Relationship is intended to combine IBM’s industry-leading GMR products and R&D resources with WD’s high-volume hard disk drive expertise SAN JOSE, Calif (May 04, 1998) – Western Digital and IBM announced today plans to enter into a broad-based hard disk drive component supply and technology licensing agreement.The anticipated agreement would include a wide range of […]
Server-Managed Environment Reduces Bank’s Total Cost of Management AUSTIN (May 04, 1998) – IBM* today announced that NationsBank is deploying WorkSpace On-Demand*, IBM’s server-managed client operating system, on 25,000 workstations across its 3,000 NationsBank banking centers. The migration to WorkSpace On-Demand will assist NationsBank in reducing the cost of managing its systems and prepare the […]
Strong Demand Seen Across Entire Product Line Research Triangle Park, NC (May 01, 1998) – IBM Aptiva personal computers were the top-selling PC desktops at U.S. consumer electronics stores in March, according to a recent retail computing report by Market Metrics, an industry leader in retail analysis for home computing.According to the report, IBM’s first-place […]
N/A (April 30, 1998) – Today IBM announced submission of a new encryption algorithm to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for consideration as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).IBM pioneered network data security by developing the Data Encryption Algorithm which is the current Data Encryption Standard (DES). DES has been used successfully for […]
Database/Server Solution Designed To Meet Today’s Business Intelligence Needs IT Forum, SAN FRANCISCO (April 29, 1998) – IBM and Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced expanded joint marketing and solution initiatives that strengthen their product lines and give customers powerful new ways to use business data and leverage the power of the Internet for competitive advantage.Now,in […]
Charlotte, N.C (April 29, 1998) – IBM* and Dassault Systemes today introduced Version 2.1 of CATIA** Network Computing Solutions (CATweb)**, with two new products that offer customers high-speed, low-cost Java***-based solutions that place native CATIA engineering design data on the Web and make it accessible and usable by non-engineers.With Version 2.1 the capabilities are expanded […]
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC (April 29, 1998) – As part of today’s ThinkPad notebook computer announcement, IBM today also introduced powerful new mobile computing options that provide increased flexibility and expandability to IBM’s new ThinkPad 600 and other compatible notebook computers. The new products include the IBM 10/100 EtherJet PC CardBus Adapter, the SelectaBase 600, […]
CHICAGO (April 28, 1998) – . IBM today announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend increase of 10 percent, from $.20 per common share to $.22 per common share. The dividend is payable June 10, 1998 to holders of record May 8, 1998.Including today’s action, IBM’s dividend has increased 76 percent […]
OpenCard Makes It Easier for Developers to Support Smart Cards Across Different Business and Consumer Devices WASHINGTON, D.C (April 27, 1998) – Twelve industry leaders today released a new technology specification that helps software developers create smart card applications that can be used across a variety of business and consumer devices such as PCs, network […]
NEW YORK CITY (April 23, 1998) – IBM and The Little Tikes Company, a subsidiary of Rubbermaid Incorporated, today introduced the Young Explorer fun and learning computer center — an all-in-one computing solution for early childhood centers, preschools, elementary schools, libraries and other settings where young children learn and play together.Under the terms of their […]