IBM and Lenovo server deal said to be 'in limbo'

Daniel Robinson
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Concerns that US government systems may be compromised cast a shadow over the sale of IBM's server division

IBM's move to offload its x86 server business to China-based Lenovo is now said to be "in limbo", according to The Wall Street Journal, because of concerns that Chinese intelligence agents may be a...

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