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To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (816)	9/25/1998 8:23:00 PM
From: porcupine --''''>	Respond to of 1722

Advanced Microto unveil new chip - WSJ NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has developed a chip that could help drive down prices for portable computers, offering comparable performance to archrival Intel Corp. for about one-third the price, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. AMD, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Tuesday will announce that it is shipping a microprocessor for laptop machines that operates at 300 megahertz, the same speed offered by Intel's fastest chip for the portable market, the report said. AMD said customers for the new product include Compaq Computer Corp. , the No. 1 personal-computer maker, and other manufacturers that it isn't yet identifying, the report said. David Summer, director of product marketing, said the new K6-300 will sell for $229, compared with $637 for Intel's 300-megahertz Pentium II, the Journal reported. Where computers based on those Intel chips sell for more than $3,000, AMD estimated that K6-based portable computers will sell for $1,999 to $2,499 this fall, the report said. ((-- New York Equity News at 212 859-1700, fax 212-859-1717 or nyc.equities.newsroom@reuters.com))

To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (816)	9/30/1998 10:54:00 PM
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BOEING CO said Wednesday IBM will provide the company with comprehensive information technology services under a five-year, $2 billion contract that expands on an existing deal between IBM and Boeing's McDonnell Douglas unit. IBM said in a statement the contract restructures and expands a 10-year contract signed with McDonnell Douglas in 1993. McDonnell Douglas was acquired by Boeing in August 1997. Under the expanded agreement, IBM will provide telephone and video teleconferencing services to all of Boeing, including voice mail, equipment, operations and maintenance support. (Reuters 01:31 PM ET 09/30/98)

To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (816)	9/30/1998 10:59:00 PM
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GENERAL MOTORS CORP's aggressive push to combine vehicle platforms may ultimately result in merging the automaker's North American and international operations, Chairman Jack Smith said late Tuesday. Smith told reporters at the Paris car show that building numerous vehicles off common platforms is the automaker's top priority because of the cost savings involved. GM has about 14 global vehicle platforms, which Smith said the company is trying to shrink to about seven. (Reuters 06:44 PM ET 09/29/98) For the full text story, see infobeat.com

To: porcupine --''''> who wrote (816)	9/30/1998 11:00:00 PM
From: porcupine --''''>	Respond to of 1722

The two big U.S. auto makers say they are poised to resume making $1 bln a year profits soon in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The resurgent confidence of GENERAL MOTORS CORP and FORD MOTOR reflects substantial restructuring of their European operations in the past year or so, the introduction of promising new high-volume vehicles, and new management, the report said. At the same time, GM and Ford executives acknowledged in interviews Tuesday they are up against the stiffest competition they have ever faced in Europe. (Reuters 05:52 AM ET 09/30/98) For the full text story, see infobeat.com