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Friday, February 8, 2002
Updated 9:30 PM CST; 03:30 GMT
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Computer Industry

"AMD and Intel turn up the heat in handheld market" Electronic Buyers' News
"Lotus Developers May Build Garnet Alternative" eWeek
"Confusion surrounds EC enquiry into Intel" vnunet.com
"Judge sets Microsoft settlement hearing for March: federal judge in the Microsoft antitrust case tentatively set a hearing for the second week of March to determine whether the settlement reached by the firm and the federal government is in the public interest" CNN
"Microsoft: Oracle stonewalling information in antitrust case" Computerworld
"Microsoft gains legal edge: Judge will hear settlement approval before opposing states' arguments." CNN/Money
"Microsoft Judge Sets Hearing" Associated Press
"Microsoft Judge Orders March Hearing" Reuters
"Microsoft, Justice Dept. May Refine Antitrust Accord" Washington Post
"Microsoft Says Oracle Exec Behind States' Plan" Reuters
"HP's Innovation Incentives Pay Off: Since HP launched its "Invent" campaign in December 1999 to spur innovation, its patent application filings worldwide have risen 30% in 2000 and 67% last year, to 5000" InformationWeek
"Merger to dull HP's crown jewel?" CNET News.com
"HP courts institutional investors" San Jose Mercury News
"Intel ponders future of fab construction in Ireland" EE Times UK
"Gateway Country Goes to War: Underdog PC vendor strikes at Dell with price cuts and a battle to improve its public perception." PCWorld.com
"Sun gets serious about storage" InfoWorld.com
"Sun runs with N1" InfoWorld.com
"Sun likes digital dog tags for products" CNET News.com
"Can developers pull dollars from Palms? Palm's operating system unit has a new mantra for its developers: We don't make money unless you make money." CNET News.com
"Oracle posts fix - servers 'unbreakable' again?" The Register
"Java application offers a cheap BlackBerry alternative: Sirenic reckons it can do everything RIM's pocket email device does, at less cost, and for more devices" ZDNet UK
"Korea's Hynix Lender Says Progress with Micron Slow" Reuters
"Cybersecurity a Top Priority: White House Adviser Presses Computer Industry to Do More" Washington Post
"Study Targets 'Digital Dirty Dozen': A new study says tech issues are getting new attention from Congress." InformationWeek

General Interest

"The power behind the Olympics: Making sure the technology behind the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City runs smoothly is a mammoth task, which has taken three years to set up" BBC
"Olympians go way high-tech: Athletes use latest gadgets, from tents to transmitters" Detroit Free Press
"AOL customers livid over huge phone bills after area-code switch" Computerworld
"SSL Chip Handles 10,000 TPS" eWeek
"Slow justice frustrates some chip companies" EETimes
"British firm hyper over Web patent" Globe and Mail
"Wheel-Time Computing. VCs are investing in technologies that enhance telematics systems." Red Herring
"Companies fear costly MPEG-4 licenses" CNET News.com
"Hole Found in Net Security Program" Associated Press
"Linux-loving McNealy dons penguin outfit: The Sun chief executive proves his love for Linux by dressing up as Tux the penguin during a speech to analysts" CNET News.com
"Sick of slowdowns? Here's how to bring your PC up to speed" ZDNet AnchorDesk
"Games on your cell phone? It's only the beginning" ZDNet AnchorDesk
"AT&T Strategy Has No Limits" Wired News
"Nokia Challenged by Changing Phone Industry" Reuters
"MCI Chief Says He Repaid Debt, Borrowing From His Company" New York Times
"Jamcracker reworks its software strategy" CNET News.com
"From high-tech to blue collar: A year ago, Jose Carlos Cavazos was enthusiastic about his new career in telecommunications and his position with Nortel Networks. Now he's throwing mail on the night shift at a U.S. Postal Service distribution center for $13 an hour." CNET News.com
"Cell phones set to overtake fixed lines" Reuters
"Sweden's Telia posts weak results" Reuters

Press Releases

"HP to Present Live Audio Webcast of Q1 Earnings Conference Call" BusinessWire
"Oracle Marketing: The Path To Better Customer Insight" Internet Wire
"Sun Outperforms IBM With World's Fastest Java(TM) Application Performance: Sun Fire(TM) 15K Server Running Java(TM) 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE(TM)) Delivers Top Java Benchmark Performance" PR Newswire

Microsoft

"Microsoft peers into .Net future" InfoWorld.com
"Win 2000's Telnet Service Open to Attack" eWeek
"Microsoft patches another Telnet flaw in Win 2000" NetworkWorldFusion
"Microsoft Messenger flaw can disclose user data" InfoWorld.com
"Oblix and Microsoft pact eases authentication" InfoWorld.com
"Microsoft Girds for Fight With Nonsettling States: Company says holdout states shouldn't be allowed an end-run around settlement." IDG News Service
"MSN Messenger Flaw Can Disclose User Data: Microsoft calls problem 'low-risk,' suggests users download update next week." IDG News Service
"Microsoft battles pirates" New Zealand InfoTech
"Microsoft works to fix MSN privacy flaw: Microsoft is putting the final touches on a patch to limit an MSN Messenger feature that allowed any Web site to grab a visitor's IM nickname and buddy list." CNET News.com
"Server software sales disappoint Microsoft" Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Government/Law/Politics

"House Approves $880 Million for Cyber Security" InternetNews.com
"FCC Says Broadband Access Up" InternetNews.com
"Calif. Panel Probes PacBell DSL Net Billing" Newsbytes
"SEC Opens Global Crossing Investigation" InternetWeek
"Another family affair: HP faces age-bias suit that's all relative" San Jose Mercury News
"Computer Safety Is Focus of Bill" New York Times
"Probe launched into Pac Bell DSL flap" CNET News.com
"FBI, SEC scrutinizing Global Crossing" Reuters

Analysis/Commentary/Editorial/Opinion

"The Newest Warfare Tool: Collaboration: The U.S. Navy's deployment of Lotus's Domino server and Sametime application have been such a hit that the collaborative tools have been--and are continuing to be--extended to allied forces" InformationWeek
"Next-generation IP pioneers learn by doing" InfoWorld.com
"Take your best shot--with these new 5-megapixel cameras" ZDNet Reviews
"Sun's gwana-gwana mystery" The Register

Acquisitions/Alliances/Investments/Mergers

"TriQuint sends optical engineers to Network Elements" Electronic Buyers' News
"ABCNews.com Breaks with Yahoo! and Goes BellSouth" InternetNews.com
"STMicro to exit PC graphics market" Electronic Buyers' News

Tech Stocks

"Stocks Rally Late to End Slump: Stocks rallied in the last hour of trading Friday and the major averages to closed higher to end a five-day losing streak." TheStreet.com
"Rebuilding Credibility on Wall Street: New rules will help curtail conflicts of interest among Wall Street analysts. But they can't fix all the problems" Business 2.0
"Tech stocks in late rally: Cisco continues to fall, but WorldCom, VeriSign,TriQuint get analyst boosts." CNN/Money
"Stocks go out with a bang: U.S. stocks snap a five-session losing streak, but can't salvage a down week." CNN/Money
"Tech stocks waver on market jitters: Technology stocks were near neutral territory in midday trading, as worries about corporate earnings and accounting problems took a day off from beating markets lower." Reuters
"Cisco drags down techs: Revenue growth concerns, economic weakness hurt networking sector." Reuters
"Nasdaq Snaps Losing Streak As Sun, Corning Post Gains" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]
"Stocks to Watch: Analysts Upgrade Micron Technology, Sun Micro" TheStreet.com
"Hardware Stocks: Hardware, chips rise as week ends/Hardware and chip stocks rode a late day rally higher on Friday closing out what was primarily a down week." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Silicon Stocks: Late-day rally lifts Nasdaq above 1,800/A late-day Nasdaq rally led by software and chip stocks helped the Nasdaq close above 1,800 Friday, after closing below that mark on Thursday for the first time since early November." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Net Stocks: Accounting goblins in this 10K? Shares of VeriSign recovered after several days of thrashing and assurances from the analyst community that the company's audited filing will give shareholders the needed transparency to feel comfortable owning the stock." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Telecom Stocks: Stocks up; WorldCom, Qwest recover/Telecommunications stocks wafted higher in Friday action as the fourth-quarter earnings season came to a close." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"Nikkei leads Asian markets higher" CNN
"Asia Markets: Tokyo stocks rise for a second day/Bank shares extend rally on government rescue hope/Tokyo stocks rose for a second straight session Friday as rising speculation about the government lending a hand to the stock market helped fuel buying in bank shares." CBS.MarketWatch.com
"European markets end mixed: Media and auto stocks lead gainers, techs continue to decline" CNN
"Europe Markets: Media, insurers nudge Europe ahead/Wall Street builds on BT and Allianz results/Europe's blue chip indices edged into positive territory on Friday as positive trading on Wall Street built on optimism in Europe's insurance and media sectors." FT Investor

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Associated Press (Checked 9:25 PM; no changes since 8:00 PM CST)

"Qualcomm Shares Fall on Report"
"Hole Found in Net Security Program"
"Airport Security Faces New Challenge"
"SEC Investigating Global Crossing"
"March Hearing Set on Microsoft"
"Feds Shut Down Internet NextBank"
"Computer Exporter in Texas Arrested"
"Ask Jeeves Shares Fall 46 Percent"
"Sun Broadens Support of Linux"
"FCC: High - Speed Web Access Grows" ...

CNET (Updated 9:25 PM CST)

"Microsoft: Oracle behind harsh remedy"
"Digital dog tags: Would you wear one?" ...
"U.S. officials knock EU tax proposal"
"NextCard trading halted; bank shut down" ...
"Companies fear costly MPEG-4 licenses"
"Trademark search wars find new battle" ...
"Qualcomm: Accounting meets guidelines"
"Probe launched into Pac Bell DSL flap" ...
"Apple short-circuits Circuit City deal"
"Merger to dull HP's crown jewel?" ...

CyberTimes (Checked 9:25 PM; no changes since 8:10 PM CST)

"Government Launches Investigations of Global Crossing"
"Remarks on Microsoft Case Mostly Oppose Settlement"
"Earnings Increase at E.D.S., but Sales Are Below Estimates"
"MCI Chief Says He Repaid Debt, Borrowing From His Company"
"New York State Files Suit Against Maker of Software"

Reuters (Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 8:15 PM CST)

"Nordic Skiing-Skiiers Go High-Tech for Games"
"Microsoft Judge Sets March Hearing on Settlement"
"Microsoft Says Oracle Exec Behind States' Plan"
"FBI, SEC Investigating Global Crossing"
"Nokia Challenged by Changing Phone Industry"
"Mobile Phones Set to Top Fixed Lines at One Billion"
"Govt., Tech Alliance Promote Home Computer Security"
"Corning: Demand to Bottom Out First Quarter"
"Sun Micro to Roll Out New Low-End Linux Servers"
"Qualcomm Shares Drop, CFO Defends Accounting" ...

TechWeb (Checked 9:30 PM; no changes since 8:15 PM CST)

"SEC Opens Investigation Into Accounting At Global Crossing"
"Conservative Think Tank Says Congress Targeting Tech Issues"
"Microsoft Judge Orders March Hearing"
"ATG Responds To Application Server Consolidation"
"HP's Innovation Incentives Campaign Yields Patent Results"

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