MicroStrategy To Narrow Biz Focus

Beleaguered software vendor MicroStrategy Inc. last week warned that its first-quarter financial results will likely be below expectations. It also announced plans to cut about one-third of its 1,900 workers and focus on its core business intelligence applications. The Vienna, Va.-based developer of data mining software said it will eliminate or downsize "speculative technology initiatives" that aren't directly related to business intelligence.

Intel Taps P2P for Cancer Research

Intel Corp. last week announced a peer-to-peer (P2P) technology initiative designed to further cancer research by enabling PC users with Web access to donate unused computing time to help solve medical research problems. By using the collective idle time of 6 million PCs connected to the Internet, the program could provide as much as 50 TFLOPS of power, Intel said.

Dell Expands Services Portfolio

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Computer Corp. announced a new set of services, called Premier Enterprise Services, aimed at speeding customization, installation and service of business systems. The services are available now in the U.S. and Canada and are expected to be available worldwide by the end of the year, said Dell. The company didn't provide pricing information.

Short Takes

IBM is consolidating the development, marketing and operations of its ThinkPad and NetVista lines, forming a new organization called the Personal Computing Devices Group. . . . Paris-based telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel SA said it will lay off about 5% of its U.S. workforce. . . . Bankruptcy rumors salted Murray Hill, N.J.-based Lucent Technologies Inc.'s wounds, causing its stock to plummet as much as 30% April 4 before closing down 13.63%.

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