Microsoft Rolls Out Wireless Mice, Keyboards Microsoft Corp. last week rolled out a slew of mice and keyboards for business users. The Wireless Optical Desktop Comfort Edition includes a keyboard and mouse with enhanced ergonomic features.


Putin seeks more power to fight terrorism President Vladimir Putin has ordered sweeping changes to Russia #39;s political system to help combat terrorism, but immediately has drawn charges he is exploiting a bloody school siege to boost his personal power.


Small steps Hong Kong democrats made only modest gains in elections for the territorys legislative council yesterday, leaving pro-Beijing parties with an overall majority.


Three killed in West Bank missile strike Reports from the West Bank City of Jenin say an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a car, killing at least three Palestinian militants.


FRATTINI IN KUWAIT: ITALIAN HOSTAGES WERE DOING GOOD (AGI) - Kuwait City, Sept 13 - Upon arriving in Kuwait City, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini repeated his appeal for the liberation of the two Italian volunteer workers kidnapped in Iraq.


Teen set up sex services site A 13 YEAR old Taiwanese boy has been arrested for running a sexual services business on the web. More than 100 teens had signed up for the boy #39;s  quot;compensated dating quot; site which usually refers to youngsters trading sex for money or gifts.


Nuclear program suspension temporary, says Iran Iranian officials say a suspension of the country #39;s uranium enrichment program will be short and temporary. The comments were made as the United Nations nuclear watchdog prepares to meet in Vienna.


Editorial: This match is not played out JOHN Howard and Mark Latham are both footy followers but it looks like they prepared their policy statements for the leaders debate while watching very boring tennis on television.


Putin  quot;Dictates quot; new measures of control over Russia President Vladimir Putin has announced new measures to strenghten the governments power in tackling the fight against terrorism. In a cabinet meeting today, Putin blamed Russian authorities for being inefficient


GIs Kill 22 In Afghan Gun Battle (CBS/AP) US forces backed by helicopter gunships killed 22 insurgents, including several Arabs, in southern Afghanistan, the US military said Monday.


N.Korea Says Blast Was for Hydro-Electric Project  SEOUL (Reuters) - A huge explosion in North Korea last week  was a deliberate blast to pave the way for a hydro-electric  dam, Pyongyang said Monday.


Sudan Faces EU Sanctions Over Darfur Violence  BRUSSELS/KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - The European Union was  to threaten sanctions Monday against Sudan's government for  failing to stop "massive and severe" human rights abuses by  Arab militia against African villagers in Darfur.


Israeli Strike Kills 3 W.Bank Militants  JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - An Israeli aircraft fired a  missile at a West Bank car Monday killing a leader of a  militant group linked to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's  Fatah faction and two comrades, witnesses said.


Iran Plans to Resume Nuke Enrichment  VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said Monday it was losing patience  with U.N. inspections of its nuclear program and announced that  its agreement with the Europeans to halt uranium enrichment  would soon come to an end.


'Cold-Blooded Killer' Admits N.Irish Lawyer Murder  BELFAST (Reuters) - A former Protestant guerrilla described  by police as a "cold-blooded killer" pleaded guilty on Monday  to the murder of Catholic lawyer Pat Finucane, one of the most  controversial killings of the Northern Ireland "Troubles."


Australians 'kidnapped' in Iraq Australia is investigating reports that two of its citizens have been taken hostage by  militants in Iraq.


Greece mourns top Orthodox cleric Greece holds three days of mourning for Patriarch Petros of Alexandria, who died in a helicopter crash.


Hurdles for digital TV's global reach Conditions in developing nations could hamper the spread of digital TV, a broadcast conference is told.


Elton sells off photo collection Sir Elton John is to sell off part of his extensive photographic collection at an auction in New York.


Why did Sendo bury the hatchet with MS? Analysis Too expensive to bury it in MS?


Last call for the legendary atomic keyring Cash'n'Carrion Nuclear fashion accessory takes a bow


Florida Panhandle Braces for Latest Storm, Hurricane Ivan Residents boarded up windows and stocked food as deadly Hurricane Ivan appeared to be heading in their direction.


Fears for new digital radio system Using power lines for the net could disrupt a new digital radio system, a broadcasting conference hears.


Stocks Climb As Profit Worries Ease NEW YORK - Stocks moved modestly higher Monday as investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.    While some investors were concerned that rising energy prices and the summer's economic slowdown would undermine third-quarter results for many companies, a new report by J.P...


Federal Ban on Assault Weapons Expiring BOISE, Idaho - The expiration Monday of a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s can now be legally bought - a development that has critics upset and gun owners pleased.    The 1994 ban, signed by President Clinton, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons...


Indian tech firms face skills gap India's IT research and outsourcing  industry is facing a skills shortage, a leading industry expert has warned.


Lions Win First Away Game in Three Years The Detroit Lions went three full seasons without winning an away game, setting an NFL record for road futility. They ended that ignominious streak Sunday in their first opportunity of the season, beating the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field...


Hurricane Ivan Rolls Towards Cuba GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan pummeled the Cayman Islands with floodwaters that swamped homes and fierce winds that ripped off roofs, then strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed for western Cuba on Monday.    The slow-moving hurricane, one of the strongest on record to hit the region, killed at least 65 people across the Caribbean before reaching the Caymans and threatens millions more in its projected path...


Stocks Higher As Profit Worries Ease NEW YORK - Stocks moved narrowly higher in early trading Monday as investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.    While some investors were concerned that rising energy prices would undermine third-quarter results for many companies, a new report by J.P...


Hurricane Ivan Rolls Towards Cuba GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan pummeled the Cayman Islands with floodwaters that swamped homes and fierce winds that ripped off roofs, then strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed for western Cuba on Monday.    The hurricane, one of the strongest on record to hit the region, killed at least 65 people across the Caribbean before reaching the Caymans and threatens millions more people in its projected path...


Report: N.Korea Says Explosion Was Planned SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion near its border with China several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, British media reported.    North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun said the blast was intentional, responding to a request for information from British Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell, who is visiting the North, the British Broadcasting Corp...


Putin Tightens Grip on Power in Russia President Vladimir Putin outlined plans Monday to "radically" change the Russian political system in a way that would increase his own power, portraying the moves as a means of combating terrorism.


U.S. Warplanes Pound Fallujah Hideout U.S. forces launched air strikes on the rebel-held city of Fallujah on Monday, targeting what they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


IAEA Details S. Korean Nuclear Program The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Monday that South Korea's failure to report nuclear experiments was a "matter of serious concern" as Western diplomats revealed a link between tests conducted in 2000 and Seoul's secret uranium work in the 1980s.


Mission Still Not Accomplished With U.S. control imperiled in Iraq, the military vows to oust the\insurgents from their havens. Here's what it will take


Oil Up as Ivan Threatens US Facilities World oil prices climbed on Monday as companies operating in the US Gulf of Mexico braced for output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.


Suzuki charts ambitious plans for Maruti New Delhi, Sep 13.(PTI): Suzuki today announced an investment of over Rs 1,000 crore to set up a diesel engine manufacturing unit in the country and said the firm has formed a joint venture with Maruti for a new car plant besides it would enter the


Microsoft, Sendo Settle Smart-Phone Dispute Software giant Microsoft Corp. and UK-based cell phone maker Sendo Holdings plc. on Monday reached a settlement to their intellectual property dispute over a failed smart-phone partnership between the two companies.


Wal-Mart keeps September sales view CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday maintained its September sales forecast and said back-to-school demand picked up for key categories including electronics and clothing after a sluggish start.


Campbell #39;s 4th-Qtr Net Drops 20 on Higher Costs (Update4) Campbell Soup Co., the world #39;s biggest soupmaker, said fourth-quarter profit declined 20 percent, the biggest drop in more than two years, because of falling sales and costs to fire workers.


New IBM Power5 Server Fires Linux Salvo At HP, Sun In an attempt to grab business from Hewlett-Packard #39;s and Sun Microsystems #39; entry-level Unix market, IBM this week plans to introduce a Power5 processor-based server tuned for Linux.


US Orders Safer Vehicle Power-Window Switches Federal safety regulators issued new rules on Monday to prevent deaths and injuries caused by power-window switches that can be activated inadvertently by small children playing in a car.


BAE buys Pentagon contractor British defense firm BAE Systems has agreed to pay \$600 million (333.7 million pounds) for DigitalNet Holdings, a maker of secure Pentagon computer networks, the companies say in a weekend statement.


FACTBOX-US Fed policymakers #39; recent comments The Federal Reserve is widely expect to raise the federal funds rate at its Sept. 21 policy meeting after a moderate increase in August payrolls.


Italy Races to Save Hostages Before Deadline (Reuters) Reuters - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini\appealed to Arab countries on Monday to help win the release of\two Italian hostages as an apparent deadline to kill them drew\near.


U.N.: S.Korea Nuke Research Is of 'Serious Concern' (Reuters) Reuters - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog\said Monday South Korea's failure to promptly report research\on the enrichment of uranium and plutonium separation to the\U.N. agency was deeply worrying.


Broadcom cuts outlook Media and communications chip maker Broadcom Corp. lowered its third quarter revenue expectations on Sunday to account for delayed customer orders, and said its inventory levels would drop as compared to the previous quarter.


Microsoft sees music opportunity in cell phones AMSTERDAM - US software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.


Henman rises up rankings Tim Henman #39;s journey to the semi-final of the US Open has seen him rise from sixth to fourth in the world rankings, matching his previous highest position.


England defender Neville out for up to a month Manchester United defender Gary Neville is likely to miss England #39;s World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan next month after being sidelined for up to four weeks with a knee fracture.


Henrik set for emotional return Former Celtic striker Henrik Larsson say he is fit to play in tomorrow #39;s Champions League tie at Parkhead. There were chaotic scenes earlier this afternoon as Larsson, and his Barcelona team-mates arrived in Glasgow ahead of the game.


All Change in Bundesliga Title Race Week Four threw up some surprising results over the weekend as current high-flyers had their wings clipped and new faces staked their claims in a title race that, although barely a month old, is already wide open.


Hashemian facing Champions dilemma MUNICH, Germany -- Bayern Munich are expecting Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian to travel to Israel for this week #39;s Champions League match, an act which could put him in trouble in Teheran.


WPP Buys Grey Global for  #36;1.31 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - British advertising firm WPP has agreed\to buy smaller U.S. rival Grey Global for  #36;1.31 billion,\equally divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with\industry leader Omnicom.


Mexicans Plan Global Anthem Sing-Along (AP) AP - Warning: If a co-worker or stranger suddenly jumps up and starts singing a patriotic song in Spanish on Wednesday, don't be alarmed.


Onex to Acquire Two Laidlaw Subsidiaries TORONTO - Onex Corp. has agreed with Laidlaw International Inc. to acquire two of its subsidiaries, American Medical Response Inc.


UN nuclear agency meets to discuss Iran The United States lobbied its allies Monday to have Iran hauled before the UN Security Council over its nuclear program as the world body #39;s atomic watchdog agency considered


US Charge Of  #39;genocide #39; In Darfur Complicates Sudan Peace Talks ABUJA, Sept 13 (AFP) - Slow-moving African Union-brokered peace talks for Sudan #39;s Darfur region have been complicated by last week #39;s declaration by the United States that Khartoum and allied militia are committing genocide there.


Phone Makers Turn On Mobile TV (PC World) PC World - Five companies are teaming up to deliver broadcast programming to wireless handsets.


Suspect in Istanbul bomb trial says Al-Qaeda financed attacks (AFP) AFP - Al-Qaeda financed the bomb attacks against two synagogues and the British Consulate in Istanbul that killed a total of 63 people in November 2003, one of the suspects told a court.


Martin offers  #36;700-million plan to improve native health (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin kicked off his meeting with the country's premiers and top aboriginal leaders Monday with a  #36;700-million plan to improve native health.


IBM's Open-Source Lovefest (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - "Big Blue" may also earn the nickname "Big Linux Supporter" as IBM continues to embrace open-source efforts to hike its market share and challenge competitors, including Microsoft.


McAfee Adds Managed E-Mail Protection (PC World) PC World - New service offers spam, virus filtering for small and mid-sized businesses.


IBM Launches New Line of Servers at Plant (AP) AP - IBM on Monday launched a new, cheaper line of computer servers designed for smaller businesses, with production at the plant here.


Aerospace subsidy stand-off goes on EUROPEAN Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and Robert Zoellick, his US counterpart, failed to make headway on a trans-Atlantic stand-off over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing at a meeting yesterday, saying the dispute remains headed for World Trade


Service-Sector Revenues Rise in Q2  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revenues in key sectors of the U.S.  services industry grew in the second quarter, the government  said on Monday in a new survey aimed at measuring growth in the  giant tranche of the economy.


Edwards: Bush Implied Saddam-9/11 Link (AP) AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday accused President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of misleading Americans by implying a link between deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.


Dutch Professor Gets Swedish Science Prize (AP) AP - A Dutch professor became the first recipient of a new Swedish science prize in the field of medical education research, the awarding body said Monday.


U.S. Stocks Up, Technology Leads Way  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology stocks climbed near a  2-month high on Monday, as investors seeing value in a battered  group bought software and semiconductor shares, while higher  crude oil prices limited blue-chip gains.


IBM's Open-Source Lovefest "Big Blue" may also earn the nickname "Big Linux Supporter" as IBM continues to embrace open-source efforts to hike its market share and challenge competitors, including Microsoft. \
-washingtonpost.com


IBM Triples Transistor Performance with Germanium Improved electron flow is the key to more powerful chips.


FDA OKs Implanted Lens for Nearsightedness (AP) AP - An implantable lens to correct the vision of nearsighted people won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.


WPP Buys Grey Global for \$1.31 Billion  LONDON (Reuters) - British advertising firm WPP has agreed  to buy smaller U.S. rival Grey Global for \$1.31 billion,  equally divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with  industry leader Omnicom.


Presidential Polls Glance (AP) AP - Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Campbell Soup Co. Profit Falls 20 Percent  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Campbell Soup Co. CPB.N, the world's  largest soupmaker, on Monday said quarterly net profit fell 20  percent as it increased spending on marketing and took a charge  related to job cuts.


Federal Court to Hear Microsoft Appeal of Internet Explorer Case Software giant contesting order to pay \$521 million in patent infringement verdict.


Dollar Rebounds But Still Under Pressure  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose slightly against the  major currencies early on Monday in New York as dealers  adjusted positions ahead of two key U.S. economic indicators  due on Tuesday.


Aluminum Can Kill Salmon River Parasites-Study (Reuters) Reuters - Aluminum could be an unusual savior for\Atlantic salmon in prized Scandinavian and Russian fishing\rivers because it kills a voracious parasite, researchers said\on Friday.


FDA Weighs Antidepressant Risks for Kids  BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel began  meeting Monday to debate whether certain antidepressants should  come with stronger warnings about the chances of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs.


Noah's Cosmic Ark: Preserving DNA on the Moon (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The complexity of life took \  billions of years to push and stretch and reshape the biological niche that \  is Earth. It would seem prudent  if one had the means  to save some portion \  of the blueprints of this majesty, so that the process would not have to start \  over from scratch in the event of a global cataclysm.


Cisco to introduce new products for cos. NEW YORK -- Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday will introduce new products aimed at protecting and expanding one of its biggest sources of revenue - computer-networking equipment for small businesses and branch offices.


Sears Launches Venture for Online Sales Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the Web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands' End Inc.


Lots of Science Intact in Smashed-Up Genesis Capsule (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Scientists and engineers \  are optimistic after having peeked inside the Genesis space capsule, which brought \  back bits of the Sun but crashed into the Utah desert Wednesday.


Nevada's E-Vote Free of Serious Problems Alarmed by software glitches, security threats and computer crashes with ATM-like voting machines, officials from Washington, D.C., to California are considering an alternative from an unlikely place: Nevada.


Array of Innovations at Mobile Tech Show As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year's 6th annual DEMOmobile show was the perfect foil for its most celebrated product, a noise-canceling cell phone headset called Jawbone.


Minimum Wage to Increase in New York Republicans in the State Senate forced through a measure to gradually raise the minimum wage by \$2 to \$7.15 an hour by January 2007.


Oil Up as Ivan Threatens U.S. Facilities
\

 LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices climbed on Monday as\companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for\output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.


Iraq seeks extra cash to rebuild The interim Iraqi government says it needs an extra \$3.4bn to fix its water and electricity infrastructure.


Lens does away with blurry snaps \A specially shaped camera lens which means images are never out of focus could find its way onto camera phones.


IMF team opens Kenya loan talks The International Monetary Fund starts talks with Kenya which could result in the release of a delayed loan to the country.


Astronomers see galactic dance Astronomers reveal one of the clearest images obtained of Stephan's Quintet.


Study Finds U.S. Companies Shifting Profits Overseas From 1999 to 2002, American multinational corporations increased profits taken in countries with no taxes or low rates by 68 percent, a study found.


Shareholders Love a Little Hostility There's yet another hostile takeover in the tech sector's works.


Is US Airways Grounded? A second bankruptcy filing comes after a month of warnings and a failure to secure labor concessions.


Managing Credit Cards Intelligently Take advantage of cards instead of it being the other way around.


Goodbye to the Binge: The Recovery House How a residence for formerly substance-abusing students helps them stay sober


Scoot Over, Starbucks With new cafes and a slick ad campaign, Colombia is rebranding its coffee -- and Juan Valdez is getting hip


Groups Work on Various Schemes to Stop Hurricanes Amateur hurricane-busters have come up with any number of crackpot ideas to spare Florida from ferocious storms. Among them: blowing hurricanes away with giant fans or blowing them up with nuclear warheads.


Scientists Say Mauna Loa Volcano May Soon Erupt KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) -- Earthquakes have been rumbling more frequently deep beneath Mauna Loa, suggesting that the world's largest volcano is getting ready to erupt for the first time in 20 years, scientists said.    "We don't believe an eruption is right around the corner, but every day that goes by is one day closer to that event," said Paul Okubo, a seismologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Big Island...


Microsoft courts mainstream developers The software maker expands its Visual Studio line of developer tools.\


Microsoft vs. Sendo: It's over The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets.


Cisco routers add services Cisco Systems this week will introduce a new line of routers with integrated services that combine concurrent data, security, and voice features in one system.


Borland touts Software Delivery Optimization At the BorCon conference this week, Borland Software will reveal its Software Delivery Optimization strategy, which leverages the companys ALM (application lifecycle management) and developer products to ease software development and maintenance.


Transmeta claims anti-virus first with new processor Transmeta Corp. has begun shipping its second-generation Efficeon processors, the TM8800 series.


Microsoft adds to Visual Studio tools line Continuing to fill out its Visual Studio tools line, Microsoft on Monday is announcing Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition, intended for developers working in small organizations.


Oracle creates hosting program for ISVs Oracle Corp. has launched a program for independent software vendors (ISVs) that build Oracle-based applications and that want to get into the application hosting and management business but lack the resources to do so.


NEC begins grid computing trial with Mazda Motors NEC Corporation is to provide Mazda Motor Corp. with an experimental grid computing system that will undergo testing in 2005, the companies said today. If the tests are successful, NEC hopes to become a major grid computing systems vendor to large enterprises in Japan and internationally, the company said.


Business-to-business online ad network launches ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords.


McAfee launches managed e-mail service McAfee Inc. says that a new managed e-mail service will help small businesses handle the deluge of spam and viruses pounding their networks.


Symantec launches antiphishing service Symantec Corp. is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or "phishing," scams.


Phone Makers Turn On Mobile TV Five companies are teaming up to deliver broadcast programming to wireless handsets.


McAfee Adds Managed E-Mail Protection New service offers spam, virus filtering for small and mid-sized businesses.


Sears Launches Online Sales Venture By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO    NEW YORK (AP) -- Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the Web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands' End Inc.    The company's venture into online sales of home furnishings and apparel, which officially launches Monday, may be considered late...


Array of Cool Innovations Showcased at Mobile Tech Show As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year's 6th annual DEMOmobile show was the perfect foil for its most celebrated product, a noise-canceling cell phone headset called Jawbone.


Most Bloggers Find Clicks Don't Mean Cash Bloggers at this summer's political conventions brought heightened visibility to blogging, but the money, for most bloggers, is still missing. There's a very tiny percentage of people who are making anywhere close to a living from blogs.


Search Engine Marketing Research Search Engine Marketing Research\\Search engine marketing success comes from good research. By applying research to understand your competition and target audience, your optimization efforts will succeed. Remember when homework from school often required some research on your part to complete? It is much the same scenario for search engine marketing: ...


Ivan approach pumps up oil NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices jumped anew Monday as Hurricane Ivan continued to ravage the Caribbean and forced the evacuation of some oil workers in the Gulf of Mexico.


Murray looks to bright future Within hours of Tim Henman #39;s US Open semi-final defeat by Roger Federer on Saturday, 17-year-old Andrew Murray stormed to the junior title with a straight-sets defeat of Ukraine #39;s Sergiy Stakhovsky.


British defence contractor BAE agrees to buy DigitalNet for  #36;600 million US (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - British defence contractor BAE Systems PLC said Monday it is buying DigitalNet Holdings Inc., a U.S. maker of secure computer networks and a leading information-technology supplier to the Pentagon.


RBI's move on funds shows Indian easing cycle over (Reuters) Reuters - The weekend decision by the Reserve Bank of India to drain banks' surplus funds to contain inflation may be a warning that demand pressures are building up in a fast-growing economy.


Cisco to Introduce New Products for Cos. (AP) AP - Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday will introduce new products aimed at protecting and expanding one of its biggest sources of revenue  #151; computer-networking equipment for small businesses and branch offices.


At Kerry's HQ, W Is for Woeful (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - So now that he has blown his convention boost and fallen behind George W. Bush in both national polls and key battleground states, Democrat John Kerry has emerged in fighting trim. The man from Massachusetts has shaken up his staff, started using surrogates to poke at George W. Bush's now-you-see-me, now-you-don't Air National Guard record, and has torn up his stump speech to sharpen the contrast with the President.


Germany approves state flat sale Germany's health ministry approves the sale of 80,000 state-owned apartments as Europe's largest economy tries to finance rising pension costs.


Australians 'kidnapped' in Iraq Australia is investigating reports that two of its citizens have been taken hostage by militants in Iraq.


Stocks Slightly Higher as Profit Worries Ease Investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.


A Bird's-Eye Test for Profits Comparing operating cash flows to net income lets investors weed out disasters early.


Brillian Blows It Component problems meant Brillian's new big screens missed the NFL's kickoff party.


PeopleSoft aims to keep worker morale high com September 13, 2004, 8:58 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.


Microsoft settles with UK phone maker Sendo, the British mobile phone manufacturer, and Microsoft today settled a lawsuit in which the US software giant was accused of  quot;plundering quot; the smaller company #39;s technology.


Foodland wilts on poor profit outlook Foodland Associated left frustrated investors wanting more yesterday after handing down a disappointing profit and refusing to shed any light on its growth plans.


Wal-Mart Sees 2-4 Sales Increase in September Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said today that it expects Septembers same-store sales in the US to increase 2-4 percent, which is in line with the retail giants previously disclosed expectations.


Eye scanner project scrapped A futuristic eye scanner system at a Wearside school is scrapped because it is too slow.


Brainshare - Identity management is key for Novell Novell kicked off Brainshare Europe in Barcelona by outlining its strategy to make identity management the basis of all IT systems.


Linux Group Pushes for Greater Standardization A number of the larger Linux developers like Red Hat and Novell are likely to back the plan, bolstering its uptake in the market. The agreement aims to ensure compatibility between Linux versions


A New Sony Cyber-shot The unique-looking Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M1 (\$600 street) is a 5.1-megapixel digital camera with some interesting video capabilities.


Nokia launches  #39;fashion #39; phones At the Totally Fashion event in Shanghai, China, Nokia unveiled its latest mobile phones -- the 7280, 7270 and 7260. With sleek designs and interesting quirks, the phones -- which are more like fashion accessories


Mistakes cost Dallas dearly Mistakes will drive a coach nuts. Mistakes are something Dallas coach Bill Parcells loathes. Mistakes are what put an end to the Cowboys #39; chances of winning the season opener at Minnesota on Sunday.


9:26 am: Rival Palestinian factions force shutdown of West Bank <b>...</b> A standoff between rival Palestinian factions shut down a West Bank university on Monday, reflecting the growing state of chaos plaguing the Palestinian territories.


Pakistan Troops Kill 6 Militants Near Afghan Border Pakistan says its troops have killed six suspected al-Qaida militants in a semi-autonomous tribal region near the Afghan border. Army officials say the clash took place early Sunday in a mountainous area near


PeopleSoft aims to keep worker morale high Six days before receiving a court ruling in the Oracle case, PeopleSoft sped up the vesting terms for its workers' 2004 merit options.


Linux standard gains big-name backers If Linux Standard Base 2.0 becomes the de facto guideline for companies working on open-source technologies, Microsoft may face more competition.


IBM open-sources speech recognition development tools IBM Corp. said Monday it will release as open source code some of its software for speech-enabling applications. The move is intended to spur development in the field and outflank rivals by making IBM's free technology the industry standard.


Linux standard gains big-name backers com September 13, 2004, 8:47 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.


Sony Unveils  #39;Cyber-shot M1 #39; Camera With Hot Button for Video Sony this week unveiled its new Cyber-shot DSC-M1 digital camera that features a swivel screen design that can automatically record video while snapping pictures.


Sorenstam returns from layoff to win 53rd LPGA Tour title Annika Sorenstam was more rejuvenated than rusty after a month off  quot;chilling quot; in Lake Tahoe and cleaning up after Florida hurricanes.


Echoes Across Forty Years On a day when the Browns last championship team was saluted before kick-off, the current team played like champions themselves. Perhaps it was just coincidence, but it seemed like more than that.


San Diego Padres Team Report - September 13 (Sports Network) - The inconsistent San Diego Padres will try for consecutive wins for the first time since August 28-29 tonight, when they begin a huge four-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.


Schuettler outclasses Baccanello to reach the second round of <b>...</b> Fourth seed Rainer Schuettler reached the second round of China Open here on Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over unseeded Australian Paul Baccanello.


Manning Fares Well in Mop-Up Role The top overall draft choice #39;s real introduction to the league came not in training camp or preseason, or even when he handed the ball to Tiki Barber on Sunday and watched the tailback sprint


#39;Batman #39; scales royal palace in protest A campaigner dressed as Batman, from a fathers #39; rights group staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony on Monday.


Pakistani Forces Attack Militant Hideouts; 10 Killed Up to ten people were killed in fierce fighting between Pakistani security forces and al Qaeda-linked fighters Sunday, taking the death toll to over 70 in one of the deadliest actions against the militants.


Putin moves to strengthen Kremlin's grip on power following terrorist attacks (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - Responding to a string of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.


Nokia Signs  #36;146 Million Deal With Libya (AP) AP - Nokia signed a contract with the Libyan post office for a nationwide mobile-phone network in a deal valued at  #36;146 million, the Finnish company said Monday.


This Date in Baseball for Sept. 14 (AP) AP - 1903  #151; Red Ames' debut with the New York Giants was a five-inning, 5-0, no-hit victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The game was called in midafternoon because of unusual darkness.


Kerry Faults Bush for End of Assault Weapons Ban The Democratic challenger outlined his own \$5 billion plan to fight crime and picked up the endorsement of a coalition of police unions.


US Airways #39; Bankruptcy Signals More Turbulent Times NEW YORK, Sept 13 (AFP) - The bankruptcy filing of US Airways highlights the still-fragile condition of the US aviation industry three years after the September 11 attacks, with more turbulence looming, analysts say.


DigitalNet buyout offer boosts stock Shares of Herndon-based government information technology contractor DigitalNet gained as much as 27 percent in Monday trading, after a weekend buyout offer from BAE Systems.


Linux standard gains big-name backers A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group #39;s latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday.


Bayer taps Schering-Plough to distribute pharmaceuticals in US The Schering-Plough Corp. will market and distribute Bayer AG #39;s primary care pharmaceutical products in the United States under an agreement announced Monday that could impact up to 1,800 jobs.


OVTI up in Early Trade, Shipping CameraChip to Siemens 08:11 AM EST, Sep 13, 2004 (MidnightTrader) -- OmniVision Technologies (OVTI) is advancing this morning after announcing it is shipping production volumes of its 1.3-megapixel OV9640 CameraChip to Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (Siemens


Apple Macintosh 17in PowerBook There #39;s no doubt that Apple #39;s latest notebook computer is a joy to look at. The enormous 17in widescreen means you can watch films on it at a size approaching that of a television, and the brushed aluminium finish is undeniably stylish.


Microsoft #39;s Pay-for-Play Music Site Could Be a Competitor The MSN Music site, now in public preview and set for its full-featured debut in mid-October, instantly makes Microsoft a major player in the field, although the store has a decidedly me-too feel about it right now.


Browns back up their talk with 20-3 win over Ravens The Vindicator/Scott R. Galvin REACHING OUT: Cleveland Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia dives for a touchdown as he is hit by Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed in the fourth quarter of Sunday #39;s game.


Germany #39;s Rainer Schuettler victorious in first round of China <b>...</b> Germany #39;s Rainer Schuettler defeated Australian Paul Baccanello and Finland #39;s Jarkko Nieminen downed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round of the \$500,000 US China Open on Monday.


Ivan #39;s Category Five strength targeting Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula (GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands) - It appears Hurricane Ivan is turning toward the northwest -- with its wake, death and destruction.


Kenya Anti-Graft Chief Resigns The chairman of Kenya #39;s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board has resigned, accusing President Mwai Kibaki of interfering in the board #39;s work.


Scotland basks in sharks A survey of waters around the UK sees Scotland emerge as the top spot for basking shark sightings.


Advanced Marketing Lowers  #39;04 Estimates Advanced Marketing Services Inc., which provides customized wholesaling and distribution services for the publishing industry, on Monday slashed earnings expectations for fiscal 2004.


A Great Phone, Tied Down NEW YORK - When it comes to selecting a wireless phone for myself to use, I have in the past been a bit of a neo-Luddite. Sure, as part of this job I get to play with all the very latest and greatest that


Lennon backs Celtic to beat Barca Celtic star Neil Lennon today claimed that the Scottish champions were facing Barcelona at the best possible time. Manager Martin ONeill has admitted the Catalan giants should expect to take six points from their two meetings.


Germany not certain to play opening game of 2006 finals Hosts Germany could opt not to play the opening game of the 2006 World Cup finals, organising committee chairman Franz Beckenbauer said on Monday.


Batman scales Buckingham Palace in protest A campaigner dressed as Batman, from the fathers #39; rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, has staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony.


Putin asserts control after school siege Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will take full control of nominating leaders for Russia #39;s regions to help combat terrorism after a bloody school siege in which more than 320 people were killed.


Iraqi hostage beheading appears on website A video purporting to show the beheading of a Turkish driver kidnapped in Iraq last month surfaced today on the website of an al-Qaida-linked militant group.


5-year-old Jakarta bomb blast victim awake, but sedated again SINGAPORE : The five-year-old girl, who was critically injured in the Jakarta bombing, was taken off sedatives on Monday morning. Elisabeth Musu was awake for about three


Novell lifts lid on identity management tools Novell Inc. lifted the lid on forthcoming enhancements to its identity management tools at its Brainshare Europe customer conference in Barcelona, Spain,Monday.


CA polishes up BrightStor products Computer Associates on Monday announced it is upgrading and consolidating its storage management software line. The computer software giant is offering 13 new versions of its BrightStor storage management line and also announced a new product in a move to better compete with rivals EMC and Veritas Software.


London shares up as Wall St climbs, WPP slips after Grey deal (AFP) AFP - Blue chips closed comfortably higher, lifted in late afternoon trade by a positive early performance by Wall Street, while a firm media sector and recovering oil stocks also boosted the FTSE 100, dealers said.


Iran Plans to Resume Nuclear Enrichment  VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said Monday it was losing patience  with U.N. inspections of its nuclear program and announced that  its agreement with the Europeans to halt uranium enrichment  would soon come to an end.


Hurricane Ivan Rolls Towards Cuba GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - A strengthened Hurricane Ivan headed toward the tip of western Cuba with 160 mph winds Monday after pummeling the Cayman Islands with flooding that swamped homes and fierce winds that ripped off roofs.    The slow-moving, extremely dangerous Category 5 storm, one of the strongest on record to hit the region, killed at least 68 people across the Caribbean before reaching the Caymans, and threatens millions more in its projected path...


Oil Up as Ivan Threatens Oil Patch  LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices shot higher on Monday  as companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for  output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.


U.S. Airways Asks to Skip Pension Payment  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O,  trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a  judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this  week, in its first move since filing for protection against  creditors over the weekend.


Tech Stocks Higher as Intel Lifts Market  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology stocks rose on Monday as  semiconductor companies returned to favor on Wall Street, led  by Intel Corp.INTC.O, and helped lift major indexes.


PIMCO-SEC Settle Fraud Case for \$50 Mln  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The PIMCO mutual fund group has  agreed to pay \$50 million to settle fraud charges involving  improper rapid dealing in mutual fund shares, the U.S.  Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.


Delta Explores Options, Hopeful on Pilots   NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N said on  Monday it is meeting with bankruptcy lawyers to prepare in case  the carrier needs to file for bankruptcy protection, but added  that recent talks with pilots make it hopeful a pilot agreement  can be reached later this week.


Time Warner Drops MGM Bid, Sony Persists  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc. withdrew its bid  for Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Monday, after  sources said a rival bidder group headlined by Japan's Sony  Corp. raised its offer to nearly \$5 billion.


OPEC Seen Wary on Big Oil Quotas Increase  VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC may resist calls to raise oil  output quotas much, if at all, when it meets this week for fear  of turning a decline from record prices into a rout.


Bucs' Galloway Will Miss Four to Six Weeks (AP) AP - Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.


Ex-Qwest CEO may face civil charges Civil charges may be coming in the near future for the former leader of Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Joseph P. Nacchio, former CEO of the


Time Warner Inc. Withdraws Bid for MGM, Citing Price (Update3) Time Warner Inc., the world #39;s largest media company, withdrew its bid for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. after it could not reach agreement on the price of the film studio controlled by billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian.


Suzuki to build engine factory, car plant in India Japan #39;s Suzuki Motor Corp.  lt;7269.T gt; said on Monday it would spend about 10 billion yen (\$91.44 million) to build a diesel engine plant in India with output to start in 2006.


Campbell #39;s Soupy Results In my slightly tilted world, soup is one of the greatest culinary creations of all time. I would have to put it right up there with the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich and meatballs and spaghetti.


Delphi Closes Down Flint West Site Auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. said Monday that it completed the planned shutdown of its Flint West, Mich., manufacturing plant, the largest of four US consolidations in its previously disclosed plan to reduce


RESEARCH ALERT-SunTrust Robinson raises ImClone to  quot;buy quot; ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was raised to  quot;buy quot; from  quot;neutral quot; by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey because consensus estimates for sales of its cancer drug are more realistic than they were.


Gateway repeats loss forecast Personal computer maker Gateway Inc. said Monday it expects to report revenue and operating loss for its third fiscal quarter, in line with its previous forecast given in July.


Growth in market share pleases Foodland Foodland Associated has been making inroads in New Zealand and this may help strengthen its position in Australia, where it faces fierce competition from bigger rivals, such as Coles.


PayPal to Impose Fines for Breaking Bans (AP) AP - Online payment processor PayPal said it would fine customers as much as  #36;500 if they violate the company's policies against using the service for gambling, pornography or selling prescription drugs without official certification.


Crowds Plead With U.S. Forces in Tal Afar (AP) AP - U.S. troops barred anguished crowds from returning to their homes in the besieged city of Tal Afar on Monday as residents described corpses scattered across orchards and the collapse of essential services such as water and electricity.


Cuban Tobacco Farmer Hopes Ivan Turns West (AP) AP - Cuba's top tobacco farmer predicted Monday that Hurricane Ivan's sudden turn to the west would ensure the storm causes only minimal damage to the island's key tobacco growing region.


Eye-catching wireless technology (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - SAN DIEGO - For two days last week, companies from around the globe converged near San Diego to showcase their best products and services using mobile and wireless technology.


Lebanon, Iraq and Mideast top Arab ministers' concerns (AFP) AFP - Arab League foreign ministers open a two-day meeting here on Tuesday focused on Lebanon and its relations with Syria, the situation in war-wracked Iraq, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


IBM unveils Linux Power servers IBM introduced on Monday its inexpensive OpenPower line of servers based on Power5 microprocessors and the Linux operating system.


Genesis wreck promises data NASA has commissioned a panel of experts to work out what went wrong with the Genesis space probe, which crashed to Earth on 8 September.


Update 2: Broadcom Lowers 3Q Revenue Guidance Semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp. lowered its third-quarter revenue guidance, saying customers who make cable and satellite set-top boxes over-ordered its chips in the first half of the year.


Symantec Rolls Out Anti-Phishing Service Symantec Corp. is expected to announce on Monday a new service to help financial institutions fight phishing attacks and online fraud.


WinFS Removal Opens Window of Opportunity Microsoft #39;s decision to axe WinFS from Longhorn provides the company with an opportunity to expand the technology to work with multiple systems.


Microsoft Fattens Already Packed Visual Studio 2005 Lineup Microsoft on Monday added to an already dizzying array of planned Visual Studio 2005 offerings by unveiling a new version of the toolset for developers who fall between hobbyist and professional levels.


McAfee aims at small firms with e-mail service McAfee on Monday unveiled a new security service designed to let small companies outsource their e-mail security to the antivirus software maker.


High-Resolution Cameras Set Out to Win the Megapixel Competition The latest trend in digital photography is ultra-high-resolution fixed-lens cameras. The digital-camera manufacturers are constantly trying to outdo one another, in much the same way that CPU


MS anti-spam proposal returned to sender The technical standards body for the internet, the IETF, has bounced back Microsoft #39;s controversial proposal for stopping spam, Sender ID.


Intel Mum on Dual-Core Desktop and Server Plans SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. last week outlined a plan to develop a mobile processor with two CPU cores, but the company remained silent about its strategy for dual-core


CA polishes up BrightStor products Computer Associates on Monday announced it is upgrading and consolidating its storage management software line. The computer software giant is offering 13 new versions of its BrightStor storage management


Dell Seeks to Improve Services Through Support Hubs SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Dell Inc. is pushing ahead with plans to open a series of IT support hubs worldwide in an effort to improve its ability to serve customers, especially corporate users.


Latest Internet Peril: Cyber Bullies The US leads other technologically advanced nations in the reported incidences of cyber bullying, the latest trend to threaten youngsters who use the Internet.


North Korean FM says explosion was demolition blast (AFP) AFP - North Korea's foreign minister said that a huge explosion in the country's remote interior that triggered fears of a nuclear test was a harmless demolition blast linked to a hydro-electric power project.


Hunting climate change evidence Our correspondent David Shukman flies with a Nasa team as it monitors the state of Antarctica's glaciers.


Celts boost as Sutton trains CHRIS SUTTON trained today to keep alive his chances of lining up against Barcelona tomorrow. The striker has been out since damaging a hamstring on August 14.


Former private school teacher to face criminal charges in court Wednesday (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - A former Upper Canada College teacher made a brief court appearance Monday to face sexual assault charges.


RYDER CUP: Padraig win lifts Langer Europe #39;s only player in the world top 10, Padraig Harrington, has given captain Bernhard Langer the perfect boost as they fly out to contest the Ryder Cup today.


Jimenez wins 10th stage of Tour of Spain Spaniard Eladio Jimenez has won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain after a lone breakaway on the final decisive climb. The Spaniard won the stage


Sports: Rogers done for season The Detroit Lions wide receiver is out for the season after breaking his collarbone in yesterday #39;s 20-to-16 win at Chicago. Rogers was injured while going for a pass in the first quarter.


Concerns on Cisco bid suppressed (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Six months before the San Jose-Cisco Systems controversy went public, Leon Nix knew the city risked violating its own rules by favoring the networking company's products in its new City Hall. But he feared speaking out, thinking his bosses might come after him.


Europe seeks deadline for Iran to allay nuclear fears BRUSSELS : Key European governments turned up the pressure on Iran over its nuclear plans, giving Tehran a November deadline to allay concern it is secretly making atomic weapons.


Putin Strengthens Grip on Power After Attacks MOSCOW , Sep 13 (MASNET  amp; News Agencies) - President Vladimir Putin announced steps to tighten Kremlin control over Russia  #39;s regions and called for  quot;radical quot; moves to improve security in the north Caucasus after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.


MP calls for release of old school pal North-west Norfolk MP Henry Bellingham has called for the release of an old college friend accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.


Website: Iraqi Militants Kill Turkish Hostage Islamic militants in Iraq apparently have killed a Turkish man whom they took hostage last month. Mr. Kumdereli was abducted with another Turkish truck driver in mid-August.


Oil Up \$1 as Hurricane Ivan Threatens  NEW YORK (Reuters) - World oil prices shot higher on Monday  as companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico braced for output  disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.


Ryder Cup: Early Thrill for Funk in U.S. Team Room  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - American Ryder Cup  rookie Fred Funk gained an early thrill when he was among the  first to check into the U.S. team hotel on Sunday night.


Dollar Mixed Before U.S. Economic Data  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was mixed on Monday as  dealers grew slightly apprehensive of two key U.S. economic  indicators due on Tuesday.


Costa, Davidenko Bounced in Bucharest  BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Third seed Albert Costa and fifth  seeded Russian Nikolay Davidenko were knocked out of the  Romanian Open tennis tournament Monday, losing in the first  round to unseeded opponents.


CA Pumps Up Storage Management This week, CA plans to release BrightStor 11.1, which consists of 14 integrated storage applications, said Jim Geronaitis, vice president of BrightStor product marketing at the Islandia, NY-based software vendor.


Time Warner drops out of MGM race US media group Time Warner withdraws its bid for movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after failing to agree a price.


3 Chains Agree on Suit Over Janitors' Wages and Hours Three California supermarket chains have settled a suit filed by immigrant janitors who said they often earned below minimum wage and were never paid overtime.


Fernando positive for the end of the season Fernando Alonso was disappointed to spin out of yesterdays Italian Grand Prix, but remains optimistic for the coming races.


Bahrain 'militant's' brief escape A suspect Bahraini militant escapes from court, but gives himself up an hour later, his lawyer says.


Monza race report: A bad day for Renault The team failed to score points after a race that saw difficult track conditions in the early stages and a Ferrari one-two in their home race.


Indians retrieve Himalayan bodies Mountaineers retrieve three bodies believed to have been buried for 22 years on an Indian glacier.


Palace balcony protester removed A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman is removed after scaling Buckingham Palace.


Campbell's Soupy Results The world's biggest soup maker falls a penny short of earnings expectations.


Warming to the Warning Irrational exuberance follows after Broadcom investors bid up the stock on the heels of a revenue warning.


Florida and Gulf Coast Brace for Arrival of Hurricane Ivan Residents stocked up to prepare for a storm that has already swamped communities in the Caribbean and reportedly killed dozens.


Cisco and Fujitsu form Japan ties An alliance between US IT giant Cisco and Japan's Fujitsu could help both business boost sales as competition in the market for  broadband equipment ramps up.


Kerry and Bush Trade Charges on End of Weapons Ban, and Crime Senator John Kerry accused the president today of caving in to the gun lobby, a charge rejected by the White House.


Marcus Vick Pleads No Contest Suspended Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a night of drinking with underage girls.


Bucs' Galloway Will Miss Four to Six Weeks Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.


Schools Weather PC Onslaught Schools across the Washington region relied on stringent new security precautions that helped quarantine infected PCs before they even had a chance to spread their disease. -washingtonpost.com


Lions Lose Rogers to Broken Collarbone A broken collarbone has ruined another season for Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers.


Putin Moves to Strengthen Kremlin's Power MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for creation of a powerful anti-terror agency...


Bucs' Galloway Will Miss Four to Six Weeks TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury...


Judge Lets US Airways Use Gov't Loan ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc...


Oprah Winfrey Gives Cars to Audience CHICAGO - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season Monday by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car.   "We're calling this our wildest dream season, because this year on the Oprah show, no dream is too wild, no surprise too impossible to pull off," Winfrey said...


N. Korea Says Explosion Was Planned North Korea on Monday reportedly told a visiting British diplomat in Pyongyang that a billowing cloud of smoke caused by an explosion last week was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, according to news reports.


Colombian drug baron in US court Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela who headed Colombia's Cali cartel appears in court in the US state of Florida.


Storage software revenue stays aloft Companies' desire to squeeze more out of storage gear pushes storage software revenue to a 17 percent rise over last year, IDC says.


IBM unveils Linux Power servers The OpenPower systems, starting at \$5,000, are based on the Power5 chip and will run SuSE or Red Hat versions of Linux.


McAfee aims at small firms with e-mail service With its service, the company says, spam is quarantined before it enters the customer's network.


Nortel upgrades communication technology Networking provider upgrades a slew of products so large companies can better connect their workers.


Time Warner announces withdrawal of bid for MGM US entertainment giant Time Warner Inc. said Monday it has withdrawn its bid to buy Hollywood movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) after they failed to agree on a price.


Former Qwest CEO May Face Civil Charges DENVER -- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Qwest Communications #39; former chief executive could soon face civil charges for his alleged role in an accounting scandal at the company.


Pimco affiliates to pay \$50 million amid fraud charges SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Three US-based mutual-fund units of German insurance giant Allianz will pay \$50 million to settle allegations that they defrauded investors in a market-timing scheme, regulators said Monday.


Suzuki on Rs 860 cr expansion drive Suzuki Motor Corporation has lined up investments of \$191 million (Rs 860 crore) to ramp up capacity in its Indian subsidiary Maruti Udyog Ltd.


Presse Economique / High-Tech SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2004--Afin de fournir aux entreprises les moyens de se librer des contraintes de travail  partir de leurs sites physiques, Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT


Microsoft settles with Sendo Microsoft and Sendo announced a settlement has been reached regarding all claims in the litigation between the two companies, resulting in Microsoft surrendering its once-\$12 million shareholding in Sendo.


Lower orders dent Broadcom #39;s outlook With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Phone Giants Set Sights on Mobile TV  quot;The ability to watch TV-like content on a mobile phone is a natural next step of the advanced mobile multimedia services which are increasingly popular with consumer, quot; says Mats Lindoff, chief technology officer at Sony Ericsson.


Novell: Microsoft  #39;sucked \$60 billion #39; out of IT This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. BARCELONA, Spain--Microsoft has sucked billions of dollars out of the IT industry that could


Dell hopes support hubs will improve service delivery Dell is pushing ahead with plans to open IT support hubs worldwide to improve its service delivery to buyers of its servers, storage devices and workstations.


Ferrari #39;s best season, says Barrichello IF Rubens Barrichello had any doubts about the Formula One season being the greatest in Ferrari history, then last evening #39;s Italian Grand Prix blew them away.


First title for Scot tipped to be new Tim ANDREW MURRAY walked off the Arthur Ashe court at Flushing Meadow yesterday after winning the US Open boys #39; title ... and vowed to return to win the senior version.


Report: Howe won #39;t be back in  #39;05 Art Howe #39;s future as the Mets manager has been the subject of scrutiny for weeks. The idea that Howe might not survive the season, let alone the remaining two years


UN Staff Depart Western Afghan City 13 September 2004 -- Aid workers were leaving Afghanistan #39;s western city of Herat today after bloody clashes in recent days sparked by the dismissal of a powerful local governor.


The War Spirit Putin makes an unexpected concession to public demands--and then moves to bolster his powers significantly. ULYANOVSK, Russia--A week after the shock of the Beslan tragedy, President Vladimir Putin, a man


Lucrative prizes for the terrorists #39; head Dr. Azahari and others suspected of terrorism have stayed a step ahead of the police for two years. So, why haven #39;t the police asked for the public #39;s help to apprehend them?


Website video shows beheading of Turkish driver An Iraqi militant group loyal to al Qaida beheaded a kidnapped Turkish driver and showed the execution video on its website Monday.


After loud lows, Gateway hopes to moove into black Not to be cowed by string of losses, PC maker enacts sweeping changes designed to quickly return it to profitability.


Search Engines 201 Want to dive deep -- really deep -- into the technical literature about search engines?  Here's a road map to some of the best web information retrieval resources available online.


Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: How Do I Spot Cloaked Sites? - Geico Takes Aim at Google for Selling Ads Linked to Trademarks - Overture Match Type Changes - SEO: How Do You Separate Truth from Speculation? - How to Emergency Pause your AdWords Campaign


Nextaris: An Integrated Web Research Dashboard Nextaris pulls together all of the tools you need to find, save, and share information with others in a single online location.


The Search Engine Report - Number 94 Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from August 2004.


Reflections On SEMPO Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recaps issues and concerns that marred the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization's first birthday last month and looks at ways the group could go forward.


Trademark vs. Search: Do you Soo...gle? Does Geico's trademark lawsuit against Google have merit? How will the case be argued?  What's the likely outcome of the trial?  A mock court of trademark experts weighs in with their verdict.


Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: SEO for an eBay store? - Who Benefits Most from 3 AdSense Ads Per Page - What SEO Guarantees Do You Offer? - Keywords In Quotes Vs. Keywords In Italics - Yahoo Local Match   Yellow Pages


Overture Shifting To Default Broad Match Within the next few weeks, Overture will make a major switch to matching terms on a broad basis, rather than the traditional exact match default it has followed since the company's launch.


Search Engine Milestones for August 2004 Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.


A New Player in Desktop Search Copernic, a well-known developer of web search tools, is entering the desktop search marketplace with the release of a new product today.


Depression Drugs, Suicide Linked, Reviewer Says (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. government medical\reviewer told an advisory panel Monday that new findings\confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain\antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among\children and teens.


Latest Internet Peril: Cyber Bullies (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Parents' tend to worry about the obvious Internet dangers, such as porn, sexual predators and, to a lesser extent, misinformation. According to new studies by a non-profit group, Wired Safety, there is now another cause for alarm: cyber bullying.


Skype Delivers Mobile VoIP (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Voice over Internet calling is now available for \PDA users, with \Skype Technologies officially launching software designed for handhelds running the Microsoft Windows Pocket PC operating system.


Kyocera boost to Chinese PAS unit (FT.com) FT.com - Japan's Kyocera is to supply China Telecom, the country's biggest fixed-line telephone operator, with data PC cards that will allow users of its cut-price wireless network to connect their computers to the internet.


USAir Asks to Skip Pension Payment  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O,  trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a  judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this  week, in its first move since filing for protection against  creditors over the weekend.


IBM Launches Power5 Linux Server (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Seeking an edge in the entry-level computing system space, \IBM (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled a Linux-based \server using the company's Power5 processors. The OpenPower 720 product is being touted as an alternative to basic Unix systems from \HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Sun.


Detroit 'Royalty' Helped Establish Ryder (AP) AP - When Oakland Hills was selected as the site of the 35th Ryder Cup matches, the PGA of America chose more than one of America's golfing jewels. They selected the one-time home of the man who helped usher the competition into its present-day prominence.


Depression Drugs, Suicide Linked, Reviewer Says  BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - A U.S. government medical  reviewer told an advisory panel Monday that new findings  confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain  antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among  children and teens.


Who Needs Clustering? (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Clustering, or grid-server configurations, have matured, with built-in capabilities that have taken out some of the intimidating factors inherent in the system topology. As a result, clustering has become more practical for a broader range of I.T. applications and sectors.


Bush Calls Kerry Health Plan Bureaucratic Nightmare (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush derided Democrat\John Kerry's plan for reforming health care on Monday as a\bureaucratic nightmare and contended it would cost  #36;1.5\trillion.


Calif. Teen Wins H.S. Science Competition (AP) AP - A 17-year-old California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for inventing a device that converts ocean wave energy into electricity.


Standard Bank agrees stake sale Shareholders in South Africa's biggest banking group Standard Bank agree to sell a 10 stake to black investors.


Putin Moves to Strengthen Kremlin's Power MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...


Filing: Krispy Kreme auditor refuses to OK quarterly report Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that its independent auditors have refused to sign off on the Winston-Salem company #39;s quarterly financial statement until an outside law firm performs additional work.


Worm speaks to Windows users Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Tennis: US Open champion Federer in Sampras record threat NEW YORK : Roger Federer, who has just won his first US Open, is in many people #39;s minds a threat to Pete Sampras #39; record of 14 Grand Slam titles.


Harrington on a charge for Ryder Cup A THRILLED Padraig Harrington today made it three wins in a row for Europes Ryder Cup side heading into this weeks match in Detroit.


Ancient Chinese Consumed Fermented Drinks (AP) AP - The Chinese were consuming fermented beverages  #151; possibly wine  #151; as long as 9,000 years ago, according to scientists who used modern techniques to peer back through the mists of time.


Worm speaks to Windows users Using the Windows Speech Engine, the Amos virus greets XP users on start-up, makes a dubious claim, then bids farewell in Turkish.


Does Online Banking Put Your Money at Risk? Scammers and thieves are out there, but you can protect yourself.


Linux Advocates Challenge Microsoft SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Seeking to be more competitive with Microsoft Corp...


PayPal to Impose Fines for Breaking Rules SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Online payment processor PayPal said it would fine customers as much as \$500 if they violate the company's policies against using the service for gambling, pornography or selling prescription drugs without official certification...


US Airways Files for Chapter 11 for Second Time Description: Less than two years after emerging from bankruptcy, US Airways once again seeks Chapter 11 protection from creditors.


Crude Oil, Natural Gas Rise as Ivan Disrupts US Gulf Output Crude oil rose and natural gas soared in New York as the approach of Hurricane Ivan disrupted production and tanker shipments in the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.


Gateway: Cost-Cutting, Refocusing Will Lead to Profitability NEW YORKAlmost six months into his new stint as president and CEO of Gateway Inc., Wayne Inouye came here on Monday to outline for financial analysts his plans for bringing the PC maker back to health.


Bayer Forms Sales Partnership With Schering-Plough (Update1) Bayer AG, Germany #39;s second-biggest drug and chemical maker, formed a partnership with US rival Schering-Plough Corp. to market some of Bayer #39;s biggest medicines after sales lagged in the second quarter.


IBM Rolls Out New Linux Server Using Power5 Chip International Business Machines Corp IBM.N on Sunday announced a new computer server using its Power5 microprocessor tuned for the popular Linux operating system, as the No.


Crashed capsule may still reveal solar secrets Much of the science from NASA #39;s Genesis space capsule, which crashed in Utah on 8 September, will probably be salvaged, mission scientists say.


Road to Longhorn gets longer Longhorn needs a new name. It #39;s not just because I #39;m tired of the bovine references and the  quot;shorthorn quot; jokes. No, the problem is that the future version of Windows, formerly known as Longhorn, in many ways


Linux and identity services key for Novell Linux and identity management will be Novell #39;s biggest strengths, according to its chief executive Jack Messman. Messman told delegates at this year #39;s Novell Brainshare Europe event in Barcelona that the company


CA Overhauls Key Storage Management Line Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) has completed a major overhaul of its storage management software, updating and packaging its products into one  quot;integrated, intelligent quot; line.


Borland stresses easing software project burdens SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Borland with its Software Delivery Optimization (SDO) plan is looking to enable users to manage software projects like a business, Borlands Boz Elloy, senior vice president of software


Jimenez powers to victory US Postal #39;s Floyd Landis, who was dropped on the final climb, retained the overall lead by just 8 seconds from Spain #39;s Alejandro Valverde (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme) who was fourth on the stage.


BAYERN BORE BUNDESLIGA Bayern Munich have already been handed the tag of FC Bayern Boring after a lacklustre 1-0 victory over Arminia Bielefeld at the weekend.


Marlins president looks for support at US Cellular Field Converting Chicago fans into Marlins #39; supporters isn #39;t an easy assignment. But team president David Samson gave it his best shot Monday morning.


Is genocide just a word in Darfur dilemma? (FindLaw) -- In response to a question about atrocities taking place in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said,  quot;We have learned from Rwanda.


EU urges release of Iraqi hostages, presses Iran EU foreign ministers called Monday for the immediate release of hostages in Iraq and condemned violence there after a deadly weekend wave of unrest, as Iraq and Iran clouded talks in Brussels.


Iraq elections to go ahead on schedule, says interim premier PARIS : Iraq #39;s elections will go ahead as scheduled in January even if some Iraqis are unable to vote due to the security situation in the country, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview published in the several western daily newspapers.


Kenya #39;s anti-graft chief resigns Nairobi - Kenya #39;s fight against corruption suffered a blow on Monday after the chairperson of the new Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (KACC) resigned in protest at interference in its affairs by President Mwai Kibaki.


Britons 'take anti-fraud actions' Most Britons are taking precautions against identity fraud, a new survey has found.


News: SP2 Fights Worms, Has Bugs After a rough couple of years of embarrassing and serious hacker attacks hitting the Windows-using world, Microsoft Corp. struck back in August with the\security-minded upgrade it dubbed Service Pack 2.\


Sony Agrees to Buy MGM for Nearly  #36;5 Bln (Reuters) Reuters - A bidding group headlined by Sony\Corp. (6758.T) agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio\Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  for nearly  #36;5 billion on Monday,\after rival bidder Time Warner Inc.  withdrew from the\auction.


New security lapse at Buckingham Palace as 'Batman' scales queen's ledge (AFP) AFP - An activist dressed as Batman and campaigning for fathers' rights evaded guards at Buckingham Palace to climb up to the main balcony of Queen Elizabeth's residence, in the latest security scare for the royal family.


Panthers' Peppers Out to Boost Sacks (AP) AP - Numbers don't define Julius Peppers. He simply won't let them. Yet they follow him, and to everyone outside of the Carolina Panthers, they seem to measure his success. A lot of sacks means a good season, a mediocre number equals a down year.


Coral Reef Damage Rising Worldwide (AP) AP - Only about 30 percent of the world's coral reefs are healthy, down from 41 percent two years ago, according to a study released Monday that lists global warming as the top threat.


Americans Try to Regain the Ryder Cup (AP) AP - Vijay Singh and Mike Weir provided a preview of the Ryder Cup, even though neither of them will be playing at Oakland Hills this week.


Federer's 'Beautiful Tennis' Sets the Standard  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Roger Federer  breezed into New York's Hard Rock cafe Monday clutching his  latest piece of silverware.


Tech Stocks Rise; Oil Prices Boost Sector  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology stocks rose on Monday as  semiconductor companies returned to favor, led by Intel  Corp.INTC.O and Broadcom Corp. BRCM.O, helping to lift  major indexes.


Borland stresses easing software project burdens SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Borland with its Software Delivery Optimization (SDO) plan is looking to enable users to manage software projects like a business, Borlands Boz Elloy, senior vice president of software products, told attendees at the BorCon conference here on Monday.


Karzai Set to Be Afghan President in Ring of Steel  KABUL (Reuters) - Hamid Karzai was due to be sworn in as  Afghanistan's first popularly elected President on Tuesday at a  ceremony attended by two of the figures most responsible for  easing him into power.


Transmeta Ships New Chip With Antivirus Technology Newest Efficeon processor also offers higher frequency using less power.


Pocket PC Users Report Trouble With Skype Internet telephony application balks on IPaq and Axim Pocket PC devices.


Sony Agrees to Buy MGM for Nearly \$5 Bln A bidding group headlined by Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM.


PIMCO hit with \$50M fund settlement The PIMCO mutual fund group has agreed to pay \$50 million to settle fraud charges involving improper rapid dealing in mutual fund shares, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.


Catalanotto, Blue Jays agree to two-year deal Outfielder Frank Catalanotto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Monday to a \$5.4 million, two-year contract extension through 2006. Catalanotto will make \$2.


Callahan says change in offense has been smooth Take away the glut of turnovers, and Bill Callahan says Nebraska #39;s transition from the triple-option to the West Coast offense has gone smoothly.


New details on Ivan #39;s damage Hurricane Ivan is bearing down on the western tip of Cuba with winds near 160 miles per hour. If the Cayman Islands and Jamaica are any indication, damage could be widespread.


#39;Batman #39; Ends Buckingham Palace Ledge Protest A group that advocates greater rights for fathers in child custody cases sent two of its operatives over the fence at Buckingham Palace today and one of them, dressed


Scores Are Dead After Violence Spreads in Iraq In a series of tightly sequenced attacks, at least 25 Iraqis were killed by suicide car bombings and a barrage of missile and mortar fire in several neighborhoods across Baghdad on Sunday.


Kuwaiti, Italian officials urge release of hostages in Iraq Kuwaiti and Italian officials on Monday urged the release of two Italian female hostages kidnapped earlier in Baghdad, the Kuwait News Agency reported.


Turkey Terror Suspect Warns of Attacks A suspected leader of a cell accused in deadly suicide attacks in Turkey boasted Monday that he was an  quot;al-Qaida warrior quot; and warned in court of future attacks if Turkey continued to support the United States.


Italian Foreign Minister Visits Kuwait (AP) AP - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini appealed for a "civilized dialogue" between religions as he stood inside Kuwait's Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq.


Turkey warns US it could stop Iraq cooperation (AFP) AFP - Turkey warned the United States that it would halt cooperation over Iraq if US forces did not stop their assault on the mostly Turkmen populated Iraqi town of Tall Afar, Anatolia news agency said.


Groups Meet to Discuss Climate Change (AP) AP - New strategies to confront global warming took center stage in Buenos Aires on Monday, where thousands of environmentalists and government policy-makers gathered for an international conference on climate change.


Sears Finally Gets It The venerable retailer finally gets apparel and home furnishings online. Does it matter?


Roy Disney says Eisner should be ousted now Roy Disney, heading a dissident shareholder group at the Walt Disney Co., urged board members to accelerate the departure of chief executive Michael Eisner, who plans to resign in September 2006.


Should PeopleSoft Wave the White Flag? The stakes are so high in Oracle #39;s interminable campaign to buy out PeopleSoft that both companies could end up bleeding themselves to exhaustion in this war of attrition.


Sendo, Microsoft settle smart phone lawsuit Microsoft Corp. and UK mobile phone maker Sendo Holdings PLC have ended a two-year legal dispute over smart phones with a settlement, the companies said Monday.


Schering-Plough, Bayer strike deal BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Pharmaceutical conglomerates Schering-Plough and Bayer have entered into a broad joint-marketing deal Monday for several of the companies #39; leading drugs.


To Standardize Linux In an effort to help ensure standardization, the Free Standards Group has officially released the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, a specification composed of interoperability standards, a base set of APIs and libraries and developer environments and test


Symantec Goes Anti-Phishing Symantec is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or  quot;phishing, quot; scams.


Open-Federer #39;s  #39;beautiful tennis #39; sets the standard US Open champion Roger Federer breezed into New York #39;s Hard Rock cafe on Monday clutching his latest piece of silverware. Maybe the venue was chosen in anticipation


Former MVP Caminiti headed back to court Former NL Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti is due back in a Houston courtroom Tuesday because of an alleged positive drug test that would be a violation of his probation for cocaine possession.


For tiny Finland, a World Cup championship would be a storybook <b>...</b> The book on extraordinary Finnish hockey accomplishments is a slender volume, no bigger than those comical books about cats that are stacked around the sales registers at Barnes  amp; Noble.


Nigeria handover of Bakassi peninsula delayed-UN The planned handover of the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon is unlikely to take place by a Sept. 15 deadline, the United Nations said on Monday.


'Open Source Solaris' to debut this year As it readies Solaris 10, Sun develops an open-source project modeled on Apple's Darwin and Red Hat's Fedora.


SCO challenges IBM witnesses The Linux adversary again demands evidence from Big Blue and cites allegedly contradictory testimony.


Funds: Choose 529 plans wisely (Clint Willis is a freelance writer who covers mutual funds for Reuters. Any opinions in the column are solely those of Mr. Willis.


Linux promoters agree to standard in attempt to challenge <b>...</b> Seeking to be more competitive with Microsoft Corp., Linux backers have agreed on a standard version of the operating system so that programs written for one Linux distribution will work with others.


Blatter criticises  #39;childish #39; England players Sepp Blatter, the president of football #39;s world governing body Fifa, will tell Sven Goran Eriksson today that his England players were wrong to boycott the media last week.


Cycling: Jimenez Wins 10th Stage of Tour of Spain Spanish cyclist Eladio Jimenez has won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain, while American Floyd Landis retained the leader #39;s yellow jersey for a third day in a row.


Seeded players Costa, Davidenko out of Romanian Open Third seed Albert Costa and fifth seeded Russian Nikolay Davidenko were knocked out of the Romanian Open tennis tournament on Monday, losing in the first round to unseeded opponents.


Mistakes overshadow offensive production in loss Looking as if he had just let the family dog run away, Joe Dailey stood in front of glaring camera lights and condemning stares and did his absolute best to try and make sense of it all.


Hurricane Ivan Rolls Towards Cuba GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands Sept. 13, 2004 - A strengthened Hurricane Ivan headed toward the tip of western Cuba with 160 mph winds Monday after pummeling the Cayman Islands with flooding that swamped homes and fierce winds that ripped off roofs.


EU Presses United Nations on Genocide Question in Darfur Foreign ministers of the European Union have called for the United Nations to immediately probe whether atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan are genocide.


#39;Batman #39; ends palace protest A FATHERS #39; rights activist dressed as Batman, who clambered onto a ledge at Buckingham Palace, has ended the protest after five-and-a-half hours.


Settlers scorn advances for evacuation Settlers willing to abandon their homes in exchange for compensation said Monday they would not be lured by advances paid out to who would leave their homes immediately under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon #39;s plan for unilateral separation from the


Election blow for HK Democrats HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong #39;s main pro-democracy parties have made disappointing gains in legislative elections, adding just three seats to their tally.


Italian foreign minister visits Kuwait KUWAIT CITY -- Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini appealed for a  quot;civilized dialogue quot; between religions as he stood inside Kuwait #39;s Grand Mosque at the start of a Middle East visit he hopes will help win the release of two Italian women kidnapped in


Yasser Arafat #39;s bad year Four years ago, the Palestinians launched a war against Israel. It was designed to extract additional concessions from Ehud Barak #39;s government, just after being offered all of Gaza and more than 90 of the West Bank, including parts of Jerusalem.


Rightist Party Threatens to Bolt Israeli Gov't  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rightist religious party voted on  Monday to quit Israel's ruling coalition if parliament approves  a withdrawal from Gaza or a bill to compensate settlers whom  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to evacuate.


Update 15: US Airways Gets Permission for Gov #39;t Loan A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. permission Monday to tap a government loan to fund daily operations - a move expected to allow the airline to continue normal operations while it searchs for alternative financing.


Pocket PC Users Report Trouble With Skype (PC World) PC World - Internet telephony application balks on IPaq and Axim Pocket PC devices.


AT T Wireless to Sell Stake in Venture (AP) AP - Canada's largest cable company, Rogers Communications Inc., said Monday it will pay  #36;1.33 billion for the 34 percent stake in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. owned by longtime American partner AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc.


Iran Says Will Bring Nuclear Standoff to a Head  VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran says it is determined an  international standoff over its nuclear programe should be  brought to a head in November, confident it can rebut U.S.  accusations of a secret bomb-making agenda.


Economics of NHL lockout The hockey league's labor deal expires at midnight tonight, and a work stoppage threatens the entire season.


Blair to Press on Climate Change, Challenge Bush (Reuters) Reuters - Britain's Tony Blair will make an\uncompromising speech on climate change on Tuesday, urging the\world to act in concert and pressing Washington to change its\stance.


All Australians accounted for in Iraq: Downer (AFP) AFP - Australia has accounted for all its nationals known to be working in Iraq following a claim by a radical Islamic group to have kidnapped two Australians, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said.


New pathogens, mercury threaten Great Lakes, health of millions of residents (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - (CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.


Sony-led group to buy MGM for nearly \$5 bil NEW YORK - A group of investors led by Sony Corp has agreed to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc for nearly \$5 billion, US news reports said Monday.


Analysts wonder if OPEC influence waning As OPEC #39;s leaders prepare to discuss oil price and output targets amid strong demand, analysts wonder if the cartel #39;s influence has waned at a time when producers outside the


Roy Disney, Stan Gold want co to hire exec search firm SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Roy Disney and shareholder Stanley Gold on Monday urged non-employee members of Walt Disney #39;s (DIS) board to hire an independent executive search team to find a replacement for CEO Michael Eisner.


UPDATE 2-Huntsman latest chemical company to plan IPO Huntsman, which calls itself the world #39;s largest privately held chemical company, on Monday announced an initial public offering and said it will use the proceeds to reduce debt.


US lumber group seeks appeal of NAFTA decision VANCOUVER (CP) - The lobby group representing the US softwood lumber industry demanded today that its government appeal a US trade body ruling favourable to Canada #39;s industry.


3Com challenges Cisco to router duel com September 13, 2004, 1:28 PM PT. With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Cisco Systems to Buy Dynamicsoft Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it agreed to buy Internet technology firm Dynamicsoft for \$51.2 million, marking the second acquisition announced by the company in as many weeks.


IBM Puts Spotlight On Entry-Level Linux Servers A virtualization option will be available for the systems, which are based on 1.5- or 1.6-GHz Power5 processors. By Darrell Dunn. IBM on Monday introduced a new line of Linux servers intended to compete with


Linux Boosters Look To Keep The OS Together Sep. 13, 2004. Major Linux distributors on Monday said they have agreed to support a single version of the freely exchanged open-source operating system to ensure that it #39;s growing popularity


McAfee adds managed email protection McAfee says that a new managed email service will help small businesses handle the deluge of spam and viruses pounding their networks.


Standards group scuttles Microsoft e-mail proposal Internet engineers working on a standard for identifying the source of e-mail messages voted down a proposal by Microsoft to include some of that company #39;s intellectual property in the specification.


Novell: The future is  #39;both-source #39; Novell has claimed the future of software development is not to be found in either the open-source or proprietary models but one that combines the best of both worlds --  quot;both source quot;.


Does Online Banking Put Your Money at Risk? Legend has it (incorrectly, it seems) that infamous bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why banks were his favorite target, responded,  quot;Because that #39;s where the money is.


Saint Francis Hospital digitizes patient records with GE systems TULSA, Okla. - Saint Francis Hospital, a Tulsa heart-care center, announced on Monday that with the aid of GE Healthcare it has installed of a new information technology system to handle hospital files.


Pocket PC users report trouble with Skype Pocket PC users who were expecting to use Skype Technologies #39;s SkypeOut service to make telephone calls via the Internet may find themselves without a dial-tone.


The need for speed: high-performance PCs A fast PC doesnt mean just a fast processor. Hard-drive speeds, memory and other considerations all affect a systems performance.


Judge Strikes Down Pa. Anti-Pornography Law PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania law aimed at stopping Internet pornography is getting no love from the court system. A federal judge threw out the law, which would have required Internet service providers to block Web sites that contain child pornography.


Langer #39;s delight at resurgent Harrington There was a family double for the Harringtons on Sunday but both Padraig and Joey will be hoping the same does not come true next weekend.


Italian carmaker revels on home course MONZA, Italy -- Brazilian Rubens Barrichello led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to trigger a homecoming party for the Formula One champions.


Team Canada hopes to wear white jerseys in World Cup of Hockey <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - The ever-superstitious Wayne Gretzky hopes Team Canada can wear white jerseys for Tuesday night #39;s World Cup final against Finland.


Tennessee Titans Team Report (Sports Network) - A late schedule change certainly did not appear to faze the Titans in Week 1. Due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan in south Florida, Tennessees game against the Miami Dolphins was pushed up to Saturday, and resulted in a dominant, 17


DenverBroncos.com ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos emerged victorious on Sunday night, but came out of the 34-24 win anything but unscathed. Cornerback Lenny Walls could miss as many as four weeks due to the dislocated shoulder


US Cricketers Exit Champions Trophy With Tournament-Low Score Australia captain Ricky Ponting questioned the US team #39;s place in cricket #39;s second-biggest event after his players bowled the Americans out for the lowest total in the tournament #39;s history to win by nine wickets.


Iran #39;s cat and mouse game The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency began a series of meetings yesterday in Vienna. The meetings, set to continue until the end of the week, will focus on Iran #39;s nuclear program.


Russian terrorism prompts power grab MOSCOW - In the aftermath of a wave of terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced fundamental political changes that will further concentrate power in the Kremlin and erode Russia #39;s fragile democracy.


North Korea set to allow return for British civil rights <b>...</b> North Korea yesterday signalled that it may decide to lift the veil on some of its human rights violations after being challenged to allow the inspection of one of the country #39;s notorious prison


Darfur rebels may quit talks ONE of two rebel groups in Darfur today threatened to walk out of peace talks unless the Sudanese Government quickly presented a viable plan to end the conflict in the region.


Israeli strike kills three Fatah militants JENIN: Israel fired a missile at a Palestinian car in the West Bank on Monday, killing at least three militants, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.


Spain hosts summit as it returns  #39;to the heart of Europe #39; Spain #39;s socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, turned his back on the pro-Americanism of his conservative predecessor yesterday as


IBM open-sources speech-recognition development tools SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM announced today that it will release as open-source code some of its software for speech-enabling applications.


Breaking News: SCO Tries To Squeeze Discovery Out of IBM The SCO Group has asked the Utah district court overseeing its \$5 billion suit against IBM to postpone any decision on any IBM dispositive motions - like the one the court is supposed to hear on Wednesday seeking a partial summary judgment in IBM #39;s favor


Ratings lowest-ever for US Open men #39;s final Roger Federer #39;s dominant win over Lleyton Hewitt was the lowest-rated US Open men #39;s final ever. Federer #39;s 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Hewitt on Sunday drew a preliminary national rating of 2.5 for CBS.


Denver CB suffers another setback Cornerback Lenny Walls dislocated his right shoulder in Denver #39;s season opener and could miss up to a month. Walls, who started all 16 games for the Broncos last season, played the nickel spot


Expos and Marlins set for Chicago matinee CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Montreal Expos might be able to teach the Florida Marlins a thing or two about playing baseball at neutral venues.


Duke Study on Chemicals to Use Tiny Worms (AP) AP - _ Tiny worms are taking the place of laboratory rats and mice for a Duke University scientist studying the effect of chemicals on the body.


Suzuki #39;s new plan hits Maruti stock prices THE country #39;s largest carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd #39;s (MUL) stock prices slipped on Monday, triggered ostensibly by parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation #39;s announcement to set up a new car assembly unit in India through a separate joint venture.


China investment slows Good news for officials who are trying to cool an overheated economy; austerity measures to remain. BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported a marked slowdown in investment and money supply growth Monday, but stubbornly


AO Smith Lowers 3Q, Year Outlook Electric motor maker AO Smith Corp. lowered its third-quarter and full-year earnings estimates Monday, citing increased costs for raw materials and freight.


McAfee aims at small firms with e-mail service Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


Cisco introduces integrated routers Cisco is to introduce a line of branch-office routers that integrate basic routing capabilities with IP voice support and security tools.


Novell Releases New Linux Management Tool Novell Inc. on Monday announced at its BrainShare trade show in Barcelona, Spain, the immediate availability of Novell ZENworks 6.6 Linux Management, a Linux software management system.


Debut for Microsoft ALM platform code A major component of Microsoft Corp. #39;s Application Lifecycle Management platform, Visual Studio 2005 Team System is today expected to reach beta.


Bloomberg Faces Payoff Year on School Plans New York's public school children are returning to class for a year that will serve as a crucial barometer of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education efforts.


Gilat and Cisco collaborating on satellite interface routers Gilat Satellite Networks (TASE, Nasdaq: GILTF) has entered into an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with giant telecoms equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems.


Moscow weighs ruble priorities Russia is struggling to decide whether it should focus more on fighting inflation to keep goods affordable for consumers or on restraining the ruble to support local producers, the deputy prime minister, Alexander Zhukov, said Monday.