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U.S. stocks surged to record highs on Monday as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) provided a surprisingly upbeat profit outlook, suggesting that earnings for various companies might be better than expected. This optimism was reflected in the Dow Jones industrial average, which set a new record, and the Nasdaq
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IBM announced its latest innovation in systems management with the launch of the highly-managed PC 300PL, the first IBM PC based on Intel's BX core chip set. This new technology boasts industry-leading capabilities in deployment, inventory, and security, helping customers lower the total cost of running their networks.
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Compaq Computer Corp.'s first-quarter profit declined by 96% due to a significant buildup in inventory and price cuts, which led to a surge in corporate customer purchasing. The company's net income fell to $16 million, or 1 cent per diluted share, from $414 million, or 27
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Technology stocks led the market to record highs on Wednesday, with Intel and Compaq Computer posting anemic first-quarter profits that barely surpassed Wall Street's decreased expectations. Despite initial concerns, the Dow Jones industrial average recovered from brief losses to close at 9,162.27, its second consecutive record
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Gateway 2000, a global leader in the direct marketing of PCs, has begun sales of two new notebooks, the Solo 9100 and 5100, which are powered by Intel's high-performance mobile Pentium II processors. The launch marks a significant milestone in the mobile market, as it brings faster processing
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Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., the country's leading manufacturer of portable computers, has introduced three notebooks with nine configurations, bringing Mobile Pentium II processing power to a wide range of customers. The Satellite Pro 490 series and Tecra 780 series offer the power to choose the price point
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Rayovac Corp., a leading battery manufacturer, has announced a registration statement for a secondary stock offering of 6.5 million shares of common stock. The offering, if approved, will allow more investors to own a stake in the company while still allowing Thomas H. Lee Group, a major shareholder, to
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Dell Computer Corporation, the world's leading direct computer systems company, has introduced its cross-product-line, standards-based systems management strategy called Dell OpenManage. This comprehensive approach aims to provide enterprise customers with choice in the systems management arena while helping them gain more control over their computer systems and reduce
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Recompute Corporation, the leading provider of top-tier, commercial-grade remanufactured Intel Pentium PCs, has announced a significant price drop on its most popular corporate systems. The move is aimed at making affordable, reliable, and high-performance PCs available to businesses and organizations. With prices starting at $299, customers can now purchase remanufactured
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Personal computers, once out of reach for those who wanted top-of-the-line hardware, are now available at a fraction of the cost. Two years ago, a state-of-the-art system would have cost upwards of $3,000, but modern sub-$1,000 systems have driven prices down. Today, buyers can get a system
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IBM has announced that it will support SCO's new UNIX-based operating system, UnixWare 7, on its Intel-processor based Netfinity and PC Servers. This partnership will enable businesses of all sizes to build scalable foundations for their networks without sacrificing reliability. The combination of SCO's UnixWare 7
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Hewlett-Packard Company announced on March 16, 1998, that the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has chosen HP Kayak XU PC Workstations as its preferred platform for research on supercomputing performance. The NCSA, a leader in high-performance computing, will utilize the HP Kayak XU PC Workstations
