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• Unisys Reports Higher Earnings on Lower Revenue

  Unisys Corp. today reported a net profit of US$106.5 million for the first quarter, but said a slow rebound in sales after the year 2000 date changeover and implementation of a new organizational model caused revenue to decline 8 percent, compared with the same quarter last year.

  Written by Margret Johnston • 13 April 00 12:01

• Interest Grows in Compaq's Zero Latency Data Store

  Due to a reporting error, the wrong date for when Compaq Computer Corp. first began showing its Zero Latency Enterprise architecture was listed in the lead sentence in the article entitled "Interest Grows in Compaq's Zero Latency Data Store," posted yesterday. The correct date is 1999. The error has been corrected on the wire.

  Written by IDG News Service staff • 13 April 00 12:01

• Handheld Computers Boost Medical Apps

  Handheld computers are beginning to be used effectively in health care to reduce errors and increase efficiency, according to project managers.

  Written by Matt Hamblen • 13 April 00 12:01

• Allmybills I'll send to you

  Sydney-based startup Allmybills kicked off its billing service this week through which subscribers can have all their bills scanned and placed online for viewing and payment.

  Written by David Smedley • 13 April 00 12:01

• CMGI-Backed Free ISP Launches Service in LatAm

  Free lunches may be hard to come by, but free Internet access is becoming increasingly easy to find in Latin America.

  Written by Juan Carlos Perez • 13 April 00 12:01

• DOD To Test Travel System

  An interim version of an automated travel system for the Defense Department will be available to selected personnel this summer.

  Written by Paula Shaki Trimble • 13 April 00 12:01

• Intercarrier SMS service is nothing new

  A unified SMS (short messaging service) launched today by mobile carriers, Telstra, Cable & Wireless Optus and Vodafone is not the first service of its kind, claims Blue Sky Frog.com.

  Written by Staff Writers • 12 April 00 13:01

• Online Shopping -- How Bazaar

  Australians love to flash that plastic online. They rank with the best online shoppers, according to a study of Internet users in 34 countries. They are as willing to use credit cards online as their North American counterparts, and even more inclined than U.S. consumers to do their banking online.

  Written by Peter Young • 12 April 00 13:01

• Telstra, PCCW set to forge alliance

  Telstra is poised to announce a strategic alliance with Hong Kong conglomerate Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW), the telco has confirmed this morning.

  Written by Staff Writers • 12 April 00 12:01

• DOJ's Klein Takes Pro-Microsoft Heat on Capitol Hill

  The federal government's antitrust chief came under fire from Republican lawmakers today on Capitol Hill while defending his case against Microsoft Corp.

  Written by Keith Perine • 12 April 00 12:01

• Cisco Buys Israeli IP Company for US$118 Million

  Cisco Systems Inc. today announced plans to acquire a privately held Israeli company whose technology fits into Cisco's strategy to deliver end-to-end, IP-based solutions for service providers that are deploying advanced data, voice and video services.

  Written by Margret Johnston • 12 April 00 12:01

• CMGI, Sun, Novell Form Net Company

  CMGI Inc. announced today that it has launched a $500 million company, CMGion, that it says will help deliver targeted content and software services through a sister company that operates data centers worldwide.

  Written by Ben Hammer • 12 April 00 12:01

• Mobile phone makers team on mobile e-commerce

  Motorola, L.M. Ericsson Telephone and Nokia yesterday announced a joint project to create an open industry framework for secure, mobile electronic transactions.

  Written by Douglas F. Gray • 12 April 00 12:01

• Rackspace Offers Customized Web Servers

  Don't pack it or stack it. Rack it. Internet server outsourcing company Rackspace.com creates and leases customized Web servers for customers who don't want to do it themselves.

  Written by Deni Connor • 12 April 00 12:01

• CyberWorks, Telstra Detail Two Asian Ventures

  Hong Kong Internet company Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd. (PCCW) and Australian carrier Telstra Corp. today announced they will pool assets in a pair of pan-Asian ventures: one for mobile communications and one for wholesaling cable capacity.

  Written by Stephen Lawson • 12 April 00 12:01

• ICL Spins Off Service Subsidiaries

  In anticipation of its flotation later in the year, ICL Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary and British information technology unit of Fujitsu Ltd., is spinning off some of its divisions, the company announced today.

  Written by Laura Rohde • 12 April 00 12:01

• See No Evil . . .

  Information on internet content under scrutiny by the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Office of Film and Literature Classification will not be publicly available to consumers free of charge, unlike information on censored films, videos, publications and computer games.

  Written by Luisa Bustos • 12 April 00 12:01

• CA, Japanese Trader to Form Cross-Industry B2B

  At a joint press conference last night, Computer Associates International Inc. and trading and investing firm Nissho Iwai Corp. announced a joint venture to build a global, cross-industry business-to-business trading exchange.

  Written by SAMI LAIS • 12 April 00 12:01

• IBM Intros 32G-byte Hard Drive for Notebooks

  IBM Corp.'s storage technology division introduced today a video-savvy, 32G-byte hard drive for notebook PCs.

  Written by Terho Uimonen • 12 April 00 12:01

• DWDM Not Just For Carriers Anymore

  The University of Texas will use dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) technology, mainly used in carrier networks, to solve a looming bandwidth problem between two of the school's campuses.

  Written by Tim Greene • 12 April 00 12:01