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Guardian

Tuesday August 8, 2000

• Deal The UK's JSB Software Technologies said it has bought CSM Security Management for $17.3m (£11.5m) in an all-paper deal. Steve Purdham, JSB chief executive, said the deal would accelerate the company's expansion into Europe by giving it immediate access to the German-speaking markets.

• R&D Computer maker IBM said yesterday researchers were running the Linux operating system on a prototype wristwatch device, in a test to show that it can be used as the basic software on the smallest devices.

• Team Online bookseller Barnesandnoble is teaming up with Microsoft to open the first major internet store selling digital books, a Barnesandnoble.com spokesman said.