CHICAGO FIRMS, XM IN PARKING DEAL ...

CHICAGO FIRMS, XM IN PARKING DEAL

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio is partnering with couple Chicago-based companies, Standard Parking Corp. and Quixote Transportation Technologies, to deliver real-time information forward the availability of parking spaces. XM's navigation plan will display color-keyed icons to indicate the percentage of spaces available in a division or garage. Quixote, the world's largest maker of electronic sensors to measure traffic arise on roads and in parking facilities, will be installing its sensors in Standard's garages. The companies plan to launch the national service, XM ParkingLink, in the fourth quarter.

MCAFEE SOFTWARE FIGHTS ID THEFT

McAfee Inc., the world's second-biggest maker of anti-virus software, released recent software Tuesday to fight identity theft and guard wireless networks. The software, code-named Falcon, is presented as an online service to alert users to potentially fraudulent Web sites and shape them from receiving personal data. The software also provides anti-virus, firewall and anti-spyware capabilities plant in most security programs.

INTERNET DRIVES QWEST GAINS

Qwest Communications International Inc., the fourth-largest U local-telephone company, had a second-quarter profit of $117 million as high-speed Internet access lines rose and interest prices and employment fell. Qwest shares surg unadulterated income was 6 cents a share compared with a los of $164 million, or 9 cent a year earlier, Denver-based Qwest said. Sales were little changed at $347 billion. Qwest shares gained 51 cent or 66 percent to $830 Tuesday.

IBM, AMD PARTNER forward SERVERS

IBM, the world's biggest computer-services provider, said it will vend five new servers run through Advanced Micro Devices Inc. processors. The IBM computer will use Advanced Micro's Opteron chip. IBM's decision depicts a win for Advanced Micro CEO Hector Ruiz as he try to gets to take more market share from Intel Corp.

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