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IBM

** FILE ** In this Nov. 24, 2008 file photo, an IBM office is shown in New York. IBM Corp. plans to lay off about 5,000 U.S. employees in a new round of job cuts, The Associated Press has learned Wednesday, March 25, 2009. An IBM manager knowledgeable about the plans says the cuts will come from the services division and workers will be informed Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)