How IBM and the PC changed the world
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IBM transformed the world when it launched the personal computer back in 1981. Its decision last week to sell its PC business to Chinese IT supplier Lenovo shows how profound the changes it brought about really are.
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By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN JOSE, Calif. - IBM has devised a way to triple the amount of memory stored on computer chips and double the performance of data-hungry processors by replacing a problematic type of memory with a variety that uses much less space on the slice of silicon.
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IBM, which revolutionised the global computer industry when it launched its first desktop in 1981, has sold its PC business to a Chinese group in a $1.75bn (Â£900m) deal, it was confirmed today.
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IBM, which pioneered the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry.
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IBM is building a virtual world to help its employees collaborate.
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IBM's decision to sell its PC division to a China-based company prompted a range of reactions today from technology users, from disappointment to a belief that the move reflects the times and the impact of globalization.
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Digital technology changes from workhorse to entertainer.
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PC Magazine - IBM provides software, hardware and services to enable financial services firms to support high-performance computing and grid systems.
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Rural and deprived communities worldwide are benefiting from the increased availability of computers.
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IBM&#39;s expected decision to sell its US$11.5 billion PC business would mark the end of an era and dramatically reshape the systems landscape, posing both opportunities and pitfalls for solution providers.
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IBM has launched a network to harness the power of idle computers around the world. It&#39;s trying to create one massive PC to help out in scientific research in what could become the world&#39;s largest public computing grid.
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Two decades after it virtually invented the personal computer industry, IBM yesterday sold out to the Chinese government. The deal, which IBM hopes will leave
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The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation today announced it will induct two IBM (NYSE: IBM) inventors who developed the first commercial hard-disk drive system, which revolutionized the computer industry more than a half century ago.
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IBM&#39;s expected decision to sell its $11.5 billion PC business would mark the end of an era and dramatically reshape the systems landscape, posing
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We at PC World have seen technology history--lots and lots of it. And maybe even made a little of it ourselves.
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IBM has gained a crucial foothold in China by selling its PC business to Lenovo, the countryâs biggest computer maker, for $1.75 billion (Â£900 million) in cash, shares and debt.
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IBM's decision to sell its PC business to China's Lenovo Group Ltd. underscores the challenges manufacturers face in the modern PC business, even for a company synonymous with the product.