Pen-machine move made by A.T.& T
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AT&T announces that it is increasing its investment in pen-based computer operating system vendor Go Corp and making it a subsidiary of personal digital assistant vendor Eo Inc, of which it recently acquired majority ownership. The merger is intended to permit tighter integration between Go's Penpoint operating system and the Eo Communicator, a $2,000-$3,500 pen-based notebook computer able to send and receive cellular telephone calls and faxes. It may also result in layoffs for up to 100 Go employees; Go founders S. Jerrold Kaplan and Robert Carr are already going. The acquisition and merger is part of a larger AT&T strategy to go after a dominant position in the wireless personal digital assistant market, and it spells increased competition for Apple Computer Inc's new Newton Messagepad product. Other vendors may resist adopting the Penpoint operating system now that AT&T controls it.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1993
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Merger plan is ready for Ardent and Stellar
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Ardent Computers and Stellar Computers announce a merger. Both companies are manufacturers of technical workstations that combine the speed of a supercomputer with powerful graphics capabilities, but both find the competition from more established workstation manufacturers too fierce. Allen Michels, founder of Ardent, and J.W. Poduska, founder of Stellar, initially will share the job of CEO of the new company, which will be called Stardent Inc. Stardent plans to combine Ardent's emphasis on MIPS microprocessors with Stellar's graphics features. For the immediate future, though, Ardent will introduce a desktop model of its current workstation and Stellar will design workstations with an emphasis on very high performance features.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1989
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Digital buys 65% stake in Kienzle; computer maker seeks European growth and help in Unix systems
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Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) agrees to buy 65 percent of Mannesmann AG's Kienzle Computer Systems division for $230 million. Digital Kienzle Computer Systeme is the name of the company that will result, and it will be based in Villingen, Germany. Mannesmann will keep 35 percent of the company. Analysts say DEC's acquisition is a way for the company to take advantage of strong industry growth in Europe. The investment is also seen as a way for DEC to expand into open computing systems that use the Unix operating system. DEC's stock fell $1.25, to $58, on the New York Stock Exchange on Wed, Dec 19, 1990. DEC's sales are slow in the United States, and layoffs are expected.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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