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Find everything your small business needs regarding Security, Networking, Broadband, Hardware, Software, and Wireless and Mobile technology at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85519 _______________________________________________________________ Network World's Financial News Alert Cingular, AT&T Wireless close $41 billion merger, 10/26/04 After clearing Department of Justice and FCC hurdles, Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless have completed their $41 billion merger, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier in terms of subscribers. <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1026cingatt.html?nl> Venture funding not a summer blockbuster, 10/26/04 Venture capital funding of technology companies slowed this summer, although experts predict the amount of money private companies raise this year will be on par with 2003. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1026venture.html?nl> Navy deal may pose more financial problems for EDS, 10/26/04 Electronic Data Systems could be facing more rough waters with its $8.8 billion U.S. Navy contract, as the IT services provider delayed release of its third-quarter results on Monday pending a review of the value of its assets used on the deal. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1026navydeal.html?nl> C&W continues fire sale, off-loads Japan division, 10/26/04 Network operator Cable and Wireless Tuesday announced it has agreed to sell its Japanese business, Cable & Wireless IDC, to Softbank for �72.4 million ($133.3 million). <http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/1026cwconti.html?nl> EU clears Oracle bid for PeopleSoft, 10/26/04 The European Commission has given the green light to the proposed Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft, European Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said Tuesday. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1026euclear.html?nl> Google earnings expectations create overnight confusion, 10/22/04 Whether Google exceeded or missed earnings expectations for its third quarter remained unclear until mid-morning Friday. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1022google2.html?nl> Yahoo joins the search with Stata purchase, 10/22/04 Yahoo has snapped up privately held e-mail software company Stata Labs, which develops technology that allows users to quickly search through mail and attachments. The move, announced Thursday, generated speculation that the Internet powerhouse is ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1022yahoojoins.html?nl> Quantum acquires tape drive maker Certance, 10/21/04 Storage vendor Quantum Wednesday said in a statement that it has agreed to purchase Certance LLC, a manufacturer of tape-based storage devices in Costa Mesa, Calif. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1021quantacqui.html?nl> AT&T posts $7.1 billion loss on impairment charge, 10/21/04 AT&T Thursday reported a net loss of $7.1 billion, or $8.95 per share, for the third quarter of 2004, but that loss included asset re-evaluation and other charges of $12.5 billion. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1021attposts.html?nl> Microsoft earnings set record, but red flag seen on licensing, 10/21/04 Microsoft set a record for revenue and profit in its fiscal first quarter, but the company saw a drop in unearned revenue, an indication that renewals in its volume-licensing program could be slowing. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1020microearn.html?nl> Cisco buys network security company Perfigo, 10/21/04 Network equipment maker Cisco said it intends to buy Perfigo for $74 million in cash, boosting the company's efforts to secure network "endpoints" and protect them from worms, viruses and hacking. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1021ciscobuys.html?nl> PeopleSoft posts solid Q3 revenue growth, 10/21/04 PeopleSoft raced past analyst expectations in its just-ended quarter, reporting on Thursday a 12% increase in revenue, to $698.8 million, and a slight uptick in revenue from software license sales. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1021peoplposts.html?nl> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Network World Staff Contact Online News Editor Jeff Caruso at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Veritas IDC White Paper, Distributed Applications Performance Management Performance management of distributed applications continues to grow in complexity, keeping pace with this constantly changing environment is a challenge for IT and performance management software vendors alike. 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