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MCI WorldCom, EDS mull joint venture - MCI WorldCom and Electronic Data Systems are in talks to form a joint venture that would provide a broad array of voice, data, and computer systems services to global business customers, according to reports. [News.com]
 
MCY.com offers copyright-friendly service - Against the backdrop of an intensifying battle over the control of music downloads from the Web, one start-up is hoping to start off on the recording industry's good side with an upcoming launch. [News.com]
 
MSN inks another ad deal, with John Hancock - Microsoft announced the signing of insurance company John Hancock Mutual Life to a two-year, $7.5 million advertising agreement. [News.com]
 
MSN pulling out of Canada - Microsoft Network has pulled the plug on its Canadian Net access service, the company confirmed today. [News.com]
 
Magaziner successor ready to work and wonk - As the White House senior e-commerce adviser, Ira Magaziner was a familiar face at high-tech industry events, and often seemed less like a policy wonk and more like an ambassador of goodwill. [News.com]
 
Main Street goes high tech - The most tech-savvy cities of the 21st century may not be found in Silicon Valley, but rather in small communities with big visions, such as one in southern Oregon. [News.com]
 
Manugistics seeks a suitor - Manugistics is willing to sell its soul for a profitable quarter. [News.com]
 
Markets on rise boosted by Net stocks - Wall Street stocks were mostly higher today, boosted once again by Internet-related issues. [News.com]
 
Matsushita facing "severe" 1999 - Matsushita Electric Industrial, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, faces a "severe" 1999 as prices for computer peripherals continue to slide and orders from domestic businesses remain depressed, company directors said. [News.com]
 
Matsushita licenses Apple's FireWire - Apple is helping Matsushita make the connection between computers and consumer electronics devices. [News.com]
 
Mattel to buy Learning Company - Toy maker Mattel today said it will acquire educational software maker the Learning Company for $3.8 billion in stock. [News.com]
 
Media Metrix considers IPO - Media Metrix, the top Internet audience-measurement company, said today that it is focusing on tracking electronic commerce data and might take the firm public within a year. [News.com]
 
Medical Manager settles Y2K suit - In what is now just the second court case on the Year 2000 technology problem to be settled, medical equipment vendor Medical Manager will provide a Y2K-ready upgrade without charge to customers who filed suit against the company. [News.com]
 
Mentor raises Quickturn takeover bid - Software maker Mentor Graphics said today that it was raising its takeover bid for Quickturn Design Systems to $14 cash per share, matching a rival offer by Cadence Design Systems. [News.com]
 
Merger experts offer advice in new book - Acquiring is easy. Owning is hard. [News.com]
 
Merrill Lynch delays online trading - Merrill Lynch, the biggest U.S. brokerage, has delayed plans to offer online trading to some of its wealthiest customers until January, the Wall Street Journal Europe reported, citing spokesman Bobbie Collins. [News.com]
 
Micron Technology beats estimates - Micron Technology, one of the biggest makers of computer memory chips, reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the fiscal first quarter as memory chip prices pulled up out of their steep decline. [News.com]
 
Micron beats estimates - Computer maker Micron Electronics posted profits and record unit shipment volume for its first fiscal quarter today, but analysts wonder whether the company will be able to break into the top rank of PC companies. [News.com]
 
Micron looking up but questions remain - Computer maker Micron Electronics is expected to show continued profit growth when it reports earnings for its first fiscal quarter today, although analysts say the book is still out on whether the company can break into the ranks of the major brands. [News.com]
 
Microsoft accuses Sun of double standard - Sun Microsystems unfairly tolerated behavior from a "completely untrustworthy" Netscape Communications that it would not accept from Microsoft, an attorney from the software giant argued today. [News.com]
 
 

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