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Bay to acquire NetServe - Bay Networks intends to marry voice and cable networks, the latest in a laundry list of signs that portend a converged future. [News.com]
 
Behind the Compaq curtain - Although Compaq Computer surpassed analysts' expectations with a slight quarterly gain, it still must face market conflicts that could affect the company in the long run: slowing demand and lower prices for PCs. [News.com]
 
Beleaguered CA getting overhaul - At Computer Associates' annual users conference last year, chief executive Charles Wang dazzled the crowd with a spectacle of dry ice, explosions, and a magician dressed like a bumble bee. [News.com]
 
BellSouth offers ADSL for Macs - With Apple Computer making its comeback with the upcoming release of iMac and acting CEO Steve Jobs predicting profits, it seems fitting that BellSouth today is singing the praises of Mac users and offering them its high-speed Net access service. [News.com]
 
Bertlesmann chair seeks Net rules - The designated chairman of German global media giant Bertelsmann, Thomas Middelhoff, called for "appropriate" international rules for the Internet and online services. [News.com]
 
Big names to invest in NTT unit - Microsoft, Sony, Softbank, and other Japanese firms are expected to make fresh capital investments in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone's (NTT) satellite unit, the NTT unit said today. [News.com]
 
Birth of a telecom giant - AT&T and British Telecom launch a $10 billion venture linking the industry giants in the world's most competitive telecom markets. But the firms will face intense regulatory scrutiny, and analysts say the partnership may leave much to be desired. [News.com]
 
Book sites chase each other - The online book battle is beginning to look like the portal wars, with players constantly trying to one-up each other. [News.com]
 
Bork says DOJ has strong case - Judge Robert Bork calls the antitrust case against Microsoft brought by the Justice Department "rock solid." [News.com]
 
British Telecom profit falls - British Telecommunications announced today that first quarter profit fell 19 percent, largely because of intense competition with Europe's telco giants. [News.com]
 
British ministers join digital age - Britain moved a step closer today to the day when government ministers will start using laptop computers instead of paper. [News.com]
 
Broadbase targets managers - Broadbase is targeting the customer management industry with a new packaged data mart and analytical tool. [News.com]
 
Broadcast.com's bang-up IPO - In its first day of trading today, shares of online audio and video broadcaster Broadcast.com more than tripled in price, joining a growing list of Internet-related companies whose stocks have soared following their initial public offerings. [News.com]
 
Browser battle assessed - A spate of studies has shown Netscape's Navigator browser's market share slipping under pressure from rival Microsoft's Internet Explorer. But whether there will be an all-out winner and who it will be remains to be seen. [News.com]
 
Bucks from bugs - Security holes, flaws, and bugs in everything from operating systems and email have companies across the computer map donning exterminator gear to rid their products of pests. Even firms that aren't bug-ridden themselves are seizing the opportunity to cash in on others' need to eradicate the software insects. [News.com]
 
Bug spurs standard drive - The war of words over an alleged bug that "breaks" multimedia software rages on. The fight began at a Senate hearing where Microsoft came under criticism from Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks, and now 20 firms are backing that company's effort to devise a new standard. [News.com]
 
Business software chill not fatal - The Asian flu is more of a sniffle for SAP and the rest of the business software makers. [News.com]
 
C&W may pick up MCI's Net assets - MCI Communications may be close to unloading its Internet business, stepping up approval of its pending $37 billion merger with WorldCom. [News.com]
 
CA faces class-action suit - Computer Associates was named in a class-action lawsuit that alleges that certain company executives and directors made a series of misleading and false statements about the demand for CA products, business trends, and the impact of the Asian financial crisis on its operation. [News.com]
 
CA stock plunges on warning - Computer Associates International shares plunged more than 32 percent this morning after the company warned of tough times ahead due to conditions in Asia and order delays, some of which it linked to customer spending to fix the year 2000 bug. [News.com]
 
 

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