Most of the financial world still trades bonds by phone, but Goldman Sachs has flipped the switch on a prodigious electronic system.

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In September, the Merc will switch on an electronic after-hours trading system developed in France, and next year the French will adopt Merc technology for settling trades.

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So, in addition to the iQue electronic mapping system, which is available at the flick of a switch, you can also easily synch your names, addresses, appointments, tasks and e-mail between the M5 and a PC using the M5's USB cradle.

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