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The article reports that the U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a sprawling several billion bill aimed at bolstering American chip manufacturing to address global supply chain issues and counter the rising influence of China, part of a renewed effort by the White House to galvanize its base around recent legislative wins.

Reports that Germany-based Kontron AG is planning to acquire Dolch Computer Systems.

Reports that Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard Co. will open a sales center in Boise, Idaho.

Reports that Sun Microsystems Inc. was in talks with Archipelago Holdings Inc. to offer an electronic computer exchange that would enable corporations and other institutions to bid on computing resources.

Presents a chart related to top selling computer hardware in the U.S. for December 2004.

Reports on International Business Machines Corp.'s planned sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo of China. Terms of agreement.

Reports that shareholders of the Lenovo Group have approved a plan by the company to acquire IBM Corp.'s personal computer business.

Reports on the political problems affecting IBM Corp.'s plan to sell its personal computer business to Lenovo of China. Concerns about national security issues.

Reports that Internet auction company EBay has appointed Christopher F. Corrado as its chief technology officer.

Reports that computer hardware manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices plans to introduce a chip this week that will allow people to download digital television programs from a set-top box to a portable media player without a personal computer.

Reports on the decision of Tulip Computers International to sell the patents and the Commodore computer brand to Yeahronimo Media Ventures.

Reports on the sale of IBM's personal computer business to Lenovo Group of China. Total losses of the IBM personal computing division for the period ended June 30, 2004; Goal of IBM to improve its profit margin; Increase in IBM share prices on the New York Stock Exchange.

Reports that Apple Computer, the maker of iPod digital music players and Macintosh computers, has sued three software developers on charges that they distributed unreleased versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.

Reports that Computer Associates International of Islandia, New York has named a team of advertising agencies owned by the Interpublic Group of Cos. to handle worldwide events.

Reports that Veritas has said that it had agreed to acquire the DynCorp International subsidiary of the Computer Sciences Corp. for 850 million dollars.

Focuses on the case "Oracle v. PeopleSoft." Michael Carroll, lawyer for Oracle's statement that all lawsuits involving Oracle's hostile takeover bid fir its rival, PeopleSoft had been halted; Description of the settlement process which began with a cell from PeopleSoft to Oracle expressing interest in a deal.

Focuses on Hewlett-Packard's introduction of a low-cost computer in China.

Discusses the implications of IBM's sale of its personal computer division to a Chinese company, Lenovo. Status of the personal computer market in the United States; Sign of close partnership with a growing technological power; Reminder of the distant time when a personal computer, by definition, meant IBM.

Reports that IBM Corp. announced the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo Group Ltd., the largest personal computer maker in China. Significance of the deal; Estimates of the total value of the deal; Acknowledgement by IBM officials that its future in China is best served by a close partnership with a local market leader.

Reports that IBM Corp. has reached an agreement in principle to sell its personal computer business to Lenovo.

Presents a correction to an article about reaction to the possibility of IBM Corp.'s sake of its personal computer business, previously published in the December 4, 2004, issue of "The New York Times".

Examines antitrust issues facing the software industry in the United States. Change in regulatory behavior; Microsoft Corp.'s settlements in antitrust cases; Regulatory pressures from Europe.

Reports on the announcement of Dell Inc. on the improvement of its quarterly profit by 25%. Increase in technology spending by U.S. businesses and increase in sales abroad; Consistency of the strength of business information technology spending.

Reports that Gateway Inc. plans to revamp its E-Series line of desktop personal computers for businesses, with three new models in November 2004.

Reports that computer specialist Dell plans to build a third manufacturing plant in North Carolina that would employ at least 1,500 people within five years.

Reports that handheld computer maker, Symbol Technologies Inc., will delay filing its third quarter financial results.

Reports on the loss incurred by computer company Sun Microsystems Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2004.

Introduces Digital Lifestyles Group's hip-e, a desktop personal computer for teenagers. System configuration; Retail price; Interesting features.

Reports that Canadian computer consulting company CGI Group posted an increase in its profits for the fourth quarter of 2004.

Reports on the increase in the profits of computer services company Perot Systems Corp. in the United States.

Focuses on the agreement of United States-based computer maker Gateway to repurchase stocks held by America Online.

Ranks the top personal digital assistant and cellular telephone manufacturers in the U.S. based on sales figures for August 2004.

Reports on the disclosure made by DDI Corp., a maker of electronic components for computer and communications companies, that it would eliminate as many as 175 jobs or about 7% of its workforce.

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.

Lists the top-selling desktop and notebook computers in the world market in second quarter of 2004.

Reports on networking equipment maker Netopia Inc.'s announcement on September 16, 2004, that its auditor, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, had resigned and that it would restate two years of results and revise the results in its most recent fiscal quarter. Company's disclosure of the matters in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing; Period covered by the restatements.

Reports that federal antitrust enforcers in the U.S. have approved plans by Cisco Systems to buy the privately held software developer P-Cube.

Ranks computer hardware for July 2004.

Focuses on the challenges facing Paul S. Otellini if he will be promoted to chief executive of Intel which has found it difficult to diversify beyond computer chips. Problems at Intel over the past year; Circumstances surrounding Otellini's promotion to president and chief operating officer; Implications of Otellini's pronouncement in 2000 that the new race in the industry may be for creativity, not speed.

Reports on the introduction by Computer Associates of an update to its Unicenter IT Service Management line of computer software

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

Reports that computer firm Microsoft Corp. will lay off workers at its Xbox video game business and stop making some games in the United States.

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

Reports on the deal signed by CompUSA Inc. to sell Gateway Inc.'s personal computers in its stores.

Presents statistics concerning the entertainment and computer industry in the United States, compiled as of August 16, 2004. Habits of Internet search engine users; Technology and media stocks; Broadcast television; Cable television; Web sites; Movie rentals; Music albums; Magazines.

Reports that computer company Avid Technology Inc. has agreed to acquire digital audio recording firm Midiman Inc.

Reports that Internet-based commercial exchange EBay has acquired a twenty five percent stake in Craigslist, an online community bulletin board. Efforts of the Internet auction specialist to develop a base of classified advertising; Business operations in Craigslist.

Reports that International Business Machines Corp. will hire 8,800 more people in 2004 than it had expected nearly a year ago.

Reports on the 2004 second quarter financial results of Dell Inc., the world's largest personal computer maker.

Reports that Armonk, New York-based IBM Corp. has won a contract to supply computers and consulting services to Circuit City Stores Inc.