Microsoft planning add-on to SQL Server (CNET)
CNET - Microsoft wants SQL Server to scale new heights, and it is hoping an add-on code-named Kilimanjaro will help.

SAP saw sudden drop-off in software sales (Reuters)
Reuters - German software maker SAP AG warned that its sales had abruptly dropped off in the last two weeks of September as companies cut back on computer-related spending due to the widening financial crisis.

EBay cutting 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force (AP)

AP - After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.'s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees. The auction site operator said Monday it will cut about 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of its work force, in its largest round of dismissals ever.

DWT: Driving While Texting a Danger
Driving while texting has become a national traffic-safety concern.

Sector Snap: Internet stocks slide with market (AP)
AP - Shares of major Web companies dropped sharply Monday amid a massive market sell-off that sent the Dow skidding below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Spotting Spin on the Stump
By analyzing speech and facial expressions, software programs can ID "spin."