Still, the weakness in I.B.M.'s business of supplying technology parts to other companies was not a surprise.

Infosys supplies computer programming to companies in developed markets.

For the next few years, Worldcom and other big carriers are focusing on supplying data services to companies.

A new Consultancy Brokerage Service will supply information to small companies.

The consultants evidently planned to supply that information to companies involved in the bidding, the court documents said.

All of the nation's five largest accounting firms have consulting practices where they supply accountants to companies on a contract basis.

The brothers were committed Christians and strictly teetotal, refusing to supply their products to companies such as breweries, whom they did not approve of.

Isgec products have been supplied to reputed companies across 74 countries, many of whom have placed repeat orders to them.

They also supplied frames to other companies.

It made special efforts to supply quality iron and steel to related domestic companies at below export price to strengthen their international competitiveness.