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To: Trooper who wrote (3877)	9/25/1998 12:30:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Respond to of 8218

One of LVG's accomplishments after his visit to Korea last week Hey you don't spend $1.2bln without a look-see , anyway the recovering economic tiger has found a friend in IBM and IBM has found low cost production ? : " IBM INCREASES KOREA INVESTMENTS. IBM Corp. plans a substantial increase in the number of technology products and components it sources from South Korea. According to a Computerworld Hong Kong report, IBM plans to boost its imports to US$1.2 billion over the course of the year. Despite a 25 percent decline in sales to Korea, IBM is planning a number of measures to boost its presence there. Among the plans: Supplying US$7.2 million of hardware, software and services for a re-engineering support center for small and medium businesses, and a regional testing and support center for the Tivoli systems management software that will cost US$15 million over the next three years. " Jim K. Source: WELCOME TO THE ASIABIZTECH NEWS FILE Market Intelligence about Asia Business and Technology Volume 53.5 09/25/98