In the labs, wearable computers are becoming a reality
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Xybernaut, IBM and Micro Optical are some of the companies preparing a new class of faster, lighter and smarter wearable computers. These machines will present all information on various types of head-mounted monitors. Xybernaut's Xybernaut Mobile Assistant 4, a fully functional computer, is designed for users to wear on their belts. The Mobile Assistant 4 weighs less than two pounds and offers voice commands, 266 MHz processor and 4GB hard drive, according to Xybernaut. Micro Optical has developed eyeglasses replicas, which it claims can present a virtual display of electronic computer data through one or two of the lenses. IBM has created a two-pound version of its IBM Think Pad 760 notebook computer. A stand-alone battery rather than battery, floppy drive and disk allow users to wear the computer on their belts and fit it onto the small of their backs. Wearable computers eventually will gain usage in industrial settings, according to the Gartner Group.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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For sale: corporate America's Big Blue period; I.B.M. collection worth $25 million
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IBM is auctioning off its famous art collection as part of an overall reorganization that has reduced its cost structure by $6.5 billion in three years. Beginning in May 1995, IBM will sell about 300 paintings, drawings and prints valued at $25 million at the Sotheby's auction house. The most valuable in the collection are American paintings and drawings from the late 19th and early 20th century, and rare paintings and drawings from Latin America. Experts say that the value of the paintings is driven higher by the fact that they were once part of IBM's collection and have been removed from the art market for 50 years. The collection was assembled for the company by its founder Thomas Watson, who was astute in his selections. His first painting was purchased for $40 in 1902.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Xerox hires I.B.M. officer as president; financial expert seen as future chairman
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Xerox has hired G. Richard Thoman, an officer at IBM, to be the company's new Pres and COO. The move places Thoman in line for the position of chmn and CEO of Xerox when Paul A. Allair retires, which is expect to occur by the end of the century. Xerox's stock rose $2 a share, up 2.9% to $71.75. Mr. Thoman and Lawrence R. Ricciardi, a senior VP and general counsel at IBM, are two of Louis V. Gerstner Jr.'s closest aids and business associates. Mr. Ricciardi will be taking over Mr. Thoman's responsibilities at IBM. According to Mr. Ricciardi, Mr. Thoman was not seeking another position when Xerox called and offered him the job. Xerox was seeking someone from the computer industry to take over the company.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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