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Reports the importance of information technology developments to cut cost in oil industry British Petroleum (BP) in the United States. Use of visual reality technologies; Minimization of performance problems; Function of Geoprobe software to produce simulations of water-injected wells. INSET: How visualisation saves millions for BP..

Reports that hospitality industry employers called for a cap on minimum wage. Results of a survey on the effect of the increase in minimum wage on staffing levels; Comparison between the minimum wage levels of various jobs in the U.S. and that in Great Britain.

Focuses on the operations of restaurant chain La Tasca under the tutelage of its CEO James Horler. Increase in the sales of the company as of April 25, 2004; Remarks of Horler regarding the La Tasca branches in the U.S.; Information on the career of Horler.

SCO Group Inc. claimed its Linux licensing program is "on track" and played down the legal action taken against it by IBM and Red Hat Inc. ahead of this week's SCO Forum event in Las Vegas, Nevada. SCO's public relations director Blake Stowell said the licensing program was "going forward" and denied reports that it was to be suspended in the face of IBM's counterclaim.

Within two weeks, thousands of SCO users and Linux backers will converge on Las Vegas, Nevada, for the annual SCO Forum event. However, this year, any product announcements and keynote speeches are likely to be overshadowed by recent claim of SCO Group Inc. that it owns rights to a certain form of Linux software, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for the future development of open source software. Two weeks ago, SCO announced that all users of software containing Linux kernel version 2.4 or above will need to buy SCO licences or face legal action for breach of copyright. INSETS: Have your say;In a nutshell;SCO and Linux: a brief history.

Reports on the antitrust court case filed by the U.S. Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) against U.S.-based computer software company Microsoft Corp. Reasons behind filing of court case; Allegations made by CCIA against Microsoft.

Reports that the U.S. printer manufacturer Lexmark is seeking an injunction against the U.S. firm Static Control Components Inc. in the U.S. court. Accusations made by Lexmark against the firm; Impact of the injunction on other low-cost cartridge manufacturers; Business operations of Lexmark.