Midsized I.B.M. line upgraded; attempt to defend minicomputer share

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IBM introduces three new AS/400 minicomputer models and a graphical workstation version of its Valuepoint microcomputer in efforts to retain its share of the increasingly competitive midrange market. The new AS/400s offer performance improvements of up to 80 percent over current models, together with software and disk-storage enhancements that will allow the minicomputer to function better as a server. IBM's new Valuepoint model is designed to further increase the AS/400's appeal as a server by supplying it with a dedicated client microcomputer model. Client/server computer systems that support the new concept of workgroup computing are currently very popular with corporate purchasers. Industry analysts think the AS/400 product introductions and related product development announcements reveal that IBM is headed in the right direction with its successful minicomputer business, which generated a $2 billion operating profit on revenues of $13 billion in 1992.

Product introduction, Marketing, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Minicomputers, Market share, Client/server architecture, Performance improvement (Computers), Minicomputer, Marketing Strategy, Performance Improvement, Enhancements, IBM AS/400 (Minicomputer)

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Here's where Woodstock meets Silicon Valley

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The computer industry has evolved into a $70 billion-a-year business but it is controlled by individuals who have known each other for years and who, generally, belong to the Woodstock generation. At the PC Forum in Phoenix, AZ, the tribal nature of the industry was most evident as some top executives of hardware and software companies formed a makeshift rock band and played the music of the 1960s. Most of these executives continue to believe that theirs is an industry that will make possible the transformation of people's lives into a 'wired world,' where hand-held devices can provide access to all kinds of information. Computer technology has penetrated the movie world and Washington. Special effects done by computers are changing the way movies are made. Because of the crucial role technology plays in transforming lifestyles, industry executives must also take part in shaping government regulations that will govern the 'wired world' of the future.

Management, Technological forecasting, Executive, Outlook, Future of Computing, Silicon Valley

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