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Top U.S. Cyber-Security Official Resigns
Richard A. Clarke, the top cyber-security adviser to President Bush, confirmed his plans to resign from the White House and raised an alarm about the potential of future attacks on the Internet, the Associated Press reported.Clarke, in an email sent Thursday evening, warned colleagues in the federal government that the damage caused by a worm virus set loose last weekend could be dwarfed by more sophisticated viruses in the future, AP said.
Many businesses, including trucking companies, rely on computers and the Internet to conduct their daily activities.
Xata Corp. Reports Loss in 1Q
Xata Corp., a provider of mobile communications equipment for the trucking industry, said Thursday that it had a net loss of $854,000 or 12 cents per share in the fiscal first quarter of 2003. In the first quarter of fiscal 2002, the company reported a loss of $371,000 or 5 cents per share.The company said that its sales were also down, to $3 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2002 from the $4.3 million in sales it logged in the same quarter in the previous year.
The company said that despite the losses it felt it was taking steps, such as making the next version of its Xatanet two-way satellite communications system available in the fiscal second quarter, to grow its business and work toward profitability.
Minneapolis-based firm said that its weaker first-quarter results were more the product of “difficult overall economic conditions,” than relative market demand for its line of products. Transport Topics
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