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IBM and IIT Bombay to Collaborate on Mobile Web Research
NEW DELHI – 04 Aug 2010: Continuing to foster greater innovation through joint research collaboration with world-class academic institutions in India, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an Open Collaboration Research (OCR) project with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay). The unique research collaboration will focus on the development of new designs for mobile device interfaces that can easily be used by people who are semiliterate or illiterate, as well as individuals who have limited or no access to information technology.
IBM Opens the First Multipurpose Cloud Computing Center in Poland
WARSAW, Poland & WROCLAW, Poland – 29 Jul 2010: IBM Poland (NYSE: IBM) and the Wroclaw University of Technology today announced an agreement to establish the first university cloud computing center in Poland. As part of the partnership, the Wroclaw University of Technology will create a new academic curriculum, making cloud-focused courses available to more than 1500 students.
IBM and Tridium, Inc. to Develop New Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings
*IBM and Honeywell division collaborate to advance ‘smart’ technology for structures*
IBM Provides Smartphone Data Services for Solar-Powered Robot Car Journey From Italy to China
*Smartphones to Collect and Tweet CO2 Levels as Part of Environmental Research Project*
MILAN, Italy – 26 Jul 2010: The VisLab Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge (VIAC), an epic 13,000km journey from Parma, Italy to Shanghai, China using unmanned, solar energy powered vehicles, aims to showcase the benefits of green transport.
Over the course of the trip, the automated vehicles will use IBM Human Centric solutions to collect data on CO2 pollutants in the regions covered along the way – Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan and China – using the data to assess the health and environmental impact of CO2 in these areas.
Smarter Farming: California’s Sun World Transforms Produce Business with IBM Technology
*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.
IBM Closes Acquisition of BigFix
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.
IBM Reports 2010 Second-Quarter Results
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.