Under the new agreement, IBM will provide end-user services to airtel employees across Africa in French and English.
China's Lenovo Group won the crucial security clearance from the United States to acquire IBM's personal computer business, which was opposed by some American lawmakers, the state media reported on Wednesday.
While IBM has announced big expansion plans in India, Intel, Sun, Seagate and Apple have either downsized or shut down operations here.
After announcing a cut in the employees' salaries, IT major TCS has asked 500 employees to quit their jobs after a performance appraisal.
IBM has played a leading role in transforming business, science and society in these 100 years.
IBM's India Research Laboratory completes pilot project on 'spoken web' concept in Andhra.
US-based global technology giant IBM expressed keen interest in participating in India's newly-launched initiatives like Smart Cities and Digital India.
Controlling an electrical device using a switch in the virtual world of Internet would no more be a distant dream, with IBM India planning to develop an "interface" to suit such applications.
The Indian arm hopes to get a piece of the pie.
Bharti Airtel is understood to have entered into an agreement with IBM for managing its IT and network-related services.
From inking deals to hiring top workers, Big Blue is beating its tech services rivals
The attempt to tap a wider range of developing countries comes as IBM's earlier investment in the four biggest - Brazil, Russia, India and China - has started to pay off.
The 3.75 lakh (375,000) square feet centre, presently under construction at the DLF IT park at Manapakkam, will be IBM's fourth facility in Chennai and is expected to be operational by the end of June this year.
Indian Chief Information Officers appear to be more progressive as compared with their global counterparts and are looking to 'make innovation real' and 'expand business impact' for their respective organisations.A study conducted by IBM based on a survey of 100 Indian CIOs says that 70 per cent of Indian CIOs are integrating business and technology to promote innovation for the entire organisation, as compared to 47 per cent of global CIOs.
Forty per cent of Indian companies, surveyed by IBM in July, said they wanted to be first to adopt a new technology, while only 11 per cent said they would wait till technology was widely available.
IBM India on Thursday announced the expansion of its global delivery capacity in Kolkata by opening its fourth facility in DLF IT Park, Rajarhat.
The bank (Williams & Glyn's), which was dormant for about 30 years, is being revived by UK-based lender the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
IBM plans to increase its investments in its two software laboratories in Pune and Bangalore as part of its $1.5 billion security initiative in 2008, announced on November 1.
The buzz refuses to die down even though other PE players, investment bankers and analysts say such an alliance is highly unlikely. Wilbur Ross, meanwhile, is understood to have completed the due diligence of the scam-tainted IT company. When contacted, a company official declined comment.
US is losing ground to China, India and other countries in math and science education.
Global IT major IBM has reported a 12 per cent growth in profit at $3.1 billion in the second quarter ended June this year and raised its revenue guidance for the full year.
IBM's exit leaves the field open for engineering giant Larsen & Toubro, which owns 12 per cent in Satyam, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant Technology and private equity firm Wilbur L Ross. Satyam currently faces 13 class action suits by holders of the company's ADRs in the US. An investment banker close to the deal said IBM was a big name and could, therefore, be vulnerable to more lawsuits.
Global IT giant IBM is understood to be the front-runner to acquire Satyam Computer Solutions, a company it named as one of its main competitors in a filing to the New York Stock Exchange in February. The US major, said sources close to the developments, has begun discussions with Satyam's government-nominated board and expressed its desire to acquire a majority stake in the company. A team of investment bankers and lawyers from the US and Europe has been brought in.
The US-based IBM, the world's largest IT company, plans to increase its payroll in India this year by more than 14,000 workers
IBM India Software Labs on Wednesday announced the setting up of IBM Centre for Advanced Studies at its facility in Bangalore to allow universities access to IBM's product development and supporting infrastructure.
The news of global IT giant IBM buying Sun Microsystems has been doing the rounds for years. So, despite the Wall Street Journal reporting that an approximately $6.5 billion buyout is imminent, analysts remain sceptical.
IBM has deployed over 1,200 Indian employees to countries like Austria, Finland, Denmark, Costa Rica, under the Blue Opportunities programme.
The students who graduate from the ongoing academic year will be eligible for the programme and the company is already scouting for talent. The Blue Scholars will work closely with the IBM worldwide research teams, immersed within a real-world innovation culture and drive the delivery of a wide spectrum of technology solutions.
IBM India plans to set up a series of specialised 'think world' showrooms in major cities and towns across the country to showcase its latest products and solutions.
Lula Mohanty, vice president, IBM India talks about the experiences that shaped her career and offers advice on how to be a good leader.
International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday launched a technology centre in India that would provide design services for advanced chips and hardware boards to companies across Asia.\n\n\n\n
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