70% actively pursuing analytics for greater insight and efficiency; 2/3 adopting Cloud technologies ARMONK, N.Y. (January 14, 2011) – More than half of midsize companies are planning to increase their information technology (IT) budgets over the next 12 to 18 months, according to an IBM global study of more than 2,000 midsize companies representing more […]
IBM platform to bolster innovative and affordable mobile services across the continent NAIROBI, Kenya (January 14, 2011) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Bharti airtel today announced the completion of contract negotiations for technology services spanning 16 African countries. As part of the 10-year agreement signed in December 2010, IBM will deploy and manage the information […]
Competition to air February 14, 15 and 16 YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (January 13, 2011) – At a press conference today, Jeopardy! and IBM (NYSE: IBM) revealed the non-profit beneficiaries of the upcoming contest between two of the most celebrated Jeopardy! Champions – Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings – and IBM’s “Watson” computing system. (Logo: ) […]
Leading Online Retailer Chooses IBM Netezza TwinFin Appliance as High Performance “Anyone, Anytime” Analytics Platform ARMONK, N.Y. (January 12, 2011) – Today at the National Retail Federation conference in New York City, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that CSN Stores, the third largest online retailer of home goods in the U.S., has selected IBM’s Netezza® TwinFin® […]
ARMONK, N.Y. (January 12, 2011) – Today at the National Retail Federation conference in New York City, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that QVC, one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world, has selected the IBM Netezza® TwinFin™ appliance to analyze user-generated content from its web forums. “We chose the IBM Netezza TwinFin appliance because […]
IBM Analytics Track Aggressive Promotions, Mobile Shopping as Key Drivers ARMONK, N.Y. (January 12, 2011) – The U.S. online retail sector delivered double-digit growth in December 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to analytics-based findings by IBM (NYSE: IBM). IBM’s findings expand on the company’s earlier report that both Black Friday 2010 […]
ARMONK, N.Y. (January 11, 2011) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that multiple hospitals throughout Russia have switched from paper-based medical systems to a new solution from IBM and Complex Medical Information Systems (C-MIS) to provide fast electronic medical record exchange and unified access to many types of healthcare data, allowing doctors and medical staff […]
Advanced model-driven layered architecture for Microsoft Dynamics AX “6” improves developer experience. REDMOND, Wash. (January 10, 2011) – Defining a new generation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today revealed significant advancements to the architecture of the next version of Microsoft Dynamics AX, code-named Microsoft Dynamics AX “6,” that will enable […]
Industry-first data sharing model among hospitals, doctors and outpatient clinics to support accountable care and performance improvements ARMONK, N.Y. (January 06, 2011) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Premier healthcare alliance today announced plans to integrate health information from across hospitals and other healthcare sites. More than 2,400 hospitals and thousands of other healthcare sites […]