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Breaking today:

Internet worm hits Korean shares
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2113483

Developers Turn to Linux, Stunt Microsoft Growth
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=2111821

Bill Gates sees no spending pickup
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2111350

Top stories to watch out for:

Vodafone expects strong third-quarter customer growth today
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/01/27/ccweek27.xml&sSheet=/money/2003/01/27/ixcoms.html#2

Autonomy expected to post static figures for fourth quarter
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/01/27/ccweek27.xml&sSheet=/money/2003/01/27/ixcoms.html#2

Games Workshop expects improved interim pre-tax profit
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/01/27/ccweek27.xml&sSheet=/money/2003/01/27/ixcoms.html#3

Arm Holdings expected to post a decline in sales and profits
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/01/27/ccweek27.xml&sSheet=/money/2003/01/27/ixcoms.html#3

3 to demonstrate 3G phones Wednesday

Subscriber numbers from Orange due Wednesday

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Financial Times (subscription required)
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Pioneering internet broker quits E*Trade
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491168241

Virus hits ATMs and computers across globe
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&cid=1042491212045

Investors seek to oust Case from AOL board
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&cid=1042491216434

Amazon reports higher profits than expected
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491152861

BBC pressed on digital spending
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491221489

IBM to announce push on grid computing
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491219172

Europe slow to adopt MMS technology
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491216357

Chips are down and pricing pressures up
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491207697

France Telecom takes lead on ?5bn
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491214887

The Guardian
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Networks decide to be in pictures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,882952,00.html

The Times
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(No tech news today)

The Independent
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(No tech news tofay)

Daily Telegraph
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Consultancies hit by brain drain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/01/27/cncons27.xml

News from the US
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Tech companies clean house as pressure rises
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/techcorporatenews/2003-01-26-netceos_x.htm

IBM unveils computing-grid products for industries
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5038772.htm

COMMENT
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Undoubtedly the big story from the weekend which will be mopped-up
today is the the most serious computer virus attack for 18 which
slammed the breaks on the Internet and closed some automatic teller
machines. The attack – dubbed ‘SQL Slammer’ – started in Saturday
night.. And its not over yet – the FT reports that some computer
security experts said it was possible that another version SQL
Slammer could yet emerge. The story has great timing, as developers
are reportedly turning to Linux in greater numbers.

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