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Ciena expects loss of $5 million

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Communications networking company Ciena Corp. said yesterday that it expected to take a loss of $5 million to $6 million in its third quarter because of investments in two structured investment vehicles, or SIVs. SIV Portfolio PLC - formerly Cheyne Finance PLC - and Rhinebridge LLC went into receivership last year after the subprime mortgage crisis hit. Ciena, based in Linthicum, lost $13 million on the two SIVs in its fourth quarter.

Broadband age comes to Carroll

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

County celebrates its growing fiber-optics network

Don Oyler, a lineman with Leading Technology Solutions Inc., hangs fiber-optics cable for Carroll County's network, which will connect schools, government offices and other facilities. "We're creating a modern community, really," said Gary Davis, chair of cooperative entity behind the plan.

IBM profit rises 22% to $2.77 billion

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday that its second-quarter profit rose 22 percent to $2.77 billion, or $1.98 per share, for the period ending June 30. Sales for the period rose nearly 13 percent to $26.8 billion.

EU adds antitrust charges against Intel

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The European Commission said yesterday that it has added three new antitrust charges against Intel, and it claimed that claiming that the company has deliberately squeezed rival AMD out of the market.

Microsoft profit jumps 42% to $4.3 billion

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Microsoft Corp. said yesterday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent. Earnings for the three months that ended June 30 rose to $4.3 billion, or 46 cents per share. In the year-ago quarter, Microsoft reported earnings of $3.0 billion, or 31 cents per share. Revenue increased 18 percent to nearly $15.8 billion from $13.4 billion last year.

New look at Kindle

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Electronic book reader has some terrific features

J ust before Mother's Day, my wife casually mentioned hearing Amazon.com's announcement that ample supplies of its Kindle electronic book reader were finally on hand.

iPhone 3G fiasco could have been avoided

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

W hat were you thinking?" a legendary editor at The Sun , Tony Barbieri, would ask his underperforming underlings. Before they could respond (they knew better), he would answer the question for them: "You weren't thinking."

Variable fan speed on PC likely normal, depending on use

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

M y computer is about two years old. I added 1 gigabyte of RAM so I would be able to play newer games on it. Normally, I use it all day for gaming, Web surfing and word processing. The internal fan is quiet after startup, but after some use it sometimes suddenly becomes loud. It may only stay loud for a few minutes or until the computer is powered down.

Apple's Jobs cleared in options probe, but problems linger

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A criminal probe of Apple Inc.'s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Steven P. Jobs over stock options tampering is now over, but the potential legal shadow over him and the company isn't going away just yet.

Intel net income rises to $1.6 billion

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Intel Corp. said yesterday that profit rose to $1.6 billion, or 28 cents per share, in the second quarter from $1.28 billion, or 22 cents per share, last year.