The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 1989 - Abstracts

The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 1989
TitleSubjectAuthors
Apple Computer 'press defense' wins suit. (Legal Beat)Business, generalArthur S. Hayes, Ann Hagedorn
Apple Japan and Canon face antitrust probe. (Japan's Fair Trade Commission searches Apple Computer Japan, Canon Sales Co. offices)Business, generalMasayoshi Kanabayashi
Apple's stock continues weeklong slide as firm discloses poor profit outlook.Business, generalWilliam III Celis
Ashton-Tate is cutting its work force 15% to 20%, predicting wider losses. (Ashton-Tate Corp. announces companywide layoffs and cost-cutting plans due to third quarter losses, excess inventory and slow sales)Business, generalMarilyn Chase
Ashton-Tate posts $19.4 million loss for third quarter.Business, general 
AT&T decides not to raise its dividend; move disappoints analysts who had wanted rise; share price drops $1.25. (Dividend News)Business, generalJohn Keller
AT&T expands early-retirement plan; earnings climbed 19% in third period.Business, generalLaurie P. Cohen
AT&T is clear to continue discount plans; FCC's ruling will affect long-distance packages aimed at big customers. (Federal Communications Commission)Business, generalBob Davis
Balance of power: program-trading war masks deeper battle for market supremacy; 'old guard' seizes offensive, but rivals are bigger, richer and high-tech; civil war at the Big Board. (includes glossary of program-trading terms)Business, generalCraig Torres, William Power, Douglas R. Sease
BellSouth, LIN agree to merge cellular lines; spinoff, dividend planned; pact may spur McCaw to raise its bid for LIN. (LIN Broadcasting Corp., McCaw Cellular Communications Inc.)Business, generalJanet Guyon, Dennis Kneale, Julie Amparano Lopez
Big-company tactics spur turnaround at small firm. (Structural Dynamics Research Corp's Ronald Friedsam turns the company around by using big-corporation tactics)Business, generalPeter Pae
Brooke plans to make equity investment in MAI Basic Four. (Brooke Partners L.P.)Business, general 
Bull's chairman to use U.S. acquisitions to lift computer maker's world stature. (Groupe Bull; Francis Lorentz) (company profile)Business, generalPhilip Revzin
Compumat net in third period to rise slightly. (Compumat Inc.)Business, generalJames P. Miller
Computer disks come on line as the latest vehicles for ads. (floppy disks used in advertising)Business, generalJoanne Lipman
Computer firm injects freedom into franchising.Business, generalMichael Selz
Computer vaccines or snake oil? (anti-virus computer software) (Enterprise)Business, generalMichael Selz
Computer virus doesn't cause much lost sleep. (Friday the 13th virus)Business, general 
Computer whizzes sign off on shares. (computer industry execs are selling stock in their own companies) (Inside Track)Business, generalAlexandra Peers
CompuTrac says it expects to report earnings plunge.Business, generalMichael Allen
Data General's co-founder, de Castro, to give day-to-day authority to Skates. (Edson de Castro, Ronald Skates) (Who's News)Business, generalChristopher J. Chipello
DEC net fell 32% in quarter, sales rose 6.4%; results for fiscal 1st period lead analysts to predict weaker results ahead.Business, generalGary Putka
Dow Jones seeks to buy rest of Telerate for $18 a share, or total of $576 million.Business, general 
EC moves to spur more competition in phone services. (European Community's telecommunications services market to be partially deregulated)Business, generalMark M. Nelson
End of an era: new computer firms, font of big fortunes, grow increasingly rare; technology shift, high costs scare venture capitalists from makers of hardware. Another opening for Japan?Business, general 
Fax machine craze sends a message of opportunity. (new services, technologies feed facsimile boom)Business, generalUdayan Gupta
Finnish electronics firm's bold strategy may be unraveling since 2 acquisitions. (Nokia Oy AB' acquisition of data division of L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB, Standard Elektrik Lorenz AG)Business, generalStephen D. Moore
GE and Telefon Ericsson form venture in mobile cellular telephone systems. (General Electric Co., L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB)Business, generalStephen D. Moore, Charles W. Stevens
Headhunter surmounts big obstacles in race to locate president for Wang. (Thomas Neff; Richard W. Miller) (Who's News) (column)Business, generalAmanda Bennett
Hewlett-Packard's Task Broker assigns jobs to computers. (software package) (product announcement)Business, general 
Home banking gets another chance; banks hook up to videotex to reach users. (Prodigy Services Co.'s Prodigy)Business, generalMichael Allen
House panel to examine how Pentagon handled computer contracts with IBM.Business, generalAndy Pasztor
IBM asks firms to make cards for PS/2 line. (adapter card s for Micro Channel-based microcomputers)Business, generalBill Paul
IBM expected to try to bring order to software chaos. (IBM helps with corporate software development backlog problem)Business, generalPaul Carroll
IBM to reduce radiation from future VDT models. (video display terminal) (Technology) (column)Business, generalBill Paul
Kodak optical disk stores more data than other devices. (Kodak ADL 560 14-inch optical disk) (product announcement)Business, generalPeter Pae
Luft resigns post as Nixdorf chairman; Nasko to succeed him at computer firm. (Klaus Luft, Nixdorf Computer AG, Horst Nasko)Business, generalTerence Roth
MAI Basic ends bid to take over Prime Computer. (MAI Basic Four Inc.)Business, generalDavid J. Jefferson
MAI Basic to post 'significant' loss for third quarter. (MAI Basic Four Inc.)Business, generalDavid J. Jefferson
MCI's new marketing chief moves fast to realign management, sales strategy. (MCI Communications Corp., Kevin Sharer)Business, generalMary Lou Carnevale
Microsoft posts 36% earnings rise for its 1st period.Business, generalG. Christian Hill
Mind what you say; they're listening. (technology and eavesdropping)Business, generalJill Abramson
Nasdaq composite sets another high as technology stocks return to favor. (Nasdaq Composite Index) (Over-the-Counter Focus)Business, generalSonja Steptoe, Craig Smith
NCR net income decreased 10% in third period.Business, general 
Newport Electronics chairman is taking stand against board; Weekes to tender his shares to bidder, but directors recommend a rival offer. (Chairman Barret B. Weekes to tender Newport Electronics Inc shares to High Technology Corp, but Newport Electronics is making a competitive bid)Business, generalJill Bettner
Newspapers warily study fax editions.; big drawback: most machines aren't in homes.Business, generalPatrick M. Reilly
Nintendo-Atari zapping contest goes to Washington. (antitrust allegations, possible federal investigation)Business, generalG. Christian Hill
Nintendo envisions coast-to-coast matches for players. (Nintendo of America Inc.)Business, generalAnne Newman
Nintendo, Fidelity to develop jointly financial software. (Nintendo Co.; Fidelity Investments)Business, generalChristopher J. Chipello
Northern Telecom is set to unveil fiber-optic line. (Northern Telecom Ltd's FiberWorld family of fiber-optic switching and transmission products) (Technology & Medicine)Business, generalSuzanne McGee, Julie Amparano Lopez
Olivetti introduces computer based on Intel 486 chip. (Ing. C. Olivetti & Co.) (Technology)Business, generalLaura Colby
Other agencies say no soap to Treasury's push for high-tech tracking of money laundering. (Politics & Policy)Business, generalPaul M. Barrett
Palm-top computers get thumbs down, shunned by people as costly, confusing.Business, generalMichele Manges
Prodigy service in Northeast to be delivered by Nynex. (banking at home)Business, generalJulie Amparano Lopez, John L. Keller
Program trading index of Big Board fell last month. (New York Stock Exchange report)Business, general 
Schools giving TV warmer reception. (Education)Business, generalGary Putka
Sematech funds don't face cut, Bush aide says. (semiconductor manufacturing consortium)Business, generalBob Davis
Silicon Graphics gets two U.S. jobs valued at over $100 million.Business, general 
Softsel to acquire Microamerica Inc. in share exchange. (Softsel Computer Products Inc.)Business, generalJeff Rowe
Tandy net fell 3.3% in quarter to $62.8 million.Business, generalKaren Blumenthal
Tandy posts flat net for its 4th quarter; revenue grew 10%.Business, general 
Telerate and Dow Jones discuss dispute on share price but offer is unchanged.Business, generalDavid B. Hilder, Patrick Reilly
Telerate Inc. results to fall to break-even in the fourth quarter.Business, general 
Telesphere International to post net for 2nd period after 3 quarters of losses. (Telesphere International expects to report earnings that will surpass break-even goal for second quarter)Business, generalAndrew Patner
Unisys to unveil image processor for banks to help handle checks. (Technology)Business, general 
Unitrode chip ban imposed by U.S.; loss for year seen. (Defense Department issues 'stop shipment' order because of quality control questions)Business, generalLawrence Ingrassia
U.S. discloses sweeping probe into IBM jobs. (General Services Administration investigates wrongdoings on government contracts)Business, generalAndy Pasztor
U.S. Memories says IBM to grant access to chip-making data.Business, general 
Vancouver Stock Exchange's floor-trading era ends next month with full computerization.Business, generalGary Lamphier
Wang Labs sees further growth in the Far East. (Wang Laboratories Inc.)Business, generalSteven Jones
Wang Labs to reduce work force 8%, take $30 million charge in 2nd period. (Wang Laboratories Inc.)Business, generalSuzanne Alexander
Western Digital had $2.7 million loss in its 1st period due partly to weather.Business, generalJeff Rowe
West provinces warn Canada on widening of phone jurisdiction.Business, general 
Working at home has yet to work out.Business, generalThomas R. King
Wrong way to save chip industry. (government aid to protect semiconductor production)Business, generalAndrew Rappaport
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