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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New solution plus Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM partner offerings support a “connected retail experience.” NEW YORK (January 11, 2011) – Today, at the National Retail Federation’s annual conference, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced the upcoming release of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail R2, the next iteration of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail, which was […]
Unique Design Promises Smarter, Faster Consumer Shopping Experience ARMONK, N.Y. (January 11, 2011) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a retail solution that is uniquely designed to provide consumers a smarter, faster checkout experience. Its sleek, first-of-a-kind modular design could literally change the way shoppers view self checkout. According to a 2011 IBM Institute of […]
Pepsi, and Crocs Improve Business Results with IBM Industry Solutions and Frameworks ARMONK, N.Y. (January 11, 2011) – Today at the National Retail Federation conference in New York City, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a new Consumer Products Industry Framework that can help clients reduce costs and increase revenue through improved consumer relationships, supply chain analytics […]
IBM inventors receive more than 5,000 patents in 2010 ARMONK, N.Y. (January 10, 2011) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its inventors received a record 5,896 U.S. patents in 2010, marking the 18th consecutive year it has topped the list of the world’s most inventive companies. IBM became the first company to be granted […]