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IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd., in conjunction with Jardine One Solution (HK) Ltd., won a bulk purchase contract from the Hong Kong Hospital Authority for the supply of approximately 10,000 IBM ThinkCentre desktop personal computers over the next two years.

Research firm IDC predicts that the Asia Pacific IT services market will grow at 14 percent from 2002 to 2007, and will be driven primarily by spending in the banking, communications & media, and government sectors.