Spooked by souring market sentiment and months of internecine verbal jousting, PeopleSoft has adopted a conciliatory line to shareholders that it will not sell them short and is willing to wait until Oracle Corporation #39;s unsolicited offer hits the right

PeopleSoft holds out for the money


Consistent with the cyclical nature of IT spending, where periods of digestion and refinement follow periods of heavy technology investment, Forrester Research Inc.

US IT Spending to Grow 7 Next Year


SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Repairs were underway Monday at PayPal as the widely used online payment service struggled to get customers back on track after several days of

Glitch Disrupts EBay's PayPal


There #39;s no better cure for insomnia than slapping on computer headphones and listening to a CRTC hearing via Webcast. The jargon is mind-numbing and a new layer of glaze coats the eyes with each acronym spoken

A eureka moment at the CRTC


The stock market marches to its own drumbeat, although politicians of both major parties spend a lot of time and money telling voters otherwise.

#39;Helpful #39; politicians unneeded by markets


Orange joined the Christmas scramble for customers willing to experiment with new 3G services yesterday, offering four handsets, a competitively priced service and a target of four million customers, split between Britain and France, within two years.

Orange joins 3G fray with pitch to early adopters


SYDNEY : Australian airline Virgin Blue announced it was sharply increasing a fuel surcharge imposed in May to compensate for rising world oil prices.

Australia #39;s Virgin Blue increases fuel surcharge after oil hikes


Insurance broker Universal Life Resources (ULR) has agreed to cooperate with California authorities in their investigation of alleged insurance industry misdeeds, an attorney for the state said on Thursday.

Universal Life cooperating in insurance probe


Al-Qaida reportedly warned the Lebanese and Syrian authorities against harassing Muslim extremists captured in Lebanon for planning terrorist attacks.

Al-Qaida threatens Lebanon, Syria


England captain David Beckham will not face disciplinary action after telling a newspaper he deliberately got himself booked in a World Cup qualifier against Wales, the Football Association (FA) said on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-No FA action against Beckham after Wales booking


The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the newspaper tycoon Conrad Black and his former top deputy of defrauding shareholders of Hollinger International Inc.

US SEC files fraud charges against tycoon Conrad Black


Releases beta software to protect company networks used by outside contractors and telecommuters.

VMware aims to secure network sharing


Dozens were injured in the suicide attack on a building crowded with Shiite Muslims in eastern Pakistan. SIALKOT, PAKISTAN -- A suicide attacker detonated a bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern

Mosque blast kills at least 25


Beleaguered parents hunting down a must-have games console for this Christmas are being told to keep on hassling their local games retailer - and keep their fingers crossed.

Want a PS2 this Christmas? You #39;ll be lucky!


Now we know how it used to be for those French Foreign Legionnaires, dying of thirst, out of sweat, lost and hopeless, blinded by sandstorms, crawling through the desert - and then seeing Victoria Falls.

Fouts, Coryell gang never did it better


American International Group said a federal grand jury is investigating products it sold that companies might have used to massage earnings.

Grand Jury Probes A.I.G.


The Steelers and Miami Dolphins are in a tough spot. So is the National Football League. Today #39;s scheduled game at Pro Player Stadium was rescheduled tonight at 8:30 pm because of the expected arrival of Hurricane Jeanne.

Rick Weaver


Strategic conflicts, rampant confusion and election-year politics are slowing the war on terror. A News.com special report.

Digital Agenda: Homeland security--Throwing money at technology


Five Wall Street firms that helped take Google Inc public started investment coverage of the internet search engine on Tuesday, giving it their highest stock ratings and predicting substantial gains.

First Google ratings show search engine revved up


AP - The New England Patriots placed rookie wide receiver P.K. Sam on injured reserve Wednesday because of a groin injury.

Patriots Place Receiver on Injured Reserve (AP)


In the 18 years of Melrose girls' soccer, the Red Raiders had never beaten Winchester.

Melrose uses a 1-2 punch to knock out Winchester


Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Monday\said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in\September sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and\back-to-school demand picked up after a sluggish start.

Wal-Mart Keeps Sales View (Reuters)


Roger Federer will bid for his 10th title of the season later today (Sunday) when he faces big-serving rival Andy Roddick in the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok.

Fed Express runs down Paradorn


State and federal investigators said a day treatment center in Ashland for disabled people overcharged the government Medicaid program by exaggerating clients' disabilities to earn bigger payments.

Hospital company settles fraud claims


KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai alleged fraud over the ink meant to ensure people voted only once and vowed to boycott the results.    But electoral officials rejected their demand that the vote be called off, saying an apparent mix-up with ink used to mark voters' thumbs was not severe enough to halt the historic vote...

Opposition Alleges Afghan Election Fraud


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in  8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game  losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday.

NL Wrap: Johnson Fans 14 Mets as Arizona Snaps Slide


A car bomb detonated near a US military convoy on Sunday outside the northern city of Mosul, the military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Car bomb explodes near military convoy


A test can tell if TB patients have stopped taking their medicine, which increases the risk of drug resistant strains.

TB patient medicine test unveiled


A total eclipse of the Moon will occur overnight Wednesday, an event that can turn Earths satellite to a colourful shade ranging from deep red to dark brown and sometimes an existential grey.

Shaded moon will be last eclipse of 2004


Though Microsoft Corp. #39;s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can #39;t do much about what #39;s already on computers -- and that could pose a problem.

Spyware interferes with Microsoft patch


Prince Charles is expected to publicly deny that he believes Britain #39;s  quot;learning culture quot; gives people false hope of success, the BBC reported Sunday.

Prince to defend himself in speech


Technology's financial future looks pretty bright from the top floors of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, significantly more so than from the Intel executive suite in Santa Clara. <FONT face=

Coast to Coast, Different Views From the Top


NEW YORK - Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.

Bill Clinton Helps Launch Search Engine


Universal access to all human knowledge could be had for around \$260m, a conference about the web #39;s future has been told. The idea of access for all was put forward by visionary Brewster Kahle, who suggested

Visionaries outline web #39;s future


Hopes for the release of Indian hostages, being held in Iraq, rose after the KGL said that it has met the demands of the kidnappers.

Indian hostages maybe released soon


The task in front of the St. Louis Cardinals is simple really, simply stated at least. They have to do everything better if they are going to beat the Boston Red Sox.

Time for Big Three


It has been reported that in American military operations against insurgents in Mosul in the north of Iraq this week four decapitated corpses were found.

Resistance Support from Arab World


With time expiring, Paul Pierce hit a fadeaway 21-footer over the outstretched left arm of Ruben Patterson, giving the Celtics a 90-88 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Pierce jumped on the scorer's table before teammates quickly lifted him back to the safety of the FleetCenter parquet. Given Pierce's condition, it was a jubilant, yet cautious, celebration.

Surgical precision


An estimated 2.5 million Floridians may save an average of \$300 annually by deducting the sales taxes they pay from their federal income tax returns.

US Senate OK #39;s bill that allows Florida taxpayers to deduct sales <b>...</b>


PARIS, Nov 4 (AFP) - The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company reported Thursday that its nine-month net profit more than doubled, thanks largely to sales of Airbus aircraft, and raised its full-year forecast.

EADS profit soars, earnings forecast up


TURKEY #39;S 40-year campaign to join the European Union is on the verge of collapse after its Islamist Government scrapped a package of reforms aimed at stamping out  quot;honour killings quot; and torture.

Adultery law stops Turkey at EU gates


Gunmen stormed police stations in western Iraq on Sunday and shot dead up to 22 Iraqi policemen in cold blood, a day after attacks on security forces killed 35 people, police and witnesses said.

Gunmen kill 22 police in attacks in western Iraq


Financial services giant American Express Co. said Monday that third-quarter earnings rose to meet Wall Street expectations. Net income increased to \$879 million, or 69 cents per share, from \$770 million, or 59 cents per share, a year ago.

American Express Posts Higher 3Q Profit


The fallout from Shiites fighting U.S. Marines in a holy city could weaken Iraq's new government

High Stakes Showdown in Najaf


NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories kicked  production up a notch in December as orders for manufacturing  goods increased, a regional Federal Reserve bank said on  Thursday.

Mid-Atlantic Factory Output Grows in Dec.


New York Post - TORONTO  #x2014; Suspended by MLB for yesterday's game, Yankee manager Joe Torre opted not to come to SkyDome at all, as Kevin Brown made his second start since returning from a broken left hand.

TORRE SERVES HIS BAN (New York Post)


An area of Amazon jungle larger than the US state of New Jersey has been destroyed this year and work on a new highway is mainly to blame, environmental group Friends

Brazil Amazon Deforestation Jumps, Data Show


Marshall Space Flight Center -- On August 12, 1999, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its sunshade doors for the first time, allowing celestial X-ray light to reach the observatory's mirrors. This one small step for the observatory proved to be a giant leap for science as Chandra began its mission to shed new light on a violent, mysterious universe invisible to the human eye...

Chandra Celebrates Five Years of Scientific Breakthroughs


German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said on Saturday that the Paris Club had reached a framework agreement to forgive 80 percent of Iraqi debt.

Eichel: Paris Club to Forgive Most Iraqi Debt


consulting with Iraqi Interim President Ghazi al-Yawar and Jordan #39;s King Abdullah. President #39;s Bush #39;s message throughout

Bush: Iraq Elections Must Take Place As Scheduled


Electronic Data Systems (EDS:NYSE - news - research) has survived another quarter riddled by serious glitches. Following two last-minute delays caused by accounting problems, the company finally reported third

EDS Shrugs Off Worries


So, a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. And the throwing away - done during a recent spacewalk -as done cautiously so

Astronauts conduct fall cleaning in space


Colombian police have launched an international search for three Irishmen who were convicted of training Marxist rebels in the South American country, it was reported today.

Colombia hunts for Irish  #39;terror #39; trio


Car bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis on Monday and three Australian troops were wounded in the first attack on their contingent since the end of the Iraq war.

Car Bombs, Clashes Kill 12 Iraqis


An environmentally minded California software firm says it will give \$5,000 to every one of its 1,500 US workers who buys a gas-electric hybrid vehicle rated 45 miles per gallon or more in highway driving.

California company offers workers  #39;hot deal #39; for purchasing a <b>...</b>


US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) already cutting its holiday

Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales


Rewriting the tax code will prompt questions about closing loopholes to raise revenue so tax rates can be lowered.

Gauging the Cost of a Loophole


Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - On a warm June evening in 1959, two kids rode a bicycle down a lonesome county road in southwestern Ontario.

Justice minister set to announce long-awaited Truscott decision (Canadian Press)


Atomic clocks may be headed into cell phones, thanks to a breakthrough by federal researchers. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the heart of an atomic clock

Cell phones could keep atomic time


News reachs us from America of another strange tale of DVD hardwire going haywire. A couple of weeks ago a man in Oregon was paid an unexpected visit from the US Air force after his Toshiba with built-in VCR

DVR To The Rescue!