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* Dell Computer Corp. and IBM Corp. said they have agreed to a new $6-billion deal in which IBM will become a key supplier of computer services to Dell corporate customers. The seven-year pact expands on an earlier deal under which IBM sells key technology components to Dell. Additional terms were not disclosed.

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* Microsoft Corp. will invest $15 million in Akamai Technologies Inc., a soon-to-be-public company that offers services that speed the transmission of Web pages to Internet users.

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