Joris Evers

The widely publicized Code Red worm may not have caused a significant slowdown of the Internet, but it did flood technical support phone lines at antivirus companies, several European antivirus software vendors said Friday.

Bracing for the reawakening of Code Red, a malicious Internet worm, a number of U.S. government and private organizations on Saturday called on Web server administrators to ensure that their server software is up to date.

America Online Inc. (AOL) will get a prime spot on consumer PCs running Windows XP sold by Compaq Computer Corp., while Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Internet access service will be limited to exposure in the "start menu," Compaq said Friday.

Burdened by a heavy restructuring charge and write downs, Alcatel SA reported a quarterly net loss on Thursday, its first since Serge Tchuruk took over as chief executive officer in 1995.

German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies AG said Thursday that it would cut "roughly 5,000" jobs as part of a restructuring plan to cut costs by US$880 million over the next 12 to 18 months.

Three chipmakers will optimize Palm Inc.'s handheld computer operating system, Palm OS, for use with more powerful chips, some based on the ARM microprocessor core, the company said Tuesday.

In an effort to minimize possible adverse effects of discarded electronic devices on the environment, a group representing more than 2,000 vendors announced Thursday it would test-run several recycling options for PC monitors, TVs, computers and computer peripherals.

The commercial court in Ieper, Belgium, rejected on Wednesday the "restructuring and recovery plan" filed by Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV (L&H). The company was ordered to come up with a new plan, the court confirmed.