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* WorldCom Inc., the second-biggest U.S. long-distance telephone company, will cut 5,000 more jobs, or 8.3% of its workforce, as part of a plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the third quarter.

* Microsoft Corp. won’t have to bundle Java into Windows while it appeals an order to include Sun Microsystems Inc.’s software in the operating system, which powers 95% of the world’s personal computers, after a ruling by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

* Microsoft Corp. is talking to Apple Computer Inc. to avoid a challenge to a planned $1.1-billion antitrust settlement the computer maker contends gives Microsoft an unfair advantage in the education market.

* Motorola Inc. bought the NetPlane Systems unit from Conexant Systems Inc. for an undisclosed price.

* Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. named Michael Lafavore as editor in chief of TV Guide magazine.

* Department store retailer Gottschalks Inc. sold its credit card division to Household International Inc.