A Journey to Unravel The Mysteries Surrounding Michelangelo’s (second) Pietá for More Than Four Centuries Florence, Italy (July 01, 1998) – In 1553, Asconio Condivi, author of “The Life of Michelangelo,” wrote of the artist’s second Pietá, “It is impossible to speak of its beauty and its sorrow, of the grieving and sad faces of […]
N/A N/A (July 01, 1998) – Manager, Visual and Geometric Computing Group, IBM T.J. Watson Research CenterGabriel Taubin is Manager of the Visual and Geometric Computing group at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, where he leads a group of researchers in the creation of new geometric computation and image-based algorithms and technologies for 3D […]
End-to-end network solutions for IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000 SOMERS, NY (July 01, 1998) – IBM today announced a special promotional offer that provides credits of up to $100,000 toward standard charges for new U.S. customers of IBM’s network services who install or upgrade selected models of the AS/400 or RS/6000 computers, or who obtain TCP/IP […]
Most Extensive Technological Study Ever Done On A Single Work of Art Florence, Italy (July 01, 1998) – IBM today unveiled the details of a remarkable collaboration between a team of IBM scientists and an eminent Renaissance art historian to reconstruct Michelangelo’s (second) Pietá, a most laborious work intended as the artist’s tomb monument and […]
N/A SOMERS, NY (June 30, 1998) – IBM today announced it is working with customers BankBoston and NationsBank in a live market trial with the U.S. Treasury to enable businesses to extend paper checks to the Internet. The new Internet payment option furthers IBM’s push to help companies become e-businesses by allowing banks to offer […]
N/A SOMERS, NY (June 30, 1998) – IBM today announced enhancements to its VisualAge* enterprise development tools for building powerful and scalable e-business applications on the server. The tools help companies combine the benefits of both modeling and Internet technologies with the scalability of enterprise application systems, easing the path to e-business.Enhanced versions of the […]
Provides New Server Management and Universal Device Driver Support AUSTIN (June 29, 1998) – IBM* today announced the next release of OS/2 Warp Server will allow users to administer Windows NT** 4.0 servers from an OS/2* Warp Server screen, eliminating the need for signing onto multiple servers and simplifying network access.The new release also will […]
N/A SOMERS, N.Y (June 29, 1998) – As part of its program to slash $750 million in purchasing costs by the year 2000, United Technologies Corp. (UTC) today awarded IBM a five-year contract to perform sourcing and procurement of indirect goods and services utilizing a fully integrated online purchasing and payment system.Delivered by IBM Global […]
Rapid Access and TrackPoint Keyboards Enhance Internet Experience RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC (June 29, 1998) – IBM today announced two new innovative keyboards that provide quick and easy access to the Internet and other applications. The Rapid Access Keyboard offers a customizable keyboard with one-touch access to the Internet, favorite applications, audio CD controls, power […]
Fast and Versatile Communications Options RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC (June 29, 1998) – -IBM today announced two new modems — the ISDN International PC Card Modem and the new V.90-ready 56K Modem Internet Kit(1). The ISDN International Modem is ideal for mobile professionals who frequently travel abroad and need a fast and versatile modem, and […]