1.   Analysts said the inventory problem has been rectified and new products later this quarter could help spur more sales.

2.   And Ms. Kasaks attributed the inventory problems to antiquated systems, which she says she has since upgraded.

3.   But Digital officials did not realize they had the inventory problem until the end of January, Helmig said.

4.   But most inventory problems are being resolved after peaking in January, analysts and investors said.

5.   Cash said the industry is close to solving the inventory problems that companies have recently experienced.

6.   Dell does not have the inventory problems faced by Compaq because it sells directly to customers, building machines only after they are ordered.

7.   Four of the nine recessions since World War II have started with inventory problems.

8.   He expects the inventory problem to be resolved only by the December quarter.

9.   He said that the bloated inventories have been reduced at some major manufacturers, and he expects the inventory problem to be solved by midyear.

10.   He said the inventory problems, the biggest difficulty facing Apple, follow a management decision last year to aggressively go after market share.