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The Federal Communications Commission has
requested a third round of information about
the proposed merger of America Online and
Time Warner, according to a public filing by
the agency.
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AMD calls on Linux for 64-bit chip
Advanced Micro Devices has hired SuSE
to help bring Linux to its upcoming 64-bit
Sledgehammer chip, the companies will
announce today.
WebTV shakeup
A high-level reorganization has left Microsoft
headquarters directly in charge of WebTV's
most promising businesses, a move that sources
say effectively takes much of the company's
operations away from its co-founders for the
first time since the subsidiary was purchased
three years ago.
From the source: E-commerce leaders sound off
This week's Pacific Crest 2000 e.conference
showcases several leading e-commerce figures,
including eBay CEO Meg Whitman. The head
of the auction giant paints a picture in which
eBay customers will be able to buy and sell
in their own languages online, while Amazon
executives put up a good fight to fend off
analyst queries into the e-tailer's recent
stock performance.
Nortel eyes Net services demand with buy
Giant telecom equipment maker Nortel
Networks took a big step into the market
for local Internet services today, announcing
the acquisition of Sonoma Systems for $540
million in newly issued Nortel stock.
Compaq to market RIM wireless email devices
Compaq and Research in Motion will work
together to market BlackBerry advanced
pagers as part of the PC giant's overall
push to get into the device market.
