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te aiMMMfM C8 rm9MW t-Hfid Ffidoy Putmbf 12 1997 Business nr fe fr WBMG Microsoft An afcfimctknaaf i Chris Schauble the started its newsroom had only IS anchorman at 5 6 and 10 pm said pioyees compared with more Qian 60 workers were more sad than angiy employees at its local competitors A browser program which works hi conjuctlon allows- with an operating systems "WeYe viewing this as a preliminary The heart of the case against Microsoft is the government's claim that the company is using its neartutal the market for i computer user with a modem to roam the Internet JacksaoY temporary injunction not 4 only covers Windows 95 but any future Microsoft operating system as wriL And it covers all future versions of Mi-: croaoftY browser called Internet Ex-r As a result Microsoft may not When we signed on we were a UHF station versus a making the broadcast signal impossible to pick op in even some parts of Jefferson County At the time CBS had affiliate stations hi Tuscaloosa and Anniston which further limited the statianh ability to expand its frequency system software to take over the market for Internet browsers On that point Jackson declined to msfco a final judgment But he wrote probability that Microsoft might also acquire yet another monopoly in the Internet browser market i simply too great to tolerate InlwftnifAVw Halil ILa loailA la falla indefinitely until the issue is finally revived Those practices shouldbe se practices abated until it conchisivriy established that they are Therefore Jackson ordered Microsoft to stop requiring that computer makers fostall the company's browser along with Windows 95 pending a final resolution of the matter From page CIO In addition Jackson refused to Microsoft's practice of requiring its te Yxndtecb- major customers to sign agreements that limit what these customers can reveal about Microsoft business practices Microsoft argued that such agreements are common in the computer industry ItewrenceLeroig as a Ypedal master1 a kind of temporary magistrate win will study the case and bar testimony Lessig will issue a report to the court by May 31 1998 and Jackson will rely on his findings' in making a final ruling are a number of very positive Ets to the decision bum our Microsoft spokesman Greg Shaw Presenting 4 Jaguar Symphony in V8 jit able to proceed with its plans to tategral part faf make the browser an Windows Such re outcome would be a major maker Netr victory for rival browser scape Communications Oorp which: has seen its share of the browser market once as high as 80 percent ravaged by the growing popularity of Microsoft browsen Microsoft now has 40 percent of the market Ml 5 1 4 ft jv -s 'h iV TJ i -'if I'-- Introducing the new jaguar something would happen nl know We didn't know what We didn't when So we are just here for each other comforting each he said The anchorpeaple and reporters made no mention of the shakeup durfog their newscasts Thursday afternoon and evening but Shauble said he knew he would be terminated since the weekend before Thanksgiving They didn't tell me what date it would be but now I know it's Dec he said Schauble said since last April he took the job at the station in hopes of helping to bring in needed changes but the news staff never had enough reporters or other resources it needed to compete since been here it's like playing a football game against three other really good teams without your helmet and shoulder pads would have been nice to have the full gear to compete meaning the resources that other stations have We weren't given that better equipment better graphics better set WBMG-42 started its local newcasts in 1987 decades after WBRG6 and WVTM-13 had established theirs That already put behind in establishing viewer loyalty Land said And when 42 women in positions of responsibility than I found even five yean That's partly because mare companies are realizing that having a diverse workforce isn't just a legal and moral imperative but more economically round Having varied employees provided they work well together produces mare creative and unusual ideas an edge that companies hcreasingty need to part how Goapen Ly-brend one of the Big Six accounting firms has improved its track record an advancement said Jim Hayes director of diversity This year of the women made up 10 percent firm's 1400 partners up bom 7 percent two years ga included diversity in business he said As a result managers are judged not only on how many ble to finish their buying in time for Christmas some are well on their way to actually enjoying the holiday i Jtxty Stout of Dea Moines Iowa finished her shopping this week while Mike Powell hoped to soon complete his gift-buying spending a day at the Richland Fashion Mall in Columbia SC Cberi Nadinic already has bought toys small appliances and clothes for her friends and family Tm realty down to just picking up small items for stocking the Euclid Ohio resident said hirivK CdTlMTOa totitwnp EMPMnsndIMniMa 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DOOSMOfiniilntanta ssn yr --I 55 v'-f '4- Today the station has 5 million watts of power and sends its signals farther It has more than 40 newsroom employees including those who are bring terminated But it still has had problems catching up with newscasts produced by Birmingham's NBC ABC and Fox affiliate! In the May Nrihen rating sweeps period WBMG-42 badly trailed its three Birmingham competitors dur-tag the 10 to 1030 pm newscasts Only 1 percent of the households with TVs and 2 percent of the households with sets on at that time were tuned to 42 Land said In comparison WBMA-3340 had I percent of the and 17 percent of those with seta an WBRC-6 had 10 percent of households and 20 percent of those with sets on and WVTM-13 had 11 percent of households and 20 percent of those with sets on he said PMRupMdi at 325-2367 ori women and minorities they hire and well they sup- promote but also how part mentoring programs alternative work arrangements and that would promote a friendly climate for women and As part of its work to this area the firm recently studied 440 of the fastest-growing firms in the country and found that the leaders of the largest and most productive companies believed that women and minority managers were important to ensuring business growth For its study Catalyst analysed thi the statements annual list of annual reports and from Fortime the 500 largest publicly owned UA a as ranked by annual reve- companies nw! 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INI AmaricrtFMSpacialSiiviGH 1IM 3 Tnk yotnr seats The performance Vs about to begin From page CIO While Land would not discuss a blackout he said WBMG-42 plans to hire more people than it discharged He said it also is increasing its newsroom budget next year General bought this cdotlm with the intention that it would be a serious competitor in the news he said That means it is willing to riiake the changes and pay the price to improve the station WBMGS new format will have to be hi place and attracting rigwifiranHy more viewers long before nest fall when the Birmingham television market jumps bun the country 51st to its 39th biggest The change will occur as the nation's television rating services wch as Nielsen add Tuscaloosa and Anniston to the Birmingham market of these steps that we are taking and will be taking are in line with getting a format that will attract a larger Lind said the firings do not reflect on the talents or abilities of the news personnel Rather the station as is has failed to fulfill expectations Meanwhile some of the dismissed employees they understood the action even though the longentidpated iha-keup stunned them Jobs From page CIO i Meredith Fischer vice president of corporate marketing at Pitney Bowes also wasn't disheartened somewhat impatient to expect more she said noting that there are many more women in lower management ranks now poised to advance At Pitney Bowes women mate up 42 percent of the company's 12 corporate officers Tbe company was one of 23 where women make up more than a quarter of corporate officers Ms Fischer believed that corporate America is changing noting that in her travels seen less with Sales rnm page CIO The annual staredown with retailers and customers has begun and the retailers are about to blink said John Morris who coven retail for Prudential Securities This weekend has to be But while many consumers scram- KBV SOUTH FOERAL SOWBUX Dial 7184700 vpnss 4 (NgR code HowdoCDswort? 11N Why COs in tali lilt HowdolbuysCO? 1l CDKkMIoriWiiM 1191 IWNMftMSaidriCDi lilt REMAX Realty Assoc I7V-SS0S Wilson FrankWildman jk Financial Groap Inc DM 71S470S press 4 difllfi cods Prepare your home for maximum selling pries 1081 Home Buying Secrets: A Hands-On Reference Manual to Buying a Home In Birmingham 1085 National Financial News Compass Brokerage Call 715-6700 then press 4 digit access code AMEX Update Dow Jones Araiags NASOAQ Update NYSE Update StockMoneyMarM Money Rates Com PrectowMetete Bond Meiket Update rod 9992 Mutual Funds Stockquote OB 71S-67DO then pros 4-dlgK StockquotN I668r code Prsasl UUrmml StockquotN Mutual Funds tensw is your docSt Irim symUI Sun ewssSjsWr yos ds nst Insw Sis synbsi sowkI ysw bnlut Ml Ml Ml 001 Ml a HI Ml Nl Z-B va mi hi HI Far Symbols Cal 967-eS4 QUICK9REILLY iuMin mw Toaa iroca ixuiamoi AJo With a totally resculpted interior' a new multiplex electrical system and the beautifully orchestrated 290 horsepower 32-valve aluminum-alloy A-V8 i li sJf 'll Ts-V-: vf -i-: 7 i "'Call 1 cv i'Ks 1 -j' I 'I i ss VI'1 a A -'V i 800 4 JAGUAR or visit wwwjigusrcarscomus tv I I 1 I 4 i mi i 1 i JIM BURKE JAGUAR OBI MhAMMcNwdl '28MJMJ71 Siwinnil AIU 10004470172 No wonder you're hungry -YoD 'ye been watchinqvour r'y turboeatithe roadformiles A An open road ur Audi A4 18 gobbling asphalt with its 20-valve trnbo engine Devouring curves with its front-wheel drive And givingyou tbe punch of six cylinder with the fuel economy of four So naturally you're the only one that needs refueling A no-charge echcduled maintenance plafll keeps it running lean tnp So go ehrad Anywhere This is mie Gennan qxxts sedan fiiat is satisfied with eating roads And leaves your wallet be Get ready for the fids Of your Gfsf TbeAudiA418T From TOM WDLLDAMS AUPD 2200 web: 3rd Avenue South Birmingham 205-252-9512 mal: tomwlpagesoom AUOiorvioitueeCwwwjHidiueoJom A i ii.