Technology

IBM Closes Acquisition of Coremetrics

ARMONK, N.Y. – 02 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Coremetrics, a leader in Web analytics software.  Coremetrics, based in San Mateo, CA, will expand IBM’s business analytics capabilities by enabling organizations to use cloud computing services to develop faster, more targeted marketing campaigns.

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IBM and University of Aberdeen Collaborate to Identify Molecules from the Deep Sea

— For the first time, atomic force microscopy helps scientists reveal the exact chemical structure of a natural compound

— Using this fast and accurate technique could open new possibilities in drug discovery and treatments

— Compound was extracted from a mud sample taken from the Mariana Trench, 10,916 meters (35,814 feet) below sea level

ABERDEEN, Scotland & ZURICH – 02 Aug 2010: In a pioneering research project, for the first time, scientists at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Aberdeen have collaborated to “see” the structure of a marine compound from the deepest place on the Earth using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The results of the project open up new possibilities in biological research which could lead to the faster development of new medicines in the future. (more…)

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Office for Mac 2011 Hitting Store Shelves This October

REDMOND, Wash. Aug. 2, 2010 — Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, the next version of the leading productivity suite for the Mac, will be available in more than 100 countries around the world at the end of October.  

The suite will come in two editions to purchase at retail — Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 and Office for Mac Home and Business 2011.

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Improving Global Health: Five Engineering Strategies

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— After researching more than 600 health-related technologies and traveling to Nicaragua to observe medical care there, University of Michigan graduate students have identified five keys to developing sustainable health technologies in resource-limited settings such as developing nations.

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Pentagon Accuses Soldier of Filtering Files

The Pentagon confirmed today that it could imprison the U.S. Army soldier, Bradley Manning, as the main factor in the dissemination of secret military documents related to Afghanistan.  A spokesperson from the Department of Defense explained to CNN that Manning, 22, probably accessed the IT records of the Institution and downloaded thousands of files which he then resent via mail.

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