COMMENTARY Trustbusters on the Wrong Trail Justice's misdirected case against the Oracle-PeopleSoft marriage is based on a too-pat view of the enterprise software market
NEWS ANALYSIS Oracle, PeopleSoft -- and Microsoft Here are the key points of Justice's case against the enterprise software makers' merger and why Redmond plays a crucial role
SPECIAL REPORT The Future of Computing Computer development has been a steady, plodding process, but a coming series of innovations will transform it. Here's what to expect, from design and displays to batteries and storage
SPECIAL REPORT Bye-Bye Boring Beige Box PC makers are starting to crank out designs that capitalize on a host of new technologies aimed at making computers far more exciting
NEWS ANALYSIS India's Outsourcers Turn West Aiming to expand their reach and customer base, they're buying U.S. and European companies -- often hiring more workers there
COMMENTARY Finally, a Free Market for Telecom With rules that favor Baby Bell rivals set to expire, technology -- not the government -- will level the overcrowded playing field
NEWS ANALYSIS America's CIOs Are Shopping Again A new executive survey sees big jumps in IT spending on everything from up-to-date PCs to spam-killing software
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- FROM BW My Therapist Is a Joystick Taking aim at a new market, developers are creating beneficial games for everything from phobias to ADD
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ONLINE EXTRA Playing Your Way to Health From battling a fear of spiders to flying phobia, here are some games that promise therapeutic benefits along with fun
COMMENTARY The Message in Microsoft's SAP Quest The U.S. software king is so hungry for growth that it's now willing to consider megadeals. Watch out, rivals -- and partners
BYTE OF THE APPLE Apple Hits a High Note with Express Its new wireless router that also streams music to a stereo or Wi-Fi speakers will liberate digital tunes from the computer
EUROPEAN BUSINESS -- FROM BW Take That, You Creepy Dementors Fantastic gizmos straight out of Harry Potter are coming to market. Got a spare $500,000 for a flying car?
STREET WISE Waiting for Net2Phone to Pick Up Wall Street appears impatient with the Net telephony pioneer's progress, and that could be an opening for long-term investors
TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT CeBIT on the Hudson Europe's giant tech show has opened in New York, bringing an IT vision dominated by smaller PCs, faster access, and multipurpose hybrids
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TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT Homeland Security's Missing Link The U.S. is spending plenty on technology, but it could spare far more. Still, even the best tech needs more cohesive planning and implementation
NEWS ANALYSIS Baby Steps in the War on Cancer News of new drugs and small but solid gains in survival rates made this year's ASCO conference the most upbeat in years
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- FROM BW Can Drug-Busters Beat New Steroids? It’s scientist vs. scientist as the Olympics approach. New doping methods and designer drugs threaten to make cheating worse
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/ONLINE EXTRA "We're as Good as the Bad Guys" Scientist Don Catlin says drug testing can be "just days" behind the people designing new performance enhancers for athletes
NEWS ANALYSIS Bad Marks for a Prostate Cancer Test Survival rates for men are up, but researchers cite improved treatment rather than early detection. A better screen is needed, say doctors
NEWS ANALYSIS Good News About Cancer. Seriously At this year's ASCO gathering in New Orleans, expect the spotlight to be on new drugs, targeted treatments, and "rapid-fire advances"
NEWS ANALYSIS Biotech's Tough New Taskmasters Venture capital is flowing again -- with restrictions and a cold eye for results. "You've got to sing for your supper," says one VC
NEWS ANALYSIS Spitzer's New Target: Big Pharma In suing GSK for allegedly withholding information about Paxil, New York's attorney general has fired the first shot in what may be a big war
COMMENTARY -- FROM BW The Health-Care Catastrophe That Won't Happen The history of info tech over the past thirty years suggests that biotech gains will eventually rein in medical costs
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO -- FROM BW Hospira Just May Put You in the Pink The recent Abbott Labs spin-off appears to trade at a discount to its peers
NEWS ANALYSIS Can Aspirin Prevent Breast Cancer? A new study suggests that it can -- and also identifies the group of women who could benefit most
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