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| Oct.1 |
Sun |
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Feds investigating exports The U.S. Commerce Department accused Sun Microsystems of violating export rules in sales it made to Egypt and China
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Palm |
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Shareholders approve reverse stock split
| Oct.2 |
AMD |
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Revenue shortfall warning Chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices warned its 3rd-quarter sales will fall about $100 million short of expectations | |
| Oct.3 |
AMD |
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AMD Shares Fall to 10-Year Low
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Gap |
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Jobs resigns from Gap's board Apple co-founder had been a Gap director since 1999 | |
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Mountain View |
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Veritas CFO resigns after lying about MBA
| Oct.4 |
Santa Clara |
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Billboard Draws Protest
| Oct.7 |
Palm |
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Zire, first handheld computer under $100 Zire has a sleek housing look differing from previous Palms, but doesn't boast any new software features
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Santa Clara |
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University hopes to raise $350 million
| Oct.8 |
HP |
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CEO Says HP Ready for Dell Competition
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Stanford |
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Linear Accelerator celebrated anniversary
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Palo Alto |
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Teen killed by Caltrain -- likely suicide
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Palm |
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Sony makes $20 million investment in Palm
| Oct.9 |
Yahoo |
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3rd-quarter profit tops estimates Financial recovery picked up steam as Yahoo persuaded more visitors to its popular Web site to pay for online services | |
| Oct.10 |
Yahoo |
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Shares surge
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Intel |
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Intel lost patent dispute A judge ruled against Intel in a long-running dispute with Intergraph over patents involving the Itanium processor
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HP |
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PC That Works Like a TV, Too
| Oct.14 |
Apple |
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Apple buying new IBM 64-bit processor The company, which has used Motorola microprocessors since 1984, is the customer of a line of next-generation processors
| Oct.15 |
Intel |
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Handset Chips Unveiled
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Sun |
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Sun Micro May Cut 8,000 Jobs -Analyst
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Intel |
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$686 million profit, expectations missed 3rd-quarter earnings is a the result of a lackluster back-to-school season and weak corporate demand
| Oct.16 |
Apple |
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4th-quarter net loss meets expectations Apple lost $45 million compared with a profit of $66 million in the same time last year
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AMD |
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$254.2 million third-quarter loss
| Oct.17 |
Apple |
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New Operating System to Teachers
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Sun |
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Sun posts $111M loss, to cut 4,400 jobs Sun Microsystems will cut 11% of its work force to bring its expenses in line with sales, despite results that beat expectations | |
| Oct.18 |
Sun |
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Sun shares slip
| Oct.21 |
Siebel |
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Siebel tighten relationship with Microsoft Companies will jointly sell Siebel's customer management software on Microsoft's .NET platform
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AMD |
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AMD Scores Opteron Win with Sandia
| Oct.22 |
Intel |
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Move to Next-Generation Manufacturing Intel plans to have 90% of its microprocessors made with its latest-generation technology by the end of 2004
| Oct.23 |
Los Altos |
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60 years in prison for sex with underage Robert Jay Tashbrook, 35, was convicted of 11 felony counts involving 4 girls, one of whom he raped
| Oct.24 |
Stanford |
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90 days in jail for sex with patients A former Stanford University psychologist is ordered to register as a sex offender
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Mountain View |
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VeriSign Posts Narrower Quarter Net Loss A provider of Internet domain names warned of big charges for amortization of goodwill and investment losses
| Oct.25 |
Sunnyvale |
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Pleaded guilty to molesting 3 young girls Richard Stone, 65, agreed to a 14-year prison term after authorities discovered a love letter to Sarah Van Cleemput, 14
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Los Altos |
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Masked men robbed bank at gunpoint 2 suspects entered the Bank of America, jumped over the teller counter and demanded cash from the employees
| Oct.28 |
Palm |
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2 new handheld computers introduced New Tungsten T is the company's first with built-in Bluetooth technology. The Tungsten W is for shipment to Europe | |
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Sunnyvale |
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Woman Survives Russian Gassing Natalya Aleshnya, a 64-year-old retired piano teacher, is among the survivors of a hostage drama that went terribly wrong
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Santa Clara |
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Philippine president visits Silicon Valley Gloria Macapagal Arroyo touted her country's pool of skilled workers in encouraging to invest in the Philippines
| Oct.29 |
Santa Clara |
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Convenience store robbery The suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash from the lone clerk
| Oct.30 |
Intel |
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30 Days to Appeal Patent Infringement Judge ruled that Intel could not manufacture and sell its most powerful microprocessor, but then suspended his order
| Oct.31 |
Stanford |
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Strike authorized Union is representing 1,400 workers at Stanford Hospital and Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital
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