Friday, April 05, 2002

EchoStar pulls out of satellite Net access. The company is backing out of its satellite-based Internet access business in what many see as a tactic to pressure U.S. regulators to approve its proposed takeover of Hughes Electronics. [CNET News.com] 7:46:07 PM

Hotmail back on track after glitch. update Microsoft says a partial outage of the Web-based e-mail service's servers delayed or prevented some people from logging in to their accounts. [CNET News.com] 7:44:17 PM

Hotmail glitch shuts out users. The problem blocks access or causes long log-in delays in the Web-based e-mail service. Microsoft attributes the partial outage to a Hotmail server error. [CNET News.com] 7:39:46 PM

Dell Says Hewlett Merger Is Opening Doors. Michael Dell said that his company had benefited from the uncertainty among customers about the effect of Hewlett-Packard's planned purchase of Compaq Computer. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business] 4:36:40 AM

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