Having failed to recognise the potential of the PC, IBM is determinedto grow rich on the expected success of the thin client. Colin Barkerthinks Gerstner's plans could work.
IBM announced its plans for its network computer (NC) at the Comdex IT exhibition in Las Vegas this week. The low-cost device will link to all of its computers from PCs to mainframes, as well as to...
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