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Microsoft details conflicts in new XP update Microsoft has published a list of nearly 50 applications -- including developer and backup tools, antivirus software and an FTP client -- that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. | 3Sci/Tech
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Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move At its annual user conference in Orlando, Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool, outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software and planned to preview a system for tracking RFID data. | 3Sci/Tech
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McAfee to buy Foundstone for \$86M McAfee Inc.'s purchase of Foundstone follows several moves in the past year to focus its product offerings and bolster its standing in the intrusion detection and prevention market. | 3Sci/Tech
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IBM plans fewer U.S. layoffs to compensate for offshoring After internal documents revealed plans to send nearly 5,000 jobs to developing countries over two years, IBM became an easy target for critics of outsourcing. Will limiting layoffs take the sting out of moving these jobs abroad? | 3Sci/Tech
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Confidential Oracle sales data likely to be released U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said sales documents detailing highly confidential information, such as which companies receive discounts on Oracle products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made public. | 3Sci/Tech
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Sidebar: The nuts and bolts of COM -- Objects, Interfaces and GUIDs A quick course in how some of the most esoteric aspects of COM work. | 3Sci/Tech
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Editor's Picks: The Best of our Web Services Coverage A guide to Computerworld's recent coverage of Web services and service-oriented architectures, including user applications, security issues and predictions. | 3Sci/Tech
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Fun With Web services! Forget those pesky business functions. To learn how Web services work and what you can do with them, check out these useful utilities that tell you who uttered that famous Shakespeare line, for example, or even convert Sao Tome dobras to Malawi kwacha. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole Yahoo Messenger Patches Security Hole\\If you logged into Yahoo Messenger today and was taken a back by an automatic security download - don't be scared, it's no virus. Yahoo was only patching up a few holes.\\Yahoo has posted a security patch for a flaw in its instant messaging software that ... | 3Sci/Tech
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Overlooked U.S. Men's Gymnasts Take Silver (AP) AP - Twenty years later, the boys are back on the medal stand. The American men's gymnastics program, long overlooked and often unappreciated, won Olympic silver Monday, capping a four-year rebuilding project to take home a medal for the first time since the boycotted 1984 Games. | 1Sports
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Phelps Upbeat Despite End of Seven-Gold Dream ATHENS (Reuters) - The dream of emulating Mark Spitz's seven Olympic gold medals is over for Michael Phelps but the American refused to be disappointed after finishing third in the most eagerly-awaited race of the Athens Games Monday. | 1Sports
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Gold at Last for U.S. Swimmer Coughlin ATHENS (Reuters) - Natalie Coughlin's run of bad luck finally took a turn for the better when she won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters backstroke at the Athens Olympics Monday. | 1Sports
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Google Could Make Its Market Debut Wed. (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc. appeared set\to start trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1\search engine asked regulators on Monday for final approval to\price its closely watched initial public offering. | 2Business
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Husky Energy signs seventh contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Husky Energy Inc. has further strengthened its relationship with one of China's major oil companies by signing a new exploration agreement in the South China Sea. | 0World
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Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor." Stunned opposition leaders, who have fought for years to oust Chavez, claimed fraud after results announced Monday by election officials showed nearly 60 percent of voters had said "no" to the question of whether he should leave office immediately. But former President Jimmy Carter and the Organization of American States endorsed the results of Sunday's vote, which saw one of the biggest turnouts in Venezuela's history, and urged everybody to accept the outcome... | 0World
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Dow Closes Up 129 As Oil Prices Drop NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points... | 0World
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Lowe's Net Income Up 18 Percent ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LOW.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LOW.N</A>, the world's second largest home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter net income and said earnings for the rest of the year would top analysts' estimates. | 2Business
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Heat Waves to Worsen Across America, Europe - Study (Reuters) Reuters - Heat waves like those that have hit\Paris and Chicago in recent years are likely to get worse,\roasting more and more cities with ever-higher temperatures,\climate researchers predicted on Thursday. | 3Sci/Tech
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Thorpe Wins Men's 200 Freestyle Australia's Ian Thorpe soared past Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands to win the most anticipated race of the Olympics. Michael Phelps finished third. | 1Sports
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Outfielder Shane Spencer Rejoins Yankees Recently released outfielder Shane Spencer rejoined the Yankees on Monday, signing a minor league contract after working out at their spring training complex. | 1Sports
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U.S. Ryder Cup Team Roster Set Going with experience, Hal Sutton named Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as captain's selections for this year's United States Ryder Cup team. | 1Sports
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Haitian Rebel Leader Appears for Trial (AP) AP - Jury selection began Monday for a Haitian paramilitary leader convicted in absentia of killing a businessman and ordering a massacre in the early 1990s but is facing the charges again after returning to lead a revolt against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. | 0World
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For US team, the night of decision The women gymnasts are favored to make history and win gold Tuesday - a Wheaties box moment waiting to happen. | 0World
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Ch #225;vez declares referendum victory, but is battle over? With record turnout, Venezuela's president survives a recall vote, but opponents claim fraud. | 0World
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Aid agencies rethink strategy A new report urges humanitarian groups to maintain a local presence in disaster-prone areas. | 0World
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Even Greek grandmas root for the home team In 2000, Greece brought home 13 medals. The Greek Olympic Committee hopes to double that number. | 0World
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IBM seeks dismissal in second part of SCO case SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp. is seeking dismissal of a second major component of the lawsuit filed against it last year by Unix vendor The SCO Group Inc., according to court documents filed Friday by IBM. The documents, filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, argue that SCO's breach of contract allegations should be dismissed from the lawsuit. | 3Sci/Tech
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Microsoft delays automatic XP SP2 delivery SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has pushed back automatic distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to allow business users more time to instruct their machines to skip the update. | 3Sci/Tech
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CA buys PestPatrol antispyware developer WASHINGTON - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) said Monday it acquired PestPatrol Inc., a firm marketing antispyware software to enterprises, small businesses and individual consumers. | 3Sci/Tech
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Gartner revises PC market forecast, warns of downside The PC market won't grow as fast in 2004 as originally predicted by Gartner Inc. analysts, as concerns about the overall health of the U.S. economy weigh on the market, the market research company said Monday. | 3Sci/Tech
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UN tries to keep up dialogue after Khartoum irked by Darfur criticism (AFP) AFP - The UN envoy to Sudan has tried to ease the pressure on Khartoum after a flurry of indictments of the government's failure to end the crisis in Darfur drew irate reactions from President Omar al-Beshir. | 0World
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Traders Bet Oracle Wins in Antitrust Case CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Options traders have been building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PSFT.O</A> as investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders said on Monday. | 2Business
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Is Mercury the Incredible Shrinking Planet? MESSENGER Spacecraft May Find Out (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - With a new spacecraft bound for Mercury, that tiny planet nbsp;near the heart of the solar system, researchers are hoping to solve a slew of riddles about the small world. | 3Sci/Tech
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Canadian Ansari X Prize Entrant Takes the Plunge in Test (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A Canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to\launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a\crew capsule today.\\ nbsp;\\The backers of Canadian Arrow, a rocket entry in the #36;10 million\Ansari X Prize competition, watched happily as their crew compartment drifted\down into Lake Ontario.\\ nbsp;\\Today totally proves our Canadian Arrow design, said\Geoff Sheerin, leader of the London, Ontario-based Arrows bid for the X Prize.\It went really well and everything worked as it should. ... | 3Sci/Tech
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Only Three Golds - U.S. Misfires in Early Days in Athens ATHENS (Reuters) - Told to avoid inflaming anti-American sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too much in the early days of the Athens Games. | 1Sports
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Krispy Kreme COO Leaves for New Job CHICAGO (Reuters) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KKD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KKD.N</A> said on Monday that its chief operating officer is leaving the company for another job, the latest setback for a company that is trying to recover from sluggish sales and an accounting probe. | 2Business
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Google IPO statement ready to go Google's planned flotation moves another step closer after the company and its underwriters ask the SEC to declare its registration effective. | 2Business
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Oil Prices Retreat From a Record High After Chvez Victory Crude oil for delivery next month settled at \$46.05 a barrel, down 53 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after briefly trading at a new high of \$46.91 early in the day. | 2Business
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IBM strikes at SCO claims SCO Group's faltering attack on Linux faces another threat as Big Blue files motion seeking dismissal of contract claims. | 3Sci/Tech
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iSCSI gets some respect Having received a renewed boost from those who see it moving out of niche markets, iSCSI (Internet SCSI) may finally be getting some much-needed respect. | 3Sci/Tech
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Beach Volleyball: Australia in with a Shout ATHENS (Reuters) - To prepare for the Olympics, Kerri Pottharst practiced serving with her team mate screaming in her ear. | 1Sports
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Flash floods force big rescue operation in tourist area of England (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said. | 0World
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Harkin Calls Cheney Comments 'Cowardly' (AP) AP - Sen. Tom Harkin pushed the name-calling in the presidential race to a new level, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for not serving in Vietnam and cowardly for his criticism of John Kerry. | 0World
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Players Union Challenges Carter's Release (AP) AP - The NFL Players Association has gotten involved in Quincy Carter's release by the Dallas Cowboys. | 1Sports
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Deadline Looms for Suspects in UK Anti-Terrorism Raids LONDON (Reuters) - British police must charge or release on Tuesday nine men arrested earlier this month in anti-terrorism raids that followed a tipoff from an al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan and security alerts in the United States. | 0World
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Rwanda issues genocide warning Rwanda warns it will intervene to prevent genocide, as more than 150 Tutsi refugees are buried in Burundi. | 0World
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Shell-Led Russia Venture Vows to Protect Rare Whales (Reuters) Reuters - A Royal Dutch/Shell -led group\developing oil and gas fields in the Russian far east moved to\assure worried ecologists on Friday it is doing all it can to\protect rare gray whales living in the coastal waters. | 3Sci/Tech
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Hurricane Victims Wait for Food and Water PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... | 0World
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Players Union Challenges Carter's Release The NFL Players Association has gotten involved in Quincy Carter's release by the Dallas Cowboys. The union filed a grievance over the release Aug... | 0World
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League-Leading Galaxy Fires Coach (AP) AP - The Los Angeles Galaxy fired coach Sigi Schmid on Monday despite leading Major League Soccer with 34 points. | 1Sports
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Alcatel hopes security will get users to switch European telecom equipment maker looks to push into corporate switching, a market long dominated by Cisco. | 3Sci/Tech
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Google Could Make Market Debut Wednesday NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. appeared set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, after the Web's No. 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering. | 2Business
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China Mobile Suspends Sohu for Spamming Customers (Reuters) Reuters - Chinese Internet company Sohu.com\(SOHU.O) on Friday said China Mobile (CHL.N) had suspended Sohu\as a supplier of mobile phone picture services for one year for\unsolicited marketing to some customers. | 3Sci/Tech
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Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of technology companies including Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=TXN.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">TXN.N</A>, STMicroelectronics <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=STM.PA qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">STM.PA</A> and Broadcom Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=BRCM.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">BRCM.O</A>, on Thursday said they will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times the speed of the current generation. | 3Sci/Tech
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Thorpe Reigns Supreme in Athens Pool, Phelps Grabs Bronze ATHENS (Reuters) - Ian Thorpe became Australia's greatest Olympian and staked a claim to being the best swimmer of his generation when he won "the race of the century" at Athens on Monday. | 1Sports
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Probe into rising ocean acidity The Royal Society launches a scientific investigation into the rising acidity of the Earth's oceans. | 3Sci/Tech
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New bird spotted in Philippines A bird species new to science has been found by researchers on a remote island in the northern Philippines. | 3Sci/Tech
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WholeSecurity program targets fraud sites Tool that identifies Web sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay, etc., could help leave phishing scammers dead in the water. | 3Sci/Tech
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#147;Generic Superheroes #148; Scripted, produced, cast, costumed, shot, edited and vigorously promoted by Darren Brandl, #147;Generic Superheroes, #148; a 35-minute comedic-action-adventure parody, makes full use of both Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack. #147;Every costume, #148; says the recent high school graduate proudly, #147;was made of 100 percent spandex #133; as any superhero costume should be. #148; Aug 16 | 3Sci/Tech
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Celtics Still Waiting to Hear From Payton (AP) AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform. | 1Sports
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Russian Supply Craft Docks with Space Station (Reuters) Reuters - A Russian supply ship docked with the\International Space Station on Saturday, delivering food and\fuel to the two astronauts living there, mission control said. | 3Sci/Tech
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A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Monday, Aug. 16, 935 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 697 died as a result of hostile action and 238 died of non-hostile causes. | 0World
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New bird spotted in Philippines A bird species new to science is found by researchers on a remote island in the Philippines. | 0World
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NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release (Reuters) Reuters - The NFL Players Association\Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the\recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the\organization was in violation of the league's collective\bargaining agreement. | 1Sports
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NFL Players Association Files Grievance Over Carter Release WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - The NFL Players Association Monday filed a grievance with the Dallas Cowboys over the recent release of quarterback Quincy Carter, claiming the organization was in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement. | 1Sports
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Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's left-wing President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict. | 0World
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3Com partners with wireless switch start-up 3Com enters into the wireless switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks. | 3Sci/Tech
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SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue (AP) AP - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. | 3Sci/Tech
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NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts (Reuters) Reuters - The foam that struck the space\shuttle Columbia after liftoff and led to the deaths of all\seven astronauts on board was defective, NASA said on Friday. | 3Sci/Tech
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Catching 'phishers' a WholeSecurity sport Tool that identifies sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay and more could help leave "phishing" scammers dead in the water. | 3Sci/Tech
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Lankford Accepts Minor League Assignment (AP) AP - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ray Lankford accepted a minor league assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Monday, nine days after leaving the team to consider his career options. | 1Sports
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FBI Tracks Potential GOP Protesters (AP) AP - With the Republican National Convention less than two weeks away, federal agents and city police are keeping tabs on activists and others they believe might try to cause trouble. They are making unannounced visits to people's homes, conducting interviews and monitoring Web sites and meetings. | 0World
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Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment (AP) AP - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday. | 0World
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Interior Will Delay Some Energy Projects (AP) AP - The Interior Department said Monday it will begin delaying some new oil and gas drilling projects until the effects on wildlife are studied more thoroughly. | 3Sci/Tech
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Second hat in ring for faster Wi-Fi standard A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats. | 3Sci/Tech
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3Com partners with wireless-switch upstart 3Com enters into the wireless-switch market through a partnership with start-up Trapeze Networks. | 3Sci/Tech
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Interwoven scoops up records management company ECM (enterprise content management) company Interwoven on Monday announced the acquisition of Software Intelligence, a maker of records management technology, for \$2 million in cash and stock. | 3Sci/Tech
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Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle... | 0World
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SEC Opens Inquiry Into Google Stock Issue SAN FRANCISCO - In another twist to Google Inc.'s public stock offering, the Internet search company said federal regulators have opened an informal inquiry into its failure to register millions of shares. In a regulatory filing Monday, Google said it "understands" the inquiry was opened by the Securities and Exchange Commission... | 0World
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Nortel Says Canada Plans Accounting Probe SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.N</A> <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NT.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">NT.TO</A> said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the company it will begin a criminal investigation into Nortel's financial accounting. | 2Business
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Brazil Starts to Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods Brazil stands to lose billions of dollars in trade benefits from the United States if it does not prove by the end of September that it is making progress in combating copyright piracy. | 2Business
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AP: Israel Cave Linked to John the Baptist (AP) AP - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers #151; basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher. | 3Sci/Tech
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Blind Students to Launch NASA Rocket (AP) AP - A dozen blind students from across the United States are at a summer camp this week working on a project most don't associate with the visually impaired #151; launching a NASA rocket. | 3Sci/Tech
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NFL Players Union Files Carter Grievance (AP) AP - The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement. | 1Sports
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Mientkiewicz Starts at Second for BoSox (AP) AP - Former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz got a rough introduction in his first career start at second base. | 1Sports
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Thorpedo Sinks Phelps' Shot at Spitz Mark (AP) AP - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo #151; and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool #151; the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle. | 1Sports
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Venezuelans Vote to Keep Chavez in Office (AP) AP - Venezuelans overwhelmingly voted to keep President Hugo Chavez in office, dealing a crushing defeat to a splintered opposition and allowing the leftist leader to convert one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor." | 0World
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Edwards Vows Economic Aid for Heartland (AP) AP - Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards promised Monday to deliver high-speed Internet access and more money for people to start businesses in rural areas. | 0World
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Chavez Survives Recall, Vows to Deepen Revolution (Reuters) Reuters - Venezuela's left-wing\President, Hugo Chavez, easily won a referendum on his rule and\on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents, while\vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's\political conflict. | 0World
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Many engineers lack even a four-year degree About 40 percent of U.S. workers in computer and math science have just a high school diploma or associate degree, according to a new report. | 3Sci/Tech
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British researchers trace John Kerry's family back to European royalty (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Senator John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President George W. Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday. | 0World
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Chavez's Victory Garners Int'l Approval (AP) AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won international approval from supporters and detractors alike Monday on his decisive referendum victory over opponents trying to oust him. | 0World
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Giants' Nen Still Hoping to Pitch in 2005 (AP) AP - It's approaching two years since Robb Nen last pitched in the majors, but he still believes he can do it again #151; despite his troublesome right shoulder. | 1Sports
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Haas and Cink Named as U.S. Ryder Cup Wildcards MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton, opting for form and experience, selected Jay Haas and Stewart Cink as his wildcard picks for next month's match against Europe. | 1Sports
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Venezuela Votes by Large Margin to Retain Chvez An opposition movement refused to accept the results, raising prospects for more turmoil in the world's fifth-largest oil exporter. | 0World
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Airline Looks to Delay Its Pension Payments In an effort to conserve cash, financially ailing US Airways Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to ask the Internal Revenue Service for permission to delay payments into the pension plans of two of its employee groups. | 2Business
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McDonald's Goes for Gold For a four-year investment estimated at \$65 million, McDonald's has been designated the Official Restaurant of the 2004 Olympic Games. | 2Business
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Auction for Shares In Google's IPO May End Today (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that today may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual #36;3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant. | 3Sci/Tech
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Four Firms Buy Intelsat Intelsat Ltd., the pioneering commercial satellite company that connected the world through global television and telephone communications, announced Monday its sale to a group of private investors for \$3 billion in cash. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> | 3Sci/Tech
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Auction for Shares in Google's IPO May End Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that Tuesday may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual \$3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> | 3Sci/Tech
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