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RSS gerstner louBig blue heads into the black
News Lou Gerstner, chairman and CEO of IBM, claimed the results validate the strategic realignment of the company, which began three years ago. Gerstner added that IBM's global reach and... [18 Jan 2001]
Lost for Breathe and there goes the Sun
Comment Bush (that's George W, of course) has been having a pow-wow with some IT bigwigs, including Craig Barrett (Intel), John Chambers (Cisco), Michael Dell, Carly Fiorina (HP) AND Lou Gerstner (IBM). The... [12 Jan 2001]
Bush meets IT leaders
News Attending his economic forum late yesterday, the finale of a two day conference, were representatives of 15 leaders of mainly blue-chip firms including Michael Dell of Dell Computers, Craig Barrett of Intel Corporation, John Chambers of... [05 Jan 2001]
IBM head vows to boost Linux development
News Speaking at the eBusiness conference in New York, Gerstner added that IBM has won its second 'supercomputer' order for Linux from Shell International Exploration, this one to be the world's largest. The movement to... [14 Dec 2000]
IBM may look to Sweden for new CEO
News Percy Barnevik, Lindahl's predecessor at ABB, was a strong candidate to spearhead IBM when the position last changed, but Lou Gerstner won the race. Lindahl announced his resignation today following... [25 Oct 2000]
HP moves in for £14bn PwC consulting takeover
News IBM, under Lou Gerstner, has seen the benefits of just such approach and since Carly Fiorina took over at HP last year she has been looking to generate profits away from its core business.... [11 Sep 2000]
Will Linux eclipse Sun?
Comment In Carly Fiorina and Lou Gerstner, HP and IBM have pragmatic businesspeople willing to sell customers what they want. Sun Microsystems will never put Linux at the heart of its operating systems strategy,... [23 Aug 2000]
Promoted Palmisano in pole position for IBM top spot
News IBM has appointed long-standing employee Sam Palmisano to the post of president and chief operating officer, a move analysts claim places him in top spot to be Lou Gerstner's eventual successor. And this... [26 Jul 2000]
Penguin in a blue suit: Linux on the corporate mainframe
Comment It all began when the Microsoft-IBM love-hate relationship forgot the love side of the equation, prompting Lou Gerstner to take a look around for just about any way possible to hurt Mr Gates. Ninety-nine... [17 May 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: IBM's big blues, Citrix's ASP success, and boo.com's deepening crisis
Comment This week, in a presentation to financial analysts, IBM CEO Lou Gerstner admitted the next quarter will be similarly affected. To some extent it's frightening that Lou... [15 May 2000]
CSSA boss says IT users need to a profile boost
News Although chiefs such as Microsoft's Bill Gates, IBM's Lou Gerstner, and Sun Microsystem's Scott McNealy, have been recent guests at Number Ten Downing Street, Higgins pointed out that the UK Prime... [07 Dec 1999]
Gerstner holds private meeting with Tony Blair
News Lou Gerstner, CEO of IBM, met with UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, yesterday to put the finishing touches on a $2m plan to link up Britain's teachers. The UK government has agreed to match IBM's... [02 Dec 1999]
IT giants rake in the cash
News Big Blue chief, Lou Gerstner, said the strong performance was mainly due to the firm's services and software businesses. The IT industry's two biggest players have reported strong quarterly results, with... [20 Jul 1999]
AT&T pays £5bn for IBM Global Network
News IBM chief, Lou Gerstner said the move will allow Big Blue to concentrate on providing ebusiness applications. IBM has sold its Global Network business to AT&T, in a $5bn cash deal. The two US giants... [08 Dec 1998]
IBM global networks rumoured to be on the market
News The computer giant - which under the leadership of Lou Gerstner is already said to be looking to divest its printer business - could net around $4bn from such a sale. The Wall Street Journal has reported... [02 Sep 1998]
