IBM today announced an agreement with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to evaluate the potential impact of electric vehicles on the UK electricity grid. The project will also assess the infrastructure required to achieve a mass market for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the UK.
IBM announced a new service today which uses advanced analytics to match a caller with the optimal customer service representative (CSR) in real-time. IBM has collaborated with specialty insurance provider Assurant Solutions, part of Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), to develop the Real-Time Analytics Matching Platform (RAMP). The use of RAMP has enabled Assurant Solutions call centers to increase customer retention, increase sales yields and decrease agent attrition.
IBM today announced plans to go online with its commercial cloud service for software development and testing. IBM, which already delivers a test and development cloud, is now allowing enterprise and government clients to test and develop on an IBM Cloud. Following a successful beta program, IBM is working with partners in cloud management, cloud security and software development and testing support to provide businesses with a unique mix of flexibility, scalability, enterprise-grade security and control for development and test on the IBM Cloud.
Opportunity Peterborough, Peterborough City Council, IBM, Royal Haskoning and Green Ventures today announced a new collaboration which aims to transform Peterborough into the leading sustainable city in the UK.
IBM today unveiled new System x servers that offer increased memory and can help improve efficiency to allow customers to better exploit virtualization and support more sophisticated workloads.
Building on its extensive efforts to establish a flexible vaccine development and production facility to strengthen the nation’s biosecurity, UPMC announced today that it has been joined by Battelle, IBM and Merck & Co. Inc. in this first-of-its-kind initiative. These industry and non-profit leaders are supporting UPMC and GE Healthcare in pursuing the construction of this facility, which UPMC proposes to operate in a unique partnership with the federal government.
IBM is trusted by U.S. consumers more than any other IT company when it comes to securing and protecting the privacy of their personal information, according to a survey from privacy and information management research firm Ponemon Institute.
ARMONK, N.Y., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM), the National Institute of Design (NID) of India and Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo (RCAST) today announced a new collaborative research initiative to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices, to make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the world.
In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, <em>Macromolecules</em>, scientists from IBM and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. The result of a multi-year research effort, the breakthrough also could lead to a new recycling process that has the potential to significantly increase the ability to recycle and reuse common PET and plant-based plastics in the future. Today’s announcement may have sustainability implications across a wide range of industries including biodegradable plastics, plastics recycling, healthcare and microelectronics.
IBM outdistanced storage vendors EMC and HP in revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to new external disk storage systems market share data released by IDC.
IBM today endorsed the compromise on U.S. patent reform legislation announced by Senate leaders, saying that the first significant update to the nation's patent laws in more than 50 years will bolster American competitiveness in the global economy and help stimulate innovation.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been named Best Security Company by SC Magazine. The award, recognizing IBM's leadership in IT and its outstanding security solutions, was presented yesterday at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco.
IBM today announced its Energy & Utilities Solutions Lab in Beijing, where IBM will bring together advanced analytics skills, industry-specific offerings and best practices to make energy and utility networks safer, more efficient and smarter.
IBM today announced that Whitney National Bank, an independent business bank in U.S. Gulf South, is deploying IBM technologies to integrate and speed the delivery of specialized services to its growing customer base. The benefits include providing new levels of efficiency and intelligence to both the bank and its customers.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) ha annunciato il completamento dell'acquisizione di Initiate Systems, azienda di software a capitale privato focalizzata sulle tecnologie per la gestione dei dati master e per la sicurezza dei dati.
IBM scientists today unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light. As reported in the recent issue of the scientific journal Nature, this is an important advancement in changing the way computer chips talk to each other.
Rice University and IBM today unveiled a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative for biomedical and life sciences research that features one of the most powerful supercomputers in the Texas Medical Center. Rice scientists will use the supercomputer in collaboration with researchers from across the medical center to study cancer, AIDS and other complex diseases.
A team of researchers at the renowned Scripps Research Institute has discovered two new compounds that prove the existence of new binding sites on HIV protease. Associate Professor C. David Stout, senior author of the study, explained “These results open the door to a whole new approach to drug design against HIV protease,” which is an enzyme used by HIV to create new, infectious viral particles.
IBM today announced that it has completed the acquisition of National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC), a privately held company headquartered in Fairfax, VA. Financial terms were not disclosed. The companies had announced a definitive agreement in January to pursue the acquisition.
IBM today announced the findings of a major new study of over 1,900 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and senior finance executives from 81 countries and 35 industries worldwide, which reveals that more than 60 percent of CFOs plan major changes to respond to the new economic climate.
Today at the RSA Conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) detailed new IBM Security Solutions, research initiatives, partnerships and client results aimed at meeting the rising demand by businesses and governments worldwide to secure digital and physical infrastructures.
IBM today announced a company-wide cybersecurity initiative to apply its research, services, software and technology expertise to help government and other key clients improve the security and resiliency of their IT and business systems.
At the HIMSS10 Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, IBM introduced Initiate Exchange, a new service that enables health systems to exchange patient data with physicians. The company also announced that Initiate client CareSpark, has been awarded a Social Security Administration contract through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
IBM today announced the closing of its acquisition of Initiate Systems, a privately held software company with a focus on data integrity and master data management technologies. Initiate's software helps clients in many industries -- particularly in healthcare and government -- share information across multiple systems to improve the services they provide to patients, citizens and customers.
IBM today announced that it has finalized its acquisition of the core operating assets of Wilshire Credit Corporation from Bank of America Corporation. (NYSE: BAC). The initial agreement to acquire Wilshire assets was announced on October 5, 2009.
Shell and IBM today announced a research collaboration that aims to extend the life of oil and natural gas fields. Shell sees potential to reduce the time and money required to model its reservoirs. IBM's long-standing analytics and simulation experience will meet Shell's strong subsurface and reservoir expertise to create a more efficient, more accurate picture of energy recovery.
At a smarter transportation-focused event today in Washington, D.C., IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a new research initiative to build personalized travel routes for commuters to avoid traffic gridlock. IBM researchers are using advanced analytics to develop adaptive traffic systems that will intuitively learn traveler patterns and behavior to provide more dynamic travel safety and route information to travelers than is available today.
NXP Semiconductors and IBM today announced the final results of a landmark road pricing trial conducted in the Netherlands, which demonstrated that with the help of technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving behavior, reducing traffic congestion and contributing to a greener environment. The six-month road pricing trial, conducted in the city of Eindhoven, was designed to provide the Dutch government with insights to address the challenge of traffic congestion in the Netherlands. The test was overwhelmingly successful, with 70 percent of drivers changing their behavior to avoid rush-hour travel when presented with the right incentives, demonstrating that road pricing systems can have a positive effect on driving habits and help alleviate traffic.
IBM Research today unveiled a breakthrough method based on a mathematical algorithm that reduces the computational complexity, costs, and energy usage for analyzing the quality of massive amounts of data by two orders of magnitude. This new method will greatly help enterprises extract and use the data more quickly and efficiently to develop more accurate and predictive models.
IBM today released results from its annual IBM X-Force® 2009 Trend and Risk Report. The report's findings show that existing threats such as phishing and document format vulnerabilities have continued to expand, even as clients have generally made strides to improve security.
IBM today announced it is working with the British Library on a project that will preserve and analyse terabytes of information on the Web before it is lost forever.
IDC reported today that IBM (NYSE: IBM) was the top server vendor in 4Q09 with 35.4 percent factory revenue share, outdistancing second-place HP which held 30.5 percent. IBM also was the top server vendor for calendar year 2009, with 32.9 percent factory revenue to HP's 29.9 percent.
Juniper Networks® and IBM today announced an OEM agreement that enables Juniper to license and integrate IBM software into its open application networking platform for partners and clients.
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected Andrew N. Liveris to the board. Mr. Liveris, 55, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company, a diversified global chemical company.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the United States’ largest public power company, has initiated fleet-wide use of IBM software solutions to help it achieve asset-management improvements across all its power facilities, including fossil, hydro, nuclear, wind along with supporting Business Units such as Power Systems Operations, Facilities and the Customer Support & Repair Organization.
IBM today announced an enhanced strategy to help clients maximize benefits of virtualization with integrated service management by focusing on four key priorities: consolidation, management, automation and optimized delivery. This strategy is based on a comprehensive view of data center virtualization including servers, storage, networking, software and services. According to analyst firm IDC the worldwide revenue for virtualization related ecosystem is expected to exceed $46 billion by 2013. (1)
In the fight against emerging infectious diseases, The Galveston National Laboratory (GNL), one of two National Institutes of Health funded bio-containment laboratories in the United States, is benefiting from IBM software to ensure the optimal performance of all equipment functioning within its facility. The GNL, which is dedicated to the study and prevention of emerging infectious diseases, will use IBM Maximo Asset Management Software to help automate, manage and ensure the performance of its 3,000 operating assets in one of the world's most complex medical research environments.
IBM today announced it is creating smarter buildings, offices, and urban infrastructure worldwide.
IBM today unveiled new building blocks to help clients transform their businesses and offer new intelligent products and services to customers. At PULSE 2010, the premier service management conference, IBM is announcing new software and services that allow clients to exploit the intersection of physical and digital assets and information to improve their operations, deliver new products to market, and reduce costs.
IBM and Johnson Controls, today announced a new relationship to create a new era of smarter buildings. Together, the companies will team to provide a Smart Building Solution that can improve operations and reduce energy and water consumption in buildings worldwide.
IBM and Ricoh today announced they have developed an advanced device and printing management system which infuses office devices with real-time tracking and monitoring to help firms significantly reduce their print-related costs, improve service and cut back on carbon footprints.
IBM today announced that four of its leading technologists have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) — one of the highest professional distinctions that can be awarded to an engineer. IBM engineers Irene Greif, Laura M. Haas, William P. Pulleyblank and Mark N. Wegman are among the academy's 68 new members which NAE President Charles M. Vest announced earlier this week.
IBM has been selected by the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic to provide technical assistance services for the design, development and implementation of an intelligent, integrated finance information system for the country.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a services contract to modernize the system that federal agencies and their suppliers use to source equipment, supplies, information technology (IT) and telecommunications services. The award has a contract value of $74.4 million over an eight-year period.
IBM today announced a new tool for knowledge sharing on the Web, designed to help users selectively share their web browsing history to simplify doing web-based tasks.
IBM today announced that Digital +, UPC Broadband and Tesco Mobile are significantly improving their customers' experience by using IBM® SPSS® predictive analytics software to gain deeper insights into subscriber behaviors and preferences which will improve customer retention, call center interactions and marketing campaigns.
IBM today announced that it has signed an agreement with Daehan Steel Co., Ltd., one of Korea's leading steel makers, to embark on the second phase of the company's enterprise-wide business transformation project.
IBM today announced it has acquired Intelliden Inc., a leading provider of intelligent network automation software that enables organizations such as telecommunications companies to configure, manage and scale their networks. Intelliden, a privately held company, is based in Menlo Park, Calif. Financial terms were not disclosed.
IBM today announced it has built a solar cell -- where the key layer that absorbs most of the light for conversion into electricity, is made entirely of readily-available elements -- that set a new world record for efficiency and holds potential for enabling solar cell technology to produce more energy at a lower cost. Comprised of copper (Cu), tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), sulfur (S), and/or selenium (Se), the cell's power conversion demonstrates an efficiency of 9.6 percent -- 40 percent higher than the value previously attained for this set of materials. In order to achieve progress in solar cell research, IBM is leveraging its world-class expertise in microprocessor technology, materials and manufacturing.
IBM today announced a Research collaboratory in Melbourne, Australia, where scientists from the Victorian Life Sciences Computational Initiative (VLSCI) at the University of Melbourne and the IBM Research Computational Biology Center will use high performance computing – including IBM's Blue Gene supercomputer – to study human disease.
IBM Research today announced its collaboration with industry leaders and universities in the European Union to improve the productivity and reliability of semiconductor and electronic systems design. By providing a systematic methodology and an integrated environment for the diagnosis and correction of errors, the EU-funded DIAMOND consortium expects to slash design time and enable significant savings per chip.
Macworld -- IBM today announced it is delivering business-grade collaboration and social software for use with the iPhone, iPod Touch or Macintosh computers.
IBM announced today it is working with two wastewater agencies in Sacramento, California to help identify and resolve infrastructure problems before they impact the region's one million residents.
Today at a conference in New York, IBM announced it will make key parts of its software portfolio available in a cloud computing environment to more easily allow professors around the world to incorporate technology into their curricula. IBM brought together more than 200 academic and industry leaders at the conference to explore how best to integrate technology into all aspects of a college education so the next generation of global entrepreneurs will be differentiated by an education that applies technology to areas such as information management and business analytics, digitized patient records, and clean technologies.
IBM today announced a services agreement with LINA Korea, a Korean subsidiary of CIGNA (NYSE: CI), in which IBM will develop a new technology platform and system for the leading insurance telemarketing business in Korea. The project is an integral part of LINA Korea's strategy to improve its marketing and sales capabilities to support business growth.
IBM today announced that it has signed a five-year remote managed services agreement with Sandhar Technologies, an auto ancillary group based in New Delhi. The deal will enable the company to align its information technology (IT) initiatives with business priorities, thereby ensuring risk mitigation and substantial cost savings.
IBM today announced major enhancements to its performance management software designed to help CFOs and finance managers accelerate the adoption of business analytics and drive smarter decisions for better business outcomes. The new analytic finance solutions can reduce customer planning cycles in half and reduce reporting cycles from days to minutes.
IBM today announced new POWER7 systems designed to manage the most demanding emerging applications, ranging from smart electrical grids to real-time analytics for financial markets. The new systems incorporate a number of industry-unique technologies for the specialized demands of new applications and services that rely on processing an enormous number of concurrent transactions and data while analyzing that information in real time.
Students from Shanghai Jiaotong University have been crowned the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Champions. Sponsored by IBM, the competition took place today at Harbin Engineering University HEU in Harbin, China, home of the International Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival.
IBM today announced that UK airline bmi has launched its new look passenger check-in operations which have been transformed using the IBM self service check-in system. IBM has re-engineered bmi's kiosk, web and mobile self service check-in systems to make traveling easier and more convenient for the millions of passengers that use the airline annually
In a just-published paper in the magazine Science, IBM researchers demonstrated a radio-frequency graphene transistor with the highest cut-off frequency achieved so far for any graphene device - 100 billion cycles/second (100 GigaHertz).
IBM today announced the opening of a new data center designed to support new compute models like cloud computing, in order to help clients from around the world operate smarter businesses, organizations and cities.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a contract to design and demonstrate a secure cloud computing infrastructure capable of supporting defense and intelligence networks. The ten-month project will introduce advanced cyber security and analytics technologies developed by IBM Research into the cloud architecture.
In conjunction with its Information Governance Council meeting, IBM today announced new data protection software, a line of consulting services and resources and previewed information monitoring software to help organizations expand their use of trusted information to improve decision making.
IBM announced today that St. Martin Bank & Trust Company, a mid-sized financial services institution located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, is using IBM's Business Continuity and Resiliency Services (BCRS) to ensure uninterrupted services and protection of crucial data in the event of a hurricane or other disruptive event. The expanded relationship enables St. Martin Bank & Trust Company to meet stringent resiliency requirements and reduce the need for split-second decision making during an emergency.
IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data. It also enables governments to share information across multiple agencies to better serve citizens.
IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data. It also enables governments to share information across multiple agencies to better serve citizens.
IBM and Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL), one of the world's leading financial and professional services firms specializing in real estate and investment management, today announced a seven-year information technology (IT) services deal. IBM will provide full infrastructure support services for JLL across 19 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The contract is similar to an existing agreement with JLL in the United States and Asia-Pacific.
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group (NYSE: ABB) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have signed a new agreement that will transform ABB's Information Systems (IS) infrastructure across 17 countries in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. IBM will provide server and network management, as well as end user and help desk services for the majority of ABB's IS infrastructure operations.
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group and IBM have signed a new agreement that will transform ABB's Information Systems (IS) infrastructure across 17 countries in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. IBM will provide server and network management, as well as end user and help desk services for the majority of ABB's IS infrastructure operations.
IBM today unveiled a new experiential exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort, which invites guests to discover the possibilities of building a smarter planet. The exhibit is powered by a new Smarter Data Center, providing a real-life demonstration of optimized computing that reduces energy costs by up to 25 percent.
According to an Acclimatise report, backed by IBM, over 80% of global mining companies surveyed claim their physical assets would be affected by extreme weather events, yet only 13% report taking action to protect their assets that are critical to business success, attracting financial investment and the safety of employees.
IBM today announced that more than 200 customers moved critical business workloads to IBM systems and storage from Sun and HP systems in the fourth quarter of 2009. IBM also unveiled new software that helps customers accelerate and automate their migration projects.</p>
The IBM board of directors today declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per common share, payable March 10, 2010 to stockholders of record February 10, 2010. With the payment of the March 10 dividend, IBM will have paid consecutive quarterly dividends every year since 1916.
The IBM board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per common share, payable March 10, 2010 to stockholders of record February 10, 2010. With the payment of the March 10 dividend, IBM will have paid consecutive quarterly dividends every year since 1916.
IBM today announced that Severn Trent Water (STW), which provides services to 8.5 million people across the midlands and mid Wales in the UK, has gone live with phase one of a business transformation program aimed at delivering major cost savings by increasing the efficiency of operational processes. The program has been designed to help STW continue its drive for ever-higher standards by improving the speed of decision making, regulatory reporting and service to its customers.
IBM today announced the closing of its acquisition of Lombardi, a privately held software company based in Austin, Texas. Lombardi, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software and services, helps organizations automate and integrate business processes to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
More than two-thirds of IBM Software partners expect improved profitability from its new skills initiative according to a global survey of 400 partners, IBM said today. The initiative includes new sales and technical resources for IBM Software partners to help jump-start new business opportunities.
Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy. The new method uses analytics technology developed by the Mayo and IBM collaboration, Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center and has proven a 95 percent accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms, compared with 70 percent for manual interpretation. Project findings were reported in the Journal of Digital Imaging (published online Nov. 24, 2009).
IBM researchers today announced they have demonstrated a world record in areal data density on linear magnetic tape - a significant update to one of the computer industry's most resilient, reliable and affordable data storage technologies.
IBM today announced a new five-year, multi-million dollar outsourcing deal with Chile's LAN Airlines, one of the largest Airlines in Latin America.
At the annual Lotusphere conference, IBM today previewed new enhancements with IBM social collaboration software, IBM Lotus Quickr and IBM Lotus Connections, that will help organizations improve efficiency and increase collaboration. With new partner integrations demonstrated at Lotusphere, IBM is delivering on its vision to expand the number of users that can access IBM social software at anytime and from anywhere.
At the annual Lotusphere conference, IBM today announced that it is working with business partners to create solutions integrated with IBM Lotus Foundations to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) address one of the biggest challenges they face – the complexity of information technology (IT).
IBM today announced a major expansion of IBM Lotus collaboration software and delivery of enterprise secure mail for Android, the iPhone and Nokia Symbian smartphones.
At the annual Lotusphere conference, IBM today announced the availability of new IBM Lotus Sametime features, including online meetings and expanded audio and video integration, that help make unified communications and collaboration (UC2) easier and more cost-effective.
IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC) to further strengthen IBM’s ability to deliver advanced analytics and IT solutions to the public sector. NISC, a privately-held company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, offers a full range of services and solutions in the areas of defense, healthcare, energy, logistics and security. Financial details were not disclosed.
IBM today announced fourth-quarter 2009 diluted earnings of $3.59 per share compared with diluted earnings of $3.27 per share in the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 10 percent.
Fourth-quarter net income was $4.8 billion compared with $4.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 9 percent. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 of $27.2 billion increased 1 percent (down 5 percent, adjusting for currency) from the fourth quarter of 2008.
IBM today announced the technology and business expansion of its LotusLive cloud collaboration platform through a new R&D pipeline from IBM Research and plans to open the LotusLive suite to new partners. LotusLive cloud services provide integrated email, Web conferencing, social networking and collaboration with IBM's focus on security, reliability and enterprise integration.
IBM and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the availability of rich, new social networking applications for BlackBerry smartphones.
IBM today unveiled a new initiative to help clients increase the speed of business and improve results through collaboration technology and industry expertise. IBM's Collaboration Agenda brings together IBM's vertical industry expertise, software lab specialists and consulting services experts to help clients realize measurable returns from improving the way people interact.
Today IBM unveiled IBM Project Vulcan, a blueprint for the future of collaboration.
IBM today announced the immediate availability of IBM Client for Smart Work in India through business partners. The IBM Client for Smart Work, IBM and Canonical's popular cloud-and Linux-based desktop package, is designed to help companies do more with less and lower desktop computing costs by up to 50 percent.
Panasonic Corporation, a market and technology leader in consumer and industrial electronics, has ushered in the cloud computing era by adopting IBM LotusLive's suite of collaboration services.
IBM today announced that it has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract with Qwest Communications for management of the company's information technology (IT) operations. This is an extension of an existing IT operations contract that was signed in 2003.
IBM today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Karad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. (KUCB), Maharashtra's leading cooperative bank, for deploying a Scalable Modular Server Room (SMSR), a pre-designed and pre-fabricated data center that is cost, energy and space efficient and can be installed in a fraction of the time compared to traditional data center design and build methods. The deal will enable KUCB to save nearly 75% on resource allocation costs and allow staff to focus on core business activities.
IBM today announced it has signed a five-year business transformation agreement with UTV Software Communications Ltd., India's first integrated global media and entertainment company. IBM will help UTV transform its business processes to provide customers with the highest quality content and services as it continues its rapid rate of expansion.
IBM today announced that it received 4,914 U.S. patents in 2009, marking the 17th consecutive year it has topped the list of the world's most inventive companies. IBM also announced that, for the first time, it will offer its invention know-how and patent portfolio management software to clients seeking to enhance their intellectual property (IP) management capabilities in support of innovation-based growth strategies.
IBM today announced that Vineyard Vines, a mid-sized lifestyle brand and retailer of preppy clothing, is using IBM technology to bridge the gap between its various shopping channels while providing customers with a more targeted and personalized shopping experience based on their purchasing history and preferences.
A new IBM global survey of over 32,000 consumers reveals that technology is giving shoppers a new source of power -- pushing retailers to engage them more directly via increased use of personalized promotions and offerings.
IBM announced today that MarineMax, (NYSE: HZO), the largest recreational boat retailer in the United States, is using IBM business analytics to streamline operational planning, improve decision-making, and enforce more consistent, collaborative information access across the company. Since implementing the solutions, the retailer has been able to cut inventory costs, improve return on marketing spending, and reduce overall planning cycles from months to just a few weeks, among other benefits.
IBM today announced that its lending unit has signed a financing deal with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its distributor network that will begin the flow of cash and credit in an important economic development zone in China.
IBM today reinforced its leadership in the JAVA community by announcing an industry first benchmark result and a new migration toolkit that dramatically simplifies the transition from Oracle WebLogic to IBM WebSphere. Today’s announcements illustrate IBM's commitment to delivering the most effective performance for an organization’s full range of critical business applications while helping to increase customer satisfaction and reduce costs.
IBM today announced that it has signed a 10-year information technology (IT) services agreement with Sardar Bhiladwala Pardi People's Co-operative Bank Ltd. (SBPPCB), one of the leading co-operative banks in Gujarat. The engagement, a complete operational expenditure (pay-as-you-go) model, will enable the bank to save up to 50 percent in its capital expenditure on IT infrastructure.
IBM announced today it will provide information technology (IT) services to Discover Financial Services through 2015 as a result of an extended outsourcing agreement between the two companies.
IBM today announced that Digicable, a leading cable and broadband distribution player in India, has signed a US $83 million, 10-year strategic outsourcing agreement with IBM.
IBM today announced that its lending arm, IBM Global Financing, has entered into new financing agreements with four leading electronic healthcare records (EHR) providers, highlighting the growing need for private financing for health IT and the pressing challenges hospitals and medical practices face to adopt health IT solutions.
IBM today announced that it has signed an eight-year agreement with Essex County Council to help the Council deliver enhanced services and savings to achieve its declared vision of providing the best quality of life in Britain for its residents.
IBM today announced a new Research collaboratory, located in Taipei, Taiwan. The collaboratory will focus on using technologies -- including cloud computing, analytics and mobile devices -- to advance wellness-centric healthcare that manages diseases more efficiently and effectively to keep people healthier.
IBM today announced the addition of a System z “Solution Edition” for Chordiant applications to help clients leverage the mainframe data that currently resides at major companies, such as financial institutions and telecommunications companies. The new offering allows clients to improve revenue through enhanced products and services for customers, to mitigate risk and to increase customer retention.
IBM and Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. today announced a new security solution that integrates palm vein biometric technology from Fujitsu with IBM’s leading enterprise single sign on solution.
Today, IBM unveiled a list of innovations that have the potential to change how people live, work and play in cities around the globe over the next five to ten years:
IBM today announced that WesTrac Pty Ltd, an industrial machinery supplier headquartered in Perth, has selected IBM to design and implement a Portable Modular Data Center (PMDC) solution to provide the company with a flexible, cost-effective data centre to meet its immediate business needs as well as support future IT growth.
New IBM research reveals that despite the recent volatility in the financial markets, investors are more likely to cut holiday spending than investment contributions. At the same time, research from the IBM Institute for Business Value indicates that a majority of investors believe that a "trust gap" exists between banks and their customers, and that this is a major factor in decisions by banks to invest in analytics and other solutions to provide greater insight into client needs.
IBM today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lombardi, a privately held software company based in Austin, Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed. Lombardi, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software and services, helps organizations automate and integrate business processes to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
IBM today announced a subscription-based analytics offering called IBM Voice of the Customer Analytics (VOCA) that leverages new technology pioneered by IBM Research. Through advanced business analytics, IBM VOCA mines diverse data sources from routine customer service interactions - including audio recordings, call transcripts, emails, survey results and demographic data - to deliver a single, integrated view of customer sentiment to improve marketing effectiveness, enhance customer service and grow customer loyalty.
IBM today announced that it has successfully built Korea's first cloud computing environment for a private sector company, SK Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in Korea with over 24 million customers. The cloud environment provides developers with the necessary software and hardware to develop applications that will allow SK Telecom to offer up to 20 new services to their customers by the end of 2009, such as sports news feeds and a photo service.
IBM today announced that Korea's largest credit card company, BC Card, has selected IBM to support its payment system for 2.62 million merchants and 40 million cardholders. BC Card chose IBM after an exhaustive review of competitive products from HP and Oracle. BC Card decided on the IBM System z mainframe for its low cost of computing, including energy savings and the system's strong disaster recovery capabilities.
IBM today announced that it has accelerated the delivery of government services for a variety of public agencies, including Los Angeles County, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the City of Helsinki, and the Finnish Defence Forces with the help of IBM software.
IBM today announced it has been selected by Australian energy provider Western Power as the systems integration and project management partner for its SmartGrid-Advanced Meter Infrastructure pilot program.
A new solution developed by IBM (NYSE: IBM), Novartis and Vodafone with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, is helping to save lives using everyday technology to improve the availability of anti-malarial drugs in remote areas of Tanzania.
CAIRO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif today inaugurated a national project for the digital documentation of the National Archives of Egypt (NAE) based on a sophisticated solution from IBM.
IBM today announced the launch of the 'IBM Business Park,' a green data center integrated within Korea's existing Kyobo Data Center in Songdo International City, Incheon. The addition of IBM Business Park is part of the Korean government's goal to build Incheon into an international economic hub.
IBM today announced that construction has commenced on a state-of-the-art IBM Reliability Level 3+ data center in Auckland, New Zealand which is being built to support clients' mission critical applications and operations. The announcement marks the beginning of a more than NZD $80 million investment in the data center over the next decade.
IBM today opened a new Hong Kong Cloud Computing Laboratory to support LotusLive cloud services. With more than 18 million client seats in its first year, IBM has established an elite team of experts to meet the demand of cloud-based collaboration services.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a C$22.5 million project with the Government of Manitoba to enhance healthcare throughout the province with the creation of an electronic healthcare records (EHR) system. This technology can offer healthcare providers secure and quick access to pertinent patient information, which can improve the efficiency and quality of patient care while reducing healthcare costs.
IBM and Grupo Gigante, one of Mexico's leading business groups, announced they have extended their business contract for five additional years through a series of outsourcing agreements. For Grupo Gigante's corporate headquarters and its subsidiaries, Gigante Grupo Inmobiliario, The Home Store and Tiendas Super Precio, IBM will be responsible for fully managing and monitoring the information technology (IT) infrastructure under two managed service modes, applications and infrastructure.
IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs.
Top-performing companies were 15 times more likely to apply analytics to strategic decisions than their underperforming peers, according to a new IBM study of the role information-based decision making is playing in successful business strategies during the current economic cycle.
Fordham University and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are collaborating on a new business analytics curriculum to help prepare college students for careers in key industries such as energy and utilities, healthcare, education, transportation and public service that are expected to benefit from $1.8 trillion in global stimulus investments.
IBM today announced the availability of online software - as a monthly subscription service - to help monitor, predict and prevent I.T. outages.
IBM announced the expiration and final results of its offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent Debentures due 2096 (the “7.125 Percent Notes”), 7.000 percent Debentures due 2045 (the “7.000 Percent Notes”) and 8.000 percent Notes due 2038 (the “8.000 Percent Notes” and, together with the 7.125 Percent Notes and 7.000 Percent Notes, the “Old Notes”) for a new series of 5.600 percent Senior Notes due 2039 (the “New Notes”) and cash. The Exchange Offers expired at 12:00 midnight, EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the “Expiration Date”). As of the Expiration Date, additional principal amounts of approximately $28 thousand of the 7.125 Percent Notes, $45 thousand of the 7.000 Percent Notes and $2 million of the 8.000 Percent Notes were tendered for exchange, in addition to the principal amounts of approximately $500 million of the 7.125 Percent
Notes, $123 million of the 7.000 Percent Notes and $811 million of the
8.000 Percent Notes that were tendered for exchange as of November 20,
2009 (the “Early Exchange Date”). IBM conducted the Exchange Offers to
retire high coupon long-dated debt in a favorable interest rate
environment.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S today announced the extension of their agreement for IBM to provide information technology (IT) hosting and support services for A.P. Moller - Maersk, until 2014. The new agreement builds on IBM's successful delivery track record and extends the use of IBM's Global Delivery Model.
Consist Software Solutions Inc., a leading provider of information technology applications and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a technology agreement with multi-year potential revenue in excess of $200 million (US) that enables Consist to standardize its applications on IBM software.
IBM announced today it has signed a 7-year strategic outsourcing contract with Navistar, Inc. (NYSE: NAV), a leading global manufacturer of trucks, buses, recreational vehicles and engines. Through this agreement, IBM has developed a portfolio of services that will enhance the company's information technology (IT) infrastructure and enable Navistar to be a more competitive player in the industry on a global scale.
IBM and the City of Chesapeake, VA, today announced a partnership to build more intelligent systems to better serve its more than 200,000 residents as part of a city-wide capital improvement project. The use of IBM technology will enhance services delivered to the public ranging from maintenance and operations of traffic signals and water systems to the management of the City’s Fire and Police departments. As a result of these efforts, the City of Chesapeake is consistently improving the quality of life for its citizens.
India’s youngest rail operator Konkan Railway, is leveraging IBM software to extract fresh insight to improve its trains management system, to ensure commuter safety and reduce costs by 20%.
IBM and Vanderlande Industries today announced the signing of a four-year contract with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for a smart baggage handling system to speed up the transfer process for bags bound for connecting flights. The IBM contract value is 24.5 million euro.
IBM today announced that it received several prestigious awards in India on World Disability Day, recognizing the company's work to improve the lives of those with disabilities.
IBM today further expanded its reach into growing nations with the opening of the first IBM Innovation Center in the Philippines. The new center aims to help the local business and academic communities to build skills and develop new technologies that support demand for digital infrastructure projects in banking, energy, telecommunications, transportation, retail and government industries.</p>
As more corporations and government organizations digitize their business processes for efforts such as electronic medical records, universities are aiming to educate a student workforce that is knowledgeable about current IT challenges beyond traditional enterprise computing techniques.
IBM , Syracuse University, with partners IBM and New York State, today celebrated the construction of its new Green Data Center (GDC) -- a showcase of world-class innovations in advanced energy-efficient information technology and building systems.
The University of Pittsburgh's McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which connects scientists who work on tissue engineering, cell therapies, artificial organs and biodevices, has been awarded a Shared University Research (SUR) Award from IBM. The IBM SUR Award will provide IBM computer hardware, software and services to Pitt for its cutting-edge "<em>in silico</em>" biological research, which uses computer simulations to explore biological pathways and test therapeutic interventions.
IBM today announced new and extended partnerships aimed at meeting the rising demand for energy efficient data center capacity worldwide, while providing more flexible options for clients to meet business demand and IT growth.
IBM today announced the launch of its London-based IBM London Analytics Solution Centre, the latest addition to its global network of analytics centres.
IBM today announced it has acquired Guardium, a market leader in real-time enterprise database monitoring and protection. Guardium's technology helps clients safeguard data, monitor database activity and reduce operational costs by automating regulatory compliance tasks. Guardium is a privately held company based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Financial terms were not disclosed.
IBM announced today that it again held the lead as the top server vendor worldwide in 3Q09 with 31.7 percent revenue share -- compared with 30.2 percent for its nearest competitor -- according to a new Gartner report. The IBM gains were fueled by revenue share growth in x86 and UNIX markets/segments.
IBM is being recognized as the No. 1 Global Company for Leaders, in a study released this month by Fortune magazine and to be featured in its December issue.
First National Bank of Namibia Ltd has selected IBM to help the bank localize its banking systems and operations. Under the $5 million agreement, IBM will provide FNB with two of the latest IBM System z10 Business Class mainframes and supporting software to meet regulatory requirements and support the bank's growth.
IBM today announced that FlexTrade Systems Inc., the pioneer in broker-neutral, algorithmic trading platforms, is using IBM's software in the company's FlexPTS trading solution to help large financial institutions determine the best trading trajectory for their portfolios while minimizing market-impact cost and the risk of underperforming benchmarks.
IBM today announced the opening of telecommunications development centers to help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) create new business models while improving the customer experience and operational efficiencies. Located in China, South Africa and Malaysia, the centers provide a broad array of advanced technical skills and specialized offerings.
IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees use it to instantaneously translate electronic documents and Web pages -- even live, instant messages exchanged on smartphones.
IBM today announced the expiration of the early exchange period in connection with its offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent Debentures due 2096 (the “7.125 Percent Notes”), 7.000 percent Debentures due 2045 (the “7.000 Percent Notes) and 8.000 percent Notes due 2038 (the “8.000 Percent Notes” and, together with the 7.125 Percent Notes and 7.000 Percent Notes, the “Old Notes”) for a new series of 5.600 Percent Senior Notes due 2039 (the “New Notes”) and cash. As of 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, November 20, 2009 (the “Early Exchange Date”), approximately $500 million of the 7.125 Percent Notes, $123 million of the 7.000 Percent Notes and $811 million of the 8.00 Percent Notes have been tendered for exchange. The Exchange Offers will expire at 12:00 midnight EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the “Expiration Date”), unless extended by IBM. IBM is conducting the Exchange Offers to retire high coupon long-dated debt in a favorable interest rate environment.
Holders who validly tendered their Old Notes by the Early Exchange Date and whose Old Notes are accepted in the Exchange Offers, will receive New Notes and cash in the amounts described below.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) supercomputers are the most energy efficient in the world, according to the latest Supercomputing 'Green500 List' announced today by Green500.org.
IBM announced today that Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL), a technology-based specialty pharmaceutical company, is using IBM business analytics technology to gain stronger insights into their business and better predict risks and market opportunities.
IBM today announced that Nottingham Trent University has selected IBM business analytics technology to help streamline information on finance, human resources, estate and student records. This new technology system will consolidate data from each department into easy-to-read reports and dashboards, allowing the university to make smart and effective decisions about investment and resources by drilling down into courses, lecture room capacity and academic profiles to support current and prospective students.
IBM today announced that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., a leader in the tax preparation industry with franchised and company-owned locations across the country, has selected IBM business analytics software -- IBM Cognos 8 BI -- to provide its nationwide locations with software systems that provide greater efficiencies in accessing tax information and relevant business data.
Brown University and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of a multimillion-dollar supercomputer at Brown's Center for Computation and Visualization. The supercomputer is the most powerful computational system in Rhode Island and will be used by researchers statewide to tackle "grand challenges" affecting Ocean State residents in climate change, education, energy and health.
The newly selected platform belongs to the IBM WebSphere suite of software which delivers the flexible and scalable infrastructure needed to build, deploy and manage all types of business applications. The key benefit is that applications will continue meeting business objectives regardless of changing external conditions, such as market fluctuations or changes in scalability.
IBM today announced industry leading benchmark test results and updates to its IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging and IBM WebSphere Front Office for Financial Markets software that together reaffirm IBM's performance leadership in powering securities firms, exchanges and trading venues.
IBM today announced 10 new software products to help companies lower application management costs by optimizing the System z mainframe for more workloads, such as data analytics, collaborative application development, application maintenance and other key business processes.
In a region of France known for sunshine, agriculture and natural spring water, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has established a Center of Excellence for Water Management to use high performance computing to monitor and forecast the impact of climate change and severe weather conditions on water resources.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC WASA) are working together to modernize the management of the aging water and sewer infrastructure hidden beneath the nation’s capital. The sprawling infrastructure includes hundreds of thousands of assets such as water distribution pipes, valves, public fire hydrants, collection pipes, man holes and water meters.
Today at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM 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.
IBM has introduced a consulting service to reduce the costs and environmental impact associated with managing property, equipment and business activities.
BOLOGNA, Italy, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM)announced today that its Research scientists are working with the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, in Bologna, Italy, to use information technology to better address treatment and research for rare genetic skeletal diseases.
IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease*. The results are so quick and accurate that a small sample of a patient’s serum or blood, could be tested immediately following a heart attack, to enable the doctor to quickly take a course of action to help the patient survive.
IBM was recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2009 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC09) at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.
IBM today announced two new utilities have joined the Global IUN Coalition designed to further the adoption of smarter energy grids around the world -- CPFL Energia from Brazil, and Liander from The Netherlands. The coalition now collectively serves approximately 100 million energy customers worldwide.
IBM today announced it has deployed expanded business resilience services for Tracker Networks (Pty) Ltd, a leading supplier of vehicle recovery and monitoring systems in South Africa. The services will help Tracker Networks to manage its information technology (IT) infrastructure more efficiently, lower the overall cost of IT operations, minimize business disruption and implement a superior disaster recovery strategy.
IBM, VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Keepod products family manufacturer NSEC, today announced that they have partnered to offer IBM's Lotus Symphony productivity software suite on Keepod devices for the first time.
IBM and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), the Saudi Arabian national research and development organization, today announced a multi-year agreement to collaborate on advancing machine translation technologies, advancing intellectual property development and establishing a National Women Software Development Centre. Under terms of the agreement, KACST will purchase an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer to enable KACST scientists to perform complex simulations and computational modeling.
IBM today announced the world's largest private cloud computing environment for business analytics, which will provide IBM sales teams and developers new levels of insight to better meet the needs of clients worldwide. The cloud will launch initially with more than a petabyte of data, the equivalent of more than 300 billion ATM transactions.
IBM and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced today that an IBM System x iDataPlex server will run the Lab's program to explore how cloud computing can be used to advance scientific discovery.
IBM today announced that it has signed a seven-year, 55 million Euro strategic outsourcing agreement with Samlink Ltd, a leading Finnish IT banking services provider. Under the agreement, IBM will manage Samlink's infrastructure services across its data center environment, enabling Samlink to focus on core infrastructure technology (IT) banking service activities while benefiting from new IBM services technologies.
IBM today introduced IBM Virtual Server Security for VMware® vSphere™, a software product designed to help organizations secure and protect their virtual server infrastructure. The software will help safeguard virtual server environments and allows businesses a more secure path for transitioning critical assets to virtual enterprise data centers.
IBM today announced a $14.5 million agreement with Power and Water Corporation, the Northern Territory's multi-utility provider, to help design and implement an asset management system aimed at delivering electricity, water and sewerage services to its customers more efficiently.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is using IBM software to reduce the complexity and costs of managing the utility’s resources and services, which span across more than 36,800 square miles and 58 counties in Central and South Texas, serving more than 2.2 million residents.
IBM today announced the Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency will use IBM software for a new system designed to increase the availability of usable water supply and improve water quality across eight cities, eight towns and Kasuga-Nakagawa Waterworks Agency in Japan.
IBM today announces it has received IDC's first SMB Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its Express Advantage program in helping mid-market businesses thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. IBM, the only firm to receive awards in two categories, was also recognized in the "Innovative Alliances" category for the Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solution via IBM Smart Cube.
IBM today announced new software that delivers a personalized and more interactive shopping experience for the exploding population of mobile users worldwide. The software incorporates new social networking capabilities and the ability for retailers to reach consumers with personalized promotions, coupons and other content, regardless of how or where the customer chooses to shop with them.
IBM has selected five solutions developed within the company for recognition under its new Corporate Environmental Innovation Program, which highlights innovations that significantly improve energy efficiency or reduce environmental impact.
IBM today announced the opening of the sixth in a network of analytics solution centers - this one dedicated to helping federal agencies and other public sector organizations extract actionable insights from their data.
IBM today announced a nine-year strategic outsourcing agreement with Chugoku Bank, a major Japanese regional bank.
IBM today unveiled new software that will enable businesses and governments to extract new business information from sensors to determine the whereabouts and conditions of millions of<strong> </strong>returnable shipping containers used to transport goods around the world. Using the software, massive amounts of sensor data can be gathered in real-time, providing supply chain transparency and reducing inventory costs by as much as 40 percent.
IBM today announced the creation of a new Business Analytics Center of Competency, headquartered in Bangalore, focused on the rapidly growing business analytics marketplace
IBM today announced that it has commenced offers to exchange (the “exchange offers”) any and all of its 7.125 percent debentures due 2096, 7.000 percent debentures due 2045 and 8.000 percent notes due 2038 for a new series of 5.600 percent senior notes due 2039 (the “new notes”) and cash. To encourage holders to tender early, IBM is offering
an early exchange premium to holders who validly tender their old notes before 5:00 p.m. EST, on Friday, November 20, 2009 (the “early exchange
date”). The exchange offers expire at 12:00 a.m. EST, on Monday, December 7, 2009 (the “expiration date”). We are conducting the exchange offers to retire high coupon long-dated debt in a favorable interest rate environment. The terms and conditions of the exchange offers are described in IBM’s exchange circular dated November 6, 2009 (the “exchange circular”).
COSAN, one of the biggest sugar-energy groups in the world, has just signed an agreement in the amount of R$4.5 million with IBM to update its IT infrastructure. Under the contract, IBM will be responsible for building a new and modern data center with 230 square meters, including two consolidated IBM Power System 570 servers, with virtualization and optimization resources. With the new solutions, Cosan will gain a dynamic infrastructure with high availability and scalability, capable of sustaining the company's expansion plan.
IBM today announced that it has been selected by Slovak Telekom to build a new data centre in Bratislava, Slovakia. IBM will support Slovak Telekom, one of Slovakia's largest telco providers, in ensuring that the new facility benefits from the latest green technologies for power and cooling. The data centre, planned to begin operation in 2011, will enable Slovak Telekom to meet increasing demand for data centre services from technology hosting, through business continuity to disaster recovery.
IBM today announced new solutions for developers to create and deliver software in both public and private cloud environments.
IBM today announced it is donating technology assets including its Insurance Application Architecture (IAA) Business Object/Data Model and the IAA Product Specification Diagram (PSD) Notation to help promote insurance industry standards. These technology assets that are built combining IBM hardware, software and research will be donated to the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), a leading non-profit standards development organization serving the insurance and financial services industries.
IBM today launched the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/solutions/education/cloudacademy">IBM Cloud Academy</a>, a global forum for educators, researchers and information technology (IT) personnel from the education industry to pursue cloud computing initiatives, develop skills and share best practices for reducing operating costs while improving quality and access to education.
IBM today announced that LHS, part of the Ericsson group and a leading independent software vendor (ISV) for the telecom industry, has released its BSCS iX Release 3 customer care and billing solution on IBM Power Systems running the AIX operating system. This will allow LHS customers to deploy their BSCS workload on IBM's server platform which will deliver superior performance, scale and efficiency.
IBM today announced the launch of its Health Analytics Solution Center,<strong> </strong>part of a network of global centers addressing the growing demand for advanced analytics needed to help hospitals and medical staff improve decision-making and provide higher quality care.
IBM and Telvent Global Services today announced they have entered into a multi-million euro agreement with Castilla y Leon Government to improve management of the province's healthcare centers. The transformation of Castilla y Leon's healthcare centers back office will allow for greater communication among primary care centers, specialized care centers, and emergency and central services allowing the healthcare system to run more efficiently, providing improved care for the local community.
Over three quarters of the world's oil and gas companies surveyed believe inevitable climate change could impact their business: increasing downtime, system failures and safety; but only 19 percent are taking action, says a new Acclimatise report backed by IBM (NYSE: IBM).
IBM and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland are teaming up to enable smarter water management across more than 130 of Ireland’s beaches and lakes.
IBM and QBE, one of the world's leading international insurers and reinsurers, today announced a strategic agreement for IBM to transform and manage the information technology (IT) infrastructure of QBE's UK and Western European offices.
IBM today unveiled a new software platform designed to fundamentally change the way that local, state and national governments manage and deliver services to the public.
IBM today announced that it will provide U.S. employees with 100 percent coverage for primary health care, beginning in 2010. Employees enrolled in IBM plans will receive full coverage throughout the year -- no coinsurance or deductible -- for in-network primary care with their internist, family practitioner, pediatrician, general practitioner or primary osteopath. IBM will be among the first U.S. companies to cover primary care at 100 percent.
IBM today announced that 235 customers moved critical business workloads to IBM servers and storage systems from Sun and HP in the third quarter.
IBM today announced the winners of its annual IBM Information On Demand Client Innovation Awards, recognizing IBM customers that have taken advantage of trusted information and analytics to deliver smarter business decisions.
IBM today announced the findings of a new global study, which shows that trucks will become more fuel efficient, environmentally sound and safer due to the adoption of new technologies throughout the vehicle. The use of these innovations will help truck manufacturers differentiate their vehicles, as the study shows that brand names of trucks are becoming less important.
IBM today announced its Internet Security Systems division (ISS), a leading provider of end-to-end security solutions, received a Positive rating in Gartner's report entitled "MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Europe."(1)
IBM today announced a more effective way for organizations to quickly build, deliver and manage high quality services. Through new software integrations, organizations can manage and automate processes across their development, test and operations teams. These new integrations give clients better control over the services they provide to customers while lowering the overall cost of delivery and shortening the time to market for new services.
In line with increasing business demand, IBM has opened a new Business Continuity and Resiliency Services (BCRS) Center in Izmir, Turkey, replacing the former facility, which has been in operation since 1995. The new facility features advanced data center capabilities and workplace-recovery technologies designed to help companies safeguard and recover critical information and ensure uninterrupted operations.
Middlesex University today announced it has chosen IBM to upgrade and manage its IT infrastructure and provide disaster recovery services in a multi-million pound, five year deal.
IBM today announced new business analytics offerings designed to help clients better manage and control their unstructured and structured data in a unified manner, while providing valuable insight into their content across the enterprise.
As part of its commitment to business analytics, IBM today announced an expansion of its industry leading enterprise mashup portfolio, including the latest version of IBM Mashup Center and a new offering called IBM Cognos 8 Mashup Service. IBM is also announcing a set of new clients that are using IBM Mashup technology to help transform their organizations by using information as a strategic asset.
Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB), Malaysia's leading brewery, has tapped IBM business analytics and performance management technology to significantly improve its decision-making process and business productivity.
The IBM board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per common share, payable December 10, 2009 to stockholders of record November 10, 2009.
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected W. James McNerney, Jr., to the board. Mr. McNerney, 60, is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company.
At its annual Information on Demand Global Conference, IBM today announced a broad expansion of its business analytics portfolio with new capabilities that enable clients to drive business analytics and optimization using trusted information for faster, more accurate and smarter business decisions.
IBM researchers have created technology, initially developed for visually-impaired users, that makes it simpler for Webmasters to make their Web sites more readable on the small screens of mobile devices, reducing burdensome scrolling through out-of-order text and graphics.
IBM today announced a comprehensive portfolio of offerings to help midsize businesses reduce cost, improve service and manage risk while building the IT infrastructure needed to thrive in today's business climate.
IBM today announced the introduction of new and enhanced storage systems to address the information infrastructure needs of its clients, including availability of the newest model of its high-end storage array for enterprise clients.
Panasas intoroduced the
ActiveStor Series 9 parallel storage system, which is believed to be the highest-performance file storage system in the world, as the company claims.
Unlike single-dimensional storage solutions, which offer either high-bandwidth performance or optimized IOPS, the ActiveStor Series 9 uses multiple storage technologies in a synchronized architecture to produce both.
A new IBM consulting service can help clients develop methods to collect, manage and analyze supplier information for energy use, environmental impact, quality, safety, cost, efficiency, and labor practices.
Tiens Group Co., Ltd., a biotechnology company specializing in manufacturing, retail and international trade, and IBM have entered into strategic partnership to build an advanced information technology (IT) infrastructure platform to support Tiens Group's aggressive business growth plan in the global marketplace.
IBM today announced that Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has selected IBM’s Smart Business Desktop Cloud Service to manage its desktop infrastructure.
IBM (NYSE:IBM) today introduced ground-breaking new software for managing data centers. The new technology has the potential to dramatically cut the cost of operations while speeding the deployment of new applications from weeks to minutes.
The Dow Chemical Company and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. , a joint venture between Xerox Corporation and FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, have joined the Eco-Patent Commons, a first-of-a-kind business effort coordinated by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to help the environment by pledging environmentally beneficial patents to the public domain.
While you can't yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.
As companies look for ways to grow, take market share and become more profitable, IBM Global Financing, the lending and leasing business segment of IBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing a toolkit of financing offerings to help companies step up to smarter, more efficient technologies. Beginning in October, credit-qualified companies and business partners can take advantage of a smart financing toolkit of opportunities that include deferred payments, zero percent financing and attractive prices on IBM Certified Pre-owned Equipment. Smaller and mid-sized companies can also benefit from a specially configured set of cross IBM solutions that they can acquire at a low monthly price per month, per user.
IBM today announced the company set a new technology benchmark for the financial services industry, delivering IBM’s fastest recorded throughput performance and lowest network latency on Reuters Market Data System v6.3 (RMDS). The measurements, achieved using the IBM BladeCenter HS22 server, enable financial services firms to process 1.3 million market data updates per second, while maintaining a latency of less than 1 millisecond, allowing faster decision making with an infrastructure that can respond quickly to changing market conditions and events in real time.
Today, IBM and the Industrial Development Agency of Ireland (IDA Ireland) announced a new Risk Management Analytics research collaboration, joining IBM’s worldwide network of advanced analytic centres in the U.S., Germany and UK.
IBM today announced software to help companies manage the costs brought on by the proliferation of IT assets such as mobile devices, laptops, printers, switches, sensors and billions of interconnected devices. The software also helps control the complexity of software licensing, and increased pace of compliance audits.
Under a $2 million initiative, IBM is donating 1,000 Young Explorer™ computer centers to preschool and early childhood programs in areas with populations of 40 percent or more Hispanic as part of the IBM KidSmart Early Learning program. The program includes teacher training and curriculum targeting children between the ages of 4 to 7 years old. The grant is part of an overall effort by IBM to support education within the Hispanic community, the fastest growing part of the U.S. population. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latino children are more likely to drop out of high school than any other ethnic group in the U.S. Furthermore, Latinos are significantly underrepresented in technical and engineering professions according to the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.
IBM today announced third-quarter 2009 diluted earnings of $2.40 per share compared with diluted earnings of $2.04 per share in the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 18 percent.
Vivara, the largest jewelry chain of Brazil, has just signed an agreement with IBM Brazil for information technology (IT) maintenance and management of its 107 stores spread across all of Brazil. In order to ensure equipment availability, IBM will handle all of the technical support, including on-site and remote service, part replacement and third party contract management.
Committed to ensure its sustainable growth, Pao de Acucar, the largest retail chain in Brazil, announces a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to outsource its information technology (IT) infrastructure. The deal, worth about US$115 million was designed by IBM and Pao de Acucar to meet current business needs and to support the expansion planned for the next years.
IBM today announced a new service aimed at helping businesses automate the flow of information across IT service desk operations, resulting in faster incident management and issue resolution, higher employee productivity and lower operational costs.
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded IBM a technology and services contract to modernize the planning, programming, budgeting and execution functions within the command. USSOCOM and IBM will work together to design, develop and integrate the Special Operations Resource Business Information System (SORBIS) using advanced analytics and reporting capabilities to speed access to information to improve the command's business enterprise. The award has an estimated contract value not to exceed $20 million over the five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.
IBM today announced the results of a collaborative effort with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) and Southern California Edison to reduce energy costs and consumption in the TMS data center with the use of IBM’s Measurement and Management Technologies (MMT)—a tool set created by IBM Research— which measures, manages and reduces data center energy consumption.
IBM today announced that it has signed a 10-year strategic outsourcing agreement with Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. (KIS), which aims to enhance its competitive position in the global marketplace through business process innovation and transformation in information technology (IT) services.
IBM today announced that its industry leading storage virtualization offering, the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC), is now faster, more scalable, and delivers the industry’s first integrated Solid State Drive support.
IBM announced today it has signed an eight-year agreement to install and manage a new utility services billing system for the City of Austin that is designed to improve customer service while preparing the city for broader green energy initiatives.
IBM Research today announced it has received an "Advanced Sequencing Technology Award" from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to design a silicon-based "DNA Transistor" that will advance genome sequencing technology and generate progress in health care diagnosis and practice.
Student computer programmers from universities around the world will battle for a spot to attend the World Finals of the 34th annual Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Contest (ICPC), sponsored by IBM. Referred to as the Battle of the Brains, this competition challenges students to solve real-world problems using open technology and advanced computing methods under a grueling five-hour deadline.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) today announced a renewed marketing and services partnership with the National Football League (NFL). As part of the agreement, IBM, which has been an NFL sponsor since 2003, will continue providing consulting expertise and IT solutions to the NFL in an effort to more efficiently manage the IT infrastructure and data storage.
IBM today announced an agreement with IDEA Cellular to provide a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) to enable the service provider to deliver innovative messaging and WAP-based content services to its 50 million+ subscriber base over 2G and 3G wireless networks in India. IBM's SDP will help IDEA integrate content and applications across all of its service lines to deliver a consistently high-quality user experience and bring new services to the marketplace much more quickly.
IBM today called for swift passage of patent reform legislation, describing it as essential to enabling the nation's continued innovation leadership, bolstering U.S. competitiveness in the global economy, and stimulating economic growth and job creation.
IBM today announced a new software technology called DB2 pureScale, running on IBM Power Systems, that helps clients increase their database transaction capacity while reducing the risk and cost of growing their IT systems.
A new global study of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) by IBM (NYSE: IBM) reveals that the top technologies for enhancing competitiveness over the next five years at high-growth midsize organizations are business intelligence and analytics and self service portals. Eighty-six percent of midmarket CIOs identified business intelligence and analytics - the ability to see patterns in vast amounts of data and extract actionable insights - and three-quarters chose self service portals.
NSS Labs, the leading security product testing and certification organization, today announced that IBM is the first vendor to ever obtain three highly coveted NSS Labs Gold Awards in a row for its IBM Proventia Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) appliance.
IBM today expanded its middleware portfolio by announcing new products designed to help clients establish a more dynamic business and achieve the agility they need to survive in today's changing business environment. The products combine IBM's industry-leading capabilities in business process management (BPM) and service oriented architecture (SOA) to deliver new levels of flexibility in the way companies run their businesses and adapt to challenges and opportunities.
The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), IBM and Global Bay Mobile Technologies today announced that the deployment of mobile handheld devices has led to an increase in the number of permanent housing inspections DHS conducts every month by 57 percent. Since the implementation of the handheld devices, DHS has improved its ability to transition homeless families and individuals into permanent housing. In turn, the number of leases signed through DHS' rental assistance program, Advantage New York, has increased, up 25 percent to date over the same time period last year.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) will use IBM software to manage the purchasing, inventory, and maintenance systems that support trains, stations, equipment and operations. The use of this software is expected to contribute to more efficient operations, improved service and enhanced passenger safety. As part of a multi-year modernization project that includes updating and integrating existing equipment as well as adding new rail cars to the fleet, BART will use the software to know the condition and location of all of its assets and efficiently manage the parts and people required to fix problems - often before problems arise.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), one of the busiest mass transportation systems in the United States, is using IBM (NYSE: IBM) software to monitor all of its buses, trains, and related equipment to know if and when they need to be repaired or replaced. By being able to see the exact condition and location of all of its assets, WMATA is able to ensure safe and on time service for millions of passengers each week.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will deploy IBM software to manage and maintain approximately 1,180 rail cars, locomotives, and their associated components to improve operations and passenger safety. As part of a project, expected to be completed in 2012, IBM will assist the LIRR in expanding its asset management system to include facilities, bridges, tunnels, and linear assets such as rail.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a deal with Datacom Solutions, part of 24000 cr Videocon Industries group to provide a high-performance information technology (IT) infrastructure and a range of business solutions to support Datacom's commercial launch this year and complete PAN India coverage over next two years. This partnership will help the telco to accelerate time-to-market for new services, adapt quickly to meet future market requirements, reduce operating expenditures and enhancing customer satisfaction levels.
At its Information Infrastructure Analyst Summit today, IBM unveiled plans for a new Smart Business System called IBM Information Archive, a universal archiving repository for all types of content that addresses the complete information retention needs of midsize and enterprise clients faced with managing an increasing volume of information.
At its Information Infrastructure Analyst Summit IBM announced its intention to enter the cloud storage space with the launch of the IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud, IBM Information Archive and new consulting services.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a major extension of Lotus Notes and Domino collaboration software for the full spectrum of proliferating mobile and Web-connected devices such as the Apple iPhone, Nokia smartphones, thin clients, laptops and desktops used to access corporate applications and business processes. To spur broader growth of Lotus Notes and Domino applications for the increasingly diverse range of devices in corporate use, for the first time, IBM will make Lotus Domino Designer tools available at no charge.
IBM today announced two analytics-focused research projects that will help telecom service providers and e-retailers improve customer service and new-customer acquisitions.
IBM today announced that its mortgage servicing subsidiary has signed an agreement with Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) to acquire the core operating assets of Wilshire Credit Corporation, including the Wilshire mortgage servicing platform, and hire Wilshire's approximately 900 employees. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
IBM today announced LotusLive iNotes, a new email service that delivers the benefits of cloud computing with a focus on reliability, privacy and security, to millions of mainstream business users starting at $3 per user, per month.
IBM today announced it has completed its acquisition of SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), a publicly-held company headquartered in Chicago. IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire SPSS on July 28, 2009.
IBM today announced the launch of its New York-based IBM Business Analytics Solution Center, part of a network of global analytics centers addressing the growing demand for the complex capabilities needed to build smarter cities and help clients optimize all manner of business processes and business decisions
IBM today announced new services to help companies around the world improve global communications, reduce their carbon footprint and save costs on travel expenses.
On this day in 1989, IBM Fellow Don Eigler became the first person in history to move and control an individual atom. Shortly thereafter, on November 11 of that year, Eigler and his team used a custom-built microscope to spell out the letters IBM with 35 xenon atoms. This unprecedented ability to manipulate individual atoms signaled a quantum leap forward in in nanoscience experimentation and heralded in the age of nanotechnology.
In one of the most significant transformations of its worldwide data centers in a generation, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it will consolidate about 3,900 computer servers onto about 30 System z mainframes running the Linux operating system. The company anticipates that the new server environment will consume approximately 80 percent less energy than the current set up and expects significant savings over five years in energy, software and system support costs.
LOTUSPHERE -- At Lotusphere, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced plans for a software portfolio expansion geared to the needs of millions of companies from 5 to 500 employees that want to focus on growing their businesses instead of running their office systems.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced software and programs to help clients more quickly and effectively deliver software in a global team environment.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software that will transform how people will collaborate thereby driving greater value and performance from their globally distributed software investments. In front of more than 3,500 customers and business partners attending the IBM Rational Software Development Conference, IBM announced 20 products that break down the walls that inhibit organizations from truly collaborating with partners, suppliers, customers and their employees. These new offerings use IBM's Jazz collaborative technology to help geographically distributed software delivery teams work together in an open, real-time and transparent manner to more effectively deliver and source software solutions.
The Agence de la sante et des services sociaux de Montreal has signed a five-year, C$3.6 million deal with Artefact Informatique, the health division of LGS Group Inc., an IBM company - the first of its kind in Canada - to build a registry for digital medical images based on the Canada-wide Cross-enterprise Document Sharing (XDS) standard.
IBM today opened a Linux innovation center in the capital city of the Republic of Kazakhstan.</p>
POSCO, one of the world's largest steel makers, and IBM today announced they have deployed a workplace safety system that uses sensor technology to make POSCO's FINEX production plant in Pohang Ironworks safer for employees and visitors. With more than 500 employees, the FINEX plant has an annual production capacity of 1.5 million metric tons.
Today at a press conference in Dongying, China, the local government announced a strategic initiative with IBM to use cloud computing to jumpstart new economic development in the region. Traditionally known for manufacturing and oil cultivation, Dongying will use IBM cloud technology to build a common platform to promote e-government, and support the city's transition from an industrial to services-based economy.
A new IBM study reveals that despite tough economic times, Americans at all income levels are refusing to sacrifice quality, value and nutrition to save money on food and health & beauty purchases. The current economy has, however, led U.S. shoppers to take a closer look at the brands they typically purchase, the stores they frequent and even their preferred packaging to find new ways to save money. Americans surveyed confirmed this new in-store spending strategy will stick beyond the recession.
IBM today announced new subscription-based managed services and support for the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution, to help organizations around the world benefit from mobile access to information and resources anytime, any place.
The Stockholm Congestion Charging System, created by IBM has significantly improved access to the Swedish capital by halving queuing times on access roads to the city in the mornings. City traffic is down by 18% and CO2 emissions in the inner city have been cut by between 14 and 18 percent. These are the results of the latest study on the system by the Stockholm City Traffic authorities.
In the first half of 2009, IBM logged thousands of new customers, bringing the total to 15,421 companies that have chosen IBM over Microsoft since 2008 in the $3.1 billion dollar Worldwide Integrated Collaborative Environment market.
Today IBM and Canonical are introducing a new, flexible personal computing software package for netbooks and other thin client devices to help businesses in Africa bridge the digital divide by leapfrogging traditional PCs and proprietary software. This is the first cloud- and premise-based Linux netbook software package offered by IBM and Canonical.
An IBM research report announced here today at the ITS World Conference shows that as the world becomes more urbanized -- with 70 percent of the population living in cities by the year 2050 -- a number of cities are struggling to keep pace with increased traffic and congestion problems accompanying urban growth. The report shows that transport has emerged as an urgent priority for municipal planners who need to improve traffic flow in order to promote cleaner, less congested cities.
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America ITS America, IBM, Spencer Trask Collaborative Innovations STCI, and partners announced the results of the ITS Congestion Challenge, a global competition to find the best ideas for reducing traffic congestion.
The City of Bolzano, Italy and TIS Innovation Park have entered into a strategic initiative with IBM, with the aim of creating a smart city.</p>
IBM today announced an agreement to acquire the business of RedPill Solutions, a privately-held company headquartered in Singapore. RedPill provides advanced customer analytics services to businesses in industries such as financial services, telecommunications, technology and hospitality. Financial details were not disclosed.
CIGNA today announced the initial results of its multi-year strategy that places an entirely new focus on improving customers’ experience. The effort has led to an improvement in customer understanding of their benefits in excess of 100 percent, a 50 percent reduction in the number of printed materials customers receive, and the use of simpler language that doesn’t rely on insurance jargon. It also led CIGNA to become the first in its industry to offer 24 hour-a-day, seven day-a-week customer service.
IBM today announced that Canada's Edmonton Police Service is using IBM business analytics technology to help reduce crime, improve force effectiveness and increase public safety.
IBM today announced that the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has selected IBM Cognos 8.3 as its new student management reporting tool to deliver information faster to students and improve productivity.
IBM and Consert today announced the completion of smart grid pilot project installations with nearly 100 commercial and residential participants partnering with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (FPWC) in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The pilot has helped local businesses and residents actively participate in the monitoring and control of their energy usage with savings of up to 40 percent.
President Obama recognized IBM and its Blue Gene family of supercomputers with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the country's most prestigious award given to leading innovators for technological achievement.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its multi-million-dollar program to help colleges, universities, and high schools build students’ mainframe computer skills has surpassed 600 schools worldwide. Since the program’s inception in 2004 with 24 colleges from the United States, the System z Academic Initiative now reaches students in 61 countries.
IBM has successfully developed a prototype of the semiconductor industry's smallest, densest and fastest on-chip dynamic memory device in next-generation, 32-nanometer, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology that can offer improved speed, power savings and reliability for products ranging from servers to consumer electronics.
IBM, in collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks, has delivered a service delivery platform that will make it easier and faster for Globe Telecom, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, to streamline its business operations, generate new revenue and reduce the time it takes to bring new services to market.
IBM today announced it will partner with Western Australia's International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) on the technology needed to manage the vast amounts of data produced by the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project. When constructed, the SKA telescope will be one of the world's largest scientific instruments.
IBM today opened an Africa Innovation Center in Cape Town to foster the development of information technology and business skills and to expand its customer and business partner ecosystem in the region. The center will help local businesses develop and deploy new technologies that support key digital infrastructure opportunities in government, banking, insurance, retail, and travel and transportation industries.
IBM and the City of Dubuque, Iowa today announced a new collaboration aimed at making this community of 60,000 one of the first “smarter” sustainable cities in the U.S.
IBM and the City of Dubuque, Iowa today announced a new collaboration aimed at making this community of 60,000 one of the first "smarter" sustainable cities in the U.S.
IBM today announced that it has signed an agreement with Chi-X® Global Technology, LLC ("Chi-Tech™"), the technology services unit of Chi-X Global Inc., whereby Chi-Tech will adopt IBM's high speed messaging technology in its exchange and market center trading technology platform.
IBM today unveiled a new standards-based industry software platform and business partner validation program that will enable utility companies to operate more efficiently and accelerate the development of their smart utility solutions. A part of the IBM Smarter Planet strategy, the new Solution Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework (SAFE) brings the capabilities of IBM software to power solutions across all areas of a utility company, including plant operations, smart meters and personal utility management.
Today, IBM, the City of Shenyang, and China's Northeastern University announced they are embarking on a major "smart city" collaboration effort focused on enabling Shenyang to improve the lives of its citizens by meeting its environmental responsibility goals.
Hundreds of SAP clients are now reaping quantifiable benefits from moving to IBM's DB2 database software to support their SAP business applications. With higher transactional performance, advanced analytics and lower cost, DB2 is becoming the preferred database software for business applications across all industries.
IBM is teaming with Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. (AMWA) http://amwa.tv/ to promote open standards-based software connectors for media services. The AMWA is forming a Working Group to take over future development and direction of the open-standards software connectors based on IBM's Abstract Service Definition (ASD) for media services. IBM will continue to work together with other AMWA members to move ASD development forward
IBM today unveiled the first unified software platform to help banks be more efficient, improve their flexibility and adapt more easily to new business challenges and regulatory requirements. Part of the IBM Smarter Planet strategy, the new platform enables banks to simplify the modernization, management and monitoring of their technology systems, while lowering risk by avoiding the disruptive business consequences that have characterized these activities in the past.</p>
U.S. Bank is embarking on a growth strategy with the help of IBM Lotus Web 2.0 collaboration technology to work smarter and more efficiently. At a time when many financial institutions continue to retrench in the current economy, the Minneapolis-based company is investing in this technology to help in its efforts to develop new product insights, improve customer and employee satisfaction, and share innovative ideas among employees.
IBM Corporation today announced the industry's highest performance, highest throughput processor for system-on-chip (SoC) product families in the communication, storage, consumer, and aerospace and defense markets.
As part of IBM’s ongoing investment in business analytics, IBM (NYSE:IBM) today launched IBM Cognos Express, an all-in-one business intelligence and planning solution specifically designed and priced for midsized clients. Deployed in just a matter of hours, the new solution offers clients a low-cost and low-risk, integrated approach to planning, analyzing and reporting performance, identifying trends, and ultimately helping businesses make smarter business decisions.
IBM today introduced new services, software and systems for midsize companies that can help them gain actionable insight, increase productivity, and improve collaboration.
IBM is now offering Microsoft customers free of charge Lotus Symphony software that is compatible with Microsoft Office formats and supports a wide range of widgets which extend the functionality of the software. IBM and a variety of third parties -- including independent software vendors, individual developers, customers and IBM business partners -- are writing a variety of widgets to take advantage of this new feature.
What if finding spare parts or identifying a landmark was as easy as uploading and analyzing a digital photo? This will soon be possible, thanks to technology produced by a European Union project, led by IBM Researchers.
IBM and the Chinese Deaf Association announced the launch of an online sign language interpretation service in Taiwan, aimed to provide video and audio instant messaging services to the deaf. The service, initially used to support the organization of the 21st Summer Deaflympics held in Taipei city from September 5 to 15, will benefit over 200,000 deaf and hearing impaired people in Taiwan.
IBM today launched new software and services to help clients build collaborative and connected business environments to harness the rapid marketplace shifts that are transforming how they work.</p>
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IBM and Faberge, the iconic jeweller, have created faberge.com, an innovative on-line service that brings the unique qualities of a luxury brand to the web. IBM provided business consulting and creative design services to help Faberge define a new interactive approach and develop technologies that support a selling model for high-value luxury goods on the internet.
IBM today announced the company set a new technology benchmark for the financial services industry, delivering the fastest recorded throughput performance and lowest network latency on Reuters Market Data System v6.0 (RMDS). The measurements, achieved using the IBM BladeCenter HS22 server, enable financial services firms to process 1.3 million market data updates per second, while maintaining a latency of less than 1 millisecond, allowing faster decision making with an infrastructure that can respond quickly to changing market conditions and events in real time.
Bangkok Hospital Group is working with IBM to enhance its patient care services to provide smarter healthcare in Thailand. Delivering on its commitment to provide the highest quality, internationally-accepted standards of medical services, Bangkok Hospital Group continues to invest in best-in-class information technology.
A new global study of more than 2,500 Chief Information Officers (CIOs), released by IBM today, reveals that leveraging analytics to gain a competitive advantage and improve business decision-making is now the top priority for CIOs. More than four out of five (83 percent) survey respondents identified business intelligence and analytics – the ability to see patterns in vast amounts of data and extract actionable insights – as the way they will enhance their organizations’ competitiveness.
Reducing the risk of counterfeit drugs and contaminated medications amidst the complexity of global manufacturing are among the top concerns of the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries today, according to a new IBM study. More than 50 percent of executives polled say their companies fail to respond quickly enough to pandemics and other emergencies because of lapses in their supply chain.
IBM Global Financing, the lending and leasing business segment of IBM today announced that it has recently reached a new financing arrangement that would help accelerate customer access to high speed Internet in rural areas.
SYDNEY and ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM today announced the signing of a seven-year contract with Qantas, Australia's largest airline, for the provision of project delivery functions as part of the airline's improved business efficiency goals.
Today IBM , in conjunction with the State of Michigan and Michigan State University (MSU), hosted the ceremonial grand opening of its newest delivery center for application services located in East Lansing.
The second annual IBM Commuter Pain survey released today indicates that the recession is taking its toll on urban motorists, who have become significantly more sensitive to gas prices and are looking for ways to spend more time with family and friends.
ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Implanet, a manufacturer of implantable medical devices, has selected IBM sensor technology as the foundation for BeepN'Track, a new service that traces the movement of Implanet's products - including knee and hip implants - across its supply chain to hospitals.
IBM today announced a collaboration with Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska, to develop a first-of-its-kind green data center management degree using IBM hardware, software and online skills training resources. The two-year associates degree includes courses to help students gain technical and business skills to prepare them for careers in the design and management of energy efficient data centers.
IDC reported today that IBM was the top server vendor in 2Q09 with 34.5 percent factory revenue share, outdistancing second-place HP which held 28.5 percent. IBM gained 1.8 points of share in the quarter.
IBM today announced new enterprise content management (ECM) software designed to enable clients to manage their increasing volumes of information and reduce their business processing time, helping reduce cost and increase efficiency.
IBM today announced Voltaire Ltd., an infrastructure provider for data centers, has selected the company’s newest IBM iDataPlex server for a new global cloud computing resource center. The center, which will be based in Israel and available online, will offer developers, partners and IT managers an environment to integrate and fully test cloud-based solutions.
Building on years of industry leadership in desktop virtualization technology, IBM today announced the availability of the industry's first public desktop cloud service.
The OpenAjax Alliance announced today the approval and availability of OpenAjax Hub 2.0 as an industry standard for more secure Web 2.0 mashup applications. Advances in security in Hub 2.0 can help protect enterprise mashups from malicious intent, giving IT staff greater confidence in adding these features to their Web sites.
IBM scientists have been able to image the “anatomy” -- or chemical structure -- inside a molecule with unprecedented resolution, using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy.
IBM today announced that it has signed a five-year strategic procurement outsourcing agreement with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), the country's largest foreign exchange bank.
IBM today announced that BP, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, awarded it a 5-year contract to manage and run all of the oil giant's enterprise applications and integrated service desk responsibilities. The contract is the largest among multiple awards BP is making as part of a major program to simultaneously simplify business processes and achieve new levels of service quality.
IBM today released results from its X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report. The report's findings show an unprecedented state of Web insecurity as Web client, server, and content threats converge to create an untenable risk landscape.
With its partner Enterprise Information Management, Inc. (EIM), IBM (NYSE: IBM) helped the U.S. Army Publishing Directorate (APD) win a major award from the U.S. government in recognition of automating its business processes.
IBM today announced availability of the IBM System Storage DS5020 Express, a new storage disk offering that delivers enterprise-class storage capabilities for midrange businesses.
IBM today announced that Nomura Services India Private Limited - a subsidiary of the leading financial services group, Nomura - will implement IBM's end-to-end business continuity and resiliency services to bolster its business continuity, disaster and system failure response strategies.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony today, IBM and leaders of Iowa's business and governmental communities announced that the new IBM technology services delivery center -- located in the historic Roshek Building in downtown Dubuque, Iowa -- is now operational. IBM has hired several hundred people to work in the new facility and intends to employ up to 1,300 by the end of 2010.
IBM today announced that Connected Work Place Solutions (CWPS) of Washington, D.C., the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), and KARIN Technology Holdings, LTD of Hong Kong are using data protection and recovery systems powered by IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) FastBack software . The software restores critical information from almost any data loss, whether it is caused by human error, software error, virus, hacker attack, or local or regional disaster.
IBM today announced four IBM Rational products that are among the first to apply the new Change Management services developed by the Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) initiative. As a founding member of the OSLC, IBM is working with an open community of software vendors, integrators and corporate software delivery teams to develop specifications that make it easier for development teams to use lifecycle tools in combination and more efficiently share information between systems.
Deutsche Borse Group and IBM today announced that Deutsche Borse Group has selected IBM high speed messaging technology to become part of its all new technology infrastructure. The new infrastructure will be the backbone for all of the Group's exchanges. It will be enhanced with customized applications to meet the unique needs of each of its marketplaces Eurex, ISE and Xetra. The International Securities Exchange (ISE) in New York will be the first market to migrate its options exchange to the new common infrastructure; rollout will be in late 2010.
IBM's breakthrough corporate citizenship initiative, the Corporate Service Corps, is entering into new countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to provide small businesses, educational institutions and non profits with sophisticated pro bono business consulting and skills development to improve local conditions and foster job creation.
According to an Acclimatise global report, backed by IBM , nearly all electric utilities claim climate change is threatening power outages, higher costs and changes in usage as demand grows to power the world's expanding cities.
IBM today announced that industry analyst firm IDC has ranked it the worldwide leader in the application management (AM) services market based on combined bundled and discrete services revenue in 2008.
IBM today announced the signing of a long term agreement under which IBM will provide application management services to W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA).
IBM announced today that global health service company, CIGNA Worldwide Life Insurance Company Limited (NYSE: CI), has implemented an IBM high availability business resiliency services solution to ensure business continuity in the event of disasters or other incidents that could cause costly business disruption and downtime.
At the IBM Venture Capital Forum in Sao Paulo, IBM today announced new initiatives to help boost innovation with venture capitalists in Brazil in support of demand for digital infrastructure projects in telecommunications, healthcare and energy industries.
Today IBM is introducing software that extracts actionable business information from the millions of interconnected sensors that link items in the physical world. Using WebSphere Sensor Events software, massive volumes of sensor data can be gathered and analyzed to provide clients with the business visibility needed to quickly respond to changing market conditions. The software is one of many IBM technologies bringing a new level of intelligence to the way in which people, businesses, organizations, governments and systems interact.
IBM and EMN8 today announced their agreement to jointly manufacture, market and support EMN8's self service order and pay kiosk products. EMN8 products are designed mainly for deployment in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Fast Casual Dining (FCD), segments of the broader Retail Sector where IBM has a strong presence.
Today, scientists at IBM Research and the California Institute of Technology announced a scientific advancement that could be a major breakthrough in enabling the semiconductor industry to pack more power and speed into tiny computer chips, while making them more energy efficient and less expensive to manufacture than what is possible today.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the System z Solution Edition Series - seven integrated hardware, software and services packages that help customers deploy new enterprise workloads, such as data warehousing, electronic payments and disaster recovery.
IBM today announced new software that helps companies speed decision-making, and adapt operations to capitalize on new sources of revenue and better manage their business processes.
IBM and Trafficmaster, an expert in intelligent driving, are analysing driver data in deeper ways to help motorists spend less time in traffic.
IBM today announced it is working with Nicholls State University to offer new curriculum in its information systems program designed to help students develop skills required to get jobs in emerging fields including electronic medical records, intelligent transportation systems, and smart energy grids.
IBM today announced new IBM eDiscovery software with advanced analytics features to help clients gain better insight and understanding into their information, while helping to minimize legal discovery costs and improve legal strategy decisions.
IBM today announced the creation of a new practice focused on delivering advanced analytic solutions to public sector clients. IBM will expand its work with federal, state and local government organizations, as well as in fast-growing markets such as healthcare and education.
Today, IBM announced the release of the industry's most comprehensive solutions for helping to combat Web application attacks and to secure the integrity of data processed by Web applications, as part of its ongoing strategy to deliver its clients security solutions designed to address today's most significant security risks.
IBM today announced that JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc., the joint holding company of Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC), and Kenwood Corporation (Kenwood), has signed a 2.6 billion yen, six-year strategic outsourcing contract with IBM Japan for the management of its information technology (IT) systems and shared hosting services.
IBM today announced that industry analyst firm IDC has ranked it the worldwide leader in Information Technology (IT) Consulting.
IBM announced a seven-year strategic IT outsourcing agreement with S-OIL Corporation (S-OIL), the third largest oil company in South Korea, to support the company's aggressive business growth plan while yielding significant savings through reduction in investment in IT infrastructure and in-house maintenance services.
IBM today announced the launch of its China Analytics Solution Center, part of a network of global centers addressing the growing demand for advanced analytics capabilities needed to help clients build smarter business systems and drive improved decision-making.
In a move that addresses fundamental challenges in creating advanced systems-on-chips (SoCs), ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)], Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHRT, SGX: CHARTEREDSC), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) an agreement to develop a comprehensive technology enablement solution for the design and manufacture of mobile Internet-optimized devices. The objective of this collaboration is to leverage innovations in material science, mobile multimedia implementation and SoC design to lower risk and improve time-to-market for advanced mobile products.
IBM today announced it has signed a five-year information technology (IT) professional services agreement with Amtrak. Through the agreement, IBM will provide IT support to Amtrak focusing on improving the quality of service to Amtrak's 19,000 employees and over 28.7 million passengers nationwide.
IBM today announced a five-year global information technology services agreement with American Express.
IBM announced today that St. Elizabeth Healthcare is connecting hospitals, clinics and physicians offices in Northern Kentucky in the state's largest roll-out of electronic medical records to improve patient care and lower costs.
IBM today announced that it has completed a two-year design, implementation and training project for BMW. IBM's system integration will centralize customer service and retail processes for 19 branches across Germany, which will reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
IBM and the High Level Commission for Information Technology (HLCIT), Government of Nepal today announced a long-term cooperation and collaboration in developing policy, frameworks, research and solutions to support Nepal's vision of being a smart country. IBM will create an innovation policy to help the Government of Nepal achieve its development goals specific to e-government transformation and IT sector development, as well as key infrastructure and IT skills capacity building.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced EADS Defence & Security will embed IBM Tivoli Netcool software to improve network operations for mission critical and public safety networks including police, fire and rescue services, border guards and other civil security clients.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced independent analyst firm OSS Observer, an Analysys Mason company, has ranked IBM as the worldwide leader in the telecommunications service assurance software market (1), marking the second consecutive year OSS Observer ranked IBM as the overall leader in this space.
Eight of 10 students want universities to revamp traditional learning environments while over 90 percent want to join or start a Green Advocacy group at their campus. 64 percent of students believe that the world has a chance to reverse carbon emissions by 2025, and 60 percent believe that education and efficient transportation offer the best hope for sustainability of our cities.
IBM today announced a major enhancement to its industry leading data deduplication solution that offers dramatic business continuity improvements, allowing organizations to quickly recover and become operational faster in the event of a disaster.
IBM and SPSS Inc.today announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement for IBM to acquire SPSS, a publicly-held company headquartered in Chicago, in an all cash transaction at a price of $50/share, resulting in a total cash consideration in the merger of approximately $1.2 billion. The acquisition is subject to SPSS shareholder approval, applicable regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions. It is expected to close later in the second half of 2009.
IBM and Defence Equipment and Support, a department of the Ministry of Defence, today announced a five-year strategic agreement for IBM to manage the UK Air Surveillance Command & Control System (UCCS).
IBM today introduced the Smart Analytics System, the industry's first comprehensive offering that brings the power of analytics to clients in just a matter of days. With today's news, IBM is taking advantage of its unique combination of software and hardware technology, industry knowledge, Research math sciences and services expertise to help clients make more informed decisions faster than ever before -- accelerating the pace of building a smarter planet.
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.55 per common share, payable September 10, 2009 to stockholders of record August 10, 2009.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has acquired Ounce Labs, Inc., a privately-held company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, whose software helps companies reduce the risks and costs associated with security and compliance concerns. IBM will integrate Ounce Labs, a leading provider of enterprise source code security testing, into its Rational software business. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech solutions, and IBM (NYSE: IBM), a pioneer in speech technology, today announced that the companies have entered into a comprehensive Joint Initiative Agreement to further accelerate innovation and advanced speech recognition solutions for enterprises, consumers and partners worldwide. This new partnership builds upon the technology and IP collaboration between the companies announced earlier this year.
Responding to the needs of the midsized customer for more robust and affordable information protection tools, IBM today made available a new package of data protection products backed by financing from IBM Global Financing, its lending and leasing business segment.
At the International Conference on Magnetism today in Karlsruhe, Germany, IBM (NYSE: IBM) Fellow Stuart Parkin received the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Magnetism award and the Louis Neel Medal for his pioneering work and fundamental contributions to the development of spintronic nano-materials and nano-devices for magnetic sensing, memory and logic devices.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced agreements for networking technology with Brocade, Cisco and Juniper to help businesses more effectively route the enormous amount of data and transactions being driven by an increasingly instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent world.
IBM today announced it has joined forces with American Corporate Partners (ACP), as part of a nationwide career mentoring program for the generation of veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
IBM and Bank of Beirut today announced that they had completed implementation of a five-year agreement to provide a comprehensive recovery solution for the Bank's London subsidiary. Now, should a disaster occur, the solution will enable the bank to consistently and reliably recover its data in a short time frame.
IBM today announced expanded procurement services offerings -- including new strategic sourcing services and new procure-to-pay services -- that can help clients increase savings from suppliers and reduce procurement costs through smarter spending. These new business process services offerings can also help clients identify favorable vendor pricing through IBM's substantial investment in infrastructure and strong supplier relationships.
IBM today announced that it has signed a major services deal to implement and manage Customer Relationship Management (CRM) related applications and services for Sun Direct TV (SDTV), part of Sun TV Group, based in Chennai, India. This multi-year deal includes end-to-end services, from strategy through implementation, and displaces Sun Microsystems, the incumbent provider.
IBM and Viewpointe(®), a leading provider of archive, check image exchange and settlement services, today announced the signing of a five-year services contract extension. As part of the agreement, IBM will now manage greater portions of Viewpointe's Level II support, application management services and related project management functions. Viewpointe will retain responsibility for overseeing these areas including the development efforts in partnership with IBM.
IBM today announced new systems software for managing virtualized servers, designed to help clients plan, build and maintain data centers while reducing costs. IBM is also helping clients protect their long-term investments in Power Systems™ by announcing an upgraded path to its next-generation servers that will include POWER7 microprocessors.
IBM today announced second-quarter 2009 diluted earnings of $2.32 per share compared with diluted earnings of $1.97 per share in the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 18 percent.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and The Nature Conservancy today announced that they are collaborating to conserve some of the world's great rivers by meshing extraordinary computing power and science-driven conservation.
IBM today announced it has signed a five-year information technology (IT) services agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW). As part of the global agreement, IBM will help with the integration of Rohm and Haas Company into Dow's worldwide IT infrastructure. This agreement is consistent with and will help enable Dow's $1.3 billion synergy target related to the acquisition of Rohm and Haas Company.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new, self-managing, office in a box appliance for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) that combines all of the unified communications and collaboration (UC(2)) tools needed to run a business with the ability to connect to telephony, in a single solution. For smaller businesses with limited IT expertise, the solution reduces complexity and enables employees to instantly access people and information, resulting in increased efficiency, productivity and lower operating costs.
BEIJING, July 15, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM and Beijing West Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (Beijing West) have signed an agreement to help Beijing West develop its business strategy following its acquisition of the global suspension and brakes business of Delphi Corp, one of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturers.
IBM today announced the first two in a new initiative to develop software widgets for a wide variety of business needs. New Lotus Notes software widgets for travel management and professional social networking are now available. TripIt and LinkedIn applications can each now be opened via single sign-on right from the familiar Lotus Notes desktop screen, enabling and simplifying the management of travel and business networking for millions of workers worldwide.
IBM and INSA today announced an agreement to promote technology innovation in Galicia (Spain).Julio Fernandez Gayoso, orense, Juan Antonio Zufiria, IBM General Manager for Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, CENIT
IBM today announced that it has signed a 10-year information technology (IT) services agreement with Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE), one of the leading stock exchanges in India. As part of this Rs 11 crore agreement, IBM will provide business continuity and disaster recovery services to DSE as well as remotely host and manage its IT infrastructure. This will help the exchange meet the stringent business continuity guidelines as laid out by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) before it could resume its operations after a hiatus of six years. By engaging with IBM in a complete operational expenditure (pay-as-you-go) model, DSE will also save 100 percent capital expenditure on IT.
IBM today announced that it is the lead systems integrator for Oncor's advanced metering systems deployment. The company contributed to Oncor's significant milestone this month -- the reporting of 15-minute interval, billable quality data to the Texas market. Oncor, the largest regulated transmission and distribution system in Texas, is leading one of the most comprehensive and largest deployments of smart grid technologies in the nation and is scheduled to replace 3.4 million standard meters with advanced meter systems by 2012.
IBM today announced enhancements to its information infrastructure portfolio of high-end enterprise storage products designed to help businesses manage the explosive growth in data and information.
IBM and Cisco today announced that they are teaming on a pilot to help the Dutch utility Nuon and the city of Amsterdam make smarter use of energy by enabling consumers to make more informed decisions about their energy consumption. The pilot program is part of the Amsterdam Smart City initiative, in which citizens, governments and companies are working together to make more efficient use of energy, water and mobility to create a more sustainable city.
China Hangzhou Dragon Hotel (Dragon Hotel) has selected IBM to build an instrumented, interconnected and intelligent hotel management system as part of the hotel's transformation into a Smart Hotel.
A new list announced today found that IBM supercomputers already deemed the most powerful in the world are also the most energy efficient according to the findings of the latest Supercomputing 'Green500 List' announced by Green500.org.
BANGALORE, India, July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM today announced that it has signed a 10-year information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with Innovation Auto Risk, an established leader in the Indian market providing claims management services and other related solutions to insurers and fleet management companies. To support its growth and expansion plans, Innovation Auto Risk was seeking an IT solution provider that could supply and manage its IT infrastructure in a resilient yet cost-effective fashion.
IBM and Allied Systems Holdings, Inc., a leader in providing solutions and services for the North American automotive industry, today announced they have renewed and expanded their outsourcing contract for five additional years. This agreement provides a strategic updated platform of the Allied environment, allowing Allied to migrate to high performance servers and expand automation at their remote terminals to enhance overall competitiveness in the market.
IBM announced today that Mobile County (Alabama) Public Schools has selected IBM analytics technology to more effectively measure student performance, immediately identify students "at risk," and adjust academic programs in real-time in order to best deliver smarter education services that prepare students with 21st century skills.
IBM and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an executive agency of the UK Home Office, have signed a seven-year agreement for IBM to provide a core element of the Government's plans to upgrade to biometric passports and enhance the security of the UK border. IBM will also provide a replacement for the UK Border Agency's (UKBA) Immigration and Asylum Fingerprint System (IAFS) which holds biometrics collected from visa applicants.
IBM Research - Haifa has developed software that more efficiently and effectively hides sensitive or personal information that might otherwise appear on the computer screens of unauthorized personnel. It could prove particularly useful for security conscious fields such as healthcare, insurance, government or financial services.
IBM today announced the launch of its Tokyo-based IBM Analytics Solution center which is part of a recently announced global network of analytics focused centers. Through these centers, IBM is addressing the growing demand for advanced analytics capabilities need to help clients build smarter business systems and drive improved decision-making.
IBM was awarded the prestigious Coffey International Award for its application of technical expertise in innovative ways to address the greatest societal challenges of our time at the annual Business in the Community (BITC) Awards for Excellence yesterday.
A new study by IBM of midsize organizations in 17 countries shows that companies have not been deterred from their plans for strategic IT initiatives, which range from information management and security management to social media and cloud computing -- despite a clear recognition of the need to cut costs in a difficult economy.
GCMMF (Amul), India's largest food products marketing organization, has approved a deal by the Board of GCMMF stating that IBM will help transform the Information Technology landscape of GCMMF and the Milk Unions to enable and support their accelerated growth plans. The 10-year strategic outsourcing deal is worth over Rs. 80 crores, and underscores GCMMF's rapid growth path and vision to ensure its Information Technology services are state-of-the-art.
IBM and Carrefour, the French-based international retail chain, today announced they have signed a five-year, euro 180 million agreement for IBM to take over the transformation, management and maintenance of Carrefour's IT infrastructure and associated applications in France.
IBM today announced it is working with the City of Venice on a mobile phone-based pilot initiative to guide tourists to discover lesser known parts of the city, provide instant information on historical sites and prevent "walking jams".
IBM issued its Corporate Responsibility Report, detailing the company's social performance results and strategies in the areas of governance, supply chain, environment, community engagements, employment policies and practices, and public policy.
IBM and the ICT Administration Office of the City of Pilsen (SITMP) have announced details of a new four-year contract, based on which IBM will participate in the strategic development of the information system for the City of Pilsen. The new system will bring benefits to the city, its subsidiary companies, other municipality-funded organizations and the citizens of Pilsen.
IBM today announced its latest SAP performance result on a POWER6-based server, along with details of a new study that demonstrates how IBM Power Systems -- with virtualization technology, reliability, availability and energy efficiency features -- can help clients save up to 33 percent on operating costs in an SAP® solution-based environment.
IBM , NoMachine and Novell announce today that Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) in Glendale, California has improved the experience of its hospital patients by delivering email and Web access in patient rooms, while saving significant information technology (IT) maintenance and energy costs.
IBM (NYSE:IBM) said today it is offering special finance packages through the remainder of 2009 for its System x family of servers that bundle the newly released VMware vSphereTM 4 virtualization platform. Qualified customers are eligible for financing on purchases as small as $5,000.
IBM and Container Centralen today announced that by February 1, 2010, Danish Container Centralen -- Europe's largest provider of re-usable transport equipment and services -- will use IBM sensor technology to allow participants in the horticultural supply chain to track the progress of shipments as they move from growers to wholesalers and retailers across 40 countries in Europe. The project is the largest of its kind in the horticulture business.
IBM Corporation today announced that it has signed a five-year strategic agreement to provide Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions, with information technology (IT) application development and maintenance services.
IBM today announced that Kennametal, Inc., a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials that are consumed in production processes, has selected IBM Power Systems to replace its HP hardware.
IBM today announced the public availability of Milepost GCC, the world's first open source machine learning compiler. The compiler intelligently optimizes applications, translating directly into shorter software development times and bigger performance gains.
IBM today announced that analyst firm Gartner, Inc.* has ranked IBM as the worldwide leader in the application development software space. Additionally, IBM has taken first place in the Evans Data Corp. "Users' Choice: 2009 Software Development Platform" survey.**
KLM and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has become the first airline to fully deploy IBM's newest System z mainframe-based software for processing ultra-high volumes of real-time business transactions such as flight reservations. As a result, travelers benefit from reliable, secure ticketing and gate information when and where they need it.
IBM and NXP have announced commencement of a pilot to help address the challenge of traffic congestion in the Netherlands. The first practical test of road user charging in the Netherlands aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a new road user charging technique. The new system assigns a fee based on road type, time of day, and the environmental characteristics of the routes driven. This information is displayed to motorists in a clear and easy to understand way.
IBM today announced new investments for its Ireland Development Lab to produce intelligent software, which help lower cost of operations; generate intelligence for quick growth; and build closer business relationships with customers, partners and colleagues. New jobs will be created for high value software engineering work at the lab, which addresses real-world issues such as environment protection projects and maritime affairs.
An IBM Researcher has solved a thorny mathematical problem that has confounded scientists since the invention of public-key encryption several decades ago. The breakthrough, called "privacy homomorphism," or "fully homomorphic encryption," makes possible the deep and unlimited analysis of encrypted information -- data that has been intentionally scrambled -- without sacrificing confidentiality.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and IBM today announced that the high-performance computing (HPC) system, named Shaheen, has placed 14 among the world's most powerful supercomputers, according to the latest TOP500 List of Supercomputers.
A new IBM study reveals that less than 20 percent of consumers trust food companies to develop and sell food products that are safe and healthy for themselves and their families. The study also shows that 60 percent of consumers are concerned about the safety of food they purchase, and 63 percent are knowledgeable about the content of the food they buy.
IBM today announced that a new service, Virtual Collaboration for Lotus Sametime, is now available. The service allows Lotus Sametime users to set up and use virtual meeting spaces securely behind-the-firewall with avatars.
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IBM today announced the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is using IBM software to help reduce pollution in the water that surrounds the city on three sides -- the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
IBM has created an industry alliance with key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications and software to provide smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas management.
IBM will gather many of the top minds in science, industry and technology to explore the next frontier of electrical energy storage and advanced battery systems - key technologies that will power smarter energy grids, support widespread use of electric cars, and more - at its annual Almaden Institute in San Jose, California, on August 26 and 27.
Enterprise 2.0 Conference -- IBM today announced its newest cloud service -- LotusLive Connections -- which combines business social networking with collaboration tools. Part of IBM's cloud service portfolio, LotusLive (www.lotuslive.com), LotusLive Connections extends IBM's reach further into new markets.
IBM has created an industry alliance with key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications and software to provide smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas management
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IBM today announced new security software that tackles the fragmented state of the identity and access governance market with a single solution that helps organizations administer, secure, monitor and certify user identities and their access to applications, information and systems.
At the SmarterCities forum today in Berlin, the city of Rotterdam, one of the main engines of the Dutch economy and the largest port in Europe, announced a collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) on the design and testing of a monitoring and forecasting system for smarter water and energy management. The system, easily managed through an intuitive dashboard, will collect and analyze real-time data on the rivers, ocean, weather, and more, creating the world’s first Smart Delta City.
At the SmarterCities forum today in Berlin, IBM announced the opening of its first European Analytics Solution Center in Berlin, initially designed to serve public sector clients, universities and healthcare organizations. The new center is the first step, in a recently announced global network that addresses the emerging market for advanced analytics capabilities, which will help clients build smarter
IBM in Brazil has entered into an agreement with Cobra Automotive Technologies, a leading Italian company in the field of security solutions for the automotive industry. IBM will assist Cobra in the development of a technology environment that enables Cobra to offer its services in Brazil.
IBM today announced a collaboration with EDF, the leading electricity producer in Europe, on an ambitious project to explore key aspects of the energy systems that are important in EDF operations, in an effort to further energy sustainability. EDF and IBM will work together to develop high performance computing solutions which can significantly advance the operation and optimization of the complex systems and processes involved in electricity production and power management.
IBM today announced it has signed an information technology (IT) services agreement with TSYS, one of the world's largest payment services companies. The recently established relationship with IBM will support the building, implementation and management of TSYS' technology infrastructure in Brazil.
IBM and Siemens PLM Software, a global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today jointly announced offerings that help companies improve the management of products throughout their lifecycle -- from design and manufacturing to end-of-life planning and recycling -- and simplify the process of sharing key product data and manufacturing plans.
BM today announced that China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), as a new IBM mainframe customer, has selected IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) to create an advanced information technology (IT) platform to support the explosive Internet growth of China. By migrating its distributed servers to a Linux-based System z platform through "specialty engines" known as Integrated Facilities for Linux (IFLs), CNNIC also has created a new, environmentally efficient enterprise data.
IBM announced that it has been selected to implement a city infrastructure project as part of the U-safety City project for Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ), which was set up by the government in an effort to turn South Korea into a major economic hub in Northeast Asia.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM today unveiled smart mobile applications designed to transform how fans access information and keep up with the action at Wimbledon 2009. Since 1990 IBM has worked with the Wimbledon team to send the captured score and statistical data around the world in an instant, keeping on-site broadcasters, media and tennis fans up to date with all the latest scores and statistics.
IBM Corporation , NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) and Toshiba Corporation (TSE: 6502) announced that NEC Electronics and Toshiba have extended technology development agreements with IBM to participate in the development of a 28-nanometer (nm), high-k metal gate (HKMG), low-power chip technology geared for consumer products.
IBM today announced it signed a $97 million information technology (IT) services agreement with the ACE Group (NYSE: ACE), a global leader in insurance and reinsurance. The revamped and extended contract will support ACE's infrastructure and application management environments in North America.
IBM is offering millions of companies and consumers the chance to save hundreds of dollars on each of their Microsoft Office licenses by providing support for Microsoft Office 2007 with the newest version of Lotus Symphony, IBM's free of charge productivity software suite. This could translate into millions of dollars in savings at many large companies that are looking for financial relief in the current economy.
The University of Toronto's SciNet Consortium, Compute Canada, and IBM today announced the completion of a new supercomputer facility at SciNet that has a peak processing power of more than 300 trillion calculations per second, making it Canada's most powerful supercomputer and one of the most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputers in the world.
ILOG, an IBM Company, today announced new offerings across its business rule management and supply chain management portfolio of products to help enterprises more quickly analyze an ever-increasing flow of data and make smarter decisions about their operations and the customers they serve.
IBM today announced it plans to shift $100 million investment over the next five years into a major Research effort which aims to advance mobile services and capabilities for businesses and consumers worldwide.
IBM has today announced an agreement with GS1 UK, the independent global supply chain data standards and solutions organization, to provide analytical services and technology services for the UK Grocery Industry Data Crunch Project ("Data Crunch Project"), which aims to assess the business impact of supply chain data inaccuracies.
IBM today introduced the industry’s first set of commercial “cloud” services and integrated products for the enterprise. This will give clients a reliable way to standardize IT functions that are rapidly becoming too costly or difficult to use.
IBM has signed a seven-year contract with Rogers Communications, Inc (TSX: RCI.B) for information technology (IT) services and support.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists in collaboration with the University of Regensburg, Germany, and Utrecht University, Netherlands, for the first time demonstrated the ability to measure the charge state of individual atoms using noncontact atomic force microscopy.
Curam Software and IBM today announced the integration of the Curam Business Application Suite with the IBM Business Process Management (BPM) software portfolio to help social services agencies share information, reduce duplication and improve delivery of services to individuals and families.
Today IBM opened a new Global Rail Innovation Center that will bring together the world's foremost industry leaders, researchers and universities to advance next-generation rail systems.
Avaya and IBM announced today an expansion of their alliance relationship to deliver unified communications solutions backed by newly Avaya certified security products for enterprise clients and government organizations, worldwide. The two companies also plan to focus support on Avaya Aura? -- Avaya's new unified communications architecture -- by incorporating Avaya Aura into existing IBM converged communications services.
IBM today announced the creation of one of the world's most advanced, integrated network video monitoring systems for Chicago's Navy Pier. The project increases video security capabilities at Navy Pier and integrates new and existing safety resources to safeguard people and property.
Telstra announced today that it has extended its information technology (IT) operations and services agreement with IBM until the year 2014. The five-year contract, which is an extension of an existing services agreement, is worth a total of AU$745million. It will result in greater automation and improved remote management capability of Telstra's IT systems, while reducing server build time enabling the telecommunications giant to more efficiently execute complex projects across its IT infrastructure.
IBM today announced the winners of its annual IBM Beacon Awards competition, recognizing IBM Business Partners for outstanding delivery of value to clients and innovative approaches to solving business issues. Winners were selected in 22 award categories by leading industry journalists, analysts, and IBM executives.
IBM today announced a new social networking community designed to help its partners more easily connect and collaborate with each other from anywhere around the world to bring new technologies to market and close sales faster and more efficiently.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a five-year, end-to-end business transformation and information technology (IT) outsourcing agreement with Eureka Forbes Limited, a subsidiary of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and a leading health and hygiene solutions company in India. Valued at $15 million, the deal is based on a unique risk-reward model and will help Eureka Forbes achieve growth by aligning its IT to business strategy.
IBM today announced it has completed the deployment of an infrastructure that will modernize the delivery of government services for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The multi-year eGovernment Service Bus (GSB) project delivers the core communication and security infrastructure for the Yesser eGovernment Program, the Kingdom's long-term modernization of all government services. This program will eventually provide everyone in the Kingdom with access to government services from anyplace and at anytime, replacing the current system of time-consuming, manual processes.
The Extremadura Regional Government of Spain and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have launched an electronic prescription system in 680 pharmacies in Extremadura, where health centres and pharmacies are now computerised and able to prescribe and dispense prescription medications electronically.
IBM today announced major enterprise client wins for Lotus collaboration software over Microsoft as businesses seek cost efficiencies in today's economic climate. Recent Lotus wins include The Coca-Cola Company, HSBC, ABB, BASF, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelity Investments, Hyundai, Liberty Mutual, Linde Group, Mass Mutual, Nationwide, State Bank of India, and The Hartford, among others.
IBM today announced new System z software to enable companies to drive down IT costs while increasing business flexibility and improving service. IBM announced it plans to release approximately 30 new software technology enhancements in 2009 that extend the advantages of using System z as a platform for developing, deploying and running today's applications and business data.
Facing waning demand for Microsoft products and growing interest in Linux, in the first five months of 2009 more than 1,000 Microsoft Business Partners have signed up to sell IBM's Lotus Foundations (www.ibm.com/lotus/foundations) "office-in-a-box" appliance for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs).
IBM today announced that the IBM System Storage EXP12S with Solid State Drive (SSD) technology has set a new performance record based on the Storage Performance Council?s new extension to SPC Benchmark 1C (SPC-1C).
WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), in partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Spencer Trask Collaborative Innovations (STCI), today announced a new global challenge to identify innovative ideas for combating transportation congestion. Additional partners include AAA, the American Highway Users Alliance, the Environmental Defense Fund, ITS Sweden, and the California and Virginia Departments of Transportation. The announcement was made during the ITS America Annual Meeting & Exposition.
IBM and Uppsala University and the Swedish Institute of Space Physics announced today a major new Stream Computing project to analyze massive volumes of information in real time to better understand ?space weather?. By using IBM InfoSphere Streams to analyze data from sensors that track high frequency radio waves, endless amounts of data can be captured and analyzed on the fly. Over the next year, this project is expected to perform analytics on at least 6 gigabytes per second or 21,600 gigabytes per hour ? the equivalent of all the Web pages on the Internet.
During the IBM Information on Demand Conference today, IBM announced a global expansion of its Information on Demand strategy with the addition of new software and services designed to derive new intelligence from business information. To support this effort, IBM is expanding its Information Management capabilities and providing industry specific, analytic applications in the areas of financial performance, human capital management and customer management. Additionally, IBM will add professionals to work closely with customers on advanced business information projects.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that DHL Worldwide, the market leader in the global air and ground express industry, is using IBM analytics software to help transform its global business operations and drive customer relationship profitability at its DHL Express Germany and DHL Call Forwarding North America divisions. The new intelligence system from IBM allows DHL to analyze more than 30 million customer records in just seconds vs. hours while drastically reducing its system maintenance costs.
IBM today announced new offerings within the Optim Portfolio to enable organizations to work leaner and more efficiently with capabilities to work across disparate data platforms as well as reduce development and administrative costs. In addition, IBM also announced new InfoSphere Foundation Tools, which will speed access to critical business information and manage information as a strategic asset. The Optim and InfoSphere portfolios combine to help organizations easily embrace IBM's Information Agenda approach by allowing them to manage the complete lifecycle of information regardless of the complexity of their data infrastructure.
IBM today announced new offerings to help clients address the costs, risks and efficiency challenges associated with using and storing paper. IBM is helping clients assess their rates of paper consumption and evaluate the benefits of eliminating the paper burden within their organizations.
ARMONK, N.Y., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that, according to a new Gartner report(1), it remained the top server vendor in 1Q09, holding 30.7 percent revenue market share to 28.2 percent for its nearest competitor.
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IBM today announced it was selected for its contributions to the EuResist research project for AIDS treatment as a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for 2009.
: IBM (IBM: NYSE) today announced the winners of the 2009 IBM Rational Business Partner Awards at the Rational Software Conference. These awards recognize IBM Business Partners that have helped clients drive greater value from their investments in software and improve software delivery. Winners were selected in five awards categories spanning the IBM Rational software portfolio.
IBM today announced the winners of the 2009 IBM Rational Business Partner Awards at the Rational Software Conference. These awards recognize IBM Business Partners that have helped clients drive greater value from their investments in software and improve software delivery. Winners were selected in five awards categories spanning the IBM Rational software portfolio.
