Software firms to merge
PeopleSoft hoping to buy its rival J.D. Edwards
- Carrie Kirby, Chronicle Staff Writer

Apple cuts prices on PowerBook portables
- Benny Evangelista, Chronicle Staff Writer

Battling over HDTV
Comcast takes on satellite companies with new high-definition service
- Todd Wallack, Chronicle Staff Writer

Digital video goes portable with Archos gadget
Handheld device also stores music and photographs
- Benny Evangelista, Chronicle Staff Writer

Techies see jobs go overseas
Opposition to offshore outsourcing beginning to grow
- Carrie Kirby, Chronicle Staff Writer

The cutting edge begins to look a little blunt
- Leslie Walker, Washington Post

Overseas tech jobs proliferate
More Silicon Valley companies find cheaper labor in other countries
- Sam Zuckerman, Chronicle Staff Writer

Companies 'come for cost, stay for quality'
Wipro, others flourishing in tech slump
- Sam Zuckerman, Chronicle Staff Writer

Sony adds bells and whistles to PlayStation 2
PSX will include DVD, TV tuner, hard drive for storing music and photos
- Matthew Yi, Chronicle Staff Writer

VaxGen gets OK for anthrax trials
FDA gives firm green light to test vaccine on humans
- Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer

Options expense vote just misses
PeopleSoft vote fails 53% to 47%
- Carrie Kirby, Chronicle Staff Writer

Mentor program helps out startups
Business veterans help budding entrepreneurs find their feet
- Vanessa Hua, Chronicle Staff Writer

Spanish firm offers low-cost downloads
But music industry group calls it illegal
- Benny Evangelista, Chronicle Staff Writer

Business tool helps transnational families stay in touch
Videoconference firms find market in Latin American immigrants
- Patricia Yollin, Chronicle Staff Writer

Lasik device gets OK
New technology results in more precise surgery
- Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer

Ailing Silicon Graphics lays off 10%
Linux specter hovers over PC industry
- P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times

Intel prevails in close vote
Shareholders narrowly reject expensing options
- Matthew Yi, Chronicle Staff Writer

Technology aids Raptor pilots
Local firm makes new-generation display screens
- Tom Abate, Chronicle Staff Writer

Ukrainian held in sale of pirated software
U.S. agents helped track him down in Thailand
- Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer