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Oracle: Not affected by Asian woes - Database software maker Oracle said today that its business had not been affected by the Asian financial turmoil. [News.com]
 
Outsourcing's hot, but no cash cow - SAP's doing it. Oracle's doing it. Even PeopleSoft's doing it. [News.com]
 
Oxford dictionary adds Net terms - Spam. Gates. Digerati. Infobahn. [News.com]
 
PC makers ready new Celeron lines - PC makers are expected to announce their new Celeron and the fastest Pentium II desktop systems yet Monday, timed to arrive with Intel's introduction of the new and improved low-cost processor and its newest Pentium II processor. [News.com]
 
PC makers see silver lining - Despite across-the-board weakness on Wall Street this morning, several personal computer makers are managing to hold on to slight gains. [News.com]
 
PSINet to acquire Japanese ISP - PSINet, one of the largest independent commercial Internet service providers, continued its global expansion efforts with an announcement today that it has moved to acquire Rimnet, a Japanese commercial ISP serving businesses and dial-up customers. [News.com]
 
PalmPilot to get thinner, faster - The next generation of 3Com's PalmPilot will offer improved handwriting recognition, a slimmer design, and a faster processor, industry sources confirmed today. [News.com]
 
PanAmSat can't explain outage - PanAmSat said today that a broad investigation into its recent satellite problems was completed, but that it still could not explain the complete failure of one spacecraft that knocked out pager service across the United States in May. [News.com]
 
Panasonic set to ship HDTV - This week, Panasonic will begin shipping high-definition televisions (HDTVs), next-generation TVs that are capable of displaying high-resolution digital television broadcasts. [News.com]
 
Papers want Gates's testimony - Two U.S. newspapers are trying to gain access to the deposition to be given by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in connection with the government antitrust suit against the world's leading software company. [News.com]
 
Paramount puts top flicks on DVD - Paramount's home video division said it will premiere a new line of movies on digital video disc (DVD) in October, with ten hits led by Star Trek: First Contact and Face/Off. [News.com]
 
Patent could push firms' buttons - Major Internet companies using "push" technology to broadcast information on the Internet may be headed for trouble thanks to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. [News.com]
 
Patent suit paints broad brush - Twenty-six semiconductor companies, including Intel, a division of Advanced Micro Devices, VLSI, and Texas Instruments have been named as defendants in a controversial patent infringement lawsuit that, in different forms and actions, has generated close to $500 million for its plaintiff. [News.com]
 
Patenting the Internet - A U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled that it is legitimate to patent ways of conducting high-tech business, making a few firms happy but potentially creating big headaches for many other Internet shopkeepers. Will legal protection for budding business practices help or hinder the new economy? [News.com]
 
Pentium II portables below $2,000 - Just as last year saw the rise of the sub-$1,000 PC in the desktop market, this year is witnessing a similar phenomenon in notebooks: A spate of sub-$2,000 notebooks with the newest mobile Pentium II processors. [News.com]
 
Pentium II prices inch up - Prices on older Pentium II processors have inched up in the past two weeks as Intel begins concentrating production on faster versions of the Pentium II and on new low-cost Celeron chips. [News.com]
 
PeopleSoft plays front office field - PeopleSoft is playing the front office field, and still isn't making any real commitments to expand its offerings beyond the back office. [News.com]
 
Pioneer aims for No. 1 in DVDs - Japan's Pioneer Electronic said today that it aims for group sales of $8.4 billion in fiscal 2005-06 and aims to become the No. 1 company in the global market for digital video discs. [News.com]
 
Pioneer joins cable TV alliance - Japan's Pioneer Electronic said today that it had joined hands with Canal Plus of France and U.S. firms C-Cube Microsystems and DiviCom to develop an advanced digital cable TV system. [News.com]
 
Pitney delivers documents online - Postage meter giant Pitney Bowes is jumping into the business of secure online document delivery, entering a market already targeted by United Parcel Service. [News.com]
 
 

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