1.  And it manages computers involved in manufacturing and engineering at several General Electric plants.

2.  IBM already has a fast-growing business managing office computers for large customers like Campbell Soup Co. and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

3.  Instead, Big Blue will concentrate on consulting and making and managing big computers.

4.  The acquisition would combine the second-and third-biggest developers of software to manage mainframe computers.

5.  The acquisition would combine the second- and third-biggest developers of software to manage mainframe computers.

6.  The New York-based company also said it would close its plant in Racine, Wisconsin, and hire an outsider to manage its computers.

7.  There he managed the computers used in building the first atomic bombs.