21.   And so RIM is trying, among other strategies, to gain a toehold in the consumer market through its partnerships with America Online and Yahoo.

22.   And yet, the consumer Internet market is something of a mess.

23.   Apple officials have vowed to make an aggressive push into the consumer market this Christmas.

24.   As a result, the consumer paper market, once a quiet backwater, is now burning with high-wattage advertising and branding campaigns.

25.   As plugged in as they were, Intel officials were out of touch with the new consumer market they had cultivated.

26.   As more people have powerful home computers with access to the Internet and the World Wide Web, a consumer market for digitized images could well emerge.

27.   At the same time, the companies are trying to cater to the fashion trends of the larger, ordinary consumer market.

28.   ATLANTA - WorldCom is poised to announce plans to take on BellSouth in the local consumer market in metro Atlanta.

29.   At the same time, Compaq focused on high-margin enterprise accounts, leaving Palm and Handspring to fight over the less lucrative small business and consumer market.

30.   Baker said the company will also derive growth from the nascient consumer market.