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July, 2011
Globalization of Production in the Central Computing Era (2)
There were exceptions, such as DEC, which produced in Europe most of what it sold there. There were also many alliances across countries, such as Fujitsu with Amdahl and ICL, NEC with Honeywell and Groupe Bull, and Hitachi with Olivetti.
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Globalization of Production in the Central Computing Era
The central computing era saw a gradual trend toward globalization, mostly through IBM’s activities. International Business Machines, Inc., was aptly named, as it was international in focus even before the computer was invented.
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The Mainframe of Computing Era (7)
This agreement created a market opportunity that was filled by the various service bureaus such as EDS and CSC. Throughout the 1970s, the Justice Department continued to pursue antitrust action against IBM.
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The Mainframe of Computing Era (6)
The mainframe industry remained vertically integrated for the most part, with IBM and a few other large companies controlling a large share of the total market. But the development of a modular, standardized dominant platform along with the growth of plug-compatible systems and peripherals man ufacturers and independent software developers foreshadowed the ultimate restructuring of [...]
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The Mainframe of Computing Era (5)
The advent of the IBM System/360, with its modularity and standardized interface features, enabled original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to begin manufacturing peripherals that were plug-compatible with the System/ 360.
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