Monday, September 18, 2006


Symbol Stock Jumps on Word of Sale
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Shares of Symbol Technologies Inc. jumped to a new 52-week high on Monday, following a Wall Street Journal report that the company may soon sell itself for about $3.8 billion, likely to cell phone maker Motorola Inc.Save to My Web

N.Y.C. Hires Northrop for Crisis Network
Washington Post - Sep 18 3:59 AM
In a move to fix one of the most significant shortcomings in emergency response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York has hired Northrop Grumman Corp. to build a wireless broadband public safety communications network to allow the city's emergency personnel to communicate in real time.Save to My Web

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eWeek - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
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Freescale Agrees To $17.6B Buyout
CRN - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said Friday it agreed to be bought for $17.6 billion, or $40 a share in cash, by a private equity consortium led by Blackstone Group, in what could be the biggest leveraged buyout of a technology company.Save to My Web