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years may well be the last window left for Japanese companies to consolidate and cut off loss-making divisions. Hitachi Ltd., the largest of Japan's electronic conglomerates, has arguably been the most behind-hand in focusing its sprawling operations, he

software products. Hardware iSCSI targets include dedicated storage arrays from many vendors, including EMC Corp., EqualLogic Inc. and Hitachi Data Systems. Today it is increasingly common to use a software-based iSCSI target running on a PC -- turning

increasing its profit margins. The biggest deals have included IBM's $2.05 billion sale of its disk-drive business to Hitachi Ltd. and the $1.75 billion sale of its personal-comput er business to China's Lenovo Group Ltd. IBM's printing division has a

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services would be withdrawn until further notice. To try to limit cancellations, Connex has also reintroduced the ageing Hitachi trains, which are not air-conditioned , to the suburban fleet. Drivers will receive a $200-a-month bonus until April to

profit forecast 10 percent to 4.4 billion yen. The stock slid 2 yen, or 0.4 percent, to 503. Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd. (1970 JT): The power plant facility builder cut its full-year net income forecast 29 percent to 3 billion yen, citing increased