Nor is management oblivious of Oki's ailments.

FORBES: A tale of two companies

As Oki flounders in a proper way, EMC is enjoying textbook growth.

FORBES: A tale of two companies

Oki and its compatriots are hardware-centric generalists in an era when wealth is being created by turning out new, narrowly focused technology.

FORBES: A tale of two companies

Oki and its compatriots are hardware-centric generalists in an era when wealth is being created by turning out new, narrowly focused technology -- not me-too electronic boxes.

FORBES: A fable of two companies

Swapping data between computer and phone systems -- for mail-order, home- banking and other service providers -- is an ideal growth business for a computer and telecom equipment maker like Oki, he says.

FORBES: A tale of two companies

Swapping data between computer and phone systems -- for mail order, home banking and other service providers -- is an ideal growth business for a computer and telecom equipment maker like Oki, he says.

FORBES: A fable of two companies