Business bets on Jakarta victor
INVESTMENT BOOST:
Although his policy plans are still vague, analysts expect Yudhoyono's win could attract more foreign investment and stimulate the market
Investors were optimistic that former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a landslide victory in presidential elections and would kick-start needed economic reforms.
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AOL offers new gadget to improve online security
Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online (AOL) under a new optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major US online business to offer customers a second layer of security.
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Sun targets Red Hat Linux, touts Solaris software
LOW-END SERVERS:
After huge losses and another bad year only softened by a Microsoft settlement, the software and chip maker badly needs a win
After years of battling Microsoft Corp, Sun Microsystems Inc has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it's been accused of ignoring.
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New Nintendo hand-held game device to debut in US
In a shift in strategy, Nintendo was expected to announce yesterday that it plans to begin selling its next generation of hand-held video game devices in the US in time for the Christmas season.
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Mitsubishi Electric to stop producing large LCDs by 2006
Mitsubishi Electric Corp will phase out production of large liquid crystal displays (LCDs)for televisions and computers by fiscal 2006, because increasing competition is driving down prices of the screens.
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World Business Quick Take
■ Advertising Internet ad market up 40%
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