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Reports that Armonk, New York-based IBM Corp. has won a contract to supply computers and consulting services to Circuit City Stores Inc.

The article discusses a trend of increasing employment in New York City outside of the financial services industry, including in the hospitality and technology industries. Topics addressed include the financial services industry's crucial role in New York City's job creation following private economic recessions, as well as wage increases for workers in New York City.

Features Manhattan, New York-based Kuma Reality Games, a maker of downloadable computer war games.

Reports on the architectural plans of Apple Computer Inc. for its retail store at 136 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Announces the partnership between New York State officials and the computer industry over the development of technology at the State University in Albany, New York.

Features the new Mini DVD DigitalMovie Discs by Verbatim Corp. in New York City.

Focuses on the purchase of the personal computer unit of the International Business Machines Corporation by Lenovo, a Chinese computer maker. Report that Lenovo will move its corporate headquarters to New York; Discussion of this instance of a Chinese company that outsources management to the United States; Role of Stephen M. War Junior as Lenovo's chief executive; Founding of Lenovo by Liu Chuanzhi with a group of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Reports on the bulk-buying agreement signed between a group of New York State private colleges and IBM Corp. for purchases of computers.

Profiles Steve Wozniak, computer engineer in New York City. Contributions of Steve Wozniak in the computer industry; Level of achievements.

Reports that a man from Queens, New York, who was arrested in Columbia in 2003 after an international manhunt has pleaded guilty to defrauding several companies out of computer equipment and other goods valued at more than two million dollars. Finding that Rami Hassan, a part of a ring that steel blue-chip computer firms by creating dummy corporations and fake documents to lease or buy equipment with no money down.

Reports on the plan of Sony Corp. to invest in the upstate New York semiconductor plant of IBM Corp. Amount of investment; Plan to produce tiny new chips for next-generation computer systems and consumer electronics; Advantage of the investment agreement for the operations of both companies.

Reports the second quarter financial performance of Microsoft Corp. in 2002 in New York. Status of Microsoft's video game business and operating system; Strong performance in MSN Internet service provider business; Increase of revenue and operating income.

Focuses on computer-related businesses in upper Manhattan, New York City. Computer repairs at Aprosys Computer; Number of computers sold by Castle Computer per month; Marketing and advertising of computer-related businesses in upper Manhattan; Channel PC shop of Edward Atristain.

Reports that executives of several computer companies are proposing to distribute laptop computers to New York City schoolchildren and create a Web site for them in exchange for allowing them advertising space on the site. Consideration of the proposal by the Board of Education; Arguments for and against this sort of business and advertising in schools; Outlook for a decision.

Reports that New York City's new-media industry is luring creative talent from other parts of the United States. Timothy Rovin, Will Snyder, and James Rovin, who founded Blue Hypermedia, a Web site design company; Derek A. Baker, managing editor of `Yahoo Internet Life' magazine; Jonathan P.L. Spooner, a freelance Web site designer.

Focuses on the Macworld trade show in New York during the week ended July 11, 1998. Information on a decline of Apple Computer Incorporated over the years; Findings of visitors to the show; Features of the centerpiece of the show; Comments from Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs; Details on various products highlighted at the show; In-depth look at the show.

Presents statistics on the increase in the computer chip industry's book-to-bill ratio. Revision of the industry's ratio from October 1996; Comparison of the ratio in November 1996 to that of December 1996.