So many megabytes, so little space; goal is a gizmo that would store all digital data

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Major companies like IBM, Sony, SanDisk and Lexar Media Corp. are trying to develop new digital computer storage devices that can provide the high quality and low cost available from videotape, film, floppy disks and compact disks. Digital devices currently on the market are quite expensive, incompatible with various digital outputs, and don't yet have the quality of products based on older technology. Many digital storage devices are based on 'flash memory.' Sony offers the Memory Stick, while cameras mostly use Compact Flash. IBM offers 'Microdrive,' with a capacity of 340 megabytes. Regular computer hard drives cost 2 and a half cents per megabyte. Industry analysts say that the new digital storage products must come down to 10 cents a megabyte before they'll be able to compete with conventional hard drives. Portable media may not win out, experts say. Innovations in wireless and broadband communications technology may result in the ability to exchange information between devices without the need for a removable stick or card. Nor is a universal standard inevitable. Consumers are now used to using various media, such as Zip drives, floppy disks,tapes, and compact disks in computers.

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Memories & Storage Devices, Computer storage devices, Product development, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Statistics, Computer peripherals industry, Sony Corp., Flash memory, SNE, SanDisk Corp., SNDK, Data storage device, Sony MemoryStick (Flash memory), IBM Microdrive (Hard disk drive), Lexar Media Inc., SanDisk MultiMediaCard (Flash memory)

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DecisionOne reports loss in 4th quarter caused by slow sales

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DecisionOne Holdings Corp. announced that it posted a loss for the fiscal 1998 fourth-quarter as a result of a slowdown in sales. The company also attributed the losses to a one-time charge for an asset sales and uncollectible receivables loss. DecisionOne also said that Ken Draeger, its chairman, announced his resignation. He will be replaced by Peter Grauer. The company posted an approximately $103.8 million loss for the quarter.

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DecisionOne Holdings Corp. announced that it posted loss for the fiscal 1998 fourth-quarter as a result of a slowdown in sales

Sales, profits & dividends, Computer Services, Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Company Planning/Goals, Executive changes & profiles, Company Personnel, Information technology services, Article, DecisionOne Holdings Corp.

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