The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 2000 - Abstracts

The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 2000
TitleSubjectAuthors
A big deal for tiny screens.(NTT DoCo Mo invests 16% stake in AT&TWireless Group)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalRobert A. Guth, Peter Landers, Deborah Solomon
Ad competitions act to stop spate of fake entries.(Advertising)Business, generalMichael Flagg
Advertisers find one of the last clutter-free places; image-polishing mission takes Radio Shack to the moon on a solar-powered rover.(planned by LunaCorp.)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJeff Cole
Agencies rediscover Grand Central Station.(Advertising)Business, generalPeter Grant
Agency.com establishes foothold in marketplace for wireless Web.(Advertising)Business, generalJennifer L. Rewick
AlterEgo NetWorks tackles Internet delivery.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalSusan Cleary
AMD 1st-quarter results beat estimates.(Advanced Micro Devices)(Company Financial Information)Business, generalKhanh Tran T.L.
American Express, Lexus in co-brand pact.(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalFrederic M. Biddle
A new campaign against drunken driving looks at the family and friends of those who have died.(new public service ads produced by DDB New York)(Advertising)Business, generalAllison Fass
AOL faces a key test, but more lie ahead.(with buyout of Time Warner)(Company Business and Marketing)(Government Activity)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJohn R. Wilke, Martin Peers, Julia Angwin
AOL-Time Warner plan hits roadblock; Europeans draft objections to huge firms' merger, citing worry over EMI.(European Commission concerned over planned joint venture between Time Warner and EMI Group PLC)Business, generalPhilip Shishkin, John Wilke
Armani touts urban chic with 'Shaft'.(Giorgio Armani)(Advertising)Business, generalTeri Agins
... as Beijing pushes its own technology.(TD-SCDMA)(Technology Information)Business, generalMatt Forney
Asian industry has high hopes for 2001.(Ad Industry Review & Preview)(ACNielsen Media International report)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalS.K. Witcher
Asia's mobile Internet faces rough seas, yet operators set course for big payoffs.(Industry Trend or Event)Business, generalMichelle Levander
AstraZeneca's new ulcer drug shows some advantage.Business, general 
AT&T board to weigh spinoff of unit.(consumer long-distance unit)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalDeborah Solomon, Nikhil Deogun, Mark Wingfield
AT&T Corp. pays $60 million for stake in provider of Web data to phone users.Business, general 
Bank of America seeks standout status.(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalCarrick Mollenkamp
Baseball banks on All-Star Game ratings.(Major League Baseball)(Advertising)Business, generalNathan Hegedus
Bell Atlantic-GTE merger is set to receive approval of the FCC.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalDeborah Solomon, Mark Wigfield, Jill Carroll
Big Taiwan chip maker to acquire rival.(Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalRussell Flannery
Burger King account is put up for grabs.(Advertising)Business, generalKathyrn Kranhold
Cable networks reap big 'upfront' sales.(Advertising)Business, generalSally Beatty
Canada's Telus to buy Clearnet for $3.1 billion.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalTamsin Carlisle
Cell-phone makers agree to develop risk standard.(Industry Trend or Event)Business, generalNicole Harris, Scott Hensley
Chance of an agreement by federal panel on e-commerce taxes appears slim.Business, generalGlenn R. Simpson, Jerry Guidera
Clayton Dubilier and Cisco to buy 81% of Italtel.(Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Cisco Systems)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalYaroslav Trofimov, Scott Thurm, Tomaso Eridani
Corning plans to buy rest of IntelliSense in $500 million deal.Business, general 
Corning plans to expand fiber-making capacity 50%; investment of $750 million seeks to capitalize on Internet-driven demand.(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalTimothy Aeppel
Corporate crisis ads draw chilly reviews.(United Airlines, Firestone, Ford, and others)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalAnne Marie Chaker
Courtroom battles will continue but time is on Microsoft's side.(Microsoft on Trial: The Antitrust Ruling)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalMichael Orey, Jackie Calmes, Milo Geyelin
Despite Net's growth, print Yellow Pages are profitable.(Advertising)Business, generalRachel Emma Silverman
Disney sees new Web ads packing a punch.(Walt Disney Co. Disney Internet Group's "The Big Impression")(Advertising)Business, generalBruce Orwall
Disney shutters its Web-based toy retailer.Business, general 
EC accuses Microsoft on 'server' sector.(European Commission's case; includes related information)(Government Activity)Business, generalBrandon Mitchener, Rebecca Buckman, Ted Bridis
E-commerce panel's attempt to agree on Internet sales tax policy collapses.(acrimonious end to Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce's final meeting)Business, generalGlenn R. Simpson, Jerry Guildera
Eddie Bauer's windows add electronics.(Advertising)Business, generalCalmetta Y. Coleman
Estee Lauder buys Gloss.com site to expand e-commerce business.(Advertising)Business, generalRebecca Quick
Europe may ban 'light,' 'mild' on cigarettes.(cigarette firms look for new ways to communicate terms that Euroepan Union legislators may soon ban from cigarette packaging)Business, generalGeoff Winestock
Expert team monitors Web's security holes.(Computer Emergency Response Team, affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalNick Wingfield, Clark Amsberry
FCB, BBDO battle for Chrysler account.(FCB Worldwide, BBDO Worldwide)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalSuzanne Vranica, Kaathryn Kranhold
FCB makes itself a new economy shop.(Advertising)Business, generalKathyrn Kranhold
FCC is poised to approve AT&T-MediaOne deal.Business, generalRebecca Blumenstein, Mark Wigfield
Few ads scored touchdowns during the Super Bowl.(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, general 
Firestone milestone brings on dilemma.(tire recall as company observes 100th anniversary)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalTimothy Aeppel
Ford puts magazines to work on ads for Escape SUV.(Advertising)Business, generalKaren Lundegaard
FTC, states target online-auction fraud.(Federal Trade Commission received over 10,000 consumer complaints last year)Business, generalJerry Guidera
Genus has means and opportunity to forge a strong market position.(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalBrenda L. Moore
Global Crossing claims theft, sues Tyco unit.Business, general 
Global-image campaign a first for Boeing.(Advertising)Business, generalKathryn Kranhold, Jeff Cole
Global PC slowdown hits Taiwan's Acer.(second quarter 61% plunge)(Company Financial Information)Business, generalRussell Flannery
GM close to decision on its Hughes unit.(Hughes Electronics Corp.)(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalGregory L. White, Andy Pasztor
Harrah's to ban ads that target children.(Harrah's Entertainment)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalChristina Binkley
Hewlett-Packard hits legal snag over its CD burners in Germany.(Industry Legal Issue)Business, general 
High-tech hotbed for car makers: lowly mirror; it will turn on your wipers, detect fog, deliver e-mail; no need to adjust the A/C.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalNorihiko Shirouzu
Holiday Inn Express aims to hone image.(Advertising)Business, generalMotoko Rich
Hollywood launches messages of peace.(public-service ads)(Advertising)Business, generalJess Bravin
House approves tax moratorium for net commerce.(Government Activity)(Industry Trend or Event)Business, generalJim VandeHei
How a software titan missed the Internet revolution.(SAP AG)Business, generalNeal E. Boudette
IBM, Compaq set data-storage alliance.(Compaq Computer)(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalGary McWilliams, Laura Johannes
IBM-led trio begins campaign touting its e-commerce services.(ad campaign to brand its partnership with i2 Technologies Inc. and Ariba Inc.)(Advertising)Business, generalDaniel Golden
IBM to rebrand its corporate computers.(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalMark Maremont, William D. Bulkeley
Ingersoll-Rand uses 'IR' as a way to play new-image name game.(Advertising)Business, generalKaren Jacobs
Intel, Microsoft to aid schools' use of technology.Business, generalAnn Grimes
Internet in schools: a national crusade backed by scant data; in old-economy Wyoming, wiring classrooms has minimal impact so far.(Government Activity)Business, generalBob Davis
IRS campaign stresses warm, cuddly side.(radio ads featuring a chatty tax-form with a Muppet-like voice)(Advertising)Business, generalArchie Ingersoll
IXL says president is leaving, revenue to miss expectations.(IXL Enterprises third quarter, William C. Nussey)(Company Financial Information)(Company Operations)Business, generalDouglas A. Blackmon
Japan's NTT agrees to buy 90% of Verio; phone giant's $5 billion bid for Colorado Web firm reflects a 67% premium.(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalNikhil Deogun, Steve Lipin
Kenneth Cole goes against convention.(Advertising)Business, generalTeri Agins
Kinetics Asset to launch its first TV ads.(Kinetics Asset Management)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalPui-Wing Tam
Lucent and other tech firms unveil stock deals.(Lucent Technologies Inc., and Ortel Corp.; Kana Communications Inc., Silknet Software Inc.; Akamai Technologies Inc., Intervu Inc.; and Corel Corp., Inprise/Borland Corp.)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalNicole Harris, George Anders, Jon G. Auerbach, Julian Beltrame
Manugistics set to expand electronic-commerce role; software company plans Web site devoted to moving freight shipments.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalChris Mark, Daniel Machalaba
Mattel's print ads will play up to moms to boost Barbie brand.(Advertising)Business, generalLisa Bannon
Mercedes ads shuck stodgy aura for hipper tone.(Mercedes-Benz)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJeffrey Ball
MGM Grand trumpets size to stand out.(Las Vegas hotel)Business, generalChristina Binkley
Microsoft to invest $135 million in Corel.(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalRebecca Buckman, Joel Baglole
Microsoft tries to lob monkey wrench into AOL-Time Warner deal.(trying to obstruct the merger by raising antitrust concerns about the merger's effect on consumers' access to high-speed Internet service)Business, generalJohn R. Wilke, Julie Angwin
Naturalizer shoes are on a sexy-ad kick.(Advertising)Business, generalCalmetta Y. Coleman
NCR wins data-warehouse contracts with Web firms, cracking new market.Business, generalWilliam Bulkeley
New rule requires wireless-phone firms to disclose handsets' radiation levels.Business, generalNicole Narris
New version of Microsoft browser will warn users about 'cookies'.(Product Announcement)Business, generalRebecca Buckman, Ted Bridis, Jason Anders
Now poised to challenge AOL online: MSN; after many attempts, Microsoft tries again for a leg up in consumer Web services.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalKara Swisher
Online ads turn to hand-held devices.(Advertising)Business, generalJennifer L. Rewick
Parts shortages hamper electronics makers.(Product Information)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJon E. Hilsenrath
P&G peers beyond TV to reach targets.(Advertising)Business, generalEmily Nelson
Philips Electronics to pay $1.2 billion to acquire a 60% stake in MedQuist.Business, general 
Qualcomm tis close to a wireless deal with China Unicom.(China United Telecommunications)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalMatt Forney
Qwest-U S West merger cleared by FCC if they meet conditions.(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalKathy Chen, Stephanie N. Mehta
Qwest, U S West to discuss German bid.(Deutsche Telekom offer for Qwest Communications International)(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalStephanie N. Mehta, Rebecca Blumenstein, Anita Raghavan
Seeing the body electric, in 3-D; from all angles, doctors get a virtual peek at organs, vessels and inner tangles.(includes related information)(Technology Information)Business, generalCarol Gentry
Sega set to launch online-gaming network.(Sega Enterprises Ltd.'s Sega of America Dreamcast Inc.)(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalKhanh T. L. Tran
Soap opera brings Telemundo new life.(Advertising)Business, generalEduardo Porter
Spirent to buy U.S. unit of Axel Johnson for cash, stock valued at $1.69 bil.(Hekimian Laboratories Inc.)(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalDavid Pringle
Symbian cellphone alliance faces growing threat from Microsoft.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalPringle. David
The tale of a $1.2 billion telecom killing; how AIG and Bell Canada reaped fivefold return in wary Korean market.(American International Group Inc. and Bell Canada International Inc.; Hansol M.com, formerly known as Hansol PCS)(Company Business and Marketing)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJason Booth
Thinking out loud: you assumed 'erase' wiped out that rant against the boss? Nope; keystroke loggers save it, so companies can peek inside employees' heads; 'moen ... money ... scholarship.'(Company Operations)Business, generalMichael J. McCarthy
This potion's pwer is in its packaging.(marketers increasingly turn to unusual packaging to entice disinterested consumers)(Advertising)Business, generalQueena Sook Kim
U.S. charges former FM president with giving secret data to rival VW.Business, general 
Verizon backs law restricting cell-phone use.(Verizon Wireless would ban use of hand-held phones while driving)(Government Activity)Business, generalNicole Harris, Jeffrey Ball
Veterans group is waging battle to block World War II memorial.(Advertising)Business, generalRudy Kleysteuber
Vietnam opens industry to foreigners.(foreign ad agencies still need a Vietnamese partner)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalMichael Flagg
Vignette to pay $1.28 billion for software firm.Business, general 
VNU moving fast in online ad market.(company buys NetRatings and others)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJames M. Dorsey, Charles Goldsmith
Walt does wireless.(an evaluation of cell phones, hand-held gadgets and other technology that promises wireless Web access; includes related article)(Product Information)Business, generalWalt Mossberg, Danielle Belopotosky
Weakened Xerox will sell assets to stengthen its balance sheet.(Company Business and Marketing)(Company Financial Information)Business, generalWilliam M. Bulkeley, John Hechinger
Web sex publisher is launching print magazine.(Nerve.com Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJennifer L. Redwick
Web site sets gay-themed ads for big, national publications.(Gay Financial Network's Gfn.com)(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalRonald Alsop
Web sites revive fading handicrafts.(E-Business)(World2Market.com)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalMiriam Jordan
Whirlpool conjures up appliance divas.(Advertising)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalKatheryn Kranhold
White House will be briefed on plan to break up Microsoft.(briefing by top Justice Department antitrust officials)Business, generalTed Bridis, Bob Davis
Why Windows 2000 just might be right for some consumers.(Personal Technology)(Statistical Data Included)(Column)(Evaluation)Business, generalWalter Mossberg
Will Big Mac find new sizzle in shoes, videos?(McDonald's Corp. brand name extension)(Statistical Data Included)Business, generalJennifer Ordonez
Will the future be written in E-Ink? A new printing technology sets off a high-stakes race with some big backers.(Product Development)Business, generalAlec Klein
WorldCom officials want to sell parts of Sprint.(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalDeborah Solomon, Nicole harris
X.com's PayPal will reimburse consumers defrauded online.Business, generalStacy Forster
Xerox's new leadership vows to boost firm's morale, but will stick to cutbacks.(Company Operations)Business, generalJon G. Auerbach, Joann S. Lublin
Yahoo! to buy largest Web site in Taiwan for $146 million in stock.(Kimo.com)(Company Business and Marketing)Business, generalConnie Ling
Y&R mulls mergers, talked with Harte-Hanks.(Advertising)Business, generalKathryn Kranhold, Nikhil Deogun, Steven Lipin
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