Shortages of Technical Talent put Collegiate Competition in Spotlight SOMERS, N.Y (January 22, 1998) – Organizers of the 22nd Annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, sponsored by IBM, announced today the names of college teams* who will advance to the contest’s World Finals in Atlanta, February 27-28, 1998. Approximately 3,750 of the world’s brightest students […]
N/A (January 21, 1998) – In January the American Vacuum Society announced that Stephen Rossnagel, Research Staff Member at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center, will hold the office of president-elect of the AVS for 1998, and will succeed Jerry M. Woodall of Purdue in 1999. His election as president will allow him to continue his […]
ARMONK, N.Y (January 20, 1998) – IBM today announced fourth-quarter 1997 net earnings of $2.1 billion, or $2.16 per common share, an earnings per share increase of 10 percent compared with net earnings of $2.0 billion, or $1.97 per common share, in the fourth quarter of 1996. Fourth-quarter 1997 revenues increased 3 percent (8 percent […]
IBM Combines Powerful Networking Capability with Robust Home Automation and Control Technology to Deliver Intelligent Home Solution Somers, N (January 16, 1998) – IBM* today introduced its Home Director* Professional solution, the next evolution of its award-winning Home Director product line, bringing the intelligent home to new home builders. A residence powered by IBM Home […]
Resources Will Help Universities Explore Internet2 Applications Waltham, Mass (January 15, 1998) – As part of its $3.5 million commitment to support the development of Internet2, IBM has announced the names of seven higher education institutions that will receive resources through the company’s sponsored research program. These resources will facilitate development of Internet2 applications and […]
FanMail and the official Web site for the Winter Games allow fans to support the athletes and follow the action ARMONK, NY (January 14, 1998) – Two Web sites available for the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, offer sports fans the next best thing to front-row tickets to every venue. IBM’s FanMail ( http://www.ibm.com/olympic/fanmail/), […]
Somers, N.Y (January 13, 1998) – Building on IBM’s extensive solutions portfolio in the manufacturing industry, IBM Global Services and SC Johnson Wax announced today that they have established a comprehensive global information technology (IT) alliance.The global agreement will be implemented through regional IT services contracts, the first of which is a 10-year, multi-million dollar […]
Security Framework to Become Incorporated Across Products N/A (January 12, 1998) – IBM, Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. and RSA Data Security, Inc. today announced a set of agreements designed to allow corporate users to more easily select and integrate security products providing features such as single sign-on, cryptography, authentication services and encryption for their networks.Together, […]
Includes Support for TME 10, Lotus Notes and Multiple Platforms San Francisco (January 12, 1998) – IBM today announced Global Sign-On* for Multiplatforms V 1.5, enhancing its capabilities for providing customers with a secure sign-on point of entry for all their computing resources with the following new features:Support for Tivoli’s TME 10 (Tivoli Management Enterprise) […]
ARMONK, N.Y (January 12, 1998) – For the fifth consecutive year, IBM has been granted the most U.S. patents. IBM received 1,724 U.S. patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — over 300 more than any other company, according to IFI/Plenum Data Corporation, which produces the CLAIMS(TM) patent database.The announcement caps a year in […]