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...retail market in 1999, Acer has since rebounded to become the No. 5 computer brand in the world. While global PC sales were up 14.7% overall last year, Acer grew at a 34.5% clip, meaning the company is gaining ground on the top four: Dell, HP, IBM and Fujitsu Siemens. "Most people couldn't see a turnaround happening, but Acer has a decent brand that's quite successful in Asia and Europe," says Steven Tseng, an analyst with Yuanta Core Pacific Securities in Taipei. "It's been a remarkable comeback...
...remains the largest and most successful American company in Japan. It controls an estimated 26% of the computer market, which makes it a close second to Fujitsu, whose share is 28%. The reason is IBM's consistent ability to create computers that appeal to the specific needs of the Japanese consumer...
Success, however, has not come without a struggle. Last month IBM said that it has submitted to arbitration a claim against Fujitsu for copying and selling software that is similar to IBM's products. The American manufacturer maintains that Fujitsu is violating a 1983 agreement between the two firms. IBM also went through a corporate reorganization in which 200 U.S. employees were transferred to IBM's Asia/Pacific Group as part of an effort to boost sales...
...your hand. Scientists noticed that vein patterns in the fingers and palm stay in the same place from birth, and the arrangement of veins in each person is unique. By shining a light at the hand or finger and then capturing an infrared digital image, devices developed by Fujitsu, Hitachi and other Japanese firms can ID people in an instant. The first systems will soon appear in Japanese banks to verify the identity of people withdrawing money at ATMs and teller windows. --By Wilson Rothman...
...This is hardly the first unorthodox tune to make the charts in Japan, but it is the first company anthem. Few teenyboppers would choose to rock out to, say, the theme of Fujitsu Ltd., which exhorts: "We plan on uniting all our new techniques/ Over all the world...