I.B.M. plan for selling PC 'clones.' (microcomputers)

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IBM announces a plan to market low-cost clones of its microcomputers in Europe. The computers would be manufactured in Singapore by a company called Hong Leong. IBM already has established a joint venture with Hong Leong, called International Application Solutions, which is selling clones in Southeast Asia for about $1,600. According to William McCracken, an IBM executive, the move is part of IBM's overall reorganization strategy, which involves shifting various operations to independent subsidiaries. IBM indicates that it might establish a similar marketing arrangement in the United States, at some unspecified future time. IBM also announces new disk-drive products including: 2.5-inch 60Mbyte and 120Mbyte devices for portable computers; a 650Mbyte rewritable optical drive; and a 3.5-inch hard drive that uses magneto-resistive technology.

Office machines, not elsewhere classified, Europe, Microcomputers, Contracts, Singapore, Disk drives, International markets, Compatibility (Computers), Compatible Hardware, Product Introduction, Microcomputer, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, World Market, Hong Leong Corp.

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I.B.M. gets lift from mainframes

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IBM posts strong sales of its mainframe computer line in the 4th qtr of 1990 and analysts forecast the trend will continue in 1991. IBM is taken by surprise by the growing demand and notes that demand is outstripping supply. The demand for mainframe computers is puzzling to some industry observers who have predicted that the computer industry is moving towards downsizing and away from mainframes. The strong financial results at IBM causes some analysts to say that the recession is not hitting the computer industry as expected. Some say that a recession may even help the computer industry since fewer jobs will cause people to work out of their homes, and a computer is a necessary tool.

Growth (Physiology), Mainframe computers, Sales, column, Growth, Trends, Mainframe Computer, Market Analysis

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Sale to Israel of computer is questioned

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The US government is examining a proposal by IBM to sell a supercomputer to Israel for military use, the first sale of its kind to a country outside the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Some experts are against the sale because Israel is developing sophisticated missiles and is believed to have nuclear weapons. The sale would also undermine an agreement between Japan and the US that prohibits the sale of powerful computers to a number of countries. Those in favor of the sale say that the US has a special relationship with Israel, which collaborates closely with the US on advanced weapons projects.

Israel, Supercomputers, Supercomputer, Export, Special Nuclear Export Committee

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