I.B.M. names 5 to top management posts
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IBM promotes five managers to senior vice president positions, and one may become the new chairman when present chairman John F. Akers resigns in 1994. Ned Lautenbach and Bob LaBant are the most likely successors. Lautenbach has broad marketing experience and was successful with IBM's AS/400 minicomputers. LaBant also has a general marketing background and heads IBM's largest division. Mr. Cannavino is an unlikely candidate because he was unsuccessful with IBM's PS/2 microcomputers. Ms. Hancock does not have a broad enough background. Mr. Puckett has been in IBM's US marketing division, data systems unit and applications systems unit. C. Michael Armstrong was a strong candidate before his resignation.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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New court technology is going on-line
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A new computerized tennis court is in development that could make linespeople obsolete by the mid-1990s. The system was tested at the US Pro Indoor in Philadelphia where it was buried under the court. The Sensor Courts System uses a digital pattern recognition system to track the ball. Other systems have emerged in the past, but they have either relied on using specially-made tennis balls or cannot be installed just yet. The computer system is 99.9 percent accurate, which is significantly better than the average 93 percent accuracy of the human eye. Despite the feasibility of the system, no tournament has agreed to use it. Tennis players have expressed mixed feelings about the system.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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