Japan's PC market bows to U.S. makers as NEC stronghold continues to loosen
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US PC manufacturers including IBM, Compaq and Dell Computer significantly increased their share of the Japanese PC market in 1994, while Japanese vendor NEC's market share dropped dramatically. The market share gains made by US companies are due to a Japanese price war begun in 1992 by IBM and Compaq. Machines conforming to international standards increased their market share to 30% of the Japanese market. NEC, which makes only PC-98 machines incompatible with international standards, saw its market share plummet to 43% or 47%, despite the market growing by about 35%. IBM's market share grew to 10% in 1994 from about 7% in 1993 due to strong multimedia PC and subnotebook sales. Compaq's market share increased to 3.9% in 1994, doubling its share in 1993. Other US PC makers including Apple and Dell Computer Corp experienced significant market share growth in 1994.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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U.S. supercomputer makers poised for Japanese sales; technology, trade pressure and stimulus plan help give them an edge
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Supercomputer manufacturers in the US plan to sell to the government of Japan after years of market exclusion. US government pressure on Japan and technological superiority may result in the US penetration of the Japanese market. Another factor is Japan's economic stimulus package. Four or five procurements are distinctly possible, which would amount to more than US companies have managed to sell to Japan since 1987. Cray Research Inc sold only four supercomputers in the Japanese public sector between 1987 and 1992, and it was the only bid for each of those sales. A US company has never won a sale in competition with a Japanese company. US maintains a technological advantage, according to industry experts, with next-generation massively parallel processing (MPP) machines.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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After initial fuzziness, AT & T clears up signal to Asia
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AT and T is taking a second shot at the massive Asian market, with the formation of a number of major deals. Among the firm's achievements between Feb and Jun 1993 are the sale of over $460 million of telecommunications equipment, a manufacturing joint venture targeted at establishing a foothold in India, and also a services and equipment deal in China. While most of AT and T's $65 billion in yearly revenues come from the sale of telecommunications services, it is believed that the real opportunity for the company in Asia will be the sale of network and transmission equipment. AT and T's first attempt at entering the Asian market ended in disaster; the company tried unsuccessfully to sell a central office switch to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in a competitive bid.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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