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After years of waiting by the Macintosh faithful, Apple Computer released to the

public a beta version of its Mac OS X 10 operating system software.

The Inktomi Corporation, which specializes in internet infrastructure,

it had agreed to acquire Fast Forward Networks Inc. in a stock swap valued at

about $1 .3 billion.

Nobody walks in Los Angeles, but more people may consider taking the bus,

to a new technology that helps 70 ,000 commuters beat the traffic every day.

In its 50th year, the remote control population outnumbers the human

in the United States, and rising from this landscape are new universal remote

controls to cut down on the clutter.

Shares of SCI Systems plunged Wednesday after the electronic components maker

warned that its first quarter profits would be lower than initially expected.

Shares of RAMBUS surged after the memory chip designer said it had reached a

licensing agreement with NEC of Japan, the world's second largest chip maker.