President Bush formed a new panel Tuesday to fight cyberterrorism, noting that the nation's information systems are vital to business, government and national defense. Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. are in talks to integrate their liquid crystal display operations in a bid to bolster competitiveness, a company official said Wednesday. Internet service provider ExciteAtHome and Comcast Corp.'s cable TV division have worked out a way to resume signing up new cable modem customers while ExciteAtHome deals with its bankruptcy reorganization. Leading online stock brokerage Charles Schwab Corp. said Tuesday that third-quarter profits fell 91 percent as customer trading activity fell to its lowest levels in nearly three years. For the smuggler of weapons, explosives, or drugs, technology presents a formidable barrier.
Sensors can help locate contraband inside luggage or in traces on a traveler's documents or clothes.
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