Like legendary sports dynasties, four technology titans — Microsoft,
Intel, Cisco Systems and Dell Computer — have lorded over their sectors for years.

“The so-called Four Horsemen are bellwether stocks of Nasdaq, which often rises and
falls with their fate.

But as the economy sputters and tech stocks struggle, they no longer seem
unconquerable. Some even doubt that the juggernauts will lead Nasdaq in the new
decade.” Silicon Valley news has the story.

Linux Today has posted the latest update news from Linus.

CNET reports: “VA Linux (owners of Newsforge) confirmed that authorities asked for documents related to its public offering, including
correspondence between the company and Credit Suisse First Boston. Other Wall Street firms have
also received requests from the SEC for detailed information on how they allocated offerings, and to
whom, during the past two years. The companies have until Monday to respond, the newspaper said,
citing Wall Street executives.”

From Businessweek: “Jack Gao, the 42-year-old president and general
manager of Microsoft China, knew he was stepping
into a difficult job when he took the helm on Jan. 1,
2000. After all, his predecessor, Juliet Wu, had left
Microsoft only to write a scathing account of the
company’s China operations. And the
state-controlled press was frequently beating up on
Bill Gates & Co.”

MSNBC clues us in: “Across all platforms, Proxy servers may foil Web packaged pieces from
working correctly in Macromedia Authorware 4 and above.”

ZDNET reports that Oracle chief executive
Larry Ellison hinted Monday the company will
announce strong quarterly financial results on
Thursday.

The LinuxNews Team wrote to tell us: “Since we have received information about the LinuxNotes project, we started to investigate the case of hidden linux projects in big companies. Opinions like the one presented by Toby Haynes from IBM on LinuxToday suggested that there is some big underground in IBM!
Read more!”

CNet overviews KDE, saying Linux is not yet a Windows killer, referring to Linux as the alternative operating system.

MSNBC reports on future Palm chips. The DragonBall chip used in Palms could soon include ARM technology.

“Do you have shell aliases setup for commands that you use frequently?
Have you ever felt the need to override these aliases? In this week’s tip,
Randy tells us how to temporarily bypass a shell alias with ease.”

Read the full tip at link -Anonymous Reader