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IBM Study: New Shift Points to Growth Markets Investment in U.S. and European Jobs

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010TechnologyChina, denis brousseau, ebidata, Europe, global human capital study, globally, globe, ibm, India, North America, western europe, workforce investments, working beyond borders

*Social Networks Value for Business Use on the Rise*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Oct 2010: In a dramatic shift of workforce investments, growth market companies – led by the twin forces of China and India — are increasingly hiring in North America and Europe, according to the findings of a major new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and senior executives from 61 countries and 31 industries worldwide. (more…)

Oracle and IBM Collaborate to Accelerate Java Innovation through OpenJDK

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010Technologybusiness software, community, hasan rizvi, ibm, Java, java community process, java development kit, java environment, java investments, java runtime environment, java se development, jcp, jdk, jre, mobile applications, open source, openjdk, openjdk reference implementation, oracle, rod smith, web, write once run anywhere

REDWOOD SHORES, CA & ARMONK, NY – 11 Oct 2010: Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the companies will collaborate to allow developers and customers to build and innovate based on existing Java investments and the OpenJDK reference implementation. Specifically, the companies will collaborate in the OpenJDK community to develop the leading open source Java environment. (more…)

IBM Completes Acquisition of Unica Corporation

By Guest PostOctober 6, 20101 commentTechnologycoremetrics, craig hayman, ibm, industry solutions, marketing software, massachusetts, qualcomm, us cellular, waltham, websphere commerce, yuchun lee

ARMONK, N.Y., – 06 Oct 2010: Through Unica, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is acquiring enterprise and cloud-based marketing software solutions that help businesses streamline and automate marketing processes, and understand and predict customer preferences. Through both the Unica and Coremetrics acquisitions, IBM will enable its clients to develop more relevant and targeted communications while minimizing marketing expenditures. (more…)

Danish Ministry Hires IBM to Deliver Smart Defense in Denmark

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2010Technology, Weaponsdanish defense, danish ministry, danish navy, defense operations, demars, ibm, nordic, preben thalund madsen, ship

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, – 05 Oct 2010: In an effort to enhance the Danish Ministry’s international defense operations, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Danish Defense have signed a seven-year services agreement in which IBM will provide high availability, technology infrastructure and management services for the Ministry’s Resource Management System, DeMars. (more…)

IBM Launches First Smarter Planet Game to Tackle City Challenges

By Guest PostOctober 4, 20101 commentTechnologyandy miller, cityone, farmer's insurance group, ibm, innov8, mike cuffe, smarter planet, smartsoa, urban populations, water crisis management

ARMONK, N.Y., – 04 Oct 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the availability of CityOne, the world’s first Smarter Planet interactive simulation designed to help business and civic leaders discover how to make their cities and industries smarter by solving real-world business, environmental, and logistical problems. (more…)

IBM to Acquire BLADE Network Technologies

By Guest PostSeptember 27, 20101 commentTechnologyblade, blsde network technologies, brian truskowski, firmware, ibm, microprocessors, santa clara, software, top-of-rack switches, vikram mehta

ARMONK, N.Y. – 27 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE), a privately held company based in Santa Clara, CA. BLADE specializes in software and devices that route data and transactions to and from servers. The acquisition is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2010, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory reviews. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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IBM to Acquire Netezza

By Guest PostSeptember 20, 2010Technologybusiness analytics, data warehousing appliance, ibm, netezza appliances, netezza corporation

ARMONK – 20 Sep 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Netezza Corporation (NYSE: NZ) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire Netezza, a publicly held company based in Marlborough, Mass., in a cash transaction at a price of $27 per share or at a net price of approximately $1.7 billion, after adjusting for cash. Netezza will expand IBM’s business analytics initiatives to help clients gain faster insights into their business information, with increased performance at a lower cost. (more…)

Bharti Airtel and IBM Join Forces to Transform Emerging African Mobile Communications Market and Fuel Economic Development Across the Continent

By Guest PostSeptember 17, 20101 commentEconomy, Technologyafrican continent, african mobile communications, bharti airtel, bharti airtel limited, crowne plaza hotel, economic development, ibm, ibm research, Kenya, nairobi, samuel j. palmisano, spoken web, sunil bharti

NAIROBI, Kenya & ARMONK, N.Y. – 17 Sep 2010: In a move that will accelerate the transformation of African mobile communications and positively impact the speed of economic development across the African continent, Bharti Airtel Limited and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the selection of IBM to manage the computing technology and services that power Bharti Airtel’s mobile communications network spanning 16 African countries.

An agreement is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter.

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