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Hutchison, Yahoo benefit from SARS

OUTBREAK A form of killer pneumonia is driving people away from public places as well as travel, and pushing them toward increased use of alternatives on the Internet

BLOOMBERG , HONG KONG

"You don't really need to sit together and go through some of these things face-to-face," Fok said. "This is the time when we can test out some of this technology."

Hutchison Global said enquiries from companies about video- conferencing services rose more than 30 percent. Pleasanton, California-based Polycom Inc, the world's biggest maker of video-conferencing equipment, will benefit.

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