The I.B.M. systems will begin shipping next month, and are intended for high-end customers with data centers that have a thousand to tens of thousands of server computers, said James Gargan, the I.B.M. vice president for xSeries computers, which are servers powered by industry-standard microprocessors produced by Intel or A.M.D. The I.B.M. systems will mostly be made to order for large customers.
In Tanzania, GRAIN reports in the November 2007 white paper "An African Call for a Moratorium on Agrofuel Developments," thousands of rice and maize farmers are being evicted from their lands in order for large companies to plant sugarcane and jatropha trees (whose seeds are a feedstock).
Weak consumer spending and steady declines in business orders for large machinery and other capital goods are slowing factory output.
The Commerce Department said today that orders for large, expensive items, known as durable goods, rose 2.6percentt, reflecting more demand for autos, aircraft and computers.
Another factor yesterday was program buying, in which big investors put in orders for large blocks of stocks once the issues fall to certain levels.
In an effort to propel itself into the business of filling orders for large retailers, eBay has agreed to buy GSI Commerce, an online services company, for $2.4 billion.
Managing orders for large retailers would be a major departure for eBay, which has long avoided the complexities of stocking merchandise, shipping and processing returns.
The group has placed orders for large, military-style tents, capable of holding about a dozen people, said Cynthia Villarreal, a member of the information team.
Payment orders for large sums were honoured by the central bank even if they had only two of the three required signatures.
Orders for large factory goods, excluding the volatile transportation sector, dropped in July, indicating that recovery in the manufacturing sector also was stalling.
[A18.] Orders for Big-Ticket Items Climb The Commerce Department said that orders for large, expensive items, known as durable goods, rose 2.6percentt, reflecting more demand for autos, aircraft and computers.
