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Thursday, May 3, 2001
Updated 9:45 PM CDT; 2:45 GMT
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Computer Industry

"Dell, Compaq Both Vow to Win Computer Price War" Reuters
"Microsoft could scoop up one of Big Five, Gartner says" IDG News Service
"The Mean Season: Is Dell Winning the War, but Shooting Itself in the Foot?" TheStreet.com
"Dell's aggressive game plan: Company could see severe cost-cutting, layoffs in battle for market dominance" Reuters
"Dell whets cost-cutting plans: A top Dell Computer executive said Thursday that the company will be 'ruthless' about cutting costs, but declined to comment on speculation about more layoffs." CNET News.com
"Dell Recalls Hazardous Notebook Batteries: Batteries powering Inspiron laptop computers could overheat and catch fire, company says." IDG News Service
"Dell recalls 284,000 Inspiron notebook batteries" Computerworld
"Flaming batteries cause Dell recall woe" vnunet.com
"Dell to Target India's Businesses" Reuters
"Apple thinks flat, not fat with monitors: Apple Computer may be best known for its 'Think Different' advertising slogan, but to Mac enthusiasts the new catchphrase could soon be 'Think Flat.'" CNET News.com
"Titanium an Unalloyed Success: Apple¹s New Powerbook G4 Laptop Among Best in Portable PCs" ABCNews.com
"I.B.M. Enhances Liquid Crystal Display Process" New York Times
"IBM Finds New Way to Make Liquid Crystal Displays" Reuters
"IBM's new partnering experiment: IBM¹s partner events mix a bit of 'meet and greet' with deal-making activity." Sm@rt Partner
"WWW10: IBM readies Web services workflow proposal" InfoWorld.com
"Intel attempts to maintain Moore's Law despite cost: Company continues to develop faster, more powerful chips" Associated Press
"Compaq Chairman Sees Computer Price War Continuing" Reuters
"India, services to lift Compaq's Asia-Pacific growth" Reuters
"Gateway Crosses Credit Threshold" ON24 [Audio Report]
"Skeptics now question Cisco's acquisition game plan" San Jose Mercury News
"Taking a Leaf from Apple's Textbook: Palm is following the computer giant's lesson plan for getting into schools -- and into students' hands" BusinessWeek
"Korean Memory Chip Giants Hope for Reprieve" Reuters
"In Chip Doldrums, U.S. PC Segment May See Light First: It's hard to see amid the current carnage, but top PC chip makers say their industry is showing signs of life." Reuters
"Tech world casts critical eye on new CEOs" ZDII
"Senators mull Telecom Act five years on" InfoWorld.com

General Interest

"Hitting the Road with Wireless LANs: These high-speed hookups are becoming more common in public places, thanks to two Texas-based companies" BusinessWeek
"'Tractor beam' technology advances: The beam consists of a helix of twisting laser light" BBC
"Hacker Hit Men for Hire: Want to steal your competitor's secrets or smother him with spam? For a few dollars, brazen gangs of Internet outlaws are happy to oblige" BusinessWeek
"Mapping the Internet to Make It Easier to Navigate" Boston Globe
"There's No Firm More 'Avid' for Digital Film Technology" Boston Globe
"Wired Magazine's Cover Draws Fire from A Women's Group" San Francisco Chronicle
"Iomega chief responds to criticism" Deseret News
"Program protects PCs from intruders: Norton offers new security applications to fight off hackers" Edmonton Journal
"All-in-one chip tackles Sonet, ATM and Ethernet at 10 Gbits/s" EE Times
"Serving Up The Home" Forbes.com
"Future Computing: Faster Than Silicon" E-Commerce Times
"The address you leave behind" Washington Post
"Simple RF weapon can fry PC circuits" PCWorld.com
"Lab Rat: Totally tubular" Red Herring
"Computer-mouse inventor still obscure after 20 years" Newhouse News Service
"Goldman exec sees tech future" Upside Magazine
"Both Orinoco and Airport Will Link Macs and PCs" WSJ Interactive Edition [Paid Membership Required]
"When the Queen's English Meets Mobile Phone, Dad MaB Left Bhind" WSJ Interactive Edition [Paid Membership Required]
"Software Bugs Are Buried In 10 Million Lines of Code" Washington Post
"Protect your always-on Internet connection from intruders" ZDNet Software Library
"Need more speed? Upgrade your motherboard--here's how" ZDNet Help & How-To
"Fleeing Spam, Some Go by Way of Foo" New York Times
"No Gadget Safe From Home-Style Hacks" New York Times

Press Releases

"IBM Scientists Report Significant Breakthrough in Computer Display Manufacturing/New Technique Replaces Century-Old Process/Could Save Millions for Producers of High-End Displays" Business Wire
"242 Days to the Single Currency: Oracle Announces Remote Euro Conversion Service: Oracle Solutions Services India Geared Up to Perform Rapid Euro Conversions" PR Newswire
"Time Running Out: Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Shareholders Have 5 Days To Be Appointed Lead Plaintiff In Class Action Lawsuit" Internet Wire
"NEC's Statement on the Revocation of Supercomputer Anti-Dumping Tariffs" PR Newswire
"Cray Inc. Cleared to Market NEC Supercomputers in U.S.: U.S. Department of Commerce Revokes Antidumping Duties NEC $25 Million Investment in Cray Inc. Expected to Close By May 11, 2001" Business Wire
"iPlanet Ships New Directory Software: New iPlanet(TM) Directory Server 5.0 Highlights iPlanet Leadership in Scalable Directory Services for Highly-Trafficked Enterprise, E-Commerce and Consumer Web Sites; Foundation for Future Smart Web Services of Sun ONE" PR Newswire
"Sun Microsystems sponsors the Canadian Computing Competition: Sixteen High-School Students to Compete at University of Waterloo" CNW

Microsoft

"Microsoft targets open software movement" Reuters
"Microsoft to Buy Computer Company" Associated Press
"Microsoft anti-Clippy campaign aims to sell Office XP" Associated Press
"Microsoft's media mission: Software giant plans to tie new multimedia tool to Windows, but rivals in player wars slam move as anti-competitive..." The Globe and Mail
"Microsoft Reaches Agreement to Acquire Ensemble Studios: Dallas-Based Development Studio Joining Microsoft; Company Strengthens PC Games Division" PR Newswire
"Microsoft requirements for new Certification Authorities include Independent Verification: WebTrust for Certification Authorities or equivalent" CNW
".NET - Milestone or Gallstone?" osOpinion
"Setting up two e-mail accounts in Outlook" Sacramento Bee
"Councilwoman hit Microsoft in the soft spot: Mtn. View official accused of threatening Microsoft" San Jose Mercury News
"Simplicity now keyword in Net navigation" South China Morning Post
"Trick for hacking Microsoft software distributed" Associated Press
"Windows XP anti-piracy feature cracked" vnunet.com
"IT Professionals Stay One Step Ahead of the Competition With Microsoft SQL Server 2000" PR Newswire
"Microsoft Takes Legal Actions to Thwart Software Piracy in South Florida: Software Piracy Cost Florida More Than $259 Million in Wages and Tax Revenue" PR Newswire
"State of the Art: Unearthing Office Tools Long Buried" New York Times
"Microsoft to explain source-code sharing philosophy" InfoWorld.com
"Microsoft to open more Windows source code" FT.com
"Microsoft opens source code debate/Microsoft is expected to signal Thursday its intentions to give some developers greater access to the source code, or original programmer's instructions, of its software." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Microsoft Is Set to Be Top Foe of Free Code" New York Times
"Microsoft to argue against free code" Reuters

Government/Law/Politics

"Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman and Herz LLP Commences Cisco Class Action" PR Newswire
"FBI: Lucent Workers Stole Secrets" Associated Press
"Bells Stand To Benefit From FCC Chairman's Neutrality" Newsbytes
"FCC Sitting Out Telecom War: Bells Stand to Benefit From New Chairman's Neutrality, Economists Say" Washington Post
"US authorities approve ASML takeover of SVG" FT.com
"ASML gets Silicon nod: Dutch chipmaking equipment manufacturer gets SVG clearance" Reuters

Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion

"Is the Worst Over for Hardware?" SmartMoney
"Where Are All the Buybacks?" Industry Standard
"Study: Many Developing Countries Ready for Hi-Tech" Reuters
"Lessons from Dotcom U" Christian Science Monitor
"Review: Top 10 graphics boards" IDG
"Satellite Internet Access Up In The Air" Forbes.com
"Cell Phones, Elephants and War" E-Commerce Times
"How Now Linux Fragmentation?" osOpinion
"Compaq iPaq is Priciest PocketPC — and Cheapest: We love the color model so much we don't see the point of a black-and-white version" ON Magazine
"Best 3D Graphics Yet: NVidia's GeForce3 Card Delivers: The first in a coming wave of chips designed for a new level of realism in 3D games." PC World Magazine
"Can voice-over save DSL?" Red Herring
"Analyst View: A software slowdown?" Red Herring
"Debugging the DSL debacle: Targeting the business sector that pays too much for high speed access." Sm@rt Partner
"Sony's New Hand-Held Device Improves on Palm's Designs" WSJ Interactive Edition [Paid Membership Required]
"Reports Show South Koreans Are Top Net Users in World" WSJ Interactive Edition [Paid Membership Required]
"Let's get visual! Why you absolutely need to get a Webcam" ZDNet AnchorDesk
"The mixture of hacker and activist is a myth" MSNBC
"Handheld makers lose footing" ZDII

Acquisitions/Alliances/Investments/Mergers

"WWEI looks to dominate Taiwan's PCB market with two merger offers" Electronic Buyers' News
"Verizon lends $400m support to Genuity" FT.com
"Alcatel, Pirelli Seen Top Contenders for Lucent Unit" Bloomberg
"Pirelli Interested in Lucent Optics" Reuters
"ASML gets U.S. approval of SVG purchase, agrees to put Tinsley unit up for sale" Semiconductor Business News

Tech Stocks

"Market Close: Profit-Takers Halt Nasdaq Win Streak" News Factor
"After the Bell: Investors Play the Waiting Game" Industry Standard
"Satellite Stocks Don't Deserve to Be Shunned: Unfairly caught in the tech backlash, they may be as good a defensive play as cable stocks are" BusinessWeek
"Anderson takes the rap for tech crash" Boston Globe
"Have techs hit bottom? As investors absorb the latest data, an air of caution remains" CNNfn
"Technical Analyst: Cisco Is Buyable on a Pullback" ON24 [Audio Report]
"Today's Tech Movers" TheStreet.com
"Market Close: Employment data chills Wall Street" Inter@ctive Investor
"Market Close: Profit-Takers Halt Nasdaq Win Streak" NewsFactor
"Thursday's Market: Pullback Day for Stocks" TheStreet.com
"Tech retreat trips Wall St.: As investors wait for key report on unemployment, many cash in on gains" CNNfn
"Today's Market: Investors Turn Cautious, Dragging Down Stocks" TheStreet.com
"2HRS2GO: Jabil sees inventory problem easing" ZDII
"Midday Report: Nasdaq Slides on Economy Worries" E-Commerce Times
"Midday Markets: Jobless news dampens tech rally" ZDII
"Market Update: Red Sea Rising on Major Indices" TheStreet.com
"Techs turn sour: After four-day run-up, economy fears drive segment indexes down" CNNfn
"Hardware Stocks: Hardware stocks fall/Hardware-related stocks reversed course Thursday after four days of gains, reflecting falling shares of such high-profile names as EMC Corp., Apple Computer and Sun Microsystems." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Silicon Stocks: Networking, chip, software stocks slip/Nasdaq forfeits previous day's gains/Shares of networking, chip and software stocks led the technology market lower in heavy volume Thursday as economic news showed the U.S. economy could be slowing more than expected." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Chip Stocks: Chip stocks take breather/Semiconductor stocks took a break Thursday, after three days of gains this week." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Morning Report: A Word On Valuation" Internet Stock Report
"Market Preview: Can techs sustain rally?" ZDII
"European markets sink: Telecoms and technology shares lead declines on major bourses" CNN
"Europe Markets: Europe winds down in the red/Vodafone dips 4.9%; Investors look to U.S. jobs data/Europe's bourses wound down trading on Thursday in the red as investors on both sides of the Atlantic took profits, following four sessions of gains on the Nasdaq." FTMarketWatch.com

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Telecommunication - Cellular

Telecom Equipment

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Wireless Communications

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Associated Press (Checked 9:40 PM CDT; no changes since 7:20 PM CDT)

"EBay Bans Nazi Artifacts, Material"
"FBI: Lucent Workers Stole Secrets"
"Microsoft Vague on Windows Code"
"Genuity Posts Wider 1Q Loses"
"Razorfish Stock Sinks on Report"
"Dell Announces Recall of Batteries"
"Judge Puts Off Ruling in Compaq Suit"
"Manhattan Real Estate Listing Service Fails"
"Telecom Legislation Battle Heats Up"
"Microsoft to Buy Computer Company" ...

CNET (Checked 9:40 PM CDT; no changes since 7:25 PM CDT)

"Memory makers look for year-end recovery"
"Rambus expects cost of chips to drop" ...
"Earnings alert: Sapient misses, iVillage shrinks loss"
"Razorfish CEO calls it quits" ...
"Lucent scientists accused of system theft"
"Broadband Net rates continue to climb" ...
"File traders pick up sidekick"
"iVillage loss, ad revenues shrink" ...
"Cost-cutting to be 'ruthless,' Dell exec says"
"Palm, Handspring shares sink" ...

CyberTimes (Checked 9:40 PM CDT; no changes since 4:25 PM CDT)

"Novellus Doesn't See Chip Recovery Until Autumn"
"Microsoft Is Set to Be Top Foe of Free Code"
"Razorfish's Founders Expected to Drop Out of Management"
"F.B.I. Says Lucent Workers Stole Secrets"
"I.B.M. Enhances Liquid Crystal Display Process"
"Face-Recognition Systems Offer New Tools, but Mixed Results"
"State of the Art: Unearthing Office Tools Long Buried"

Reuters (Updated 9:45 PM CDT)

"Microsoft Targets Open Software Movement"
"Lucent Scientists Accused of System Theft for China"
"Dell, Compaq Both Vow to Win Computer Price War"
"Microsoft Declares War on 'Free Software' Model"
"IBM Finds New Way to Make Liquid Crystal Displays"
"Microsoft to Argue Against Free Code --NYT"
"Novellus Doesn't See Chip Recovery Until Autumn"
"Cirrus Logic Shares Rise After Focus Shift"
"Sapient Warns of Wider Losses"
"Razorfish Posts Loss; CEO Steps Down"

TechWeb (Checked 9:45 PM CDT; no changes since 7:30 PM CDT)

"Endwave Promotes Julianne Biagini To CFO "
"Lucent Scientists Accused Of System Theft For China"
"Razorfish Posts Loss, CEO Steps Down"
"eBay Bans Auctions Of Nazi, Hate-Group Items"
"Dell Recalls Inspirion Batteries"
"Ford Signs Deal With StorageNetworks"
"EDS Announces $1 Billion In Services Contracts"
"SpaceWorks Closes Doors"
"Microsoft Declares War On 'Free Software' Model"
"Battle Of The Broadband Bills Heats Up" ...

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