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IBM execs to testify in Argentina - IBM said yesterday that four executives were ready to give evidence in an investigation into allegations the company's Argentine subsidiary paid bribes to win a $250 million state contract. [News.com]
 
IBM in chip talks with Acer - IBM (IBM) is negotiating to license its advanced memory chip manufacturing technology to Acer, a source close to Big Blue said today. [News.com]
 
IBM increases quarterly dividend - IBM said today that its directors had approved a $3.5 billion stock repurchase program and raised the quarterly dividend on common stock by 10 percent. [News.com]
 
IBM names MCI's Maine as CFO - IBM (IBM) said today that it had named MCI Communications' (MCIC) Douglas Maine as its new chief financial officer, ending a ten-month search to fill the vacant post. [News.com]
 
IBM pitches TV consultancy - IBM is launching a new consulting practice aimed at capitalizing on the shift under way in the media and entertainment businesses. [News.com]
 
IBM profits hit, stock up - Citing deeper-than-expected PC price cuts and weakness in the Asian economy, IBM posted a drop in first-quarter profits yesterday, its first year-over-year decline in nearly two years. [News.com]
 
IBM sees EMU market opportunity - IBM (IBM) said today that Europe's plans for an economic and monetary union created a multibillion-dollar market opportunity for the company despite the preparation costs. [News.com]
 
IBM sub-$1,000 PC courts schools - IBM (IBM) unveiled a limited-time sales promotion offering schools a sub-$1,000 computer with monitor, evidence that major PC manufacturers will be targeting the education market. [News.com]
 
IBM unveils new ThinkPads - IBM released a slew of new Pentium II-based notebooks, including several models from the all-new "thin and light" 600 series. [News.com]
 
IBM updates eNetwork firewall - IBM (IBM) will ship a new version of its eNetwork firewall this month, bundling three modes of security protection in one piece of software. [News.com]
 
IBM upgrades Deep Blue - The supercomputer that made chess history is about to get smarter. [News.com]
 
IBM upgrading to 56-kbps standard - IBM announced today that it its Internet Connection Services is upgrading its network to support the new v.90 56-kbps modem technology standard, which will allow Netizens more flexibility when choosing both a modem and an access provider. [News.com]
 
IBM wins global currency deal - IBM won a contract to implement a global currency settlement system for foreign exchange clearing body CLS Services (CLSS), the computer company said in a news release yesterday. [News.com]
 
IBM, Intel team up on NCs - IBM will "tune" its Java business software for network computers using Intel processors and conduct joint development with the chip giant. [News.com]
 
IBM, Sun expand database pact - There may be a slowdown in database server software sales, but IBM hasn't noticed. [News.com]
 
IBM: PCs down, chips up - IBM's first-quarter earnings, not unlike those of competitors such as Compaq Computer, took a hit today as bloated inventories caused a "terrible" price war that resulted in a significant decline in PC business revenue. [News.com]
 
ICat offers storefront enhancements - Online catalog software vendor iCat next week is expected to unveil a public Web site where merchants can download software and e-commerce services for free, letting electronic retailers assemble a full Web storefront from free parts, sources close to iCat said. [News.com]
 
ICat to host Net storefronts - Hoping to lure small businesses online, e-commerce software vendor iCat on Wednesday will launch a new service hosting Web storefronts for merchants. [News.com]
 
IDC: IT mind share confused - Vendor noise is increasing the uncertainty among senior IS executives about whom to rely on for Internet technologies, according to a survey released today by International Data Corporation, an analyst firm. [News.com]
 
IDT ships low-cost Intel clone - IDT is starting volume production of its new low-cost 200-MHz processor, with faster speed chips to come later this year, the company announced. [News.com]
 
 

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