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DALLAS - Call it the DotComGuy bust. The man who legally changed his name to DotComGuy changed it back Tuesday - to Mitch Maddox. In 2000, Maddox spent one year at home and living off purchases made on the Internet. Video footage of his life was streamed on the Internet 24 hours a day and attracted worldwide media attention. He later got married and on Tuesday he and his wife, Anne, appeared in court to legally change their names to Maddox. Meanwhile, an auction for the DotComGuy name and the domain name dotcomguy-dot-com was to end in April, but it's...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Southlake-based Sabre Holdings Corp. said it plans to let go of more than 500 workers as it aims to cut costs. The company had said last month that it would announce layoffs this quarter, but at the time did not specify the number of cuts it was planning. The work force reductions -- Sabre's fourth round of layoffs in the past four years -- are expected to save the company about $80 million next year, according to reports. Roughly 3,500 of Sabre's 6,500 employees are based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area....

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Personal Notification Service Lacked Data, Customers and Profits A high-tech phone service launched six years ago to give Washington area motorists personally tailored traffic reports will fold today -- before most people knew it existed. Local governments spent $8 million on SmarTraveler, calling it an essential public service in a region plagued by traffic jams. The money was supposed to cover start-up costs until the private operator could turn a profit. Five other areas also invested millions in SmarTraveler, but all have abandoned it as a profit-making venture. Those that still...