11.   The chip could also be used in hubs and switches that link computers in networks, and in office equipment such as printers and copiers.

12.   The biggest winners will be software makers that help link computers and safeguard corporate networks.

13.   The computer maker said sales of machines that help link computers as well as high-powered workstations and software helped boost results.

14.   The start of trading in Cabletron, which makes products to link computers into networks, was delayed for an order imbalance.

15.   The system links computers in at least seven sites around the world to receive, analyze and sort information captured from satellite communications.

16.   They make gadgets, with odd-sounding names such as asynchronous transfer mode or ATM, that help link computers together at high speeds.

17.   Typically, it is difficult to link computers that run on different software into a single network.

18.   Companies use the network to link computers that are far apart, to accept orders from customers and to connect to the Internet.

19.   The stock swap, announced late Sunday, is the latest merger among companies that make equipment used to link computers.