IBM, Apple are working out details of broad alliance

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IBM and Apple Computer Inc are working out details of a cooperative agreement. Part of the agreement, which could be announced as early as Thursday, Jun 27, 1991, is said to involve licensing of IBM microchip technology to Motorola Inc; and Motorola, which traditionally supplies chips to Apple, would then make chips for Apple, IBM or other companies. Another part of the agreement specifies that Apple and IBM will cooperate to develop standardized 'object oriented' software. IBM, which has experienced competition and declining profits, apparently wishes to end its isolationism and form alliances in the industry. A deal between IBM and Apple would have considerable consequences for other companies: Motorola would benefit, getting a chance to supply for IBM; Microsoft's influence would probably be lessened; and Intel, IBM's chip supplier, would not necessarily be harmed because IBM's deal with Motorola would involve workstations, which is not the same market sector that Intel dominates.

Electronic computers, Office machines, not elsewhere classified, Computers, peripherals & software, Computer industry, Standard, Standardization, Contracts, AAPL, Technology transfer, Apple Inc.

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IBM is said to be weighing licensing DRAM technology to Motorola Inc

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IBM and Motorola Inc may be negotiating the licensing of IBM's advanced 4M-bit DRAM chip design to Motorola. The move would seem to be a natural one, given the already close ties between the two firms and IBM's professed desire to help non-Japanese semiconductor firms. IBM has already licensed the technology to Micron Technology Inc, and should it agree to terms with Motorola, IBM would have two non-Japanese suppliers of the chips. For Motorola the deal would provide it with insurance against the large investment the firm has made on a similar 4M-bit design created by Toshiba Corp. Should the Toshiba design fail in some way, Motorola could switch to the IBM design and keep its factories running.

Negotiations, DRAM (Dynamic random access memory), DRAM, Negotiation

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Thomson abandons efforts to merge chip affiliate with a unit of Siemens

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France's Thomson SA and Germany's Siemens AG fail to reach an agreement in which Thomson was to merge its semiconductor business with that of Siemens. Industry observers note that the agreement would have presented a coordinated effort on the part of Europe to defend against foreign competition, particularly Japanese competition. Siemens opposed the merger because it feared too much involvement from the French government, which owns Thomson. Analysts report that Siemens is now looking for a potential strategic link with US semiconductor companies.

Management, Europe, Siemens AG, Thomson S.A., Strategic Planning, Foreign Competition, Merger

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