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...IBM 32,498 --Integrated tabulator (1903) --Scanning tunneling microscope (1981) --Deep Blue parallel computing system...
...bagels and eat only the insides of each, leaving the crusts piled on his plate--"as if a four-year-old had just had breakfast," recalls Klein. One of the youngest people ever made partner (at age 31) at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Boies became famous for successfully defending IBM against a massive antitrust suit. In another high-profile case, in the early 1980s, he defended CBS against General William Westmoreland's libel suit. Boies was so impressive that reporters took to humming the theme from Jaws whenever he rose to cross-examine a witness. Westmoreland, who dropped his claim, told...
NetVista X40i IBM, $1,799-$2,299 There are more great computers to choose from than ever before, so style has become an important factor. IBM's powerful all-in-one flat screen is as classy as they come...
Talking to a computer is always easier than typing, which is why engineers have been working with such fervor on voice-recognition technology. They've made great progress. The accuracy rates of dictation programs from industry leaders--Lernout & Hauspie, Dragon Systems, Microsoft and IBM--have been improving around 10% a year for a decade now. During the next year, voice software geared to their specialized vocabularies is expected to gain a foothold in the medical and legal professions. Popular search sites like AskJeeves and TellMe Network hope to become "voice portals," letting users seek information by speaking simple phrases into...
...Valuations, earnings, growth rates - the old standbys are all there. Bad bottom-line outlooks on IBM, Disney and now, on Friday, Dell (the moment of silence on the trading floor was for Veterans Day, though, not the other Austin power...