Sony's Vaio personal computer is its only important device to use Microsoft software, and that is because, in the PC market at least, it is still difficult to get away from the giant from Redmond.With so many consumer-electronics, software and other technology firms co-operating to forge an alternative to Microsoft, it will be hard for Sony alone to gain control of the living room.
Delegates from 78 countries have been meeting here for a week to forge operating procedures for the International Criminal Court, which the Bush administration opposes.
To realise the potential benefits of conservation, it is essential to forge effective partnerships operating on the ground at the local level between official bodies, NGOs, community representatives and businesses.
The cable then mentions that BA, together with its Spanish partner Iberia (with whom it has since merged) and American Airlines had filed an application for anti-trust immunity (ATI) to forge a closer alliance, co-operating on routes and schedules.
Both companies operate in Texas; their combination would create America's biggest independent generator of power.Investors speculated that Microsoft may seek to buy the search-engine operations of Yahoo! or try to forge partnerships in other areas.
Although owning and operating warehouses is expensive, it is also lucrative, allowing trucking firms to forge lasting relationships with manufacturers and to move beyond the cut-throat commodity business of basic freight.
Yet despite efforts to forge a seamless trading corridor, Beira is only operating at 40% capacity.
It was a fitting symbol of Raúl's government, which willingly operates in Fidel's shadow at the same time it tries to forge a path of its own.
Alleyoop was incubated by Pearson, and operates as an independent company within the education company, allowing them to forge content partnerships with companies even if they are Pearson competitors.
Such sentiments are driving universities to forge closer ties with charter schools -- public schools that operate under a state charter, independent of local bureaucracy.
