Bell Microproducts in Deal With I.B.M. January 13, 2000 Bell Microproducts in Deal With I.B.M. By BLOOMBERG NEWS he International Business Machines Corporation said yesterday that it would sell data-storage products and flat-panel screens through Bell Microproducts Inc., bringing in as much as $2 billion. Bell Microproducts, which distributes more than 100 computer-related product lines, will also package I.B.M. products like tape systems and hard drives and resell them to computer dealers and installers under a four-year agreement. Shares of Bell Microproducts surged as much as 49 percent before closing yesterday at $11, up $1.625 in Nasdaq trading.. Shares of I.B.M. rose $1, to $119.875, in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.