Argentine Infotech sector opens

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A consortium headed by Siemens Nixdorf of Munich, Germany, has won a six-year contract that will involve upgrading Argentina's border control systems and the manufacture and distribution of new identification cards that are forgery proof and machine-readable. The deal, which is valued almost $700 million, calls for the construction of a computer center for Argentina's Ministry of Interior and the establishment of 62 data facilities that automatically inspects visas, identification cards and residence permits at over 200 border crossings. The information is connected to various departments such as police stations, government agencies and border control offices.

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Heads a consortium that won contract that will involve upgrading Argentina's border control systems

New orders received, Argentina, Federal Govt Computer Sys, Siemens-Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG, Federal government computer systems

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New wings on the old Silk Road

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Boeing Co.'s delivery of B767 jets to Uzbekistan Airways has made travelling through Central Asia's Silk Road much easier. The airline ordered three B767 airplanes from Boeing, and the 1997 inaugural flights of the new jets were attended by Boeing officials, a group of bankers and executives from Seattle, WA, and a sister-city delegation visiting counterparts in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. For centuries, Silk Road has been a trade route from the Middle East, India, Europe and China, and the delivery of Boeing jets is aimed to encourage more commercial links with other countries. During the ceremony inaugurating

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Boeing Co's delivery of B767 jets has made travelling through Central Asia's Silk Road much easier

Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, Services information, Uzbekistan, Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways

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Video boosts the bottom line

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Irvine, CA-based Western Digital Corp. is an apt example of how companies can boost their profits when they use video conferencing, which promises potentially considerable savings in time and money and other resources for international firms. Western Digital uses video conferencing to coordinate design, research, production and logistics operations in a variety of sites worldwide. Its employees also use video conferencing to resolve urgent matters at times far outside normal working hours.

Production management, California, Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Western Digital Corp.

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