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Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems have forged a strategic partnership, with Cisco selecting HP as its worldwide authorized service provider for internetworking products. This agreement expands HP's role as a reseller and service provider for Cisco products, enhancing its position as a leading support provider for multivendor networking environments.
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The surprise move by Digital Equipment Corp. to protest the Tactical Advanced Computer-4 (TAC-4) contract awarded to Hewlett-Packard has raised eyebrows in the industry, with the protest citing concerns over the commercial availability of key HP deliverables. The protest, filed late last month, has left the Navy without comment, while
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The merger of Micron Computer, Inc., Micron Custom Manufacturing Services, Inc., and ZEOS International, Ltd. was approved by shareholders on April 6, 1995. The combined company, Micron Electronics, Inc., will have approximately 91 million shares of common stock outstanding, with Micron Technology, Inc. owning approximately 79% of the outstanding shares.
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ADFlex Solutions Inc. has announced that it is supplying flexible circuit-based interconnects to International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) for its new ThinkPad 701C subnotebook computer, also known as "Butterfly." This open-ended supply arrangement is expected to result in multimillion-dollar revenues for ADFlex over the next 18 months. The
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Compaq's president and CEO, Eckhard Pfeiffer, will deliver his analysis of the personal computer's role in productivity solutions during his keynote speech at PC EXPO in New York. The annual event, held June 20-22 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, will feature a comprehensive conference and
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IBM and Adobe Systems Inc. have formed an alliance to develop printing and publishing systems based on IBM's Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) architecture and Adobe PostScript and Acrobat technologies. This joint announcement aims to benefit users in the document publishing and print-on-demand (POD) marketplaces by automating their printing
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The U.S. electronics and information technology industry experienced significant job growth in 1994, with a total increase of 111,000 domestic employment positions. This growth was reported by the American Electronics Association (AEA) in March 1995. The industry's December 1994 employment figure stood at 2.433 million,
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Critics such as Gregory Aharonian, a software patent consultant in Belmont, Mass., claim that the Patent Office's resources are inadequate to handle the surge in software patent applications, with some patents being granted that cover fundamental techniques in the field long in use. The Office recently rescinded a
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Emery Worldwide, a global air freight and logistical services company, has launched a new dedicated service for the electronics and computer technology industries. This is its eleventh specialty marketing program, designed to cater to the specific needs of hardware and software manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, and value-added resellers
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Medical professionals can now simulate emergency patient care in a three-dimensional emergency department using the Virtual Physician software, a PC-based multimedia medical education application developed by SafeWare Inc. Digital Equipment Corporation has partnered with SafeWare to supply hardware and provide support for the application. The Virtual Physician allows doctors and
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Seer Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of client/server application development solutions, has established strategic relationships with six major companies, including Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., AT&T/Global Information Solutions, Sun Microsystems, and Compaq Computer Corp. These alliances will enable Seer to expand its application development solution
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Market researchers have reported a significant growth in the demand for notebook computers, with Japan's Toshiba emerging as the top seller in 1994. Toshiba's 15 per cent share of the global market was a notable gain from 12.2 per cent in 1993. Meanwhile, Intel Australia
