Word: ibm
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...utilities such as Microsoft's ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter for your IBM-compatible machine or Norton Utilities for your Macintosh. These programs consolidate data on a disk and can improve the speed of your system...
Sure, you may not be able to spring for an in-home virtual reality set, or one of IBM's new Internet-enabled minivans, but there is a treasure of affordable hi-tech gizmos, hardware and software on the market this year...
Dashboard navigation systems may be all the rage right now, but they're just a hint of what the wired car of the future will do. Last week IBM unveiled a "Network Vehicle" that can read E-mail aloud, find local hotels and restaurants and deliver both TV programming and full Internet access. But don't trade in that Lexus just yet: these dream machines won't hit the road for at least five years...
...nose is key. Digital technology has propelled the electronics business to light speed. Sony has to run with lithe computer giants like Compaq and IBM in the race to develop software, engage in complex battles over copyrights and industry standards in the entertainment business, and frame alliances and joint ventures before rivals intercede. The winners will be decided not simply by techno-vision but also by sniffing out the truffles in these daunting challenges and bringing them to market...
While his engineers race to mix and match technologies, Idei has been forging as many business alliances as possible. Besides Grove at Intel, the Sony chief is spinning deals with Microsoft. Last April, Microsoft paid $425 million for WebTV Networks Inc., an Internet software provider that uses Sony hardware. IBM's Lou Gerstner could be a key partner in shaping a future DVD format. In May, through Idei's personal connections with Rupert Murdoch, another Sun Valley buddy, Sony announced it would cooperate with News Corp., Fuji Television Network and Softbank, the Japanese company that owns Ziff-Davis...