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- TOP STORY: PORTAL SOFTWARE'S Q1 SLUMP
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- NEWS TO GO: AMAZON.COM, CISCO, AND KMART
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- HOT TOPICS: EXCITE, APPLE, AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS
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PORTAL SOFTWARE'S Q1 SLUMP
Communications customer management and billing software company
Portal Software (Nasdaq: PRSF) today pre-announced fiscal
first-quarter (ended April 30) financial results, the company
pointing investors toward revenue&nbsp;of between
$42&nbsp;million&nbsp;and $44 million and pro forma losses
of&nbsp;$0.19 to $0.21 per share. Wall Street was looking for a
net profit of&nbsp;a penny per share.

>>FULL STORY:
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Online retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has been
"dramatically" scaling back the engineering and business
development resources devoted to its "Amazon Anywhere" mobile
commerce unit, according to The Wall Street Journal, despite
broad proclamations about the growth potential of wireless
commerce.

Optical network operator Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q)
announced four contracts for broadband Internet communications
services worth "more than $30 million."

Networking equipment giant Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) will provide
China Telecom with more than 500 high-speed routers over the
next year as the Chinese company works to establish a network
that spans the country. The equipment will be used in ChinaNet,
China Telecom's Internet service provider. Financial terms were
not disclosed.

Retailer Kmart's (NYSE: KM) BlueLight.com Internet service
operation agreed to an expanded service pact with broadband
carrier Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT). Bluelight.com is
part-owned by Softbank, an investor in The Motley Fool, and
Martha Stewart Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), the latter covered in Fool
News & Commentary last week.
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Drugmaker Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI) said first-quarter
profits from operations were $0.40 per share, up from $0.37 last
year and in-line with market expectations. The company pointed
investors toward full-year profits of $2.23 to $2.25 per share.
Wall Street is currently looking for $2.26.

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NO MORE EXCITE.COM?
Excite@Home may consider shutting down Excite.com. Is this a
positive or a negative development for the company?
http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=404420

AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER? PROBABLY NOT
Apple was once the leader in the education market. Now, it has
taken a backseat in the nation's schools.
http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=404421

SUN (MICROSYSTEMS) SHINES ON NEW MANUFACTURER
The server giant has selected a new chip manufacturer. Fools are
discussing whether this will make Sun shine brighter.
http://www.fool.com/m.asp?i=404422

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