REDMOND, Wash., March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. is delaying until early next year the general release of its next-generation operating system.

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 14 (UPI) -- California's Hewlett-Packard Co. has separated its personal computer and printer units just five months after combining them.

MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Palm Inc. of Milpitas, Calif., is changing its name to palmOne after it spins off its PalmSource operating system division this fall.

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