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Smarter Farming: California’s Sun World Transforms Produce Business with IBM Technology

By Guest PostJuly 21, 20101 commentTechnologyapricots, bakersfield, black diamond, citrus, farmland, honeycot, ibm, ibm analytics, paul chang, pepper, smarter planet, steve greenwood, stone fruit, sun world international, table grape

*Reduces use of natural resources, including 20% less energy*

ARMONK, N.Y. and BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – 21 Jul 2010: IBM today announced that Bakersfield, Calif. based agribusiness Sun World International LLC is harnessing IBM analytics technology to improve crop yields, reduce waste and expand its customer base, while providing more cost effective and energy efficient harvesting practices.

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Kinect Pricing, All-in-One Bundle Announced

By Guest PostJuly 20, 2010Technologye3, electronic entertainment expo, Facebook, hutto, kinect, kinect adventures, kinect console bundle, kinect joyride, kinect sensor, kinect sports, kinectimals, Microsoft, North America, tom geyer, xbox 360, xbox live

REDMOND, Wash. – July 20, 2010 – Microsoft today officially announced the price tag Kinect will have when it hits stores this fall.

Kinect for Xbox 360, which will include the Kinect Sensor and the video game “Kinect Adventures,” will retail for US$149.99 when it launches Nov. 4 in North America, the company revealed. The Kinect Sensor will work with each of the 40 million Xbox 360s currently in households worldwide.

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IBM Closes Acquisition of BigFix

By Guest PostJuly 20, 20101 commentTechnologyanti-malware, anti-virus, automation portfolio, bigfix, built-in intelligence, calif, emeryville, firewall, ibm, laptops, linux, mac, network, operating systems, steve robinson, unix, windows

ARMONK, N.Y., – 20 Jul 2010: IBM today announced that it had completed the acquisition of BigFix, Inc., a privately-held company based in Emeryville, Calif. Financial details were not disclosed.

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Kindle Device Unit Sales Accelerate Each Month in Second Quarter; New $189 Price Results in Tipping Point for Growth

By Guest PostJuly 19, 2010Technologyamazon.com, blackberry, charlaine harris, ipad, iPhone, james patterson, jeff bezos, kindle, kindle dx, new york times, nora Roberts, stephenie meyer, stieg Larsson

*Amazon.com Now Selling More Kindle Books Than Hardcover Books*

SEATTLE, Jul 19, 2010 — Millions of people are already reading on Kindles and Kindle is the #1 bestselling item on Amazon.com for two years running. It’s also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon.com.

Today, Amazon.com announced that Kindle device unit sales accelerated each month in the second quarter–both on a sequential month-over-month basis and on a year-over-year basis.

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IBM Reports 2010 Second-Quarter Results

By Guest PostJuly 19, 2010Economy, Technology2010 earnings, africa, asia-pacific, chairman, Europe, gaap, generally accepted accounting principle, global services, gts, ibm, middle east, net income, revenues, samuel j. palmisano, second-quarter, total outsourcing services

ARMONK, N.Y. – 19 Jul 2010:

Diluted earnings per share of $2.61, up 13 percent;
30 consecutive quarters of EPS growth, 12 of last 14 at double digits;
Full-year 2010 EPS expectations raised to at least $11.25;
Net income of $3.4 billion, up 9 percent;
Pre-tax income of $4.6 billion, up 7 percent;
Pre-tax margin of 19.3 percent, up 1 point;
Revenue of $23.7 billion, up 2 percent, as reported and adjusting for currency;
Growth markets revenue up 14 percent; first-half revenue as large as total Euro zone revenue;
BRIC countries revenue up 22 percent;
Business Analytics revenue up 14 percent;
Software revenue up 2 percent, 6 percent excluding divested PLM operations;
Systems and Technology revenue up 3 percent;
Services revenue up 2 percent;
Services backlog of $129 billion, up $1 billion, adjusting for currency.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced second-quarter 2010 diluted earnings of $2.61 per share compared with diluted earnings of $2.32 per share in the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 13 percent.

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Report Names IBM No.1 in Global Middleware Software Market

By Guest PostJuly 17, 2010Technologyapplication server software platforms, ibm, idc, integration, international data corporation, it market, lombardi software, middleware, middleware software market, process automation, process automation middleware

ARMONK, N.Y.: IBM announced, on July 16, that industry analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has ranked it the worldwide leader in the middleware software market.

According to IDC, IBM was the leading worldwide application deployment software vendor with 31.9 percent market share based on revenue, nearly double that of its closest competitor.

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IBM Expands Cloud Computing Capabilities With New Cloud Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany

By Guest PostJuly 16, 20103 commentsTechnologycloud computing, dublin, ehningen, Europe, Germany, global technology services, ibm, ibm Raleigh, ireland, michael diemer, suse linux

*New Facility Delivers Commercial Development and Test and Desktop Cloud for European Clients*

EHNINGEN, Germany & ARMONK, N.Y.: IBM announced, on July 15, a new IBM Cloud Computing Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany, which will provide a broad range of cloud solutions and services to clients locally and internationally.

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comScore Launches Video Metrix 2.0 to Measure Evolving Web Video Landscape

By Guest PostJuly 15, 2010Technologyabc.com, brightroll video network, cbs.com, Comscore, gross rating point, grp, hulu, internet audience, june 2010, nbc.com, scanscout network, tania yuki, top 10 video ad properties, top 10 video content properties, unique viewers, video ad, video metrix 2.0, YouTube

*Next Generation Online Video Measurement Service Features Video Ad Reporting*

*New Metrics Enable Cross-Media Comparability and Help Improve Monetization of the Online Video Medium*

RESTON, VA, July 15, 2010 – comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the introduction of Video Metrix 2.0, the next generation of comScore’s industry leading online video measurement service.

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