Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T18:14:15.105-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:ibm Ira Sager isager558 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10096804948011731378-6e79407cdc486e2c4a26520df8096ac5 2009-11-22T22:02:57.147-05:00

IBM has announced a software simulation of a mammalian cerebral cortex that's significantly more complex than the cortex of a cat. And, just like the actual brain that it simulates, they still have to figure out how it works.

IBM has announced a software simulation of a mammalian cerebral cortex that's significantly more complex than the cortex of a cat. And, just like the actual brain that it simulates, they still have to figure out how it works. http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/11/ibm-makes-supercomputer-significantly-smarter-than-cat.ars Itamar Medeiros imedeiros325 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18002839800651581807-a39524312b21e886dfdfee48c9d871eb 2009-11-14T06:15:08.328-05:00

Major technology companies seem to be launching multibillion-dollar acquisitions every other week, and those who don’t join the race may be at risk of getting run over. Hewlett-Packard Co challenged Cisco Systems Inc this week by...

Major technology companies seem to be launching multibillion-dollar acquisitions every other week, and those who don’t join the race may be at risk of getting run over. Hewlett-Packard Co challenged Cisco Systems Inc this week by... http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/14123149/HP3Com-deal-raises-stakes-in.html Rajeev Bajpai rbajpai042 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16330890421972831152-781cd9fad9b322603daf3f42e6615538 2009-11-01T18:20:04.995-05:00

IBM announced at IBM Information on Demand conference a new version (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28697.wss) of IBM Mashup Center (http://www-01.ibm.com/software/info/mashup-center/) that will simplify the assembly and publishing of information across a workforce and across the Internet for consumers, constituents and customers. This IBM Software wide product that is designed to enable business and IT to work together in the harvesting of information across the enterprise including content, documents, reports and integrate capabilities that can help individuals interact with the information but also information and services across the Internet. Read more at http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3347

IBM announced at IBM Information on Demand conference a new version (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28697.wss) of IBM Mashup Center (http://www-01.ibm.com/software/info/mashup-center/) that will simplify the assembly and publishing of information across a workforce and across the Internet for consumers, constituents and customers. This IBM Software wide product that is designed to enable business and IT to work together in the harvesting of information across the enterprise including content, documents, reports and integrate capabilities that can help individuals interact with the information but also information and services across the Internet. Read more at http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3347 http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3347 Ventana Research vresearch293 9 9 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7245712723805023162-d9f8ca399f4d496b573189f4acbd211c 2009-04-03T13:09:52.505-04:00

With IBM/Sun deal expected Monday, what's the next step? Massive layoffs, writes AllThingsD's John Paczkowski.

With IBM/Sun deal expected Monday, what's the next step? Massive layoffs, writes AllThingsD's John Paczkowski. http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090403/ibm-mulling-sun-resource-action/ Shirley Brady sbrady224 176 176 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16330890421941859426-9d20075b5576b3265a210a438e15a243 2009-10-30T10:43:59.261-04:00

IBM general manager of analytics and performance management Rob Ashe keynoted and provided deeper focus on the advancing set of technology and solutions for business at IBM Information on Demand conference. This builds on a larger agenda of IBM on information led business efforts (See: “IBM Doubles Down Again on Information Agenda at Annual Conference”) (and significant news building on the recent dedicated IBM Cognos conference in May (See: “IBM and Cognos Software – Advancement but No News at Forum” . Of course the IBM recent acquisition of predictive analytics provider SPSS (See: “IBM Boldly Elevates Analytics with Acquisition of SPSS”) expands the BI and Performance Management portfolio significantly.

IBM general manager of analytics and performance management Rob Ashe keynoted and provided deeper focus on the advancing set of technology and solutions for business at IBM Information on Demand conference. This builds on a larger agenda of IBM on information led business efforts (See: “IBM Doubles Down Again on Information Agenda at Annual Conference”) (and significant news building on the recent dedicated IBM Cognos conference in May (See: “IBM and Cognos Software – Advancement but No News at Forum” . Of course the IBM recent acquisition of predictive analytics provider SPSS (See: “IBM Boldly Elevates Analytics with Acquisition of SPSS”) expands the BI and Performance Management portfolio significantly. http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3345 Mark Smith msmith670 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1153946792990002497-b47901fbab5df50c81fc556413e87a85 2009-10-27T15:45:30.645-04:00

IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) executive Robert Moffat's alleged role in the Galleon Group insider trading scandal has shocked former colleagues and acquaintances. This Bloomberg article quotes a few of them and also offers a profile of the long-time IBMer.

IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) executive Robert Moffat's alleged role in the Galleon Group insider trading scandal has shocked former colleagues and acquaintances. This Bloomberg article quotes a few of them and also offers a profile of the long-time IBMer. http://www.thedeal.com/corporatedealmaker/2009/10/corporate_dealmakers_lessons_f.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16330890421926373563-ae011276b0138d8f0e37d581315ea42c 2009-10-30T10:41:46.365-04:00

The head of IBM Software, Steve Mills the senior vice president and group executive outlined at the annual IBM Information on Demand conference the state of the business environment and citizenship reality that are faced upon everyone from the impact of globalization and sustainability. The IBM focus on the theme of ‘smarter planet’ (http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/smartplanet/index.shtml) brings to practical reality the legacy and also stupidity of how our planet has evolved and operates with inefficiency that is now part of our daily lives. This discussion brings to life what now is the responsibility of our business and government leaders to not debate but create concrete solutions for smarter continuity of how we live every day.

The head of IBM Software, Steve Mills the senior vice president and group executive outlined at the annual IBM Information on Demand conference the state of the business environment and citizenship reality that are faced upon everyone from the impact of globalization and sustainability. The IBM focus on the theme of ‘smarter planet’ (http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/smartplanet/index.shtml) brings to practical reality the legacy and also stupidity of how our planet has evolved and operates with inefficiency that is now part of our daily lives. This discussion brings to life what now is the responsibility of our business and government leaders to not debate but create concrete solutions for smarter continuity of how we live every day. http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3344 Mark Smith msmith670 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17365985528296569906-55855ddceb5cf7cb9cfa46dd64ea147e 2009-10-09T11:58:38.133-04:00

On its face, news of the Justice Dept. probe of IBM (IBM) seemed odd. Government trustbusters had opened an inquiry into IBM's business practices in the market for mainframes, those ultrapowerful computers that help banks crunch numbers and telecom...

On its face, news of the Justice Dept. probe of IBM (IBM) seemed odd. Government trustbusters had opened an inquiry into IBM's business practices in the market for mainframes, those ultrapowerful computers that help banks crunch numbers and telecom... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc2009108_717324.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories Tom Giles tgiles603 7 6 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16330890421910887700-893e8deb53cb974e6d8f0ebe0d135f0d 2009-10-30T10:37:50.303-04:00

At IBM Information on Demand (IOD) in Las Vegas the conference started today to introduce the latest insight to the fastest growing components of their business with analytics they have announced (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28686.wss) . IBM has invested over $12 billion in expanding their portfolio and organic development of their own technology. IBM General Manager of Analytics and Optimization Ambuj Goyal started the conference keynote discussing the expansion of focus on information management and range of acquisitions that have driven their expansion in the software.

At IBM Information on Demand (IOD) in Las Vegas the conference started today to introduce the latest insight to the fastest growing components of their business with analytics they have announced (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28686.wss) . IBM has invested over $12 billion in expanding their portfolio and organic development of their own technology. IBM General Manager of Analytics and Optimization Ambuj Goyal started the conference keynote discussing the expansion of focus on information management and range of acquisitions that have driven their expansion in the software. http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3343 Mark Smith msmith670 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5163246498749854318-00931fddd80d9a0da6982f1da5a639ea 2009-10-26T10:30:53.783-04:00

The world's largest IT company has proclaimed a strategic position for itself with a massive commitment to an end-to-end hardware portfolio that Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said lies at the heart of HP's right to claim, above all other competitors...

The world's largest IT company has proclaimed a strategic position for itself with a massive commitment to an end-to-end hardware portfolio that Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said lies at the heart of HP's right to claim, above all other competitors... http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/interviews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900443 Rajeev Bajpai rbajpai042 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9924523063429649588-ecb6d8f439079b852dc3a0fbba1994a3 2009-03-25T22:20:33.486-04:00

Reports of deep job cuts at International Business Machines (IBM) come at a potentially delicate time for the company—just as it is hoping to secure money from the federal stimulus package. The company will lay off as many as 5,000 U.S.

Reports of deep job cuts at International Business Machines (IBM) come at a potentially delicate time for the company—just as it is hoping to secure money from the federal stimulus package. The company will lay off as many as 5,000 U.S. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/mar2009/db20090325_626883.htm Shirley Brady sbrady224 76 76 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3726326907590304181-948353862c993056d456219b816a0c88 2009-10-23T08:08:54.275-04:00

A few weeks back someone told me an interesting story about Procter & Gamble and their competitors. It is well-known that P&G is the open innovation champion and their long focus on open innovation has given them an important advantage.

A few weeks back someone told me an interesting story about Procter & Gamble and their competitors. It is well-known that P&G is the open innovation champion and their long focus on open innovation has given them an important advantage. http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/10/why-open-innovation-matters.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11645227998254414962-2baf5d96ccaa4b8d27e022368194c51e 2009-10-14T13:20:38.149-04:00

Can the analytic science that powers operations at Wal-Mart (WMT) and Federal Express (FDX) make inroads against terrorists? IBM (IBM) is going to give it a shot. Big Blue's Global Services Div. just landed a five-year, $20 million contract to apply...

Can the analytic science that powers operations at Wal-Mart (WMT) and Federal Express (FDX) make inroads against terrorists? IBM (IBM) is going to give it a shot. Big Blue's Global Services Div. just landed a five-year, $20 million contract to apply... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091013_790725.htm Tom Giles tgiles603 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:858545154712247599-2f664b678fd0ff26d80326d99b86d572 2009-10-09T00:43:28.632-04:00

The Justice Department is investigating allegations that IBM has monopolized the market for mainframe computers, broadening Washington's search for anti-competitive behavior in the technology industry.

The Justice Department is investigating allegations that IBM has monopolized the market for mainframe computers, broadening Washington's search for anti-competitive behavior in the technology industry. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703298004574459760945727086.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories Thomas Huynh thuynh381 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10371290901783548107-3b0d16b0740c4a9ee7cc43adab7ba9c7 2009-10-13T14:35:19.779-04:00

Analyst estimates for IBM Corp.'s (NYSE:IBM) third quarter have been rising over the last month, with the consensus now at $2.38 per share. The company reports earnings on Thursday. "IBM has improved its gross profit margin in 19 of the last 20...

Analyst estimates for IBM Corp.'s (NYSE:IBM) third quarter have been rising over the last month, with the consensus now at $2.38 per share. The company reports earnings on Thursday. "IBM has improved its gross profit margin in 19 of the last 20... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/10/earnings_preview_ibm.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7171135200339934630-18cd7fbf5397e835a9809cfe5dac1b20 2009-10-12T12:52:34.785-04:00

OpenWorld time, when thousands of techies descend upon San Francisco's Moscone Center to worship at the altar of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCLE). Naturally, it's also another prime opportunity for Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to tear into his rivals in the...

OpenWorld time, when thousands of techies descend upon San Francisco's Moscone Center to worship at the altar of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCLE). Naturally, it's also another prime opportunity for Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to tear into his rivals in the... http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/10/ellison_ibms_servers_suck_powe.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16092383044055221111-990130313ab7b82b8061fa41859e1f07 2009-10-19T22:56:02.740-04:00

Thanks to researchers from IBM, Nokia, and VTT, avatars and people will come together for virtual meetings in physical spaces. The new technology will allow voices, head and hand gestures, and movements to change in concert with the behavior of...

Thanks to researchers from IBM, Nokia, and VTT, avatars and people will come together for virtual meetings in physical spaces. The new technology will allow voices, head and hand gestures, and movements to change in concert with the behavior of... http://www.mytechboxonline.com/mtomobility/avatar-ibm-10.html Rakesh Raman rraman103 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15207733951009576074-5983f46f3248489f15dc442579e880d1 2009-10-06T16:56:50.007-04:00

IBM plans to officially launch an email service Monday that aims directly at Google and Microsoft.

IBM plans to officially launch an email service Monday that aims directly at Google and Microsoft. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=114769 Jesse Kedy jkedy401 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3042770516200996839-061e867c1e7f3e37dfd455de399c73ba 2009-10-01T09:13:39.939-04:00

In the dog days of summer 2008, an intern at IBM Research was sitting in a Manhattan café turning a problem over in his head. Craig Gentry was thinking about cryptography, the science of codes and data protection, tussling with a question that had...

In the dog days of summer 2008, an intern at IBM Research was sitting in a Manhattan café turning a problem over in his head. Craig Gentry was thinking about cryptography, the science of codes and data protection, tussling with a question that had... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2009/tc20090930_463595.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories Tom Giles tgiles603 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16330650609927061205-67ccb34ffa72d76aa5979022704e7c52 2009-10-14T18:29:20.580-04:00

At Oracle OpenWorld the education on a new generation of capabilities called Rich Enterprise Applications from Oracle that is part of what is called Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g was brought into heavy promotion and education (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/webcenter/webcenter_oow2009.html). This keynote session by Thomas Kurian - head of Oracle Middleware and Ted Farrell, senior vice president focused on this segment provided some valuable technology insights on what is possible for business analysts and application developers today.

At Oracle OpenWorld the education on a new generation of capabilities called Rich Enterprise Applications from Oracle that is part of what is called Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g was brought into heavy promotion and education (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/webcenter/webcenter_oow2009.html). This keynote session by Thomas Kurian - head of Oracle Middleware and Ted Farrell, senior vice president focused on this segment provided some valuable technology insights on what is possible for business analysts and application developers today. http://www.ventanaresearch.com/blog/commentblog.aspx?id=3331 Mark Smith msmith670 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4861400429898930745-13efc8a8bb2b7a0df64daf58c0ec4fd0 2009-04-05T20:16:54.581-04:00

After weeks of negotiations, I.B.M. withdrew its $7 billion bid for Sun Microsystems on Sunday, one day after Sun’s board balked at a reduced offer, according to three people close to the talks. Skip to next paragraph Related Times Topics: Sun...

After weeks of negotiations, I.B.M. withdrew its $7 billion bid for Sun Microsystems on Sunday, one day after Sun’s board balked at a reduced offer, according to three people close to the talks. Skip to next paragraph Related Times Topics: Sun... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/technology/business-computing/06blue.html?ref=global-home Ameed Taylor ataylor233 36 34 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7320941040654216758-7740d12844deb851db80e283ceeb19e8 2009-09-23T12:09:18.596-04:00

on Wednesday announced a major initiative to help African businesses bridge the digital divide. Big Blue is teaming with South Africa-based Canonical to provide a new Linux-based software package for netbooks, which are small notebook computers...

on Wednesday announced a major initiative to help African businesses bridge the digital divide. Big Blue is teaming with South Africa-based Canonical to provide a new Linux-based software package for netbooks, which are small notebook computers... http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/09/21/daily32.html Rajeev Bajpai rbajpai042 5 4 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8483576655852413733-68e79971151d72a1830a8cd4d7639e66 2009-04-14T12:08:51.789-04:00

IBM on Tuesday unveiled a new services unit focused on business analytics and optimization and stumped for the need to use data to make better predictions. At an event in its Hawthorne, NY research facility, Big Blue detailed plans to launch its...

IBM on Tuesday unveiled a new services unit focused on business analytics and optimization and stumped for the need to use data to make better predictions. At an event in its Hawthorne, NY research facility, Big Blue detailed plans to launch its... http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16268#more-16268 Ramon Ray rray849 34 34 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16023627602603808848-cdb8bb7ecdd13e4a43340115b87d86f4 2009-03-18T13:54:03.748-04:00

IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion and the deal is long overdue. The companies mesh on the open source software front, Sun is struggling and IBM can consolidate some server market share.

IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion and the deal is long overdue. The companies mesh on the open source software front, Sun is struggling and IBM can consolidate some server market share. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14817&tag=nl.e539 Gopal Pillai gpillai453 40 39 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8950557908319317600-ef0568408458c29df5a37c989c937466 2009-10-12T07:26:59.824-04:00

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — It is a rare criticism of elite American university students that they do not think big enough. But that is exactly the complaint from some of the largest technology companies and the federal government. At the heart of this criticism is data. Researchers and workers in fields as diverse as bio-technology, astronomy and computer science will soon find themselves overwhelmed with information. Better telescopes and genome sequencers are as much to blame for this data glut as are faster computers and bigger hard drives.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — It is a rare criticism of elite American university students that they do not think big enough. But that is exactly the complaint from some of the largest technology companies and the federal government. At the heart of this criticism is data. Researchers and workers in fields as diverse as bio-technology, astronomy and computer science will soon find themselves overwhelmed with information. Better telescopes and genome sequencers are as much to blame for this data glut as are faster computers and bigger hard drives. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/technology/12data.html?_r=1&th&emc=th Courtney Hurley churley331 0 0 0 0