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Lenovo, the world's third-largest personal computer maker it will begin offering the Linux-based operating system on some of its notebook computers, joining other computer companies adopting open-source systems.

Lenovo Group Ltd., the world’s third-largest computer maker, announced on Tuesday that it is in talks to acquire Netherlands-based Packard Bell.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is giving a boost to its information services business, announcing it has agreed to acquire privately held data management company Princeton Softech for an undisclosed amount.

Image problems will force out weaker firms and prepare savvy ones for the global marketplace, experts say.

China's Lenovo Group, the world's third-largest computer maker, is expected to post a six-fold rise in quarterly profit on Thursday on strong corporate demand but faces unrelenting price pressure at home.

One in four Americans think China will beat the United States in the next decade as the world leader in innovation, according to a survey released on Sunday by Zogby International.

Stocks rose sharply on Thursday as multinational companies such as IBM and Juniper Networks Inc. reported earnings that beat forecasts, shifting investors' focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime credit worries.

Shares of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) rose more than 4 percent in pre-market trading on Thursday, a day after the company expressed optimism for its full year outlook and reported a higher second quarter profit.

IBM will open in France its first nuclear consultancy center in July, at a time when utilities are looking to build new reactors and stretch the old ones' lifetime, an executive said on Monday.

The next big thing in computing could be systems to save the world from drowning in a rapidly rising sea of data, the head of deep computing at IBM told Reuters in an interview.

Web search leader Google Inc. and semiconductor maker Intel Corp. launched a broad-based program on Tuesday to introduce more energy-efficient personal computers and server systems to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) was downgraded from a Buy to a Neutral rating by a Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) analyst after the firm reported its earnings for the first quarter on Wednesday.

Semiconductor firm Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and technology solutions provider International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) announced separately this weekend that both companies have solved a puzzle that will allow the semiconductor industry to keep making ever smaller computer chips.

Fourth-quarter profit at International Business Machines Corp. rose 11 percent and beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, and the company also delivered a blockbuster figure in services contract signings, an important measure of future revenue.

Information technology provider IBM (NYSE: IBM) and shoemaker Ecco announced a partnership Wednesday potentially worth over $12 million as the companies cooperate in infrastructure modernization.

IBM says its researchers have built a device capable of slowing down the flow of light, opening the door towards faster computing chips in the future.

Researchers from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda announced joint research results to a new kind computer memory technology on Monday, with the potential to be the successor to flash memory chips.

IBM Corp (NYSE: IBM) announced plans to collaborate with the Dutch astronomical research institute Astron to help the group create technology to peer deep into space.

Semiconductor firm Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is gaining ground over its cross-town rival, Intel Corp., as the company's processors posted the largest gain in supercomputing applications in the past year.

As crowds lined up for the first time in stores across Japan this weekend for the highly anticipated Sony Playstation 3 gaming console, many prospective buyers were sure to be disappointed as company expected to struggle in meeting demand well into next year.

International Business Machines announced an expanded email archiving system built to run on top of Microsoft Windows Servers, the company said on Thursday.

Technology stocks rose in Tuesday noon trading, as industry titans Intel Corp. (INTC) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) lead the way with better than expected quarterly earnings.

The Romanian IT services market is expanding at a rapid pace, with experts expecting growth of 18.8% for 2006, just slightly lower than growth of 2005.

IBM, provider of information technology services and products, announced on Thursday that it will relocate its global procurement headquarters to Shenzhen, China, expanding on the company's initiative to become more efficient.

Revenue from disk storage in the Czech Republic is expected to surge in 2006 according to market research firm, IDC.

Operations of global software companies, financial institutions and government offices in India's main technology hub shut on Wednesday after activists called a strike over a border dispute with a neighboring state.

IBM and Xing Inc., a subsidiary of Brother Industries, announced a partnership to design and develop wireless karaoke controllers, allowing users to search for songs and order food or drinks from their tables.

IBM Corp. and Lenovo Inc. are recalling over half a million battery packs for its ThinkPad notebook computers equipped with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corp.

Intel, IBM, and other companies announced on Wednesday a proposal to enhance PCI Express technology, the system that allows data to travel between major components within a computer.