One of the earliest stories that made the rounds had Woo turning away a high-level executive at Sony Pictures who had asked him if he was interested in working with the studio.

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The Blu-Ray group, made up of three performance artists named Ray whose Vegas show has been voted best on the Strip, recently announced that it would add more stringent copy protection to its high-definition DVD successor in order to woo studio support.

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Overall, Woo wants to build an additional 130 million square feet in largely high-end commercial and residential real estate in the next five years.

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Woo is also hopeful about China because of urbanization and the spread of high-speed rail.

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"In challenging economic conditions, small businesses are demanding that high-quality, integrated, reliable IT solutions be delivered in economical packages, " said Ben Woo, vice president, Enterprise Storage Systems Research, IDC.

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