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Go-Anywhere Funds Resist Industry Trend And Some, Like Legg Mason Opportunity, Are Thriving.(B)(Making Money In Mutuals)
September 12, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke Investor's Business Daily For years, financial advisers have been telling the fund industry to give them funds with narrowly drawn objectives. But some "go-anywhere" funds have still flourished. There are...

Government Mess: Private Sector Is Cleaning Up After '80s Garbage Crisis.(A)(View Point)
September 12, 2000... By Geoffrey F. Segal Remember the "garbage crisis" of the 1980s, epitomized by that forlorn garbage barge, full of New York City's trash, cruising up and down the East Coast looking for somewhere to dump its load? While the story...

CLASH OF DEMOCRATIC TITANS.(A)(Editorial)
September 12, 2000... What a clash of the Democratic Party titans - trial lawyers vs. Hollywood. The consumers' protectors vs. the guardians of free speech. All because the government has found that the entertainment industry markets its violent wares to kids. ...

ROADBLOCKS TO E-COMMERCE.(A)(Editorial)
September 12, 2000... Don't like prices at the mall? Don't like the hassles of parking? The crowds? Then try a little Internet commerce. Savvy consumers save money and time by shopping on the Web for everything from sweaters to vitamins. Just don't expectto get a...

GW&K Equity Waits For Stocks To Grow Up Fund, Up 26% This Year, Balances Risky Small Caps, Blue Chips.(B)(Making Money In Mutuals)
September 12, 2000... Byline: Nancy Gondo Investor's Business Daily Though GW&K Equity Fund is mostly invested in large-cap stocks, uncovering small, new gems is what portfolio manager Ed White likes best about his job. "(I like) being able to find...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)(The Real Most Active - NASDAQ)
September 12, 2000... The Real Most Active Computer and telecom-related firms led the tech sell-off on Monday. The Nasdaq composite fell 82.06 points, or 2.1%, to 3896.35. Since last week the index has lost 8.5% as it dropped deeper beneath its 50-day...

Stocks In The News - NASDAQ.(B)
September 12, 2000... After a 741% move upwards from late August last year to March 31, Concord Camera has formed a 24-week base. It stands 15% off its high. The North Hollywood, Fla.-based company makes digital and one-time-use cameras.Over the years, Concord...

Crude Soars Despite OPEC Deal; Grains Brace For USDA Report.(B)(FUTURES)
September 12, 2000... By Reuters Crude oil futures soared 4.5% on Monday to more than $35 a barrel despite OPEC's decision to raise supply, while gold held steady amid weakness in the euro currency and news of a mine closure in the United States. Corn...

Oil Prices Resume Skyward Path To Push Bonds Down Slick Slope.(B)(Credit Markets)
September 12, 2000... By Reuters U.S. Treasury prices fell on Monday as inflation-wary bond traders watched crude oil prices gush back up above $35 a barrel despite a weekend agreement byoil-exporting nations to boost world supply by 3%. More than $11...

IBD's Top 10.(A)(IBD's Top 10 6-10)
September 12, 2000... IBM, HP Fuel Tech Slide; Losses Muted Elsewhere 6NYSE-listed IBM and Hewlett-Packard helped trigger a 2.1% slide on the Nasdaq.It was the tech-heavy index's fourth big loss in five sessions. The Dow industrials fell 0.2%, but would...

Just How Tight Is Presidential Race? Gore 42.4%, Bush 42.4% In IBD Poll.(A)(Company In The News)
September 12, 2000... Byline: IBD Staff First of two parts The race between presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush is a dead heat, according to an Investor's Business Daily poll released Monday. The IBD/TIPP poll shows Bush and Gore each...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 12, 2000... Computers & Tech Microsoft, Ericsson in joint venture to launch a new mobile e-mail unit The unit, Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture, will be 70% owned by Ericsson and 30% by Microsoft. The two will also cooperate on using...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 12, 2000... Medical Genzyme to buy drugmaker GelTex in a $1 billion cash-and-stock deal Biotech firm Genzyme General said GelTex's kidney-disease drug Renagel should reach $500 million in sales in the next five years and $1 billion this...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 12, 2000... Auto Automakers' Covisint Web exchange clears regulatory hurdle with FTC It will be the largest attempt by an industry to conduct business over the Internet. The Federal Trade Commission gave its blessing to Covisint, a...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 12, 2000... Finance Justice sues four options exchanges as SEC censures lax trading rules The Justice Department alleges that the firms stifled competition by refusing to list the same stock options on more than one exchange. At the same...

Page_2.(A)
September 11, 2000... Trends . . . NASA says Antarctic ozone hole is the largest one ever observed This is a sign ozone-depleting gases churned out years ago are just now taking their greatest toll, NASA scientists reported. This year's South Pole...

Page_2.(A)
September 11, 2000... Washington Indian bureau leader apologizes for his agency's 'legacy of racism' 'By accepting this legacy, we accept also the moral responsibility of putting things right," said Kevin Gover, a Pawnee Indian, at the agency's 175th...

10SECRETS.(A)
September 11, 2000... What makes a person risk his life for others and for his country? In his book, "Beyond the Medal: A Journey From Their Hearts to Yours" (1990), Peter C. Lemonpresents words of wisdom from more than 90 soldiers, sailors and airmen who'veearned...

Ballerina Anna Pavlova Her Painstaking Attention To Detail Helped Make Her A Legend In Dance.(A)(Leaders & Success)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Amy Reynolds Alexander Investor's Business Daily Long before she'd dance in "Giselle" or in her trademark "The Dying Swan," AnnaPavlova had to start as a bit player. But in her mind, she was center stage. In 1899 the...

Musician John Lennon His Resolve And Passion Helped Create Memorable Sounds.(A)(Leaders & Success)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Grove Pashley Investor's Business Daily The music young John Lennon heard from the radio in the 1950s enthralled him. Imported from faraway America, the swirling notes and sizzling beats fired him to make the same kind of...

Wisdom To Live By.(A)(Leaders & Success)
September 11, 2000... {TEXT} Wisdom To Live By . {TEXT} ON DOING RIGHT The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hardpart is doing it. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf ON GOOD HABITS We are what we...

Computers Made Plain Users And Pros Ponder The Realities Of What Realty Web Sites Provide.(A)(Computers Made Plain)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Lynn Walford TEXT Investor's Business Daily In recent years there's been an explosion of Web sites that help home buyers find properties. The sites have plenty of useful information, experts say. But it's still...

Cell-Phone King Making A Play For New Crown Nokia unveils plans to sell a set-top box that will connect users to the Net and provide some digital television services.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Patrick Seitz Investor's Business Daily Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of mobile phones, wants to ring up salesin a new area: home devices for accessing the Internet and digital TV. Nokia said on Friday that it...

Sites Seek To Take Stock In Web's Wall Street Pros.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham Investor's Business Daily There's no shortage of opinions on Wall Street. Every day there's a flood of upgrades, downgrades, earnings revisions and new price targets. While you certainly can lose money...

Web Site Might Have Insight To Debate: Mantle Or Mays?(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham Investor's Business Daily Michael Jordan was a highflier on the basketball court, but how would he have performed if he had listed himself on a stock exchange? Would investors have gone into a buying frenzy...

Learn The Lessons Of Past Trading Mistakes.(A)(Investor's Corner)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Christina Wise Investor's Business Daily All investors make mistakes, but not all learn from them. A review of your past trades is critical to improving your stock market prowess. It helps you spot your weaknesses....

With New Palm Device, Sony Takes On Internet Cell Phone.(A)(TEK2)
September 11, 2000... TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's market for hand-held digital organizers will enter a new round on Saturday, when Sony Corp. joins the ring with CLIE, a new unit that adds video playback to the usual array of functions. The launch of the CLIE,...

High Court Hasn't Yet Said If It'll Hear Microsoft Case.(A)(TEK3)
September 11, 2000... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court took no action Friday on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal, leaving open when it will decide whether to hear a direct appeal of the case from the trial court. The Justice Department asked the court to hear...

ELECTRONIC SECURITY American Express Takes New Security Tack.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Donna Howell Investor's Business Daily The latest way to fight credit card fraud online is stunningly simple: Let the data thieves have at it. Just make sure all the account numbers they get have expired. New York-based...

Economic Briefs - And Abroad.(A)
September 11, 2000... Euroland's Economy Robust So say finance ministers of the Economic and Monetary Union's member nations. In a joint statement, the ministers said that growth is still strong. The statement was joined by European Union Monetary...

Economic Briefs - At Home.(A)
September 11, 2000... More Shoppers To Buy Online This Back-To-School Season So say the results of a poll by NPD New Media Services and Media Metrix, two Net research firms. Their survey found that 90% of college students and parentsplan to do...

SCHEDULE.(A)
September 11, 2000... SUNDAY OPEC members meet in Vienna, Austria (500,000-barrel output hike expected). MONDAY National Association for Business Economics releases its periodic economic outlook, 9:15 a.m. EDT. Mexico: July industrial production...

Advancements in Chips, Drugs, Autos Fuel Growth Of Measurement Firms Test and measurement gear must keep pace with the advancements in science and technology.(A)(SNAPSHOT)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Kirk Shinkle Investor's Business Daily Fast cars, new drugs and high technology. No, it's not a trailer for a new James Bond flick. It's a growth recipe for the electronic measurements industry. The industry thrives on...

Ford Agrees To Help Firestone Bear The Costs Of Tire Recall.(A)(FORD)
September 11, 2000... DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. disclosed Friday in a government filing thatit has agreed to cover some of the costs of the Firestone tire recall, which has resulted in some 100 lawsuits against the No. 2 automaker. In a Securities...

Mitsubishi Hopes New President Will Jump-Start A Turnaround.(A)(MITS)
September 11, 2000... TOKYO (AP) - Mitsubishi Motors reshuffled its management Friday in an attempt to restore its credibility, battered by revelations of a cover-up of auto defects stretching over the past two decades. The appointment of a new president and...

INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. / New York, New York Stocks' Decimal System Helps Software Maker.(A)(The New America)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Marilyn Much Investor's Business Daily What a difference a decimal point can make. That's the thinking on Wall Street these days as the government-required switchto decimal-based stock pricing finally makes strides. All...

How To Buy The Best Tires For Your Vehicle.(A)(News For You)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Lia Haberman Investor's Business Daily With the recent recall of 6.5 million Firestone tires, people are suddenly veryinterested in the condition of their own set of wheels. Tires, not usually considered the most exciting...

GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL CORP. / Oakland, California Lender Doesn't Change,Thrives With Loan Plan.(A)(The New America)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Gerard A. Achstatter Investor's Business Daily When the market for adjustable-rate mortgages dried up in 1998, analysts and fund managers suggested to Herbert Sandler, chief executive of Golden West Financial Corp., that he...

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP / Houston, Texas Shell Deal Helps Oil Firm Boost Its Business.(A)(The New America)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Marilyn Alva Investor's Business Daily They say being in the right place at the right time is key in real estate and love. The same goes for oil and natural gas. Take Enterprise Products Partners LP, an energy services...

The Real Most Active - NYSE.(A)(The Real Most Active - NYSE)
September 11, 2000... The Real Most Active Though they weren't hit as hard as their Nasdaq brethren, worries about future growth rattled NYSE stocks Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average gave back the last of the week's gains, shedding 39.22 points, or...

Stocks In The News - NYSE.(A)
September 11, 2000... Anixter International broke out of a 13-week base Aug. 4 and climbed 18% in a week. Since then, the stock has been moving sideways, holding up above its breakout level. The Skokie, Ill.-based firm is a global leader in distributing...

Oil And Inflation Looking Good, Which Gives Treasuries A Boost.(A)(Credit Markets)
September 11, 2000... By Reuters U.S. Treasuries ended a lackluster week of trading on a positive note on Fridayas bonds got a slight lift after crude oil prices sharply retreated from 10-year highs hit on Thursday. While higher oil costs and a bulging...

The Big Picture.(A)(The Big Picture)
September 11, 2000... THE BIG PICTURE The market's five-week winning streak officially ended Friday as a fresh wave of selling hit tech stocks. The Nasdaq slid 2.9%, the third decline of last week's four sessions. But volume eased, which was surprising...

Issue Imbalance: Domestic Matters Overwhelm Debate About Free Trade.(A)(View Point)
September 11, 2000... By Barbara Hackman Franklin It's a sign of the times, and usually a healthy one: a presidential campaign focusing hard on domestic policy, almost to the exclusion of foreign affairs. But whoever captures the White House will have to...

Psst! Need To Find Some Leaders? It Might Not Be As Hard As You Think.(A)(National Issue)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Joseph Guinto Investor's Business Daily Gerry Roche feels your pain. Like you, he's looking for a leader. Come on, admit it. You're looking. Maybe in your presidential choice. Maybe in your company. Maybe in yourself....

THE MILLENNIUM UNSUMMIT.(A)(Editorial)
September 11, 2000... It's easy enough to scoff at all the pretense and puffery just concluded next to the East River in New York City. Or to pretty much ignore the U.N. Millennium Summit altogether, which global markets, eroding national sovereignty in their own...

THE FRENCH ARE ON TO SOMETHING.(A)(Editorial)
September 11, 2000... A late-summer strike over higher fuel prices has crippled France's economy. It would be easy to write off the strike. After all, France's leftist unions have made great sport of ruining their economy with one senseless strike after another....

IBD's Top 10.(A)(IBD's Top 10 1-5)
September 11, 2000... Crude Oil Sinks Nearly $2; OPEC Output Hike Likely 1Crude oil for October delivery crashed $1.79 to $33.60 a barrel. OPEC has saidit would adjust output if prices broke the $22-to-$28 range. Most expect a hike of up to 700,000...

Marsico Is Putting Own Money Into Funds Manager Says He'll Stay With Group After BofA Takeover.(B)(Making Money In Mutuals)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Paul Katzeff Investor's Business Daily Some folks retire after they win the lottery. Not Thomas Marsico. Marsico, the 45-year-old chief executive of Marsico Capital Management, says hewill not leave his executive post...

AXP New Dimensions Sticks With Leaders Manager Withstands Volatility To Post Market-Beating Gains.(B)(Making Money In Mutuals)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Tom Gray Investor's Business Daily When you're managing a growth mutual fund, there aren't many places to run and hide when investors suddenly turn sour on leading-edge sectors such as tech, telecom, health care and business...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)(The Real Most Active - NASDAQ)
September 11, 2000... The Real Most Active The Nasdaq fell below the key 4,000 level Friday, though volume was light. The tech-heavy composite dropped 119.94 points, or 2.9%, to 3978.41. The Nasdaqclosed near the session low and just below its 50-day...

Stocks In The News - NASDAQ.(B)
September 11, 2000... After moving up 103% in two months, Arguss Holdings has been consolidating for 24 weeks. It stands 12% off its March 28 high. The Rockville, Md.-based firm provides telecom infrastructure services and computer-controlled equipment for...

Most Expect 500k Output Hike, And Crude Oil Crashes Almost $2.(B)(FUTURES)
September 11, 2000... By Reuters Oil prices fell by almost $2 on Friday with international oil markets looking increasingly edgy in advance of an OPEC meeting, scheduled for Sunday and widely expected to increase production for the third time this year. ...

Cardinal Health Still Standing After Web Rivals In Drug Game Collapse.(A)(Company In The News)
September 11, 2000... Byline: Gloria Lau Investor's Business Daily So much for those Web sites claiming they would kill off the drug distribution industry. While the sites burned through millions of dollars in funding only to go belly up this spring,...

IBD's Top 10.(A)(IBD's Top 10 6-10)
September 11, 2000... Gore, Bush Virtually Even In IBD's Latest MetaPoll 6The IBD/TIPP poll of polls shows Gore now leads Bush 48% to 46%, making the presidential race a statistical dead heat. A week ago Gore had a four-point lead. The MetaPoll considered...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 11, 2000... Computers/Tech Nokia to launch home Web device with TV features in 2nd qtr of 2001 Nokia's Media Terminal is the first of its "connected home" products. The Linux-based system features fast Internet access with a hard disk. That...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 11, 2000... Retail/Consumer Germany orders end to price war involving Wal-Mart and grocer rivals Wal-Mart and two German discount supermarket chains were ordered to quit regularly selling basic foods such as milk and butter for less than...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 11, 2000... Finance Discount broker warns of losses National Discount Brokers Group expects to lose 6-9 cents a share in the first quarter. Analysts expected a profit of 9 cents. The firm forecast first-quarterrevenue at $67 million, about 21%...

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 11, 2000... Food/Beverage New rumors snap, crackle and pop of possible Quaker-Kellogg merger Quaker Oats and Kellogg declined to comment. Analysts said the combination would be a good fit in the convenience food segment, placing Kellogg's...

Seek Advice For Investing A Large Windfall.(A)(Mutual Weekly Special)
September 8, 2000... Byline: Claire Mencke Investor's Business Daily You might not be the millionaire Survivor of a 39-day ordeal on an island. But you might one day be on the receiving end of what financial planners call the sudden wealth phenomenon....

Watch Out For Your State's Use Tax After Travel.(B)(Mutual Weekly Special)
September 8, 2000... Byline: Paul Katzeff Investor's Business Daily Warren Grossman of New York City found out about his state's use tax the hard way. In autumn 1997, he returned from a trip abroad with more than $1,500 of purchases. They were...

MFS Funds Buy Chipmakers Intel, Micron Managers Sell Oracle, Though It Remains Group's Top Position.(B)(Mutual Weekly Special)
September 8, 2000... Byline: Leo Fasciocco Investor's Business Daily The MFS fund family did some major shifting in its technology stocks by aggressively buying two major semiconductor plays in its latest reporting period - Intel and Micron Technology....

Many Medical Expenses Are Tax-Deductible You Can Write Off Some Costs That Your Insurer Doesn't Cover.(B)(Making Money In Mutuals)
September 8, 2000... Byline: Stuart Weiss Investor's Business Daily Recently, I signed up for a colonoscopy. That's a diagnostic procedure to screen for colon cancer. The test will cost me $1,200-$2,000. The exact cost will depend on whether it is...

The New America Index.(B)(The New America)
September 8, 2000... AAON Inc.7/14/00 Accredo Health Inc.7/18/00 Aclara Biosciences8/3/00 ACLN Ltd7/11/00 Actel Corp.8/1/00 Actrade Intl Ltd.8/14/00 Administaff Inc.8/29/00 Alza Corp.8/22/00 Amvescap Plc9/5/00 Apollo...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)(The Real Most Active - NASDAQ)
September 8, 2000... The Real Most Active Techs bounced back as volume cooled Thursday. The Nasdaq rose 85.01 points, or 2.1%, to 4,098.35. That follows a two-day decline of 5.2%. But trading eased 7% to 1.63 billion shares. Winners led 13-10. Chips...

Stocks In The News - NASDAQ.(B)
September 8, 2000... After breaking out on June 30, Advent Software fell 33% within its base. Since then, it has formed a nine-week base and stands 5% off its high. The San Francisco-based firm makes money management software used by investmentadvisers and...

Saudi Pledge To Pump More Oil Can't Keep Prices From Climbing.(B)(FUTURES)
September 8, 2000... By Reuters Oil prices set a new 10-year high on Thursday as traders continued to be skeptical that OPEC can do anything effective to boost oil product supplies. In other commodity trading, grain prices closed mixed and cotton lower....

Business News.(A)(Business News)
September 7, 2000... Finance Berkshire Hathaway offers $2 billion to take over Shaw carpet company Shaw Industries said Berkshire Hathaway, investment arm for multibillionaire Warren Buffett, offered to buy 80.1% to 86% of Shaw at $19 a share cash....

Page_2.(A)
September 7, 2000... Trends . Dot-coms still top Net advertisers Dot-com firms still outnumber traditional ones 2-to-1 in online advertising, Media Metrix found. The report looked at the top 200 online advertisers in the second quarter. Dot-com...

Page_2.(A)
September 7, 2000... Washington Bush, Gore lock horns on debates George Bush and Al Gore dug in deeper in their dispute over when and where to debate. Bush unveiled a new ad saying Gore's stance proved him untrustworthy because he once said he'd debate...

10SECRETS.(A)
September 7, 2000... Everyone has innate creative ability. What frustrates most people is difficultyin expressing their creativity. That's one conclusion drawn by Roger Epstein, a research professor at U.S. International University in San Diego and editor in...

Politician Lady Georgiana Spencer Party Dedication Made Her The First Woman To Lead An Electoral Campaign.(A)(Leaders & Success)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Dan Moreau Investor's Business Daily Georgiana Spencer wanted to help her country, Britain, find its best public servants. But as an 18th-century woman, even as an aristocrat, her role was restricted. Spencer (1757-1806)...

Technitrol's James Papada Holding His People Accountable Helps Keep His Firm On Top.(A)(Leaders & Success)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Christopher L. Tyner Investor's Business Daily James M. Papada III is a one-man Outward Bound program. He's the guy pointing to the summit and yelling, "Let's go; we can make it." Take the time the Technitrol Inc. chief...

Wisdom To Live By.(A)(Leaders & Success)
September 7, 2000... {TEXT} Wisdom To Live By . {TEXT} ON CURIOSITY Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last. Samuel Johnson critic, poet, lexicographer I think, at a child's birth, if a mother...

Firestone-Compiled Data Show High Rate Of Safety Problems.(A)(FIRESTONE)
September 7, 2000... WASHINGTON (AP) - Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. collected data from 1997 to 1999 indicating possible safety problems with the same tire models that were recalled last month and are being investigated in 88 U.S. traffic deaths, according to...

Clinton's Farewell To U.N. Sparks Round Of Diplomacy.(A)(SUMMIT)
September 7, 2000... UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a farewell address at the United Nations, President Clinton urged world leaders to intensify efforts to fight poverty and war, put more children in school and fight the spread of infectious diseases. "All these...

Computers Made Plain New Products Open The Floodgates For Streaming Video To PCs Via Net.(A)(Computers Made Plain)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Lynn Walford Investor's Business Daily With today's fast Internet connections, the once-esoteric technology of streaming media is, err, mainstream. Streaming media refers to audio or video that's sent over the Internet...

Productivity Up Big During 2nd Qtr, Taking Heat Off Fed To Raise Rates.(A)(Company In The News)
September 7, 2000... Byline: M. Susan Basas Investor's Business Daily Worker efficiency roared ahead, notching a stronger gain in the second quarter than most experts expected. Nonfarm productivity - the amount of output per hour of work - surged at...

Yahoo Increases Data It Provides To Help Traders Most-visited financial Web site will include real-time stock quotes provided by Instinet, Island ECN and Archipelago.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Jed Graham Investor's Business Daily The battle for stock trading is going even more mainstream. ECNs, or electronic communications networks, are a sophisticated tool used by institutions and daytraders trying to get the...

Doctors Seek Prescription For Online Privacy Issues.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Donna Howell Investor's Business Daily The Internet has added new wrinkles to the issue of health care privacy. That should have Washington lawmakers grappling with two tough questions this fall. One is how far medical...

Avici Taking The Fast Route To Fight Rivals Cisco, Juniper.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Mike Angell Investor's Business Daily Surya Panditi "hopes" his products help his rivals. Panditi heads Avici Systems Inc., which makes high-speed routers. These specialized computers route data among networks, including...

D.(A)
September 7, 2000... IBD SmartSelectTM CORPORATE RATINGS: .Earnings Per Share Rating (fourth from right) measures each company's short- and long-term earnings growth. Results are from 1 to 99, with 99 being best. .Relative Price Strength Rating (third...

Microsoft Aims For Digital TV.(A)(TEK2)
September 7, 2000... LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest software company, Microsoft Corp., confirmed Wednesday that it was weaving digital television software into the next version of the company's flagship Windows operating system for personal computers. ...

LIFESTYLES Seniors Take To High Tech After Late Start.(A)(Internet & Technology)
September 7, 2000... Byline: Sheila Riley http://www.ibm.com Flesch 66.2 post-edit By Sheila Riley (())(())in Silicon Valley. And he didn't leave that knowledge behind when he retired. "I spend an awful lot of time on the computer," Abrams...