10 companies that groom you for the top Nov 20, 2009
World's best companies for leaders - IBM (1) - FORTUNE ... IBM CEO Samuel PalmisanoHeadquarters: Armonk, NYRevenue: $103 ... Where the average company might offer several hundred employees an international opportunity for two or three years, IBM gives "mobility assignments" to thousands for three to six months. (CNN -- Money)
Building the Smart Home Wirelessly Nov 20, 2009
The team points out that more than 70 manufacturers, including Echelon, IBM, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, Panasonic, Philips, Sony, and Toshiba have joined OSGi, which means that the standard could be widely adopted and implemented by technologists. The NCKU team has built on this open network system using RFID so that devices and individuals can be connected to video devices in the smart home for entertainment or security purposes. (Science Daily)
Read today's letters to the editor Nov 20, 2009
Boeing outsources aircraft manufacturing, IBM seeks replacement engineers from India, GM builds plants in Mexico, United Airlines outsources aircraft maintenance to Mexico. The tax revenue required to support a strong America is gone. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Leak fuels fears over India's ID project Nov 20, 2009
Google, IBM, Yahoo, Microsoft and India's own Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys are lobbying the government for slices of the pie. On November 12, Yahoo chief executive officer Carol Bartz met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, fishing for her company's involvement in the project. (Asia Times Online)
Yao lectures about accounting Nov 20, 2009
I actually started out as a system engineer for IBM, he said. He left IBM for Hewlett Packard later, then transferred to Australia to join accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP for 16 years. (The Maroon, LA)
A computer that 'thinks' like brain Nov 20, 2009
Researchers from IBM Corp are reporting that they've simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer ... Dharmendra Modha, manager of cognitive computing for IBM Research and senior author of the paper, called it a "truly unprecedented scale of simulation" ... Researchers from IBM Corp are reporting that they've simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer. (India Times, India)
NetApp: We're Not Afraid of EMC Nov 20, 2009
He also said a new partnership with Fujitsu will be bigger than NetApp's relationship with IBM (NYSE: IBM). "Fujitsu is multi-hundred million dollar partner of ours and I think that this represents a very, very interesting relationship for us going forward, and it gives them an opportunity to streamline their storage story and allows them to have a single story worldwide around storage," Georgens said. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Analysts Expect Strong Earnings from NetApp, Brocade Nov 19, 2009
They said that EMC (NYSE: EMC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are not interested in buying Brocade and that HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell would have trouble digesting the storage and network switch maker because of Brocade's OEM sales model. " I n our opinion, the stars are all aligned for Brocade at this time and there has never been such an opportunity for Brocade to build a strong company with a large presence in the storage and data networking space," Roy and Hebbar wrote. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
IBM Launches Cloud Computing Service Nov 19, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM launched a new cloud computing service on Monday, aiming to take on companies such as Amazon ... IBM, the world's biggest technology services company, has lagged behind younger companies in rolling out cloud services. (Datamation)
Tiny chip could diagnose disease Nov 19, 2009
Now, scientists at IBM's research labs in Zurich have developed a cheap lab-on-a-chip that has the potential to diagnose dozens of diseases ... Those channels can be designed with incredible precision on a silicon chip - something with which IBM has significant experience. (BBC News -- Technology)
Salesforce Chatter Brings Social Networking To Business Nov 19, 2009
King pointed out that IBM beat Salesforce to the social-networking party with LotusLive, introduced in January. Before launching the service, IBM deployed LotusLive internally to every employee around the globe for VoIP telephony and avatar-driven virtual meetings ... IBM's work may represent the largest beta test ever of social networking in the enterprise and the jury is still out. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Cray claims fastest supercomputer crown Nov 19, 2009
That dropped previous No. 1 Los Alamos National Laboratory s IBM Roadrunner system in New Mexico to No. 2 with a speed of 1 ... Roadrunner, IBM, Los Alamos National Laboratory (1 ... JUGENE, IBM, Forschungszentrum Juelich (825. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Medicine gobbles up research money Nov 19, 2009
I listened to presentations by the presidential science adviser, representatives from six national laboratories, a congresswoman, a senator, a government program director and representatives from IBM and General Electric. Although I enjoyed the attention, I couldn t help noticing the contrast between this conference, which launched the research centers for the National Nanotechnology Initiative, and a medical conference that I had written about just a few months earlier. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
IBM computer simulates cats cerebral cortex Nov 19, 2009
IBM computer simulates cats cerebral cortex - Science- msnbc ... IBM computer simulates cats cerebral cortex ... But this week researchers from IBM Corp. are reporting that they've simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer. (MSNBC -- Environment)
IBM reports progress in creating brain-like computer Nov 19, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) on Wednesday announced that its researchers have made significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates the way the brain works. Reporting their results at a supercomputing conference being held in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, IBM researchers said they have achieved a simulation with 1 billion neurons and 10 billion synapses using a supercomputer that has 147,456 processors. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cat Brain-Based Computer: Scientists Perform Cat-Scale Cortical Simulations and Map the Human Brain Nov 19, 2009
18, 2009) IBM has announced significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates and emulates the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition, while rivaling the brain's low power and energy consumption and compact size ... The cognitive computing team, led by IBM Research, has achieved significant advances in large-scale cortical simulation and a new algorithm that synthesizes neurological data -- two major milestones that indicate the... (Science Daily)
Click to read:The Dumb Things You Do With Your Money Nov 19, 2009
financial planner Laura Tarbox says she sees this all the time: Some clients keep concentrated stock holdings because they inherited them and Mom just loved IBM, or because they work for the company and feel that selling would be disloyal. Then theres the couple who came to her asking for help investing $12 million. (CBS News)
IBM Making Computers to Rival Human Brain Nov 19, 2009
According to IBM, "BlueMatter, a new algorithm created by IBM researchers in collaboration with Stanford University, exploits the Blue Gene supercomputing architecture in order to noninvasively measure and map the connections between all cortical and sub-cortical locations within the human brain using magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging." This image was rotated 90 degrees clockwise to comply with CBSNews ... According to IBM, "BlueMatter, a new algorithm created by IBM researchers in... (CBS News)
China's phone firmshelp Africa go mobile Nov 18, 2009
In contrast, Huawei's main Chinese competitor in Africa, ZTE, consistently prices 30%-40% below European competitors and, consequently, its products are perceived as being of inferior quality," wrote the authors of an April 2009 study entitled, "Huawei Technologies: A Chinese Trail Blazer in Africa". [1] Among other things, US-based IBM "helped Huawei learn the importance of turning R&D into cash and of approaching product development from both technical and business angles to ensure investment... (Asia Times Online)
When the law chases the Internet Nov 18, 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)
IBM takes step toward thinking machines Nov 18, 2009
IBM takes a (feline) step toward thinking machines. Article:IBM takes a (feline) step toward thinking machines:/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f210247S61 ... DTL Article:IBM takes a (feline) step toward thinking machines:/n/a/2009/11/17/financial/f210247S61. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Top Supercomputer Nearly Doubles in Speed Nov 18, 2009
Six systems use IBM's Cell B/E processor, used in the PlayStation 3, and two use the six-core "Istanbul" Opteron processors ... IBM's Power processor is in 52 systems, down from 55 last June ... HP (NYSE: HPQ) leads in the number of systems, with 210 of the Top 500 bearing the HP logo, while IBM has 186 systems. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Bank Simpanan starting Net banking Nov 18, 2009
Adinan was speaking to reporters after a signing ceremony here yesterday between BSN and technology providers Cyber Village Sdn Bhd and IBM Malaysia ... With them are IBM Malaysia managing director Ou Shian Waei (left) and Norazian Ahmad Tajuddin. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector Honors Its Top Suppliers for 2009 Nov 18, 2009
IBM Corporation, Chantilly, Va. Integral Systems, Inc., Columbia, Md. (Primezone Releases)
Computer Security Challenged By Web 2.0 'Endpoint' Growth Nov 18, 2009
Running data centers for other companies isn't glamorous, but the business has attracted the likes of IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Google and Amazon. com. (Investors Business Daily)
Hardware market poised for double digit growth Nov 18, 2009
Top hardware vendors such as IBM, HP and Acer have already started seeing a revival in their sales, and experts forecast the hardware market to rebound by next year ... Indeed, vendors such as IBM and HP are beginning to see their sales rise ... I do expect the India systems (hardware) market to be robust, Indian institutions are stronger than ever and companies continue to invest in both domestic and abroad, said, Elly Keinan, general manager, system and technology group, IBM Growth markets.... (India Times)
Fastest computer used for planet-saving science Nov 18, 2009
That dropped previous No. 1 Los Alamos National Laboratory's IBM Roadrunner system in New Mexico to No. 2 with a speed of 1. 04 petaflops. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Oak Ridge 'Jaguar' Supercomputer Is World's Fastest Nov 18, 2009
Computer Engineer Mark Dean was recently inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame for his work with IBM. He's the man behind the first. . (Science Daily)
IBM Offers Symphony on Keepod USB Devices Nov 18, 2009
IBM announced Tuesday that its free Lotus Symphony office productivity suite is now available on Keepods -- thin USB devices made by the Italian company NSEC. ... IBM does not formally track Symphony installs but estimates about 10 million people are using the software, said product manager Jeanette Barlow ... IBM expects interest in Symphony to jump significantly next year, when a new version based on the OpenOffice 3 codebase is released, according to Barlow. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
IBM biochip allows fast diagnosis of many diseases Nov 18, 2009
MUNICH, Germany In its Zurich research laboratory, IBM has built a point-of-care diagnostic test device based on a silicon chip ... The device uses capillary forces to ingest the sample material which could be a patient's blood or a serum, explained IBM researcher Luc Gervais in an interview with EE Times ... In comparison with available biochips, IBM claims its achievement needs much less sample liquid only 7 picoliter , and it provides its results in less than a minute. (EETimes)
Making a computer that can actually think like a brain Nov 18, 2009
But this week researchers from IBM Corp. are reporting that they've simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer ... The computer was shown images of corporate logos, including IBM's, and scientists watched as different parts of the simulated brain worked together to figure out what the image was ... Dharmendra Modha, manager of cognitive computing for IBM Research and senior author of the paper, called it a "truly unprecedented scale of... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
HP, IBM and 3PAR Unveil New Data Storage Wares Nov 17, 2009
HP (NYSE: HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and 3PAR (NYSE: PAR) all have new data storage offerings this week, and a common thread among the three is their readiness for server virtualization environments ... IBM announced new mirroring and space reclamation features for its XIV storage systems, and 3PAR added new provisioning features to its InServ Storage Servers ... IBM XIV Mirrors, Optimizes and Recovers. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Search site aims to rival Google Nov 17, 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)
Google Sites Gets Dozens of Templates Nov 17, 2009
"Luke Leonhard, Web Services Manager for adds, 'With our old IBM Lotus Quickr solution, it took seven clicks and three page refreshes for employees to publish new information internally. Google Sites makes it just two clicks.'". Google Sites templates will appeal to companies and users who want to get up-and-running quickly and cheaply, and who value ease-of-use more than an overload of enterprise features that often get in the way. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Inventor and Author Brian Fried Launches Nationally Broadcasted Live Radio Show "Got Invention Radio" on November 19, 2009 for Inventors and Entrepreneurs on wsRadio.com Nov 17, 2009
"People have so many great ideas and inventions but they're not sure what their next steps are or how to bring their product to market. That will be the focus of Got Invention Radio, stated Fried. It was through writing the book "You Big Ideas" and founding the Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club in Suffolk County, NY, that Brian first realized the lack of resources available to inventors to get the answers to their many questions. He continued, Got Invention Radio is going to be a great... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Building Lotus Support in Your Company Nov 17, 2009
This series of articles on intranet solutions with IBM Lotus Notes/Domino and its companion products is intended to help readers understand the fundamental methodology and capabilities of the product and how to utilize it to deliver a feature-rich, secure, and functional corporate intranet solution. It will include implementation strategies, case studies, industry-tested tips and tricks, and, with your input, true value to the administrator or developer who wants to utilize IBM Lotus... (IntranetJournal)
Sematech names ex-IBM exec CEO Nov 17, 2009
Armbrust spent 35 years at IBM (NYSE: IBM), most recently as vice president of 300 millimeter semiconductor operations for the company s systems technology group in East Fishkill. He replaces Michael Polcari, who is now Sematech s chairman of the board. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Sematech appoints former IBM executive to CEO post Nov 17, 2009
Armbrust, who served most recently as vice president of 300-mm semiconductor operation at IBM Corp., will succeed Michael Polcari, who has been appointed Sematech's chairman of the board. Armbrust, 47, was responsible for IBM's 300-mm wafer fab in East Fishkill, New York ... Previously Armbrust held a variety of positions at IBM related to process development, manufacturing, and engagement. (EETimes)
Solar Power With Style Nov 17, 2009
Using a mobile device. Go to for our mobile version. (FastCompany)
CardioComm Solutions, Inc. Signs Software Development Agreement and Adds New Director Nov 17, 2009
Mr. Smith began his career as a systems engineer at IBM Canada and recently completed three years with Microsoft in Europe where he was first responsible for the KPMG partnership and was finally Finance Industry Marketing Manager for Microsoft EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He left Microsoft in May 2001 to take the position of COO with ICT, a start-up company dealing in banking opportunities in financial services. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Jaguar beats Roadrunner to top list of fastest supercomputers Nov 17, 2009
The IBM computer is owned by the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and was the first machine to push through the petaflop barrier ... The IBM BlueGene/P supercomputer at the Forschungszentrum Juelich (FZJ) in Germany is the fastest machine outside the US and is able to run at more than 800 teraflops. (BBC News -- Americas)
The Sixth Annual Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards Nov 17, 2009
The runner-up in this category is IBM and the UK Rural Payments Agency (RPA). According to the RPA, IBM managed to lose two backup tapes containing detailed personal data such as bank details, addresses and passwords on 100,000 farmers in England in May ... IBM and the RPA are nominated for gross negligence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Apache Tomcat Server vs. Oracle Web... Nov 16, 2009
The only major alternative in the J2EE application server market is IBM Websphere. Future Without J2EE Applications. (Suite101.com)
Click to read:In China, Obama Meets America's Lender Nov 16, 2009
We "Gave" them computer technology (IBM) but they continue to act like 'We' owe them. We don't although they do hold a portion of our national debt. (CBS News)
Multinational Corporations And The Developing World Nov 15, 2009
Virtually many of the world largest companies such as Coca cola, Shell, IBM, Guinness Breweries, General motors to mention a few have managed to spread their tentacles in most parts of the world. In terms of turnover, some of them exceed the national incomes of many smaller countries like our country, but I must hasten to add that there are also thousands of very small specialists multinationals which are a mere fractions of the above mentioned ones, that are also operating significantly in the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
5 dark linings in the silver cloud Nov 15, 2009
the chief executive officers at Hewlett-Packard and IBM recently complained that the technology had an image problem and needed a new moniker. IBMs Sam Palmisano said cloud computing was an unfortunate name and suggested something more descriptive: highly virtualized infrastructure. (FCW.com)
Stocks Dismiss Deficit, Sentiment Data Nov 15, 2009
Gains in IBM (IBM), 3M (MMM) and Chevron (CVX) bolstered the blue-chip index. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq and NYSE composite slipped 0. (Investors Business Daily)
Ex-Madoff computer programmers arrested Nov 14, 2009
Criminal and civil complaints against O'Hara and Perez said that in April 2006, they tried to delete 218 of 225 special computer programs run on an IBM server known in the Madoff firm as "House 17." The men did not delete the monthly backup tapes. In August or September 2006, they cashed out hundreds of thousands of dollars in their personal BLMIS accounts before meeting with Madoff and telling him they would no longer lie for him, the FBI and the SEC said. (MSNBC -- Business)
Logitech buys video conferencing firm Nov 14, 2009
The acquisition promises to transform Logitech from a side player in the growing "tele-presence" market to a major contender vying with technology powerhouses such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Cisco Systems. LifeSize was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2003 and specializes in high-definition video systems intended to mimic in-person discussions. (Yahoo! Asia News)
U.S. Attorney: Madoff Bribed Computer Techs to Produce Phony Documents Nov 14, 2009
Jerome O'Hara and George Perez, worked on the secretive 17th floor of Madoff's office, allegedly creating false records on an out-of-date IBM computer server, known as "House 17" at the direction of Madoff's crony Frank DiPascali, who pled guilty to fraud charges in August and is cooperating with authorities. In 2006, the two employees confronted and "told him they would no longer lie for him", according to government documents filed in the case today. (ABC News)
A CNET Conversation with Eric Schmidt Nov 14, 2009
We had the chance to sit down with Schmidt for a wide-ranging interview on Google's unique array of products and business interests as well as its new role as the No. 1 target for U.S. antitrust regulators, joining a list that has included Oracle, Microsoft, AT IBM. What follows is a post-mortem on the interview--embedded below--as we discuss how we came up with ideas for questions, ruminate on what Schmidt did (and didn't) answer, and ponder the implication of Schmidt's statements. Molly:... (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
HP to acquire 3Com in $2.7 billion deal Nov 14, 2009
HP's recent acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp. took aim at IBM in the service business space. Cisco's recently announced partnership with storage equipment and software company EMC was a push against HP, IBM and Dell in the computer server business. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Altis Semiconductor has a buyer Nov 14, 2009
PARIS After months of uncertainty and confusion, Altis Semiconductor SA, a joint venture between Infineon Technologies AG and IBM Corp., has found a buyer. His name is Germain Djouhri, a French-Algerian financier who is prepared to invest 79 million euros ($118 million) in the company, according to French magazine L'Usine Nouvelle. (EETimes)
2 charged with cooking books for Madoff Nov 14, 2009
Two former employees for Bernard Madoff programmed an old IBM computer to generate false records that concealed the crooked financier's massive Ponzi scheme and were given hush money when they threatened to stop lying, federal prosecutors said Friday. Get Quote. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
IBM, Microsoft among NCTA 21 winners Nov 13, 2009
IBM, Microsoft, EMC, Red Hat among NCTA 21 winners - Triangle Business Journal ... IBM, Microsoft, EMC, Red Hat among NCTA 21 winners ... Big names such as (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Raleigh-based (NYSE: RHT) are among the winners of the 2009 NCTA 21 Awards, the announced Friday morning. (Triangle Business Journal)
A History of Intel and AMD's Legal Battles Nov 13, 2009
1982: Intel wins a contract to supply IBM Corp. with microprocessors for its line of personal computers, and renews the cross-licensing deal with AMD to serve as an alternative supplier to IBM.. 1987: AMD accuses Intel of breaking the contract and files legal papers to begin arbitration. (ABC News -- Wire)
Is Salesforce.com an Acquisition Target? Nov 13, 2009
While he declined to name names, Fauscette said that in the tech world there are three distinct castes: the top-tier companies who do the buying (Microsoft, IBM, HP, Cisco and the like); the attractive targets, such as Salesforce. com; and everyone else (those without the deep pockets to buy the missing pieces they need to be successful, and also lacking enough IP to be worth acquiring, except after a bankruptcy proceeding). (Datamation)
Video Conferencing Deals Bode Well for Polycom Nov 13, 2009
Polycom CEO Hagerty sees the equipment maker partnering with Microsoft, IBM, Avaya, and Hewlett-Packard, as they duke it out with Cisco and Logitech for the video conferencing market ... Hagerty said he thinks his company's independent status will make it a preferred partner for giants such as Microsoft (), IBM (), and Hewlett-Packard (), as they duke it out with Cisco () and Logitech () ... and others such as IBM all enemies of Cisco are going to help his company. (BusinessWeek)
H-P to Buy 3Com for $2.7 Billion; Sees Rosy Q4 Nov 13, 2009
Giants such as H-P, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) and Dell Inc. (DELL) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) have steadily encroached into each other's core businesses, prompting more deals ... Giants such as H-P, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Dell Inc. (DELL) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) have steadily encroached into each other's core businesses, prompting more deals. (SmartMoney)
Down To Smarter Business: People Want Results, Not 'Solutions' Nov 13, 2009
OK, we're not going to pretend that Smarter Business doesn't jibe with the Smarter Planet strategy and messaging of IBM, sole sponsor of this issue. But before you start wondering about the editorial integrity of the in-depth features that follow, let me be clear: IBM had no (as in zero) say in the planning and contents of this special issue. (TechWeb)
When the law chases the Internet Nov 13, 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)
Analysts Expect Strong Earnings from NetApp, Brocade Nov 12, 2009
They said that EMC (NYSE: EMC) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are not interested in buying Brocade and that HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell would have trouble digesting the storage and network switch maker because of Brocade's OEM sales model. " I n our opinion, the stars are all aligned for Brocade at this time and there has never been such an opportunity for Brocade to build a strong company with a large presence in the storage and data networking space," Roy and Hebbar wrote. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Hewlett-Packard buys 3Com for $2.7B; ups guidance Nov 12, 2009
4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., the world s No. 4 server maker behind IBM Corp., HP and Dell Inc. That deal has been approved in the U.S. but is being held up over antitrust concerns in Europe ... Companies especially want a piece of technology services, a market where IBM is strong. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Why Are Indian IT Firms So Shy to Buy? Nov 12, 2009
Competition from multinational players such as Accenture () and IBM () is increasing. These large operators offer a wide range of services under a single umbrella. (BusinessWeek)
HP to Buy 3Com for $3.1 Billion Nov 12, 2009
The deal is the latest sign that technology giants from IBM to Oracle Corp are increasingly encroaching in each other's markets as they seek to become one-stop shops for computing, networking and data storage. Cisco itself this year pushed into the server market, of which HP is a major player. (ABC News -- Wire)
