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NEC joins IBM on chip project

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Japan’s NEC Electronics, the world’s No.12 chipmaker, said on Thursday it would team up with IBM and others on next-generation microchips in a bid to beat mounting development costs. TOKYO–Japan’s NEC Electronics, the world’s No.12 chipmaker, said on Thursday it would team up with IBM and others on next-generation…
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IBM reworks storage strategy

Monday, September 8th, 2008

IBM is making a major push to upgrade the computer storage products and services it offers customers struggling to breath under mountainous piles of data. SAN JOSE, California–IBM is making a major push on Monday to upgrade computer storage products and services it offers customers struggling to manage mountainous…
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IBM claims ‘Quicksilver’ flash sets data-speed record

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million input/outputs per second. IBM has said its ‘Project Quicksilver’ is setting new records for data-transfer speeds on solid-state technology, with its tests showing a disk-storage solution hitting one million input/outputs…
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IBM: The mainframe is back

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The company claims the mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and holding strong globally, despite a shortage of related skills among IT workers The mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and is still holding strong globally, according to an IBM executive. …
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IBM Australia faces strike action

Friday, August 15th, 2008

A section of under 100 employees who work in the “Flightdeck” at Baulkam Hills, Australia want a collective agreement granting them better pay and work conditions. IBM’s Australian operation is facing the possibility of strike action among its workforce after a secret ballot opened yesterday for employees in a…
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IBM AlphaWorks: From software theory to fact

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Laura Bennett, senior engineering manager at IBM’s software development community, discusses how the group helps turn research concepts from the labs into practical products. Semantic Web, rapid application development, data visualization, and health care applications are just some of the emerging software types being investigated by IBM’s AlphaWorks…
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Flexing a super (computing) muscle

Monday, January 28th, 2008

The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM’s Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination. When it comes to high-performance computing, the U.S. enjoys a position of unparalleled dominance in the field of supercomputers. But there’s little guarantee that today’s…
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Lenovo to make and sell IBM xServers

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Resellers are expressing doubts over the move, saying they might go elsewhere if they can’t get the IBM badge. IBM has licensed its xSeries server technology to Lenovo so the Chinese manufacturer can make its own Intel-based servers, but resellers are expressing doubts over the move. Lenovo…
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IBM buying business software firm AptSoft

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Big Blue expects the acquisition will expand its business-event processing software portfolio. IBM said on Wednesday it is buying privately held AptSoft to expand its business-event processing software portfolio. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. IBM, the world’s largest computer services company, said AptSoft’s technology…
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IBM: Lotus Notes for iPhone not ready yet

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Company dismisses reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent. Despite reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent, IBM says it is not quite ready to release the software. A formal…
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IBM and SAP to develop joint software

Monday, January 21st, 2008

The product, code-named Atlantic, will let users access SAP’s Business Suite applications for work flows, reporting and analytics through IBM’s Lotus Notes. Services and software companies IBM and SAP, longtime technology partners, will bring out their first joint software product in the fourth quarter of this year, the…
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IBM targets 2008 profit above expectations

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Shares up after IBM announces earnings forecast well above Wall Street’s expectations. IBM on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations after results showing a strong international performance, and its shares rose 5 percent. The world’s largest computer services company forecast 2008 earnings would…
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