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In a marked shift in their long-standing competitive relationship, Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have been making significant strides in cooperation, leading to unprecedented success in their joint endeavors. The partnership, unveiled at MacWorld Expo Boston last year, has resulted in notable advancements, including the integration of Microsoft Internet
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Candle Corporation, a leading independent developer of solutions for networked businesses, has partnered with Hewlett-Packard Company to resell a range of Candle products, including Candle Command Center, ETEWatch, IntelliWatch, and solutions for MQSeries. This partnership enables HP sales representatives to sell Candle products to customers in the United States and
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A 29-year-old Pakistani nuclear scientist, Iftikhar Chaudhry Khan, has defected to the United States, citing concerns that Pakistan was planning a nuclear strike against India, according to a report by USA Today. Khan, who arrived in New York on May 22, has expressed his willingness to cooperate with US officials
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In the mid-1990s, Palm Computing, a unit of 3Com Corp., made a strategic decision to turn the PalmPilot hand-held organizer into a platform. This move allowed other developers to create add-on software, making the device more versatile and attractive to users. The platform approach has since become a key factor
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Gateway, a global leader in direct marketing of PCs, has begun shipping PCs with the new Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 operating system on select systems across its desktop, portable, and convergence line of PCs. According to Bart Brown, vice president of marketing for Gateway, Windows 98 offers a variety
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Financial Technologies International, a provider of data standardization and real-time consolidation solutions, has formed a business development alliance with Compaq Services, the services division of Compaq Computer Corporation. The alliance will offer integrated solutions for financial consolidation, straight-through-processing, and operations control to customers in the financial services industry. The partnership
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When owners of new Packard Bell or NEC Ready personal computers switch on their machines, they will be able to access a special communications offer from AT&T, which includes a residential long distance service and Internet access. The offer can be accessed by clicking on the AT&
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Packard Bell NEC, in a push to create "thin and light" mobile computers, is set to unveil two new notebook computer lines, the Versa SX and Versa LX series. These laptops are designed for highly mobile executives, sales forces, and occasional travelers, and are equipped with Intel'
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Gateway, a leading global direct marketer of PC products, has announced a groundbreaking PC purchase program called "Your:)Ware," designed to lower the cost barriers of buying a PC, provide unlimited Internet access, and protect against technology obsolescence. The six-part purchase program allows consumers to select customized hardware,
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Pioneer-Standard Electronics, a computer and electronics distributor based in Garfield Heights, has announced the promotion of five top executives as part of its global expansion strategy. The move comes on the heels of deals with two foreign companies and the acquisition of Roswell, Ga.-based Dickens Data Systems, a leading
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AEL Industries, a leading supplier of electronic defense systems and subsystems, has received a significant award from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) for the development and manufacture of Advanced Aviators' Night Vision Head-Up Display (ANVIS/HUD) equipment. This cutting-edge technology combines night vision goggles with computer-generated graphic
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The American Stock Exchange has announced its plans to begin trading Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities (LEAPS) on the listed stock of Unisys Corporation and the Japan Index, a price-weighted index of 210 stocks trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This move is a significant development in the Exchange's
