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IBM Acquires Worklight to Expand Mobile Capabilities By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published February 01, 2012 Big Blue will acquire the Israeli specialist in mobile applications platforms and tools for developing software for smartphones and tablets. Tags: mobile, IBM, acquisitions Partner Focus: IBM Moves to Solidify Advantage By Rob Enderle | Article Published January 24, 2012 No company with an enterprise focus can operate effectively without partners, a fact that IBM appears to clearly understand. Tags: IBM, Partner Advantage, resellers IBM Quarterly Results Show Modest Gains By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 20, 2012 The company's software and services units performed well, and its cloud computing revenue has tripled since 2010. Tags: IBM, earnings IBM Smashes Moore's Law, Cuts Bit Size to 12 Atoms By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 13, 2012 A major research breakthrough reduces the number of atoms required to store one bit of data from one million to twelve. Tags: Storage, IBM Google Adds More IBM Patents By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 04, 2012 The company bought 187 more patents and 36 applications to help fight its ongoing patent wars. Tags: Google, IBM, patent IBM: Mind Reading is Less Than Five Years Away By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 19, 2011 IBM's annual "5 in 5" report predicts the ways that technology will change the world in the next five years. Tags: IBM IBM Settles Antitrust Case with E.U. By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 15, 2011 Big Blue will provide more parts and information to other vendors that serve mainframe customers. Tags: antitrust, mainframe, IBM IBM to Buy Cloud Analytics Vendor for $440 Million By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 08, 2011 Big Blue will purchase DemandTec, which makes cloud-based marketing and sales software. Tags: IBM, Cloud Gartner Server Numbers Tell an Interesting Story By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 30, 2011 The recent horse race between IBM, HP, Dell, Oracle and Lenovo reveals larger industry trends. Tags: Dell, Lenovo, HP, Server Market, IBM, Oracle, servers IBM's zEnterprise Enables Mainframe-Windows Combo By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 09, 2011 Until now, the mainframe computer has traditionally been distinctly separate from the Windows world. Tags: zEnterprise, IBM, Windows, mainframe IBM Brings Windows to the Mainframe By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 07, 2011 New technology to support Microsoft's operating system on mainframe hardware will become available December 16. Tags: Windows, IBM, mainframe IBM Unveils Analytics for the iPad and Cloud By Vangie Beal | Article Published November 02, 2011 Leveraging its Watson technology, IBM is moving to expand its analytics presence in the cloud and the all-important mobile sector. Tags: iPad apps, cloud computing, analytics, IBM Apple vs. IBM on CEO Succession By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 01, 2011 With Rometty, IBM has chosen a winner, as Apple's CEO succession raises questions. Tags: Apple, IBM IBM Opens Up Smartphone, Tablet Support for its Workers By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 31, 2011 BYOD comes to Big Blue. Tags: BYOD, IBM IBM Beats Oracle, Microsoft With Big Data Leap By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 27, 2011 Big Blue's new cloud-based Hadoop product, InfoSphere BigInsights, will hit the market before competing offerings from Oracle and Microsoft. Tags: IBM, Hadoop IBM Rolls Out 55 Infrastructure Products By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 19, 2011 In what the company calls its largest announcement of infrastructure products in years, IBM rolled out a slew of new and improved products. Tags: business intelligence software, IaaS, IBM, cloud computing, analytics IBM Intros New Servers, Storage for Analytics, Cloud, Virtualization By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 19, 2011 Big Blue is rolling out 55 new or updated products to help companies make better use of their data. Tags: IBM IBM Turns in a Predictable Third Quarter By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published October 17, 2011 Big Blue didn't lose money during what is traditionally a slow period for tech firms, but it didn't blow the doors off either. Tags: cloud computing, IBM, business analytics First Blush: Meg Whitman Could be Great for HP By Rob Enderle | Article Published October 13, 2011 The stakes are high for HP's new CEO. Will she be able to avoid the missteps of her predecessors? Tags: IBM, whitman, Microsoft, HP IBM to Buy Platform Computing By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 12, 2011 The Canadian-based company makes tools that help ease the management of distributed computing and help enterprises build private clouds. Tags: IBM, cloud computing IBM Tops Microsoft to Become Second-Most Valuable in Technology By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 30, 2011 On Thursday, IBM's market cap reached $214 billion. Tags: IBM, Microsoft America Invents Act Signed into Law By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 16, 2011 Patent law is revised, but is it a good thing for tech's biggest patent holder? Tags: patent lawsuit, IBM, patents IBM Boosts Analytics, Acquires Algorithmics and i2 By Paul Shread | Article Published September 02, 2011 Having made a strategic decision to focus heavily on business analytics, IBM invested still more in its BI portfolio this week with two acquisitions. Tags: business intelligence software, IBM, business analytics IBM's Cast Iron Solution for Hybrid Cloud Gets Secured By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 26, 2011 Deploying elements of the data center to the cloud doesn't mean leaving the enterprise behind. Tags: cloud computing, IBM, hybrid cloud IBM Produces First 'Brain Chips' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 18, 2011 Engineers have reverse-engineered the human brain to create a "cognitive computer." Tags: IBM IBM Celebrates 100th Anniversary of its First Patent By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 25, 2011 One hundred years ago today IBM was granted its first patent -- what was it? And how have patents changed (or not) in the last hundred years? Tags: IBM, patents EMC and IBM Take Different Roads to Attack Oracle (With Music) By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 12, 2011 A tech pundit opines that EMC and IBM each see a path to grabbing market share from Oracle. Tags: EMC, Oracle, IBM Dell's Formula for Success By Rob Enderle | Article Published June 29, 2011 Instead of attempting to emulate other tech vendors, Dell found its own way toward market success. Tags: Dell, Apple, IBM, Google Enterprise Software Sales Surged to $245 billion in 2010 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 06, 2011 IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP were the big winnners, with a rising tide lifting most boats. Tags: IBM, Oracle, enterprise software, Microsoft, SAP IBM, Akamai Partner to Boost Application Speed By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 14, 2011 The partnership focuses on the WebSphere Application Accelerator, including a hardware element and managed services. Tags: cloud computing, managed services, IBM, application acceleration, Akamai White Box Servers Struggle for Toehold By Drew Robb | Article Published January 13, 2011 The name brand server vendors -- HP, IBM, Dell, and others –- leave only a small sliver for white box servers. Tags: HP, servers, IBM, commoditization, Dell IBM Forecasts: 3D User Interfaces, Longer Lasting Batteries By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 29, 2010 Changes that will impact lives over the next five years include better batteries, 3D user interfaces, and the collection of tons more data about users' habits. Tags: 3D, IBM, battery life, Microsoft, privacy Facebook to Open Data Center in North Carolina By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 12, 2010 Social networking giant selects site for its second owned and operated data center, continuing its shift away from leased facilities as it charts a course for long-term growth. Tags: Google, data center, Apple, IBM, Facebook IBM Claims Big Customer Wins at Oracle, HP's Expense By David Needle | Article Published November 11, 2010 Big Blue reports a record number of customers migrated to IBM systems in the third quarter from HP and Oracle. Tags: IBM, Oracle, migration, Sun Microsystems, HP Selecting an IBM Power Systems Server By Drew Robb | Article Published November 08, 2010 Tips on choosing an IBM Power Systems box that works best for your company's data center. Tags: Unix server, IBM Power System, Unix, server room management, IBM IBM Targets Forgotten Mobile Workers By David Needle | Article Published October 25, 2010 Maximo Everyplace for Android and iPhone devices helps maintenance and facilities managers ditch traditional clipboards and stacks of paper. Tags: android apps, IBM, iPhone, iphone apps, mobile Big Blue Storms Past 3Q Estimates By Larry Barrett | Article Published October 18, 2010 IBM hurdles estimates, raises outlook on strong software, hardware sales. Tags: IBM, software, earnings, services, hardware Tips on Selecting an IBM System z Mainframe By Drew Robb | Article Published October 11, 2010 While mainframes don't get a lot of headlines, these hulking units continue to comprise a major piece of the high-end server market. Tags: server technology, IBM, mainframe management, server virtualization, mainframe HP Board Revisits Dramatic Change By Rob Enderle | Article Published October 05, 2010 A perspective on the relationship between CEOs and their boards, focusing on Carly Fiorina and Mark Hurd. Tags: HP, Hurd, IBM, Apple, Oracle NVIDIA GPU Tech Conference: It's New and Fast By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 23, 2010 The new computing technology on display at the NVIDIA Conference includes life saving and revenue enhancing advances. Tags: IBM, Cray, GPU, nVidia, supercomputers IBM Boosts Business Intelligence with Netazza Purchase By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published September 20, 2010 IBM will buy business intelligence software firm Netazza for approximately $1.68 billion in an all-cash deal. Tags: IBM, business analytics software, BI software, business intelligence, business intelligence software IBM Buys Compliance Vendor OpenPages By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 16, 2010 The security firm will added to IBM's business analytics division. Tags: compliance, business intelligence software, IBM, security, business analytics software IBM Outlines an Aggressive Cloud Computing Strategy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 01, 2010 Look for a series of smaller acquisitions as IBM's cloud computing division aims for the skies. Tags: Cloud, IBM, Cloud Storage, cloud management tools, cloud computing Operating System Support: How Long Does Yours Last? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 30, 2010 Getting support for your servers, mainframe, notebook and desktop OSes is a key factor in any buying decision. Red Hat, Novell, Microsoft, HP and IBM give us their views on how much support they feel customers need. But is it enough for you? Tags: Linux, Windows, IBM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Pssst! Hot Rumors in Data Storage By Drew Robb | Article Published August 06, 2010 IBM or Oracle to buy EMC? Microsoft to buy SAP? What is chattering class speculating about? Tags: data storage, EMC, IBM, mergers and acquisitions, SAP IBM's Reorganization: Bad News for Oracle By Rob Enderle | Article Published July 29, 2010 IBM’s new structural emphasis on software makes the company closer to reaching its true potential than it has been in decades. Tags: enterprise software, iPhone, Oracle, Apple, IBM IBM Tops 2Q Profit Targets, Points to Signs of IT Recovery By Larry Barrett | Article Published July 19, 2010 Big Blue managed to rake in another $3.4 billion in profits last quarter, thanks to strong demand for software, services and new hardware products. Tags: IT, IBM, hardware, software, earnings IBM Acquires BigFix for Tivoli By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 01, 2010 New endpoint system management vendor acquisition will expand Tivoli division's ability to police enterprise security. Tags: endpoint, IBM, Tivoli, endpoint security, security IBM Rolls Out Business Intelligence Platform for Traders By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 23, 2010 Pre-integrated software package is all about speed, allowing financial services providers to draw from more than 100 different data feeds to find trading triggers. Tags: IBM, BI software, financial software, business intelligence, trading IBM Opens New Lab to Focus on Social, Cloud Tech By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 16, 2010 Big Blue's new IBM Mass Lab is the company's largest software development facility in North America with more than 3,400 staffers working on next-generation applications. Tags: social networking, cloud services, Cloud network, IBM, cloud computing IBM Buys Web Analytics Provider Coremetrics By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 15, 2010 IBM bolstered its on-demand analytics portfolio this week with the acquisition of Coremetrics, a provider of on-demand Web analytics applications used to analyze customer interactions and develop social media-based marketing campaigns. Tags: business intelligence software, e-commerce, Web analytics, IBM, social networking IBM Looks to Secure Applications by Design By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 08, 2010 Big Blue rolls out new application development security offerings to deal with issues at the source. Tags: Tivoli, IBM, AppScan, Rational, enterprise apps HP To Cut 9,000 Services Jobs, Ramp Up Data Center Automation By Larry Barrett | Article Published June 01, 2010 HP said it will begin restructuring its enterprise services unit this quarter as it modernizes its data center strategy with the same sorts of technologies it's been recommending to customers. Tags: SaaS, IT services, HP, IBM, restructurings IBM, Ariba Get Social in the Cloud By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 26, 2010 Ariba will integrate its Commerce Cloud offering with Big Blue's LotusLive to make it possible for buyers and sellers to talk to either other directly using social networking tools. Tags: Social Networking Tools, Cloud, IBM, Cloud network, cloud computing Why IBM, Microsoft and SAP Like Oracle's Apple Strategy With Sun By Rob Enderle | Article Published May 19, 2010 As the IT vendors move toward a vertical focus, Oracle is shifting its strategy in ways reminiscent of IBM and Apple. Will the software titan succeed? Tags: Oracle, Sun, IBM, Apple, Microsoft CDC Makes Cloud Computing Play With TradeBeam Deal By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 18, 2010 CDC became the latest on-premises software vendor to expand its Software-as-a-Service portfolio, acquiring TradeBeam, a cloud computing-based supply chain monitoring software maker. Tags: IBM, Symantec, supply chain management, SaaS, cloud computing Guide to IBM System x Servers By Drew Robb | Article Published May 13, 2010 Big Blue is claiming its two-socket systems can do the same work or better than the four-socket servers of its rivals. We go inside the bold claims, with a comparison chart to lay out the configurations. Tags: IBM, x86 servers, server hardware, server management, server Can Oracle's Larry Ellison Conquer the World (And IBM)? By - Reuters | Article Published May 13, 2010 An in-depth look at how Ellison's competitive drive has affected the tech industry, including Oracle's acquisition of Sun and the database maker's competition with IBM. Tags: Sun Microsystems, database, IBM, Larry Ellison, Oracle IBM's SPSS Update Blends Social, Business Data By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 11, 2010 Big Blue's new data mining and text analytics software culls information from Facebook and blogs to give companies a faster and more detailed understanding of their customers' needs. Tags: business intelligence, data mining, business intelligence software, analytics, IBM Is IBM's Foundry Business Next to Go? By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 10, 2010 A consulting firm said the next thing for Big Blue to shed is its chip fab facilities, and Globalfoundries is the ideal partner. But will it happen? Tags: chips, Fabs, semiconductors, GlobalFoundries, IBM IBM Tackles Cloud Integration With Cast Iron Systems Buy By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 03, 2010 Big Blue made its latest cloud computing play, snagging the privately held maker of software that helps companies integrate public and private clouds with on-premise applications. Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, IBM, Cast Iron Systems, SaaS IBM Sees Across the Board Revenue Gains By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 19, 2010 Company reports increased spending in all areas, across all geographies, indicating renewed interest in business IT spending. Tags: IBM, earnings, services, hardware, software Oracle Adds Healthcare Software Maker Phase Forward By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 19, 2010 The software giant improved makes yet another key purchase, snapping up Phase Forward, a leading developer of drug data management applications. Tags: Phase Forward, IBM, SaaS, Oracle, SAP IBM Gives Tax Man a Helping Hand By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 12, 2010 New Tax Collections Optimizer analytics software aims to help governments calculate and collect taxes from delinquent debtors. Service has already one support in New York, where state officials have recouped more than $1 billion in unpaid taxes. Tags: software management, application, taxes, software, IBM Google to Hold CIO Cloud Computing Confab By David Needle | Article Published April 09, 2010 Next week's inaugural "Atmosphere" event will bring more than 400 CIOs to the Googleplex to discuss topics related to cloud computing. Tags: Salesforce, Google Apps, cloud computing, IBM, Cloud Cisco Upgrades Servers, Targeting HP, IBM By - Reuters | Article Published April 06, 2010 Network giant Cisco announced a major server upgrade, boosting competition against leaders like HP and IBM. Will its efforts result in greater market share? Tags: HP, IBM, hardware thin client, Cisco, servers IBM Extends Helping Hand to Software Startups By Larry Barrett | Article Published April 01, 2010 Big Blue announces it will give away free access to its software and technologists to startups as part of its Smarter Planet marketing strategy -- and build its brand in the process. Tags: start ups, IBM, venture capital, developers, software IBM Deals With EU Complaint, Insider Trading Settlement By David Needle | Article Published March 24, 2010 A French company files a complaint related to IBM's mainframe licensing, while a former IBM executive appears ready to plead guilty to charges of insider trading. Tags: EU, mainframe, emulation, IBM, mainframe licensing IBM Teams With eMeter for Smart Power Metering By Andy Patrizio | Article Published March 23, 2010 How can IBM equipment help a public utility become more efficient and better handle high demand? Tags: eMeter, Power7, smart grid, IBM, energy efficiency IBM Partners Warming to LotusLive in the Cloud By Larry Barrett | Article Published March 19, 2010 IBM this week announced that more than 200 of its partners are now planning to sell LotusLive cloud services, validating its ever-expanding cloud strategy. Tags: IBM, Google, Microsoft, collaboration, cloud computing IBM Takes Top Honors in Data Protection By Larry Barrett | Article Published March 16, 2010 A nationwide survey finds that, among large tech companies, IBM is considered the best at protecting personal information. Google made the list this year after failing to earn a spot last year. Tags: security, privacy, data protection, IBM, data storage IBM Launches Academic Cloud By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 10, 2010 By making some of its information management and business analytics applications available through the cloud, IBM spreads it brand and universities get free access to new tools. Tags: IBM, Cisco, cloud computing, cloud services, Google IBM Lands Air Force Cloud Computing Contract By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 04, 2010 Ten-month project will feature advanced cyber security and analytics applications as Big Blue helps build a secure cloud-computing infrastructure for the Air Force. Tags: cloud services, Security spending, cloud computing, security, IBM IBM Acquires Initiate Systems By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 03, 2010 Big Blue adds to its arsenal with purchase of privately held data integrity software developer. Tags: IBM, acquisition, data management, software, Initiate Systems Oracle Takes a Page From IBM By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 27, 2010 With the $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems finally completed, Oracle details its ambitious plan to bring completely integrated and engineered systems to the enterprise much the way IBM did in the 1960s. Tags: SAP, Sun Microsystems, Storage, Oracle, IBM |
