EMC, Cisco alliance takes on computing giants IBM, HP Nov 4, 2009
IBM and HP are the industry leaders when it comes to selling computer servers to businesses ... This put Cisco in competition against industry titans IBM and HP, which sell integrated computers and storage products ... EMC and VMware are dominant players in storage and server virtualization, technology that allows many computers to run together as efficiently as one machine, but can t match IBM and HP in servers or Cisco in networking. (Boston Globe)
RFD-TV: How an Ex-Farmer Built a $25 Million Media Empire for Rural America Nov 4, 2009
Using a mobile device. Go to for our mobile version. (FastCompany)
Global 'caring' portal to launch Nov 4, 2009
Companies such as Microsoft, Monster, Cisco and IBM and participating in creating the site. It will be user-generated, in terms of content and how it develops. (BBC News -- Technology)
Tech Giants Move Toward Social Networks Nov 3, 2009
(L to R) Didier Moretti, vice president of business incubation in Cisco's Emerging Technologies group and Roosevelt Bynum, manager for IBM developerWorks Web applications Photo: David Needle ... IBM (NYSE: IBM) is another company very much on the social network bandwagon. (Datamation)
Local CIOs top peers in innovation Nov 3, 2009
BANGALORE, MUMBAI: INDIAS top enterprises, set to spend over $10 billion on technology services th 00004000 is year, are better than global peers when it comes to using technology to drive innovation and launch disruptive business models, according to an IBM study of over 2,500 companies across the globe ... Indian CIOs appear to be more visionary when compared with their global counterparts, according to our study, Shanker Annaswamy, managing director of IBM India said ... One of the... (India Times)
Report slams Google Apps' enterprise prospects, Google says: just you wait Nov 3, 2009
Current offerings from companies like Microsoft and IBM give both businesses are certainly more feature-packed than Google Apps. The key, says Burton, will be for businesses to view both options as supplementary to each other. (Yahoo News -- Internet Portals & Search Engines)
IBM, HP shortlisted for MS deal Nov 2, 2009
IBM, HP shortlisted for $700 million Microsoft deal- Software-Infotech-The Economic Times ... IBM, HP shortlisted for $700 million Microsoft deal2 Nov 2009, 0211 hrs IST, Pankaj Mishra, ET Bureau ... BANGALORE: Multinational outsourcing firms IBM and HP have been shortlisted for around $700-million contract for managing Microsofts global network of desktops, servers and other IT infrastructure, as the worlds biggest software maker seeks to lower its operational costs and focus better on... (India Times)
•Letter: State should rethink property tax caps Nov 2, 2009
Canceling the IBM contract with FSSA is the latest example of this. He demonstrated similar flexibility when he decided not to pursue the so-called central Indiana "commerce connector" highway when the public failed to embrace his vision of a 21st century transportation network. (The Daily Journal)
IBM, HP shortlisted for $700 million Microsoft deal Nov 2, 2009
BANGALORE: Multinational outsourcing firms IBM and HP have been shortlisted for around $700-million contract for managing Microsofts global network of desktops, servers and other IT infrastructure, as the worlds biggest software maker seeks to lower its operational costs and focus better on its core business ... These vendors, including IBM, HP-EDS, CSC and some Indian tech firms, delivered $83 ... Some clients clearly will require the scope only an IBM or HP can deliver, but many... (India Times)
Cisco, EMC cooperate on cloud computing Nov 2, 2009
The line of products named vBlock will help the two companies to better compete against International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and Hewlett-Packard Co (HP), which sell a broader array of data center equipment than either Cisco or EMC offer on their own. Cisco will provide the networking gear and server computers to the vBlock line, while EMC contributes storage equipment and virtualization technology from its VMware Inc software subsidiary, according to the reports. (Xinhuanet, China)
Are These Developer and IT Salary Figures Accurate? Nov 1, 2009
IBM Staff Software Engineer. Average: $83,361. (Datamation)
Are These Developer and IT Salary Figures Accurate? Nov 1, 2009
IBM Staff Software Engineer. Average: $83,361. (CIO Information Network)
When the law chases the Internet Nov 1, 2009
And yet cybercrime is now considered a greater worry than physical crime among US businesses, according to a new IBM survey. Nearly 9 out of 10 companies experienced a computer security incident in 2005, the FBI has found, with viruses, computer theft, and other such crimes costing US firms more than $67 billion a year. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Oct 31, 2009
A high-ranking IBM executive charged with insider trading connected to the Galleon Group has left the company ... The growing significance of fuel efficiency and telematics are opening doors for new players in an industry struggling to change, an IBM report says. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Site helps track, save fuel Oct 31, 2009
Bragg is even hoping to partner with IBM on a project ... com's second-place finish in the IBM-sponsored Intelligent Transportation Society "Congestion Challenge," which drew 116 entries from 20 countries. (AZCentral -- Business)
IBM unveils framework to help agencies improve citizen services Oct 31, 2009
The IBM Government Industry Framework combines software, services ... IBM has unveiled a software platform designed to improve the way local, state and national governments manage and deliver services to the public ... The IBM Government Industry Framework could help agencies of all sizes use technologies to transform their existing support and delivery processes, IBM officials said. (FCW.com)
Security Content Automation Protocol backgrounder Oct 31, 2009
Supported platforms: Although FDCC is geared toward Microsoft Windows XP and Vista, SCAP has enabled standardization across a number of platforms, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Sun Microsystems Solaris, HP-UX and IBM AIX. More details on platform support are available at. Validated tools: Twenty-one vendors offer SCAP products that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has validated. (FCW.com)
IBM Webcast: Speed Business Innovation with Reduced Cost and Risk Oct 30, 2009
Learn how industry leader, IBM Rational can help clients increase their business flexibility while lowering start-up and maintenance costs, maximize organizational agility to respond quickly to change, and improve productivity and quality across the service lifecycle ... In this capacity, Scott manages the organization's business partner and channel marketing and serves on IBM's Software Group marketing leadership board, which sets direction for the group's marketing strategy and programs ...... (IntranetJournal)
40 years of Unix Oct 30, 2009
It got us away from the total control that businesses like IBM and DEC had over us ... "It got us away from the total control that businesses like IBM and DEC had over us," said Dr Salus. (BBC News -- Technology)
Microsoft extends Windows 7 and Azure to open source developers Oct 30, 2009
The company also is working with Zend, IBM and others on , an open source project for cloud interoperability. The company in the past, however, has irked open source devotees with endeavors like forging an pertaining to Linux. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
IBM Integrates Tivoli, Developer Tools Oct 30, 2009
The problem of integrating developer tools with operations tools is one that is now being tackled by IBM (NYSE: IBM), with a series of product integrations between its Rational developer tool division and its Tivoli IT operations software ... One of the integrations involves Rational ClearQuest -- a tool that tracks system changes and the status of problems -- and Tivoli Service Request Manage, IBM's platform for event and trouble ticket management ... "The integration between Rational... (Datamation)
Macs a growing target for malware: Sophos Oct 30, 2009
Choosing a PC (eg IBM or a Dell) is like choosing between a Ford and a Holden. The answer is you should buy a Toyota. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Tech firms: Back to the boards Oct 29, 2009
Three of the sector s heavyweights IBM, Intel and Google recently reported surprisingly robust profits ... IBM, which offers the entire range of corporate IT services, from powerful computers to consulting services, is therefore a much better proxy for the overall health of the IT industry. (The Economist)
IT services in sweet spot as M&A gathers steam Oct 29, 2009
Possible acquirers could be tech giants such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard or Cisco, European players like BT or Deutsche Telekom and Asian companies like Hitachi, Fujitsu or NEC, analysts said ... "What's alluring about services for tech product companies is first the precedent of IBM and HP coupling products with services to be able weather the downturn well," Bourgeois said ... In 2002, IBM bought PwC Consulting from PricewaterhouseCoopers for about $3. (India Times)
In Bloomfield, Indoor Softball Field's Owners Seem To Have A Winning Strategy Oct 29, 2009
Rocha, a software manager at IBM, even played the "they will come" speech at Fastpitch Nation's opening ceremony in September 2008. Rocha, 45, of Simsbury, spent years developing a business plan, searching for a building and lining up financing for his dream field. (FOX61, CT)
What To Consider When Implementing FCoE Oct 29, 2009
The standards body has approved a draft (making it a de facto standard) and released it for public review, and numerous vendors have announced products supporting FCoE. There's also a variety of second-generation products, including offerings from Brocade Communications Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Emulex Corp., IBM, Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. and NetApp Inc., available that support native end-to-end FCoE environments. Based upon the variety of options now surrounding the technology, there are some... (Search Storage)
Juniper Gets OEMed by Dell Oct 29, 2009
The deal between Dell and Juniper is the second major OEM deal for Juniper this year, which has a similar arrangement in place with IBM -- marking a new step in its effort to ramp up its business and take share from Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and other rivals in the enterprise networking market ... Just as Dell has both Brocade and Juniper as its OEM networking partners, so too does rival systems vendor IBM (NYSE: IBM) ... Juniper announced its in July, while its OEM partnership with IBM in April. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Projection Man Oct 29, 2009
Everything is locked in that little square thing, said Collins, pointing at the black IBM laptop on his desk referring to the way most users experience media. We have the technology to bring it out. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
IBM to spend $5 bn on stock buyback Oct 28, 2009
IBM to spend $5 bn more on stock buyback- International Business-News-The Economic Times ... IBM to spend $5 bn more on stock buyback28 Oct 2009, 0539 hrs IST, AGENCIES ... SAN FRANCISCO: IBM Corp has boosted its stock buyback program by $5 billion, a sign of the company's ability to spit out cash despite the recession choking off revenue growth. (India Times)
Search site aims to rival Google Oct 28, 2009
The other founder Tom Patterson worked for IBM and others on search and storage technologies. By declaring its aim of taking on Google, Cuil joins a long list of others that have tried and largely failed to dent the search giant's market share. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
When the law chases the Internet Oct 28, 2009
And yet cybercrime is now considered a greater worry than physical crime among US businesses, according to a new IBM survey. Nearly 9 out of 10 companies experienced a computer security incident in 2005, the FBI has found, with viruses, computer theft, and other such crimes costing US firms more than $67 billion a year. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Mcafee Unveils Email App as Cloud Hybrid Oct 28, 2009
McAfee, which faces plenty of stiff competition in the rapidly expanding on-demand e-mail security market, not only has to fend off Symantec and IBM but a new and potentially more formidable challenge from Cisco by virtue of the network-equipment and software firm's of IronPort in 2007. In March, Cisco rolled out its own new initiative to add hosted services such as cloud-based e-mail security applications as part of its broader Web 2. (eSecurityPlanet)
Life in the clouds Oct 28, 2009
Big businesses are much more likely to go to a well-known service provider like IBM, which can provide private clouds but dont yet provide public cloud computing in its purest sense, he says ... Similarly, IBM has data centres in China and the US, but not one in Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
World's Fastest Supercomputer Models Origins Of The Unseen Universe Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) Understanding dark energy is the number one issue in explaining the universe, according to Salman Habib, of the Laboratory's Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group. "Because the universe is expanding and at the same time accelerating, either there is a huge gap in our understanding of physics, or there is a strange new form of matter that dominates the universe -- 'dark energy' -- making up about 70 percent of it," said Habib. (Science Daily)
Author Stabenow's Kate Shugak may be headed for television Oct 28, 2009
" ALASKA'S BARRIERS Stabenow, who grew up between Seldovia and a 75-foot fish tender in the Gulf of Alaska, is among those frustrated that movies and television shows set in Alaska get filmed just about anywhere but. The list includes "The Guardian" filmed in Louisiana, "Mystery, Alaska" in Alberta, "Insomnia" in British Columbia, "Northern Exposure" in Washington, and "The Proposal" in Massachusetts. The main reasons: Too remote. Too rustic. Too spendy. In part the last barrier was lowered... (Anchorage Daily News)
Lotus Traveler Comes to the iPhone Oct 28, 2009
Ever since Apple's iPhone was introduced, fans of Lotus Notes lamented the fact that there was no push email solution that supported the IBM Lotus product ... IBM Lotus Traveler is a separate install from Lotus Domino 8. (IntranetJournal)
Wipro Q2 net up 21% Oct 27, 2009
The sector however faces competition from major players such as IBM and Accenture and new rivals from a wave of Mhe global technology sector. Wipro, which integrates IT systems, develops software applications and manages call centres, said July-Sept net profit rose to 11. (India Times, India)
Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universe Oct 27, 2009
" Shortly after that it was named the world's fastest supercomputer by the TOP500 organization at the June 2008 International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden Germany. The Roadrunner supercomputer, developed by IBM in partnership with the Laboratory and the National Nuclear Security Administration, will be used to perform advanced physics and predictive simulations in a classified mode to assure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. The system will be used by... (EurekAlert!)
IBM finds path to mobile and voice browsers Oct 27, 2009
IBM's new tool allows developers to dictate that sequence using a series of arrows, on a view of the Web page itself, that connect to form a single line around the page from the first element to the last ... IBM's software lets Web masters edit the flow of content created with AJAX, Javascript or XMLHttpRequest (XHR) ... By making the process simple, the company hopes to make it accessible to Web developers of all skill levels, according to IBM spokesman Ari Fishkind. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Read the 'Cost of Freedom' recap Oct 27, 2009
Jonas Max Ferris: IBM is a great company in Internet fraud detection software. John Layfield: Fitness has been shown to improve cognitive fitness. (Fox News)
•Time for state to rethink property tax caps Oct 27, 2009
Canceling the IBM contract with FSSA is the latest example of this. Subscribers, to read full story. (The Daily Journal)
Stocks Slide On Mixed Trade Oct 26, 2009
Gains in Travelers (TRV), IBM (IBM) and 3M (MMM) boosted the index ... Gains in Travelers (TRV), IBM (IBM) and 3M (MMM) boosted the index. (Investors Business Daily)
Gartner: Virtualization Still in Infancy Oct 25, 2009
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and other virtualization software vendors have with entry-level virtualization starter kits that simplify the installation process and let them test the waters for less upfront investment than offerings used by larger enterprise clients ... VMware, struggling to compete with Microsoft, IBM and Red Hat in the mid-market, was forced to introduce new lower-priced offerings as part of its criticalvSp here product launch. (Datamation)
3 Stock Secrets That Scream "Success" Oct 25, 2009
Then, I'd buy companies like IBM (NYSE: IBM), Exxon-Mobil (NYSE: XOM), and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) based on the advice of authors or analysts who advocated purchases of the stock. I brought newspapers to school every morning after my Dad was finished reading them. (MSNBC -- Business)
Business Software Helps Big Companies Run More Efficiently Oct 24, 2009
"That's especially true when you ... 10/23/2009 07:05 PM ET 5:15 p.m. Update: Stocks climbed for the first time in three sessions Thursday following a round of mixed economic and earnings data. The Dow rallied 1.3%, erasing Wednesday's downdraft. Gains in Travelers (TRV), IBM (IBM) and 3M (MMM) boosted the index. Meanwhile, the NYSE composite and S&P ... 10/22/2009 05:00 PM ET What may be the largest corporate training facility opened last month, not in one of the world's education or cultural... (Investors Business Daily)
•Letter: Governor should be praised for IBM decision Oct 24, 2009
Letter: Governor should be praised for IBM decision ... Letter: Governor should be praised for IBM decision ... Brian Vargas said Gov. Mitch Daniels got "egg on his face" over his termination of IBM for the computer giant's mishandling of applications for Medicaid, food stamps and other welfare benefits. (The Daily Journal)
Report slams Google Apps' enterprise prospects, Google says: just you wait Oct 24, 2009
Current offerings from companies like Microsoft and IBM give both businesses are certainly more feature-packed than Google Apps. The key, says Burton, will be for businesses to view both options as supplementary to each other. (Yahoo News -- Internet Portals & Search Engines)
MagnaQuest Technologies buying eVapt Oct 24, 2009
Divakar Jandhyala, previously a product line development manager at BMC Software Inc., founded eVapt with Ranjit Nayak, who was previously an integration manager at IBM Corp. s Tivoli service management platform. MagnaQuest, founded in 1996, employs about 180 workers and reports customers in 25 countries. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Microsoft profit beats expectations Oct 24, 2009
The results follow better-than-expected earnings from technology bellwethers IBM , Intel Corp , Google and Apple. Fiscal first-quarter profit fell 18 percent to $3. (MSNBC -- Business)
ARM CTO: power surge could create 'dark silicon' Oct 23, 2009
The company is basically re-booting its efforts to create an SoC environment for its FPGAs substituting ARM cores and an updated version of the AMBA bus for the PowerPC and IBM Core Connect bus Xilinx has been using to date. ARM and Xilinx have been working together for about a year and plan to make their first products available in 2010 using the next-generation AMBA bus now in a late stage of development. (EETimes)
Windows 7 Born from Vista's Frustrations Oct 23, 2009
A mistake made by IBM when they chose Gates and company as the sole supplier of the original IBM PC OS.. 2. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Engaged: Carolina McLoud Christopher Shea Oct 23, 2009
He is employed by IBM Software Group Cognos as an account executive, software sales. The couple plans to wed in fall 2009 in Topsfield. (Burlington Union, MA)
VMware Beats Street; Raises Q4 Outlook Oct 23, 2009
However, the $490 million in sales only represents a modest improvement from the $472 million it recorded in the year-ago period, a clear signal that gap between it and other virtualization software providers such as IBM, Microsoft and Red Hat is. Eager to expand its core revenue base from deep-pocketed enterprise customers, VMware, through its vSphere offering, is small- and mid-sized businesses -- the sweet spot that Gartner and other research firms have identified as the source of significant... (SmallBusinessComputing)
Can Chicago's PrivateBancorp Hire Its Way Into the Top Tier? Oct 23, 2009
Can Chicago's Private-Bancorp Hire Its Way Into the Top Tier. Using a mobile device. (FastCompany)
Wind River's Klein on Intel , multicore, embedded Linux Oct 23, 2009
"Our model is IBM, which typically generates 20 percent of its revenues but 40 percent of its profits from software.". The "shared vision" is that the Software and Services division, which has been a cost centre and enabling centre within Intel shifts to becoming a profit centre. (EETimes)
The Six "Wow" Features of Windows 7 Oct 23, 2009
Using a mobile device. Go to for our mobile version. (FastCompany)
Kindle Firm Amazon Had A Sizzling Q3 As Sales Soar 28% Oct 23, 2009
Oracle's brash CEO Larry Ellison has moved beyond his longtime nemesis Microsoft to target a new top enemy, which also happens to be the same rival he most wants Oracle to emulate IBM. Ellison asserted his strategy for Oracle (ORCL) to become a one-stop shop for full corporate computing. 10/16/2009 06:35 PM ET. (Investors Business Daily)
Despite Windows 7, Linux raps harder at company doors Oct 23, 2009
IBM, whose Lotus Symphony programs work well on Linux, for years has pushed to get companies to dump Windows for Linux ... IBM this week launched a marketing blitz touting big savings to be had by switching to Linux. (USA Today)
Windows 7 Survey: 30% Of Firms Will Deploy by Mid 2010 (Apple Will Miss Vista) Oct 22, 2009
9% indicated they were thinking of moving to something else (this is the IBM Linux/Apple opportunity). 1% will do this when they upgrade their servers (Windows Server 2010). (Datamation)
River Place flu victim's love for books will be her legacy Oct 22, 2009
It's just a sea of books next to her bed, said her mother, Kristin Gibson, a program manager at IBM.. On Tuesday Oct. 6, Kristin and her husband, Ken, a software programmer at Convio, took their daughter to Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
IBM-Ubuntu Package Offers Alternative To Windows 7 Oct 22, 2009
IBM and Canonical have introduced a desktop computing package for enterprise PCs, laptops and low-cost netbooks. Called the IBM Client for Smart Work, the new cloud-based computing platform integrates IBM productivity and collaboration software with Canonical's Ubuntu operating system ... IBM Client for Smart Work will enable companies to use their existing PCs, lower-cost netbooks, and thin clients while saving up to 50 percent per seat on licensing costs compared to using a Microsoft-based... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Get full recap of the meeting Oct 22, 2009
Why have Motorola, Pratt and Whitney, IBM, Seimens and other great companies practically driven from this community. Because there were no qualified people in our locale. (The Palm Beach Post)
EU warns Oracle over Sun takeover Oct 22, 2009
It is looking to strengthen its position against IBM, which abandoned its own attempts to buy Sun earlier this year. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Americas)
Sri Lanka shares continue falling Oct 21, 2009
The others charged in the case were Rajiv Goel at Intel Capital, Robert Moffat at IBM, Anil Kumar at McKinsey & Co, and Danielle Chiesi and Mark Kurland of New Castle Partners. The insider trading is said to have taken place between January and July 2007. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Red Hat, Google named top software vendors Oct 21, 2009
Lenovo, a Chinese company that moved its official headquarters to Morrisville after buying the Research Triangle Park-based PC division of IBM, finished tied with Big Blue at No. 20 overall in the CIOInsight study. IBM (NYSE: IBM), which employs about 10,000 people in RTP, and Lenovo (Hong Kong: 0992. (Triangle Business Journal)
