About IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (abbreviated IBM, nicknamed "Big Blue"; IBM) is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
Read MoreIBM has been known through most of its recent history as the world's largest computer company; with over 355,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest information technology employer in the world. Despite falling behind Hewlett-Packard in total revenue since 2006, it remains the most profitable. Since 1990, IBM's annual sales growth has trailed behind the US economic growth due to global deregulation and competition.date=January 2008
IBM holds more patents than any other U.S. based technology company. It has engineers and consultants in over 170 countries and IBM Research has eight laboratories worldwide. IBM employees have earned three Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, five National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. As a chip maker, IBM is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders.
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Building the Intelligent Mobile Enterprise
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Four Trends Driving the Data Center of the Future
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...view and set of policies for measuring and optimizing organizational power consumption. Both HP and IBM have released next-generation servers combining Intel power-management technology with new software... (Read Full Article)
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Why 2010 is the year of the virtual data center
Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jun 21 2010)
... system vendors (Microsoft Hyper-V), database vendors (Oracle VM), server vendors (Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Dell) and even network vendors such as Cisco with network convergence. What many agencies donâ... (Read Full Article)
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Wireless sector good for the country, says report
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...p to WebSphere MQ, and how it addresses the business requirements for robust managed file transfer. IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition helps you build a customized, scalable and automated solution, e... (Read Full Article)
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Bharti Airtel and Ericsson extend partnership
Explore Article IDG News Service (Mar 31 2010)
...mbs down for software patents in NZ Salesforce.com boasts 35 percent ANZ customer increase Verizon, IBM launch private cloud backup service Salesforce.com increases APAC customer base by 36 per cent More... (Read Full Article)
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The New Network: Smart, Fast and Cheap
Explore Article Billing and OSS World (Mar 10 2010)
...deo over IP,” said Kieran Moynihan, vice president and CTO of telecoms, Tivoli Software division at IBM. “The sheer level of options, particularly in the more mature markets like South Korea, Singapore, ... (Read Full Article)
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Telecom vendor M&A heats up
Explore Article Connected Planet Online (Feb 24 2010)
...ile packet core, Oracle earlier this month quietly buying Convergin’s TDM-to-IP gateway, as well as IBM swallowing operations support systems (OSS) specialist Intelliden. What do these acquisitions have ... (Read Full Article)
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Cisco predicts wireless-data explosion | Signal Strength - CNET News
Explore Article Technology News (Feb 9 2010)
... power couple, even chilling with them in the same box at the Super Bowl last weekend. With Power7, IBM has served notice on the computing world that Intel isn't the only high-performance microprocessor ... (Read Full Article)
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How O2 secured its network for the iPhone
Explore Article Connected Planet Online (Feb 8 2010)
...ring moving additional security software applications – including intrusion detection software from IBM and a database and application system from Imperva (dealing with payment card security)on the Cross... (Read Full Article)
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Huawei shows China's scope for organic growth | Reuters
Explore Article Reuters.com (Jan 20 2010)
...eacon to many emerging markets firms. China computer leader Lenovo's (0992.HK) fraught purchase of IBM's PC business four years ago has become a symbol of the clumsier aspects of China's attempts at ove... (Read Full Article)
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Mass. officials tout efforts to boost business
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...9 billion, saw its revenue soar 74 percent in 2008 as it grew its local work force by 44 employees. IBM, which in 2008 relocated its software development business to its new "software campus" in Littleto... (Read Full Article)
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HP to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion
Explore Article Reuters.com (Nov 11 2009)
... in a major challenge to Cisco Systems Inc. The deal is the latest sign that technology giants from IBM to Oracle Corp are increasingly encroaching in each other's markets as they seek to become one-stop... (Read Full Article)
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Motorola exec sees room for WiMax and LTE to thrive
Explore Article IDG News Service (Nov 11 2009)
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Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise
Explore Article ZDNet Technology News (Nov 9 2009)
...e in the collaboration tools. In some ways, Cisco - which has been competing with companies such as IBM, HP and Dell in the data center - is now adding Microsoft, which recently dropped the price of its ...
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Cisco again expects growth
Explore Article News, Sports, Business, Politics (Nov 5 2009)
... including the $3 billion deal for Norway's Tandberg ASA, which makes videoconferencing equipment, and a $2.9 billion deal for Starent Networks, ... (Read Full Article)
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Juniper's Wireless Worry
Explore Article Light Reading (Oct 27 2009)
...t will give Juniper another sales channel to the enterprise, as the company is already working with IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) -- as are Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD) and Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO)... (Read Full Article)
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