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To: straight life who wrote (18157)11/10/1998 7:52:00 PM
From: ASB  Respond to of 152472
 
CNN coverage of the deal.

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - A deal between software giant Microsoft and Qualcomm loomed large in after-hours news, as did an announcement by chipmaker Intel that its fourth-quarter profits would exceed expectations. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Qualcomm Corp. (QCOM) unveiled a joint venture focusing on wireless data communications, information technology, and computing. The new company, to be called WirelessKnowledge LLC, will be headed up by John Major, currently president of Qualcomm's Wireless Infrastructure Division. Microsoft stock climbed to 113 in after hours trading, after closing at 112-1/16. Shares of Qualcomm jumped to 58, after finishing at 56-7/8.