Category: Technology

IBM Introduces Retail’s First Completely Modular Self-Checkout System

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 […]

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IBM Software Helps Consumer Products Manufacturers Win Customers and Reduce Costs

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 […]

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IBM Survey: Frugal, Yet Optimistic Shoppers Driving Smarter Retail Through Technology and Mobility

IBM Best-Positioned Technology Provider to Help Retailers Meet the Needs of the Instrumented, Smarter Consumer ARMONK, N.Y. (January 11, 2011) – A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) survey of more than 30,000 consumers released today demonstrates that, while shoppers are optimistic about the future, they have developed attitudes during the global recession over the past several […]

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IBM Shatters U.S. Patent Record; Tops Patent List for 18th Consecutive Year

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 […]

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Microsoft Previews Next-Generation ERP

Advanced model-driven layered architecture for Microsoft Dynamics AX “6” improves developer experience. REDMOND, Wash. (January 10, 2011) – Defining a new generation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today revealed significant advancements to the architecture of the next version of Microsoft Dynamics AX, code-named Microsoft Dynamics AX “6,” that will enable […]

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IBM and the Premier Healthcare Alliance to Integrate Nation’s Healthcare Data to Gain Insight, Measure Performance and Improve Population Health

Industry-first data sharing model among hospitals, doctors and outpatient clinics to support accountable care and performance improvements ARMONK, N.Y. (January 06, 2011) – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Premier healthcare alliance today announced plans to integrate health information from across hospitals and other healthcare sites. More than 2,400 hospitals and thousands of other healthcare sites […]

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Microsoft Highlights New Solutions for ‘Connected Experiences’ in the Retail and Hospitality Industry at National Retail Federation Annual Convention & EXPO

Microsoft and its community of partners will showcase how they are delivering exceptional business value in enabling retail customers to deploy and manage mission-critical solutions on the Windows platform. REDMOND, Wash. (January 06, 2011) – Where: National Retail Federation (NRF) Annual Convention & EXPO Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 W. 34th St. New York, […]

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IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives in the Next Five Years

ARMONK, N.Y. (December 28, 2010) – Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) formally unveiled the fifth annual “Next Five in Five” — a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years: You’ll beam up your friends in 3-D Batteries will breathe air to power […]

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City Government and IBM Close Partnership to Make Rio de Janeiro a Smarter City

City to Integrate Data and Processes Across Agencies into a Single Operations Center SAO PAULO (December 27, 2010) – The city government and IBM (NYSE: IBM) signed an agreement to build a public information management center for Rio de Janeiro. The Rio Operations Center, which will be located in Cidade Nova, will integrate and interconnect […]

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Made in IBM Labs: Scientific Discovery Moves Racetrack Memory Closer to Reality

New Kind of Memory Device Combines the Best of Flash Memory and Magnetic Storage SAN JOSE, Calif. (December 23, 2010) – Highlights: IBM Research is the first to measure the movement and processing of digital data as a magnetic pattern on nanowires 1,000 times finer than a human hair. New memory uses the spin of […]

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