N/A RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (August 24, 1998) – IBM(a) today announced it has strengthened both its PC 300 commercial PC and IntelliStation(a) professional workstation lines with Intel’s newest and fastest Pentium(b) II 450MHz(1) processors, continuing IBM’s price performance leadership in desktop computer systems.In addition, IBM announced that the new IBM PC 300GL commercial desktop […]
Researchers Develop Mathematically Proven Solution to Internet Security Loophole ZURICH (August 24, 1998) – Mathematicians at IBM Research and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) have co-developed a new public-key cryptosystem that provides the first practical and mathematically proven way to secure information from even the most aggressive Internet hacking attempts.The new Cramer-Shoup cryptosystem, […]
$1 million grant to fuel best practices in Irish education Irel (August 20, 1998) – Micheál Martin, T.D., Minister for Education and Science, and IBM Chairman and CEO Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. today announced a special education partnership and a $1 million investment in Ireland’s school system from IBM as part of its global Reinventing […]
N/A WHITE PLAINS, N.Y (August 19, 1998) – The official Web site of the 1998 U.S. Open, powered by IBM and now live at www.usopen.org, provides millions of tennis fans around the world with the hottest ticket in town — a front row seat to the U.S. Open tennis championships. Whether they’re seeking the latest […]
N/A WASHINGTON, DC (August 19, 1998) – -IBM today invited enterprise Java developers to participate in pre-announcement testing and solution design for a new software product that simplifies Java application management.The new software, code named Project Orion, will address the need for businesses to manage client applications from a server and control IT support costs. […]
N/A SOMERS, N.Y. (August 19, 1998) – enhancements to much of its RS/6000 line, its AIX operating system and aggressive new pricing, there’s no question IBM is playing to win.”In addition, a separate IDC study shows IBM surging in the area driving much of the growth in UNIX servers — the Internet. When IDC asked […]
Contract valued at Over $150 Million: Partnership Extends through 2005 SOMERS, NEW YORK (August 13, 1998) – IBM announced that it is extending and expanding its technology outsourcing agreement with Comdata, a North America leader in information and financial services to the ground fleet transportation industry. The original outsourcing contract was signed in 1991. The […]
Customers Gain Quick Manageability; Extends Breadth of Agreements with IBM, Intel, 3Com and Microsoft AUSTIN, Texas (August 12, 1998) – Two of the world’s leading software vendors — Tivoli Systems Inc. and its parent company, IBM — announced today an agreement to further extend the global reach of the Tivoli Management universe. They will extend […]
S70 Takes Crown as Most Powerful Web Server SOMERS, NY (August 11, 1998) – IBM today introduced the first server, the RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model S70, powered by a new second-generation 64-bit microprocessor that set a record for speed on the Web.In addition, IBM announced significant price cuts on the previous generation S70 systems that […]
N/A WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (August 11, 1998) – -IBM Corporation today announced the creation of an independent software company that will focus on the high-growth customer relationship management (CRM) market. This company will operate as an independent business headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with sales, development, and support locations worldwide.W. Scott Webber, former Chief Executive Officer […]