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Martha Stewart #39;s #39;Jail Me #39; Request Granted Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in New York granted Martha Stewart #39;s request to be assigned to a prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut. | 2 |
SBC Drives VoIP to Ford It #39;s looking more and more like Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is ready for prime time. Today, SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) said that it will provide VoIP services to Ford (NYSE: F) in one of the largest deployments of its type to date. | 2 |
INTERVIEW-As Starwood shifts focus, top execs to split work As Starwood Hotels amp; Resorts Worldwide Inc. #39;s new chief executive Steve Heyer focuses on the Sheraton, W and Westin hotels, Chairman Barry Sternlicht aims | 2 |
Stride Rite Tries to Gain Traction The other day I spotted a quot;Going Out of Business quot; sign stretched across the window of a Stride Rite (NYSE: SRR) store. Upon further investigation, I learned that the franchised | 2 |
PeopleSoft ties knot with IBM com September 21, 2004, 11:23 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 |
Inhibitex Outstrips Mixed Biotech Stocks Inhibitex Inc. stood out from a mixed biotechnology sector Monday, jumping more than 20 percent on news that it will receive a fast-tracked review for a staph-infection treatment. | 2 |
Sony launches new PlayStation 2 Sony of Japan said Tuesday it will begin selling a more compact version of its PlayStation 2, the Guardian reported. The company, at its London announcement, said the new model #39;s noise level is about 75 percent | 3 |
Mitsubishi pulling out of large LCDs With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority. | 3 |
E-Mail-Authentication Problems Spawn New Apps Port25 has released a new version of its PowerMTA, geared to address E-mail-authentication specs and accreditation services. By Thomas Claburn. | 3 |
Sun: We #39;ve turned over a new leaf com September 21, 2004, 10:08 AM PT. With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority. | 3 |
BCCI kills tender, Zee cries foul MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Taking the bails off the ESPN-Zee legal wrangle, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suddenly cancelled the bidding process for the four-year domestic cricket telecast rights. | 1 |
Haiti flood death toll nears 700, likely to rise In Gonaives, Haiti, story headlined quot;Haiti flood death toll nears 700, likely to rise quot; please read in first paragraph ... could rise above 660 ... instead of ... could rise about 660. By Joseph Guyler Delva. | 0 |
Iraq Group Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage-TV BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants killed a second American captive in Iraq after a 24-hour deadline passed on Tuesday, a Web site statement and Arab television said. | 0 |
Britain, Ireland Launch Bid to Close N.Irish Deal BELFAST (Reuters) - Britain and Ireland resumed their efforts to close a deal on restoring home rule in Northern Ireland on Tuesday with expressions of optimism but no immediate signs of a breakthrough. | 0 |
Nintendo, Sony Make Pushes Before Holidays (AP) AP - Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements Tuesday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season. | 3 |
Pentagon Bid to Reform Absentee Voting Draws Fire (Reuters) Reuters - Pentagon efforts to fix absentee\voting problems among U.S. troops that marred the 2000 election\have run into trouble as plans to use the Internet crumbled and\a fax or e-mail balloting system draws fire. | 3 |
AMD Delivers New Mobile Processor (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - AMD (NYSE: AMD) has unveiled a new mobile processor, adding to its portfolio of\chips for notebook PCs and keeping pace with Intel's Centrino offering. | 3 |
Nokia Revamps VPN System Security (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has upgraded the security and functionality of its Secure Access System virtual private network (VPN) platform. | 3 |
Feds could sell off real estate, improve buying to save billions: Brison (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - The federal government will look at selling off real estate and expanding its bulk buying as it aims to find #36;12 billion of savings over the next five years, Public Works Minister Scott Brison confirmed Tuesday. | 0 |
Tuna Fish Stocks in Mediterranean in Danger-WWF (Reuters) Reuters - Tuna fish stocks in the Mediterranean\are in danger of being wiped out due to overfishing, a green\group said on Tuesday, calling for a halt in EU subsidies and\tougher rules to halt illegal fishing. | 3 |
Treasuries Up in Post-Fed Rollercoaster NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices seesawed on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and signaled further hikes were on the way. | 2 |
Bush-Kerry draw sharp battle lines on Iraq (AFP) AFP - Two days of hard politicking on Iraq have left the US presidential candidates locked into opposing visions: George W. Bush sees a country marching towards democracy, John Kerry sees one descending into chaos. | 0 |
The Balance Factor: Can You Handle Zero G? (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Floating around an airplane unhampered by gravity may sound like a blast, but only as long as you take precautions to keep your lunch in your stomach. | 3 |
The Sun's Travels and Why Fall is Nigh (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Wednesday, Sept. 22 marks what scientists call the fall equinox in the Northern \ Hemisphere, when night and day are of equal length and cooler weather is on \ the way -- if it hasn't already arrived. | 3 |
Martha Stewart to Prison in October NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to Martha Stewart's request to start serving her prison term as soon as possible for lying about a suspicious stock sale -- meaning the homemaking icon will be out in time to plant her beloved spring garden. | 2 |
GTECH Thrives, but With a Wild Card The company's Q2 earnings beat estimates, but Brazilian legal problems continue. | 2 |
U.S. Navy to Award Huge Satellite Contract Soon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy will soon announce whether Lockheed Martin Corp. or Raytheon Co. will build a \$6.4 billion communications system to beef up satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Briefly: Sun makes financial pitch roundup Plus: PeopleSoft-Oracle trial delayed...IBM, Boeing team up for defense work...TI touts combo chip with VoIP, Wi-Fi...ContextWeb nabs \$3 million. | 3 |
PeopleSoft deepens ties with IBM The business applications maker will integrate its technology more closely with infrastructure software from Big Blue. | 3 |
Sun makes financial pitch The server maker plans to hold a series of technical workshops geared for developers that work at financial institutions.\ | 3 |
Verizon sets up Iobi Home The personal communications management service debuts in the north-eastern United States. | 3 |
Health, financial firms top Working Mother #39;s 100-best list SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- New efforts to promote health and a continued commitment to flexible scheduling helped employers make the cut on Working Mother magazine #39;s annual quot;100 Best Companies for Working Mothers quot; list. | 2 |
Tyco to Market Plug Power #39;s Generator Plug Power Inc., a maker of on-site power generation systems for commercial and residential dwellings, on Tuesday said Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc. | 2 |
Sony #39;s smaller PS2 takes aim at Nintendo In what #39;s shaping up to be an all-out war with Nintendo, Sony went on the offensive for the holiday-shopping season Tuesday, announcing that it will release a smaller version of its PlayStation 2 console in the United States on Nov. 1. | 3 |
New Mobile Athlon 64 Guns for Centrino quot;Thin and light quot; is the order of the day in enterprise mobile computing, and road warriors have had the benefit of Intel #39;s Centrino platform, which has allowed for some featherweight notebook offerings of late. | 3 |
#39;I #39;m 100 Percent Innocent #39;, Says Hamilton Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton said on Tuesday he was quot;100 percent innocent quot; as the Phonak rider responded to testing positive for blood transfusions. | 1 |
Cricket: England beat Australia England put on a fantastic display of cricket to beat world champs Australia to the Champions Trophy final. Team skipper Michael Vaughan was named man of the match as England crushed Australia by six wickets. | 1 |
A look around Conference USA The postponement of two games combined with several enigmatic performances by rumored contenders only served to muddle the Conference USA title picture heading into Week 4. Fortunately, the | 1 |
Breaking down the Big 12 North Like wide-open races? You #39;ll love the Big 12 North. Here #39;s a quick morning line of the Big 12 North as it opens conference play this weekend. | 1 |
Bush returns to UN to ask for help in Iraq as bloodshed threatens <b>...</b> UNITED NATIONS (CP) - An unapologetic President George W. Bush, who threw the United Nations into angry upheaval last year by attacking Iraq without its approval, returned Tuesday to ask for more help in the chaotic country. | 0 |
Collection of Nazi-Era Arms Opens BERLIN Sept. 21, 2004 - The billionaire heir of a Nazi-era arms supplier has put his massive art collection on show amid accusations that he is trying to rehabilitate the family name and downplay the use of slave labor by his grandfather #39;s company. | 0 |
Vikings Likely Lose Rosenthal for Year (AP) AP - Minnesota Vikings right tackle Mike Rosenthal is likely out for the season with an injury to his right foot. | 1 |
NBA Jazz to retire Stockton's number (AFP) AFP - The National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz will retire the jersey number of retired star guard John Stockton, the club announced. | 1 |
Mexican Government to Receive Dalai Lama (AP) AP - Mexico's government will greet the Dalai Lama as a religious leader #151; not as a politician #151; a top official said Tuesday. | 0 |
PeopleSoft Defies Oracle Ties Up with IBM (Reuters) Reuters - PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead\with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face\of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.'s\ #36;7.7-billion hostile takeover bid could succeed, PeopleSoft's\chief executive said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Fed Raises Rates for Third Time This Year WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates for the third time this year by a quarter of a percentage point and said the economy was regaining some momentum, signaling at least one more to come. | 2 |
Indian Monsoon Seen Below Normal on El Nino Effect (Reuters) Reuters - India's monsoon is expected to be 12 to\14 percent below normal in the June-September season, mainly\because of an El Nino-like weather condition, a senior Indian\weather official said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Forex: Dollar Falls After Fed Rate Hike NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended its losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected but signaled that both inflation and inflation expectations were easing. | 2 |
American Who Won Cycling Gold Denies Blood Transfusions Tyler Hamilton strongly denied today that he had used illegal performance-enhancing blood transfusions in Athens. | 0 |
Navy to Award \$6.4 Bln Satellite Contract WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy will soon announce whether Lockheed Martin Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=LMT.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">LMT.N</A> or Raytheon Co. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=RTN.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">RTN.N</A> will build a \$6.4 billion communications system to beef up satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Caddying for my son at qualifying event was memorable experience Tiger Woods was so exhausted from the Ryder Cup that he withdrew from this week #39;s 84 Lumber Classic in the greater Pittsburgh area. | 1 |
House Backs Crack Down on Video Voyeurs (AP) AP - Calling video voyeurism the new frontier of stalking, the House on Tuesday approved legislation to make it a crime to secretly photograph or videotape people, often for lascivious purposes. | 3 |
Pentagon Blocks Access to Site for Overseas Voters (Reuters) Reuters - Some Americans overseas are being\denied access to a Pentagon-run Web site intended to make it\easier for them to vote by absentee ballot due to security\measures to thwart hackers, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. | 3 |
S P: N.Y. State's Outlook Now Stable (Reuters) Reuters - New York State's outlook was switched\to stable from negative on Tuesday by Standard Poor's Ratings\Services, which said that, despite future budget gaps, the\state economy was showing "modest" gains. | 2 |
Jazz to Retire Stockton's Number SALT LAKE CITY, (Sports Network) - The Jazz announced Tuesday that the club will retire John Stockton's No. 12 on November 22, 2004, when Utah hosts the New Orleans Hornets. | 1 |
Heinz Kerry's Persona Offsets Kerry (AP) AP - They say that opposites attract, and in the case of Sen. John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry, that may be true #151; at least in their public personas. | 0 |
Martha Stewart to Start Prison in October NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered homemaking icon Martha Stewart to report to prison in less than three weeks to begin serving her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale. | 2 |
Oil Breaks \$47 as Supply Worries Linger NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices hit a one month-high of \$47 a barrel on Tuesday as China showed no let-up in its strong import growth and traders worried that U.S. petroleum inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Indonesia poll cheers investors Jakarta stocks end on record highs as incoming results show Susilo Yudhoyono will be Indonesia's next leader. | 0 |
Storm Floods Kill More Than 600 in Haiti GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll across Haiti from the weekend deluges brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne was at 620, with some 500 of them in Gonaives, but officials said on Tuesday they expected to find more dead. Blood swirled in knee-deep floodwaters as workers stacked bodies outside the hospital morgue... | 0 |
Mexico Churches Wage High-Tech War on Cell Phones MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Some Mexican churches are using state-of-the-art technology developed by Israeli electronic warfare experts to silence cell phones that ring during mass, church officials said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Jazz to retire Stockton #39;s number Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - The Jazz announced Tuesday that the club will retire John Stockton #39;s No. 12 on November 22, 2004, when Utah hosts the New Orleans Hornets. | 1 |
Video shows beheading of American hostage The militant group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a gruesome video on a website yesterday showing the decapitation of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong, and said a second hostageeither an American or a Briton | 0 |
Colombian Faction Seeks Probe of Killing Paramilitary leaders demanded an investigation into the killing of one of their top commanders in an ambush, saying Tuesday that his slaying endangered the peace process with the government. | 0 |
Briefly: Verizon sets up Iobi Home roundup Plus: Sun makes financial pitch...PeopleSoft-Oracle trial delayed...IBM, Boeing team up for defense work. | 3 |
Samsung demos future memory chips It's getting harder to shrink chips, but Samsung has prototypes that show that the relentless pace of the industry continues. | 3 |
PeopleSoft's Conway maintains defiant tone SAN FRANCISCO - With 15,000 attendees at PeopleSoft Inc.'s Connect user show waiting to hear how the company would address Oracle Corp.'s lingering hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft Chief Executive Officer Craig Conway tackled the issue early in his opening keynote on Tuesday. | 3 |
Update 3: Lucent Cuts Retirees #39; Health Benefits For the second time in a year, telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. is reducing benefits promised to thousands of its retirees. | 2 |
US Baseball: Twins Clinch AL Central Division Title The Minnesota Twins clinched their third straight American League Central Division title Monday, beating the Chicago White Sox, 8-2. | 1 |
Seattle brothers held in killing Idaho football player MOSCOW, Idaho Two brothers from Seattle are jailed in Colfax as authorities investigate the fatal shooting of a University of Idaho football player in Moscow. | 1 |
Second American hostage murder claimed as Bush appeals for help in <b>...</b> BAGHDAD : A group linked to suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed to have beheaded a second US hostage in Iraq, as US President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq and asked for more foreign help in the country. | 0 |
Indo-Pak talks: Do they offer any hope? India and Pakistani Foreign Ministers met in New Delhi for two days on September 5-6 to resolve outstanding bilateral disputes including the Kashmir dispute. | 0 |
Mexico Churches Wage High-Tech War on Cell Phones (Reuters) Reuters - Some Mexican churches are\using state-of-the-art technology developed by Israeli\electronic warfare experts to silence cell phones that ring\during mass, church officials said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Russia calls on North Korea to resume nuclear talks (AFP) AFP - Russia called on North Korea to resume talks on abandoning its nuclear weapons program, at the same time as it signed a multi-billion-dollar package of trade and investment deals strengthening ties with South Korea. | 0 |
Federal finance minister expecting 'significant increase' in revenues (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - The federal government is expecting a "significant increase" in revenues for the current fiscal year and next year, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said Tuesday. | 0 |
Forex: Dollar Falls After Fed Hike NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended its losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected but signaled that both inflation and inflation expectations were easing. | 2 |
China sees Germany in UN Security Council German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has a speech at the foundation ceremony of the new joint-venture factory of Sino-German Benz-Daimlerchrysler automobile manufacturer in the Economic Development Zone of Beijing in China #39;s capital. | 0 |
Forex: Dollar Falls After Fed Hike The dollar extended its losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected but signaled that both inflation and inflation expectations were easing. | 2 |
OECD Forecasts Steady Economic Growth The OECD revised the growth projections for its major members. The growth of the US economy this year is likely to be 4.3 percent, instead of an earlier forecast of 4.7 percent, it said. | 2 |
Update 5: Prosecutor Says Enron Cheated, Lied The first criminal trial involving former Enron Corp. executives quot;is a case about cheating and lying quot; with Wall Street #39;s help, a prosecutor said Tuesday. | 2 |
Sun woos Wall Street with pricing, features Before what appeared to be a receptive audience, Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday fired off a barrage of product promotions, upgrades and service announcements in an attempt to retake its traditional stronghold in the financial community in New York. | 2 |
Goldman Profit Rises 30 on Bond Trading, Banking (Update5) Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the third- largest US securities firm, said profit rose 30 percent as fixed-income and commodities trading revenue increased by almost \$1 billion and fees from mergers advice climbed. | 2 |
Council Approves Canadian Drug Plan Montgomery County (website - news) is a big step closer to shopping for prescription drugs north of the border. On a 7-2 vote, the County Council is approving a plan that would give county | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Fiat CEO says won #39;t delay GM put option again Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) does not plan to delay any further a contested option allowing it to sell car unit Fiat Auto to partner General Motors Corp | 2 |
Minn. governor pushes airport expansion Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has unveiled plans for a major expansion of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport that will add around 40,000 permanent jobs. | 2 |
AOL To Offer RSA Security #39;s Password Protection com. As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc. | 3 |
Ask Jeeves Gets Personal Ask Jeeves Inc. is getting personal with Web search and trying to leapfrog its bigger competitors in the process. The Emeryville, Calif. | 3 |
Q amp;A: Cybertrust CEO describes new security company #39;s plans SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Betrusted Holdings Inc. in New York and TruSecure Corp. in Herndon, Va., are merging under an agreement announced yesterday to create a new security services company called Cybertrust Inc. | 3 |
Study shows MP3 players entering mainstream society No longer confined to technology fans and those ahead of the curve, MP3 players are entering mainstream society as prices fall and general consumers get used to them. | 3 |
GAO urges better oversight for air traffic system Federal Aviation Administration officials need more oversight of operational systems for the air traffic control system and should do a better job of implementing process improvement methods for information technology projects, congressional auditors said | 3 |
CRTC hearings explore need to regulate Internet voice services GATINEAU, Que. (CP) - Are Internet phone calls a new frontier or just a technological tweak for an old service? That was the question before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | 3 |
Bernhard Langer may step down LONDON, Sept. 21. - When he departed Heathrow airport a week ago with his European Ryder Cup team, captain Bernhard Langer vowed to return with the 19-inch-high Ryder Cup Trophy. | 1 |
Iran defies N-agency VIENNA, Sept. 21. - Shrugging off a 35-nation ultimatum, Iran today revealed that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of technology that could be used to make nuclear arms. | 0 |
Jazz to Retire John Stockton's No. 12 (AP) AP - John Stockton's No. 12 will be retired by the Utah Jazz in November, honoring a point guard who spent his entire 19-year career with the team. | 1 |
AOL Offers Added Security (PC World) PC World - Online giant teams up with RSA Security to keep users' account info safe. | 3 |
Nations Lobby to Expand Security Council (AP) AP - Brazil's president called Tuesday for a U.N. Security Council that reflects "today's reality," ahead of a meeting with Japan, India and Germany to press for permanent seats on the powerful body. | 0 |
Two Arrested in Death of Idaho Player (AP) AP - A University of Idaho football player was shot to death and police arrested two brothers from Seattle after a car chase that extended across two states. | 1 |
Kerry Stakes Out Opposition Stance on War (AP) AP - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are offering U.S. voters and the world two starkly different views on Iraq. The incumbent tells skeptical foreign leaders the war is part of a global fight on terror and "there is no safety in looking away." The challenger wants allies to help find a way out. | 0 |
Kissinger Urges Caution on Intel Chief (AP) AP - Henry Kissinger warned Congress on Tuesday to slow down the creation of a new intelligence superboss and said he and other cold warriors think only deliberation would ensure the change won't hurt America's intelligence and security capabilities. | 0 |
NHTSA Probes GM Minivan Door Injuries (AP) AP - Federal regulators are investigating General Motors Corp. minivans after getting reports that people have been injured by automatic sliding doors. | 0 |
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