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* Microsoft Corp. said it would extend phone and security support for Windows 98, 98 SE and ME programs through June 30, 2006, after customers complained. Support was scheduled to end Friday.

* Conde Nast Publications Inc., whose magazines include the New Yorker and Vogue, said President and Chief Executive Steven Florio would step down next month after 10 years at the helm.

* The maker of American Girl dolls and books is getting a new name to match its brand. Company officials say they changed the name from Pleasant Co. to American Girl for consistency.

* Graphic Packaging Corp., which makes cartons used in food packaging, said it would close a folding-carton plant in Garden Grove by the end of the second quarter, affecting about 131 employees.