurricanes Amateur hurricane-busters have come up with any number of crackpot ideas to spare Florida from ferocious storms. Among them: blowing hurricanes away with giant fans or blowing them up with nuclear warheads. | 3 |
Scientists Say Mauna Loa Volcano May Soon Erupt KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) -- Earthquakes have been rumbling more frequently deep beneath Mauna Loa, suggesting that the world's largest volcano is getting ready to erupt for the first time in 20 years, scientists said. "We don't believe an eruption is right around the corner, but every day that goes by is one day closer to that event," said Paul Okubo, a seismologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Big Island... | 3 |
Microsoft courts mainstream developers The software maker expands its Visual Studio line of developer tools.\ | 3 |
Microsoft vs. Sendo: It's over The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets. | 3 |
Cisco routers add services Cisco Systems this week will introduce a new line of routers with integrated services that combine concurrent data, security, and voice features in one system. | 3 |
Borland touts Software Delivery Optimization At the BorCon conference this week, Borland Software will reveal its Software Delivery Optimization strategy, which leverages the companys ALM (application lifecycle management) and developer products to ease software development and maintenance. | 3 |
Transmeta claims anti-virus first with new processor Transmeta Corp. has begun shipping its second-generation Efficeon processors, the TM8800 series. | 3 |
Microsoft adds to Visual Studio tools line Continuing to fill out its Visual Studio tools line, Microsoft on Monday is announcing Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, intended for developers working in small organizations. | 3 |
Oracle creates hosting program for ISVs Oracle Corp. has launched a program for independent software vendors (ISVs) that build Oracle-based applications and that want to get into the application hosting and management business but lack the resources to do so. | 3 |
NEC begins grid computing trial with Mazda Motors NEC Corporation is to provide Mazda Motor Corp. with an experimental grid computing system that will undergo testing in 2005, the companies said today. If the tests are successful, NEC hopes to become a major grid computing systems vendor to large enterprises in Japan and internationally, the company said. | 3 |
Business-to-business online ad network launches ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords. | 3 |
McAfee launches managed e-mail service McAfee Inc. says that a new managed e-mail service will help small businesses handle the deluge of spam and viruses pounding their networks. | 3 |
Symantec launches antiphishing service Symantec Corp. is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or "phishing," scams. | 3 |
Phone Makers Turn On Mobile TV Five companies are teaming up to deliver broadcast programming to wireless handsets. | 3 |
McAfee Adds Managed E-Mail Protection New service offers spam, virus filtering for small and mid-sized businesses. | 3 |
Sears Launches Online Sales Venture By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) -- Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the Web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands' End Inc. The company's venture into online sales of home furnishings and apparel, which officially launches Monday, may be considered late... | 3 |
Array of Cool Innovations Showcased at Mobile Tech Show As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year's 6th annual DEMOmobile show was the perfect foil for its most celebrated product, a noise-canceling cell phone headset called Jawbone. | 3 |
Most Bloggers Find Clicks Don't Mean Cash Bloggers at this summer's political conventions brought heightened visibility to blogging, but the money, for most bloggers, is still missing. There's a very tiny percentage of people who are making anywhere close to a living from blogs. | 3 |
Search Engine Marketing Research Search Engine Marketing Research\\Search engine marketing success comes from good research. By applying research to understand your competition and target audience, your optimization efforts will succeed. Remember when homework from school often required some research on your part to complete? It is much the same scenario for search engine marketing: ... | 3 |
Ivan approach pumps up oil NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices jumped anew Monday as Hurricane Ivan continued to ravage the Caribbean and forced the evacuation of some oil workers in the Gulf of Mexico. | 2 |
Murray looks to bright future Within hours of Tim Henman #39;s US Open semi-final defeat by Roger Federer on Saturday, 17-year-old Andrew Murray stormed to the junior title with a straight-sets defeat of Ukraine #39;s Sergiy Stakhovsky. | 1 |
British defence contractor BAE agrees to buy DigitalNet for #36;600 million US (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - British defence contractor BAE Systems PLC said Monday it is buying DigitalNet Holdings Inc., a U.S. maker of secure computer networks and a leading information-technology supplier to the Pentagon. | 0 |
RBI's move on funds shows Indian easing cycle over (Reuters) Reuters - The weekend decision by the Reserve Bank of India to drain banks' surplus funds to contain inflation may be a warning that demand pressures are building up in a fast-growing economy. | 0 |
Cisco to Introduce New Products for Cos. (AP) AP - Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday will introduce new products aimed at protecting and expanding one of its biggest sources of revenue #151; computer-networking equipment for small businesses and branch offices. | 3 |
At Kerry's HQ, W Is for Woeful (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - So now that he has blown his convention boost and fallen behind George W. Bush in both national polls and key battleground states, Democrat John Kerry has emerged in fighting trim. The man from Massachusetts has shaken up his staff, started using surrogates to poke at George W. Bush's now-you-see-me, now-you-don't Air National Guard record, and has torn up his stump speech to sharpen the contrast with the President. | 0 |
Germany approves state flat sale Germany's health ministry approves the sale of 80,000 state-owned apartments as Europe's largest economy tries to finance rising pension costs. | 2 |
Australians 'kidnapped' in Iraq Australia is investigating reports that two of its citizens have been taken hostage by militants in Iraq. | 0 |
Stocks Slightly Higher as Profit Worries Ease Investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings. | 2 |
A Bird's-Eye Test for Profits Comparing operating cash flows to net income lets investors weed out disasters early. | 2 |
Brillian Blows It Component problems meant Brillian's new big screens missed the NFL's kickoff party. | 2 |
PeopleSoft aims to keep worker morale high com September 13, 2004, 8:58 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. | 2 |
Microsoft settles with UK phone maker Sendo, the British mobile phone manufacturer, and Microsoft today settled a lawsuit in which the US software giant was accused of quot;plundering quot; the smaller company #39;s technology. | 2 |
Foodland wilts on poor profit outlook Foodland Associated left frustrated investors wanting more yesterday after handing down a disappointing profit and refusing to shed any light on its growth plans. | 2 |
Wal-Mart Sees 2-4 Sales Increase in September Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said today that it expects Septembers same-store sales in the US to increase 2-4 percent, which is in line with the retail giants previously disclosed expectations. | 2 |
Eye scanner project scrapped A futuristic eye scanner system at a Wearside school is scrapped because it is too slow. | 3 |
Brainshare - Identity management is key for Novell Novell kicked off Brainshare Europe in Barcelona by outlining its strategy to make identity management the basis of all IT systems. | 3 |
Linux Group Pushes for Greater Standardization A number of the larger Linux developers like Red Hat and Novell are likely to back the plan, bolstering its uptake in the market. The agreement aims to ensure compatibility between Linux versions | 3 |
A New Sony Cyber-shot The unique-looking Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M1 (\$600 street) is a 5.1-megapixel digital camera with some interesting video capabilities. | 3 |
Nokia launches #39;fashion #39; phones At the Totally Fashion event in Shanghai, China, Nokia unveiled its latest mobile phones -- the 7280, 7270 and 7260. With sleek designs and interesting quirks, the phones -- which are more like fashion accessories | 3 |
Mistakes cost Dallas dearly Mistakes will drive a coach nuts. Mistakes are something Dallas coach Bill Parcells loathes. Mistakes are what put an end to the Cowboys #39; chances of winning the season opener at Minnesota on Sunday. | 1 |
9:26 am: Rival Palestinian factions force shutdown of West Bank <b>...</b> A standoff between rival Palestinian factions shut down a West Bank university on Monday, reflecting the growing state of chaos plaguing the Palestinian territories. | 0 |
Pakistan Troops Kill 6 Militants Near Afghan Border Pakistan says its troops have killed six suspected al-Qaida militants in a semi-autonomous tribal region near the Afghan border. Army officials say the clash took place early Sunday in a mountainous area near | 0 |
PeopleSoft aims to keep worker morale high Six days before receiving a court ruling in the Oracle case, PeopleSoft sped up the vesting terms for its workers' 2004 merit options. | 3 |
Linux standard gains big-name backers If Linux Standard Base 2.0 becomes the de facto guideline for companies working on open-source technologies, Microsoft may face more competition. | 3 |
IBM open-sources speech recognition development tools IBM Corp. said Monday it will release as open source code some of its software for speech-enabling applications. The move is intended to spur development in the field and outflank rivals by making IBM's free technology the industry standard. | 3 |
Linux standard gains big-name backers com September 13, 2004, 8:47 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. | 3 |
Sony Unveils #39;Cyber-shot M1 #39; Camera With Hot Button for Video Sony this week unveiled its new Cyber-shot DSC-M1 digital camera that features a swivel screen design that can automatically record video while snapping pictures. | 3 |
Sorenstam returns from layoff to win 53rd LPGA Tour title Annika Sorenstam was more rejuvenated than rusty after a month off quot;chilling quot; in Lake Tahoe and cleaning up after Florida hurricanes. | 1 |
Echoes Across Forty Years On a day when the Browns last championship team was saluted before kick-off, the current team played like champions themselves. Perhaps it was just coincidence, but it seemed like more than that. | 1 |
San Diego Padres Team Report - September 13 (Sports Network) - The inconsistent San Diego Padres will try for consecutive wins for the first time since August 28-29 tonight, when they begin a huge four-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. | 1 |
Schuettler outclasses Baccanello to reach the second round of <b>...</b> Fourth seed Rainer Schuettler reached the second round of China Open here on Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over unseeded Australian Paul Baccanello. | 1 |
Manning Fares Well in Mop-Up Role The top overall draft choice #39;s real introduction to the league came not in training camp or preseason, or even when he handed the ball to Tiki Barber on Sunday and watched the tailback sprint | 1 |
#39;Batman #39; scales royal palace in protest A campaigner dressed as Batman, from a fathers #39; rights group staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony on Monday. | 0 |
Pakistani Forces Attack Militant Hideouts; 10 Killed Up to ten people were killed in fierce fighting between Pakistani security forces and al Qaeda-linked fighters Sunday, taking the death toll to over 70 in one of the deadliest actions against the militants. | 0 |
Putin moves to strengthen Kremlin's grip on power following terrorist attacks (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - Responding to a string of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system. | 0 |
Nokia Signs #36;146 Million Deal With Libya (AP) AP - Nokia signed a contract with the Libyan post office for a nationwide mobile-phone network in a deal valued at #36;146 million, the Finnish company said Monday. | 3 |
This Date in Baseball for Sept. 14 (AP) AP - 1903 #151; Red Ames' debut with the New York Giants was a five-inning, 5-0, no-hit victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The game was called in midafternoon because of unusual darkness. | 1 |
Kerry Faults Bush for End of Assault Weapons Ban The Democratic challenger outlined his own \$5 billion plan to fight crime and picked up the endorsement of a coalition of police unions. | 0 |
US Airways #39; Bankruptcy Signals More Turbulent Times NEW YORK, Sept 13 (AFP) - The bankruptcy filing of US Airways highlights the still-fragile condition of the US aviation industry three years after the September 11 attacks, with more turbulence looming, analysts say. | 2 |
DigitalNet buyout offer boosts stock Shares of Herndon-based government information technology contractor DigitalNet gained as much as 27 percent in Monday trading, after a weekend buyout offer from BAE Systems. | 2 |
Linux standard gains big-name backers A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group #39;s latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday. | 2 |
Bayer taps Schering-Plough to distribute pharmaceuticals in US The Schering-Plough Corp. will market and distribute Bayer AG #39;s primary care pharmaceutical products in the United States under an agreement announced Monday that could impact up to 1,800 jobs. | 2 |
OVTI up in Early Trade, Shipping CameraChip to Siemens 08:11 AM EST, Sep 13, 2004 (MidnightTrader) -- OmniVision Technologies (OVTI) is advancing this morning after announcing it is shipping production volumes of its 1.3-megapixel OV9640 CameraChip to Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens | 3 |
Apple Macintosh 17in PowerBook There #39;s no doubt that Apple #39;s latest notebook computer is a joy to look at. The enormous 17in widescreen means you can watch films on it at a size approaching that of a television, and the brushed aluminium finish is undeniably stylish. | 3 |
Microsoft #39;s Pay-for-Play Music Site Could Be a Competitor The MSN Music site, now in public preview and set for its full-featured debut in mid-October, instantly makes Microsoft a major player in the field, although the store has a decidedly me-too feel about it right now. | 3 |
Browns back up their talk with 20-3 win over Ravens The Vindicator/Scott R. Galvin REACHING OUT: Cleveland Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia dives for a touchdown as he is hit by Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed in the fourth quarter of Sunday #39;s game. | 1 |
Germany #39;s Rainer Schuettler victorious in first round of China <b>...</b> Germany #39;s Rainer Schuettler defeated Australian Paul Baccanello and Finland #39;s Jarkko Nieminen downed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the \$500,000 US China Open on Monday. | 1 |
Ivan #39;s Category Five strength targeting Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula (GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands) - It appears Hurricane Ivan is turning toward the northwest -- with its wake, death and destruction. | 0 |
Kenya Anti-Graft Chief Resigns The chairman of Kenya #39;s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board has resigned, accusing President Mwai Kibaki of interfering in the board #39;s work. | 0 |
Scotland basks in sharks A survey of waters around the UK sees Scotland emerge as the top spot for basking shark sightings. | 3 |
Advanced Marketing Lowers #39;04 Estimates Advanced Marketing Services Inc., which provides customized wholesaling and distribution services for the publishing industry, on Monday slashed earnings expectations for fiscal 2004. | 2 |
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