Supreme Court upholds Do Not Call registry ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired  amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. WASHINGTON--The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower-court ruling that telemarketers #39; rights to


RadioShack inks deal to operate Sam #39;s Club wireless kiosks RadioShack Corp. has agreed to take over the operaton of wireless kiosks in 542 Sam #39;s Club locations nationwide, RadioShack said Monday.


Interfor Bids C\$368 Million for Riverside Forest (Update4) International Forest Products Ltd., a Canadian lumber producer, agreed to buy Riverside Forest Products Ltd. for C\$368 million (\$290 million) in cash and stock, topping a hostile bid from Tolko Industries Ltd.


U.S. Researchers Win 2004 Nobel Prize (AP) AP - Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering how people can recognize and remember an estimated 10,000 odors, from spoiled meat to a lover's perfume.


Cisco, Fujitsu to collabrate on high end routers Fujitsu and Cisco Systems announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers and enterprises to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.


SunGard to Spin Off Disaster Recovery Biz SunGard (Quote, Chart) said its board of directors has unanimously decided to spin off its disaster recovery business and take it public through a tax-free distribution of shares.


Paychex founder, CEO steps down Paychex Inc., one of the largest US payroll processors, said Monday founder Thomas Golisano has stepped down as president and chief executive and was replaced by Jonathan Judge, effective immediately.


RadioShack boosts forecast on Sam #39;s Club deal FORT WORTH, Texas RadioShack raised its 2005 sales forecast today due to the company #39;s new kiosk agreement with the Sam #39;s Club warehouse chain.


Lockheed Martin Team in Postal Pact Lockheed Martin Corp. said Monday that the Postal Service selected a team led by the company to provide managed network services across its 37,000 locations under a contract worth up to \$3 billion.


General Mills to Sell Stake in Cereals General Mills Inc. (GIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it will sell an \$835 million stake in its cereal business to an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.


IRS asks about tips at Chili #39;s Brinker International Inc., which operates the Chili #39;s restaurant chain, said Monday it received an inquiry from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the company #39;s share of taxes on \$31.


Quebec to invest \$1B in wind power QUEBEC - The Quebec government will spend a billion dollars over the next eight years to create a series of private wind-powered electrical plants, Premier Jean Charest announced today.


Jury Rules in Favor of Kodak in Dispute A federal jury has backed Eastman Kodak Co. in a high-stakes, patent-infringement dispute with Sun Microsystems Inc. over the Silicon Valley company #39;s popular Java programming language.


Ballmer Says Apple Won #39;t Dominate Digital Technology Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in London yesterday that the future of digital technology in the home will be with Microsoft, not Apple.


IE Strategy Backfires It #39;s official. Microsoft recently stated definitivelyand contrary to rumorsthat there will be no new versions of Internet Explorer for users of older versions of Windows.


Libraries Enter Digital Age Digital audio downloads save shelf space, and patrons don #39;t have to wait until a book is returned. Remember how exciting it was as a child to go into the library to fill out an application for your very own


A flash-based iPod from Apple? Not so fast Alleged Apple Flash iPod  #39;partner #39; signs with Rio <nobr>The Register</nobr>


Hitachi, NEC router venture Alaxala goes live LONDON - The joint network router and switch company created by Hitachi, Ltd. and NEC Corporation, dubbed Alaxala Networks Corporation, started operating Monday (October 4th) with Hitachi offering a gigabit router initially.


Packers deal disgruntled CB McKenzie to Saints The Packers said they had acquired quarterback JT O #39;Sullivan, 25, and a second-round selection in the 2005 draft from the Saints in return for McKenzie, 28, and a future conditional draft choice.


UPDATE 1-New Barca blow as Edmilson out for six months Barcelona #39;s Brazil defender Edmilson will be sidelined for at least six months after undergoing knee surgery on Monday, club doctors said.


Wigley granted licence reprieve Southampton head coach Steve Wigley has been granted a stay of execution by the Premier League despite him not holding the necessary qualifications.


Lions prepare for Vick, Falcons The hard-hitting Atlanta Falcons defense doesn #39;t scare Joey Harrington. Eastern Michigan, on the other hand, made him a nervous wreck.


Redknapp charged after bad tackle LONDON, England -- The English Football Association have charged Tottenham captain Jamie Redknapp with serious foul play. The Spurs captain was guilty of a late challenge on Tim Cahill that resulted in the


Pakistan Soldiers Kill Four Militants, Truce Agreed Pakistan #39;s military and al Qaeda-linked militants agreed to a 10-day truce on Monday, the day the army killed four Islamic militants including two foreigners in a tribal region near Afghanistan, officials said.


U.S. Plans Crackdown on Piracy, Counterfeiting  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is cracking down  on the growing trade in counterfeit and pirated goods that  costs U.S. businesses hundreds of billions of dollar annually,  U.S. government and industry officials said on Monday.


FCC Boss Backs Cingular-ATT Wireless Deal  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell plans to recommend Cingular  Wireless receive approval to purchase AT T Wireless Services  Inc. AWE.N with some divestitures, sources familiar with the  matter said on Monday.


WebMethods names new CEO, chairman The company promotes from within--Chief Operating Officer David Mitchell is appointed CEO.


Sybase links back office to mobile devices Company debuts new products that let businesspeople shuttle data from databases to mobile gadgets.


SBC links e-mail, voice messages, faxes New service lets consumers access an all-in-one mailbox from anywhere with a phone or the Internet.


IBM laptop features fingerprint scanner ThinkPad T42 is equipped with biometric device designed to limit access to sensitive data.


Bush, Kerry Don't Spend Much on Online Ads-Study (Reuters) Reuters - The information superhighway has\been a one-way street in the 2004 presidential campaign,  with\President Bush and Democrat John Kerry raising money on the\Internet but spending very little to advertise online,\according to a study released on Monday.


IPO for new Saudi mobile company opens October 16 (AFP) AFP - The initial public offering (IPO) of shares in the newly established Saudi mobile phone company led by the United Arab Emirates' Etisalat will start October 16, the head of the Capital Market Authority announced.


SunGard Divides, Spins Off DR Unit (AP) AP - Software company SunGard Data Systems Inc. is dividing into two parts and spinning off its disaster-recovery technology business to shareholders, chief executive Cristobal Conde said. Its shares climbed more than 12 percent Monday.


Jury Rules in Favor of Kodak in Dispute (AP) AP - A federal jury has backed Eastman Kodak Co. in a high-stakes, patent-infringement dispute with Sun Microsystems Inc. over the Silicon Valley company's popular Java programming language.


Talk of El Nino Floods, Droughts Worries Farmers (Reuters) Reuters - After a seemingly unending string of\hurricanes and typhoons, talk that the "little boy" is stirring\in the Pacific is unwelcome news for weather-battered farmers.


U.S. Aid Official: Worst Still to Come in Darfur (Reuters) Reuters - The crisis in Sudan's Darfur region,\where more than a million people have fled their homes to\escape violence, will worsen and the death toll could hit\300,000 this year, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.


OAS Official Asked to Resign Over Scandal (AP) AP - Costa Rica's president said Monday he is asking Miguel Angel Rodriguez to resign as secretary-general of the Organization of American States because of alleged payments from a government contractor.


Vice presidential debate takes on new importance (AFP) AFP - Vice President Dick Cheney will square off with his Democratic rival John Edwards in a televised debate Tuesday that suddenly takes on importance for the Republicans after George W. Bush's tepid showing last week.


Sharon accuses Iran of sedition Israel's prime minister accuses arch foe Iran of trying to recruit Arab citizens for anti-Israeli activity.


Oracle trial tactic: Conway lied to analysts Redwood Shores-based software giant Oracle Corp. said in court that PeopleSoft Inc. CEO Craig Conway lied about the effects of Oracle #39;s \$7.


RadioShack to run Sam #39;s Club kiosks CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- RadioShack Corp. said Monday that it is selling mobile phones at more than 500 Sam #39;s Club locations to drum up sales and stretch its lead in wireless retailing.


CMS to offer shares to public CMS Energy announced today the company intends to offer 22 million shares of common stock to the public. The underwriters will be granted an option to purchase an additional 3.3 million common


SpaceShipOne stakes claim to \$10mn prize US rocketship SpaceShipOne has blasted into space for the second time in five days, staking claim to a \$10-million prize for the first private manned space travel and setting a new altitude record.


Microsoft Angling for Music, Movies Consumers Microsoft #39;s recently released Media Player 10 is being hailed by some reviewers as the first real challenge to Apple #39;s dominance in the online music space.


IBM laptop features fingerprint scanner IBM announced on Monday the launch of a new line of ThinkPad notebooks designed to provide an extra layer of data protection through advanced fingerprint technology.


Brother Introduces 4 New Multifunction Printers Under US\$200 Brother has introduced four new multifunction printers, all under US\$200. There are two sheet-feeder models, the MFC-3240c and MFC-3340cn, and two flatbed models, the MFC-5440cn and MFC-5840cn.


Saints Acquire Veteran Cornerback McKenzie (Reuters) Reuters - The New Orleans Saints\Monday acquired cornerback Mike McKenzie and a future\conditional draft choice from Green Bay. In exchange, the\Packers received a second-round pick in 2005 and quarterback\J.T. O'Sullivan.


As the seasons change, these tips will help you deal with wind After a season of near misses in golf #39;s major championships, Ernie Els fired back Sunday to tame the difficult Ireland conditions at the American Express World Golf Championship and quiet the critics.


Saints acquire veteran cornerback McKenzie New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - The New Orleans Saints Monday acquired cornerback Mike McKenzie and a future conditional draft choice from Green Bay.


Owen may not partner Rooney in Wales game LONDON, 4 Oct. -- Michael Owen looks likely to miss out on partnering Wayne Rooney up front in England #39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales on Saturday.


Lions prepare for Vick, Falcons While many of his Detroit Lions teammates spent the bye weekend at home with their families, Harrington stayed in town to see his brother play college football.


Strasbourg sack coach Kombouare STRASBOURG, Oct 4 (SW) - After a winless start to the Ligue 1 season, Racing Club de Strasbourg have become the second French club to sack their coach this year, letting of manager Antoine Kombouare.


Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state Few can doubt the historic importance of the peaceful and democratic passing of executive power to Indonesia #39;s first ever directly elected president later this month -- with the former general-turned-democrat, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the winner.


Poland floats plan to pull out of Iraq by end-2005 Poland #39;s leaders floated the idea on Monday of withdrawing troops from Iraq by the end of next year, giving the first timetable for a planned pullout by the staunch Washington ally.


A Sea Change in Slovenia LJUBLJANA, Slovenia--After more than a decade of almost continual rule, Slovenia #39;s center-left Liberal Democrats face a spell in opposition in the wake of a surprise defeat in the parliamentary elections on 3 October.


Saints Acquire Veteran Cornerback McKenzie  NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - The New Orleans Saints  Monday acquired cornerback Mike McKenzie and a future  conditional draft choice from Green Bay. In exchange, the  Packers received a second-round pick in 2005 and quarterback  J.T. O'Sullivan.


Freddie Mac Shuts Bond Broker Business (Reuters) Reuters - Freddie Mac , the No. 2 U.S.\mortgage finance company, said on Monday it will no longer\serve as a broker dealer in the multi-trillion-dollar mortgage\bond market, a move some said is designed to lower risk and\placate regulators.


Economy Emerging from Soft Spot-Fed Gov  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Board Governor  Susan Schmidt Bies on Monday said the latest batch of U.S.  economic figures showed the economy has gotten past its  mid-year soft patch.


Stocks Rise; Siebel Boosts Tech Shares  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday as oil  prices eased a little and Friday's start-of-quarter buying  spree continued into the new week.


Office Depot CEO Resigns Disappointments abound across business lines. Apparently, it is time for a change.


Schwab Cuts Online Commissions, Fees Schwab is cutting online equity commissions by 33 percent, options trade commissions by 60 percent and automated phone trades by 40 percent.


Bombardier Recreational Settles Lawsuit Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. said Monday it had settled a three-year-old patent infringement lawsuit filed by Simmons Inc.


UPDATE 2-Quebec launches C\$1.9 bln in wind power projects Hydro-Quebec awarded C\$1.9 billion (\$1.5 billion) in wind-power projects to two groups on Monday in a massive push to position itself as Canada #39;s biggest buyer of the renewable energy source.


Dodge Charger image released NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - DaimlerChrysler #39;s Dodge division has released the first official sketch of the upcoming Dodge Charger. The Charger is a four-door sedan planned for the 2006 model year.


Rallying from a slow start this season, Houston clinches the NL <b>...</b> Houston Astros players celebrate their NL wild-card-clinching win over the Colorado Rockies. The Astros finalized the playoff pairing by beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Sunday in Houston to edge the San Francisco Giants for a playoff berth.


Vibrating sex toy shuts Australian airport MACKAY, AUSTRALIA - A vibrating sex toy tossed in a garbage can shut down operations at an Australian airport for about an hour on Monday.


SunGard Data to spin off business SunGard Data Systems Inc. said Monday it will spin off its information availability services business, which helps organizations maintain access to their electronic data during everything from minor mishaps to major disasters.


US Air Realigns Sales, Delta Pushes Pilots Amid talk of a possible liquidation, bankrupt US Airways in recent weeks completed a reorganization that eliminated several corporate sales positions while emphasizing newer


Update 2: Freddie Mac Announces Changes in Division Mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced Monday that it is shutting down some operations of its debt-securities sales division and transferring others - moves that experts said should tighten the company #39;s internal controls after an accounting scandal.


SBC, Cingular establish new IP-based integrated messaging service San Antonio-based SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) has developed a new IP-based service Monday that will allow customers to combine their wireline and wireless voice mailboxes, e-mail accounts and faxes.


Sun loses \$1 billion lawsuit to Kodak Let #39;s say you #39;re a technology company that #39;s now struggling to cope with technological changes that threaten the very premise of your business... Waitaminute, maybe that particular hypothetical isn #39;t such


Gates in Silicon Valley Bill Gates made three public appearances during a trip to California late last week. Some of the more interesting moments, as captured in the media coverage: San Francisco Chronicle:  quot;Gates took questions


IBM creates management consulting service IT Management and Web Technology have been fighting neck-to-neck for the fifth spot for the last year. This month, IT Management drops a rank to #6.


Houston beats Rockies to grab final playoff spot WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Brandon Backe allowed two runs in five-plus innings, as Houston seized Major League Baseball #39;s final playoff spot with a 5-3 triumph over the Colorado Rockies.


New Indonesian presdient faces tough tasks JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared Indonesia #39;s next president today and now faces the tough task of rebuilding a country plagued by attacks from al-Qaida-linked terrorists, separatist conflicts and an economy still reeling from


Arab Diplomats Seek UN Condemnation of Israeli Offensive Arab diplomats at the United Nations are drafting language for a Security Council statement that could condemn Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip.


Cambodia Approves Tribunal for Khmer Rouge Leaders fter years of delays, the Cambodian Parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations today to create an international tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime for


Stocks Rise; Siebel Boosts Tech Shares (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Monday as oil\prices eased a little and Friday's start-of-quarter buying\spree continued into the new week.


Freddie Mac Announces Changes in Division Mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced Monday that it is shutting down some operations of its debt-securities sales division and transferring others - moves that experts said should tighten the company's internal controls after an accounting scandal.


Back to Books for Barnes   Noble The bookseller decides to distribute its interest in GameStop to shareholders.


PeopleSoft Says Revenue Will Beat Wall Street Forecasts At the same time, Oracle #39;s in court trying to strip PeopleSoft of its poison-pill provisions. By Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News.


Breaking Merck #39;s Bones NEW YORK - Merck suffered a huge blow last week when it had to pull its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market after a big study showed that it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.


Fox joins Blu-ray group com October 4, 2004, 11:57 AM PT. Twentieth Century Fox has joined a group developing one of two formats being promoted as a next-generation DVD technology.


Cox brings VoIP service to more cities com October 4, 2004, 12:22 PM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired  amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.


SpaceShipOne wins \$10MX Prize SpaceShipOne has completed its second suborbital flight in five days, securing the \$10 million Ansari X Prize. SpaceShipOne is the first privately built, manned vehicle to reach space.


Jury Rules for Kodak in Java Patent Dispute Eastman Kodak Co. won the first round of a Java lawsuit against Sun Microsystems Inc. that could impact Sun #39;s bottom line and possibly threaten Microsoft #39;s .


Top nuclear official briefs Majlis committee TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Iran #39;s top nuclear official went to parliament Monday to brief its National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on the process of work on the country #39;s peaceful nuclear program.


Red Hat Buys Netscape Technology Linux distributor Red Hat announced that it has reached an agreement with America Online to purchase several products derived from the Netscape Enterprise Suite, including Netscape Directory


Soccer: Owen should be fit for Welsh clash, says Eriksson LONDON : England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident Michael Owen will shrug off injury and take his place in the starting line-up to face Wales in Saturday #39;s World Cup qualifier.


Sosa, Baker blast each other on final day CHICAGO - The end of the Cubs #39; season has erupted into a war of words between Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa and manager Dusty Baker.


World silent in face of carnage in Gaza The Zionist armys attacks on residential areas in Gaza reached a peak over the past week. So far, at least 63 defenseless people from Gaza have been martyred in Israels military operation, codenamed Days of Penitence.


Afghan security forces will need international aid for 2-3 years <b>...</b> BERLIN (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the international community would need to help rebuild the security forces in his war-ravaged country for at least another two years, in an interview broadcast Monday.


Singaporean flight resumes journey to New York after bomb alert A Singapore Airlines flight which wasdiverted Monday to Britain #39;s Manchester Airport following a bomb scare resumed its journey to New York three hours later after being given the all clear.


Rojo Blog Launched \\Today we launched our Rojo blog:\\"We are very pleased to announce a new company: Rojo Networks, Inc. Our mission\is to make online content more accessible and useful for information\consumers, and our free Internet service, Rojo, aims to do just that."\\"In early 2003 the founders of Rojo met for the first time in a cafe in San\Francisco. We had come from different backgrounds-Chris Alden had been a\co-founder of Red Herring Communications and so had come from a publishing\perspective while Kevin Burton had developed and was soon to release an RSS\reader called NewsMonster (see who else is involved in Rojo here)-but we\shared a passionate belief that with the revolution in online writing, ...\\


France Calls Crisis Talks Over Iraq Hostages Farce  PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre  Raffarin met ministers for a crisis meeting on two French  journalists held hostage in Iraq on Monday as efforts to secure  their release threatened to turn into a fiasco.


Zambian leader sacks his deputy Zambia's Vice-President Never Mumba is sacked for making accusations about DR Congo.


Supreme Court Affirms Do-Not-Call Ruling The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle Monday when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality.


U.S. Researchers Win 2004 Nobel Prize Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering how people can recognize and remember an estimated 10,000 odors, from spoiled meat to a lover's perfume.    Dr...


US Airways pilots to resume talks on pay cuts -NYT The pilots union of bankrupt airline US Airways (UAIRQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) failed over the weekend to agree to a new round of pay cuts and will resume its deliberations on Tuesday, the New York Times reported.


Daimler #39;s Car Quest Ford (NYSE: F) may have proclaimed the 2005 model year as the  quot;Year of the Car, quot; but DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX) threatens to steal its thunder in 2005 and beyond.


Microsoft hopes cash register OS adds up in sales Retail-oriented version of Windows XP Embedded will be designed to make it easier to process sales from registers, kiosks and other devices.


Navigating PCs with pictures, not words Is your hard drive the land of the lost files? An experimental software program labels files with images that can be easily remembered.


Intel, EEOC to mediate employment disputes Chipmaker becomes first Silicon Valley company to form a mediation partnership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.


Siebel, PeopleSoft Trigger Sector Bounce Just three months ago, investors of technology stocks watched values plummet after some 20 software companies warned Wall Street that sales would remain lackluster in what turned out to be a brutal second quarter.


Paychex #39;s founder CEO resigns NEW YORK, October 4 (newratings.com) - Paychex #39;s (PAYX.NAS) billionaire founder, B Thomas Golisano, has stepped down from his position as President and CEO of the company.


Fox joins Blu-ray group The studio will be a significant ally for the group, which is trying to win support for its technology over the rival HD DVD format.


Cosmic explosions could precede supernovae A trio of powerful explosions emanating from three different regions in space could mean astronomers might see stars blowing up within days, scientists said on Friday.


Clijsters #39; latest injury could be serious Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters #39; latest wrist injury will likely end her season, but it #39;s not expected to require surgery.


Packers Trade McKenzie GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have traded cornerback Mike McKenzie to New Orleans. Do you think the Packers made a good move trading Mike McKenzie to New Orleans?


Philippoussis makes another early exit at Japan Open Mark Philippoussis dropped his fifth straight opening match Monday, losing to Tomas Zib of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 in the Japan Open #39;s first round.


Arm reveals Neon multimedia extension technology Microprocessor designer Arm Ltd. has developed a new multimedia technology called Neon that will help improve the performance of mobile electronics devices that process multiple tasks, the company said Monday.


IBM Puts Security at Your Fingertips ThinkPad T42 series notebooks now feature an embedded fingerprint reader.


Top Court Upholds Do-Not-Call Registry The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower-court ruling that telemarketers #39; rights to free speech are not violated by the government #39;s nationwide do-not-call list.


Office Depot Forces Out Chairman, CEO Office Depot Inc. chairman and CEO Bruce Nelson has been forced out after four years in the job for what his interim successor said Monday were failures of execution


Turning the Tables Using CSS Have you noticed web pages loading a bit faster than usual? You might thank Eric Meyer, an expert and author on the subject of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)  #151; a standards-based method of coding websites to make them work more efficiently with today #146;s Internet browsers. Oct 04


SpaceDev Burns Rubber You don #39;t need to carry a light saber or speak Klingon to get excited about the doings in Mojave today. SpaceShipOne, the product of aviation visionary Burt Rutan


IBM Puts Security at Your Fingertips Looking to lock up your notebook and its data? IBM is offering you a new choice: its already attractive Thinkpad T42 series now integrates a fingerprint reader.


#36;1B in Federal Aid to Schools Delayed (AP) AP - More than  #36;1 billion in federal aid to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet is being delayed by a bookkeeping change that has tied up the money.


Real Madrid continues this season where it left last Real Madrid is off to its worst start to a season in 73 years, following an equally bad finish at the end of the last. At the same time, FC Barcelona has risen two points clear of champions


IBM Puts Security at Your Fingertips (PC World) PC World - ThinkPad T42 series notebooks now feature an embedded fingerprint reader.


Two Indonesian women released in Iraq An Iraqi group has released two Indonesian women captives who were handed over to the United Arab Emirates #39; embassy in Baghdad, Arab television reported.


Red Hat Buys Netscape Technology (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT), the U.S. Linux distributor, said it will buy a number of software assets from America Online.


Siebel Raises Forecast, Stock Up 16 Pct. (Reuters) Reuters - Business software maker Siebel\Systems Inc.  on Monday said third-quarter revenue\would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in\licensing revenue, sending its shares up almost 16 percent.


Tenn. Seeks Help in Plant Categorization (AP) AP - State officials are calling on the public to help them count and categorize all the plants and animals in Tennessee's 54 parks.


Fed Officials See More Rate Hikes  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has come through  its recent soft patch and the Federal Reserve still has some  way to go to restore interest rates to more normal levels, Fed  officials said on Monday.


Siebel Raises Forecast, Stock Up 16 Pct.  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue  would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in  licensing revenue, sending its shares up almost 16 percent.


SpaceDev Burns Rubber Commercial space flight doesn't offer too many opportunities for investors, but there is one tiny prospect.


VERITAS: Discounted and Attractive It might be worth taking a good look at this stock, which has fallen far in the last 52 weeks.


Macromedia announces training tool The new tool automatically records all on-screen activity on a user's PC, for playback later as an interactive demonstration, among other uses.


PeopleSoft #39;s ex-CEO accepts to have misled investors NEW YORK, October 4 (newratings.com) - PeopleSoft #39;s (PSFT.NAS) former CEO, Craig Conway, has accepted to have lied when he told investors last year that Oracle #39;s \$7.


Peoplesoft Revenues To Beat Expectations PeopleSoft says its quarterly revenues will beat analyst expectations, thanks to an increase in the number of orders of more than \$1 million.


US Air pilots undecided over contract SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The 12-member pilot leadership council at US Airways Group delayed its decision Saturday on whether it will send management #39;s latest contract offer to its pilots for a vote.


Oil Giant BP Reports Increase in 3Q BP PLC reported an 11 percent increase in production for the third quarter on Monday, which may help its profit results over the same period.


Pirating Just Got Easier Sonys music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology to limit copying them, after pushing the program for two years.


Freddie Mac to Restructure Unit Government-sponsored lender Freddie Mac said Monday that it will restructure some of its mortgage securities operations, primarily by ceasing the market-making activities of its Securities


Lockheed Martin Wins Big US Postal Service Contract Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin has been chosen by the US Postal Service to provide managed network services in a potential \$6 billion deal.


NCSA Kicks off Cyber Security Awareness Month The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a private, non-profit organization that lends its support to the Department of Homeland Security #39;s (DHS) efforts in promoting computer security, is using the month of October to reach out to the Internet


Astros don #39;t like chokers these days Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.


McKenzie traded The Mike McKenzie saga came to a sudden end Monday when the Green Bay Packers traded the disgruntled but talented cornerback to the New Orleans Saints for a backup quarterback and second-round draft choice.


White Sox reach agreement with Politte Reliever Cliff Politte agreed Monday to a one-year, \$1 million extension through next year with the Chicago White Sox. The club will have an option for 2006 at a salary of \$1.


Sosa responds to Baker criticism Sammy Sosa has fired back at comments made by manager Dusty Baker prior to Sunday #39;s season ending win over the Atlanta Braves.


Iraqi-Italian  #39;killed by captors #39; An Iraqi man who has lived in Italy since 1980 has been killed by abductors in Iraq, his brother said Monday. Ayad Anwar Wali, a 43-year-old businessman, was kidnapped August 31 in Baghdad.


Turkey #39;s Long Road to EU Accession Turkey #39;s bid to join the EU will enter a new phase on Wednesday (6 October) when the European Commission will publish a report expected to play a decisive role in whether the country is given a starting date for accession talks.


Indonesian leader appeals for hostages #39; release as captors make <b>...</b> JAKARTA: President Megawati Sukarnoputri has appealed for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage in Iraq as their captors demanded a militant Indonesian preacher be freed in return.


The passion of the beatification The 19th century mystic nun who inspired some of the more controversial scenes of Mel Gibson #39;s hit movie, The Passion of the Christ, was beatified on Sunday by Pope John Paul II.


Vibrator shuts down Australian airport Hundreds of airline passengers suffered disruption to their travel plans when a major regional airport was shut down for an hour after a humming and vibrating adult sex toy was mistaken for a bomb.


Iraqi Kidnappers Release 2 Indonesian Women Two Indonesian women held hostage for several days by militants in Iraq have been freed. The two women were handed over to the United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad on Monday.


Feds Kick Off Digital TV Consumer Campaign (AP) AP - It's one of the biggest technical changes in television since color TV: the digital transition. And because many Americans remain in the dark about it, federal regulators began an education campaign Monday to enlighten them.


Russian Expects Vote on Kyoto Treaty (AP) AP - Russia's parliament is moving toward a vote this month on the Kyoto Protocol, action that could bring the international treaty on climate change into effect after years of delay, the deputy prime minister said Monday.


Death toll in Darfur region of Sudan could reach 300,000, U.S. official says (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - GENEVA (AP) - The mounting death toll in Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur region could rise six-fold by the end of the year, hitting 300,000, a senior U.S. aid official said Monday.


Charron, Abella sworn in as Supreme Court justices (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Rosie Abella, whose brother died in a concentration camp and whose father could not practise law when he came to Canada because he was Jewish, came near tears Monday as she was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.


2 Clean Uniforms, Owners' Fates Unknown The owner of a dry cleaning shop in Oceanside, Calif., says that two military uniforms that have hung unclaimed for two years will be kept until the Iraq conflict is over.


Stocks Rise on Drop in Oil, Fed Comments NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off the \$50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...


Briefly: Macromedia announces training tool roundup Plus: Yahoo launches local-search engine...Sybase links back office to mobile devices...Legal expert joins open-source screening firm...Cray signs two supercomputing customers.


Private spaceship wins \$10M prize A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and blasted through Earths atmosphere for a second time in two weeks today to capture a \$10-million prize meant to encourage space tourism.


File Deletion Flaw In Firefox Fixed The Mozilla Foundation #39;s Firefox stand-alone browser, which has been riding a wave of defectors from the security-plagued Internet Explorer, has a bug of its own, the open-source group recently announced.


Brazil to Limit Uranium Plant Access as Powell Visits (Update1) Brazil will limit United Nations #39; access to a uranium enrichment plant as US Secretary of State Colin Powell visits the country to press for unimpeded inspections, the country #39;s ambassador in Washington said.


A's Have Winter to Ponder Late Stumble (AP) AP - The Oakland Athletics are baffled by their late-season collapse. It's so completely out of character. The A's are headed home for an even longer winter this year thanks to their problematic pitching in crunch time and a sputtering offense that caused this club to miss the playoffs for the first time in five years.


Packers trade Mike McKenzie to Saints Defensive back Mike McKenzie of Green Bay was traded Monday to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints gave up a second-round pick in 2005 and third-string quarterback JT O #39;Sullivan for McKenzie and a future draft choice.


Vikings #39; Bennett to remain sidelined Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings running back Michael Bennett is expected to miss at least two more games after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Monday.


Expos Will Always Remember Blue Monday (AP) AP - The Montreal Expos will always remember Blue Monday. One win from the World Series, the Expos were tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning. Ace pitcher Steve Rogers was on the mound. Olympic Stadium was buzzing. And then, Rick Monday ruined it all.


Vikings' Bennett Has Surgery on Knee (AP) AP - Minnesota running back Michael Bennett will miss at least two more games after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.


Payton Reports to Celtics Training Camp (AP) AP - Gary Payton, the veteran guard the Boston Celtics acquired in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, reported to training camp on Monday.


Consensus eludes key issues at IMF-WB meet Save for the promise of a new plan by the year-end to resolve the long-pending issue of debt relief to poor countries, the International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings have ended without any consensus on critical issues.


High Court ruling opens banks to new card issuers The US Supreme Court rejected appeals by Visa and MasterCard to overturn a ruling that they violated antitrust rules by barring banks from issuing cards on rival networks.


SunGard Spins Off Data-Availability Unit SunGard Data Systems will spin-off its data recovery business as a separate company. The company #39;s software and services unit handles most trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange.


Incoming EU trade chief confident of position on Airbus subsidies BRUSSELS, Belgium The incoming European Union trade commissioner is criticizing the United States for failing to work to resolve a dispute over government aid to Boeing and Airbus.


Private Space Ship Snares X-Prize The three-person spacecraft flew higher than 62 miles for the second time in a week and captured the X-Prize, an award offered to promote private-sector development of spaceships.


PalmOne intros 256MB Tungsten T5 PDA PALMONE SAID that its \$399 Tungsten T5 personal digital assistant comes with 256MB of flash memory and can double as a portable USB drive.


Sun #39;s Java Infringes on Kodak Patents A jury in Rochester, NY, found Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) liable for using patented technology owned by photography company Eastman Kodak (Quote, Chart) in the Java programming language.


ThinkPad to read fingertips MARKHAM, Ont., Oct. 4 - IBM Canada has introduced a ThinkPad laptop computer with an integrated fingerprint reader, a model that delivers simplified access to password-protected personal and financial information, websites, documents and e-mail.


Xamlon #39;s Quest: Bring Devs to XAML A software tools maker is staking its future on helping developers prepare for streamlined coding for Web services (define) as well as Avalon, the graphics display component in the works for Longhorn, Microsoft #39;s next version of Windows.


Amazon expands Web services efforts com October 4, 2004, 9:13 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.


Detecting Virus Outbreaks The Moment They Start Killing a virus attack before it becomes damaging is something of a holy grail in today #39;s security environment. That #39;s because most viruses today are distributed through attachments to e-mail


Software Enables Wireless Push E-Mail E-mail platform vendor Visto said Monday that it has released software that enables wireless operators to provide real-time e-mail service similar to that provided by Good Technology and Research In Motion #39;s BlackBerry platform.


Search Startups Target Clustering As the major players in Web search duke it out, a growing number of startups are embracing a different way of retrieving and sorting search results.


Felix Trinidad Sets Boxing Back On Course Boxing fans have been scrambling for answers, searching for scenarios, and Saturday night the answers were found, where all sports questions are resolved, Madison Square Garden.


Real run out of gas against Deportivo Real Madrid paid the price for their midweek Champions League exertions as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Sunday.


Yudhoyono declared president JAKARTA - Indonesia #39;s National Elections Commission officially declared Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono president Monday after vote-counting in the country #39;s Sept 20 presidential election runoff was finalized.


Mideast slams Israeli onslaught in Gaza AMMAN: Moderate and hardline governments around the Mideast Sunday hit out at Israel #39;s massive five-day-old incursion into Gaza, as the death toll hit 66 and Palestinians pleaded for international support.


Kumaratunga calls LTTE for talks amid boycott by opposition : World News  gt; Colombo, Oct 4 : Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga today invited Tamil Tigers to return to the negotiating table to discuss the setting up of a federal state even as the main opposition parties boycotted her latest peace initiative


SEC May Sue AIG Over Press Releases  NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc.  AIG.N, which faces a possible lawsuit by U.S. securities  regulators over helping a major banking client hide bad loans,  said on Monday regulators may also sue it for what they called  "false and misleading" statements made to investors.


After the Bell-National Instruments Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of National Instruments Corp.  NATI.O fell over seven percent after the close of regular  trade on Monday after it cut its third-quarter earnings per  share and revenue outlook.


The Dollar Rallies Broadly  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied broadly on Monday  after a statement by the Group of Seven richest nations late  Friday brought no surprises, allowing some optimism about U.S.  economic prospects to bolster the currency.


China: Efforts to Cool Economy Working The head of China #39;s central bank said on Sunday Beijing #39;s efforts to curb excessive credit growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country #39;s booming economy would achieve a  quot;soft landing.


Intel looks to mediation to speed discrimination suits Intel has become the first Silicon Valley company to form a mediation partnership with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an arrangement designed to speed the resolution of discrimination disputes.


Crabtree  amp; Evelyn Connects To Amazon Using Web Services Crabtree  amp; Evelyn, a leading retailer of beauty products, recently joined Amazon.com #39;s new Beauty Products category of online retail channels.


Manchester United: The richest and possibly most famous football <b>...</b> Manchester United, which said on Monday it had received a takeover approach, stands as the richest and one of the most famous football club #39;s in the world, 126 years after being formed by railway workers.


Owen #39;s injury minor - Eriksson England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident Michael Owen will prove his fitness for England #39;s crucial World Cup qualifier against Wales on Saturday.


Memories and memorabilia all that #39;s left as Expos set to leave <b>...</b> MONTREAL (CP) - The Expos may be history, but their demise has heated up the market for team memorabilia. Vintage 1970s and 1980s shirts are already sold out, but everything from caps, beer glasses and key-chains to dolls of mascot Youppi!


Philippoussis flops yet again Last year #39;s Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis hit 11 aces against Tomas Zib of the Czech Republic but crashed out in the first round of the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo overnight.


Poland should withdraw troops from Iraq by end of next year <b>...</b> Poland should withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday, the first time the key US ally has indicated


Zhukov: Kyoto Vote in October The State Duma is expected to vote this month on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the deputy prime minister said Monday. Approval would bring the international treaty on climate change into effect after years of delay.


Women hostages freed in Iraq TWO Indonesian women taken hostage by an Islamic militant group in Iraq were released unharmed and handed over to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy today.


63 Killed Since Saturday in India Strife GAUHATI, India Oct. 4, 2004 - Sleeping villagers heard men outside their huts, calling them to come out. They stumbled into the early morning darkness Monday and the intruders began firing automatic weapons, killing six people and wounding seven.


An American to buy Manchester United? A bunch of people want to own the UK #39;s most famous soccer team. One of them also owns an NFL team. By Fiona Maharg-Bravo, Breaking Views.


Celtics tradition attracts Rivers Boston coach Doc Rivers was golfing with Bob Cousy and KC Jones when the two Celtics Hall of Famers started talking about Bill Russell.


Office Depot dumps chairman Office Depot Chairman and Chief Executive Bruce Nelson was ousted Monday from the world #39;s No. 2 office supplies retailer because of poor earnings and  quot;a lack of execution, quot; the Delray Beach-based company said.


SpaceShipOne Wins Ten-Million-Dollar X Prize Brian Binnie, a veteran US Navy aviator and one of four pilots trained to fly SpaceShipOne, piloted the spacecraft.  quot;Flying this vehicle is literally a rush, quot; he said after the historic flight.


Palm Tungsten T5 Features 256 MB of Memory PalmOne #39;s new Tungsten T5 ships with 256 MB of flash memory, which is retained even if the device loses its battery charge. PalmOne says the new PDA, which sells for a suggested list price of


Melvin Fired Bob Melvin #39;s two-year reign as manager of the Seattle Mariners came to an end Monday morning, as the Mariners announced his dismissal at a press conference at Safeco Field.


Philippoussis crashes again in Japan Mark Philippoussis has suffered his 13th first round loss of the year at the Japan Open in Tokyo. Inside the top 10 in the world rankings at the start of the year after an impressive 2003 season that included


Opposition boycotts Sri Lanka #39;s latest bid for peace COLOMBO - Sri Lanka #39;s parliamentary opposition boycotted Monday President Chandrika Kumaratunga #39;s latest initiative on the island #39;s faltering peace process, dimming prospects for national consensus.


U.S. Researchers Win 2004 Nobel Prize (AP) AP - Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering how people can recognize an estimated 10,000 odors, from spoiled meat to a lover's perfume.


Chechnya to Swear in New President (AP) AP - Chechnya's new president was to be sworn in on Tuesday, nearly five months after its previous leader was assassinated and a day after it was announced the republic would hold parliamentary elections in the spring.


Iran's President Khatami begins Sudan visit (AFP) AFP - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami arrived in Khartoum to start a three-day visit to Africa's biggest country whose government has come under pressure to act over what the United Nations terms a humanitarian crisis in the western region of Darfur.


Few Tough Questions at 'Town Hall' Events (AP) AP - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry talk often about the needs and ambitions of ordinary people, but neither encounters many along a campaign trail defined by the exquisitely stage-managed photo op and fortified by Secret Service agents.


Court Weighs Legal Rights of Mich. Poor (AP) AP - With backing from a fifth of all states, Michigan asked the Supreme Court on Monday whether a state can refuse to pay for appeals by indigent defendants who plead guilty to crimes.


Defying Army Offensive, Hamas Rockets Hit Israel  GAZA (Reuters) - Defiant Palestinian militants fired  rockets into an Israeli border town on Monday despite Israel's  vow to stop such attacks from the Gaza Strip with a massive  military offensive that has killed 64 Palestinians.


Sudan Says No Darfur Self-Rule, Questions Rebel Talks  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Monday ruled out any notion  of self-rule for Darfur and said rebels in the western region  would not secure the same concessions agreed with southern  rebels after two decades of war.


Next wave of Al Qaeda leadership As the group's Arab core is captured or killed, a new generation of Pakistanis fills the void.


Echoes of Russia's Communist past? Experts charge that the Kremlin-backed United Russia party is transforming into a monolithic state force.


UN seeks access to Italy migrants The UN demands access to hundreds of illegal migrants on Lampedusa as Italy continues to expel them by air.


US volcano belches more steam America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.


Canada's Rain Forest Wolves a Link to Past As they have for millennia, wolves reign supreme in the temperate rain forest that drapes the inland fjords and islands of northwest British Columbia.


Hurricane-Hit Florida Beckons Travelers With Deals Despite a record hurricane season, many Florida hot spots are relatively unscathed. And tourist bureaus, hotels, and others are pulling out all the stops to lure travelers back.


Steep rise in Haiti storm deaths Haiti's death toll from last month's floods caused by tropical storm Jeanne rises to nearly 2,000, officials say.


Rocket Wins \$10M Prize for Trip to Space MOJAVE, Calif. - A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a \$10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists...


Car Bombs Kill 24, Wound Over 100 in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs Monday near the symbol of U.S. authority in Iraq - the Green Zone, where the U.S...


U.S. Researchers Share 2004 Nobel Prize for Medicine By MATT MOORE     STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- American researchers Dr. Richard Axel and Linda B...


Briefly: Korean software maker joins Asian Linux group roundup Plus: Macromedia announces training tool...Yahoo launches local-search engine...Sybase links back office to mobile devices...Legal expert joins open-source screening firm.


Korean software maker joins Asian Linux group South Korea's Haansoft is joining the effort to put Linux on computers in Asia.


Microsoft hears jingle of cash register software With a specialized version of Windows XP Embedded, the software maker wants to get its fingers in the till.\


Siebel looks to custom-built apps to boost bottom line OCTOBER 04, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - LOS ANGELES -- Customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems Inc. is moving to reinvent itself in a bid to revive its flagging fortunes and drive new growth.


SunGard will spin off disaster recovery unit OCTOBER 04, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Software and services vendor SunGard Data Systems Inc. today announced plans to split into two companies early next year, spinning off a disaster recovery services unit


Ballmer Says Microsoft Will Crush Apple Speaking in London on Sunday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft, not Apple, will dominate the future of digital technology in the home.


Amazon expands Web services efforts Online retailer Amazon.com broadened its Web services efforts on Monday by releasing additional guidelines and data designed for use by people and companies building links to its site.


Restoring file-sharing #39;s good name Not too many companies that were around during the dawn of the personal computer revolution are still in business. Intel, Apple Computer, Microsoft, IBM - after them, names come to mind a little more slowly.


Trinidad is back! 04.10.04 - By Ben Cohen: Felix Trinidad is back. After pulverising Ricardo Mayorga in eight of the most dramatic rounds in recent boxing history, he is now looking to revenge the sole blemish on his spectacular


Rams Use Rejuvenated Running Game in Win (AP) AP - For at least one game, the pass-happy St. Louis Rams relied on the running game. A week after coming under heavy criticism for a game plan that featured 49 passes and just 15 runs in a 28-25 overtime loss at home against New Orleans, coach Mike Martz used the run early and often in a 24-14 win Sunday night at San Francisco, evening the Rams' record at 2-2.


Healthy Iverson Vows Changes This Season (AP) AP - Allen Iverson declared Monday that he is 100 percent and promised to be a better leader and teammate.


Els Gets Another Shot at Becoming No. 1 (AP) AP - Ernie Els is familiar with his position in the world ranking, but not the scenery. He no longer is looking up at Tiger Woods.


Supreme Court upholds do-not-call registry The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by commercial telemarketers opposed to the popular program, in which consumers can put their names on a list if they do not want to be called.


Survey: Transportation, logistics firms' privacy policies flawed More than one-third of the largest transportation and logistic firms shared customers' personal data without their permission, according to a survey by The Customer Respect Group Inc. And one-fifth of the companies didn't even have privacy policies in place.


Siebel looks to custom-built apps to boost bottom line In a bid to revive its flagging fortunes, Siebel Systems plans to create customized software packages designed to reach the 75 of the CRM market now unavailable to it.


Gibbs Needs Time As they've been for much of the past decade, the Redskins are a bad team, and it's going to take Joe Gibbs a while to reverse years of incompetence.


SunGard will spin off disaster recovery unit SunGard Data Systems Inc. plans to split into two companies: one focused on software and processing services and the other on business continuity, availability and disaster recovery services.


Gates undaunted by Linux Speaking to technologists during an appearance at the Computer History Museum, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates touched on a number of topics, including Linux, Web services, grid computing and digital rights management.


Microsoft eyes smaller code base for Longhorn Developing versions of the Windows operating system with only a subset of the code base would mark a major technical shift for Microsoft and could help it to better address the threat posed by Linux.


Update: Kodak wins patent lawsuit against Sun A federal jury in New York has ruled that Sun violated several patents held by Kodak when it developed its Java technology, a Kodak spokeswoman said today.


H-1B visa cap for FY '05 already reached The cap on H-1B visas granted to foreign workers, set at 65,000 for the fiscal year that began Friday, has already been reached, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.


Future Windows component could spur old-school viruses BOSTON - A planned component for Microsoft Corp.'s next version of Windows is causing consternation among antivirus experts, who say that the new module, a scripting platform called Microsoft Shell, could give birth to a whole new generation of viruses and remotely exploitable attacks.


Vendors look to tame DRM standards with Coral LONDON - Six large technology and music companies announced Monday they have banded together in an attempt to bring some interoperability to the DRM (digital rights management) systems protecting digital content such as music and movies within the next nine months.


PalmOne Introduces a Memory-Packed Organizer Handheld computer maker PalmOne Inc. unveiled Monday a new memory-packed personal digital assistant that can double as a portable data storage drive. PalmOne's new Tungsten T5 handheld has 256 megabytes of built-in flash memory.


U.S. Treasury Debt Narrowly Mixed  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt was narrowly mixed  on Monday as investors proved reluctant to make any major bets  ahead of key events this week including a speech from Fed  Chairman Alan Greenspan and the crucial September jobs report.


Google is Growing  An Update on Google Google is Growing  An Update on Google\\There is a lot going on at the Googleplex these days. For three different reasons, each of which is important to search marketing, Google has been in the SEO spotlight this week. For the technology wonks, Google engineers are said to be developing ...


MSN Messenger 7 Beta: Sneak Review MSN Messenger 7 Beta: Sneak Review\\Just the other day I got hold of the beta version of this much hyped up upgrade to the very popular instant messaging client MSN Messenger 7.  I downloaded it onto a test machine and found that its download size of the beta is ...


Columnists: Strike One! A New York judge did the right thing last week when he threw out a USA-PATRIOT Act provision that forced ISPs to secretly cooperate with the FBI, and gave them no obvious avenue for appeal.\


In IMF talks, US shifts toward debt-forgiveness pact WASHINGTON With public pledges and in private conversations, Britain managed over the weekend to move the United States closer to full forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries during the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International


Golisano Steps Down As Paychex CEO (Rochester, NY) 10/04/04 -- Tom Golisano, the Rochester man who turned Paychex into the nation #39;s largest payroll services provider, is stepping down as CEO from the company he founded.


With the dawn of space tourism, the jet jockey returns After a ride of some 50 miles straight up, SpaceShipOne paused poetically in the weightless black above the Mojave Desert.


Palace grab first win of season against 10-man Fulham Crystal Palace notched their first Premier League win of the season with a 2-0 victory on Monday over London rivals Fulham, who played for all but the first six minutes with 10 men.


US Supreme Court upholds anti-competition rulings against Visa <b>...</b> NEW YORK : The US Supreme Court upheld a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card groups had engaged in anti-competitive practices by banning member banks from issuing credit cards through rival providers owned by American Express and Morgan Stanley


Gates: Microsoft to Tackle the Spyware Problem MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says he #39;s never had a computer virus, but that adware and malware have him ticked off enough that Microsoft plans to do something about them.


China #39;s central bank has no timetable for more flexible exchange <b>...</b> WASHINGTON : China, invited to the table of the world #39;s top financial powers for the first time, did not appear to buckle to pressure to speed up moves to adjust or end a currency peg that many say distorts global trade flows.


Update 2: Charles Schwab Cuts Online Commissions Slumping stock broker Charles Schwab Corp. is cutting its online prices for all customers, hoping to lure back bargain-minded investors alienated by the higher fees the company has imposed in recent years.


IBM Adds Fingerprint Scanning to ThinkPad Laptops The fingerprint scanner on the new IBM ThinkPads is a discreet swipe sensor built into the palm rest. It lets users log in to Windows using their fingerprint or replace the ThinkPad #39;s existing


Amazon Web Services Adds Alexa Data Online superstore Amazon.com (Quote, Chart) has expanded its Web Services platform for developers, adding a new service for access to the Alexa database and increased access to the Amazon E-Commerce Service 4.0.


More troubles for Diebold Diebold, the much-criticized electronic voting machine company, got another black eye last week. A California district court ruled that it had violated federal law when it falsely charged two college students


Will Fiorina Be Merger Casualty? Hewlett-Packard CEO #39;s job could be on chopping block along with 15,000 others if Compaq deal goes through. Watch  #39;Tech Live #39; Wednesday 3/20 at 9 pm Eastern for details.


Cheap Talk Five years ago, running a telephone company was an immensely profitable proposition. Since then, those profits have inexorably declined, and now that decline has taken another gut-wrenching dip.


Soccer: US overture puts Manchester United in play LONDON What excites us more, the dazzling skills that young players perform on the pitch, or the seemingly bottomless fortunes of the rich entrepreneurs apparently willing to speculate on the clubs?


Packers peddle McKenzie to Saints CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Green Bay Packers finally managed to unload disgruntled cornerback Mike McKenzie - on the New Orleans Saints.


Major League Baseball Sets Attendance Record Helped by spectacular individual performances from Barry Bonds and Ichiro Suzuki and some pulsating division battles, Major League Baseball underlined its position as the great American pastime setting a single season attendance record


Clippers excercise option on Wilcox LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - As expected, the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday exercised the 2005-06 contract option on forward Chris Wilcox.


A debate that avoided answering the vital questions on Iraq At least it was a wartime debate last Thursday night between President George W. Bush and John Kerry. But it didn #39;t provide much clarity about what either candidate would do as a wartime


Car bombskill 26 in Baghdad and Mosul BAGHDAD Three powerful car bombs exploded in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 100 in a day of carnage that demonstrated the relative ease with which insurgents are striking in the hearts of


Polish defense minister says Polish troops should leave Iraq at <b>...</b> WARSAW, Poland Poland #39;s defense minister says his country should pull its troops out of Iraq at the end of 2005. It #39;s the first official indication of when the country may leave Iraq.


India death toll rises to 63 Police in India are blaming separatist rebels for a series of bombings in the country #39;s volatile northeast that killed more than 60 people.


Boeing Probe Could Spur Rival Lawsuits  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A confession by the former No. 2 Air  Force arms buyer that she steered contracts to her future  employer, Boeing Co. BA.N, could spur legal challenges to old  contract awards, legal experts said on Monday.


Court Rejects Visa, MasterCard Appeals  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on  Monday rejected appeals by Visa and MasterCard of a ruling that  the two credit card associations violated antitrust law by  barring banks from issuing credit cards for rival networks.


Frequent Starbursts Sterilize Center of Milky Way Life near the center of our galaxy never had a chance. Every 20 million years on average, gas pours into the galactic center and slams together, creating millions of new stars. The more massive stars soon go supernova, exploding violently and blasting the surrounding space.


Supreme Court upholds ruling against Visa The US Supreme Court, as expected, let stand a ruling against Visa and MasterCard for anti-competitive practices on Monday, handing a victory to their arch-rival American Express.


Windmill project to push Quebec past Alberta in wind energy <b>...</b> QUEBEC (CP) - A massive windmill power project unveiled by Quebec on Monday will more than double Canada #39;s output of wind energy and vault the province past Alberta as the country #39;s main producer, says an industry group.


Clippers exercise option on Wilcox Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Clippers Monday exercised the contract option for the 2005-06 season on forward Chris Wilcox.


Poland unexpectedly says troops may quit Iraq in 2005 BERLIN President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland moved quickly on Monday to end an escalating row inside his country #39;s fragile leftist government coalition, saying he hoped that 2,500 troops serving in Iraq would be withdrawn next year.


WHO urges more bird flu vaccine in wake of death TORONTO - In the wake of yet another avian influenza death in Thailand, the World Health Organization urged countries with flu vaccine production capacity and their manufacturers to speed up work on trial vaccines against the highly deadly H5N1 virus.


Helmet PC aims to score with football fans Start-up TouchDown Industries thinks a slew of rabid football fans will help its novelty PC succeed where others have failed.


IBM to expand on-demand data centers IBM plans to expand the number of on-demand data centers it has from one to 11 by the end of the year. Users at the AFCOM data center conference in Atlanta had mixed views on the prospect of adopting an outsourcing model or pay-as-you-go pricing.


US High Court Ruling A Win For Consumers NEW YORK - The US Supreme Court struck a blow for the free market and consumer choice. The Justices today denied an appeal by Visa and MasterCard that prevented most US financial institutions from doing business with competing networks such as Discover.


PeopleSoft sees quarterly revenue above estimates NEW YORK: PeopleSoft Inc, fresh from firing its chief executive amid a hostile takeover bid from Oracle Corp, said yesterday that quarterly revenue would exceed Wall Street #39;s expectations helped by an increase in customers making larger orders for its


US gasoline pump price highest since mid-June The. nationwide average price for gasoline rose closer to \$2 a gallon the last week and diesel fuel hit a new high for a second week, the government said Monday.


US Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal Of Do Not Call Registry <b>...</b> The US Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision upholding the Federal Trade Commission #39;s imposition of a national do not call registry.


Private spaceship wins \$10m for breaking the final frontier?twice A stubby rocket plane touched down safely in the Mojave desert yesterday to claim a dual prize: the first private, crewed spacecraft to fly two successful missions within


It #39;s Too Soon for Kodak to Smile and Say  #39;Cheese #39; Opinion: Despite Kodak #39;s initial victory in its Java patent dispute with Sun, the company will be hard-pressed to prove it deserves a \$1 billion settlement.


Ballmer: iPods packed with stolen tunes LONDON--Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, speaking to a gathering of reporters here, didn #39;t pass up the opportunity to take several digs at archrival Apple Computer.


No space in space station So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. Only this stuff floated away in space.


NetContinuum Bolsters Web-Services Security Attacks against Web-services applications are expected to increase, analysts warn, and network security managers may not be prepared.


Sun Releases 2nd NetBeans 4.0 Beta Developers of the NetBeans released the second beta iteration version 4.0 software last week, squashing more than 900 bugs found in the first beta release.


Judging Your Chances Against Cyber Threats In a new survey by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), about 30 of all respondents, and 40 of those under 25 years-old, underestimate their chances of facing a cyber threat.


United shares soar on takeover speculation Industry sources say US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is poised to make a 650 million pounds (\$A1.6 billion) bid for control of English superclub Manchester United.


Eriksson #39;s Owen dilemma LONDON - Even before Michael Owen suffered a leg muscle injury that could jeopardise his England starting spot on Saturday, the seeds of doubt had already been sown.


Palace off the mark and off the bottom Crystal Palace beat 10-man London rivals Fulham 2-0 to register their first win of the season on Monday and finally move off the bottom of the English Premiership.


CLUTCH IN THE CLUTCH Colts.com. Such was the formula for the Colts throughout the first month of the season, and such was the formula Sunday afternoon.


He hurt me: Carolina Panthers kickoff returner Rod Smart, aka  quot;He Hate Me, quot; sprained his left knee Sunday on a kickoff return in the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons.


Bambang declared clear winner JAKARTA - Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday said he would form the next government and formulate a 100-day programme after being declared the runaway winner of last month #39;s presidential election in Indonesia.


Howard may sweep to victory on wave of apathy It should have been a relaxing stroll in the sunshine for John Howard, a chance to press the flesh of friendly voters in Bennelong, his Sydney seat.


ShapeShipOne Wins \$10 Million X-Prize The privately-funded craft SpaceShipOne has completed a flight into space after an airborne launch above the California desert. The flight will bring the spaceship crew the \$10 million X Prize.


Rumsfeld predicts major Iraq ops Large-scale assaults like that in Samarra  could be the way forward in Iraq, the US defence secretary says.


Families attacked in northeast India; 6 die Suspected separatist rebels attacked sleeping villagers in northeastern India today, killing six in a third day of explosions and gun attacks that have left at least 63 people dead in northeast India.


Political Clashes Leave 14 Dead in Haiti Description: Days of political unrest in Haiti #39;s capital leave at least 14 people dead. In Port-au-Prince, at least 10 civilians and four police officers have been killed since Thursday, in confrontations


Small School's Script Tries to Transform Studies As educators look for ways to move to smaller high schools, Manhattan Theater Lab is starting out with just over 100 freshmen.


US Supreme Court Backs Do Not Call Registry In upholding a lower court #39;s ruling, the Supreme Court rejected arguments that the Do Not Call list violates telemarketers #39; First Amendment rights.


Update 4: Office Depot Forces Out Chairman, CEO Office Depot Inc. chairman and CEO Bruce Nelson has resigned after four years in the job at the nation #39;s second largest office supply retailer, which has been struggling with lower sales and tough competition from Staples Inc.


SunGard to spin off its disaster business SunGard, which provides software and services to top financial companies, said Monday that it would spin off its disaster data recovery business into a separate publicly traded company through a tax-free distribution of shares.


England to go full-strength against Wales LONDON: Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Sol Campbell returned to the England fold as coach Sven-Goran Eriksson named his squad on Sunday for World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.


Eagles soar past 10-man Fulham Crystal Palace won its first game of the Premier League season, accounting for Fulham 2-0 at Selhurst Park, to move off the bottom of the table.


Israelis record tennis upsets Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi and Harel Levy each recorded upset wins and the star of the next generation of Israeli tennis stars, Shahar Pe er, qualified for her second WTA Tour event in as many weeks on an action-packed Monday.


Gas Pump Price Highest Since Mid-June The US nationwide price for gasoline rose closer to \$2 a gallon over the last week and diesel fuel hit a new record high for the second week in a row, the government said on Monday.


Dollar gains after G7 meeting offers no surprises LONDON : The dollar rose slightly against the euro and yen after the weekend #39;s meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers produced no surprises, analysts said.


Fed #39;s Santomero Expects Steady Growth  quot;I expect steady growth in consumer spending and the continued growth in business investment, quot; says Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Anthony Santomero.


-Posted by david.berlind  2:39 pm (PDT) What a strange weekend it has been for the most prolific CxO-cum-blogger in the high tech industry - Sun COO and presidentJonathan Schwartz.


Penalties, turnovers cost Panthers When the Carolina Panthers #39; coaches look at the final stats from Sunday #39;s game against the Atlanta Falcons, they will probably circle two things -- penalties and turnovers.


Wilkinson lands  #39;dream #39; role Andy Robinson yesterday installed Jonny Wilkinson as his captain for next month #39;s internationals at Twickenham and appeared to cement his own position at the same time.


Siebel releases flood of BI applications (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Capitalizing on the current trend within the enterprise to reduce the number of applications to support, Siebel Systems on Monday unveiled a package of business analytics solutions that can be deployed by IT as both extensions to current CRM applications or as stand-alone programs.


Stocks Gain on Siebel, Oil Below \$50  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday as software  company Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL.O boosted technology shares  with a better-than-expected sales outlook and Friday's  start-of-quarter buying spree ran into the new week.


Xamlon looks to beat Microsoft to the punch Start-up Xamlon releases user interface tools that give early access to Microsoft's forthcoming graphics in Windows.


A second act for Siebel Systems? Siebel chief Mike Lawrie pledges better customer service, spotlights focus on a la carte software.


VIEW: The price of free trade Mustafizur Rahman Bangladeshs trouser exports suffered significantly while Chinas more than doubled after its 2001 accession to the WTO. Bangladesh imports about 80 percent of its main raw material - fabrics.


More surgery for Vikings #39; Bennett CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Minnesota Vikings running back Michael Bennett is likely sidelined two more games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Monday.


Siebel releases flood of BI applications Capitalizing on the current trend within the enterprise to reduce the number of applications to support, Siebel Systems on Monday unveiled a package of business analytics solutions that can be deployed by IT as both extensions to current CRM applications or as stand-alone programs.


Tech 2004: Where the Candidates Stand We uncover the candidates' views on Internet taxes, privacy, and other tech hot buttons.


Future Tech: The Internet Reloaded In a few years, every new electronics device will likely have a network address.


Debt Ceiling Could Be Hit This Month The government should hit the national debt #39;s \$7.4 trillion ceiling this month, and the Bush administration told Congress again Monday it should raise the limit.


Charterhouse wins battle for Saga Charterhouse has beaten off competition from another private equity player to buy Saga, the company that provides services to the over-50s, for 1.


Latest Tungsten T5 Adds Power, Resolution PalmOne (Quote, Chart), maker of the lower-priced Zire handheld and the Treo smartphone, unveiled the Tungsten T5 handheld Monday, which adds heaps of memory and an Intel 416MHz XScale processor.


New Intel Tools Run on Rival Chips Intel (Quote, Chart) released a new suite of developers #39; tools it hopes will increase the amount of people using its 64-bit technology.


Bucs lose KR Murphy for season Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver/kick returner Frank Murphy will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his left Achilles #39; tendon in Sunday #39;s 16-13 loss to the Denver Broncos.


Scare due to vibrating sex toy shuts down airport for an hour A scare triggered by a vibrating sex toy shut down a major Australian regional airport for almost an hour Monday, police said. The vibrating object was discovered Monday morning


Rebel group wants Darfur region under international protection (AFP) AFP - A main rebel group in Darfur has called for the war-torn region of west Sudan to be placed under international protection, in a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a copy of which was faxed to AFP.


Choose comprehensive peace or comprehensive war: Eritrea rebels (AFP) AFP - Southern Sudanese rebels warned that the only alternative to a comprehensive peace deal is  quot;comprehensive war quot;.


Job Training Outreach Planned for Vets (AP) AP - The Labor Department announced a new program Monday to provide job training, counseling and employment services to veterans wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq who cannot return to active duty.


Rumsfeld doubts Saddam Laden link Donald Rumsfeld queries whether there were ever ties between Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden.


Cuts unnecessary to delivery baby When a baby is stuck during delivery, doctors do not have to cut the woman to safely deliver the child, research shows.


Poll Results Show Race for President Is Again a Dead Heat The latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, taken after the first debate, shows that John Kerry reassured many Americans of his ability to handle an international crisis.


Apple issues Mac OS X security update Update addresses potential denial-of-service vulnerabilities as well as a flaw in QuickTime.


Temple-Inland to Cut Jobs, Sees Charge Temple-Inland Inc., which makes packaging and building materials, said Monday it will slash 1,500 jobs and take a third-quarter charge to sell its third-party mortgage servicing portfolio and reposition its mortgage origination activities.


Yankees Ready to Face Santana's Music (AP) AP - Johan Santana's left arm has become one of baseball's most prized possessions. So when he walked up to the podium Monday to discuss starting the Minnesota Twins' playoff opener against the New York Yankees, manager Ron Gardenhire warned him not to take unnecessary risks.


SpaceShipOne rockets to 5.6m prize IN THE annals of aviation, it will undoubtedly rank alongside such momentous events as the Wright brothers first powered flight in 1903 and Charles Lindberghs transatlantic crossing in 1927.


Eriksson expects Owen recovery Sven-Goran Eriksson, England #39;s head coach, said last night that he believed Michael Owen #39;s slight hamstring strain was only a  quot;minor issue quot;, and that he did  quot;expect quot; the Real Madrid striker


Tiger Woods snorkels off Barbados coast as wedding rumours persist Tiger Woods spent Monday snorkelling off the coast of Barbados, as police and private security agents patrolled the public beach of a posh resort where islanders kept talking of an imminent wedding to Swedish model Elin


Clijsters #39; latest injury could be serious Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters apparently has ended her tennis season with a wrist injury. Clijsters, who will undergo tests this week, pulled out of her semifinal match in


Pearce sent off early as Palace claim first win CRYSTAL Palace moved off the foot of the Premiership table last night with their first victory of the season, Andy Johnson and Aki Riihilahti scoring second-half goals to defeat Fulham 2-0 at Selhurst Park.


Southampton coach given time to get UEFA licence Steve Wigley is being allowed to stay as Southampton #39;s coach, although he lacks a coaching certificate required by the Premier League.


Six killed in north-east India as rebel violence continues REBELS in Indias north-east gunned down six villagers yesterday, the latest attack in a surge of indiscriminate violence against civilian targets that has claimed 69 lives since Saturday.


Glitch Still Irks Gibbs At his weekly press conference Monday, Joe Gibbs was still upset about a technical glitch that left him unable to talk to his quarterback or hear from his assistant coaches in the third quarter of Sunday's loss.


Fifty-dollar oil unlikely to last Oil #39;s days at \$50 per barrel look numbered, former Saudi oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani says, predicting that prices should ease unless politics or a tough winter get in the way.


Credit card giants lose court bid A ruling that Visa and Mastercard had violated anti-trust law has been upheld by the US Supreme Court. The case stemmed from a 1998 Justice Department lawsuit challenging the credit card issuers #39; regulations.


US Airways announces pay, benefit cuts for management US Airways announced plans Tuesday to cut \$45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union


Raising \$22 million the Diligent way Startup Diligent Technologies has raised \$22 million in new equity. The financing round was led by US venture capital fund Matrix partners, which made its first investment in Israel, and Accel Partners.


Government attacked for not backing Silverstone By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent (Filed: 05/10/2004). British motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart yesterday attacked the Government for not allowing a 16m fund for the motorsport industry to


This season #39;s Lakers are Kobe #39;s team to lead  quot;This is my team to lead, quot; Bryant said Monday, a day before the Lakers open training camp in San Diego.  quot;Shaq was the focal point of the team.


POLISH TROOPS TO LEAVE IRAQ NEXT YEAR In a major disappointment for Washington, Poland says that it aims to withdraw all of its 2,500 troops from Iraq next year. The US administration sees Warsaw as one of its staunchest allies in Iraq.


Space pioneer Gordon Cooper dies Leroy Gordon Cooper, one of the nation #39;s first astronauts who once set a space endurance record by traveling more than 3.3 million miles aboard Gemini 5 in 1965, died on Monday, NASA said.


Space Specimens Saved From Wrecked Capsule cientists think useful samples of all the many types of solar particles collected by the Genesis space capsule survived its crash in the Utah desert almost four weeks ago, promising researchers


Gigabyte GA-8I915P Duo-A Not everyone is ready to do a complete switch over to the new Intel LGA 775 platform quite yet and perhaps for good reason. Should you decided you would like to say take a peek at it without having to  quot;Sell


Wal-Mart to Increase Space by 8 Percent  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on  Monday said it plans to increase its store space by 8 percent  in the fiscal year beginning in February, including 240 to 250  more Supercenters and 40 to 45 new discount stores.


CEO Exit and DOJ Decision Continue PeopleSoft Uncertainty On 1 October 2004, PeopleSoft #39;s board of directors terminated Conway as president and CEO, citing a  quot;loss of confidence quot; in his ability to lead the company.


US Airways to Cut Management Pay, Benefit US Airways announced plans Tuesday to cut \$45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to collectively accept \$950 million in annual cost cuts.


UPDATE 3-Temple-Inland Inc. says to cut 1,500 jobs Temple-Inland Inc. (TIN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of packaging and building materials, on Monday said it will lay off about 1,500 employees as it repositions its mortgage


Limit expected to be reached as early as this week WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- With 29 days to go before the presidential election, a group of Democrats on Capitol Hill is pressing John Snow to do more to raise the federal government #39;s mandatory debt ceiling, which is poised to be reached as soon as this week.


Lockheed Martin announces \$625 million in contracts SYRACUSE, NY -- Lockheed Martin announced Monday that its Maritime Systems  amp; Sensors unit has received contracts worth \$625 million for radar development.


IBM announces notebook computer with fingerprint reader IBM #39;s Canada Division has announced a new feature in selected models of their Thinkpad T42 series of notebook computers - a fingerprint reader for enhanced security measures.


E-voting vendor is a bully A JUDGH HAS ruled that a manufacturer of electronic voting equipment knowingly misrepresented its claims when it sent threatening letters to the ISPs of students who had posted the company #39;s internal documents online.


Startup Devises New Way to Squash Worms While the large anti-virus vendors continue to spend millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours churning out updated signature files, a Utah-based startup this week plans to unveil an entirely new e-mail security solution that needs no signatures and


Twins shrug off  #39;David vs. Goliath #39; NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint


Introduction of new owner expected Mark L. Attanasio is 46 years old. He was born in the Bronx, NY, lives in Los Angeles and made a fortune in investment banking. And he is about to buy a baseball team.


Car Bombs, Shootings Rock Iraq Cities Two car bombs ripped through crowded Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96, as insurgents step up their campaign to undermine the country #39;s


Turkish hope on EU talks TURKEYS prime minister said admitting his Muslim-majority country to the European Union would contribute to  quot;reconciliation between civilisations quot;.


Microsoft, Sun Want To Hold Sway Over Wall Street (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - That's the lesson Microsoft and Sun Microsystems are about to learn as they take on Linux -- and each other -- in dueling efforts to woo Wall Street techies.


Gordon Cooper, NASA Mercury Pioneer, Dies (AP) AP - Gordon Cooper, who as one of the original Mercury astronauts was a pioneer in human space exploration, has died. He was 77.


Arab Nations at UN Demand Israel Stop Gaza Attacks (Reuters) Reuters - Arab nations want the U.N.\Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a\major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised\objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.


Support grows for Blair to keep British troops in Iraq: poll (AFP) AFP - Support for Prime Minister Tony Blair's policy of keeping British troops in Iraq until a  quot;stable democracy quot; is ensured has increased over the past three months, according to an opinion poll published.


Australian Government Leading in Polls (AP) AP - The government of Prime Minister John Howard, a conservative and a supporter of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, appeared to hold a narrow lead in polls published less than a week before Australia's presidential election.


House OKs Humanitarian Aid for N. Koreans (AP) AP - The United States could spend up to  #36;24 million a year in humanitarian aid for North Koreans, much of it for refugees who have fled the impoverished, totalitarian state, under legislation approved by the House Monday and sent to the president for his signature.


Defying Army Offensive, Hamas Rockets Hit Israel  GAZA (Reuters) - Defiant Palestinian militants fired  rockets into an Israeli border town on Monday despite Israel's  vow to stop such attacks from the Gaza Strip with a massive  military offensive that has killed 66 Palestinians.


Poll Says Bush Still Has Edge Over Kerry WASHINGTON - More voters consider President Bush a strong leader who can do a better job combatting terrorism even though they widely agree that Democratic Sen. John Kerry won the first debate focused solely on foreign policy...


It's October and It's Time for Playoffs! Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go...


US Airways to Cut Management Pay, Benefit ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways announced plans Tuesday to cut \$45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to collectively accept \$950 million in annual cost cuts...


Rumsfeld Doesn't Expect Civil War in Iraq NEW YORK - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday he does not expect civil war in Iraq and pointed to the recent retaking of the former insurgent stronghold of Samarra as evidence of progress in stabilizing the country before elections in January.   "I don't think it's going to happen," Rumsfeld told the Council on Foreign Relations when asked about the threat of civil war...


HP to Sun: Get the facts straight Sun execs say they're telling it like it is: HP's Unix offering is on its last legs. HP says they're flat-out wrong.


PeopleSoft calls Conway less than honest New trial reveals that the former CEO's exaggerations about the Oracle takeover bid led to his firing.


Briefly: Apple issues Mac OS X security update roundup Plus: Start-up delivers movie downloads...Korean software maker joins Asian Linux group...Macromedia announces training tool...Yahoo launches local-search engine.


First Court Hearing Set in Parmalat Case Prosecutors in the Parmalat fraud case were in court Tuesday to convince a judge to order trials for 29 people, ranging from the dairy giant #39;s founder to former company financial officers and accountants.


It's October and It's Time for Playoffs! (AP) AP - Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up. And that means just one thing: It's October, and it's playoff time!


SPACESHIPONE FLIGHT GRABS X-PRIZE The world #39;s first private spaceship has blasted into the final frontier for the second time in five days, snatching the nearly 14-million dollar prize and founding a new era of space tourism.


GPS watches Mount St. Helens Even as Mount St. Helens threatens to erupt, scientists are planning a network of Global Positioning System receivers to map the volcano #39;s movement and help predict the likelihood of an eruption.


Gigabyte warns GEAR can shorten AGP card #39;s life MOTHERBOARD COMPANY Gigabyte has included an enhanced AGP riser interface for one of its Intel-based PCI Express products, but read the small print before you plug your graphics card in and start to play.


Ravens Put 'Prime Time' on Inactive List (AP) AP - Prime Time won't be playing in prime time this time. Deion Sanders was on the inactive list and missed a chance to strut his stuff on "Monday Night Football."


Rumph likely out for season for 49ers San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - San Francisco cornerback Mike Rumph is expected to miss the rest of the season with a broken right arm.


Red Sox counting on Schilling, Pedro against Angels Five outs -- five measly outs. That #39;s how close the Boston Red Sox came to going to the World Series last year and perhaps ending an 85-year championship drought.


Election down to the wire: PM THE federal election was as  quot;close as it gets quot;, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Commenting on the latest Newspoll, Mr Howard said he believed the October 9 poll would go down to the wire.


Pitcairn Island mass trial sees first guilty pleas in child sex <b>...</b> The united front presented by the seven defendants in the Pitcairn child sex abuse trial has finally started to crumble, with Dennis Christian, a descendant of the Bounty


US welcomes Cambodian approval of Khmer Rounge trial plan WASHINGTON : The United States welcomed the approval by Cambodian lawmakers of a plan to try surviving leaders of the ruthless Khmer Rouge regime, saying it paved the way for a UN-backed tribunal.


Sudan says no Darfur self-rule, questions rebel talks Sudan on Monday ruled out any notion of self-rule for Darfur and said rebels in the western region would not secure the same concessions agreed with southern rebels after two decades of war.


AMD sees slightly lower sales for Q3 SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) expects to report slightly lower-than-expected sales for its third quarter when it announces earnings results on Thursday, the company said in a release Monday.


SurfControl fights phishing scams In response to the growing threat that phishing poses to e-mail users, SurfControl plans to upgrade its e-mail filter to catch these attacks, and flag more spam and other abuses.


Out in Japan: High-Def Home Movies Sony's first consumer HD camcorder is expected to arrive in the U.S. soon.


Japan Stocks Edge Down on Profit-Taking  TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.18  percent at the opening on Tuesday as its biggest one-day rise  in four months in the previous session prompted profit-taking  on recent gainers, such as banks and brokers.


CORRECTED: Siebel Sees Sales Topping Street  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue  would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in  licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.


UPDATE 2-Temple-Inland Inc. says to cut 1,500 jobs Temple-Inland Inc. (TIN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of packaging and building materials, on Monday said it will lay off about 1,500 employees as it repositions its mortgage


Crude retreats back below \$50 mark The crude market cooled off after the benchmark contract closed above \$50 a barrel for the first time ever on Friday. November crude added 48 cents to finish the session at \$50.


Oil prices threaten recovery British Chancellor Gordon Brown believes action must be taken to protect economic growth. Photo: AP. The global economic recovery is at risk unless governments tackle growing trade imbalances


a super-secure ThinkPad especially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar.


Man Utd hopefuls face a rising challenge A successful bidder for Manchester United could have to pay more than 300p a share, City sources suggested yesterday. The stock rose 13.


Woods can #39;t quell marriage rumour WHETHER hes playing golf or not, Tiger Woods is always big news, so its no surprise to hear that the former world No1 is the talk of the Caribbean at the moment.


Wal-Mart to Increase Space by 8 Percent Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it plans to increase its store space by 8 percent in the fiscal year beginning in February, including 240 to


UPDATE 1-US Treasury near debt ceiling limit The US Treasury Department will hit its legally authorized ceiling for borrowing early this month and will urge Congress to raise it, a Treasury spokesman said on Monday.


PalmOne #39;s new Tungsten T5 PDA Nearly doubling the industry #39;s current handheld storage maximum, palmOne today introduced the Tungsten(TM) T5 handheld with 256MB of flash memory.


Kodak wins Java lawsuit against Sun Kodak, one of the largest digital imaging companies, filed a lawsuit against Sun Microsystems stating that Sun has infringed on Kodak #39;s various patents, however, the case centered around three main ones.


ABS Awesome 6500 The Awesome 6500 is the first PC we #39;ve seen from ABS to be built around Intel #39;s new 925X Express chip set, which lets the 6500 use the PCI Express bus and the latest 533-MHz DDR2 dual-channel memory.


Deion not ready for prime time Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Ravens will again be without cornerback Deion Sanders for the team #39;s nationally-televised Monday night battle against the Kansas City Chiefs.


Redskins blue after loss to Browns Maybe it is time for the Redskins to hit the panic button. After all they just suffered their third straight loss and it came to the Cleveland Browns, a team that was supposed to battle for the No.


AMD Warns of Lower Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Semiconductor maker Advanced\Micro Devices Inc.  warned on Monday that its quarterly\revenue will be lower than forecast, citing softness in sales\of its memory chips used in cell phones and other devices. The\company's shares fell after the warning.


Sudan resolves Darfur issue with logic and positive action <b>...</b> Sudanese President Omar El Bashir said here Monday that his government is resolving Darfur issue with logic and positive action. In an address to the Sudanese National Council


CORRECTED: Siebel Sees Sales Topping Street (Reuters) Reuters - Business software maker Siebel\Systems Inc.  on Monday said third-quarter revenue\would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in\licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.


Rocket Wins  #36;10M Prize for Trip to Space (AP) AP - A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a  #36;10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.


Mount St. Helens Spews More Steam (AP) AP - Mount St. Helens blew off more steam Monday, shooting a billowing white plume several hundred feet above the volcano and thrilling hundreds of visitors who had gathered below the rumbling mountain.


Ex-PeopleSoft chief #39;s lie contributed to his downfall Former PeopleSoft chief executive Craig Conway has admitted that he lied to Wall Street analysts about the health of the business during his defence against the hostile bid from rival Oracle.


UPDATE 3-Siebel sees sales beating estimates, shares jump Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. (SEBL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing


Wasserstein fights for Lazard float A Lazard board meeting today could set in motion a \$3.2bn (1.8bn) stock market flotation of the 156-year-old investment bank. Bruce Wasserstein, the bank #39;s chief executive, has been working to win support


eBay boss named most powerful businesswoman in US Meg Whitman of eBay has been named the most powerful woman in corporate America by Fortune magazine, toppling Carly Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard who had been at the top of the list since it began in 1998.


Wal-Mart Plans to Open as Many as 295 US Stores Next Year Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world #39;s largest retailer, plans to open as many as 295 stores in the US in 2005. The retailer will open 40 to 45 discount stores and 240 to 250 supercenters, which


Manned space flight No 2 clinches 5m prize The American private rocket SpaceShipOne completed another successful space flight to clinch a 5.6 million prize for the first commercial, manned craft to reach sub-orbital space twice in two weeks.


IBM announces ThinkPad with fingerprint reader IBM has unveiled its first ThinkPad notebook computer that comes equipped with a built-in fingerprint reader. Select models of the ThinkPad T42 are equipped with the integrated fingerprint reader.


Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77 Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration, piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday.


Next Space Station Crew Ready for Flight Two veteran astronauts are enjoying their last week on Earth before rocketing into space for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS).