Windows XP Service Pack Cautions and Risks
A cautious overview notes that XP service packs are not full upgrades but include fixes and new drivers. The license monitor may be less sensitive to changes, reducing re registration needs. Do not install without system rollback plans and full backups. The writer shares a firsthand problem where installation caused non functioning and recovery efforts failed.
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Wisdom From Data: Backups Fail and Pay Scales Debate
A column cites a failed data backup case where crucial emails and large files were lost, urging professional help. It argues against equal pay for all workers or players, advocating performance based rewards, citing a Canada study and questioning easy solutions. It ends with a birthday wish and contact for D Eric Bachleitner of Crom Consulting.
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Nortel cash outlook pared to 500 million US by Merrill
Merrill Lynch sharply lowers Nortel’s end of year 2003 cash forecast to 500 million US from 4.9 billion, citing weaker wireless division and revised cost cuts. Shares fall to 76 cents as analysts warn of possible restructuring or asset sales if liquidity worsens into 2004 and beyond.
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Assistant's plea escalates probe into Martha Stewart case
Douglas Faneuil, a Merrill Lynch aide to Peter Bacanovic, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor payoff charge to hide insider stock trade details. He agreed to testify against Stewart as prosecutors seek to pressure her to admit trading on inside information about ImClone.
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Ontario Securities Commission chair David Brown urged Ottawa to lead talks with provinces to create a national financial markets regulator similar to the U.S. SEC. He warned against too many decision makers and urged harmonization with Sarbanes-Oxley rules, despite Quebec opposition.
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Former Enron CFO Charged in Profits Scheme
Andrew Fastow once Enron’s chief financial officer was charged with inflating profits and siphoning millions for himself and associates. He surrendered to the FBI in Houston and faces counts of fraud money laundering and conspiracy, signaling possible actions against others like Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay.
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