BBC - dot.life: Things that tweet
"The house in question is an idyllic 16th century thatched cottage, just a 10-minute walk from the beach on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. It belongs to Andy Stanford-Clarke, who revels in the wonderful title of "distinguished engineer and master inventor" at IBM."
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CA Survey Predicts Strong Linux Growth on IBM Mainframe
"A recent survey sponsored by CA indicated that larger enterprises are expecting to invest more money into running Linux applications on mainframes. The results add to the story that the mainframe platform is viable, and dovetail with the message that CA is offering about mainframes, officials say."
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I.B.M. Looks to Sell Big Business on Cloud Computing - NYTimes.com
"In 2000, the Linux operating system was a hot technology, but it had not spread much beyond scientists, researchers and computer programmers. Then I.B.M. declared that it would back Linux with investment, research and marketing, and the technology moved swiftly into the corporate mainstream."
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IBM releases new enterprise cloud portfolio | The Wisdom of Clouds - CNET News
"Targeted at providing standardized platforms for specific computing workloads, the products and services, launched under the Smart Business and IBM CloudBurst monikers, aim to change the way IT organizations build and deliver IT services."
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IBM cloud chief: Private clouds a fit for test and development | Cloud Computing - InfoWorld
"Enterprises are embracing private cloud networks to improve the efficiency of test and development organizations, IBM cloud computing software chief Kristof Kloeckner says. Test and development systems are generally not highly utilized, he notes. IT provisions servers and storage for specific purposes, but then doesn't reclaim them when that purpose has been fulfilled, leading to a shortage of resources. Secondly, procuring servers and setting them up takes longer than users would like."
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Gruppo Amadori to Roll out Linux-based Desktops with IBM Software to Cut Costs
"IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced Gruppo Amadori, a wholesale distributor of quality food products in Italy, is rolling out Linux-based desktops running IBM email, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software to select employees."
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Report: Desktop Linux in Business Environments - Khaotic Musings - conz's Blog at ZDNet.co.uk Community
"Freeform Dynamics Ltd, and IBM have just released a business report titled Linux on the Desktop Lessons from mainstream business adoption."
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The IBM Mainframe: 50 Years of Big Iron Innovation
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Computer Program to Take On ‘Jeopardy!’ - NYTimes.com
"I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of completing a computer program to compete against human “Jeopardy!” contestants. If the program beats the humans, the field of artificial intelligence will have made a leap forward."
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IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modeling | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
"At an event in its Hawthorne, NY research facility, Big Blue detailed plans to launch its first new services business since 2002. In a nutshell, IBM is taking its knowledge of verticals, mathematics, research and optimization software and lumping it into a service designed to “improve the speed and quality of business decisions.”"
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50,000 university students get free Lotus Symphony - Network World
"Some 50,000 Australian university students will receive a free version of IBM's Lotus Symphony software this month as part of on-campus promotions managed by StudentRights.com."
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IBM Develops 3-D Patient Records Software
"Physicians at Thy-Mors hospital in Denmark and IBM have developed patient record software that uses a three-dimensional computer model of the human anatomy to visualize a patient's medical information."
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IBM in health reform optimists club | ZDNet Healthcare | ZDNet.com
"Dan Pelino, IBM general manager for global healthcare and life sciences, would fit right into that era. He’s still an optimist. In particular, he is optimistic about the President’s health reform proposals, especially its health IT provisions, because it takes the best practices of businesses and applies them to the rest of society."
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IBM teams up with Amazon Web Services | Business Tech - CNET News
"Under the arrangement, users will have access to IBM's DB2, Informix Dynamic Server, WebSphere Portal, Lotus Web Content Management, WebSphere sMash and Novell's SUSE Linux operating system software."
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Samuel J. Palmisano: Let's Spend on Broadband and the Power Grid - WSJ.com
"Smarter infrastructure is by far our best path to creating new jobs and stimulating growth. We at IBM were asked to map this out by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, and our research shows that a $30 billion stimulus investment in just three areas -- smart grids, health-care IT and broadband -- could yield almost one million new jobs within one year. That's possible because these kinds of infrastructure have significantly greater economic and societal multiplier effects than traditional infrastructure like bridges and highways."
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Ed Brill - Macworld: "Why are you here?"
"So why is IBM, and more specifically the Lotus brand team, at Macworld Expo (booth 3418 north hall, for those who want to stop by)? If you have been following my blog for the three months since I've moved to product management, you've heard me mention Apple more than a few times. Quite simply, Apple is seeing a market opportunity to further penetrate the enterprise, and they see IBM as a key vendor to help with that."
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Ed Brill - Macworld: "Why are you here?"
"So why is IBM, and more specifically the Lotus brand team, at Macworld Expo (booth 3418 north hall, for those who want to stop by)? If you have been following my blog for the three months since I've moved to product management, you've heard me mention Apple more than a few times. Quite simply, Apple is seeing a market opportunity to further penetrate the enterprise, and they see IBM as a key vendor to help with that."
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BBC NEWS | dot.life | A blog about technology from BBC News | Gaming is good for you
"The news that gaming is good for you socially and educationally will come as glad tidings for many in the world of gaming, albeit that it's something they have undoubtedly been saying for years. But now the endorsement is coming from Big Blue. Well actually from David Laux who is the global executive in charge of games and interactive entertainment at IBM. Admittedly it's not a company you would naturally associate with gaming, but they have a business stake in all of this. The company says its aim is to help the industry leverage IBM's products in developing games and cutting overall costs."
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Dana Blankenhorn: Decoupling the Grid in The War Against Oil
"Watches and other battery-powered devices are likewise going off the grid, in this case the battery replacement grid. Small solar cells on the face of such products provide enough power to run most such devices. I recall having a solar-powered calculator back in the 1990s, so their proliferation is as much a function as reducing the energy drain of the device as increasing the capability of the cell. Expect cell phones to go next. But the real breakthroughs are yet to come, and are being driven by companies like IBM."
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IBM to start-up: Industry vet responds to recession | Business Tech - CNET News
"Patricia Sueltz has had her share of blunt bosses. At IBM, Sueltz was CEO Lou Gerstner's technical assistant during Big Blue's dramatic turnaround in the 1990s. After that, she ran the services division at Sun Microsystems for CEO Scott McNealy during the dot-com bust from which many believe Sun has never truly recovered."
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