Dave & Buster's eatery to hold isle job fair

Dave & Buster's, a restaurant coming to the Ward Entertainment Center, will host a job fair at 10 a.m. Thursday in suite 100 of the IBM building at Ala Moana Boulevard and Auahi Street.

General Manager Sean McCullough said from 320 to 340 full- and part-time positions will be offered. "We are running the gamut, going from front desk receptionist to cooks to doormen, to servers, bartenders and cocktail servers," he said.

The Dallas-based parent company also hopes to fill administrative positions and will look for technicians for the restaurant's game arcade. "It'll be all in-house maintenance," McCullough said.

Pay ranges vary. The restaurant's scheduled opening date is Oct. 3.

Justice Department seeks to prevent Microsoft delay

WASHINGTON >> A federal appeals court should not delay in pursuing penalties against Microsoft, because dragging the case out would disrupt the computer market, the Justice Department said today.

"Granting a (delay) would further delay the public's remedy and contribute to uncertainty in the market," Assistant Attorney General Charles A. James and other government lawyers wrote in a court filing.

The appeals judges, who have already ruled that Microsoft repeatedly violated antitrust law, may decide as early as today to send the case to a new judge to decide what penalty the Redmond, Wash., company should face.

Lawyers for the Justice Department and states that sued Microsoft for alleged monopoly practices asked the appeals court to deny Microsoft's request to stop legal proceedings in the case while the computer maker waits to hear whether the Supreme Court will step into the case.

AOL, Microsoft bring up rear in satisfaction survey

NEW YORK >> The world's two largest Internet service providers, AOL Time Warner Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN, came out on the bottom of a customer satisfaction survey.

The survey released yesterday of 1,640 dial-up modem users, conducted by Consumer Reports magazine, gave high marks to AT&T WorldNet, BellSouth Corp. and EarthLink Inc. for overall satisfaction.

MSN got the survey's lowest overall rating, due to dissatisfaction with e-mail, technical support and reliability of its dial-up connections, said David Heim, the Yonkers, N.Y.-based magazine's managing editor.

Respondents also identified AOL as unreliable in terms of quick and sustained dial-up access, said Heim.

Consumer groups sue allergy drug maker

WASHINGTON >> Several consumer groups filed a lawsuit yesterday against the makers of Claritin, the nation's most widely prescribed allergy drug, alleging ads for the medicine make bold claims of relief that are not true. The plaintiffs said the drug firm, Schering-Plough, has boosted its sales with television, Internet and mailed ads, despite research they contend shows Claritin works only 50 percent of the time. Schering-Plough denied the claims.

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NEWJOBS

>> John Revells has been named director of development at Castle and Cooke Resorts LLC. He will oversee development and real estate operations for the island of Lanai. Revells previously worked in land acquisitions and entitlement processing in Northern California.

>> Kula Hospital and Clinic has named Dr. Albert Yazawa medical director. He received his medical degree from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, where he focused on family medicine and geriatrics. Also at the hospital, Nursing Director Virgie Cantorna is leaving her post to pursue a doctorate degree in psychology. Cantorna has worked with Maui Memorial Medical Center and Kula Hospital for 13 years.

PROMOTIONS

>> Wailea Community Association has promoted Frank "Bud" Pikrone to general manager from operations manager. He will serve as a liaison between the association's board of directors and the community. He also will oversee daily operations and long-range goals. Prior to joining the association, Pikrone was operations manager at Maui Ocean Center.