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IBM and French software firm Dassault have inked a services contract to supply Ford Motor Company with IBM Product Lifecycle Management software for use in the automaker's design and manufacturing processes worldwide. IBM's announcement could mark a setback for rival Electronic Data Systems, which, ...
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