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Judge
says Sun assaulted by Microsoft
Baltimore: A federal judge on Thursday compared
Microsoft's treatment of Sun Microsystems to the 1994
knee-clubbing of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan, but indicated
he might not grant Sun the immediate relief it seeks.
During
a third day of hearings in the civil antitrust case, US
District Judge J Frederick Motz remained receptive to
forcing Microsoft to resume carrying Sun's Java programme
but wondered if Sun truly faced immediate and irreparable
harm.
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IBM,
AT&T, Intel in wireless joint venture
New York: A joint venture between technology giant
IBM, long-distance carrier AT&T, and chipmaker Intel
will set up high-speed wireless Internet access "hot
spots" in hotels, universities and other buildings
in the 50 largest US cities, the companies announced on
Thursday.
Analysts
had long hinted at the formation of the new company, called
Cometa Networks, during discussions that were leaked under
the name Project Rainbow. Financial details were not immediately
available.
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US
firm plans to set up flavour production unit
Chennai: The US-based International Flavors &
Fragrances Inc sees India as an emerging market for its
fragrances and a production centre for agro-based natural
fragrances and flavours. International Flavors & Fragrances
Inc acquired the global operations of Bush Boake Allen
through a $960-million deal.
Following
the acquisition, IFF restructured its operations and has
identified India as a major hub to access the market here
and in the neighbouring Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives.
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Last
Enron sign goes for deal $8,500 at auction
Houston: The winning bidder for the last of the
famed Enron "crooked E" logo signs to go up
for auction got a relative steal, snaring the steel vowel
for $8,500 on Thursday.
Lou
Congelio, co-owner of a Houston advertising agency, spent
the least amount of money so far out of five sign buyers.
Congelio's sign was one of two 4-foot signs that had stood
in front of Enron's downtown Houston headquarters.
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