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| May.1 |
Sun |
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Sun president stepping down President and chief operating officer Ed Zander, 55, will be replaced by the company's chief executive, Scott McNealy
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Intel |
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Chipsets for Disposable Cell Phones
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Google |
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AOL chooses Google over Overture
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Palo Alto |
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Limit on schools raise and spend money
| May.3 |
HP |
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Compaq acquisition officially closed Investors will receive 0.6325 shares of HP for every Compaq share they own. Ticker symbol will change from HWP to HPQ | |
| May.5 |
Mountain View |
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Barrymore assaulted at his home Former actor could face marijuana possession charges after being beaten by teens trying to steal his stash
| May.6 |
HP |
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Shares Up After Merger, New Symbol
| May.7 |
HP |
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Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000 CEO Carly Fiorina says she will try to keep the lid on layoffs | |
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SJ Arena |
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SJ Arena going to be HP Pavilion The arena had been known as the Compaq Center since last year under a $47 million, 15-year sponsorship deal
| May.8 |
Mountain View |
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Intuit to pay $78 million for CBS Employer
| May.9 |
Palo Alto |
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Teacher convicted of sex crimes Douglas Obujen, 55, a former elementary school teacher was convicted for hugging a fourth grader, kissing her on the head
| May.10 |
Sunnyvale |
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Pedestrian killed by vehicle
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Los Altos Hills |
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Jewish students gave gift to Arab Church The sixth graders presented a $1,300 check to the Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer, which an arsonist burned
| May.11 |
Palo Alto |
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94-year-old woman fights off attacker The victim fought back and may have wounded an young Hispanic male | |
| May.12 |
Palo Alto |
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Five arrested in prostitution bust Japanese Acupuncture Center, the Hong Kong Health Center and Oriental Health Center were part of a prostitution ring | |
| May.13 |
Sun |
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Sun to Offer Yahoo Content
| May.14 |
Redwood City |
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RealNames to Shut Down
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HP |
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Earnings expectations met In its last quarter of life without Compaq, Hewlett-Packard reported sharply higher earnings
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Apple |
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Apple offers computer servers
| May.17 |
Santa Clara |
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Network Associates restates earnings
| May.20 |
Mountain View |
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Financial fraud claimed at Legato SEC alleges Malmstedt and Huetteman conspired to record millions of dollars in improper revenue
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Intel |
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New Chipsets with Integrated Graphics
| May.22 |
Sun |
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New version of Solaris operating system Computer maker is trying to integrate Solaris with popular upstart Linux
| May.23 |
Stanford |
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Conference on gender and globalization Conference was organized by the Feminist Theory Workshop
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Sun |
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Orders Lag but Targets June Profit Corporations were still holding back from investing in tech but CFO stood by forecast of a return to profit in the current quarter
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Intel |
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Intel Buys New Focus Laser Unit Semiconductor manufacturer had bought a technology business for $50 million in cash to beef up its optical networking business
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Yahoo |
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Yahoo! plans to promote eBay site Yahoo! plans to pull most of its online auction initiatives in Europe and instead promote eBay's market-leading auction
| May.24 |
Sunnyvale |
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Loudcloud Hikes CEO's Pay Internet services company, whose shares have plunged since IPO, hiked Benjamin Horowitz's pay for his 'outstanding' work
| May.28 |
Intel |
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Chip Prices Cut Up to 53% Chipmaker's investments in manufacturing over the past two years are start to pay off
| May.29 |
Cupertino |
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Sharpshooter infestation found The glassy-winged bugs were found by county employees at a nursery and a residential area
| May.30 |
Palm |
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Revenue outlook lowered Fourth quarter will be approximately $230 million. The company won't yet achieve profitability as a result | |
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Los Altos |
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Convicted for sex involving 4 girls Robert Jay Tashbrook, 34, is facing a possible life sentence after being convicted by a jury of numerous sex charges
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AltaVista |
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Overtures Extends Pact with AltaVista Overture will distribute its pay-for-performance search features to the Products and Services section
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Stanford |
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Professor awarded Welch Award Harden McConnell awarded for lifetime achievement in basic chemical research
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