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TECHNOLOGY : AST Research Loses Big Customer to IBM, According to Report

Compiled by Dean Takahashi, Times staff writer

AST Research Inc., the Irvine-based maker of personal computers, lost a big corporate customer to the IBM Personal Computer Co., according to an article in the June 27 issue of Business Week.

Cigna Corp., the Philadelphia-based health insurance giant, said it could save 20% on its annual PC purchasing tab by switching to IBM. Cigna’s PC bill is expected to be about $12.6 million. Officials at AST did not comment on Monday.

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