Agilent restores full pay to 37,000 employees
Agilent Technologies announced yesterday that it will restore full pay to its employees beginning Aug. 1, after imposing wage cuts more than a year ago.
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Health insurer to use IBM's automated claims processing
Empire BlueCross BlueShield will be the first customer of IBM's automated claims reading and processing service, IBM announced Thursday.
Siebel exec sees 'challenging' environment for company
Analysts and shareholders have reacted negatively to comments yesterday from Siebel Systems Chief Financial Officer Ken Goldman in which he said the market outlook for the current quarter is just as "challenging" as the first quarter, which was its worst ever.
Baan rolls out new manufacturing management tool
Baan Co. today announced the worldwide launch of its new product life cycle management (PLM) suite and a business unit dedicated to it at the MESA International 2002 Conference and Exhibition.
Norwegian database unlocked
The mystery of the lost password at a Norwegian library has been solved.
Norwegian library needs help of cyberlocksmiths
Kirsti Langstoyl has a data recovery problem that might require a seance to solve. But she'll take a good IT professional with a knack for data recovery.
Microsoft agrees to stop accounting violations
Microsoft today agreed to stop accounting practices that violated federal securities laws in an agreement reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nortel plans more job cuts
Networking equipment company Nortel Networks Corp. will realign its optical long-haul business, a move that might mean as many as 3,500 layoffs, the company said today.
New York sues bulk e-mailer
The New York state attorney general's office filed suit against bulk e-mailer MonsterHut Inc. yesterday, alleging that the company spammed consumers with 500 million e-mails and falsely claimed that consumers asked to receive those messages.
Comcast faces privacy suit
Comcast said it will fight a US$1 billion class-action lawsuit brought by a Michigan man charging that the company violated the privacy of at least 1 million of its Internet customers last winter.
Peregrine Systems to restate financial results
Peregrine Systems announced that it will restate its financial statements for 2000, 2001 and the first three quarters of 2002 to correct irregularities that could amount to US$100 million.
Microsoft offers patch for six IE flaws
Microsoft Corp. has released a patch to fix six vulnerabilities, three of which are ranked "critical," that have shown up in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser software.
Old HP turns Q2 profit before Compaq merger
Despite a tough economy and a bitter proxy fight, Hewlett-Packard Co. met analysts' expectations as it turned in a profit for the second quarter, its last earnings report before the merger with Compaq Computer Corp.
CRM vendor E.piphany lays off 15 percent of workforce
E.piphany Inc. laid off about 15 percent of its 660 employees, in an attempt to cut costs and meets its year-end goal of being profitable, according to a company spokeswoman.
US to develop portal for comment on pending regulations
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget wants to centralize federal regulatory information into a single Web portal by the end of the year, according to a statement (download PDF) by OMB Director Mitchell E. Daniels Jr.