IBM prepares $1 billion campaign, new products to push software

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IBM is releasing a whole new line of Internet software and is planning on hiring up to 1,000 new marketers and sales people to help move it along.

Author: Bulkeley, William M.
Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 2000
Marketing procedures, Marketing, Company marketing practices

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Computer firms had better 3rd quarter

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IBM expects third quarter revenues to better last year's comparable period results by 9%. or $1.08 earnings per share. For the same measure, Hewlett Packard Co. should top 40%, or EPS of $1.03. Compaq expects a 16% increase over last year and a 29 cent EPS. Sun Microsystems should see a rise of 47%, or EPS of 25 cents. Overall analysts see continued demand into at least the next 2 or 3 quarters for the server hardware and services these companies provide.

Author: Bulkeley, William M.
Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 2000

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Most computer makers' results take a hit

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Except for International Business Machines Corp., most computer makers are issuing warnings on their first quarters. Hewlett-Packard's second quarter expects 35 center a share downturn. Sun Microsystems will be down about 5 cents a share. Compaq Computer rings it at 13 cents a share; Unisys down 22 cents. NCR expects an increase in earnings to 9 cents a share. IBM bucked the downturn by leaving personal computers for outsourcing its services and selling mainframe servers.

Author: Bulkeley, William M.
Publisher: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 2001
Analog & Hybrid Computers, Microcomputers, Company sales and earnings, NCR Corp., Unisys Corp., NCR, UIS, Company earnings/profit

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