Intel unveils plans for next Pentium 4
Chip-making giant Intel plans to upgrade its flagship Pentium 4 processor for desktop computers next year and make another version available for laptops in coming weeks.

eBay to pull out of Japan
In a rare defeat for eBay, the online trading leader has announced that it will pull out of Japan, even as the company’s international expansion continues with the purchase of a Taiwanese auction site.

Inktomi signs up AOL for new software
Inktomi has announced that AOL, the nation’s largest Internet services provider and a unit of AOL Time Warner, has decided to use new Inktomi software to accelerate the delivery of Web content.

Enterasys fires staff related to accounting woes
Network equipment maker Enterasys Networks said it fired three senior employees in its Asia-Pacific operations as a result of previously disclosed accounting irregularities there.

Meta Group to host ‘Metamorphosis 2002’
Meta Group, a leading worldwide IT advisory services and consulting firm, has announced that it will host METAmorphosis Dubai 2002-the company’s flagship forum for professionals to address IT and business change-in partnership with Dubai Internet city.