But he too brought no market guidance or new direction to HP, merely continuing with adjacent market expansion by buying a traditional IT service organization (EDS) to support field-based PCs.

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Stay away from any agent or organization that cannot or will not fully explain exactly what you are buying and why.

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O'BOYLE: The non-governmental organization, Alianza Civica, is presenting the results of its most recent study on vote buying.

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