Increases the number of growth market branches by 140 percent over past 10 years HOHHOT, China, March 7, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced the opening of its 30th branch office to date in China, in the City of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia. The office opening is part of a major geographic expansion initiative […]
New facility based in Singapore extends IBM’s global cloud delivery capabilities to meet growth market cloud needs of businesses in Asia Pacific SINGAPORE, March 7, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a US$38M investment in a new IBM Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Data Centre in Singapore, which will provide businesses with solutions and services […]
Custom Packages ARMONK, N.Y. and BENGALURU, India, March 4, 2011 — Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) and The Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation (KVTSDC), an organization within the Department of Labour in India’s fastest growing state, announced a new partnership to help millions of citizens find work using their mobile devices. Once created, this […]
Custom Packages ARMONK, N.Y., March 4, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced record-breaking benchmark results for WebSphere middleware on a single server representing the highest performance in the information technology (IT) industry. IBM set new records for speed of operation in Java-based software on a Power 780 server and on Power 730 Express […]
Leading Wellness Company Uses IBM Business Rules Software To Make Exercise More EffectiveCore Performance Embeds Intelligence into Fitness Equipment for a Smarter Workout ARMONK, N.Y., March 4, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that a leading provider of corporate fitness services is using business rules software to customize individual workouts to help consumers reach […]
ARMONK, N.Y., March 4, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that BJC Healthcare (BJC) and Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) are using IBM business analytics software to quickly extract key data from more than 50 million documents in medical records, speeding up research to ultimately provide better care for patients worldwide. BJC Healthcare, […]
Retired IBMer and Universal Product Code Co-Inventor, Norman Joseph Woodland, to be Honored ARMONK, N.Y., March 3, 2011 — The National Inventors Hall of Fame today announced it will induct retired IBMer (NYSE: IBM) Norman Joseph Woodland for his contribution to the invention of the Universal Product Code (UPC). The UPC has become the world’s […]
New healthcare portal offers increased patient safety and empowerment HANOVER, Germany, March 3, 2011 — Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the next evolution of the patient portal, significantly expanding the types of information, alerts, recommendations and interactive coaching healthcare providers can offer to their patients online. (Logo: ) The IBM Patient Empowerment System goes […]
New Web site analyzes publicly available data to improve transportation, energy, health, and education ARMONK, N.Y., March 2, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today inaugurated a free Web site called City Forward (http://www.cityforward.org). It’s designed to improve the quality of life in cities of all sizes around the world by helping officials make sounder and […]
New survey, IBM X-Force research and technology partners outline growing focus on endpoint security — from PCs and laptops to smartphones and other instrumented devices LAS VEGAS, March 1, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released results from a survey of nearly 300 information technology (IT) decision makers on their companies’ endpoint security initiatives. The […]