Tech Executives Continue Fight Against U.S. Export Limits

Silicon Valley high-tech executives are vowing to continue their fight to ease Cold War-era restrictions on the export of high-speed computers in the wake of a disappointing defeat on Capitol Hill. Leading computer and semiconductor manufacturers -- including Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Apple Computer -- have been trying for four years to revise federal guidelines that require companies to obtain licenses to sell high-powered computers to China and other potential foes abroad.