Hackers enter AT&T networks: access customers' cards
San Francisco: Hackers entered one of AT&T Inc.'s computer networks and stole credit card data and other personal information of about 19,000 customers who shopped at the company's online store. The company said it was in the process of notifying the customers whose data was accessed during the break-in, which was detected within hours.

The company said it immediately shut down the online store, notified credit card companies, and was working with law enforcement agencies to track down the hackers.

AT&T said it would also pay for credit monitoring services to assist in protecting the customers involved. The data theft involved people who had bought DSL equipment for high-speed Internet access.
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Coke names Douglas as North American chief
Atlanta: Coca-Cola Corp has appointed Sandy Douglas as president of Coca-Cola North America.

Douglas is Coke's chief customer officer, and replaces Donald R. Knauss, who has been appointed CEO with another company.
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Google CEO joins Apple's board of directors
Eric Schmidt has been appointed on the board of directors of Apple Computers.

Steve Jobs the chief executive of Apple said his company is hoping to tap into Schmidt's expertise. He said, "Like Apple, Google is very focused on innovation and we think Eric's insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Apple in the years ahead." Schmidt said Apple is one of the companies in the world that he most admires.

Schmidt was appointed chief executive of Google in 2001, prior to which he held executive positions at Novell and Sun Microsystems, where he was one of the primary builders of the Java programming language. Schmidt's Google stock options have made him a billionaire.

Forbes magazine ranked him as the 129th richest person in the world last year with an estimated wealth of $4.8bn.

He also serves on Google's board and is a member of the board of trustees at Princeton University in New Jersey.
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