Investor's Business Daily articles from September 2001

Investor's Business Daily archives from September 2001

Leading Industry Groups Fuel Bull Markets.(A)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Christina Wise Though it may still seem a long way off, the market eventually will rally again. When it does, the first step in zeroing in on the stocks leading the rally is to focus on the industries that are driving it....

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
September 28, 2001... National Guard To Airports; Bush Promotes Air Travel 1President Bush, saying he wanted to get Americans flying again, moved to overhaul airline security. He asked governors to deploy National Guard troops to airports, and they...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... CHEESECAKE FACTORY now sees flat Q3 same-store sales after they fell 4% and 3% in the two weeks after the attacks. The restaurant chain's sales gradually are returning to normal. FLEXTRONICS will build large-format printers for...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... TRANSPORTATION Airlines start to get federal aid Delta Air Lines received $327 mil, half of what it expects to get from the $5 bil in direct federal aid. American Air received half of its aid, but gave no figures. Investors fear the...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... TELECOM AT&T pursues last "Baby Bell' AT&T proposed a "merger of equals" with BellSouth, the only independent local Bell left, a source said. AT&T would first spin off its cable TV unit, then merge its remaining telecom business...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... ENERGY Reliant to buy Orion for $2.9 bil Reliant Resources will pay $1.1 bil cash, or $26.80 a share, for Orion Power. It'll assume $1.8 bil in debt. The Reliant Energy spinoff says the deal will boost generating capacity and profit...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... Mortgage rates lowest since 1998 The average 30-year fixed-rate home loan fell 8 basis points to 6.72% this week, Freddie Mac says. That's the lowest since Dec. 1998. A year ago, the 30-year rate was 7.88%. "Continued uncertainty in the...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... This summer was warm, but no record, climate experts said. U.S. temperatures averaged 73.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 1.5 degrees above normal. Novartis' drug pamidronate slows the natural destruction of bone that results from most prostate...

TRENDS & INNOVATIONS.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... Third self-contained heart implanted Houston surgeons implanted the internal pump in a six-hour procedure. Abiomed's AbioCor plastic and titanium heart weighs less than 2 pounds. It's powered through the skin by an external battery pack....

WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... Iraqi, bin Laden meeting probed A Dec. 1998 meeting of Osama bin Laden and a senior Iraqi intelligence officer is coming under new scrutiny as U.S. officials search for clues of a state sponsor of the Sept. 11 attacks. Farouk Hijazi,...

THE WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
September 28, 2001... Pakistan nabs bin Laden cronies, holds rally to back pro-U.S. gov't Pakistani police said they detained an unspecified number of suspected associates of Osama bin Laden. The government had ordered a manhunt against jihadi, or Islamic...

Hijackers' Photos Released; Al-Qaida Cited.(A)
September 28, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday released photographs of the 19 suspected hijackers, saying that it is part of "a national neighborhood watch" in which investigators hope Americans might recognize...

Companies Find New Urgency In Protecting Hazardous Goods.(A)
September 28, 2001... Byline: AP Chemical and biotechnology companies are scrambling to improve security to keep their potentially deadly products away from terrorists. New security rules range from the general -- a survey of companies to find out what's...

As Rest Of Industry Reels, Southwest Avoids Layoffs.(A)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Marilyn Alva Southwest Airlines planes are as lightly occupied as the other big carriers as travelers steer clear of airports in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Yet the company hasn't cut back on flights. And despite...

High-Tech U.S. Spying Methods Key To Catching Up With Foes.(A)
September 28, 2001... Byline: AP U.S. aircraft carriers, bombers and other tools of war are converging on Osama bin Laden's neighborhood, but it's becoming increasingly clear that in President Bush's promised war on terrorism -- in Afghanistan and elsewhere...

3. Reaching Out To Customers.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Cord Cooper Today, targeting customers means more than offering a convenient location. It means saving consumers time. Offering more services. Providing solutions. Whether you run a brick-and-mortar business, a Web site or...

Girl Scouts Founder Juliette Gordon Low Her Determination Gave Girls Their First Taste Of Leadership.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Kathryn Linderman For Juliette Gordon Low, it was all about attitude. As a young child, Low became ill with brain fever and her hearing was greatly affected. In 1885, when Low was 25, her doctor injected silver nitrate into...

Shuffle Master's Mark Yoseloff His Vision Keeps Gaming Company Winning.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Christopher L. Tyner Mark Yoseloff sees business as the art of interest alignment. It is not about grabbing advantage, the chief executive and president of Shuffle Master Inc. says -- however tempting that might appear. ...

Wisdom To Live By . . .(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 28, 2001... ON GETTING ALONG We live together as rational human beings or die together as fools. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader ON MOTIVATION There go my men. I must run and catch up to them, for I am their leader. ...

Up And Atom With Latest: Nanotechnology.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Patrick Seitz Looking for the next great leap in innovation? Think small. Nanotechnology, that is. Venture capitalists say nanotech is one of the hottest areas of innovation today. It's the science of building devices at the...

The Flying Car -- Plus Down-To-Earth Ideas.(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)(INNOVATIONS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Pete Barlas When it comes to innovations, some are far off. Some are far out. Some are far up. Enter the flying car, which is as far away from reality as most new things. Most people would scoff at the idea of...

No Time, No Problem.(THE SMART INVESTOR)
September 28, 2001... In just 15 minutes a day, IBD keeps you on top of the market. Scan Internet & Technology and The New America for promising companies. Then turn to the NYSE and Nasdaq Where The Big Money's Flowing. Focus on the boldfaced market-leading...

Extra! Extra! Read All About It -- On Electronic Paper.(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)(INNOVATIONS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Sarah Z. Sleeper What catches your eye when you shop? Sale tags? Flashing blue lights over special products? Research shows that you probably spend only a second or two looking at signs. That doesn't stop retailers from...

That New Look Helps Firms Grow, But What Of Their Stocks?(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Christina Wise One sure-fire way to fuel sales is to trot out a hot product everyone wants. But for many innovative firms, that stellar revenue growth has had a tough time finding its way to their bottom lines -- or to their...

Phone/Internet Answer Passes The Expert Test.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Peter Benesh Does the PC-EPhone work? I gave it to the most cynical tester around. My wife. She hates wasting time on technology. She swears by, and at, Windows 95 and refuses to upgrade. If they couldn't get 95 right,...

PC-EPhone Is On The Cutting Edge.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Peter Benesh Crocodile Dundee said it best. Facing a mugger wielding a switchblade, Dundee sneered and pulled out his bowie knife. "That's not a knife. This is a knife," he said. The mugger fled. The PC-EPhone is to...

It's HAL's Year: Talking With Computers Is Finally Coming Of Age.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: James DeTar Mary Johnson is driving to her job as a public relations specialist in downtown Cleveland. "Computer, what's my itinerary today?" Mary says aloud. The speaker in her car's in-dash computer says good morning, then...

Interactive TV Makes Viewing Easier, But Will It Really Catch On?(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: David Isaac Sexy. That's one way to describe interactive TV. You can switch camera angles during a ballgame. Delete endless car commercials. Even order a pizza with your TV remote. You'd be crazy not to have it. At least,...

Coated Stents And Statins May Mean A Longer Life.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Gloria Lau Heart disease kills about a million Americans every year. It doesn't discriminate; it takes the lives of men and women equally. Because it is so deadly, it is also big business. Some 60 million Americans live with...

As The Newest Products Spread, Prices Shrink.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Antonio A. Prado Perhaps you've heard friends talk about their first TV set, bought circa 1953. And you might have heard grumbles about how much it cost: a whopping $500. That's around $3,300 in today's money. You...

Into The Wild Blue (Digital) Yonder.(SERIES: INNOVATIONS)(IBD SPECIAL REPORT)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka Imagine it's 2006. You're grabbing a red-eye from New York to Madrid, Spain. The stewardess hands you a dry martini as soon as you hit the first-class cabin. That's because you gave your preferred inflight...

PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP. /Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Insurer's NYC Losses Expected To Be Minimal.(THE NEW AMERICA)(NEW AMERICA REVISITED)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Robin M. Grugal and Steve Watkins As the dust from the World Trade Center attacks began to settle last week, Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (New America, Aug. 21) began tallying up its expected losses from the disaster....

AMARIN CORP. /London, U.K. Much-Needed Face Lift Pays Off For Drug Firm.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Amy Reeves When Rick Stewart took over the predecessor to Amarin Corp. in late 1998, he had his work cut out for him. Back then, the company was known as Ethical Holdings PLC, and focused on drug delivery. It lost money that...

SUFFOLK BANCORP /Riverhead, New York Simple Strategy Keeps This Bank In The Money.(THE NEW AMERICA)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Steve Watkins It's simple, really. Banks pay to bring deposits in and they lend that money out at a higher rate. The more of a margin they make on the difference, the better their profits. When they pay next to nothing...

IBD'S 20 RULES FOR INVESTMENT SUCCESS.(THE SMART INVESTOR)
September 28, 2001... A VITAL POINT IS THESE RULES are not based on our personal opinion, our beliefs or those of Wall Street's analysts and experts. Investor's Business Daily built models of the most successful stocks and investors of the last half-century. We...

24 ESSENTIAL LESSONS How To Spot When Market Hits A Top.(THE SMART INVESTOR)(24 ESSENTIAL LESSONS)
September 28, 2001... The market is perhaps the most important, but least understood, element in investing. In this lesson, IBD founder and Chairman Bill O'Neil explains the details of a market index and what signs to look for when the market is hitting a top. ...

INVESTORS.COM CORNER.(THE SMART INVESTOR)
September 28, 2001... When you use a road map, you look at highways as well as streets. Much the same way, smart investors use daily and weekly stock charts to get their bearings. The study of bases -- the chart patterns that often presage strong price gains...

IBD INVESTOR PROFILE Letting The Market Pick His Stocks.(THE SMART INVESTOR)(IBD INVESTOR PROFILE)
September 28, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung You could say 2001 has been the terrible twos for the bear market. Dave Schwartz knows it's been a tough time to make money. But he also sees it as one grand missed opportunity. Over the past year,...

Radio "Software' Could Aid Wireless Carriers.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Reinhardt Krause Federal regulators have opened the door leading to new wireless phone technology. It's unclear whether the wireless industry will walk through. The technology is software-defined radio. SDR would make mobile...

TECHBIT.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Michael Krey "Tribute To Heroes' Web Site Played Its Part When celebrities perform, people watch, listen -- and go to the Web. From Friday -- the day a star-studded fund-raiser for victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks...

Microsoft Claiming Big Gains In Its Internet Rivalry Vs. AOL.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Patrick Seitz Microsoft Corp. says it's showing progress in its campaign to get subscribers to AOL and other Internet access services to switch to its MSN service. But AOL downplays MSN growth figures released this week. ...

NYSE Stocks In The News.(A)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Monika Tjia Baxter International, featured here on Monday, broke out of a 14-week base on heavy trade Thursday. The stock notched a new high, closing 2% above its pivot point of 54.23. If a stock closes less than 5% above its...

SHARP END OF THE STICK.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 28, 2001... It's where combat soldiers are said to be found. In this war against terrorism, it also can be said of the leaders of Pakistan. Their courage and assistance in the campaign against Osama bin Laden is remarkable -- and invaluable. ...

RIGHT IDEA, WRONG MUSLIMS.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 28, 2001... Days after 7,000 people were turned to ash by Islamic fundamentalists might not be the best time to meet with front groups for terror. But that's just what President Bush did -- twice, on Sept. 17 and 26. The first time was at the...

NO THANKS, REV. JACKSON.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
September 28, 2001... Jesse Jackson has called New York City "Hymietown," cozied up to the terrorist Yasser Arafat and played critic to "racist" America for years. Is it any wonder the Taliban welcomes his offer to "mediate" the crisis? Jackson said, "I was...

LETTERS.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)
September 28, 2001... In Defense Of Capitalism Thank you for invoking Ayn Rand in "Leadership And Success" (Editorial, Monday). Aside, perhaps, from the Founding Fathers, no one has fought and defended capitalism, liberty and individualism better than Rand....

Bipartisan Spirit Moves Congress Left And Right To Revive Economy.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Joseph Guinto Jody Eisenman normally wouldn't support government intervention in the economy. He also normally wouldn't smell smoke on his way to work every day in New York's financial district. Times have changed since Sept....

Few Funds Show Plus Signs During Disastrous September.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Claire Mencke The Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and the Pentagon weighed heavily on fund returns for that month. These events deeply depressed returns on stock funds, already weak from the slowing economy. While...

SUCKING SOUND Investors Pulled Estimated $37.8 Billion From Stock Funds During September.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Dan Moreau Mutual fund investors shaken by a tough market and terrorist attacks pulled record amounts from their stock funds in September, according to estimates from several major fund families and TrimTabs.com, which tracks...

Oakmark's Bill Nygren Zooms In On Travel Stocks.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(FUND MANAGER Q & A)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Dan Moreau Bill Nygren is the value-oriented market strategist and co-manager of two top funds, Oakmark and Oakmark Select funds. Nygren made his mark as manager of Oakmark Select since 1996. With a concentrated portfolio of...

Arms Index Is Entering Oversold Territory Again.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(INVESTMENT TRENDS)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Ken Hoover By the end of last week, some market watchers thought cascading stocks were wildly oversold. To them, the rally early this week came as no surprise. What were they looking at? Some were watching the Arms index, one...

Top Rated Funds Toss Telecom And Energy Stocks.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(SELL SIDE)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Julie Huynh The nation's top-performing funds sold telecom stocks Nortel Networks and Nokia in the latest reporting periods. Oil and gas exploration issues, such as Devon Energy and EOG Resources, also fell out of favor. ...

Latest Sells Of Top-Rated Mutual Funds.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)
September 28, 2001... JDS Uniphase JDSU Fiber Optic Components 541836 Nortel Ntwrks NT Telecommunications-Equip 43934 Devon Energy DVN Oil&Gas-U S Explo&Prod 441925 Concord EFS CEFT Financial Services-Misc 472819 King Pharm KG Medical-Ethical...

AIM Funds Add AOL, Freddie Mac To Portfolios Big-cap defensive stocks drift to the top of the group's major holdings.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(ALL IN THE FAMILY)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Julie Huynh AIM investors better be in it for the long haul. The group's funds have been hit hard by the sluggish economy and disappointing corporate earnings. But most AIM funds still boast solid long-term records and are...

KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)
September 28, 2001... Key Fund Holdings / Brown & Brown was a top holding of Target Small Cap Value Fund for the latest reporting period. The company's earnings are up 32% and 64% the last two quarters, and it has an Earnings Per Share Rating of 96. The stock is...

Sloppy Rollovers Trigger Taxes, Penalties Cut costs by obeying rules for IRA and 401(k) transfers, withdrawals.(FUNDS & PERSONAL FINANCE)(TAXES)
September 28, 2001... Byline: Ted Needleman The Internal Revenue Service recently made it easier for you to move your retirement money around. That's important now, with more layoffs and job-hopping. Taxpayers want to take and keep control of their retirement...

The Real Most Active - NASDAQ.(B)
September 28, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung The Nasdaq rallied in the last two hours of Thursday's session to cut a big loss to a tiny one in higher volume. The composite, down 3.1% in the early going, finished with a 0.2% loss. The Nasdaq 100 went from a...

Where The Big Money's Flowing - NASDAQ.(B)
September 28, 2001... 6291B17.31SangstMd oSANG17.00+1.521,075+629 9490D30.45Orthofix Intl OFIX27.95+0.80230+397 9652C46.00EducMgmt oEDMC29.62+1.021,023+208 8999A29.49Right Mgmt RMCI28.54+1.94284+206 9996C32.12WintrsFnl WTFC31.00+1.80102+121 ...

NASDAQ Stocks In The News.(B)
September 28, 2001... Byline: David Saito-Chung Wintrust Financial shot out of a two-year base in late April and gained 72% to its July 31 high of 32.12. While the market keeps scraping for new lows, Wintrust hasn't dipped more than 18% below its high in the...

Signs Of Bottom? Wait For Follow-Through.(A)(INVESTOR'S CORNER)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jonah Keri Show your patriotism: buy stocks! Revive the economy: buy stocks! It can't get any worse: buy stocks! The messages can be overwhelming, especially now. We're little more than two weeks removed from a national...

Behind Radical Muslim Discontent: Economic Failure Of Modern Islam.(A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Peter Benesh A great swath of humanity -- 1.3 billion people, or one-fifth of the world's population -- lives in countries where Islam is the dominant or state religion. Most are poor. They're less educated than Westerners....

IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
September 27, 2001... Delta Will Cut 15% Of Staff To Offset Declining Travel 1Delta was the last of the major carriers to announce job cuts in the aftermath of the attacks. Including Delta's 13,000 job cuts, U.S. airlines will trim about 93,000 jobs by...

AFTER THE CLOSE.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... LUCENT is seeking a buyer for its Octel voice messaging unit, sources said. The telecom gear firm paid $1.8 bil for Octel in 1997. THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE will resume trading at its own building Monday after it was forced to evacuate...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... FINANCE Goldman, Bear Stearns profits off Goldman Sachs' Q3 profit slid 46% to 87 cents a share. That beat views by 6 cents. Rival Bear Stearns' Q3 profit slid 37% to 92 cents, or 2 cents over views. Goldman, a big merger advisor and...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... TECHNOLOGY Sun, others ready Net ID system The group unveiled plans for a secure ID system to let users conduct e-commerce and other Net business without having to type in credit card or other data each time. Sun Micro has been...

BUSINESS NEWS.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... CONSUMER Coke, P&G can joint venture plan They ditched a February plan to jointly sell and develop snacks and juice drinks. The original venture would've combined P&G's Pringles potato chips and Sunny Delight juice drinks with...

THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... Economy dipped into recession, but it should be mild, S&P says "We were skating on very thin economic ice," said David Wyss, Standard & Poor's chief economist. "On Sept. 11, we fell through." A shock to consumer confidence, one of...

WASHINGTON.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... Bush calls for religious tolerance President Bush said his administration will not allow hateful treatment of Muslims or others targeted for rage after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Afterward, Bush toured the Central Intelligence...

THE WORLD.(TO THE POINT)
September 27, 2001... Iran steps up its anti-U.S. rhetoric Iran's supreme leader ruled out help for any U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan, saying that the U.S. was not "competent" to lead a global campaign and calling U.S. behavior "disgusting." Ayatollah Ali...

Delta Cuts 13,000 Jobs, Trims Capacity By 15%.(A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: From IBD News Services Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that it will cut up to 13,000 jobs, or 15% of its work force, because of declining air travel following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Delta also trimmed capacity by 15%,...

Bush Readies New Airport Security Steps.(A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: AP The Bush administration readied new security measures to coax nervous Americans back into the skies. At the same time, U.S. officials worked with Pakistanis on plans to strike bases in Afghanistan, retaliation for this month's...

U.S. Asks No NATO Assault In Terror War For Time Being.(A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: AP The U.S. told its NATO allies Wednesday to prepare for a long, coordinated assault on terrorism but asked for no specific joint military action yet, citing a lack of credible targets. "If we need collective action, we'll...

Oil's Post-Attack Decline Concerns OPEC Officials.(A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: AP OPEC delegates accused market speculators of pushing crude prices to unjustifiably low levels while they searched Wednesday for a way to shore up oil prices without hurtig the global economy. Representatives of the...

2. Aligning Personal And Patriotic Goals.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)(IBD'S 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Linda Stockman-Vines Many of us have had a great deal of difficulty turning our attention back to our own lives, goals and dreams in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. ...

Economist Ronald Coase He Persevered To Show The World The Beauty Of The Free Market.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Curt Schleier For Ronald Coase, the best way to get the information you need is simple: Go to the source and ask. As a young student at the London School of Economics, Coase spent the 1931-32 academic year touring American...

Dr. Frances Kelsey Her Determination Saved Thousands From Birth Defects.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Gloria Lau Frances Oldham Kelsey knows firsthand that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe in. Even when the pressure's on not to. In 1960, Kelsey was 41 and just a month into her new job as medical officer...

Wisdom To Live By . . .(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
September 27, 2001... ON ATTITUDE There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein, physicist ON LEARNING In the black cave of unknowing, when one is...

TECHBITS.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 27, 2001... Byline: James DeTar Kissinger To Keynote Chip Industry Event The Semiconductor Industry Association has lined up Henry Kissinger as the main speaker at its annual forecast dinner. Kissinger was secretary of state under...

FIBER-OPTIC NETWORK GEAR Specialty Parts Make Manufacturing Issues Tricky.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Mike Angell Is off-the-shelf on the mark? Off-the-shelf optical telecom parts -- which send data on photons of light -- are widely available. Optical gear makers have often turned to third-party parts makers. Demand for parts...

E-TAILING Amazon Journeys Into New Service Of Online Travel.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(E-COMMERCE)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Pete Barlas Amazon.com Inc. is spreading its wings into travel, but analysts caution not to expect the new offering to provide much revenue for the company any time soon. On Wednesday, Amazon, the world's largest e-tailer,...

AMERICA'S NEW WAR Fewer Peaks, Valleys On Web Following terror attacks, government removed online access to many maps.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka It could be harder for terrorists to attack Americans now. As the government steps up efforts to protect the nation, it's stopped selling some large-scale digital maps of the U.S. to the public. The idea is to...

FEI Hopes Test Gear For Factories Provides Boost.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
September 27, 2001... Byline: James DeTar As semiconductor makers put smaller and smaller components on chips, they need better ways to test them. That's where FEI Co. comes in. The Hillsboro, Ore., company is a leader in selling test equipment to chip...

Few Users Connect With New Dial-Up Modem Standard.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(COMPUTERS MADE PLAIN)
September 27, 2001... Byline: David Noack When it comes to getting online, computer users are always trying to squeeze as much speed as possible out of their analog modems. For the past few years, V.90 has been the standard for dial-up modem users. Now...

ONLINE RETAIL Staples Pumps Up Web Services To Deal With Slump.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
September 27, 2001... Byline: Doug Tsuruoka Staples.com is getting down to brass tacks. The tanking economy is making the online unit of office supply retailer Staples Inc. ramp up customer service as never before. The Internet arm also is being hitched...