Global IT giant IBM said it received 5,896 patents in the US in 2010, topping the list of world's most inventive companies for the 18th consecutive year.
IBM India on Monday claimed it has been ranked as the top laptop vendor in India in revenue terms by International Data Corporation PC tracker report for 2003.
Those are looking for IT jobs right from the campus selection can well hope for some good news soon, as IBM is on a hiring spree.
IBM on Thursday launched its new lab, the High Performance On Demand Solutions Lab, bringing specific high-value skills to help clients in Bangalore
HCL Technologies Ltd on Thursday said it has entered into an agreement with IBM, through which it has acquired license rights to establish itself as the power architecture design center outside an IBM business line.
The programme brings 10 IBM professionals from seven countries (Denmark, US, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Austria) to Hyderabad to work on critical projects for them. Hyderabad, Pune and Bangalore are among the 17 cities around the world hosting the Phase-I of IBM's CSC programme this year.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
China's personal computer giant Lenovo Group on Wednesday announced in Beijing that it had signed an agreement with IBM to take over the latter's personal computer business for $1.25 billion.
According to the portal, both the companies are topping the employer preference charts for the second year in a row.
IBM on Wednesday claimed it has built the world's fastest supercomputer, wresting the title from Japanese company NEC.
Quoting a source, The New York Times said after the legal review IBM reduced its offer on Saturday from $9.55 'to $9.40. The offer was presented to Sun's board on Saturday, and the board balked. The Sun board did not reject the offer outright, but wanted certain guarantees that the IBM side considered onerous.' According to NYT, Sun said it would no longer abide by its exclusive negotiating agreement with IBM. On Sunday, IBM's board decided to withdraw the offer.
The publication of IBM's claim for a system that would make offshoring of jobs more efficient could not have come at a more indelicate time, says Latha Jishnu.
Information technology giant, IBM has enlarged its business scope in China's booming IT market by officially entering the local real estate segment for the first time in the company's history, a report said on Monday.
The acquisition will allow Lenovo to diversify revenue away from the shrinking PC business.
IBM India announced on Tuesday the launch of 'India Smart Centre', a virtual toll-free service centre to provide services and support to the small and medium businesses in metros and small towns.\n\n\n\n
He threatened to levy 35% tax on companies shifting jobs outside the US, if elected
The new Centre of Excellence at the India Software Lab will offer solutions to organisations across India, South Asia and Asia Pacific.
Beating street expectations, global software major International Business Machines on Wednesday posted a 12 per cent growth in income from operations at $4.4 billion for the fourth quarter in 2008.
IBM Global Services India opened its global delivery centre in Hyderabad on Tuesday to cash in on the increasing demand for IT application development and management.
The Desktop Hindi Speech Recognition Technology developed by the IBM India Software Lab in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing would provide a natural interface for human-computer interaction.
Technology giant IBM's workforce-rebalancing efforts have now hit India, with the company asking several of its employees in its hardware business unit to quit.
With strong GDP growth, expanding base of start-ups and growing trend of new technologies like cloud in the country, the 21st century is Indian century, IBM chief Virginia Rometty said.
IBM on Wednesday announced the opening of an Industry Solutions Lab in New Delhi, which will offer a unique environment for client executives and business partners to see how IBM's advanced technologies and solutions could transform their business.
As part of this expansion plan, IBM will hire 1,000 employees across the globe to create new models of engagement through data and design.
"The India lab of IBM is the youngest among the eight such centres worldwide and since its inception in 1998, its team of engineers has grown to more than 90," a spokesperson of the lab said.
Global computing giant IBM on Thursday announced that it will consolidate thousands of computer servers onto about 30 System z mainframes running the Linux operating system.
Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and storage, is considering supplying Made-in-India chips from its Gujarat plant to one of its key global clients, Apple, whose vendors assemble iPhones in the country. Micron is setting up an assembly test marking and packaging (ATMP) plant in Sanand, Gujarat. Currently, Apple vendors import chips for manufacturing iPhones. Sources in the know say the aim is to use part of the production to supply to Micron's clients in India directly.
IBM has developed an advanced software technology that can help assess transmission of diseases across countries and around the globe to the open source community.
Business, academic, governmental and other users can download this enterprise-grade office software, which is the same tool inside some of IBM's most popular collaboration products, a company release said.
The innovations would make travelling by planes, trains or automobiles a more convenient and hassle-free experience within the next few years, a company release said. It would also curtail fuels wastage and incidence of accidents.
Held at the IBM centre in Kolkata, these camps are designed to generate their interest in technology and innovation, thus building a foundation for future careers. As a part of this year's EXITE program, about 62 ninth standard girls from four Kolkata schools took part in the camps conducted by IBM.
The companies would set up a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer network that allows telephones to connect faster to the internet, IBM said. BSNL will use the network to offer new broadband-based, multi-play services.
IBM India on Monday announced the availability of its entry level, notebook, the IBM ThinkPad R40e priced at Rs 49,990.\n\n\n\n
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