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Reports on the revision of business operations and advertising strategies by the Santa Clara, California-based computer and online service company, Intel Corp. Advertisements in media planning and buying; Interactive marketing strategies; Business planning and reorganization.

Reports on the forecast revenue of Scotts Valley, California-based hard drive manufacturer Seagate Technology for the third quarter of 2004.

Reports on the surge of the shares value of Sunnyvale, California-based data storing and distribution firm, Network Appliance Inc.

The article discusses anger amongst citizens of San Francisco, California regarding buses that illegally use city bus stops to transport employees of technology companies such as Google, Apple, and Facebook as of February 1, 2014. Topics addressed include protests against the buses, as well as a growing opinion that technology companies represent elitism.

The article reports that the acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. by the Microsoft Corp. could narrow the field of companies in the computer industry that have the power to buy up smaller companies. Microsoft bought Yahoo! to keep up with search engine company Google Inc. because of their concerns that desktop computing may not be the future of the industry. Thus, Microsoft's acquisition may not signal more dealing making in the Silicon Valley, California industry.

The article discusses how Rupert Murdoch is perceived differently in London, England, Eastern United States, Mid-West United States, and West Coast U.S. Murdoch is viewed by many as an outsider with suspect values, but at a meeting with computer industry leaders in California, he was treated like a celebrity. Those at the meeting respect him for building News Corp. with his own hands and for his smart handling of MySpace.

The article reports on a scandal at Hewlett-Packard, the personal computer and printer manufacturer. Thomas J. Perkins quit the board after learning that another board member hired private investigators who allegedly impersonated some of the board members by using part of their Social Security numbers. Patricia C. Dunn is alleged to have ordered the investigation, which is in itself facing criminal inquiry into the tactics used by the California attorney general.

CORRECTION APPENDED SAN FRANCISCO -- As the computer industry makes a radical shift to new modes of computing -- in the cloud and on tablets and smartphones -- Hewlett-Packard, a stalwart of the previous era, finds it hard to keep up. It is not alone in that struggle. H.P., along with well-established tech companies like Dell and Cisco Systems, is contending with a faster-than-expected move by consumers and businesses from personal computers and small racks of computer servers toward mobile phones and tablets that are connected to millions of servers, all lashed together in remote supercomputing ''clouds.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Dell Inc. issued on Tuesday a forecast for fiscal first-quarter revenue that was below Wall Street's expectations, stoking fears that the personal computer industry had not fully emerged from its downturn. The company projected sales would be down 7 percent this quarter compared with those in the previous quarter, when it posted revenue of $16 billion. That translates into about $14.9 billion, below the average forecast for about $15.2 billion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SAN FRANCISCO -- The first time Steve Jobs ever bullied anyone was in the third grade. He and some pals ''basically destroyed'' the teacher, he once said. For the next half-century, Mr. Jobs never let up. He chewed out subordinates and partners who failed to deliver, trashed competitors who did not measure up and told know-it-all pundits to take a hike. He had a vision of greatness that he wielded to reshape the computer, telephone and entertainment industries, and he would brook no compromise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SAN FRANCISCO -- Last week, shares of Apple did something they rarely do: they fell nearly 7 percent, in two days. The unusually sharp drop, which was twice as large as the decline in technology shares over all, was driven in part by worries over the impact that the crisis in Japan would have on Apple's ability to make its blockbuster products. It didn't help that the iPad 2, the latest Apple gadget that everyone seems to want to get their hands on, appears to be in increasingly short supply, a situation Apple has found itself in before. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The AppleiPad, so sleek and glassy, should be in a design museum, watched over by heavily armed guards with fierce dogs. But millions of iPads are bouncing around in backpacks or purses where they are gradually and inexorably scratched, dinged and pummeled by far less important objects. While the iPad's aesthetics are exemplary, its built-in protection is a bit spare, especially when it comes to its 9.5-inch screen. Transporting the iPad can sometimes resemble a trip home from the grocery store with a dozen really expensive eggs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shrank its second-quarter loss on reviving sales of computers that use its chips and a wrenching years-long effort to shed costs. A.M.D. would have made money were it not for a loss related to its investment in factories it spun off a year ago into a separate company, according to results released Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Government Accountability Office says a computer system needed to finish the 2010 census may not be up to the job. Robert Goldenkoff, the office's strategic issues director, said Friday before a Congressional hearing in Los Angeles that the Paper Based Operations Control System had not demonstrated the ability to meet peak requirements as it sought to count residents who did not return census forms by mail. Robert Groves, the census director, said the problems stemmed from a late change from a handheld device system to the paper-based system. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Silicon Valley's economy is sputtering and risks permanently stalling, according to an annual report by a group of researchers in the region. Part of the toll on Silicon Valley has resulted from the recession. The region, the center of the global technology industry, lost 90,000 jobs from the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009. Unemployment is higher than national levels and the worst in the region since 2005, when technology companies were still recovering from the dot-com implosion. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the development of a new strategy by Hewlett-Packard Co. for designing a quantum computer in San Francisco, California.

Reports on the decision of Microsoft Corp. to enter the consumer antivirus business as part of its subscription service in San Francisco, California.

Reports on the move of IBM Corp. to buy Gluecode Software Inc. in order to advance open-source strategy in El Segundo, California.

Features MyReader, an electronic reader that scans text and displays it on a monitor in a size and format the reader specifies, developed by Concord, California-based Pulse Data. Capabilities; Pros and cons; Price.

Reports on the consolidation and merger between Yahoo! Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. to tap each others' customers and put Web search features into Adobe's Acrobat Reader software in San Jose, California.

Reports on the development of a test chip with a new process that creates faster circuits by Santa Clara, California-based Intel Corp.

Reports that computer firm Cisco Systems would buy some assets of Procket Networks Inc., a privately held maker of communications equipment based in Milpitas, California.

Discusses how the computer industry is finally coming to terms with Microsoft. Settlement in the feud between the entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley and Microsoft, which dominates the software business; Acceptance of those in the technology sector that the legal system can do little to resolve their quarrel with Microsoft; Relationship between Scott McNealy, chairman of Sun Microsystems, and Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive; Implications of the reconciliation between Sun and Microsoft; Outlook.

Reports on the settlement agreement between the computer firms Intel Corp. and Intergraph Corp. in San Francisco, California. Total amount paid by Intel to Intergraph; Increase in the value of the shares of Intergraph.

Reports that Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy TruLogica for an undisclosed price. Software made by TruLogica used for automating tasks that give users access to a company's data.

Reports on the issues over the takeover bid of Oracle Corp. for the assets of PeopleSoft Inc. in San Francisco, California. Opposition of the Department of Justice to the bid; Antitrust implications of the bid; Disclosure on the offered takeover value.

Reports on the release of new generation Pentium 4 microprocessor, code-named Prescott, developed by Santa Clara, California-based Intel Corporation. Plan of the company to add 64-bit capability to its personal computer chips in a future version; Anticipation of the company towards a new generation of home entertainment computer systems; Expectation of the company on the sales of the latest chip.

Reports on the posted earnings of hand-held computer manufacturer PalmOne Inc. in Milpitas, California as of the quarter ending November

Reports that Edward J. Zander is leaving as president and chief operating officer at California-based computer maker Sun Microsystems. Departures of three other top executives; Drop in the company's stock; Announcement that chairman Scott G. McNealy will assume the role of president; Comments of Zander; Views of analysts.

Announces the completion of spinoff of software division by Palm Inc., a maker of hand-held computers in the Santa Clara, California. Development of operating system software Palm OS; Augmentation of hardware revenue; Appointment of David C. Nagel, a member of the board, as the head of the division.

Reports on the philanthropic activities of some companies in Silicon Valley, California. Effect of the downfall of technology and computer-related companies on the amount of donation they give to the Community Foundation Silicon Valley; Actions taken by some companies to integrate philanthropy in their corporate goal; Weekly contributions of the Community Foundation in behalf of its donors.

Reveals that the San Francisco, California-based Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to acquire Cobalt Networks Inc., a producer of Web appliances from Mountain View, California. Value of acquisition; Information on Cobalt; Benefit of the deal to Sun.

Focuses on the growing technology industry in China. Center of the growth, in the Haidian district of Beijing, near Qinghua University; Example of fledgling technology companies started there, including Beijing East Doctors Information Technology and Legend Computer Systems; Juxtaposition of Beijing with Silicon Valley in the United States.

Reports September 1999 personnel and other changes at Interval Research Corporation in Palo Alto, California. Resignation of computer scientist and founder David E. Liddle; Relations with co-founder and principal investor Paul Allen; Background of the firm; Model for its organization and direction; Outlook.

Discusses the annual survey of Silicon Valley which shows that the region has resumed its economic strength. Areas of growth; Number of jobs added since 1992; Chip-making equipment manufacturing; What shift towards software and design has accelerated; Other survey findings.

Reports on the economic boom that Silicon Valley is experiencing in January 1997. The shift in jobs from computer and semiconductor manufacturing to software development; The creation of 125,000 new jobs; Estimations from economists; Details of the review of the region's economy and quality of life that is to be released on January 13, 1997; Companies established in the Silicon Valley, such as Cisco Systems, Netscape Communications and Oracle.