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...investigation and the voluntary action taken by Natural Selection Foods LLC help narrow concern about any continuing risk, and begins to ensure that product that may be potentially contaminated is removed completely from the food supply," Stenzel said in a statement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spinach Warning Prompts Switch For Shoppers | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

...that developed software enabling computers to read minds. A video camera focuses on 24 facial features from which the software can often decipher a person's mental state, including comprehension, boredom and excitement. Robinson says the program could be used to find the right moment to sell someone a product online...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing: What Makes Us Buy? | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

...from Paris to Bangalore to teach local managers how things are done in China. The goal: penetrate markets by building close ties to both major resellers and mom-and-pop computer centers to target fast-growing small businesses. Then, back up the sales effort with highly efficient and flexible product-supply systems developed in China. "We have a model that works," says Amelio. "We have to get it rolling everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lenovo's Global Gambit | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

...already used Chinese know-how to score impressive results in that other great Asian emerging market, India. After being trained in Beijing, Lenovo's India managers increased the number of resellers nearly 40%, to 1,100 so far this year. Chinese-designed PCs were introduced to expand the product line and Bollywood stars hired to pump up the brand. India is also introducing Lenovo's SMS information system, by which distributors send daily sales reports. That allows managers to quickly adjust prices and product mix based on real-time data. Results? Lenovo's India sales jumped 44% in the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lenovo's Global Gambit | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

Amelio is also employing a tactic used by other Asian upstarts, like Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor--value for money. Lenovo is packing its products with goodies and charging less than other PC brands, especially in a new series of computers called Lenovo 3000. Launched in February, the 3000s are an amalgam of Lenovo and IBM design and technology. The desktops are based on a Chinese product that features a one-button fix-it process to restore virus-damaged systems. They also feature ThinkPad-quality keyboards--all at a very reasonable $349. In comparison with other major brands, Lenovo notebooks ranked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lenovo's Global Gambit | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

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