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12 Companies Sign Up to Stop Computer Failures

Twelve IT companies have joined with NASA and Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University to form a computing consortium to develop highly dependable, affordable software systems.

GEAC Posts Loss, Puts Acquisition Moves on Hold

Struggling software vendor Geac Computer Corp. Friday reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of US$37.2 million due to a one-two punch of weak enterprise application sales and the fact that users are taking longer to make decisions about buying its product.

Dell Offers Enterprise Servers

Dell Computer Corp. this week announced a series of new servers in a bid to broaden its appeal to corporate users.

Dell Aims New Systems, Services at Corporate Users

Dell Computer Corp. today announced a series of new servers and customer service offerings in a bid to broaden its appeal as an enterprise-level vendor for corporate users.

IBM Joins Chief Privacy Officer Trend

IBM Corp. today named a chief privacy officer, joining the increasing number of companies that are appointing executives to oversee their data privacy policies and initiatives.

FTC Warns E-tailers to Keep Shipping Promises

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning more than 100 online retailers that they'd better not make holiday shipping promises they can't keep.

FTC warns Santa can't wait

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning more than 100 US online retailers that they'd better not make holiday shipping promises they can't keep.

'Mafiaboy' to Plead Guilty to Hacking

The 16-year-old Montreal-area high-school student known as Mafiaboy has agreed to plead guilty to a series of attacks on major Internet sites including CNN.com, Yahoo.com Inc., Amazon.com Inc., eBay.com Inc., Dell.com and others in February, according to prosecutor Louis Miville-Deschenes.

Lexmark to Cut 900 Jobs

Printer maker Lexmark International will cut 900 jobs and relocate its laser printer manufacturing operations to Latin America and Asia.

Sotheby's, Amazon to Shut Down Jointly Owned Site

Auction house Sotheby's Holdings Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday said they are shutting their 16-month-old co-branded site, Sothebys.Amazon.com, which sells art, collectibles and antiques.

Gluing Together Applications and Users

Like people from different countries who can't communicate without a translator, applications running different types of software or operating on different computer platforms need help communicating.

IBM to Build US$2.5B Chip Plant in New York

IBM Corp. Tuesday announced plans to build a US$2.5 billion chip-making plant in East Fishkill, N.Y. The company said the plant is part of its $5 billion capital-investment plan to support its semiconductor business.

Yahoo Launches New Voice Services

Yahoo Inc. Tuesday launched a new suite of voice services designed to enhance consumers' ability to communicate and access information on the Internet -- and it's free.

Boo.com to Relaunch October 30

Defunct online boo-tique, Boo.com is set to relaunch on the day before Halloween under the management of its new owner, Fashionmall.com Inc.

Marimba to Post Third-Quarter Loss

Software maker Marimba Inc. in Mountain View, Calif., said it expects revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 to be in the range of US$10 million to $10.2 million, with a net loss of 13 cents to 17 cents per share.