41.   Robin Abrams, previously senior vice president of Apple Americas, will serve as acting executive vice president of the new worldwide sales and support organization.

42.   Schering AG said the European Union approved its new multiple sclerosis drug, Betaferon, for distribution in Europe, which should nearly double worldwide sales of the treatment.

43.   Shiva will also receive Nortel support for research and for establishment of a worldwide sales and support department.

44.   The Australian government has launched an investigation of a practice used by the movie industry in the worldwide sale of DVDs.

45.   The board forced out the chief executive, the president and the vice president for worldwide sales, then dismissed eight members of the sales team.

46.   The board put David Thatcher, the company president, and William Rinehart, the vice president for worldwide sales, on indefinite administrative leave.

47.   The company also said on Monday that Nick Ganio, vice president for worldwide sales and marketing, had decided to leave the company to pursue other interests.

48.   The company did not provide a total for worldwide corporate sales.

49.   The company follows other Japanese electronics makers that plan to enter U.S. PC markets, as worldwide sales of consumer electronics stagnate and PC sales explode.