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IBM’s PureSystems—an Impressive First Year
By Rob Enderle | Article Published May 16, 2013
The one-year-old solution has already achieved quite a bit of success.
Tags: servers, analytics, PureSystems, IBM, big data, appliance
IBM Unveils 'Internet of Things' Appliance
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 30, 2013
MessageSight will manage and route machine-to-machine messages.
Tags: internet of things, MessageSight, appliance, IBM
IBM CEO Tells Employees to Move Faster
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 25, 2013
Virginia Rometty is also making some changes in Big Blue's executive ranks.
Tags: CEO, IBM
IBM Falls Short of the Goal Line in 1Q13
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 19, 2013
Will Linux help power Big Blue forward to future growth?
Tags: networking, Storage, IBM, Linux, earnings
IBM to Invest $1 Billion in Flash Storage R&D
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 12, 2013
Big Blue also announced its new FlashSystem appliances.
Tags: Storage, IBM, FlashSystem, SSD, Flash, Solid-State Drives
Networking Vendors Work Together on OpenDaylight SDN Project
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 08, 2013
Cisco, IBM, Citrix, Juniper and many others will collaborate on standards for software-defined networking.
Tags: SDN, Software-Defined Networking, networking, IBM, Citrix, Cisco, open source, Juniper Networks
How to Present to Industry Analysts
By Rob Enderle | Article Published March 06, 2013
There's an art to creating an event that is informative, convincing and entertaining.
Tags: IBM, presentation, HP, analyst
IBM Hitches Wagon on OpenStack Cloud
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published March 04, 2013
Going forward, if it's cloud tech from IBM, it's OpenStack, announces the IT services and solutions giant.
Tags: cloud computing, OpenStack, IBM
Cisco Now a Top 5 Server Vendor
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 28, 2013
IBM remains the leader.
Tags: Oracle, IBM, servers, Cisco, IDC, HP
IBM Targets Enterprise BYOD with MobileFirst
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published February 21, 2013
Big Blue organizes its mobile products and services offering under one brand as it prepares for a big push into the enterprise.
Tags: mobile, BYOD, IBM
IBM Debuts Cheaper Power Servers
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 05, 2013
The new hardware will make big data analytics and cloud computing affordable for smaller organizations.
Tags: cloud computing, SMB, emerging markets, Watson, big data, Power server, IBM
IBM Expands SmartCloud Enterprise
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 29, 2013
Big Blue adds applications and enterprise level service agreements to the cloud.
Tags: cloud computing, IBM, SLAs
IBM 2012 Revenue Comes in at $104.5 Billion as Transformation Continues
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 23, 2013
IBM chases higher quality revenue streams across services, hardware and software.
Tags: enterprise software, IBM, WebSphere
SAP Now Runs on HANA
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 11, 2013
According to the company, running SAP's ERP software on the HANA database instead of Oracle can dramatically speed performance.
Tags: enterprise software, ERP software, IBM, Microsoft, HANA, SAP, Oracle, database
IBM Tops U.S Patent Office Record Year
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 10, 2013
More patents than ever before were granted in 2012, as Google and Apple make strong appearances.
Tags: patents, Apple, IBM, Google, cloud computing
IBM to Buy StoredIQ for Big Data Expertise
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 20, 2012
StoredIQ makes ediscovery software.
Tags: big data, merger and acquistion activity, eDiscovery, IBM
IBM Predicts Computers Will See, Hear, Taste, Touch and Smell by 2018
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 18, 2012
Big Blue has released its annual "5 in 5" predictions.
Tags: predictions, IBM
IBM: The Future of IT is Smell, Taste, Touch, Sound and Sight
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 17, 2012
IBM's Five in Five predicts a future of cognitive computing. But will it replace the need for human thinkers?
Tags: IT, IBM, IT management
Server Revenues Fall in Q3
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 03, 2012
Dell and Cisco were the only two vendors to see market share gains during the period.
Tags: Linux, Dell, server, Cisco, IBM, IDC, Gartner, revenue, HP
IBM Accelerates Mobile Strategy
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 12, 2012
Mobile development lifecycle and mobile foundation products debut, but will developers still need a Mac if they want to build to iOS?
Tags: development, IBM, IOS, mobile
Manufacturer Sues IBM over ERP Software
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 12, 2012
Avantor Performance Materials says its experience with IBM was a 'disaster.'
Tags: SAP, software, ERP, lawsuit, IBM
Multiple Vendors Roll Out New Hadoop Offerings
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 24, 2012
Microsoft, IBM and Cloudera are all beefing up their big data services.
Tags: big data, Serengeti, Hadoop, open source, IBM, virtualization, Microsoft, VMware, Cloudera, cloud computing
IBM Reports a Profit, But Misses Revenue Estimates
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 17, 2012
Big Blue had another sluggish quarter.
Tags: quarterly financials, IBM, revenue, earnings
IBM Expands PureSystems Line, Announces Cloud Partnership
By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 09, 2012
The company will challenge Oracle's Exadata with its new PureData products.
Tags: Oracle, big data, AT&T, PureSystems, IBM, private cloud, analytics, Exadata, cloud computing
IBM, HP Server Sales Fall in Q2, While Dell Revenue Grows
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 29, 2012
IBM and HP tie as the manufacturers with the highest revenue from server sales.
Tags: server shipment stats, IBM, HP, IDC, Dell
IBM Launches New zEnterprise EC12 Secure Cloud-Focused Mainframe System
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 28, 2012
Big Blue says this is its most powerful mainframe ever.
Tags: security, mainframe, solid state, IBM, analytics, Memory
IBM to Buy Social-Business Company Kenexa for $1.3 Billion
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 27, 2012
Kenexa makes enterprise HR software.
Tags: HR, merger and acquistion activity, recruiting, IBM, social networking, analytics, software
IBM Buys Flash Manufacturer Texas Memory Systems
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2012
Texas Memory sells RamSan solid state memory arrays and PCIe cards.
Tags: merger and acquistion activity, Flash, IBM, Solid State Storage, Memory
Sources: IBM Interested in Purchasing RIM's Enterprise Services
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 10, 2012
Another day, another rumor of a tech company that wants to buy part of RIM.
Tags: enterprise services, merger and acquistion activity, BlackBerry 10, IBM, servers, RIM, networking
IBM Q2 2012 Profit Up 6% Despite Revenue Decline
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 19, 2012
Revenue for most of the company's software and service offerings was flat or down.
Tags: hardware, revenue, IBM, services, earnings, software
IBM Raises 2012 Outlook on Tepid Second Quarter Earnings
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 19, 2012
IBM forecasts a positive future as it delivers second quarter results that shows flat U.S. growth.
Tags: earnings, IBM
IBM Is Social Business Software Leader: Study
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 20, 2012
For the third year in a row, IDC says IBM is the leading provider of enterprise social software.
Tags: social, IBM, IDC, enterprise software
HP, IBM Lead a Growing HPC Server Market: IDC
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 18, 2012
The market for high-performance computing servers will likely be worth $11 billion this year.
Tags: HP, IBM, HPC
IBM NNSA Sequoia Brings 'World's Fastest Supercomputer' Title Back to the US
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 18, 2012
The system reached 16.32 sustained petaflops.
Tags: supercomputer, IBM
Server Shipments Rise Slightly, but Revenues Decline in Q1
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 31, 2012
Cisco Systems and Fujitsu had a pretty good quarter, but HP, Dell, IBM and Oracle had a difficult quarter for server sales.
Tags: server shipment stats, HP, Cisco, Dell, Oracle, IBM, Fujitsu
IBM Shushes Siri
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published May 29, 2012
The iPhone's personal digital assistant is tech non grata on IBM campuses as security concerns surface.
Tags: iPhone 4S, Apple, mobile security, Siri, IBM
Apple Again the World's Most Valuable Brand
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 22, 2012
IBM and Google came in second and third; Microsoft was fifth.
Tags: Microsoft, Facebook, Google, IBM, Apple
IBM Launches New Mobile Foundation Portfolio
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 01, 2012
The new mobile platform includes application development, integration, security and management software.
Tags: software, mobile, cloud computing, IBM, Enterprise, services
OpenStack Lands IBM, Red Hat
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 12, 2012
Open source cloud effort gets a major vote of confidence and millions of dollars of support.
Tags: IBM, Red Hat
HP, IBM and Cisco Battle for Cloud Dominance
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published March 27, 2012
HP and IBM are fighting for the cloud infrastructure top spot while Cisco closes in with a little help from its UCS portfolio.
Tags: HP, Cisco, IBM, cloud computing
Facebook Is Said to Buy 750 IBM Patents
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 23, 2012
The social networking giant is building its patent portfolio as a defense against lawsuits.
Tags: IBM, patent, Facebook
As Enterprise Adoption Skyrockets, IBM Paves the Way to SmartClouds
By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published March 09, 2012
Businesses are overwhelmingly adopting the cloud model, according to an IBM study. Yet it’s not without its stumbling blocks.
Tags: cloud computing, IBM
Holey Chip! IBM Drills Holes into Optical Chip for Terabit-Per-Second Speed
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 08, 2012
"Holey Optochip" technology could eventually improve the performance of supercomputers and data centers.
Tags: IBM, chip
IBM Fires More Than 1,000 in North America, Group Says
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 29, 2012
Big Blue has laid off around 0.2 percent of its global workforce in "resource actions."
Tags: layoffs, IBM
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: IBM, acquisitions, mobile
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: resellers, IBM, Partner Advantage
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: earnings, IBM
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, patent, IBM
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: mainframe, IBM, antitrust
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: Cloud, IBM
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: Oracle, IBM, Server Market, Dell, servers, HP, Lenovo
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, mainframe, Windows
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: mainframe, IBM, Windows
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: IBM, analytics, iPad apps, cloud computing
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: IBM, Apple
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: IaaS, IBM, cloud computing, business intelligence software, 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: business analytics, cloud computing, IBM
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, HP, Microsoft, whitman
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, patents, IBM
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: hybrid cloud, IBM, cloud computing
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, IBM, Oracle
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: Apple, Google, IBM, Dell
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: Oracle, SAP, IBM, Microsoft, enterprise software
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, application acceleration, Akamai, managed services, IBM
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: commoditization, servers, HP, Dell, IBM