Also . . .

* Fry’s Electronics Inc., a closely held electronics chain based in San Jose, called off plans to buy Internet retailer Cyberian Outpost Inc. Last month, Fry’s bid $22.2 million for Cyberian Outpost, saying its proposal was superior to a proposed stock-swap by PC Connection Inc.

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* Bridge Information Systems Inc. is dismantling its news operations as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. Dow Jones & Co. agreed to buy contracts to deliver Bridge’s commodities and company news for $6.5 million, and intends to keep just 10 of the unit’s 150 employees.